The Giver - Set 1 Flashcards
Define:
overfly
(oh ver FLAHY)
v. fly over (a place or territory) 영공을 침해하다
Frightened was the way he had felt a year ago when an unidentified aircraft had overflown the community twice.
Define:
squint
(skwint)
v. partly close (one’s eyes) in an attempt to see more clearly or as a reaction to strong light, 눈을 가늘게 뜨고 보다
Squinting toward the sky, he had seen the sleek jet, almost a blur at its high speed, go past, and a second later heard the blast of sound that followed.
Define:
sleek
(sleek)
adj. smooth and glossy, 매끈한, 윤이나는
Squinting toward the sky, he had seen the sleek jet, almost a blur at its high speed, go past, and a second later heard the blast of sound that followed.
Define:
blast
(blast)
n. a strong gust of wind or air; a single loud note of a horn, whistle, or other noisemaking device, 폭발, 굉음, 폭발하다, 큰 소리가 나다
Squinting toward the sky, he had seen the sleek jet, almost a blur at its high speed, go past, and a second later heard the blast of sound that followed.
Define:
intrigue
(in TREEG)
v. arouse the curiosity or interest of; fascinate, 흥미를 돋우다; 음모를 꾸미다
Occasionally, when supplies were delivered by cargo planes to the landing field across the river, the children rode their bicycles to the riverbank and watched, intrigued, the unloading and then the takeoff directed to the west, always away from the community.
Define:
takeoff
(TEYK awf)
n. the action of becoming airborne, 흉내, 출발, 이륙, 도약
Occasionally, when supplies were delivered by cargo planes to the landing field across the river, the children rode their bicycles to the riverbank and watched, intrigued, the unloading and then the takeoff directed to the west, always away from the community.
Define:
squat
(skwot)
adj. short and thickset; disproportionately broad, 웅크리다
It was not a squat, fat-bellied cargo plane but a needle-nosed single-pilot jet.
Define:
rasping
(RAS ping)
adj. harsh-sounding and unpleasant; grating, 귀에 거슬리는, 삐걱거리는
Immediately, the rasping voice through the speakers had said, leave your bicycles where they are.
Define:
instantly
(IN stuhnt lee)
adv. at once; immediately, 즉각적으로, 즉시
Instantly, obediently, Jonas had dropped his bike on its side on the path behind his family’s dwelling.
Define:
revolve
(ri VOLV)
v. move in a circular orbit around, 회전하다
He saw only the abandoned bikes here and there on their sides; an upturned wheel on one was still revolving slowly.
Define:
crackle
(KRAK uhl)
n. a sound made up of a rapid succession of slight cracking sounds, 우지직, 탁탁 소리내다
Within minutes the speakers had crackled again, and the voice, reassuring now and less urgent, had explained that a Pilot-in-Training had misread his navigational instructions and made a wrong turn.
Define:
jeer
(jeer)
v. make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice, 조롱하다, 조소하다
Even the children were scolded if they used the term lightly at play, jeering at a teammate who missed a catch or stumbled in a race.
Define:
streak
(streek)
v. move very fast in a specified direction, 질주하다
Now, thinking about the feeling of fear as he pedaled home along the river path, he remembered that moment of palpable, stomach-sinking terror when the aircraft had streaked above.
Define:
dashed
(dasht)
adj. destroy or frustrate (a person’s hopes or expectations), 의기 소침한, 낙심한
Jonas grinned, remembering the morning that Asher had dashed into the classroom, late as usual, arriving breathlessly in the middle of the chanting of the morning anthem.
Define:
hatchery
(HACH uh ree)
n. a place where the hatching of fish or poultry eggs is artificially controlled for commercial purposes, 부화장
I left home at the correct time but when I was riding along near the hatchery, the crew was separating some salmon.
Define:
distraught
(dih STRAWT)
adj. deeply upset and agitated, 몹시 동요된, 미칠듯한, 심란한
I guess I just got distraught, watching them.
Define:
rumple
(RUHM puhl)
v. give a creased, ruffled, or disheveled appearance to, 구겨진, 헝클어진
He smoothed his rumpled tunic and sat down.
Define:
unison
(YOO nuh suhn)
n. simultaneous performance of action or utterance of speech, 조화; 제창
The class recited the standard response in unison.
Define:
shudder
(SHUHD er)
v. (of a person) tremble convulsively, typically as a result of fear or revulsion, 떨다, 전율하다, 몸서리치다
But there was a little shudder of nervousness when he thought about it, about what might happen.
Define:
apprehensive
(ap ri HEN siv)
adj. anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen, 걱정하는, 겁내는, 우려하는
Apprehensive, Jonas decided. That’s what I am.
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. fly over (a place or territory) 영공을 침해하다
overfly
(oh ver FLAHY)
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. partly close (one’s eyes) in an attempt to see more clearly or as a reaction to strong light, 눈을 가늘게 뜨고 보다
squint
(skwint)
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. smooth and glossy, 매끈한, 윤이나는
sleek
(sleek)
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. a strong gust of wind or air; a single loud note of a horn, whistle, or other noisemaking device, 폭발, 굉음, 폭발하다, 큰 소리가 나다
blast
(blast)