Day 8 Flashcards
caldron
large kettle; 가마솥
indignity
treatment that causes loss of respect; 경멸
sanction *
to approve; to ratify
permission; penalty intended to enforce compliance
proliferation *
rapid growth; spread; multiplication
requite
to make return for; to repay; to reciprocate; to revenge
requital
lance
to pierce with a lance; to cut into
spearlike weapon; 창
prank
mischievous trick
mitigated
made less severe
illusion
misleading vision
simul
like, resembling
steadfast
unswerving, loyal, reliable
wrinkle
small ridge on a smooth surface (face or cloth)
accost
to approach and speak first to a person
unregenerate
making no attempt to change one’s bad practices
cataclysm
debacle, disaster
douse
plunge into water or liquid; dip; immerse; drench; wet throughly; extinguish; 물에 쳐박다
megalomania
mania for doing grandiose things; 과대망상증
lounge
stand, sit, or lie in a lazy, relaxed way
unanimous
in full agreement, one mind
pompous
filled with excessive self-importance
idolatry
worship of idols; excessive admiration or devotion
noxious
harmful
lateral
of or coming from the side
depraved
immoral, lacking basic values
validated
proved right
iridescent
exhibiting rainbow like colors
muse (N)
inspiration
flighty
capricious; often chasing, esp. from one lover to another; impulsive
maladroit
clumsy, bungling
cache
hidden stash or safe place
pejorative
disparaging, insulting
retrench
to cut down expenses; economize
fledgling
beginner, tyro
loiter
to dawdle, waste time
transcendental
going beyond common thought or ideas; known only by studying thoughts or intuition
contumacious
stubbornly rebellious or disobedient
defrock
strip a priest or minister of church authority; unfrock
chide
scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong); 꾸짓다
incipient
imminent, about to occur
muster
gather; assemble (troops)