d19real Flashcards
vocab
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philistine
a smugly ignorant person with no appreciation of intellectual or artistic matters 무감각, 감정이 없는 사람
phlegmatic
calm or indifferent; not easily roused to excitement 냉담한, 침착한
pilgrimage
religious spiritual journey; excursion 성지순례, 여정
pious
reverent or devout; outwardly (and sometimes falsely) reverent or devout; hypocritical 신앙심이 깊은, 경건한, 모조신앙
pivotal
crucial 중요한
placate
to pacify; to appease; to soothe 달래다, 진정시키다, 위로하다
placebo
a fake medication; a false medication used as a control in tests of the effectiveness of drugs 위약(가짜약)
plaintive
expressing sadness or sorrow 애처로운, 슬픈
platitude
a dull or trite remark; a cliché 진부한, 상투적인
platonic
nonsexual; purely spiritual 순정적인, 정신적인
plausible
believable; convincing 그럴싸한, 믿을 만한
plebeian
common; vulgar; low class; bourgeois 평범한, 중산층, 속된, 교양 없는
plethora
an excess 과다, 과잉
pliable
flexible; easy to bend; easy to convince; persuade or mold 유연한, 융통성 있는
plight
a dangerous, distressing, or unpleasant situation 곤경, 궁지, 시련
plunder
to loot; ransack 약탈하다, 강탈하다
pluralism
a condition of society in which distinct groups exist and function together yet retain their own identities 다원성, 공존
poignant
painfully emotional; extremely moving; sharp or astute 날카로운, 신랄한, 감동적인, 예리한
polarize
to break up into opposing factions or groupings 분열시키다, 양극화하다, 대립시키다, 분열하다
polemical
a powerful argument often made to attack or refute a controversial issue 논쟁, 논의
ponderous
so large as to be clumsy; massive; dull 매우 무거운, 다루기 힘든, 답답한
pontificate
to speak pompously or dogmatically 거들먹거리며 말하다
porous
filled with many tiny holes; permeable; absorbent 구멍이 많은, 흡수성의
portend
an omen; a sign of something coming in the future 전조, 징조, 예언하다
posterity
future generations; descendants; heirs 자손, 후세
postulate
something accepted as true without proof; an axiom 가정, 근거, 요구, 가정하다
posthumous
occurring after one’s death; published after the death of the author 사후의, 저자 사후의
posture
to act or speak artificially or affectedly 자세를 취하다, ~인 체하다
pragmatic
practical; down to earth; based on experience rather than theory 실용적인, 실제적인
prattle
to chatter on and on; to babble childishly 재잘거리다, 지껄이다
precarious
dangerously insecure or unsteady 불안정한, 위험한
precedent
an earlier example or model of something 전례, 선례, 판례
precocious
unusually mature; uncommonly gifted 조숙한, 숙성한
precept
a rule to live by; a principle establishing a certain kind of action or behavior; a maxim 격언, 교훈
precipitate
to cause to happen abruptly 촉진시키다, 갑자기 생기게 하다
precipitous
steep 가파른, 험준한
preclude
to prevent something from ever happening 방해하다, 배제하다, 못하게 하다
precursor
forerunner; something that goes before and anticipates or paves the way for whatever it is that follows 선구자, 선조
predecessor
someone or something that precedes in time 선구자, 선행, 선조
predicament
a dangerous or unpleasant situation 곤경, 궁지
predilection
a natural preference for something 편애, 좋아함
predispose
to make susceptible; to put in a frame of mind for; to incline toward 미리 경향을 갖게 하다, ~하는 성향을 갖게 하다
predominant
most important; dominant; having power over others 우세한, 주요한, 지배적인
preeminent
better than anyone else; outstanding; supreme 탁월한, 우수한, 월등한
preempt
to seize something by prior right 선취하다, 먼저 점유하다
pregnant
highly significant; overflowing 의미심장한, 풍부한
prelude
introduction; something that precedes something else 서곡, 전주곡
premeditated
planned beforehand; prearranged; plotted 미리 계획된, 계획적인
premise
an assumption; the basis for a conclusion 전제, 기본, 상정하다
preponderance
superiority in weight, number, size, extent, influence, etc.; majority; predominance 우세함, 다수
