[해설] 공무원어휘, 경찰어휘, 편입어휘 기출문제(보카바이블닷컴) -049

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보카바이블 저자 허 민 선생님의 일일 어휘문제

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481. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the United States Supreme Court was dismissed by the Congress.

① resolved          ② adjusted          ③ cursed          ④ rejected

정답 ④ F. D. Roosevelt대통령이 보다 많은 판사를 미 최고법원에 추가하자는 제안은 미 의회에 거부되었다.

482. Even though the carbon 14 method of dating old objects is not foolproof, it is the best method available now.

① entirely          ② completely safe          ③ wholly operational          ④ fully reliable

정답 ④ 오래된 물체의 연대를 추적하는 탄소 14 방법이 절대로 안전한 것은 아니라 할지라도, 이 방법이 현재 이용 가능한 최상의 방법이다.

483. Do you think that Mr. Jackson will relinquish his seat in the House of Commons?

① admonish          ② give up          ③ cede          ④ regain          ⑤ win

정답 ② Jackson이 하원에서의 그의 의석을 포기할 것이라고 생각합니까?

484. Most people have a strong desire to talk about themselves and are restrained only by the disinclination of others to listen.

① reluctance          ② yearning          ③ characteristic          ④ attitude          ⑤ readiness

정답 ① 대다수 사람들은 자신들에 관한 이야기를 하려는 강한 욕구를 갖고 있는데 이런 일은 다른 사람들이 경청하기를 마지못해 하는 것(분위기)으로만이 말을 삼가게 된다.

485. Many employees complained that their remunerations were too little.

① rehabilitation          ② degree          ③ pay          ④ remorse

정답 ③ 많은 종업원들은 그들의 급료가 너무 적다고 불평했다.

486. An expert in any field may be defined as a person who possesses specialized skills and is capable of rendering very competent services.

 ① obtaining          ② mastering          ③ providing          ④ financing 

정답 ③ 어떤 분야든 전문가는 전문화된 기술을 소유하며 요구에 매우 부합되는 서비스를 제공할 수 있는 사람이라고 정의될 수 있다.

487. His desires to make amends to the people he had wronged indicates that he was truly penitent and felt bad about his misdeeds.

① remodeling          ② repentant          ③ reminding          ④ rescheduling

정답 ② 자신이 잘못 대했던 사람들에게 보상을 하겠다는 그의 희망은 그가 진정으로 뉘우치고 있으며 자신의 악행에 대해 유감으로 생각하고 있음을 보여준다.

488. Science affects our whole ethical outlook by influencing our view as to the nature of the world, in fact, by supplanting mythology.

① supporting          ② destroying          ③ replacing          ④ flourished

정답③ 과학은 세상의 본질에 대한 우리의 견해에 영향을 줌으로써, 사실 신화를 대신함으로써 우리의 전반적인 윤리관에 영향을 미친다.

489. She had a sister married to a Mr. Phillips, who had been a clerk to his father, and succeeded him in

the business.

① achieved          ② prospered          ③ replaced          ④ flourished

정답 ③ 그녀는 Phillips씨와 결혼한 누이가 있는데, Phillips씨는 그의 아버지 회사의 직원이었고 그 사업에 아버지를 승계한 사람이었다.

490. I was surprised and outraged to see that she had gone ahead with her plans without consulting us first.

① excited          ② unhappy          ③ angered          ④ relived

정답 ③ 나는 그녀가 우리의 조언을 먼저 구하지 않고 그녀의 계획을 밀어붙였다는 것을 알고서는 놀랍고도 분개했다.