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
grantuitous
unjustified, unprovoked, uncalled for 정당성이 없는, 이유없는, 불필요한;
The scratching review of the movie contained several grantuitous remarks about the sex life of the director.
gravity
seriousness;
given the gravity of the situation
gregarious
sociable, enjoying the company of others;
He was very garrulous and gregarious.
guile
cunning, duplicity, artfulness 교활함, 사기, 간특함;
Jose used guile, not intelligence, to win the spelling bee- he cheated.
hedonism
쾌락주의
hegemony
leadership, especially of one nation over another
heresy
any belief that is strongly opposed to established beliefs;
Galileo was tried for the heresy of suggesting that the sun did not revolve around the earth.
hermetic
impervious to external influence; airtight 외부의 영향을 받지 않는, 밀폐된;
The president led a hermetic existence in the White House. 백악관 안 에서 단절된 생활을 하다.
heyday
golden age, prime
hiatus
a break or interruption, often from work;
histrionic
overly dramatic, theatrical;
The chairman’s histrionic presentation convinced no one.
homily
a sermon
homogeneous
uniform, made entirely of one thing;
husbandry
thrifty management of resources; livestock farming
자산의 알뜰한 관리, 목축
hyperbole
an exaggeration used as a figure of speech 과장법
hypothetical
uncertain, unproven;
His skill as a baseball player was entirely hypothetical.
nebulous
vague, hazy, indistinct;
Oscar’s views are so nebulous.
The community’s boundaries are somewhat nebulous.
nefarious
evil, flagrantly wicked;
nefarious plot 사악한 음모
neologism
a new word or phrase
nepotism
showing favoritism to friends or family in business or politics (족벌주의)
He was counting on nepotism since he had no business acumen.
nominal
in name only, insignificant
Bert was the nominal chairman.
The cost was nominal in comparison with the enormous value of what you received.
noxious
harmful, offensive;
a noxious gas 유독가스
obdurate
stubborn and insensitive;
obdurate refusal 완강한 거부
obfuscate
to darken, to confuse;
obfuscate the issue 논점을 흐리다
oblique
indirect, at an angle;
oblique reference
oblivion
total forgetfulness;
be headed for oblivion 잊혀져 가다
obscure
unknown, hard to understand, dark;
obscure artist 무명의 아티스트
obsequious
fawning, subservient 아양떠는, 비굴한;
obtuse
insensitive, blockheaded 비굴한, 멍청한;
Mabel was so obtuse that she didn’t realized for several days that Carl had asked her to marry him.
officious
annoyingly eager to help or advise;
officious salesperson
onerous
burdensome, oppressive;
onerous task
opaque
impossible to see through, impossible to understand;
opaque window;
opaque expression
opulent
luxurious;
opulent palace
ostensible
apparent(but misleading); professed
ostensible kindness
ostentatious
excessively conspicuous, showing off;
The donor was ostentatious in making his gift to the hospital.
