O-vocab

Question 1

obfuscate

Answer 1

to deliberately make s/t confusing or difficult to understand

( muddle - 뒤죽박죽 만들다와 비슷 )

[obfuscate his identity] - 자신의 신분 감추기 위해서 썬글쓰고 가발쓰고..

[obfuscate his poor performance] - 노래 못하는 가수가 자신의 실력 가리려고

Question 2

objectionable

Answer 2

충분히 반대할만한 -> 문제의 소지가 있는, 사람들의 반대를 살만한

[objectionable contents]

e.g.) webtoon 등에서 조폭이야기..

Question 3

obscenity

Answer 3

노골적, 저질스러운 성적 묘사나 장면, 이야기,
음담패설

online comments sections with profanities and obscenities

Question 4

profanity

Answer 4

욕설

online comments sections with profanities and obscenities

Question 5

obscure

Answer 5

not well known

많은 사람에게 잘 알려지지 않은

세혼단 is an obscure book.

Question 6

off the charts

Answer 6

어떤 수치가 급증하다

s/t is off the charts
s/t is rising off the charts

what if one’s anxiety is off the charts?

Question 7

old-timer

Answer 7

old school.

옛날사람. 꼰대

I am old-school. So I don’t condone such behaviors.

Question 8

oligopoly

Answer 8

소수독점. 과점.

Oligarchs 과두정치하는 놈들 (우두머리 몇놈이 통치)
e.g.) 귀족, 엘리트

monopoly 독점

Question 9

omnipresent /
omnipotent/
omniscient

Answer 9

어디든 존재하는 (ubiquitous)
뭐든 할 수 있는 (almighty)/
다 아는

Civic life fails impress him, exemplifying an omnipresent tension between nature and the world.

Question 10

exemplify

Answer 10

~를 단적인 예시로 보여주다.

Civic life(인위적 삶) fails impress him, exemplifying an omnipresent tension between nature and the world.

Question 11

on course to

Answer 11

very likely to achieve s/t or have a particular result.
~대로 하면 ( )한다. ( )을 향해 순항중이다.

Better still, ‘Take Off’ is on course to break through the 5-million viewer mark.

이대로가면 곧 5백만 관객을 돌파할 것으로 보인다.

Question 12

on demand

Answer 12

원할때 언제든

[on-demand video]
보고싶을 때 언제든 주문해서 볼 수 있는 비디오

Question 13

on end

Answer 13

이어서 계속 (back-to-back과 비슷)

I watched movies all night for days on end.
He’s given 3 two-hour lectures back to back.
The back-to-back negotiations left him exhausted.

Question 14

on the brink of

Answer 14

~의 직전에

The region is on the brink of war.
The company is on the brink of bankruptcy.
The last time I saw him was on the brink of a complete nervous breakdown.

Question 15

on the heels of

Answer 15

~에 바로 이어서

[come on the heels of s/t ]

Question 16

on the horizon

Answer 16

머지않아

in the offing

Question 17

on the hunt for 사냥감

Answer 17

searching

He’s out on the hunt for great place where he could learn English.

Question 18

on the move

Answer 18

이동중

it’s hard to talk on the phone on the move only 10 years ago because of weak signals.

You should not be using your smart phone on the move.

Question 19

on the side

Answer 19

in addition to your main job

He makes a living by teaching English and also works as a guitar player at restaurants on the side.

Question 20

moonlight (v.)

Answer 20

He moonlights as a driver-for-hire at night.

(보통 추가 소득에 대한 세금을 안 내고 은밀히) 부업을 하다

Question 21

one-liner

Answer 21

기발한 발언,

e.g.) 확찐자

(=quip)

Question 22

oncoming

Answer 22

나를 향해 다가오는

[on coming car]
[on coming traffic]

Question 23

veer (v.)

Answer 23

빗나가다
[veer off the road]

The car veered onto the wrong side of the road and hit an oncoming truck.

Question 24

onslaught

Answer 24

a very powerful attack
( 갑자기 우르르 몰려와 )

Worse news is that we now have to brace for the seasonal onslaught of yellow dust from our western neighbors.

Question 25

ooze

Answer 25

물이나 습기가 어디에 젖거나 해서 스며나오다.

The blood oozed from the pack.
The pack oozed the blood

두가지 모양으로 사용 가능

Question 26

open-ended

Answer 26

끝이 확실히 정해지지 않은

1. 언제 끝날지 모르는
2. 제한을 두지 않는 (open ticket)

Question 27

operative (n.)

Answer 27

작전에 투입된 전문요원들

Question 28

opprobrium

Answer 28

공식적이고 신랄한 비판

Question 29

order up

Answer 29

1. 음식 주문시 (Are you ready to order up? )
2. 시작하도록 명령

The Federal district Court in Manhattan ordered up the program when it declared NY’s stop-and-frisk program unconstitutional in 2013.

Question 30

ostracize

Answer 30

추방시키다

Members of this poor and ostracized minority are shunned by health workers and often go unvaccinated.

[ostracized members of the society] 소외계층

Question 31

ought to

Answer 31

윤리적, 도덕적으로 볼 때 ~ 해야함이 마땅하다.

사람이라면 ~~게 해야지!

Question 32

out of sync

Answer 32

싱크가 안맞아.

in sync 딱 맞아!

The sound is out of sync with the video.

Question 33

into the thin air /

out of thin air

Answer 33

appear + into the thin air

disappear + out of thin air

Question 34

materialize

Answer 34

현실화되고 실제로 발생하다.

A tall figure suddenly materialized at her side
(갑자기·불가사의하게) 나타나다

Question 35

outcry (n.)/

cry out

Answer 35

맘 속에 품고있던 사람이나 상황에 안좋은 감정을 겉으로 드러내어 비판하다. /

밖으로 소리내서 울다.

They’re crying out for help.
Public outcry over the decision is growing louder.

Question 36

stand out

Answer 36

He stands out among the crowd.

outstanding 뛰어난

Question 37

화재, 전쟁이 break out

Answer 37

outbreak

질병이나 전염병 - outbreak

Question 38

outing

Answer 38

a short trip that you take for enjoyment

Question 39

outpost

Answer 39

전초기지,
최전방에 설치해두는 본부나 초소

(기업의 경우) 고객이 될 수도

Question 40

outpouring (n.)

Answer 40

The act of expressing a strong emotion
마음 속 존재하는 불만, 찬사 등을 우르르 내보내는 느낌

[outpouring of supporters]
[outpouring of complaints]

Question 41

outreach

Answer 41

reach out -> 옆에 힘들어하는 사람의 손을 잡아줘

I reached out for 양념장

outreach program 정부가 소외계층 도와주는 프로그램

Question 42

set out

Answer 42

첫 발을 내딛다

He set out to become the best teacher but ended up becoming an activist fighting for women’s rights.

He set out on a month-long trip across the Atlantic ocean.

Question 43

at the outset /

from the outset

Answer 43

처음에는 ~이랬다 /
처음부터 ~이랬다.

From the outset,

Question 44

outstrip

Answer 44

첨에는 뒤쳐져 있었지만 속도, 발전 정도를 따라잡다.

They have become the fastest-selling gadgets in history, outstripping the growth of the simple mobile phones that preceded them.

Question 45

outwit

Answer 45

여기서 wit는 센스
-> 머리써서 누구를 이기다

Hackers often outwit securing experts.
In the history, the cunning fox outwits the hunters.

Question 46

cunning

Answer 46

교활한

In the history, the cunning fox outwits the hunters.

Question 47

overdue

Answer 47

진작했어야 했고 지금이라도 당장해야한다.

Advocates of the changes in overtime rules say they’re long overdue.