고려대 [2006] 고려대 기출어휘분석 - 1월 15일

[보카길라잡이]

2006년 고려대 어휘문제 (동의어)

<동의어 문제 및 정답>

irksome = tedious

stumble = fail

unearth = discover

adept = skilled

compelling = noteworthy

pestering = annoying

masquerading = faking

juices = inspirations

preferment = advancement

fortuitous = unexpected

capsizing = overturning

backwater = nonentity

<논리완성>

38. Genes are not ________ blueprints that dictate our destiny. How they are expressedwhere and when they are turned on or off and for how longis affected by changes in the womb, by the environment and by other factors.

A. reckless

B. static 

C. erratic 

D. fluid

[정답] B

39. The "ships of the desert" have long been valued as pack animals, exploited for their meat, milk, wool, and hide, and revered as the _________ of the old caravan trade. Less widely appreciated are camels' speed, stamina, and endurance, which make them prime animals for racing.

A. weak line

B. buffer

C. scapegoat 

D. backbone 

[정답] D

40. The soap opera character is famous for her________. In almost every episode, she is planning to do something nasty to someone she dislikes.

A. fairness

B. pride

C. resentment 

D. modesty 

[정답] C

41. The Vietnam War ended over 30 years ago, and a more _________ ending could hardly have been imagined for the United Sates: some 58,000 dead and communist North Vietnam in control of the country.

A. ignominious 

B. triumphant

C. moral

D. flexible 

[정답] A

42. Most gang members come from poor backgrounds so we believe gangs become less _______ among the young the higher the economic status.

A. notorious 

B. rare

C. obscure 

D. preval‎ent 

[정답] D

43. Whenever a natural catastrophe occurs, old questions resurface. How can we reconcile tragedy with the idea of a beneficient deity? And with that question, the notion of ________ us never far behind. Disasters are heaped on mankind as a mark of our sinfulness.

A. charity 

B. afterlife

C. punishment

D. grace

[정답] C

44. Creativity is thinking of something different, using new approaches to solve problems. Many inventions have involved _________ in traditional thinking. For example, Einstein broke with tradition by trying many unusual approaches that revolutionized scientific thought.

A. a consistency 

B. a breakthrough 

C. an accumulation 

D. a continuity

[정답] B

45. Wiesenthal believes that young Germans, wary of the sentimentality in the Anne Frank story, were _________ that the entire tragedy really happened until he located Karl Silberbaur, the sergeant who arrested Anne Frank.

A. amazed

B. stunned 

C. unconvinced 

D. regrettable

[정답] C

46. "The first lady is ... an unpaid public servant elected by one person, her husband." At the heart of Lady Bird Johnson's comment is the one salient fact about the U.S. first lady: her position is neither codifiednor defined. Despite this lack of _______, the first lady has always played an influential role at home and abroad.

A. intimacy 

B. dependence

C. insight 

D. structure

[정답] D

47. Parents are often more _________ of the first born, and they give him or her more responsibilities.

A. trusting

B. suspicious 

C. ashamed

D. forgiving

[정답] A

48. There is a clear difference between researchers, who rely on ______________ trials and other statistical methods of determining whether a therapeutic techniqueworks, and practitioners, who are often guided by clinical _____________ and intuition rather than scientific evidence.

A. subjective - interest

B. controlled - experience

C. missed - execution 

D. unscientific - principle 

[정답] B

49. Food scientists are trying to _____________ the Oreo into one that tastes just like the original but is considerably less likely th clog snacker's arteries. There are many dieters who would call a project to improve America's favorite cookie a from of _______________.

A. transform - flattery 

B. alter- mockery 

C. convert - innovation 

D. downgrade - deregulation 

[정답] C

50. The work which these men had done was rough work and it could not be accomplished by _________________ methods; under their rule, as before, there had been much _____________ and corruption.

A. scrupulous - irregularity 

B. extraordinary- originality

C. controversial - continuity

D. legitimate - consistency 

[정답] A

[봄하늘]

파일을 보려는데요 패스워드를 쳐야하는데 어떻해용??

[한경희]

juices 란 단어는 없는데, 네이버에... 어케 된건지요,,

[보카길라잡이]

우리가 흔히 아는 쥬스(juice)란 단어의 복수형입니다.

[한경희]

backwater 과 nonentity 도 공통의미를 찾을수가 없는데..

[메롱]

backwater 와 nonentity가 어떻게 답이되나요.. 저도 이해가..

[bruse lee]

고려대 단어도 쉬운편에 속하나요?

[왓썹맨샘!@]

GRE 문제와 단어 수준을 많이 배꼈네요!! 그리고 backwater와 nonentity 에 동의어는 backwater 에 본뜻 말고 'unimportant field' 와 nonentity 에 '' a person or thing of little consequence or significance이란 뜻이 있는데 이 두가지를 synonym으로 본것 같네요!

[왓썹맨샘!@]

참고로 이 정도의 어휘와 시험에서 사전을찾아 볼때는 좋은 '영영 사전' 을 찾아 보셔야 합니다. 'm-w 나 Oxford 같은 영영 사전이요1

[사무관]

scapegoat: 희생양
nonentity: 유명하지않은