Day 49 Flashcards
monograph
scholarly article
subplot
a secondary plot in fiction or drama
invalidate
weaken; destroy; make invalid; nullify
continually
regularly, frequently
peripheral *
located on the boundary or outside
replica
imitation
sundry
miscellaneous
explicitly
very clear; nothing hidden
trenchant
keen, sharp, effective
fracas
fight, brawl
소동
plethora
excess; overabundance
anthropocentric
regarding human beings as the center of the universe
ballast
heavy substance used to add stability or weight
v = supply with ballast
adherent
supporter; follower
terminal
part that forms the end; railroad or bus station
lummox
clumsy person
bode
foreshadow; portend
portentous
ominous, threatening
carafe
glass water bottle; decanter
venerable
admirable, highly esteemed
존경할 만한
pedagogue
teacher
glamor
compelling charm
outstrip
outrun; surpass; outdo
malleable
easy to shape or influence; flexible
bullion
gold and silver in the form of bars
pestle
tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl
paranoia
extreme suspicion of everyone
hut
crude dwelling; shack
supplicate
petition humbly; pray to grant a favor; 애원하다
unravel
disentangle; solve
irreproachable *
untouchable, perfect
distract
take (one’s attention) off something; upset emotionally; make anxious
heedless
disobedient
utilitarian
useful, effective
tautological
needlessly repetitious
rhetorician
an eloquent writer or speaker; 수사학자
solvent
able to pay all depths
solvency
patois
local or provincial dialect
bungler
someone who is clumsy or inept
adapt
make or become suitable for a specific use; alter; modify; adjust
kindred
similar, related to
verbiage
wordiness
immutable *
unchangeable, permanent
impassioned
passionate, fervid
censorious *
severely critical
sluggard
lazy person
perjury
false testimony while under oath
v = perjure oneself = testify falsely under oath
belligerence
aggression
braid
plait; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together
unassuaged
unsatisfied; not soothed
petulant
sulky, bad tempered
craggy
rough edged
tentative *
uncertain, hesitant
sly
clever in deceiving; secretive, not telling one’s intentions
quagmire *
soft, wet, boggy land; predicament
hodgepodge
strange mixture
eloquence *
expressiveness; persuasive speech; 웅변
picaresque
pertaining to rogues in literature
waft
move gently (in air or in seas) by wind or waves
snub
ignore or behave coldly toward
sanguinary
bloody
shackle
chain; fetter; confine with shackles
succumbing
giving in to; falling under the influence of; 굴복
pedigree
ancestry; lineage
abominate
loathe; hate
forfeit
something surrendered as punishment for a crime or breach of contract; 박탈
prolific *
producing a lot
efface *
to wipe out, to erase
peroration
conclusion of an oration
v perorate = conclude a speech
solidarity
mutual agreement and support
bowdlerize
expurgate (censor)
rout
complete disaster or failure
eccentric
strange, quirky
nettled
annoyed, irked
stupor
lack of energy
proficiency
competence, skill
repugnant *
disgusting, offensive, repelling
inductive
pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general
impugned
challenged; attacked in words
arsenal
storage place for military equipment
hygiene
cleanliness
ephemeral *
temporary
demagogue
leader who anger or incites people for his own purpose
diabolical
devilish, evil
hortatory
encouraging; extortive; marked by exhortation
viviparous
giving live birth (not through eggs)
denomination
religious group; unit in a system; name or designation
roster
roll call, a list of names; 명단
candor *
frankness; open honesty
acclivity
sharp upslope of a hill
loqu
talk
aboriginal
indigenous, native
decimation
extensive destruction
estrangement
separation
devoid
empty of
concentric
having a common center
connive
to plot in secret, to scheme
barrister
counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law
blackball
vote against (an applicant); ostracize (reject)
dart
move or throw suddenly and quickly
