Gre38 Flashcards
Fervid
Passionate, intense
Ex) he is known for his fervid devotion to the movement
Fervor
열정
Fetid
Having a bad smell
The fisherman didn’t like the look of the black and fetid water of the lake
Fetter
To bind, confine
The police fettered the suspect
Fey
Having a magical or fairy-like quality
The hero meets a fey girl who says nothing and smiles enigmatically
Fiasco
Disaster
The party was a fiasco
Fiefdom
Estate of a feudal lord; something over which a dominant person or group has control
The principal runs the school like his fiefdom
Figurative
Using figures of speech, metaphorical
Filial
Pertaining to ason or daughter
Mr.smith’s son took his filial duties seriously
Finesse
To handle with deceptive or evasive strategy; to use finesse that is refinement, in performance
The diplomat was able to finesse the problem
Plight
Unpleasant condition
Colliery
A coal mine
Fission
Splitting into two parts
The first nuclear fission was produced in 1942
Fitful
Starting and stopping
I had a fitful sleep last night
Flag
Verb) to grow tired, weak, or less enthusiastic
Florid
Ruddy; reddish; flowery
Flout
To treat scornfully
Don’t flout school regulations
Flux
A continuous flowing
Many people treat time as a flux
Foible
Minor weakness
John’s foible is his tending to want to take too long to complete tasks
Foment
To incite; arouse
The protesters were accused of fomenting revoliution
Foolhardy
Rash; heedless
We told them that the plan was foolhardy, but they went ahead with it anyway
Foreshadow
To suggest beforehand
The novel foreshadows certain events early in the story
Forlorn
Dreary; unhappy; dispairing
After the ship sank there were only three forlorn survivors
Forswear
To renounce; repudiate
The country forswears the use of nuclear weapons
Fracas
Loud dispute
There was a fracas outside the house last night
Fractious
Unruly, rebellious
The president tried to control fractious elements in the party
Froward
Stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient
Even the most experienced trainer has trouble handling the froward colt
Fulminate
To attack loudly; denounce
Fundamentalist
A person who believes in a literal interpretation of the bible or other holy book
Funereal
Mournful
The mood at the school was funereal after we lost the state championship game
Furor
General commotion, disorder; frenzy
The arrival of the movie star created a furor
Furtive
Sneaky; stealthy
Cheryl keeps stealing furtive glances at peter
Gaffe
Social blunder
Jim was so afraid of making a gaffe that he barely spoke to anyone at the party
Galvanize
To rouse or stir
The speech galvanized support for the plan
Gambit
A stratagem or ploy
The general decided on the risky gambit
Gambol
To frolic; leap playfully
We watched the dolphins gambol in the waves
Gargantuan
Huge, tremendous
There has been a gargantuan increase in public debt
Garner
To gather and store
The candidate garnered the greatest support in rural areas
Gauche
Coarse and uncouth; clumsy
The girls were embarrassed by the boy’s gauche behavior
Genial
Having a pleasant or friendly deposition
People like ted’s genial personality
Gentry
People of standing; class of people just below nobility The king made sure he had the support of the gentry before~
Geriatric
Related to the aged or the aging process
As the population ages, geriatric medicine is becoming more important
Gestalt
Relating to a pattern of elements so unifed that properties cannot be derived from the sum of its parts
Gestation
Growth process from conception to birth
Human beings have a long gestation period
Gingerly
Very carefully
The soldier walked through the mine field gingerly
Glacial
Like a glacier; extremely cold; slow
The weather man predicts a glacial winter this year
Glib
Fluent in an insincere way; offhand
His remark sounded glib, but i don’t think he meant it
Gloamng
Twilight; dusk
In the first gloaming of the night we heard a trumpet sound
Gnomic
Expressed in short, pithy saying
Few of the guru’s followers fully understood her gnomic aphorisms
Goad
Urge on The class goaded the teacher into telling them the date of her wedding
Gossamer
Sheer; light and delicate; like cobwebs
Her blouseis made of a gossamer material
Gourmet
Connoisseur of food and drink
The gourmet decided to open a restraunt
Grandiloquence
Pompous language
The old senator was known for his grandiloquence
Gratify
To please
The teacher was gratified by the student’s progress
Grouse
To complain
Stop grousing about having too much work
Gustatory
Affecting the sense of taste
The restraunt is famous for its gustatory delights
Hackneyed
Worn out by overuse
The politician used the same hackneyed phase in every speech
Hamper
방해하다
Hapless
Unfortunate, having bad luck
The hapless soldiers were killed by a powerful explosion
Harangue
Long pompous speech; tirade
Harbinger
Precursor, sign of something to come
The fall in the stock market is a harbinger of economic decline
Harrowing
Extremely distressing, terrifying
We had a harrowing journey by train along the mountainside
Headstrong
Reckless; insisting on one’s way
Heathen
Pagan; uncivilized and irreligious
The missionary preaches to the heathen people
Hector
To bully; torment
The bully hectored the boy
Hegemony
Leadership, domination, usually by a country
No one challenges the country’s hegemony in the region
Deferred
연기된
Fin de siecle
시대의 끝/ 새로운 시작
Schlocky
Cheap, trashy
Fiscal
재정
Chuffed to bits
Be thrilled by something
Prosthetic
인공사지
Tethering
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Herculean
Calling for great strength or courage
The historian started on the herculean task of writing a comprehensive history of the world
Hermaphrodism
A condition in animals and humans in which male and female reproductive organs and secondary sexual characteristics are present in the same individual
Hermeneutic
Explaining; interpreting
The two literary critics disagree on which of the two approaches is the best hermeneutic approach
Hermetic
Tightly sealed; magical
The scholar is studying the hermetic tradition associated with the egyptian pyramids
Heuristic
Helping to learn
The science teacher uses models of organic compounds as a heuristic device
Hidebound
Excessively rigid; dry and stiff
The students complain that the principal is so hidebound that she won’t consider any of their new ideas
Hieroglyphics
A system of writing in which pictorial symbols represent meaning or sounds; writing or symbols that are difficult to decipher
Hinterland
The remote or less developed parts of a country
Hirsute
Covered with hair
Scientists believe early man was hirsute
Histrionics
Exaggerated emotional behavior calcualted for effect ; theatrical arts or performances
Critics panned the actor’s performance as mere histrionics
Hoary
Very old; whitish or gray from age
The hoary poet read the poem he had written as a young man
Hobson’s choice
A double bind; that is, a situation in which a person must choose between alternatives that are equally unsatisfactory
Hoi polloi
The common people
The billionaire told his son not to mix with the hoi polloi
Homage
Public honor and respect
On george washington’s birthday we pay homage to “the father of our nation”
Homily
Sermon; tedious moralizing
The minister has the habit of writing his weekly homily on wednesday morning
Host
A great number
The bankruptcy of the large company presented the town with a host of problems
Hubirs
오만
Husband
To farm, manage carefully and thriftily
The expedition husbanded their supplies
Hypochondria
Unfounded belief that one is often ill
The doctor suspected that her patient was suffering from hypochondria
Hypostatize
To ascribe physical existence to
The human mind seems to have a tendency to hypostatize the self
Iconography
The traditional or conventional images or symbols associated with a subject, especially a religious or legendary subject
Ideology
A set of beliefs forming the basis of a political system
The country’s ideology was shaped by its culture
Idiosyncrasy
Peculiarity of temperament, eccentricity
Idiot savant
A mentally retarded person who exhibits extraordinary talent in one field
Idolatry
Idol worship; blind or excessive devotion
The young lover ~ worship him with honest idolatry
