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