JKLO Flashcards
judicious
exercising sound judgment 현명한 판단을 하는;
The judge made judicious use of tools.
juxtapose
to place side by side;
Comedy and tragedy were juxtaposed in the play.
kinetic
having to do with motion; lively; active;
laconic
using few words, especially to the points of seeming rude;
The manager’s laconic dismissal letter
lampoon
to satirize, to mock, to parody;
Students mercilessly lampooned their Latin teacher’s lisp.
languish
to become weak, listless, or depressed;
The formerly eager and vigorous accountant languished in his tedious job.
largess
generous giving of gifts, generosity;
Only the largess of his uncle got Sam into Princeton.
latent
present but not visible or apparent; potential;
A photographic image is latent.
laud
to praise, applaud, extol;
The bank manager lauded the hero who trapped the robber.
legacy
sth handed down from the past, a bequest;
The legacy of the corrupt administration was chaos, bankruptcy, and despair.
lethargy
게으름, 나태함, 무관심;
The couch potato had fallen into a state of such total lethargy.
levity
lightness, unseriousness;
The speaker’s levity was not appreciated by the convention of funeral directors.
libel
명예를 손상시키는 허위사실을 쓰거나 출판하는 것;
The newspaper committed libel when it called him worthless moron.
litigate
제소하다, 법적 소송을 걸다;
When the company was unable to recover its money back, its only option was to litigate.
loquacious
talking a lot or too much;
The teacher was very loquacious, which was fine with most of students.
lucid
clear, easy to understand;
His explanation was few but lucid.
lugubrious
exaggeratedly mournful;
His lugubrious eulogy eventually made everyone start giggling.
luminous
glowing, bright;
The dial on my watch is luminous.
garrulous
talkative, chatty;
genteel
refined, polite, artistocratic, affecting refinement 품위있는, 예의바른, 귀족적인, 고상한 척하는;
The ladies are too genteel to accept our invitation.
gesticulate
to make gestures, especially when speaking or in place of speaking;
Harry gesticulated wildly on the other side of the theater to attempt to get our attention.
glut
surplus, an overabundance 과다, 남아돌아갈만큼의 양;
The international oil shortage turned into an international oil glut with surprising speed.
grandiloquent
pompous, 과장하는, 깊은 인상을 남기기 위해 과장하거나 터무니 없는 말을 하는;
The president’s speech was grandiloquent rather than eloquent. 웅변적이라기보다는 과장이 심했어
grandiose
absurdly exaggerated;
The scientist’s grandiose plan
