gre18 Flashcards
vest
1) 수여하다
2) 옷을 입다
bloated
부푼, 볼록한
hold a brief for
변호, 지지하다
brief
짤막한 보고
recession
1) 퇴거
2) 후퇴
contraption
기묘한 장치
elephantine
코끼리같은, 거대한
foldaway
접는식의, 접어서 치울 수 있는
gilt-edged
of the highest quality
undercroft
an underground chamber such as church crypt
divisive
used to describe something that causes great and sometimes unfriendly disagreement within a group
memoir
an account of one’s personal life and experience
scoff
to speak derisively; mock
furore
fury, rage, madness
wolf-whistling
whistle to express admiration
exploit
to use someone or something unfairly for your own advantage
concede
to admit
roundtable
원탁회의
colossal
거대한
colossus
거상, 거인
mileage
이익, 유용성
constitution
1) 구성하다
2) 법령등을 제정하다.
document
to provide with written evidence to support
latrine
변소
doggerel
poor verse
dupe
to deceive, trick
effervescence
state of high spirits or liveliness; the process of bubbling as gas excapes
effete
depleted of vitatlity; decadent
exhilarate
원기를 돋다, 유쾌하게
effrontery
shameless boldness
elegy
poem or song expressing lamentation
elysian
blissful; delightful
conceit
자부심, 자만
pan
혹평하다
rave
1) 격찬하다
2) 헛소리를 하다.
fester
곪다
emollient
soothing; mollifying
heuristic
educational method in which students learn from their own investigation
encomium
a formal expression of praise
neurosis
노이로제, 신경증
epistemology
branch of philosophy that examines the nature of knowledge
equable
steady, unvarying; serene
equitable
fair/ just or impartial
equanimity
composure;calmness
equivocate
to intentionally use vague language
errant
mistaken, straying from the proper course
esoteric
hard to understand; known only to a few
essay
to make an attempty, subject to a test
stunt
묘기
insomnia
불면증
PR stunt
홍보용 떠들썩한 선전
by a whisker
only just manage to do it
rollover
연장
oeuvre
한 작가/화가 등의 모든 작품
embolism
색전증
arrhythmia
부정맥
waiver
an official decision that a rule, or agreement does not have to be obeyed, or that you will not ask for something that you have right to
ambient
existing in the surrounding area
occlusion
in medicine, something that blocks a tube or opening in the body or when something is blocked
statin
a drug that reduces the level of cholestrol
quintile
5분위 수
regulatory filing
a set of documents, for example financial accounts, that a company has to send to the organization that regulates its activity
vacate
to leave a room, building, chair etc so that it is available for others
polytunnel
비닐 하우스
lush
lush area has lot of gree, healthy plants, grass/ trees
plot
a small piece of land that has been marked or measured for particualr use
shed
a small building, usually made of wood, used for storing things
tenancy
the right to use land or live in a building in exchange for rent
hark back
to remember or to cause someone to remember something from the past
communal
belonging to or used by a group of people rather than one single person
oases
plural of oasis
allotment
텃밭
pristine
new or almost new, and in very good condition
cauldron
가마솥
sliver
a very small, thin piece of something, usually broken off something larger
till
to prepare and use land for growing crops
slight
thin&delicate
badger
to persuade someone by telling them repeatedly to do something or to question someone repeatedly
trellis
a light frame made of bars of wood or metal crossed over each other, attached to a wall for plants to grow up
ramshackle
badly organized
abode
a place where someone lives
entrench
to establish something firmly so that it cannot be changed
heap
an untidy pile or mass of things
row
to argue, especially loudly
chap
a man
plaque
명판
floe
a large area of ice floating in the sea
mooring
a place to tie a boat
moor
an open area of hills covered with rough grass
multidisciplinary
involving different subjects of study in one activity
feasibility
the possibility that can be made, done or achieved, or is reasonable
reams
a very large amount of sth
brine
water with salt in it
ethnocentric
based on the attitude that one’s group is superior
etiology
causes or origins
etymology
origin and history of a word
eugenics
우생학
eulogy
high praise, especially of a person who has recently died
evince
to show plainly; be an indication of
evocative
tending to call to mind or produce a reaction
connotation
내포
loaded language
language that has lot of connotations
exact
to force the payment of; demand and obtain by authority
execrable
detestable; abhorrent
expatiate
to speak or write at length
virile
of pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a man; masculine; manly
latent
present buy hidden potential
desiccated
dehydrated or powdered
rebuff
reject, turn down, refuse
sanctuary city
municipal jurisdiction, typically in north america and western europe, that limit their cooperation with the national government’s effort to enforce immigration law
comptroller
회계 감시관
afoul
충돌하다, 엉클어진
reform
개혁,개선
aspirations
1) 강렬한 소망
2) 호흡, 흡기
destitute
빈궁한, 빈곤한
expiate
to atone for
explicate
to explain; interpret; clarify
expository
explanatory
extemporaneous
unrehearsed
extirpate
to root up; to destroy
consanguinity
혈족관계
abjure
swear to give up
abeyance
a temporary stopping of activity; halt
adjure
ask earnestly or solemnly
adjudicate
decide or settle by law
arraign
기소하다, 고발하다
annul
abolish, nullify
arrogate
가로채다, 침해하다
afloat
1) floating on water
2) out of debt
ambit
range or limit of power
mete
to distribute or apportion by measure; allot
dole
a dealing out or distributing, especially in charity
payslip
급여 명세서
solicitor
a type of lawyer
fraudulent
사기의, 부정한; 사기로 손에 넣은
alias
별명으로
ratchet
톱니바퀴
integrity
성실, 완전무결
factotum
a person who does all the work; a handy man
fallow
uncultivated
fervor
warmth and intensity of emotion
fervent
full of strong emotion, or impassioned
feral
existing in a wild or untamed state
felicitous
suitably expressed; appropriate; well-chosen
freight
화물
earmark
to keep or intend something for a particular purpose
sting
1) a carefully planned and complicated plan which deceives people so that criminals can steal something
2) a police action to catch criminals in which they pretend to be criminals
ratchet sth up
to increase something in controlled stages over a period of time
pro bono
[relating to work that is done especially by a lawyer] without asking for payment
tomboy
중성적인 매력의 여성
dainty
small, delicate, and often moving in a careful way
mousy
shy&nervous
antediluvian
very old fashioned
ante meridiem
오전
post meridiem
오후
anticlimax
a sudden descent from the importance
antinomy
모순
pundit
박식한 사람, 전문가
supercharge
넘칠 만큼 채우다
simmering
금방이라도 폭발하려고 하는
ornamental
장식용의
bedazzle
현혹시키다, 당황하게 하다
patio
스페인식 집의 안뜰
fetid
having a bad smell
fetter
to bind; confine
fiat
arbitrary order; authorization
flag
to droop; grow weak
manacle
수갑, 족쇄
florid
ruddy, reddish; flowery
flourish
an embellishment or ornamentation
flout
to treat scornfully
forbearance
patience
founder
to sink; fail; collapse
autonym
본명, 실명