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)
munificence
generosity
sound
physically, emotionally, or mentally strong
stickler
perfectionist; person who insists things be exactly right
reactionary
opposed to progress or change
badinage
teasing conversation; banter; joking talk
interstice
narrow space between things
spectrophobia
fear of ghosts
fear of mirrors and the reflections
antagonism *
strong feeling of dislike or hatred
impair *
to handicap, to prevent, to disable
strife
conflict
pugn
to fight
graphic
pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described
disillusioned
freed wrong ideas
sagacity
wisdom
novice
beginner
flaccid
flabby; lacking firmness; weak
flutter
wave (the wings) lightly, rapidly and irregularly; vibrate rapidly
quart
a measure of volume (two pints)
idyll
short poem idealizing rural life; simple happy period of life (in the country)
invective
verbal abuse or attack
nominal
in name only, insignificant, tiny
reverential
showing respect
esteem
respect, value
perservere
to triumph over adversity
padre
chaplain (in the armed forces)
fleeting
temporary, short lived
cursory *
superficial
blunt
having a dull edge; abrupt and frank in speech or manner; brusque
to make or become less sharp
beleaguered
confused, distraught
inception
beginning or birth
elysian
relating to paradise; blissful
cohesive
logical, unifying
credibility
believability
martial
warlike; of war
delineated
outlined
feral
not domestic; wild
abut
border upon; adjoin
dauntless
fearless, intrepid
optimist *
person who looks on the bright side
guarded
wary, careful
gingerly
very carefully
cornice
projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars)
antibody
something which fights against deceases or viruses
ashen
ash-colored; deadly pale
nondescript
plain, nearly unnoticeable, featureless
fruitful
producing results; profitable; prolific; producing in abundance
vassal
slave, servant
evasiveness
trying to avoid something
inadvertent
unintentionally, accidentally
beatitude
blessedness; state of great happiness
synchronize
to arrange to bring together, to coordinate
monotonous
dull; repetitive
provincial *
narrow minded, unsophisticated
vapid
empty, vacuous
superfluous *
excessive; overabundant; unnecessary
cater
provide food and drink for; cater to: try to satisfy (desires of a bad kind)
brittle
easily broken; difficult
impenetrable
not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding; impossible to understand
recess
pause; temporary cessation; alcove; secret inner place
declivity
downward slope