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P-vocab Flashcards

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pack

A

the main group of people following behind the leader

= lot

Americans are an optimistic lot.
A pack of wild dogs are often seen in the village

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pack a punch

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to have a strong effect

He still packs a punch.

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palatable

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acceptable

정부가 ~정책을 내놨는데 그 정책이 어떤 사람에게는 palatable.

For a more palatable remedy, put some lemon and honey in the saline solution.

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pariah

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a person, organization or country that others dislike and avoid

부랑아

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parole

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가석방

e.g.) 30년형 받았는데 10년동안 모범수로 살았어 그럼 일단 내보내고 잘 살면 그대로 살도록

[parole board] 재소자를 가석방 시켜줄지 결정하는 위원회

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partisan

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특정당을 지지하는, 당파싸움을 좋아하는

partisan strife 정당 간 싸움

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partisan

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특정당을 지지하는, 당파싸움을 좋아하는

[artisan strife] 정당 간 싸움

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pass as somebody

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그사람은 어디가면 ~로 통해

Senior soldiers pass as the ultimate ruler

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pass the buck

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책임을 전가하다.

stop the buck-passing 남 탓하지마

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10
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patchwork

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comprehensive하지 않고 유기적이지 못함.
되는대로 덕지덕지 붙여

e.g.)담배가 문제 -> 보건복지부에서 담뱃값을 올리고 마약으로 규정함

a patch work of policies

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patron

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후원자 /

뒤에서 탄탄하게 지원해주는 사람

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12
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pecking order

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조직이나 집단 내의 서열

peck -> 모이쪼는 순서 ㅋㅋㅋ

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perish

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to die.

서양 교수들 -> publish or perish

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14
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perk up s/t

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보기좋게 치장하다

Most of these private licenses do little to help “perk up” your resume or start a business.

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15
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permeate

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냄새, 분위기, 액체가 스며들다, 퍼지다

Dissatisfaction with the government seems to have permeated every section of society.

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peruse

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면밀히 보다.

He opened a newspaper and began to peruse the personal ads.

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[a phalanx of s/t]

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a group of 의 의미. 그런데 다양하고 잡다한게 모여있는 느낌

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pick and choose

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까다롭게 선택하다

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piecemeal

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made or done in separate stages rather than being planned and done as a whole
(개별적으로)

[a piecemeal approach] 기회가 될 때 하나씩

A major driver of health care overutilization is that doctors are paid piecemeal. (한 건당 돈받으니까)

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20
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pile in / pile out

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우르르 몰려오다 / 우르르 몰려가다

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pitfall

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내가 어떤 일 할 때 마주칠 수 있는 위험

= [possible risks]

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22
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plateau

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= level off

The number of smokers are plateauing.

pick은 찍고 내려가는 느낌
hit the bottom/ bottom out은 찍고 올라가는 느낌

23
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plucky

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인내심이 강한 (brave and determined)

e.g.) 백혈병에 걸렸으나 좌절하지 않아

24
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pluralistic

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다원주의적인 (극단적으로 치닫지 않고)

cf. the axis of evil 악의 축 (NK, Iran, Iraq)

25
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pocket

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부당하게 사취하다.

Those charities facing a massive federal lawsuit, accused of pocketing nearly $187 million of your money.

26
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pointer

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방향을 지시해주는 것에서 나와서 뭔가를 해결하는데 도움되는 조언의 의미

27
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porcine/
canine/
feline/ 
equine/
bovine/
avian/
vulpine/
ursine
A 
돼지와 관련된/ 
개와 관련된/
고양이와 관련된/ 
말과 관련된/ 
소와관련된/
새와관련된 /
여우와관련된/
곰과 관련된
28
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pounce (vi.)

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to jump or move quickly in order to catch or take hold of s/t

확 덮치다

The cat sat in the tree ready to pounce on the ducks below.

29
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precipitate (vt. )

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to make s/t happen or begin to exist suddenly and quickly, esp something bad

precipice 절벽
precipitous 절벽이 빨리다가오는 느낌

His decision to move his hagwon to Gangnam only precipitated his fall.

30
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[in a predicament]

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[in a fix]
사면초가, 진퇴양난

put s/t in a predicament

31
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[under the premise]

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전제하에

cf. premises 지역/ 구역

Do not leave the premises until the thief is found.

32
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preserve

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v. 보존하다 (변함없도록 그 상태로 유지하다)
n. 전유물/ 구역 정해놓고 그 구역에서 무엇이 멸종되거나 사라지지 않도록

Golf used to be the preserve of the rich and famous.

preservatives 방부제

33
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[preside over + 회의/ 미팅]

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회의나 미팅을 주재하다.
e.g.) 국회에서 국회의장이 본회의 진행

cf. oversee
President Bush oversaw three big nation-wide protests calling for his impeachment.

34
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press ahead with s/t

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to continue doing s/t, esp. working in a determined way.

e. g.) state and local governments press ahead with their own initiatives.
n. initiatives 계획, 프로그램, 캠페인

35
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prevail

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전역에 걸쳐있다.

a. prevalent

36
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raw

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노골적인 / 적나라한

37
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prisoners of war

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전쟁포로

= POW

38
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[a profusion of ]

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많은

Wild poppies are [growing in profusion] in the area

39
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be prone to

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~ 하기 쉽다./ ~에 취약하다.

The area is very prone to floods.

low-lying area

40
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prop

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[prop open] 잡아서 열린 상태를 유지하다

His doctors inserted a stent to prop open the artery

41
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prop up s/t

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넘어질 것 같은 것을 넘어지지 않게 받쳐주다.

경제가 취약한 상태일 때, 경제가 쓰러지지 않도록 정부가 공적자금으로 받쳐준다고 할 때

Public funds continue to prop them up.

42
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proportionate

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비율에 맞게

n. proportion 백분율

The compensation he received was considered disproportionate to his actual contribution to success.

43
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proprietary (adj.)

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소유권이 있어서 함부로 가져다가 쓸 수 없는
e.g.) 상표권, 특허권

They worry about committing themselves to a proprietary system.

44
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provenance

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n. 유래/ 기원 (origin)

e.g.) 동물이나 식물이 원래 한국에서 기원한 것일때
This particular plant is of Korean provenance.

45
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proxy

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이 것을 보면 전체를 알 수 있는 것.

s/t used to represent something else

46
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pry

A

to be interested in s/o’s personal life in a way that is annoying or offensive.

다른사람의 일을 알아보기 위해서 몰래 옅보거나 물어보고 다니다.

e.g.) If citizens aren’t protected from prying eyes, some will suffer and others turn their backs.

47
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psyche

A

mind

The whole episode greatly hurt our collective psyche.

48
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psychosis

A

정신병 (mental illness) / 제정신이 아닌 사람.

hallucination 환영 / 환각
a hallucinating drug

49
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fudge ( v. n. )

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v. 뒤죽박죽해서 원래 형태를 못알아보게 만들다.
n. 뒤죽박죽 짬뽕해서 만들어내느 것

[fudge the data]
짜집기해서 자신에게 유리하도록 날조하다

50
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bank on

/pun

A

We’re banking on them(은행) lending us the money.
- no pun intended!

pun -동음이의어를 사용한 말장난

51
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punt

A

n. 판돈

v. 판돈을 걸다. (bet)

52
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be purported to

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(사실인지는 확실히 모르겠으나) 그랬다고 여겨진다.

The new vivo smartphone is purported to have copied the iPhone XS MAX down to the texture of the cover. /

He is purportedly the most skilled engineer in the division.

53
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[put s/t on a par with ]

A

동급이다.

Current estimates put the number of cellular subscriptions on a par with the global population

현재 추산치를 보면 회선 수가 전세계 인구와 같다.

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