DAY-09 Flashcards
** devour
[동] 삼키다(=swallow), 걸신들린 듯 먹다(=gobble), 탐독하다
> devour rats whole
devour huge portions when alone
*** assassin
[명] 자객, 암살범(=murderer, executioner, slayer)
> We call him an animal assassin.
a suspected assassin
assassinate
[동] 암살하다
** postpone
[동] 미루다, 연기하다(=put off, defer, delay)
> postpone food while engaged in creating
postpone their answers
※ post(after) + pone(put)이 합쳐진 단어로, 어떤 것을 뒤에 놓는다는 의미에서 ‘미루다, 연기하다’의 뜻
** elegance
[명] 우아함, 고상(함)(=grace)
> the efficiency and the elegance of an expert
elegance and luxury
elegant
[형] 우아한, 고상한
- typical
[형] 대표적인(=representative), 전형적인, 보통의(=normal)
> the typical experiment
a typical 16-year-old boy
** protagonist
[명] 주인공 (=main character)
> create a protagonist based on yourself
apply your own experience to a different protagonist
※ prot(맨 앞에서) + agon(열심히 하다) + ist(사람)가 합쳐진 단어로, 맨 앞에 나서서 열심히 이끄는 사람을 가리키는 ‘주인공, 주동자’라는 뜻. 참고로 antagonist는 ant(i)(반대의) + agon + ist가 합쳐진 단어로, ‘적대자, 적’이라는 뜻
** quest
[명] 탐구(=hunt, search), 찾는 것
> the quest for profit and the search for knowledge
block her quest for a publisher
** plot
[명] 줄거리, 구성, 음모(=conspiracy), 작은 땅(=area, lot)
[동] …을 (지도 등에) 표시하다, 음모를 꾸미다(=intrigue, conspire)
> narrative, plot, character, and scenery
plot and enter the information
*** tangible
[형] 1. 감지할 수 있는 [반] intangible(감지할 수 없는) / 2. 만질 수 있는 / 3. 명백한(=definite)
> some tangible benefits
visible and tangible objects
** mythological
[형] 신화적인
> fictional or mythological characters
religious and mythological subjects
mythology
[명] 신화
*** enactment
[명] 행함, 법 제정(=legislation)
> the ritual enactments of faith
enactment by the voters
enact
[동] 행하다, 제정하다
※ enactment / enforcement
enforcement: (법률의) 시행, 집행
- literature
[명] 문학, 문헌
> classical literature
review the literature on environmental effects on intelligence
literary
[형] 문학의
** machinery
[명] 기관, 기계[장치], 도구(=instrument)
> dangerous equipment and machinery
efficient use of farm machinery
- civilization
[명] 문명(사회), 전 세계 (사람들)
> the development of Incan civilization 잉카 문명의 발달
exploit entire civilizations is to spread their seeds
civilize
[동] 개화시키다, 문명으로이끌다
** launch
[동] 시작하다(=initiate), 출시하다, 발사하다
[명] 개시, 출시, 발사
> develop and launch products
shuttle launch or space-probe landing
*** prerequisite
[명] 전제 조건(=precondition)
> a prerequisite for a successful crop
a virtual prerequisite for maintaining a middle-class standard of living
** undo
[동] 원상태로 돌려놓다, 망쳐놓다, 끄르다(=unfasten)
> undo some but not all of the damage
undo a negative tie
※ un은 ‘이전의 상태로 되돌리는 것’ 또는 ‘…가 안 된 상태’라는 의미
ex. unfold: un + fold(접다) –> 펼치다
unveil: un + veil(덮다, 감추다) –> 벗기다, 밝히다
*** alienate
[동] 소외감을 느끼게 하다, 소원하게 하다(=estrange)
> Unpredictable formats have alienated spectators.
self-centered, alienated, or ‘narcissistic’
※ alien(이방인, 외계인) + ate(접미사)가 합쳐진 단어로, 어떤 이를 이방인처럼 느끼게 만드니 ‘소외감을 느끼게 하다’라는 뜻
** exclusion
[명] 배제, 제외(=elimination), 차단
> exclusion from the course
the exclusion of grazing
exclude
[동] 배제[제외]하다
- rewarding
[형] 유익한(=beneficial), 보람 있는, 보상을 주는
> Science and technology degrees are rewarding.
Unlike food, email isn’t always rewarding.
reward
[명] 보상(금)
[동] 보상하다, 답례하다
** linear
[형] 직선적인(=straight), 선형의
> occur in a way that is not linear and not technical
a linear settlement in which houses are lined up along both sides of a river
- circular
[형] 순환적인, 원형의, 둥근
> live with circular time
circular seating arrangements
circle
[동] 돌다, 둘러싸다
** cement
[명] 결속(=bond), 접착제(=glue), 시멘트
[동] 접합하다, 굳게 결합시키다
> fill the cavity with a type of white cement
cement communal bonds
- equality
[명] 1. 평등 [반] inequality(불평등) / 2. 균등(=sameness), 동등(함)(= equivalence)
> role of religion in creating social equality
the equality of “peers”
*** fertility
[명] 비옥, 다산, 출산(률)
> Wheat is a symbol of fertility.
ageing and low fertility
fertile
[형] 비옥한, 생식력 있는
cf. a writer of great fertility: 매우 다작하는 작가
** reconciliation
[명] 조화(=harmony), 화해
> the reconciliation between environment and development
Anger can provide the basis for reconciliation.
reconcile
[동] 조화시키다, 화해시키다
- suicide
[명] 자살
> mass suicide
a higher suicide rate
** segment
[명] 부분(=part), 부문, 분절
[동] 나누다, 분할하다(=divide)
> segment tho population on the basis of age and social class
the number of differently labeled segments
segmental: 분절의
** friction
[명] 갈등(=conflict, strife), 마찰
> friction between two nations
friction and air resistance
** resolve
[동] 해결하다, 다짐하다(=determine)
[명] 결심, 결의 (=determination)
> The showrunners failed to resolve the series’ many puzzles.
resolve to transform every aspect
resolution
[명] 해결, 결심
** coded
[형] 암호화된, 간접적인(=indirect), 우회적인
> the coded signal
coded criticism of the ruling party
** vegetarian
[명] 채식주의자
[형] 채식주의자의, 야채만의
> vegetarian meat alternatives
dishes suitable for vegetarians
vegetarianism
[명] 채식(주의)
** insult
[명] 모욕 [반] compliment(찬사)
[동] 모욕하다 [반] praise(칭찬하다)
> a threat and insult to their professional skills
Jessica was annoyed and insulted.
insulting
[형] 모욕적인
*** construe
[동] 해석하다(=interpret), 이해하다(=understand)
> construe these stories as old stories
construe things in an idiosyncratic way
** amend
[동] 개정하다, 수정하다(=revise, modify), 고치다
> the amended version
We need to amend the directive.
amendment
[명] (법 등의) 개정, 수정, 미국 헌법 수정 조항
*** flexible
[형] 융통성이 있는, 유연한(=elastic) [반] rigid(뻣뻣한, 융통성 없는)
> Everyday language is flexible.
a very flexible body
** cumbersome
[형] 복잡하고 힘든(=complicated), 크고 무거운, 성가신(=burdensome)
> cumbersome legal procedures
The machine looks cumbersome.
※ -some으로 끝나는 단어는 대체로 형용사처럼 해석
bothersome: 성가신
boresome: 지루한
lonesome: 외로운
awesome: 무서운, 굉장한
tiresome: 지루한
troublesome: 힘든, 성가신
*** statute
[명] 법규(=law), 법령(=legislation), 규정
> A publicity statute prohibits for 50 years after death the commercial use of the name
the statutes of the university
