Section 2 Flashcards
thwart
좌절시키다 (계획등을)
apprehension
우려, 불안
stolid
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
respite
a pause from doing something
boon
요긴한, 친절한
snide
헐뜯는 욕설, 비방
dearth
a lack or shortage
disheartened
made less hopeful; 희망을 잃다
resolve
reach a conclusion
elusive
difficult to capture or to remember
moot
open to debate; 고려할 가치가 없는
deter
turn away from by persuasion, try to prevent
incessant
끊임없는, 쉴새없는
avid
marked by active interest and enthusiasm
guffaw
laugh boisterously
malleable
capable of being shaped or bent
disenfranchise
권리 박탈
discriminate
식별하다, 차별하다
ingenuity
the power of creative imagination
muted
softened, subdued
obdurate
고집불통
impede
지연시키다, 방해물
advocate
지지자, 주장하다
patronize
윗사람 행세, 깔보듯이 대하다
endemic
native; originating where it is found
morose
시무룩한
malady
disease
degrade
reduce in worth or character
archaic
고전적인
consummate
having supreme mastery or skill; to make perfect and complete in every respect
fledgling
young and inexperienced; new participant in some activity
ornate
화려하게 장식된
robust
튼튼한, 탄탄한
autonomously
acting independently
raffish
점잖지는 않지만 특이한 매력이 있는
plodding
slow
inclement
좋지못한, 험악한
quandry
진퇴양난, 어찌할바를 모르다
appreciable
large enough to be noticed
entice
get someone to do something; 낚아서 무언가를 하게 만드는
flounder
어쩔줄 모르고 허둥대다
proponent
지지자
jocular
characterized by jokes and good humor
fete
to celebrate a person
pithy
full of meaning
renege
fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
meander
to wander aimlessly
impermeable
does not allow fluids to pass through
ascendancy
the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; 지배력을 행할수 있는 위치
transitory
lasting a very short time
conducive
making a situation or outcome more likely to happen
tawdry
싸구려, 저속한
whimsical
엉뚱한, 기발한
inadvertent
happening by chance or unexpectedly; 우연의
perpetuate
cause to continue; 영구화하다
euphoria
극도의 행복함
grovel
show submission or fear
augment
enlarge or increase; improve
urbane
세련된, 점잖은
uncompomising
타협하지않는
egotist
자기중심주의자
unruly
다루기힘든, 제멋대로 구는, unwilling to submit to authority
lucid
transparently clear; easily understandable
elaborate
explain in richness of detail
jargon
특수용어
contemptuous
경멸하는, 업신여기는
commendable
worthy of high praise
genteel
고풍스러운, 필요이상으로 고상한
pertinent
적절한
genial
상냥한, 다정한
irresolute
uncertain how to act or proceed
percedant
an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at later time; 전례
cornucopia
an abundant supply of something good
empathetic
이해심이 있다
glib
구변좋은, 말을 잘하는
spurn
퇴짜놓다
surly
성질못된, 무례한
impeccable
without fault or error; 흠잡을데 없는
hamstrung
made ineffectve or powerless
sentimental
감상적인
perennial
lasting an indefinitely long time; eternal; everlasting
buck
resist
altruism
이타주의; 자신을 희생해서 남을 돕는
credence
belief in something; 신빙성
facetious
경박한, 까부는
illicit
불법의
tumult
a state of chaos
rankle
마음을 괴롭히다
debase
reduce the quality or value of something
vacuous
멍청한, 얼빠진
smattering
small amount of
assail
attack in speec or writing; 디스
martial
suggesting war or military life
assuage
완화시키다
derisive
조롱하는
banish
expel from a community
detrimental
cause harm or injury
pristine
unspiled, untouched, clean and unused
benign
kind, not dangerous to health
fickle
변덕스러운