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apocalypse (1200-1300) Late Latin apocalypsis, from Greek, from apokalyptein “to uncover”, from apo- “away from, off” + kalyptein “to cover”

apo 떨어져서 유도된 

• apologize사과하다
• apology사과, 양해를 구하는 말
• apostle사도, 주창자
• apostrophe아포스트로피

beseige 포위되다 에워싸다 둘러싸다seige 포위 (작전)seize 체포하다 붙잡다 장악하다 점령하다

Apocalyptic’ scenes hit Greece as Athens besieged by fire

induce 유발하다 유도하다 설득하다

deduce 추론하다

reduce 감소하다

descent 하강 

ascent 상승

• decent 괜찮은 적절한 예의바른 온당한
• accent말씨, 강조, 역점, 강조하다
• recent최근의
• innocent아무 잘못이 없는, 무죄인, 결백한, 무고한, 순결한 사람
• center 중앙 중심

Little had prepared any of us on the Athens-bound flight for the sight of the great fire-induced clouds that swept either side of the plane as it made its descent on Friday.

mercury 수은 수성

mer 바다 넓은 광-

• merc용병, 돈이면 무엇이든지 하는 사람
• merc.mercantile, mercurial, mercury
• merchant상인, 무역상, -광, 해운의, 상선의
• merchandise물품, 상품, 판매하다
• mercenary용병, 돈 버는 데만 관심이 있는, 돈이 목적인
• mercy자비, 고마운 일
• mercantile상업의 

 If Monday was bad, then Tuesday was worse. In some parts of the country, the mercury had hit 47C (117F), with thermal cameras on drones recording the ground temperature in downtown Athens at 55C.

fringe 앞머리(눈까지 내려오게 자른) 술 둘레 주변부

redolent 상기시키는 생각나게하는 냄새가 풍기는 present participle of redolere “to send out a smell”, from olere “to smell”

red=re

ole- 기름(oil) 올레산

blight 망치다

blighter 녀석

blind 눈먼

incinerate 소각하다

cinder 재 잉걸불

cineraium 납골당 

Infernos seemingly redolent of Dante’s hell had incinerated everything in their path; friends had lost homes; thousands had been evacuated with residents and tourists fleeing blighted zones by any means possible.

respite 휴식 중단 유예 한숨돌리기

respire 호흡하다

• spire 첨탑 소용돌이 나사
• inspire고무하다, 영감을 주다, 불어넣다
• aspire열망하다, 동경의 대상
• conspire음모를 꾸미다, 공모하다, 안 좋게 돌아가다

Terraces, an Athenian’s respite against the blazing heat, had been transformed into ash-laden no-go zones.

insufferable 참을 수 없는

conflagration 대화재 conflagrate 타다 태우다deflagration 폭연 deflagrate 확타게하다 갑자기 연소시키다flag 깃발flagrant 명백한parch 건조하게 하다 바싹 마르게 하다

ignite (1600-1700) Latin past participle of ignire “to cause to start burning”, from ignis “fire”

• ignore무시하다, 못 본 척하다, 존재를 인정하지 않다
• ignorant무지한, 무식한, 무학의, 무지막지한
• ignorance무지, 무식
• ignoble비열한, 야비한
• ignition점화 장치, 점화, 발화

• design디자인, 설계, 디자인하다
• foreign외국의, 대외의, 다른 국가들과 관련된, 이질적인
• sign징후, 조짐, 기색, 흔적, 표지판, 간판, 서명하다

From the sky, it was frighteningly clear that the city was under siege, caught in a cycle of insufferable heat fuelling conflagrations on terrain so parched it was ready to ignite at any moment.

rekindle 다시 불붙이다(불러일으키다)

kindle 불붙이다

candle 양초

• tiny 아주 작은
• distinguish구별하다, 구별 짓다, 차이를 보이다, 식별하다
• extinguish끄다, 끝내다, 없애다
• contradistinguish대조하여 구별하다, 대비하다

Fires, some big, some small, some extinguished and then rekindled, were raging nationwide

the space of the week 공간 기간

Over the past few days, we have been facing a situation without precedent in our country, in the intensity and wide distribution of the wildfires, and the new outbreaks all over [Greece].

acrid 매캐한

acid 신 산 산성의

Under skies of acrid smoke – so dense, authorities urged residents to wear masks outdoors and close windows in their homes – other nations, including the UK, have stepped up to help this weekend, dispatching water-bombing planes, firefighters and vehicles to Athens.

Although temperatures had dropped after 11 days of exceeding 40C, winds also picked up on Friday, fanning new flashpoints in and around the city.발화점 일촉즉발의 상황

reservoir 저수지 급수장 비축 저장소

choke 숨이 막히다 질식시키다 공기흡입 조절장치basin 양푼 대야 큰강의 유역

By Saturday a huge blaze that had burned through forests and houses towards Lake Marathon, the city’s main reservoir, was advancing up the slopes of Mount Parnitha, surrounding a national park regarded as Athens’ last substantial “green lung” and sending yet more choking smoke across the Attica basin.

rampage 광란하듯 지나가다

rampant 걷잡을 수 없는 만연하는

ramp 경사로 램프

rampart 성벽

ram 숫양 들이받다 밀어넣다

rug 깔개 무릎덮개

rugged 바위투성이의 울퉁불퉁한

unfold 펼치다

On Evia, the island east of the capital, where fires have also rampaged from west to north across rugged woodland, dramatic scenes unfolded as ferries, tourist boats and fishermen rushed to evacuate more than 1,000 people from seaside villages and beaches. 

clutch 움켜잡다

Men and women could be seen clutching babies and carrying the elderly and vulnerable on chairs as they boarded the ships to safety.

tear 찢다 눈물

mindful 을 염두에 두는 에 유념하는

Mindful of the huge loss of life from fires that tore through the seaside resort of Mati in the summer of 2018, the Greek government has prioritised evacuations.

blaze 활활타다 빛나다

blade 면도날

razor 면도날

mean 미천한 인색한 평균의 

wrought 초래하다 (고어 work의 과거)

valour 용기

value 가치

in the midst of darkness wrought by nature gone awry, extraordinary stories of valour also emerged last week.

raze 파괴하다

• craze대유행
• graze풀을 뜯다, 방목하다, 까진 상처, 찰과상, <가축이> 풀을 뜯어먹다
• overgraze지나치게 많이 방목하다 

Faced with the prospect of his home in Thrakomakedones in the foothills of Mount Parnitha being razed by fire at 3am on Saturday, Alexandros Rizos decided to stay on and “defend” the property. 

attach 붙이다 첨부하다 중요성을 부여하다 달갑지 않은 사람이 들러붙다

• vivid생생한, 선명한, 강렬한, 활발한
• avid열심인, 열렬히 원하는, 열망하는
• livid몹시 화가 난, 격노한, 검푸른, 시퍼런  

recount 말하다

“I am very attached to this house,” said Rizos, an avid marathon runner, recounting the drama, which took place after four sleepless nights.