Part2 100 Flashcards
beg
v. 부탁하다, 조르다
: ask somebody for something
brood
n. (+동물)새끼들, 아이들
: 1. young or birds or animals, 2. family’s children; offspring
cf) brooding:불길한
helpless
: powerless, defenseless
predator
n. 포식자
: an organism that lives by preying on other organisms
given
a, prep, n. (주어진 사실) FACT로 처리
: 1. arranged earlier, 2. granted, 3. accepted fact
conundrum
n. 난제
: riddle
outwit
v. 능가하다
: surpass in cleverness or cunning; outsmart
repel
v. 경멸하며 거절하다, 쫓아내다, 혐오감을 일으키다
: 1. spurn somebody, “repulse”, 2. make somebody feel aversion, 3. keep something away
satire
n. 풍자, 조롱
: ridicule, lamppon
consolation
n. 위로
: 1. source of comfort; solace, 2. succor, relief
embitter
v. 쓰라리게 하다
: make sombody feel bitter
compassionate
a. 공감하는
: showing sympathy
rosy
a. (장미빛의) 행복한
: 1. promising, 2. optimistic, sanguine
indicator
: something that shows what conditions are
reconsider
v. 생각을 바꾸다
: consider again, especially with the intent to alter a previous decision
reliable
a. 확실한
: dependable
persistent
a. 끊임없는
: 1. continuing despite problems, 2. incessant or unrelenting
chief
n,a. 주요한
: 1. leader, 2. primary
dwell
v. 거주하다
: reside, inhabit
tantamount
a. 동등한
: equivalent to a particular thing in effect, outcome, or value
ancillary
a. 부차적인
: in a position of lesser importance
integral
a. 핵심의
: essential or necessary for completeness, vital, pivotal
germane
a. 적절한
: apposite, relevant, pertinent
overshadow
v. 가리다
: 1. cast a shadow over; darken or obscure 2. take attention away
cf) shadow:미행하다