GRE voca - Day21 Flashcards
piety
경건함 the state or quality of being pious, esp. religious devotion and reverence to God
pilfer
훔치다 to steal (a small amount or item); filch, purloin
pillory
공개적으로 조롱하다, 공격하다 to attack or ridicule publicly
pinion
손발을 묶다, 구속/속박하다 to tie or hold the arms or legs of someone
pinnacle
절정, 전성기, 정상 the highest point of development or achievement, acme
piquant
- 자극적이고 맛있는 having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavor 2. 자극적이고 흥미로운 provocative or exciting to the mind.
pique
- (호기심과 흥미를) 자극하다 to stimulate interest or curiosity 2. 화나게 하다 to arouse anger or resentment in, irritate, provoke
pitfall
함정, 숨겨진 위험 a hidden or unsuspected danger or difficulty
pithy
간결한, 핵심적인 concise and forcefully expressive
pittance
아주 적은 용돈, 수당, 보상 a small portion, amount, or allowance; a meager wage or remuneration
placate
달래다 to make someone less angry or hostile
placid
평온한, 고요한 (of a person or animal) not easily upset or excited
plagiarism
표절 the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own
plague
괴롭히다 to cause continual troule or distress to
plaintive
슬픈, 불쌍한, 애처로운 sounding sad and mournful
platitude
진부한 말; 진부함 a trite or banal remark or statement; lack of originality, triteness
platitudinous
진부한 (of a remark or statement) used too often to be interesting or thoughtful; hackneyed
plaudit
박수, 찬양, 갈채 praise, applause
plausible
그럴듯한 (of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or probable; believable, likely
plead
간청하다, (법원에서) 탄원하다 to make an emotional appeal, to present and argue for (a position), esp. in court or in another public context.
plenitude
풍성함 the condition of being full or complete; (another term of plenitude)
plethora
초과, 과다 an excess of something
pliable
- 모양이 잘 휘는 easily bent, flexible 2. 고분고분한 easily influenced
pliant
- 모양이 잘 휘는 beding readily, flexible 2. 고분고분한 easily influenced, yielding to others
plot
- 음모 a plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful 2. (극, 이야기) 구성, 플롯 the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work; interrrelated sequence
pluck
용기 spirited and determined courage, guts
plumb
- 면밀히 조사하다 to explore or experience fully or to extremes 2. 깊이를 재다 to measure the depth of
plummet
수직으로 떨어지다; 급락하다 to fall or drop straight down at high speed; drop rapidly
plunder
약탈하다, 훔치다 to steal goods from (a place or person), typically using force and in a time of war or civil disorder
poignant
마음에 사무치는, 슬픔과 후회를 자아내는 evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
poised
차분한, 침착한 having a composed and self-assured manner
polarity
양극성 the state of having two opposite or contradictory tendencies, opinions, or aspects.
polarized
양극화하다, 분열시키다 to divide or cause to divide into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or beliefs.
polemic
- 격렬한 비판, a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something 2. 논쟁, 논쟁술, the art or practice of disputation or controversy
polemical
논쟁적인 of, relating to, or involving strongly critical, controversial, or disputatious writing or speech.
polemicize
논쟁을 일으키다, 논쟁하다 to start or engage in a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something