Essential 50

Question 1

fractious

Answer 1

a. 쉽게 화내는

: irritable and complaining

Question 2

crotchety

Answer 2

a. 쉽게 화내는

: irritable and complaining

Question 3

mercurial

Answer 3

a. 변덕스러운

: unpredictable, changeable

Question 4

layout

Answer 4

n. 레이아웃

: way things are arranged

Question 5

plastic

Answer 5

a. 연성있는

: adapting easily and readily to change

Question 6

inelastic

Answer 6

a. 늘어나지 않는

: not stretchy, inflexible

Question 7

transmit

Answer 7

v. 전달하다

: convey, send, communicate

Question 8

precedent

Answer 8

a. 이전의

: preceding

cf) n.선례

Question 9

unexampled

Answer 9

a. 사례가 없었던

: with no precedent

Question 10

fanfare

Answer 10

n. 과시

: showy display, ostentatious

cf) 빵빠레

Question 11

stricture

Answer 11

n. 혹평

: severe criticism

Question 12

antipathy

Answer 12

n. 반감

: stronly negative feeling

Question 13

pupil

Answer 13

n. 제자

: follower or student

Question 14

pedagogue

Answer 14

n. 선생

: teacher

Question 15

phlegmatic

Answer 15

a. 무기력한, 감정

: sluggish, calm, unemotional

Question 16

mulish

Answer 16

a. 고집센

: stubborn

Question 17

blithe

Answer 17

a. 명랑한

: carefree and lightearted

Question 18

probity

Answer 18

n. 정직

: absolute moral correctness, integrity

Question 19

aging

Answer 19

n. 노화

: maturing process

Question 20

life span

Answer 20

n. 수명

: expected length of life

Question 21

prompt

Answer 21

v. 자극하다

: urge into action

cf) a. 즉각적인

Question 22

retard

Answer 22

v. 속도를 느리게해서 방해하다

: slow or delay the progress, check

Question 23

rejuvenate

Answer 23

v. 활기가 생기게 하다

: make somebody young again

cf) n. rejuvenation

Question 24

senescent

Answer 24

a. 노쇠한

: approacing an advanced age, senile

cf) sene-:senior

Question 25

monumental

Answer 25

a. 기념비적인

: huge in size or importance

Question 26

magnanimous

Answer 26

a. 후한

: very generous

Question 27

inconsequential

Answer 27

a. 중요하지 않은

: insignificant

Question 28

“paltry”

Answer 28

a. 쥐꼬리만한(중요하지 않음, 양이 적음)

: insignificant or unimportant

Question 29

resourceful

Answer 29

a. (+사람) 어려운 상황에서 독창적으로 해결하다

: ingenious in difficult situations

Question 30

portentous

Answer 30

a. 엄청난, 대단한

: very serious and significant

Question 31

deplore

Answer 31

v. 슬퍼하다, 개탄하다

: 1. condemn, disapprove; 2. lament

Question 32

fatal

Answer 32

a. 치명적인

: 1. leading to death, ruinous; 2. decisive

Question 33

latency

Answer 33

n. 잠복기

: state of being latent, inactivity

Question 34

quibble

Answer 34

n,v. 트집잡다

: trival objections

Question 35

“reservation”

Answer 35

n. 보류(중간 입장을 취할 때, 입장의 보류)

: 1. keep something back, withholding; 2. a limiting condition to an agreement; 3. hesitation

Question 36

extol

Answer 36

v. 칭찬하다

: praise, exalt

Question 37

transmute

Answer 37

v. 전환하다

: change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another

Question 38

feasible

Answer 38

a. 가능한

: possible, plausible

Question 39

flamboyance

Answer 39

n. 화려함, 장식 많음

: 1. rich decoration; 2. showiness, ostentation

Question 40

plot

Answer 40

n. 계획, 음모, 경작하는 작은 땅덩이

: 1. plan of main story; 2. schem, conspiracy

Question 41

subtext

Answer 41

n. 맥락

: an underlying meaning or message, implication

Question 42

whimsy

Answer 42

n. 이상한, 재미있는

: the quality of being odd, fanciful or playfully humorous

cf) 이상한 나라의 앨리스; whimsical:변덕스러운, whim:변덕

Question 43

grim

Answer 43

a. 잔혹한

: 1. depressing, gloomy; 2. sternly serious

Question 44

“upbeat”

Answer 44

a. 명랑한, 긍정적인

: optimistic, full of optimism or cheerfulness

cf) upbeat=sanguine

Question 45

ghastly

Answer 45

a. 공포를 주는

: horrifying, shocking

Question 46

elucidate

Answer 46

v. 명료하게 하다

: explain or clarify, enlighten