Word Set 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Abstain

A

Restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something

자제하다

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2
Q

Adulterate

A

Making something poorer in quality by adding another substance

Not pure

불순물을 섞다

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3
Q

Anomaly

A

Not normal

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4
Q

Apathy

A

Absence of passion

Lack of interest in something

무관심

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5
Q

Assuage

A

To make milder, less severe

누그러뜨리다

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6
Q

Audacious

A

Extremely bold, recklessly brave

Extremely original

대담한

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7
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Capricious

A

Subject to, led by a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change

변덕스러운

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8
Q

Corroborate

A

To make more certain, confirm

확증/입증하다

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9
Q

Desiccate

A

Dry up

건조시키다

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10
Q

Engender

A

To produce

(어떤 가정, 상황을) 낳다

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11
Q

Enigma

A

A puzzling situation, character

수수께끼같은

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12
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Ephemeral

A

Short-lived

수명이 짧은

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13
Q

Equivocal

A

Susceptible of double interpretations, deliberately ambiguous

애매한 불분명한

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14
Q

Erudite

A

Characterized by great knowledge

학식있는

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15
Q

Fervid

A

Enthusiastic, burning, intensely hot

열렬한

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16
Q

Gullible

A

Easily deceived

17
Q

Homogeneous

A

Of the same kind

18
Q

Laconic

A

Using few words, concise

19
Q

Laudable

A

Praiseworthy

20
Q

Loquacious

A

Talking or tending to talk much or freely

말이 많은

21
Q

Lucid

A

Easily understood

명쾌한

22
Q

Mitigate

A

To make less severe

23
Q

Opaque

A

Not transparent or translucent

24
Q

Pedant

A

A person who overemphasizes rules or minor details

25
Q

Placate

A

화를 달래다

26
Q

Pragmatic

A

Of a practial point of view

27
Q

Precipitate

A

To hasten the occurrence of

Bring about prematurely

치닫게하다 촉발시키다

느닷없이

28
Q

Prodigal

A

Wastefully or recklessly extravagant

29
Q

Propriety

A

Conformity to established standards of good or manner

(도덕적, 사회적) 적절성
예의범절

30
Q

Vacillate

A

To waver in mind or opinion. Indecisive

31
Q

Volatile

A

Evaporating rapidly

Threatening to break out into open violence

32
Q

Zeal

A

Fervor for a person, cause, or object

Eager desire

열의 열성