TC#64-84 Flashcards
oft-repeated
a. 자주 반복되는
: often repeated
adage
n. 격언, 속담
: saying, aphorism, epigram
disdainful
a. 경멸하는
: “scornful”, contemptuous
conversant
a. 정통한
: having knowledge or experience; “versed”, familiar
reason
n, v. (이유, 이성) ; 논증하다
: 1. an explanation or justification ; 2. ability to think clearly
superiority
n. 우월성, 우월함
: higher quality, rank, or position
skeptical
a. 회의적인
: doubtful
“scarcely”
adv. NOT
: “barely”, “hardly”, “seldome”
unexveptionally
adv. 평범하게
: unremarkably, ordinary
balk at
v. 나가기를 거부하다(고집부리다)
: 1. stop short and refuse to go on ; 2. refuse obstinately or abruptly
scoff
v. 조롱하며 거절하다
: be derisive or scornful, sneer
cf) =scorn
“entertain”
v. 고려하다
: 1. amuse or interest ; 2. “consider”
cf) =deem
sting
v. 벌침으로 쏘다, 공격하다
: 1. inject with toxin ; 2. make somebody feel upset, hurt, or annoyed ; 3. urge somebody with criticism
foe
n. 적
: an enemy or opponent of somebody or something
meek
a. 겸손한
: humble, mild, quiet, gentle, submissive
accusatory
a. 고소하는, 비난하는
: claming wrongdoing, containing accusation
cf) 고소하는과 비난하는은 영어에서 보통 같이 간다
altruistic
n. 이타주의적인
: unselfish, philanthropic
mournful
a. 슬퍼하는
: 1. expressing deep sadness ; 2. causing sadness
stand for
v. 대표하다
: mean or represent something
enduring
a. 견디는, 오래가는
: 1. persisting, surviving, lasting ; 2. long-term # sort-lived
obtrusive
a. 거슬리는
: highly noticeable, often with a bad effect; “blatant”, flagrant
discrete
a. 뚜렷이 구분되는 + 다른
: completely separate
mode
n. 방법
: a way manner, style, or form
genesis
n. (창조~), 시작, origin
: beginning, origin
systhesis
n. 합성(특히, 화학적인)
: combining or different elements into whole
condone
v. 묵인(+용서)하다
: be willing to overlook something that is immoral in a tolerant way
party
n. 조직, +political 정당
: 1. political organization ; 2. group acting together
ubiquitous
a. 어디에나 있는
: existing everywhere; “omnipresent”, “universal”
cf) SE
autonomous
a. 자율
: self-governing and politically “independent”
fickle
a. 변덕스러운
: changeable, unpredictable
cf) 최빈출
immutable
a. 불변의
: unchangeable
transitory
a. 일시적인
: ephemeral, evanescent, transient
staid
a. 차분한
: sober and steadyl sedate, calm
headlong
a. 충동적인, 신중하지 못한, 일을 저지르는
: 1. with head foremost ; 2. acting, happening, or done in an “impetuous” way with no thought for the consequences hasty
cf) 머리 디미는 느낌, 마음 급하고 결정하지 못할 때 일단 한 발 담구고 있는 듯한 느낌
ill-informed
a. 정보를 잘못알고 있는, 정보가 부족한
: without a broad and detailed knowledge
timorous
a. 소심한
: timid, cowardly
disorganized
a. 조직화되지 않은
: not orderly or systematic, muddled
evenhanded
a. 공정한
: fair and impartial
fairly
adv. 명백한, 정직한
: 1. honestly ; 2. completely, utterly
throught
prep, adv. ~을 통해서 봤을 때
: though the whole of
thread
n. (끈), 맥락, 맥락이 흐르고 있음
: 1. fine twisted cord ; 2. a continuous unifying element running though a story or series
psychic
a. 심리적인
: of the mind
“unnerve”
v. 초조하게 하다
: 1. deprive somebody of courage ; 2. make somebody nervous
cf) 여기서 un은 en의 의미 ; /언얼브/ ; make nervous
jaded
a. 질린
: no longer interested in, often because of having been overexposed to it, “blasë”
infelicitous
a. (unhappy해서) 상황이 부적절한
: inappropriate to the situation or purpose, unfortunate
cf) felicious:happy해서 상황이 적절한, happy:행복한,행운의, lucky:행운의,행복한 -> unhappy,unlucky:상황이 부적절한
emanate
v. 발산하다, 새어나가다
: come from or come out of
cf) 바깥으로 liquid, gas 새는 느낌
morbid
a. 병든
: 1. interested in gruesome subjects ; 2. psychologically unhealthy or unwholesome ; “3. diseased”
cf) (정신병, 육체병 모두 가능) ; mor- : 죽음
obliterate
v. 완전히 삭제하다
: 1. destroy utterly ; 2. erase or remove completely
cf) liter- : 글
denomination
n. 종파
: religious grouping
fervor
n. 열정적인
[a. fervid]
: passion, ardor
compete with
v. 필적하다, match가 된다
: rival, “match”
cleric
n. 성직자의
: 1. member of clergy, priest or minister ; 2. ‘ministerial’
showmanship
n. 쇼맨쉽
: a nature talent for dramatic presentation or “entertainment”
charismatic
a. 매력적인
: having charisma: possessing great powers of charm
cultivation
n. 교육시키다, 함양하다
: 1. improvement, development, ‘foster’ing ; 2. sophistication
turberculosis
n. 결핵
: tubercle-forming disease
cf) /투벌큐로우시스/
afflict
v. 고통을 주다
: cause distress, aggrieve
occupation
n. 직업
: job
race
n. 인종
: group of humans divided on the basis of physical characteristics
relentless
a. 무자비한
: persistently hostile without mercy, ‘ruthless’, ‘inclement’
sporadic
a. 간헐적인
: occurring irregularly and occationally; fitful, spasmodic
acquaintance
n. 아는 사이
: somebody who is known slightly rather than ‘intimately’
dimension
n. 면적, 면
: 1. measurement of the size of ; 2. ‘aspect’, ‘respect’
cf) 여기서 면은, ‘저런 면이 있어?’ 할 때의 면
“puerile”
a. 1) childish(유치한) ; 2) 어리석은
: silly or immature, especially in a childish way
cf) /퓨를/ ; pure과 유사 ; #mature(현명한)
impertubable
a. 침착한, 차분한
: not easily worried or distressed, unflappable, composed
cf) perturb(뒤흔들다)
inscrutable
a. 이해하기 힘든
: mysterious: hard to interpret
cf) scrutinize~
obdurate
a. 고집센, 죄를 뉘우치치 않는
: 1. stubborn, adamant ; 2. stubbornly impenitent
cf) #죄를 반성하는
inanity
n. 텅빈, 어리석은, 의미없는
: 1. emptiness, void, vacancy ; 2. silliness or foolishness ; 3. neaninglessness
cf) 애인이 없다
vacuous
a. 텅빈, 어리석은, 의미없는
: 1. lacking content, empty ; 2. unintelligent
cf) inanity와 동일하다
speculative
a. 추측의
[v. speculate]
: based on conjecture or incomplete information
allusive
a. 암시적인, 인지하는
: making an allusion
trenchant
a. (촌철살인) 똑똑한
: direct, “incisive”, and deliberately hurtful
preclude
v. 예방하다
: prevent something, make it impossible
cf) -clude-, -cloud- : 막다 ; include(안에 넣고 막다-> 포함하다) ; 미리 구름으로 막다
engage
v. (약혼하다), 몰두시키다
: 1. involve or become invelved; engross ; 2. attract and hold somebody’s attention
quixotic
a. 돈키호테 식의 (1. 비현실적인 …)
: impractical, idealistic, unrealistic
cf) 낭막적인 이라는 뜻도 있다. 여러가지 뜻. 여기서 중요한 건 비현실 적인
democratic
a. 민주적인
: with equal participation by all
employ
v. 고용하다, 사용하다
: 1. hire somebody ; 2. use something
dictatorial
a. 독재자
: tending to dictate
condemn
v. 비난하다
: (law) convict, criticize
advocate
v, n. 지지
: support, supporter
monument
n. 기념비
: memorial, tombstone
“temperamental”
a. 성질내는 (쉽게 화내는)
: easily upset or irritated
cf) temper- : 기분, 화, 짜증, 침착 ; temper-중에 유일하게 화내는 류
versatile
a. 다재다능한
: moving easily between tasks
likelihood
n. 가능성, 그럴 것 같음
: probability, possibility
resolve
v. 결정하다, 해결하다
: 1. make a decision ; 2. solve a difficulty
sake
n. 목적
: motive or objective
suppress
v. 억압하다
: put an end to forcibly
“flout”
v. 법과 전통을 따르지 않으면서 경멸하다
: show contempt for a law or convention by openly disobeying or defying it
cf) 사람 목적어가 올 수 없다. convention or 법, 전통 등
recant
v. 기존의 신념과 주장을 철회하다
: “repudiate”, “renounce”, “retract”
convention
n. 회의, 전통
: 1. a gathering of people ; 2. usual way of doing things
idiosyncratic
a. 특이한
: 1. ‘quirky’, “peculiar”, “eccentric”, “idiomatic”
rebellion
n. 반대
: defiance of authority
inimical
a. 적대적인
: hostile’, adverse
alien
a. 이상한, 낯선
: 1. strange, unfamilitar ; 2. inconsistent
resent
v. 분노
: be annoyed at because of a perceived wrong or injustice
sermon
n. 설교
: relihious talk
retain
v. 잡고 가다
: 1. keep, hold ; 2. remember
preeminence
n. 뛰어남, 독보적인 것
: eminence
preempt
v. 선점하다
: occupy land in order to have the right to buy it later
attain
v. 얻다
[n. attainment]
: accomplish or achieve
marginal
a. 가장자리, (양) 적다 (끝에 쬐끔)
: 1. in a margin ; 2. small in scale ; 3. irrelevant, not important
counter
v. 반대하다
: contradict, oppose
degradation
n. 떨어지는 것
: process of decline
rehabilitation
n. 재활, 복구
: 1. training, therapy for revocery ; 2. restoration of lost position
“precursor”
n. 징조, 선구자
: 1. something that comes earlier ; 2. forerunner
cf) GRE에서 ‘징조’류는 항상 중요하다
exacerbate
v. 악화시키다
: worsen, aggravate, exasperate
facilitate
v. 촉진시키다
: simplify a process; ‘expedite’
executive
n. 실행하는 사람, 연구원
: manager, administrator, director
lament
v. 슬퍼하다
: be sad about something
falsify
v. 논박하다, 잘못 나타내다
: 1. alter fraudulently, misrepresent ; 2. disprove
cf) false-와 이어져서, 관련된 건 아무거나 다
delineate
v. 디테일하게 설명하다
: describe something “in detail”
cf) 선 하나하나 그리며