TC#1-28 Flashcards
badly
adv. 심하게, 나쁘게
: 1. poorly, imperfectly ; 2. severely, very much
composition
n. 작곡
: a piece of music or writing
chant
n. 성가
: music for religious passage
scale
n. 저울; “음계”; “비늘”
: 1. weighing machine ; 2. serires of musical “note”(음표)s ; 3. a thin flat piece or flake
hilarious
a. 매우 재밌는, 익살스러운
: very funny
imaginative
a. 독창성 있는
: original, inventive (“invention”)
cf) S belie O : S가 O를 감추다
conventional
: “usual” or established
belie
v. 감추다, 대조되다
: 1. give false impression disguise the true nature of something ; 2. show to be false
cf) SE, TC, Clue ;
incorporate
v. (기업을 세우다), 합치다, 구현하다
: 1. join with something that exists;unite,combine,’merge’ ; 2. form a corporation ; 3. give real form to : to give material form to something
cf) conventional = nomal = typical
folktale
n. 구전이야기, 민담, (사람을 통해서 전해지는) 이야기
: 1. traditional story that is passed down orally from one generation to the next
cf) folk : 사람
“solely”
adv. 오직
: 1. (only), “uniquely” ; 2. “exclusively”
cf) GRE에서 only는 merely, 단지의 뜻으로 쓰인다
decidedly
adv. 명료하게
: without any doubt or question
anthology
[pl. anthologies]
: collection of different writers’ works
admire
: 1. regard with approval ; 2. respect
grasp
v. 잡다; 이해하다
: understand, comprehend, “fathom”
assertion
n. 주장
: emphatic statement
catastrophe
n. 재앙
: disaster, calamity, devastation, “havoc”(파괴, 재앙/혼란)
imminent
a. 당장, 즉시
: about to occur, forthcoming
doom
n. 재앙이 다가오는 운명(-)
: disastrous destiny, especially death or utter ‘ruin’
exaggerate
v. 과장하다
: everstate, magnify
scrutinize
v. 철저하게 조사하다
: examine or observe with great care, inspect, probe
“deride”
v. 조롱하다
: ‘ridicule’ or show contempt for somebody or something
thirst
n. 갈증
: 1. a desire to drink a liquid ; 2. a strong desire
aspiration
n. 열망
[n. aspirant (열망자, 열망하는 자)]
: a desire or ambition to achieve
whet
v. 날카롭게하다, 사람을 자극하다/곤두서게하다
: 1. shapen ; 2. stimulate something
cf) 1. : 칼 가는 것 같이 ; 긁다?
slake
v. 갈증을 해소시키다
: satisfy a desire for something, especially a drink ; “quench”
wane
v. 쇠퇴하다
: get smaller or less: to decrease gradually in intensity or power
overtly
adv. 공공연하게
: openly, obviously
spark
v. 전기가 팍 터진, (+사람) 자극하다/어떤 일을 하게 하다
: 1. throw off sparks ; 2. “stimulate” or initiate a burst of activity
pious
a. 1) (종교)독실한 ; 2) 도덕적인
: 1. “devoutly” religious (# impious) ; 2. vitrous and moral
cf) =devout #impious(impiety) ; 2. : 쟤 완전 독실해, 인간 예수야 -> 도덕까지 뜻이 가기도 한다.
sentiment
n. 감성
: mental feeling
diverting
a. 재밌는
: “amusing” and “entertaining”, and acting as a temporary distraction
cf) divert-(집중을 깨다)
didactic
a. 교훈적인, (도덕을) 가리키는
[n. didacticism]
: 1. intended to instruct; “edifying” ; 2. “morally” instructive
whimsical
a. 변덕스러운
: unpredictable, changeable
cf) != whimsy : 이상한
rain forest
n. 우림
: a think evergreen tropical forest
chestnut
n. 밤나무
: tree with prickly fruit
drive out
v. 몰아내다
: evict, oust, force out
pollinate
v. 수분하다
: transfer ‘pollen’(꽃가루) and fertilize plant
reformer
n. 개혁자
: somebody who reforms
casualty
n. 사상자 (사고/전쟁으로 인한)
: accident victim: somebody who is seriously injured or killed in an accident
cf) casual : 1)not formal ; 2)우연(accidental) ; 3)가끔 ; 4)전문적이지 않은 ; ref. causality(인과관계), be’cause’
critic
n. 비평가 ( - > +)
: 1. somebody judging something ; 2. somebody who finds fault
cf) positive, negative 모두의 의미를 가질 수 있지만, 굳이 따지자면 - 비평 느낌
beneficiary
n. 수혜자
: somebody who receives a benefit from something
committee
n. 위원회
: group chosen to do task; ‘council’
urge
v. 격려하다
: advise somebody strongly
tomb
n. 묘비
: grave, monument
disseminate
v. 확산시키다
: distribute or spread something
“document”
v. 1)기록하다 ; 2)증거를 가지고 뒷받침하다
: 1. record information ; 2. “support a claim with evidence” (증거를 가지고 뒷받침하다)
undercut
v. 약화시키다
: reduce force; undermine
“conjecture”
n. 추측
: guesswork, supposition, speculation, surmise
encounter
v. 만나다, 마주하다, 맞서다
: 1. meet somebody unexpectedly ; 2. meet somebody in conflict
indisputable
a. 명백한, (논쟁할 수 없는)
: not to be questioned, impossible to doubt or deny
comprehensive
a. 포괄적인, 전체적인
: “inclusive”: covering many things or a wide area
cf) inclusive는 포함하는의 뜻이 아니며, 마찬가지로, including many things / everything 이라는 의미이다.
absorb
v. 매혹시키다
: 1. soak up a liquid or take in ; 2. hold somebody;s attention completely
last
v. 지속하다
: be able to be used; continue
precipitation
n. 강수량
: rain or snow all of which are formed by condensation of moisture
runoff
n. 크게 흡수되지 않는 (흘러가는) 물
: water not absorbed by soil
channel
n. 대운하, 대수로
: 1. means of communication ; 2. a wide passage of water between an island and land
parchedness
n. 바싹 마른 것
: aridness, aridity, dehydration
drought
n. 가뭄
: period of dry weather
‘compelling’
a. 매력적인
: 1. holding or attracting strong interest and attention; ‘intriguing’ ; 2. making somebody do
accessible
a. 이해할 수 있는
: 1. easily reached or available ; 2. easily understood
reactionary
a. 극보수의
: extremely conservatie, “hidebound”
“recondite”
a. 난해한
: understood only by experts, “abstruse”
commitment
n. 전념, 헌신 ; 약속, 공약
: 1. loyalty: devotion or dedication ; 2. promise, pledge
climatic
a. 기후의
: meteorological, atmospheric
policymaking
n. 정책 결정
[n. policymaker]
: drawing up of policy
cordial
a. friendly, 우호적인, 상냥한
: warm and friendly, ‘affable’
heated
a. 1) 열정적인(+) ; 2) 열받은 (-)
: intense or angry, vehement
unanimous
a. 만장일치
: agreed on by everyone
contentious
a. 논쟁을 일으키는
: 1. creating disagreement ; 2. argumentative, ‘quarrelsome’, ‘disputatious’, ‘controversial’
profound
a. 심오한
[n. profundity]
: very deep, abysmal
“engerder”
v. 생산하다, 만들어내다
: produce, create, “generate”