DAY-20 Flashcards
** optimize
[동] 최적화하다
> optimized crop yields
optimize the education
optimization
[명] 최적화
- sustainable
[형] 지속 가능한
> a sustainable food supply
a sustainable manner
sustainability
[명] 지속가능성
** insecticide
[명] 살충제(=pesticide)
> insecticides and herbicides
doses of artificial insecticide
※ insect(곤충) + icide(죽이다)가 합쳐진 단어로, ‘살충제’라는 뜻
cf. cide로 끝나는 또 다른 단어들
pesticide: 농약
germicide: 항균제
herbicide: 제초제
** glide
[동] 미끄러지다, 소리 없이 들어가다[나오다]
[명] 미끄러짐, (비행기의) 활주
> as the shark glides through the ocean
She glides like a sunbeam through that quiet house.
** immense
[형] 엄청난, 거대한(=enormous, tremendous)
> immense amounts of energy
The pressure was so immense that he would scold his cast and crew.
- mercilessly
[부] 인정사정 없이(=ruthlessly), 무자비하게
> We teased him mercilessly.
Few animals have been so mercilessly exploited for their fur as the beaver.
mercy
[명] 자비
merciless
[형] 무자비한
** reindeer
[명] 순록
> live primarily on large game, particularly reindeer
hunters of fish, reindeer, grass seeds, and much else
** exploit
[동] 이용하다(=utilize, make use of), 착취하다
[명] 위업(=feat), 업적
> longevity that the virus could exploit
reports about his exploits earlier
- antler
[명] (사슴의) 뿔
> a single cone-shaped antler
Antlers are the most rapidly growing bones known in mammals.
** vulnerable
[형] 연약한, 상처받기 쉬운,취약한(=helpless)
> many of the most vulnerable young women
vulnerable to mold and decay
vulnerability
[명] 상처받기, 쉬음, 취약성
cf. vulnerable to + noun : …에 취약하다
** afloat
[형] (물에) 떠 있는, 해상에 있는
[부] 표류하여, 해상에서
> keep him float
keep afloat by numerous gas-filled bladders
※ a로 시작하는 형용사
afloat, alive, afraid, asleep, aloof, alone, awake, aware, alike
이 형용사들은 명사 앞에는 사용하지 않음
** vacuum
[동] (진공 청소기로) 빨아들이다
[명] 진공, 공백
> Austin tries to vacuum.
He has too much vacuum in his head.
*** discard
[동] 1. 버리다(=eliminate) [반] adopt(택하다) / 2. 폐기하다(=dump)
[명] 포기, 해고, 버린 카드
> This is a pile of discarded sentences.
place his cards on the discard pile
** python
[명] 비단뱀
> see the python as a large toy
extremely large but tame python
** swamp
[명] 늪, 습지(=marsh)
[동] 물에 잠기게 하다, 압도하다, 궁지에 빠뜨리다
> the nation’s swamps and marshes
We are so swamped by communicative resources.
** wildlife
[명] 야생 생물, 야생 동물
> the air, water, land, resources, wildlife, and ecosystems
common wildlife species
** endangered
[형] 열종 위기의，위험에 처한
> endangered rainforests
The pirarucu is endangered.
** captive
[형] 포획된(=confined), 감금된
[명] 포로(=prisoner), 갇힌 사람
> Stockdale was held captive for eight years.
a captive to love
captivity
[명] 감금, 억류
** biodiversity
[명] 생물 다양성
> global marine biodiversity
preserve biodiversity
- ongoing
[형] 지속적인(=continuing), 계속 진행 중인(=in progress)
> his ongoing health issues
the process of ongoing learning
** insufficient
[형] 부족한(=deficient), 불충분한
> insufficient financial preparation
insufficient and biased information
inhabit
[동] 서식하다(=reside[dwell/abide] in), 살다, 존재하다
> the cultural world they inhabit
inhabit their emotional space
inhabitant
[명] 서식 동물, 주민
barren
[형] 불모의 [반] fertile(비옥한)
> barren lands of the North
a vast stretch of barren land
elastic
[형] 탄성의, 탄력적인(=flexible)
[명] 고무줄
> the elastic band of sleep deprivation
relatively elastic demand curves
elasticity
[명] 탄성, 탄력성
** primitive
[형] 원시의(=ancient), 초기의(=early)
> absence of the primitive hut
armed only with primitive weapons
primitiveness
[명] 원시성
- migration
[명] 이주, 이동
> the ancient migration routes
migration of diseases from rural to urban areas
migrate
[동] 이주하다, 이동하다
** ensuing
[형] 뒤이은(=following), 다음의 (=subsequent)
> the ensuing economic chaos
the ensuing year
ensue
[동] 뒤따르다
** subset
[명] 일부분, 작은 부분
> use only a subset of the big data on hand
a limited subset of the musical relationships
** regress
[동] 1. 퇴보하다 [반] advance(진보하다) / 2. 되돌아가다
> People sometimes regress to the behavior they exhibited
in childhood.
regress to the familiar and comfortable role
regression
[명] 퇴보, 퇴행
※ re(뒤로) + gress(가다)가 합쳐진 단어로, ‘퇴보하다, 되돌아가다’라는 의미가 됨.
cf. gress로 끝나는 또 다른 단어들
agress: 공격하다
congress: 국회; 모이다
digress: (주제에서) 벗어나다, 탈선하다
transgress: (한계를) 넘다, (법 등을) 위반하다
** vanguard
[명] 선봉, 선두(=forefront), <집합적> 선구자(=pioneers)</집합적>
> vanguard artist
They were in the vanguard of a revolution.
*** expedite
[동] 가속화하다(=speed up), 촉진하다
> expedite independence between states
expedite our reactions
- plow
[명] 쟁기
[동] 갈다, 경작하다
> The cut worm forgives the plow.
Farmers plow more and more fields to produce more food.
** indispensable
[형] 없어서는 안 되는(=imperative), 필수적인(=essential)
> play an indispensable role in human development
love as an indispensable part of marriage
*** locomotion
[명] 이동, 여행, 교통(=transport)
> not brain size but the form of locomotion
Older dugongs use the tail for locomotion.
(* dugong: 인도양에 사는 거대 초식동물)
locomote
[동] 이리저리 움직이다
※ loco(장소) + motion(움직임)이 합쳐진 단어로, ‘이동, 여행, 교통’이라는 뜻을 유추 가능. 참고로 locomotive(기관차; 운동의, 이동하는)도 함께 기억
*** recur
[동] 되풀이되다, 재발하다
> Themes recur throughout a piece.
tend to recur upon reexposure
*** fragrance
[명] 향, 향기 (=scent, perfume)
> the natural fragrance of fresh lavender
spend their lives collecting flower fragrances
fragrant
[형] 향기로운, 향긋한
*** elusive
[형] 1. 파악하기 어려운, 2. 찾기 어려운, 보이지 않는 [반] clear(분명한)
> Color continues to be personal, relative, and elusive.
search for the elusive ‘persons of talent’
*** seduce
[동] 꾀다(=tempt), 유혹하다, 매혹시키다
> seduce him into disloyalty
The warm weather seduced me to the beach.
※ seduce / induce / deduce
모두 ‘끌어당기다’라는 의미의 duce를 가지고 있는데, 각각의 의미가 어떻게 달라지는지 기억할 것
induce: 설득하다, 유도하다
deduce: 추론하다, 연역하다
