Day 17 Flashcards
hypodermic
injection under skin
sycophantic
flattering to gain something
luxuriate
take pleasure in great comfort
initiative
creativity
puny
weak, tiny
precipitous
steep, overhasty; 성급한
reprobation
severe disapproval
uproar
noisy confusion; 소란
jumble
mix in a confused way; 난잡하게 하다
parquet
floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosaic like matter
circum
around, in a circle
genesis
birth, beginning point
abortive
unsuccessful, fruitless; 유산의, 조산의
myriarch
ruler of 10,000 troops
corpuscle
red or white cell in the blood
mat
not shiny, matte, having a dull finish
dissonance
discord
verified
proved right
brigand
robber, thief
thrall
slave
saturnalian
gloomy, moody
rationale
fundamental reason
elegy *
poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead)
rabid
extremely zealous (열광적인)
suffering rabies
compost
mixture of decaying organic matter used as fertilizer
(v.) put or make compost
wizened
shriveled, withered; 시들게 하다
loathe
detest (hate)
hereafter
life after death
bilious
bad tempered, easily irritated
whit
small amount
quell *
to soothe, to calm
stoic
unemotional, silent
infallible
unerring, never making mistakes
drone
idle person who lives on other people’s work
waylay
to mislead or misdirect
plebiscite
direct vote by the entire electorate
subtle
not obvious
parable
short simple story teaching a moral
scouring
cleaning thoroughly
insightful
intelligent, understanding
lineaments
features especially of the face
disconcert
confuse, upset, embarrass, perturb
aesthetic *
artistic
aperture
opening, hole, adjustable opening in a camera that limits the amount of light
automation
mechanism that imitates actions of humans
touchy
oversensitive
ulcer
sore place appearing on the skin inside or outside the body
acetic
vinegary
labyrinth*
complicated maze
milieu
surroundings or environment
insubstantial
lacking substance; insignificant; (not strong)
extensive
wide ranging, large
baroque
highly ornate
barterer
trader
(v.) barter = trade; exchange good for other goods rather than money
well-bred
of good upbringing; well-mannered and refined (세련된)
enrapture
to give pleasure intensely; fill with rapture and delight (황홀하게 하다)
obliterated
wiped out (destroy)
mnemonics
system to improve memory
erroneous *
wrong (inaccurate)
phlegmatic
cool, calm
molecule
the smallest particle
supple
flexible
bequeath *
to give, to leave something in a person’s will (남기다, 전하다)
decoy
to bait
bustle
to hurry
impute
to blame (to credit; 돌리다)
impressionable
easily influenced (because of lack of critical ability)
chisel
swindle (He chiseled me out of fifty dollars: 그는 나에게 50 달러 깎아서 줬다.)
(n.) wedge like tool for cutting
resourceful
clever
mace
ceremonial staff used as a symbol of authority
clublike medieval weapon
enormity
extreme evil or offense (great in scale)
meander *
wind or turn in its course; follow a winding or turning course (zigzag)
dour
stern, joyless (in appearance)
elysium
place or condition of bliss
reaper
one who harvests grain
(grim reaper: one who harvests soul…?)
implicit
understood but not stated
sotte voce
very softly, whispering
mentor
counselor, teacher
microcosm
small or miniature copy of something
peevishness
childish sullenness, irritability (투정부리는)
domicile
home
precedence
importance or coming before in place, time, rank
intolerance
close-minded, unaccepting of different ideas
precis
concise summing up of main points
grouch
bad-tempered complaint; person who keeps complaining
abhorrence
hatred
evenhanded
impartial; fair
unification
act of uniting or joining together
malignant
tending to cause death
plait
braid; interwine
dissident
rebellious
legend
explanatory list of symbols on a map
cantata
story set to music to be sung by a chorus
regress
to return to an earlier state
scabbard
case for a sword blade
marked
noticeable; targeted for attack
broil
cook by direct heat
futility
uselessness; hopelessness
scale
climb up; ascend
defy
to disobey, to go against
