Vocab Unit 2

Question 1

ameliorate

Answer 1

(v) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming

(v) 개선하다

Question 2

Aplomb

Answer 2

(n) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
(n) (흔히 어려운 상황에서의) 침착함, 자신감, 곧음

Question 3

bombastic

Answer 3

(adj) pompous or overblown in language, full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
(adj) 과장한, 허풍떠는, 겉만 번지르르한 말

Question 4

callow

Answer 4

adj. without experience, immature, not fully developed, lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers
(adj) 풋내기, 미숙한, 시골스러운, 개발되지 않은

Question 5

drivel

Answer 5

n. saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose, foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense. (v). to let saliva from from the mouth, to utter nonsense or childish twaddle
(n) 쓸데없는 말, 혹은 침, 콧물,
(v) 침을 흘리다, 콧물을 흘리다, 바보같이 말하다

Question 6

epitome

Answer 6

n. a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
(n) 작품의 줄거리, 발췌, 요약

Question 7

exhort

Answer 7

v. to urge strongly, advise earnestly

(v) ~하도록 권하다, 훈계하다, 타이르다

Question 8

ex officio

Answer 8

adj. adv) by virtue of holding a certain office

직권에 의한, 직무상의

Question 9

infringe

Answer 9

v. to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

v. 위반하다, 계약 규칙등을 어기다

Question 10

ingratiate

Answer 10

v. to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)
v. 환심을 사도록 행동하다, 비위를 맞추다

Question 11

interloper

Answer 11

n. one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be , an intruder
n. 침입자

Question 12

intrinsic

Answer 12

adj. belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential /inherent/ originating in a bodily organ or part
adj. 고유한, 본질적인, 몸이나 장기에서 나오는 (신경, 근육)

Question 13

inveigh

Answer 13

v. to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
v. 욕설하다, 독설을 퍼붓다

Question 14

lassitude

Answer 14

n. weariness of body or mind, lack of energy

n. 노곤함, 무기력

Question 15

millennium

Answer 15

n. a period of one thousand years, period of great joy

n. 밀레니엄, 1000

Question 16

occult

Answer 16

(adj) mysterious, magical, supernatural, secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary measure (v) to hide, conceal, (n) matters involving the supernatural.
adj. 신비로운, 불가사의한, 비밀의, 마술적인, 자연의 성질을 다루는
v. 숨기다
n. 초자연적인 작용

Question 17

permeate

Answer 17

(v) to spread through, penetrate, soak through

v. 스며들다, 침투하다

Question 18

precipitate

Answer 18

(v) to fall as moisture, to cause or bring about suddenly, to hurl down from a great height, to give distinct form to, (adj) characterized by excessive haste, (n) moisture, the product of an action or process
v. 촉진하다, 재촉하다, (수증기)를 (비, 눈 등으로) 응결시키다, ~을 밀어 떨어뜨리다
adj. 매우 당황한, 다급한
n. 응결한 수분, 침전물

Question 19

stringent

Answer 19

(adj) strict, severe, rigorously or urgently binding or compelling, sharp or bitter to the taste
adj. 용서 없는, 엄한, 가혹한, 설득력 있는, 긴박한

Question 20

surmise

Answer 20

(v) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence, to conjecture or guess , (n) likely idea that lacks definite proof

v. ~라고 추측, 짐작하다,
n. 추측, 억측, 짐작