Day 2 Flashcards
matrilineal
(adj.) relating to the mother’s side of the family
acronym
(n.) abbreviation by taking the first letter to form a word
neophyte
(n.) beginner, novice
inclement
(adj.) stormy; unkind; unmerciful; 험악한
frigid
(adj.) intensely cold; cold in manner
courteous
(adj.) polite
astigmatism
(n.) eye defect which prevents proper focus
demeanor
(n.) a person’s appearance or behavior
unheralded
(adj.) unannounced; 예고되지 않은
mendicant
(n.) liar
tipple
(n.) drink (alcoholic beverages)
contraint *
(n.) holding back or repressing feelings
vent
(n.) small opening; outlet
tentatively
(adv.) hestitantly
adamant
(adj.) stubborn; obdurate
hypochondria
(n.) worry or obsession about one’s health
egotists
(n.) selfish people
scrumptious
(adj.) delicious, tasty
clipper
(n.) sailing vessel built for great speed
scurrilous
(adj.) abusive; obscene; indecent; 야비한
volition
(n.) choice, will
trajectory
(n.) path taken by a projectile; 궤도
wont
(n.) habit or custom; habitual procedure; 습관
schematic
(adj.) (n.) of a schema or scheme; relating to an outline or diagram; using a system of symbols
balk
(v.) to hesitate, to refuse
realm
(n.) kingdom; field or sphere
scripture
(n.) sacred writing (relating to christianity)
elude
(v.) to avoid
feline
(n.) of a member of the cat family
heckler
(n.) person who verbally harasses others
demise
(n.) death, end of
ichthyology
(n.) study of fish
inroad
(n.) hostile invasion; advance that lessens the quantity or difficulty of something; (progress)
urgent
(adj.) compelling immediate action; pressing; persistent; importunate
nemesis
(n.) someone seeking revenge; source of downfall or ruin
unintelligible
(adj.) cannot be understood
transcend
(v.) to go beyond, to surpass
psychiatrist
(n.) doctor who treats mental diseases
commend
(v.) to praise, to compliment
warren
(n.) tunnels in which rabbits live; overcrowded living area
emblazon
(v.) ornament richly (a shield or flag)
commonwealth
(n.) nation governed by the people; republic; people of a nation
patricide
(n.) killing of a father
unprecedented *
(adj.) having no previous example; novel; unparalleled; 새로운
chimerical
(adj.) fanciful, imagined
summation
(n.) act of finding the total; summing-up; summary
equine
(adj.) horse like
plummet
(v.) to fall, to drop down
reciprocal
(adj.) mutual, shared
incursion
(n.) hostile invasion; 침입
halting
(adj.) hesitant; faltering; not fluent
crop
(v.) to cut off unwanted parts of a photograph; graze
blunder
(n.) error, stupid mistake
dapper
(adj.) neat and trim (in appearance); 날씬한
choice
(adj.) delicate; of very fine quality
nourish
(v.) to provide with food necessary for life and growth
rumble
(v.) to make or move with a deep rolling sound (as thunder or stomach)
venturesome
(adj.) bold; adventurous; daring; (of an action) risky
unerring
(adj.) perfect, infallible
enforce
(v.) to put pressure on, to make sure the law is obeyed
pillage
(v.) plunder; 약탈하다
relevant
(adj.) being on topic, relating to
char
(v.) to make or become black by burning; to reduce or be reduced to carbon or charcoal
stem
(v.) to stop or check( the flow of) ex. stem the bleeding
osmosis
(n.) diffusion of a fluid through a semi-permeable membrane
outcast
(n.) one that has been excluded from a society
florescence
(n.) condition or period of flowering
mayhem
(n.) violent disorder
dismember
(v.) to cut into small parts’ cut (a body) apart limb from limb
crescendo
(n.) rise or build in sound or momentum
cozen
(v.) to cheat
titillate
(v.) to tickle; to excite pleasantly
putrescent
(adj.) becoming putrid; putrefying; 부패한
bearing
(n.) deportment; connection
residual
(adj.) (n.) remaining; left over; of a residue; 잔여, 잔여물의
forefend
(v.) to ward off or repel; 미리 방어하다
forthcoming
(adj.) happening in the near future; ready; willing to help
epistemologist
(n.) philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge
retinue
(n.) following, attendants
habitat
(n.) natural home of a plant or animal
coalition
(n.) organization created for a purpose
barricade
(n.) barrier
procede
(v.) to continue, to go forward
aghast
(adj.) filled with great surprise or fear; horrified
sustain *
(v.) to support
deify
(v.) to turn into a god; to make a god of; idolize
disaffected
(adj.) disloyal; lacking loyalty; 불평을 품은
maudlin
(adj.) strongly emotional (negative)
vagabond
(n.) wanderer (without a permanent home); tramp
erudite *
(adj.) well educated; learned
terminology
(n.) terms used in a science or art; study of nomenclature
surveillance
(n.) close observation of a person; watching; guarding
sleeper
(n.) one that achieves unexpected success
seep
(v.) to pass slowly through small openings
taint
(v.) to contaminate; to cause to lose purity; modify with a trace of something bad
tumult
(n.) commotion of great crowd; riot; nose; uproar
mirage
(n.) hallucination, an imagined vision
intravenous
(adj.) through the veins (needle)
brook
(v.) to allowed or tolerate
inanimate
(adj.) lifeless; not animate
Acquire
v. to come into possession of
Anecdote
n. a short account of an amusing incident
Augment
v. to enlarge or increase
Censure
n. strong disapproval
Constrain
v. to hold back
Denounce
v. to openly speak out againt
Disparage
v. to belittle or criticize
Embellish
v. to make better by adding details (especially false details)
Exasperate
v. to intensely irritate
Gullible
adj. easily deceived or tricked