Day13 Flashcards
perpetrate
v. (범죄를)저지르다
: do something wrong, commit or be responsible for something, usually something criminal or morally wrong
perpetual
a. 영속적인;영원한의 의미를 지님
[v. perpetuate]
: lasting for ever
persevere
v. (severe한 것을) 꿋꿋이 잘 해나가다, 견디다
[n. perseverance 굳센 마음, 의지]
: persist steadily in an action or belief despite problems or difficulties
persistence
n. 인내심, 끈기(고집의 느낌은 아님)
[v. persist a. persistent]
: the state or quality of being persistent
perspicacious
a. 통찰력 있는
= insightful, discerning
[n. perspicacity]
perspicuous
a. (뚫어서 볼 수 있는 상태) 투명한, 명료한
[n. perspicuity<>opacity(불투명)]
: clear and comprehensible
cf) clarity가 있음
pertain
v. 관련성이 있다,적절하다.
[a. pertinent(적절한)]
: have relevance, be appropriate
pertinacious
a. 고집센
= obstinate
: stubbornly persistent
cf) tina, tene=hold;(+사람성격) 고집
perturb
v. (감정적, 사회적) 동요시키다
[n. perturbation(혼란, 동요)]
: disturb greatly
pervasive
a. 만연한(널리, 쫙 퍼진)
= universal, ubiquitous
[v. pervade]
: spreading everywhere, widely distributed
phenomenal
a. 대단한
= extraordinary, outstanding, marvelous, huge
phlegmatic
a. 무기력한, 무감정한
= unimotional
lively, emotional
: having a calm, sluggish temperament
cf) 다리가 풀린
pillory
v. (공개적으로)벌, 조롱하다 벌을 주는 데 공개적으로 조롱하면서
: punish in pillory, ridicule openly
cf) pillory-punish denounce-criticize
pine
n,v. 소나무, 침엽수 그리워하다 야위다, 시들다
: evergreen tree; feel nostalgic desire, wither
cf) pine-needle
piquant
a. 기분좋게 쏘는 (e.g. 콜라)
: pleasantly pungent(쏘는), tasty, interesting
pique
v. 화나게 하다 (나의 peak;자존심을 건드려 화나게 하다)
= provoke
: cause to feel resentment
cf) peak와 발음이 동일
pith
n. 요점 (길이에 상관없이 핵심인지 아닌지)
: the essential or central part
pithy
a. 간결한 (길이의 문제)
[n. pithiness]
: brief and to the point
placate
v. 달래다
= relieve, pacify
: make somebody less angry
cf) 울퉁불퉁한 plcae(장소)를 평평하게 해주다
placid
a. 고요한, 평온한
= serene, tranquil
[n. placidity]
: calm and quiet
placebo
n. 위약효과
: drug with no real effect
cf) placebo-innocuous(먹어도 해가 되지 않으므로)
plastic
a. 변형이 가능한, 연성이 있는
= malleable
[n. plasticity]
: able to be molded, adapting easily and readily to change
plateau
n. 고원, 정체기(변화 없는 상태)
: raised area with level top, a relatively stable level, period, or state(without change)
cf) 플래토~
plaudit
v. 칭찬, 승인
: enthusiastic expression of praise or approval
cf) laud:칭찬하다
pliable
a. 변성이 있는
= flexible, pliant, plastic
: easily bent or shaped
plot
n, v. 줄거리, 음모
= conspire, collude, connive
: the plan of main story in a narrative, a secret plan to accomplish an illegal purpose, a small piece of ground
pluck
v. 잡아뽑다; 용기
quilt
[n. courage or daring, (a. plucky)]
: detach by grasping
plumb
v. 수직추, 깊이를 재다, 깊게 연구하다
: determine the depth, examine closely or deeply, fathom
cf) ref. umplumbed: 깊이를 모르는
plummet
v. 뚝 떨어지다
: fall straight down, decline suddenly and steeply
polarize
v. 양극화하다
: cause to concentrate about two conflicting positions
polemic
n. 논쟁
[a. polemical]
: a passionate argument
politicize
v. 정화시키다. 사람이 정치에 관심을 생기게 하다
: bring something (an issue of public interest) into the political arena, make somebody politically aware or active
pompous
a . 허풍
= bombastic, hyperbolic
: characterized by excessive sefl-esteem
ponderous
a . 무거운, 무기력한(정형돈)
: having great weight, not light or fluent, labored and dull, not lively, leaden
porous
a . 다공성의 투각성의
[n. pore]
: full of or having pores, easily crossed or penetrated, permeable
portent
n. 징조
[v. portend: 징조가 되다, 예언을 하다]
: an indication that something is going to happen
portentous
: foreboding, exciting wonder and awe, significant
posture
n, v. 자세; 가식적으로 행동하다
= attitude
[n. posturer, poseur]
: body position; assume an affected attitude, show off pretend
potable
a . 음료수를 마실 수 있는
: fit to drink, drikable
cf) ref. portable: 운반할 수 있는
potentate
n. 유력자, 통치자
subject
: one who has the power and position to rule over others
cf) poten-:힘
practicable
a . 현실가능한
= feasible
: capable of being caried out or put into effect, usable
preamble
n. 서문
= preface, foreword, overture
epilogue
: introduction
cf) ref. (music)prelude, interlude, coda
precarious
a . 불안전한
= unsafe unstable, unsteady, uncertain, insecure
precipitate
v. 수직으로 떨어지다
[n. precipitation, a. precipitous]
: fall or thow; make happen suddenly and quickly, act with lack of deliberation
predilection
n. 경향
= perchant
: liking, propensity
premature
a . 시기상조
: happening too soon that is expected
preponderant
a . 우세한
= ascendancy, supremacy, dominance
minor, lesser
: greater in number, power, or importance
presage
n, v. 징조, 선견, 예지
: portent or omen, a sign of a future event; portend, harbinger, prophesy(prophetic)
prescience
n. 선견지명, 통찰력
= foresight
myopia
: knowledge of actions or events before they occur
presumptuous
a . 건방진, 도를 넘은
= brazen, brassy, impudent, insolent, nervy, effrontery
: rude or arrogant, going beyond what is right or proper
preternatural
a. 초자연적인
= supernatural, extraordinary
: going beyond nature
prevalent
a. usual(일반적인)
[a. prevailing, v. prevail]
: widely occurring, existing, accepted, or practiced, most common and frequent, usual
cf) pervasive - 퍼진
prevaricate
v. 거짓의, 모호한
= equivocate, palter
[n. prevarication]
: stray from or dvade the truth
prickly
a. 쉽게 화내는
= “peevish”, oversensitive
: having a surface with prickles, uncomfortable, “easily angered”
principled
a. 도덕적인
: having moral principles((도덕적)원리)
cf) disciplined(훈련된)
pristine
a. 깨끗한, (문명에) 훼손이 안된
= pure, uncorrupted
: remaning in a “pure” state, “uncorrupted” by civilization
cf) 원시상태의의 뜻을 가진 primitive는 옛날을 의미하는 것과는 달리, ‘원시’라서 깨끗하고(clean), 문명에 오염되지 않은 것을 말한다.
probity
n. 정직
= “integrity”, “rectitude”, uprightness, righteousness
: absolute moral correctness
proclivity
n. 경향
= “tendency”, “inclination”, “bent”, “leaning”, propensity”, “disposition”, “predisposition”, predilection”, “penchant”
prodigal
a. 사치하는
frugal
[n. prodigality]
: rashly or wastefully extravagant
profane
a, v. 신성모독
[n. profanation]
: marked by contempty or irreverence(신성모독, 경외감이 없는) for what is sacred
proffer
v. 제공하다
= issue(발행하다, 제공하다), tender
withdraw(철회시키다), withhold(잡고있다)
: “offer” for acceptance
proficient
a. 능숙한
[n. proficiency(능숙)]
: very skilled
cf) 여기서 ‘pro’는 professional을 의미
profligate
n, a. 낭비, 사치
= “prodigal”
: recklessly wasteful
profundity
n. 심오
[a. profound(심오한)]
: “great” depth, “great” understanding
cf) DEGREE
prohibitive
a. 1) (금지된) 2) 너무 비싸서 살 수 없는
: forbidding something, too expensive to purchase
prolix
a. 장황한
= “garrulous”, “loquacious”, “long-winded”
[n. prolixity]
: tiresomely wordy
prompt
a, v. a. 즉시; v. 자극하다, 일으키다
= ; “stimulate”(자극을 일으키는), “provoke”((감정 등의) 반응을 일으키다)
: done immediately, quick to act ; urge into action
cf) (증상, 상황, 반응을) 자극하다 일으키다.
propagate
v. 널리 퍼뜨리다, (생물학) 후손을 퍼뜨리다
[n. propaganda]
: reproduce organism, spread something widely, spread ideas to many people
propitiate
v. 달래다
= “allay, “alleviate”, “appease”, “assuage”, “conciliate”, “mitigate”, “mollify”, “palliate”, “pacify”, “placate”, soothe, soften, relieve
cf) 프로”피시”에이트 -> peace
propitious
a. 천우신조의(상황이 우호적인)
= “auspicious”, “providential”, “opportune”, “timely”
omnious, ill-bonding
: presenting “favorable” circumstance
cf) 프로피셔스
propriety
n. 적절, 예의
[a. proper]
: appropriateness, socially correct or appropriate behavior
prosaic
a. 평범한(시선을 못끄는), (산문체의)
= “ordinary”, “everyday”, “pedestrian”, not interesting(시선을 못끄는), straightforward
cf) prose : 산문; 산문체의 라는 뜻은 운율이 없고 평소 같이 말한다는 의미에서의 사용은 가능하나, GRE에는 안나온다.
protocol
n. 절차
= procedure, convention
: the rules of correct behavior
protract
v. (기간, 글의 길이 등을) 연장시키다
= prolong
: make something last longer
provincial
a. 편협한 (그 지방에 일어나는 일만 아는)
= “insular”, “parochial(교구의, 편협한)”
[n. province (지방,지역 ; (행정)종속적인 branch e.g. 미국의 주)]
: not sophiscated, limited in perspective, narrow and self-centered
