TC1-2 Flashcards
badly
adv. 심하게, 나쁘게
: 1. poorly, imperfectly 2. severely, very much
composition
n. 작품, 작곡
: a piece of music or writing
chant
n. 성가
: music for religious passage
scale
n. 1. 저울 2. 음계 3. 비늘
: 1. weighing machine 2. series of musical notes 3. a thin flat piece of flake
hilarious
adv. 매우 재미있는
: very funny
imaginative
a. 독창성 있는
: original, inventive
conventional
= normal, typical, usual
: usual or established
belie
v. 대조되다. 진짜 속성을 가리고 다르게 나타내다(목적어의 속성을 가리다
: 1. give false impression, disguise the true nature of something 2. show to be false
incorporate
v. 1. 합치다 2. 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
folktale
n. 구전이야기, 민담
: traditional story that is passed down orally from one generation to the next
solely
adv. 오직
: 1. only, uniquely 2. exclusively
decidedly
adv. 명확하게
: without any doubt or question
anthology
: collection of different writers’ works
admire
: 1. regard with approval 2. respect
grasp
v. 1. 잡다 2. 이해하다
: 1. understand, comprehend, fathom
assertion
n. 주장
: emphatic statement
catastrophe
n. 재앙
: disaster, calamity, devastation, havoc(파괴, 혼란)
imminent
a. 당장, 즉시
: about to occur, forthcoming
doom
n. (재앙이 다가오는)운명
: disastrous destiny, especially death or utter ruin
exaggerate
v. 과장하다
: overstate, magnify
deride
v. 조롱하다
: ridicule or show contempt for somebody or something
thirst
n. 갈증(=desire가 있음)
: 1. a desire to drink a liquid 2. a strong desire
aspiration
n. 열망
: a desire or ambition to achieve
whet
v. 날카롭게 하다, 자극하다(사람을 날카롭게 하다)
: 1. sharpen 2. stimulate something
slake
v. 갈증을 해소시키다
: satisfy a desire for something, especially a drink; quench
wane
v. 쇠퇴하다
: get smaller or less
overtly
adv. 공공연하게
: openly, obviously
spark
v. 사람한테 번쩍! 하는거
: 1.throw off sparks 2. stimulate or initiate a burst of activity
pious
a. 1. 독실한 2. 도덕적인
impious
: 1. devoutly religious 2. virtuous and moral
sentiment
n. 감성
: mental feeling
diverting
a. 재밌는(distract;집중을 깨는-> 집중을 깰 만큼 재미있는)
: amusing or entertaining, and acting as a temporary distraction
didactic
a. 1. 교훈을 가르치는 2. 도덕을 가르치는
= edifying
: 1. intended to instruct 2. morally instructive
whimsical
a. 변덕스러운
: unpredictable, changeable
rain forest
n. 우림
: a thick evergreen tropical forest
chestnut
n. 밤나무
: tree with prickly fruit
drive out
v. 몰아내다
: evict, oust, force out
pollinate
v. 수분하다
: transfer pollen and fertilize plant
cf) pollin:꽃가루
reformer
n. 개혁하다
: somebody who reforms
casusalty
n. 사상자
: accident victim: somebody who is seriously injured or killed in an accident
cf) casual:1) not formal, 2) 우연, 3) 가끔, 4) 전문적이지 않은
critic
n. 비평가
: 1. somebody judging something 2. somebody who finds fault
beneficiary
n. 수혜자
: somebody who receives a benefit from something
commitee
n. 위원회
= council
: group chosen to do task
urge
v. 격려하다
: advise somebody strongly
disseminate
v. 확산시키다
: distribute or spread something
document
v. 증거를 가지고 뒷받침하다
: 1. recorfe information 2. support a claim with evidence
undercut
v. 약화시키다
: reduce force; undermine
conjecture
n. 추측
: guesswork, supposition, speculation, surmise
encounter
: 1. meet somebody unexpectedly 2. meet somebody in conflict
indisputable
a. 명백한
: not to be questioned, impossible to doubt or deny
comprehensive
a. 포괄적인
: inclusive(including everything); covering many things or a wide area
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
run off
n. 흙에 흡수되지 않은 물
: water not absorbed by soil
channel
n. 대운하, 수로
: 1. means of communication 2. a wide passage of water between an island and land
parchedness
n. 마름
: aridness, aridity, dehydration
drought
n. 가뭄
: period of dry weather
compelling
a. 매력적인
: 1. holding or attracting strong interest and attention; 2. making somebody do
accessible
a. 이해가 쉬운
: 1. easily reached or available 2. easily understood
reactionary
a. 극보수의
= hidebound
: extremely conservative
recondite
a. 난해한
: understood only by experts
commitment
n. 공약
: 1. loyalty; devotion or dedication 2. promise, pledge
climatic
a. 기후의
: meteorological, atmospheric
policymaking
: draw up of policy
cordial
a. 우호적인, 친근한, 상냥한
= affable
: warm and friendly
heated
a. 1. 열정적인 2. 열받은
: intense or angry, vehement
unanimous
a. 만장일치의
: agreed on by everyone
contentious
a. 논쟁을 일으키는
: 1. creating dsagreement 2. argumentative, quarrelsome, disputatious, controversial
profound
a. 심오한
: very deep, abysmal
engender
v. 만들다
= produce, create, generate
familiarity
n. 정통
: 1. through knowledge 2. intimacy