아래의 기출문제들은 '서울대 텝스 최신기출 1200제'에서 출제된 문제입니다.
1. Queen Victoria __________ the throne at the age of 18 and reigned over the United Kingdom for 63 years.
a) subdued b) divulged c) ascended d) condoned
2. _____________ by nature, Vanessa never lived in one city for a long time.
a) transient b)credulous c) meticulous d) evanescent
3. The judge ordered the vandals to pay $1,000 as _________ for the damage done to the shop owner's property.
a) suffrage b) impunity c) restitution d) attainment
4. Gina complained that Martin was __________ for not wanting to spend more than five dollars a day on food.
a) stingy b) blatant c) nominal d) redundant
5. Hugh Latimer, a Protestant preacher in the sixteenth century, became a _________ when he died for his conviction.
a) novice b) martyr c) vagrant d) neophyte
ANSWER
1. c)
-Subdue: 진압하다 ex. Troops were called in to subdue the rebels.
ex. The police officer shot with an air gun to subdue him.
:(감정을) 가라앉히다 ex. Julia had to subdue an urge to stroke his hair.
-divulge: (비밀을) 알려주다/누설하다 ex. Jounalists do not divulge their sources.
ex. Neither company would divulge the term of the deal.
-ascend: 오르다, 올라가다 ex. The path started to ascend more steeply.
ex. Mist ascended from the valley.
ex. Her heart was thumping as she ascended the stairs.
*ascend the throne(왕위에 오르다)
-condone: 용납하다 ex. Terrorism can never be condoned.
ex. I don't condemn it, but I don't condone it.
2. a)
-transient: 일시적인, 순간적인 ex. trasent fashion(일시적인 유행)
:덧없는, 허무한 ex. Man's life is as transient as dew.
: 일시적으로 머무는, 단기 체류의 ex. a city with a large transient population (유동인구가 많은 도시)
-credulous: 잘 믿는(속는) ex. Credulous people are easily misled by false advertisements.
ex. I don't consider mysellf to be credulous.
-meticulous: 꼼꼼한, 세심한 ex. He's always meticulous in keeping the records up to date.
(up to date: 최신의)
ex. They would say that I am quite meticulous in my work.
-evanescent: 쉬이 사라지는, 덧없는, 무상한
ex. Life is as evanescent as morning dew.
ex. The evanescent post-war economic boom was quickly followed by a deep recession.
3. c)
-suffrage: 투표권, 선거권, 참정권 ex. universal/popular suffrage: 보통 선거권
ex. women's suffrage: 여성 참정권
ex. Suffrage is one of the most important civil rights.
-impunity: 처벌을 받지 않음 ex. Sue left her seat quietly with impunity.
: 무사히 ex. Sam could go with impuity.
*brave dangers with impunity(태연히 위험을 무릅쓰다, 불사신이다)
-restitution: (분실물, 절도 물품의) 반환 ex. They are demanding the restitution of their relics.
: (법률) 배상, 보상 ex. Make them work and pay court-ordered victim restitution.
-attainment: 성과 ex. She is a young woman of impressive educational attainments.
: 성취, 달성 ex. The attainment of his ambitions was still a dream.
*high in attainment 조예가 깊은
*attainment in scholarship 학력
4. a)
-stingy: (특히 돈에 대해) 인색한 ex. Don't be so stingy when the poor and the ick seek help.
ex. He is a stingy, pie and pint man.
(pie and pint man 극단적 검약가 )
-blatant: 노골적인, 번한 ex. The report was full of blatant lies.
ex. Surely this is a case of blatant gender discrimination.
-nominal: 명목상의, 이름뿐인 ex. He remained in nominal control of the business for another ten yesrs.
ex. the nominal leader of the party.
:(액수가) 아주 얼마 안되는 ex. We only pay a nominal rent.
ex. It's merely a nominal price. or It is quite a bargain.
:(문법) 명사의
-redundant: 정리해고 당한 ex. He was one of the empolyees who was made redundant.
:불필요한, 쓸모없는 ex. The picture has too much redundant detail.
5. b)
-novice: 초보자 ex. I'm complete novice at skiing.
ex. As a novice, a man must be on probation. ( probation 견습/수습)
: 수련 수사(수녀) ex. After a period of probation, a novice becomes a nun.
: 초보 경주마
-martyr: 순교자 ex. He died a martyr to liberty.
: (동정을 얻기 위해) 순교자인 체하는/ 희생하는 ex. Stop acting the martyr and scram.
ex. He made a martyr of himself to get the promotion.
: (질병에) 시달리는 사람 ex. She is a martyr to severe headaches.
-vagrant: 부랑자 ex. He fell so low as to become a tramp(vagrant, hobo)
ex. The jail is the winter home of many vagrant.
-neophyte: 초보자 ex. Obama may be a relative political neophyte but he is not an idiot.
: 개종한 사람
: 갓 사제가 된 사람
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