June 2017

Question 1

rein

Answer 1

[same as rain]
noun : a long, narrow strap attached at one end to a horse’s bit, typically used in pairs to guide or check a horse in riding or driving.
verb : check or guide (a horse) by pulling on its reins.

Question 2

rein in

Answer 2

1. to limit or control (someone or something) ex) Congress must rein in spending. You had better rein that kid in before she gets hurt.
   2 to make (an animal) stop by using reins ex) The rider reined in his horse.
   ex) Congress reined in Trump’s ability to roll back Russia sanctions in an overwhelmingly bipartisan 97-2 vote to approve a new round of sanctions.

Question 3

sanction

Answer 3

noun: 1. a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule. ex) a range of sanctions aimed at deterring insider abuse
2. official permission or approval for an action. ex) he appealed to the bishop for his sanction
verb: 1. impose a sanction or penalty on. 2. give official permission or approval for (an action) ex) the scheme was sanctioned by the court

Question 4

deter

Answer 4

verb : [dit(st)ㅓr] discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.

Question 5

instill

Answer 5

[insti(st}l] verb: 1. gradually but firmly establish (an idea or attitude) in a person’s mind. ex) the standards her parents had instilled into her.
2. put (a substance) into something in the form of liquid drops. ex) she was told how to instil eye drops.

Question 6

bipartisan

Answer 6

[bʌɪpɑːtɪˈzan] of or involving the agreement or cooperation of two political parties that usually oppose each other’s policies. ex) “the reforms received considerable bipartisan approval”

Question 7

roll back

Answer 7

verb 1. : to reduce (something, such as a commodity price) to or toward a previous level on a national scale
2: to cause to retreat or withdraw : push back

Question 8

legislator

Answer 8

[ˈlɛdʒɪsleɪtə] noun: a person who makes laws; a member of a legislative body.

Question 9

take on

Answer 9

a : to begin to perform or deal with : sim undertake; ex) took on new responsibilities
b : to contend with as an opponent ex) took on the neighborhood bully
ex) Danica Roem became the first out trans woman to win Virginia’s General Assembly primaries. Now, she will take on Virginia’s most anti-trans legislator.

Question 10

contend with

Answer 10

to deal with (something difficult or unpleasant) ex) Customers should not have to contend with the problems caused by these delays.

Question 11

Senate

Answer 11

[|senət] the smaller upper assembly in the US, US states, France, and other countries.
ex) a member of the Senate

Question 12

edge (as verb)

Answer 12

1. provide with a border or edge.
   “the pool is edged with paving”
2. move or cause to move gradually or furtively in a particular direction.
   “she tried to edge away from him” “Senate Republicans edged closer to passing a health care bill.”

Question 13

furtively

Answer 13

[ˈfəːtɪvli] in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively.

Question 14

subsidy

Answer 14

[ˈsʌbsɪdi] a sum of money granted by the state or a public body to help an industry or business keep the price of a commodity or service low

Question 15

commodity

Answer 15

[kəˈmɒdɪti] a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee.

Question 16

constitution

Answer 16

[kɒnstɪˈtjuːʃ(ə)n] 1. 헌법 a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
2. the composition of something.

Question 17

precedent

Answer 17

noun: [ˈprɛsɪd(ə)nt] an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances. [판례 선례]
adv [prɪˈsiːd(ə)nt] preceding in time, order, or importance. ex) “a precedent case”

Question 18

emolument

Answer 18

[ɪˈmɒljʊm(ə)nt] noun: a salary, fee, or profit from employment or office.

Question 19

clause

Answer 19

[klɔːz] noun : a unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate.
절

Question 20

grammatical (pronunciation)

Answer 20

[ɡrəˈmatɪk(ə)l]

Question 21

predicate

Answer 21

verb [ˈprɛdɪkeɪt] state, affirm, or assert (something) about the subject of a sentence or an argument of a proposition.
“a word which predicates something about its subject”
noun [ˈprɛdɪkət] the part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject (e.g. went home in John went home ).

Question 22

congressional (pronunciation)

Answer 22

[kənˈɡrɛʃ(ə)n(ə)l] belonging or relating to a national legislative body, especially that of the US.
ex) “the document surfaced in a congressional hearing last year”

Question 23

legislative (pronunciation)

Answer 23

[ˈlɛdʒɪslətɪv] having the power to make laws.

Question 24

Congressional hearing

Answer 24

Congressional hearings are the principal formal method by which committees collect and analyze information in the early stages of legislative policymaking.
국회청문

Question 25

testimony

Answer 25

a formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law.
“the testimony of an eyewitness”

Question 26

adverb (pronunciation)

Answer 26

[ˈadvəːb] a word or phrase that modifies the meaning of an adjective, verb, or other adverb, expressing manner, place, time, or degree (e.g. gently, here, now, very ). Some adverbs, for example sentence adverbs, can also be used to modify whole sentences.

Question 27

adjective (pronunciation)

Answer 27

[ˈadʒɪktɪv] noun : a word naming an attribute of a noun, such as sweet, red, or technical.

Question 28

attribute

Answer 28

verb [əˈtrɪbjuːt] regard something as being caused by.
“he attributed the firm’s success to the efforts of the managing director”
noun [ˈatrɪbjuːt] a quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something.
“flexibility and mobility are the key attributes of Britain’s army”

Question 29

manslaughter

Answer 29

[ˈmanslɔːtə] the crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought, or in circumstances not amounting to murder.
“the defendant was convicted of manslaughter”

Question 30

malice

Answer 30

[ˈmalɪs] the desire to harm someone; ill will.

“I bear no malice towards anybody”

Question 31

aforethought

Answer 31

[əfɔ́:rθɔ́:t] previously in mind

Question 32

bear (as verb?)

Answer 32

support