Part1 200 Flashcards
lie
v. 거짓말, 놓다
: 1. say something untrue ; 2. be located in a particular place
array
: collection, arrangement
homogeneity
n. 통일성
: quality of being uniform
“sophistry”
n. 궤변 (겉은 그럴듯 하지만 거짓인 말)
: pausible but fallacious argumentation, ==”sophism”
cf) (sophistigate빼고) sophi-는 보통 (-)
scope
n. 범위 (=range =variedness)
: “range” covered by an activity, subject, or topic
farsighted
a. 통찰력 있는
: wise and able to anticipate the future
insularity
n. 편협한, 섬나라 근성
: limited in outlook, narrow-mindedness
commission
n. comtee
: a group of people authorized or directed to carry out a duty of task
vitally
adv. 핵심적인
: crucially
prose
n. 산문
: language that is not poetry
enormous
a. 엄청난
: unusually large or great in size, amount, or degree
pellucid
a. 명료한
: 1. transparent ; 2. clear in meaning
“turgid”
a. (문학에서) 장식이 많고,과한
: pompous and overcomplicated
cf) /털지드/
pleasing
a. 기쁘게 하는
: 1. enjoyable ; 2. ‘pleasant’
cf) /플리징/
pithy
: brief and to the point
rank
v, a. 등급을 매기다, (악취 나는)
: (v) have a particular rating ; (a) foul-smelling
circumstance
n. 주변 환경
“charlatan”
n. (사칭하는) 사기꾼
: false expert, ‘quack’(의사, 속이는)
cf) /소ㅑㄹ라탄/
enigma
n. 난제, 수수께끼
[a. enigmatic (알쏭달쏭한, 잘 안풀리는)]
: mystery, conundrum, riddle
cf) /애니그마/
devotee
n. 헌신가
: ardent enthusiast
cf) -ee 사람
illustrious
a. 독보적인
: extremely “distinguished” and famous; “emenent”(“eminence”) **
cf) ** “preeminent/prominent”, “outstanding”, “premished”
“impeccable”
a. 잘못 없는, 죄가 없는
: perfect or flawless as to be beyond criticism
mysterious
a. 난해한
: 1. full of mystery ; 2. difficult to understand
cf) != mystical(신비한)
shuffle
v. 대충 섞다
: 1. walk slowly, drag feet ; 2. mix things together carelessly
tangle
n. 복잡하게 얽힘, 상황이 어려움
: 1. jumbled mass, hodgepodge ; 2. difficulty, a ‘complicated’ situation or problem
cf) 라푼젤 머리 묶인 스타일이 tangled
expressive
a. 표현하는, 중요한
: 1. full of expression ; 2. significant
conviction
n. 확신, 유죄판결
: 1. a belief that is held firmly ; 2. guilty verdict
verisimilitude
n. 사실인 것 처럼 보임
: appearance of being true
cf) positive, negative 둘 다 가능한 의미이므로 조심. ; very-/vera- : 진실 e.g. veritas(진실, Latin), verify(사실입을 확증하다)
sacrifice
v. 희생하다
: give up somebody or something valued
cf) “S scrifice O : O가 없다”
substitute
v, n. 대체물
: replace or take place of
embrace
v. 포옹하다, 채택하다
: 1. hug somebody ; 2. adopt or take up something
endow
v. 주다
: 1. bestow, ‘grant’, confer, “accord” - “afford”
cf) “accord”, “afford”
editorial
n. 논설
: an article in a publication expressing the opinion of its editors or publishers
dippasionate
a. 객관적인 (감정이 없다)
: calmly objective: not incluenced by emotion feeling, “disinterested” - but unemotionalX
timely
a. 시기 적절한
: opportune
“shrill”
a. 소리가 날카로운, 비명소리의, tone이 높은, 비평+shrill : 날카롭게 까는
: 1. penetratingly high-pitched ; 2. having a harsh intense quality perceived as unpleasant ; 3. sharp or keen to the senses
cf) shr- : sharp
rigorous
a. 엄격한
: harsh, strict, severe, “stringent”(*)
cf) != rancor
concede
v. 수긍하다
: reluctantly accept something to be true, admit, acknowledge
cf) [3]accede(동의하다), [1]cede(양도하다)
struggle
v, n. v.고군분투하다,노력하다 ; n.갈등
: (v) try to overcome a problem, ‘strive’ ; (n) flight or conflict
underestimate
v. 과소평가하다
: undervalue, ‘underrate’