Day 13 Flashcards
statuesque
graceful and tall, dignified; 위엄있는
erratic
irregular, unsteady
comeback
retort (말대꾸); quick clever reply; return to former status
impertinent
insolent (건방진); rude; not pertinent
(n.) impertinence
ulterior
intentionally hidden; beyond what is evident; situated beyond; (secondary)
extort
to blackmail (강제로 탈취하다)
hyperpnea
overly fast breathing; 과호흡
sacrifice
give up something in order to gain
sporadic *
intermittent; on and off; (occurring at irregular intervals); 때때로 일어나는
garrulous *
talkative, verbose
illusory *
illusive; deceptive; not real
revere
to respect
evocation
an imaginative re-creation
impenitent
not repentant
scintillating
sparkiling fascinating
hanker
to long or yearn for
monotony
sameness leading to boredom; monotonousness
valor
bravery
malicious *
evil, cruel
proviso
stipulation (약정); condition in an agreement; provision (규정); 단서; 계약?
exterminated
wiped out
abrasive
harsh, hurtful
malfunction
breakdown, failure
wearisome
tiring, exhausting
archetype
original model or pattern
vacuous
silly, empty headed
striated
marked with parallel bands; striped; grooved
(v.) striate
(n.) stria = thin groove or line
consecrate
to declare holy or sacred (신성한)
requisite
required, necessary
miscellaneous
made up of a variety of parts
penumbra
partial shadow (in an eclipse)
titter
nervous giggle; nervous laugh
buttress *
to support
insular
narrow minded
sacre
sacred, holy
errant
mistaken, erroneous
haven
place of safety; refuge; harbor
solicitous
anxious; worried; concerned; eager
liberate
to set free, to emancipate
suppliant
entreating; beseeching (expressing plea to someone in power)
manor
estate of a lord or noble; 자급자족 경제의 단위
whimsical *
changing mind based on a sudden decision or wish, fanciful, capricious
concurrent
occurring or acting together
vagary
impulse, sudden wish, whim
rehabilitate
to renovate, to improve
purveyor
one who sells something or causes something to spread
dogmatic *
expressing unchanging or rigid opinions
recession
withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
affliction
state of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering
(v.) afflict = inflict grievous suffering
brag
boast (자랑)
demented
insane
crotchety
eccentric; odd; whimsical; bad-tempered
(n.) crotchet = odd or whimsical notion
grandeur
impressiveness; stateliness; majesty
swindler
cheater
matriarch
female head of the family
ruckus
loud noise, turbulence
welfare
wellbeing, interests, safety
wiggle
wriggle; move from side to side with irregular twisting motions
straggle
stray or fall behind (a main group); spread out in a scattered group; 뿔뿔이 흩어지다; 낙오하다
foreshadow
give an indication beforehand; be a sign of (what is coming); portend; prefigure
standstill
condition of no movement or activity; stop
implication
something hinted at or suffused; implying; implicating
jingoistic
extremely patriotic, racist
someone who believes that their own country is always best
synopsis
a brief summary of the major points of a thesis, theory, story or literary work; 개요
enmity *
ill will; hatred; hostility; 증오
repudiate *
to denounce or cast off in public; 거절하다; 비난하다
morphology
study of a structure (organism, words, etc.)
bedeck
to decorate, to cover in ornamets
atlas
a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
voodoo
religion practiced chiefly in Haiti
jingoism
using words to stir up exaggerated patriotism
gruel
thin liquid porridge
reprimand *
reprove severely; rebuke; 견책, 꾸짓다
pan
to reject, to criticize harshly
covert
secretive; 은밀한
raspy
making a harsh noise; grating; harsh
enduring
long lasting
antecede
to come before
prodigal *
wasteful
sanctify
to bless, to approve of something
potentate
a person with great power
insulated
set apart; isolated; 절연된
gleam
brief flash of light; glow
gnarl
protruding (밀려나는) knot on a tree
forage
search for food
subversive
secretly weakening, undermining
covetous
avaricious; desirous of (someone else’s possessions); 몹시 탐내는
longevity
length of time
spiel
advertisement, persuasive speech
alliteration
repetition of beginning sound
parchment
writing material made from the skin of a sheep or goat
infernal
pertaining to hell; devilish
(n.) inferno = place of fiery heat or destruction
underwarite
to assume financial responsibility for
금전적인 책임을 맡기다
corroborate *
confirm; support; strengthen
dilapidated
falling to pieces; in a bad condition; ruined because of neglect
prosaic
dull, pedestrian
solder
repair or make whole by using a metal alloy; 땜납
amplify
increase in size or effect; expand; broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify
graft
piece of transplanted tissue; portion of plant inserted in another plant
averse
reluctant; disinclined; not liking or opposed; 싫어하다