GRE voca - Day1 Flashcards
abandon
- 방종, 자유분방 freedom from inhibition, restraint, concern, or worry
eg) She danced with total abandon. - 버리다;to leave behind; to forsake completely; to desert
abase
(품위,지위) 강등시키다 ; to humble or belittle(oneself);
to lower in rank, esteem, degrade
abash
당황하게 하다, 무안하게하다; to make ashamed, embarrassed, confused
abate
(정도,세기,수량 등) 줄이다, 감소시키다, 완화시키다, to reduce in degree, intensity, value, amount
abbreviate
(단어,문장, 글) 줄이다; to shorten a word,pharse or text
= abridge
abdicate
(왕권, 권리, 의무) 버리다, 포기하다; to renounce a throne, power, responsibility, rights, esp. formally
aberrant
정도를 벗어난, 일탈적인; 비정상적인
departing from an accepted standard; diverging from normal type
n. aberration
abet
(범죄, 나쁜 짓) 부추기다, 도와주다; to assist or encourage, esp. in crime or wrongdoing
abeyance
(일시적) 중지, 중단; temporary inactivity
abject
- 비굴한; being of the most contemptible kind
- 비참한, 절망적인 being of the most miserable kind; wretched
abjure
(신념, 주장) 버리다, 포기하다; to renounce upon oath; to rejct
abrade
마모시키다; to scrape or wear away by friction ro erosion
abreast of
~와 나란히 하는, 뒤떨어지지 않는, (최신 정보 등) 알고 있는; up to a particular standard or level especially of knowledge of recent developments
abridge
- 요약하다, 축약하다; to reduce in scope while retaining essential elements 2. 감소하다, 제한하다; to curtail; diminish
abrogate
(법령, 관습) 공식적으로 폐지하다, 철폐하다; to abolish, do away with, or annul, esp. by authority
absolve
면죄하다, (책읨, 의무) 면제하다; to release from blame, sin, punishment, obliagation, or responsibility
abstain
- 삼가다, 절제하다; to choose to refrain 2. 기권하다; to refrain from voting
abstemious
(음식, 음주) 삼가는, 절제하는; sparing or moderate, esp. in eating and drinking; abstinent, temperate
abstract
- 추상적인, 관념적인, 난해한 theoretical; lacking substance; difficult to undertand; abstruse 2. 추상화하다, 요약하다, to regard theoretically; summarize 3. 요약 summary
abstruse
난해한, 심오한 hard to understand or grasp; recondite; esoteric
abysmal
- 심연의 매우 깊은 having immense or fathomless extension 2. 끔직한, 매우 나쁜 extremely bad; appalling
accede
동의하다 to assent, agree
accelerate
가속화하다 to cause to go faster; begin to move more quickly
accessible
- (서비스, 장소 등) 접근성 있는, 이용하기 쉬운 (of a place) able to be reached or entered; able to be easily obtained or used 2. 이해하기 쉬운 easily understood
acclaim
칭송하다; 환호, 갈채를 보내다 to praise enthusiastically and publicly
acclimate
적응하다 to accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; to adapt
accolade
영예, 영광, 찬양, 포상 an award or honor; high praise
accord
- 주다, 부여하다 to grand; bestow 2. 조화를 이루다 to bring into harmony 3. 동의,조화,합의 agreement, harmony
accountable
- 책임있는 responsible to someone or for some action; answerable 2. 설명될 수 있는 able to be explained
accrete
점진적으로 증가하다 to increase by growth or addition; make or become bigger, as by addition
accure
(이자, 이익, 혜택 등) 쌓이다 to gradually increase in amount over a period of time
acerbic
(맛) 씬, 쓴; (태도, 말) 신랄한 sour or bitter in taste; harsh in tone
acknowledge
- 인정하다 to accept or admit the existence or truth of 2. 감사하다 to express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for
acme
최정상, 정점 the highest point or stage; one that represents perfection of the thing expressed
acolyte
someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service
acoustics
음향시설, 음향악 the scientific study of sound and sound waves