GRE Vocabs Flashcards
culpability
a state of guilt; 비난받을만한
meticulous
장인정신
volubility
the quality of talking or writing easily and continuously; 유창, 수다
dogmatic
독단적인
asthete
one who professes great sensitiviy to the beauty of art and nature ; 예술덕후
aesthetic
concerned with the appreciation of beauty
a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement
concede
패배를 인정함 또는 인정
aberration
deviation from what is normal or expected; 비정상
commensurate
to be in proportion or corresponding in degree or amount; 연관성이 있는
enervate
기력을 떨어트리다
vindicate
혐의를 벗는, 권리를 주장하는
amenable
easy to persuade
wanting
lacking
demur
항의하는, 이의를 제기하다
venerate
매우 존경하는
acrimony
bitterness and ill will, 악감정
disinterested
unbiased, 객관적인
intimate
암시하는, 넌지시 알리는
chastise
꾸짖다
prodigal
낭비하는
auspicious
favorable, opposite of sinister; 길한
iconoclast
somebody who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions; 우상파괴자; ex) 레이디가가 모피 반대하기위해 고기로된 옷 입는것
restive
restless; 너무 지루하거나 불만스러워서 가만히 있지 못하는
amorphous
shapeless; 계획없는, 별 생각없는
censure
to express strong disapproval
galvanize
to excite or inspire (someone) to action
laconic
one who says very few words; 말수가 없는
mericurial
변덕스러운
anomalous
not normal
betray
a reveal or make know something, usually unintentionally
undermine
weaken
calumny
making false statement meant to injure a person’s reputation; 모함
ambiguous
open to more than one interpretation
harangue
long pompous speech; a tirade ; 장황한 연설
qualify
to be eligible for a role, status, or benefit by meeting specific requirements
parsimonious
(돈에 지독히) 인색한
involved
compicated, and difficult to comprehend
aberration
a deviation from what is normal or expected; 일탈
ingenuous
naive, innocent
extant
exist (usuall documents)
upbraid
to scold
innocuous
harmless and doesn’t produce any ill effects; 악의 없는
artful
exhibiting a artistic skill ; 또는 교활한쪽으로 재능있는
egregious
standing out in negative way; shokingly bad; 지독한; ex: 김정은
amalgam
mixture of multiple things; usually metals
castigate
to reprimand harshly; 혹평하다
prevaricate
to speak in an evasive way; 얼버무리다
venality
the condition of being susceptible to bribes or corruption; 뇌물에 관대할것같은
frugal
not spending much money (but spending wisely); 검소한
belie
to give false representation to; misrepresent; 착각하게 만들다, 거짓임을 보여주다, 사실을 잘못 전달하다
impertinent
being disrespectful
ambivalent
mixed or conflicting emotions about something
equivocal
confusing or ambiguous
gregarious
to be likely to socialize with others
parochial
narrowly restricted in scope or outlook; 편협한
veracious
truthful
bucolic
relating to the pleasant aspects of the country; 전원
cryptic
mysterious or vague, usually intentionally
incisive
예리한
entrenched
fixed firmly or securely
recondite
incomprehensible to one of ordinary understnding or knowledge
apathetic
lack of interest
gall
rude and impertinent
concede
졌다고 인정하는것
germane
적절한
didactic
instructive; 교훈을 주는
glut
an excessive supply, overflow
eschew
avoid and stay away from deliberately
diffident
lacking self-confident
perfidy
betrayal
banal
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
deferential
showing respect
querulous
habitually complaining; 짜증냄
preclude
preventing something from happening
reticent
reluctant to draw attention to yourself; 소심함
inexorable
impossible to stop or prevent
decorous
characterized by good taste in manners and conduct
vociferous
conspicuously and offensively loud
gossamer
characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy ex: wings of butterfly
lambast
criticize severely or angrily
dictatorial
expecting unquestioning obedience; dictatorship
engender
give rise to
gainsay
deny or contradict, speak against or oppose
predilection
a strong liking
torpor
inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy; 무기력
superfluous
serving no useful purpose; more than is needed, desired, or required
frivolous
not serious in content or attitude or behavior; 까불대는
obscure
무명의, 잊혀진
prescience
the power to forsee the future
audacious
willing to be bold in social situations or to take risks; 대담함
conspicuous
completely obvious; 눈에 띄는
fortuitous
occuring by happy chance; having no cause or apparent cause
impudent
impropery forward or bold; 무례한
rustic
characteristics of rural life; awkwardly simple and provincial
mawkish
overly sentimental to the point that it is disgusting
chortle
to chuckle, laugh merrily, often in a breathy, muffled way
mitigate
make less severe or harsh; 완화시키다
platitude
진부한 이야기
exacerbate
make worse
maintain
지지하다
largess
extreme generosity and giving
blatant
뻔뻔한
adamant
refusing to change one’s mind, 고집불통
ignoble
not honorable
acerbic
harsh in tone
abstruse
difficult to understand; incomprehensible
exacting
정확함을 요구하는
incorrigible
구제불능
aberrant
일탈; markedly different from an accepted norm
forthcoming
예견된일이 일어나는, 말을 하기 쉬운
provincial
characteristic of a limited perspective
burgeon
grow and flourish
construe
interpreted in a particular way
laudable
worthy of high praise
soporific
inducing mental lethargy; sleep inducing
implausible
describing a statement that is not believable
temperance
자제하는
reconcile
조화하는
refute
부정하는
ostentatious
과시하는
apocryphal
출저가 불분명한
intransigent
unwilling to change one’s belief or course of action
espouse
옹호하다
indifference
무관심
copious
in abundant supply
admonitory
serving to warn; expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
unscrupulous
비양심적인
tortuous
구불구불한; not straight forward
petulant
easily irritated or annoyed
exonerate
무죄를 입증하다
expound
add details or explanation; clarify the meanng; state in depth
pedantic
지나치게 규칙을 찿는
hackneyed
진부한
eradicate
뿌리채 뽑아내는
opaque
not clearly understood or expressed
denigrate
charge falsely or with malicious intent’ attack the good name and reputation of someone; DOWN GRADE
pragmatic
실용적인
decorum
점잖은, 예의
contingent
representative, 임시직
bumbling
우왕좌왕
discrete
constituiting a separate entity or part ; 별개의
ingratiate
아부하다
underscore
emphasize; give extra weight to
iconoclastic
defying tradition or convention
confound
황당한, 헷갈리는, 당황하는
exalt
praise
myopic
lacking foresight or imagination
pundit
그 분야의 권위자
implacable
확고한, 완강한, 바꿀수없는
idiosyncrasy
특이한 성격
precocious
characterized by or characteristic of exceptionaly early development or maturity (애늙은이)
staunch
firm and dependable especially in loyalty; 충실한
ascetic
practicing self-denial; 금욕적인; 수행
supplant
take a place or move into the position of; 대신하다
eclectic
compromised of a variety of styles; 팔방미인
rudimentary
being in the earliest stages of development
derivative
not original but drawing on the work of another person
abstain
자제하는, restrict 하는
forlorn
marked by or showing hopelessness; 허망한
jingoism
fanatical patriotism; 맹목적 애국주의
refractory
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
heretic
a person who holds unortodox opinions in any field (이단자)
languid
slow and relaxed
treacherous
tending to betray, dangerously unstable and unpredictable; 신뢰감이 없는
fallacious
잘못된; 틀린
tenacious
stubbornly unyielding
disaffected
반정부; 불만을 품은
panache
distinctive and stylish elegance; 위풍당당
immutable
not able to be changed
unequivocal
having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion
derive
come from, establish by deduction
guileless
free of deceit; 아주 정직한, 솔직함
ephemeral
lasting a very short time
avaricious
excessively greedy
circumvent
cleverly find a way out of one’s duties or obligations; 잔꾀부려서 일을 해결하는
subsume
contain or include
ameliorate
make something better
contrive
to pull off a plan or scheme, usually through skill or trickery
negligible
so small as to be meaningless
frustrate
hnder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; 방해
juxtapose
place side by side
tantamount
being essentially equal to something
belligerent
characteristics of one eager to fight
eminent
standing above others in quality or position; eminem
incongruous
lacking harmony, 융화되지않는
mollify
to make someone angry less angry
insidious
working in a subtle but destructive way
travesty
an absurd presentation of something; a mockery
spurious
거짓된, 겉으로만 그럴싸한
magnanimous
관대한
itinerant
traveling from place to place to work
vehement
격렬한
haughty
거만한, 오만한
jubilant
승리감에 넘치는
apathy
무관심, 무기력
villify
spread negative information about
delineate
describe in detail
elucidate
make clearer and easier to understand
denote
be a sign or indication of; have as a meaning
arcane
신비로운, 불가사의한
sanction
give authority or permission to, 허가, 승인
scrupulous
having sense of right or wrong, 세심함, 꼼꼼함
ostracize
exclude from a community or group
gauche
lacking social polish; 서투른
propitious
좋은, 유리한
obsequious
아부하는
rescind
cancle officially; 폐지하다
ravenous
extremely hungry
subversive
in opposition to a civil authority or government
audacity
aggressive boldness in social situations
dilettante
an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
lionize
assign greate social importance to
insolent
rude and arrogant
inveterate
상습적인, 뿌리깊은
prolific
intellectually productive, 풍년
pedestrian
lacking imagination
admonish
to warn strongly, even to the point of reprimanding
pernicious
exceedingly harmful; 치명적인
poignant
emotionally touching
hegemony
dominance over a certain area
precipitous
급작스러운
repudiate
거부하다, 물리치다, 부인하다
arbitrary
제멋대로의
reverent
숭배하는
myriad
large indefinite number
resurgent
rising again as to new life and vigor; 소생
tempered
moderate in effect, 완화된
constituent
an abstract part of something, 특정 선거구에 사는 주민
inimical
해로운
brazen
뻔뻔한
syncophant
a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
intrepid
fearless
winsome
charming in a childlike or naive way
garrulous
full of trivial (필요없는) conversation; 수다수러운
foment
try to stir up public opinion
sporadic
산발적인, 이따금 발생하는
irrevocable
변경할수없는
accolade
an award or praise granted as a special honor
trite
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
austere
practicing self denial; 꾸밈없는; 소박한
vacillate
be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
antithetical
sharply contrasted in character or purpose
circumscribe
제한하다
inscrutable
not easily understood
tractable
다루기쉬운
prodigious
so great in size or force; 엄청난
haphazard
marked by great carelessness; dependent upon or characterized by chance; 무계획적인, 되는대로
taciturn
말수가 없는
munificent
very generous
fastidious
overly concerned wih details (강박)
stringent
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
appease
달래다, 요구를 들어주다
capricious
변덕스러운
misconstrue
intrepret in the wrong way
efficacious
효과적인
elicit
call forth (bring up))
contrition
feeling guilt that comes from something bad
duress
협박
askance
의심
furtive
은밀한, 엉큼한
flux
state of uncertainty about what should be done (멘붕)
opulence
호화로운, 엄청나게 부유한
edifying
지식을 고양시키다
transient
lasting a very short time
erudite
학식있는, 박식한
banality
따분한, 시시한말
craven
용기없는, 비겁한
timorous
timid by nature or revealing fear and nervousness
maladroit
솜씨없는, 어설픈
jovial
아주 쾌활한
placate
달래다, 진정시키다
specious
허울만 그럴듯한
dispassionate
감정에 좌우되지않는
antipathy
강한 반감
impartial
공정한
nuance
뉘앙스
maverick
개성이 강한 사람
truncate
reduce the length of something
ignominious
수치스러운, 창피한
mendacity
거짓된 행동; 허위
reproach
비난, 책망
rebuke
croticize severly or angrily; censure
posit
assume as fact
harried
몹시 곤란을 겪는, 어찌할바를 모르는
polemic
a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something
esoteric
소수만 이해하는
bolster
support and strengthen (bolster:부스터)
arduous
끈질긴
indecorous
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
pejorative
expressing a disapproval (usually refers to a term)
nonplussed
unsure how to act or respond
mundane
repetitive and boring; relating to the ordinary world
anomaly
something that is not normal, standard, or expected
sullen
뚱한, 시무룩한
dilatory
wasting time; 방해하는; squander
deleterious
harmful to living things
disseminate
널리 퍼트리다
imprudent
현명하지 못한, 성급한
