Vocab. Workshop level E Chapter 1

Question 1

Approbation

Answer 1

승인, 찬성, 동의, 칭찬

n. the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval

Question 2

Assuage

Answer 2

(안 좋은 감정등을) 누그러뜨리다, (기분을) 만족시키다, (갈증을) 풀다

v. to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

Question 3

Coalition

Answer 3

(둘 이상의 정당으로 구성된) 연립정부, (정치적인) 연합체,

n. a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

Question 4

Decadence

Answer 4

타락, 퇴폐

n. decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence

Question 5

Elicit

Answer 5

(정보, 반응등을 어렵게) 끌어내다, 캐내다

v. to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)

Question 6

Expostulate

Answer 6

훈계하다, 충고를 주어 설득시키다

v. to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

Question 7

Hackneyed

Answer 7

진부한

adj. used so often as to lack freshness or originality

Question 8

Hiatus

Answer 8

(행동의) 중단, (특히 말이나 글에서 무엇인가가 빠진) 틈, 틈새

n. a gap, opening, break (in sense of having an element missing)

Question 9

Innuendo

Answer 9

빗대어 하는말, 힌트, 빈정거림

n. a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)

Question 10

Intercede

Answer 10

(~을 위해) (~에게) 탄원하다, 청하다

v. to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement

Question 11

Jaded

Answer 11

싫증난, 질린 (너무 많이 해봐서)

adj) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in a sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence

Question 12

Lurid

Answer 12

충격적인, 끔찍한, 센세이셔널한, 야한

(adj) causing shock, horror or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

Question 13

Meritorious

Answer 13

칭찬할만한

(adj) worthy, deserving recognition and praise

Question 14

Petulant

Answer 14

심술을 부리는, 심통나는, 짜증내는

(adj) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

Question 15

Prerogative

Answer 15

특권, 특혜

n. a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

Question 16

Provincial

Answer 16

(수도를 제외한) 지방의, 소심한, 편협한, 촌티나는

(adj) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside

Question 17

Simulate

Answer 17

~ 하는 척하다, 모의 실험하다 (시뮬레이션하다), 따라하다

v. to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of

Question 18

Transcend

Answer 18

초월하다, 한계를 넘다

v. to rise above or beyond, exceed

Question 19

Umbrage

Answer 19

(나무에 의해 생긴) 그림자, 나뭇잎, 낙엽, 불쾌, 분개, 의심

n. shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion

Question 20

Unctuous

Answer 20

(말, 행동이) 번지르르한, 잘보이거나 잘나보이려고 애쓰는

(adj) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable