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mediate

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v. 깊이 생각하다. 고찰

= muse, mull, contemplate, cogitate, ponder, reflect, rubinate

[n. meditation]

: think carefully

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meek

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a. 겸손한

= gentle, mild, quiet, humble

: submissive

cf) 믹은 겸손해

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meet

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a,v. 수요를 충족시키다

: appropriate; satisfy what is required

cf) e.g)meet the demands

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mellifluous

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a. 감미로운

= melodious, consonant, euphonious, dulcet

: pleasant to hear

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mendacious

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a. 거짓말의, 거짓의

= equivocation(S.E)

[n. mendacity]

: untruthful, telling lies, insincere

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mercurial

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a. 활발한, 변덕스러운

= changeable, inconstant, capricious, erratic, fickle

: lively, unexpectable

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minatory

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a. 위협하는, 협박하는

= menacing

comforting

: threatening

cf) ref.manace

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mindless

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a. 생각이 없는

: lacking intelligence, purposeless, meaningless, boring

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misanthropy

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n. 사람을 싫어하는 것

philanthropy, altruism

[n. misanthropist]

: hatred or mistrust of humankind

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mischievous

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a. 장난끼, 장난치는

serious

: playful, harmful

cf) ref. rascal - mischievous

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miscreant

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n. 악당

= villain(villainous)

: somebody who does wrong

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miser

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n. 구두쇠

[a. miserly, n. miserliness]

: somebody who hoards money

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mishap

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n. 불운

= misfortune

: an unfortunate accident or piece of bad luck

cf) ref. hapless

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mitigate

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v. 달래다

[n. mitigation]

: make something less harsh, severe, or violent, soften

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mnemonic

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n, a. 기억법, 기억을 도와주는

: intened to assist the memory

cf) mne~:기억 e.g. a(not)mne(기억)sia - 기억상실증;

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modest

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a. 절제하는, (+사람)겸손한, simple한

= moderate(절제하는), humble(겸손한), simple

majestic

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modicum

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n. 소량.(조금이라도 “있다”는게 중요)

: small amount

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mollify

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v. 달래다

= alleviate, appease, assuage, conciliate, mitigate

[n. mollification, mollifying]

: allay

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momentous

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a. 진짜,엄청(degree) 중요한

= paramount, supreme

[n. moment]

: highly significant, extremely important

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mope

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v. 울적해하다, 우울해하다

= pout

: be miserable, be full of unhappiness

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moratorium

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n. 일시정지상태

: agreed period during which a specific activity is halted

cf) ref. fast - eating, moratorium - activity, interim - concert

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moribund

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a. 죽어가는

: dying

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mordant

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a. 신랄하게 공격하는, 부식, 산화

= corrosive, caustic, acerbic, sarcastic

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motley

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a. 잡색의

= variegated, marbled, pied

clorless, uniform

[v. mottle]

: made up of different types, of varied colors

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movement

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n. 악장, 연

: section of musical work

cf) ref. music - movement, poem - stanza/measure, bar

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lush

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a. 실록이 우거진 -> (풍부한)

= verdant, aboundant

: producing a lot of vigorous rich young grouwth

cf) verdant(실록이 우거진 -> green(미숙한) )

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luxuriant

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a. 풍부한

= aboundant

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luxurious

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a. 사치스러운

= inessential(명품:꼭 필요한게 아닌데 사는 것이므로;꼭 필요한 것은 아닌, 없어도 되는), frill(핵심적이지 않은)

[n. luxury]

: comfortable and expensive

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magnanimity

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n. 후함

= generosity, lagesse, liberality, charity

[n. magnanimous]

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magnificent

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a. 웅장한 (+사람)대단한

= beautify, impressive, splendid(화려한), superb

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maldroit

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a. 서투른

= awkward, clumsy, inept, bungling

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malicious

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a. 사악한, 악의적인

= malevolent

benevolent

: deliberately harmful

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malign

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v,a. 비난하다, 비하하다, 욕하다

= slender, defame(fame=명성;명성을 실추시키다), criticize harmful

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malinger

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v. (일 안하기 위해서) 꾀병 부리다

= (SE)shirk(일을 피하다);근무를 피하다는 의미의 단어들이 동의어로 쓰임

: feign illness, especially in order to avoid work

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malleable

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a. (+금속) 연성이 있는 (+사람) 바뀐 조건, 환경에 적응을 잘하는; 특히 언어

= flexible, ductile, adjustable to changing circumstances(주로 언어)

: able to be shaped and bent, easy to knead

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manifest

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a. 명백한 ; n. 적하목록(배, 비행기에 실은 화물의 목록)

= obvious, apparent(appear;겉으로 드러남으로), explicit, patent ship’s cargo list

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manipulate

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v. 조작하다

[n. manipulation]

: operate, control in an ingenious or devious way

cf) 조작하려면 skill이 있어야하므로, skillful의 느낌

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malnourished

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a,n. 영향결핍의

: poorly or wrongly fed

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mar

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v. 손상시키다

= damaged, impair, mar, vitiate

[a. marred]

cf) S+is marred by+O =S는 O에 의해 손상이 되다

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marginal

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a. 가장자리의, 비핵심의 (+양적으로) 조금

= irrelevant

[adv. marginally]

: in a margin, small in scale

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marsh

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a. 습지

arid

[a. marsh]

: soft wet ground

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martial

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a. 호전적인

= warlike, bellicose, belligerent

cf) 화성=군대의 신

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marvel

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n. 놀라운 일(=wonder)

[a. marvelous]

: wonderful thing

cf) wonderful=대단한

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mawkish

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a. 지나치게 감성적인

= maudlin

unsentimental, jovial

: excessively or tearfully sentimental

cf) DEGREE mawkish, maudlin>sentimental

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meager

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a. (양이 작은데 원하는 것보다 없는 상태) 부족한

= unsatisfatorily small, scanty, scant, scarce

ample, luxuriant(풍부한)

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mean

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a. 비열한 인색한 (+외관)초라한

= unkind, malicious miserly shabby(누추한)

grand

[n. means(수단, 방법)]

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meander

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v. 목적없이 걷다(목적없음이 point)

= ramble, wander(wanderlust)

: walk slowly and aimlessly

cf) 미엔덜

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meddlesome

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a. 참견하는

= intrusive(참견하는), officious

[v. meddle(참견하다)]

: interfering to resolve conflict

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mediate

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v. 중재하다

= arbitrate

[n. medeator]

: intervene to resolve conflict

cf) arbitrator, arbiter(중재자)

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mediocre

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a. 평범한(중간)

= average

[n. mediocrity(평범)]

: adequate but not very good

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muddled

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a. 뒤죽박죽의, 뒤죽박죽 섞인

= jumbled, confused

[v. muddle, a. muddling]

: being in a condition of disorder

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muffle

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v. 소리를 줄이다

: make something less loud, stifle sound, keep warm

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mulish

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a. 고집센

: balky, dogged, stubborn

cf) mule : 노새 - 나귀+암말의 잡종

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mundáne

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a. 평범한, 지루한

= commonplace

: often boring

cf) 너무 평범해서, 지루함이 있는

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muníficent

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a. 후한

= magnanimous, ample

[n. munificence]

: very generous in giving

cf) magnificient

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murky

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a. 탁한

= obscure

clear

: dark and groomy

cf) 오염된 바다를 들어갔을 때의 어둡고 탁한 느낌

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mute

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a. 소리를 안내는; (+동물) 말을 하지 않는 / 언어 사용을 못하는

: making no sound, unable to speak

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muted

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a. 절제된

: not bright or intense

cf) 소리, 빛깔, 다른것들이

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myópia

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n. 근시안, 통찰력 없음

[a. myopic]

: lack of foresight, short-sightness

cf) 앞을 못보니까 통찰력 없는 느낌으로도 간다

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mysterious

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a. 난해한, 이해가 잘 안되는

: about which little is known, “difficult to understand”

cf) mystical : 신비적인; 이해가 잘 안된다는건, “어렵다”기보다는 “저럴수 있어?” 하는 느낌. magical의 느낌은 안쓴다

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naive

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a. 순진한, 정직한, 멍청한, 무례한

: innocent(+), ingenuous(+), now shrewd(-), not sophisticated(-, 예의없는)

cf) 시골쥐

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nascent

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a. 초기단계의, 미숙한, 발전하는

= “fledgling”, “inchoate”, “incipient”, “larvar”, budding, emerging(emerge)

: just beginning to develop

cf) 미숙한과 발전하는의 뜻 둘 다 모두 가능하다

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natty

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a. 단정한, 깔끔한

= dapper, tidy, neat

: dapper, tidy, neat and fashionable in appearance or dress

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naysay

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v. 반대하다

= refuse, oppose

[n. naysayer (반대자)]

cf) nay : no

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nebulous

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a. 모호한, 흐린, 구름 끼어있는

= vague

: not clear, distinct, or definite

cf) nabula : 천체 성운

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needy

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a. 도움이 필요한

= in need, poor, deprived

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negligent

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a. 신경을 못쓰는, 소홀한, 자기일에 열심히 안하는

[v. neglect(신경을 못쓰다); a. geglecting, neglectful, “negligible”(하찮은, 신경을 안써도 될만한)]

: habitually careless or irresponsible

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nervy

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a. 건방진 < 무모하게 덤비는

modest(절제하는)

: showing a lot of courage or foolhardiness

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nestle

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v. 편안히 자리잡다

= ensconce

flinch(무서워서 움츠리다, 편하지 않은)

: settle into confortable position

cf) sconce : 벽에 붙이는 촛대 받침. ensconce는 거기에 초를 안정적으로 둔다는 의미

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nether

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a. ~ 아래의

= lower, beneath

upper, aloft(위에)

cf) netherland

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noisome

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a. (감정) 거슬리는, 기분나쁘게 하는 ; (건강) 해로운

= offensive, harmful

innocuous(harmless, inoffensive, mild)

cf) 실제로는 상관 없지만, noise를 일으키는(some)느낌으로 연상해서 외우자

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nondescript

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a. 특징이 없는, 매력이 없는

= “unremarkable”, “unattractive”, “unprepossessing(시선을 사로잡지않는)”

: with no interesting or remarkable characteristics

cf) 너무 평범/흔해서 뭐라고 묘사할 길이 없는 느낌, 제시어가 ordinary로 주어지면 앞의 동의어들을 고를 줄 알아야 한다.

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nonplus

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v. 혼동시키다

= befuddle, bewilder, baffle, puzzle, perplex

74
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novelty

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n. 참신함, 독창성

[a. novel]

: newness and originality

75
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nuance

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n. 미묘한 차이, 뉘앙스

obvious difference

: subtle difference