abase
우리말 뜻: 떨어뜨리다, 낮추다; 창피를 주다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lower; humiliate
예문: His refusal to abase himself in the eyes of his followers irritated the king, who wanted to humiliate him.
abash
우리말 뜻: 당황시키다, 창피스럽게 만들다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: embarrass
예문: He was not at all abashed by her open admiration.
abdicate
우리말 뜻: 포기하다, 저버리다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: renounce, give up
예문: When Edward VIII abdicated the British throne, he surprised the entire world.
abettor
우리말 뜻: 사주자, 범죄를 부추기는 사람
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: encourager
예문: He was accused of being an aider and abettor of the criminal.
abeyance
우리말 뜻: 중지, 정지
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: suspended action
예문: The deal was held in abeyance until his arrival.
abhor
우리말 뜻: 혐오하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: detest, hate
예문: He abhorred all forms of bigotry.
abjure
우리말 뜻: 저버리다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: renounce upon oath
예문: He abjured his allegiance to the king.
ablution
우리말 뜻: 씻기; 종교예식에서 몸을 깨끗이 씻음
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: washing of the body
예문: His daily ablutions were accompanied by loud noises which he humorously labeled "Opera in the Bath."
abominate
우리말 뜻: 혐오하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: loathe, hate
예문: Moses abominated idol worship.
aboriginal
우리말 뜻: 원산의, 원주민의, 토착의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
예문: His studies of the primitive art forms of the aboriginal Indians were widely reported in the scientific journals.
abortive
우리말 뜻: 실패한, 결실이 전혀 없는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: unsuccessful; fruitless
예문: We had to abandon our abortive attempts.
abrade
우리말 뜻: 마찰시키다, 긁히다; 찰과상을 입다; 깍여 나가다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: wear away by friction; erode
예문: The skin of his leg was abraded by the sharp rocks.
abrogate
우리말 뜻: 폐지하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: abolish
예문: He intended to abrogate the decree issued by his predecessor.
abscond
우리말 뜻: 몰래 도망치다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: depart secretly and hide
예문: The teller absconded with the bonds issued by his predecessor.
absolve
우리말 뜻: 용서하다; 면죄시키다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pardon (an offense)
예문: The father absolved the confessor of his sins.
abstemious
우리말 뜻: 절제적인; 담배, 술등을 삼가는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: temperate; sparing in drink, etc.
예문: The drunkards mocked him because of his abstemious habits.
abstinence
우리말 뜻: 절제; 금주, 금식
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: restraint from eating or drinking
예문: The doctor recommended total abstinence from alcoholic beverages.
acute
우리말 뜻: 예리한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: quickly perceptive. keen. brief and severe
예문: The acute young doctor realized immediately that the gradual deterioration of her patient's once-acute hearing was due to a chronic illness, not an acute one.
affiliation
우리말 뜻: 입회, 제휴
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: joining; associating with
예문: His affiliation with the political party was of short duration for he soon disagreed with his colleagues.
affinity
우리말 뜻: 인척관계
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: kinship
예문: She felt an affinity with all who suffered; their pains were her pains.
affirmation
우리말 뜻: 확언, 단언
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
예문: The Constitution of this country provides for oath or affirmation by officeholders.
affluence
우리말 뜻: 풍부, 부유
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: abundance; wealth
예문: Foreigners are amazed by the affluence and luxury of the American way of life.
affray
우리말 뜻: 싸움, 소란
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: public brawl
예문: He was badly mauled by the fighters in the affray.
agape
우리말 뜻: 입을 딱 벌리고, 아연하여
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: openmouthed
예문: She stared, agape, at the many strange animals in the zoo.
agenda
우리말 뜻: 의사일정
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: items of business at a meeting
예문: We had so much difficulty agreeing upon an agenda that there was very little time for the meeting.
agglomeration
우리말 뜻: 덩어리로 만듦, 응집작용
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: collection; heap
예문: It took weeks to assort the agglomeration of miscellaneous items she had collected on her trip.
aggrandize
우리말 뜻: 크게하다, 강화하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: increase or intensify
예문: The history of the past quarter century illustrates how a President may aggrandize his power to act aggressively in international affairs without considering the wishes of Congress.
aggregate
우리말 뜻: 총계의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sum; total
예문: The aggregate wealth of this country is staggering to the imagination.
aghast
우리말 뜻: 깜짝 놀라, 혼비백산하여
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: horrified
예문: He was aghast at the nerve of the speaker who had insulted his host.
agility
우리말 뜻: 민첩
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: nimbleness
예문: The agility of the acrobat amazed and thrilled the audience.
agitate
우리말 뜻: 흔들다, 선동하다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: stir up; disturb
예문: Her fiery remarks agitated the already angry mob.
agnostic
우리말 뜻: 불가지론자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: one who is skeptical of the exitstence or knowability of a god
예문: The agnostic demanded proof before she would accept the statement of the minister.
agrarian
우리말 뜻: 농지의, 토지의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pertaining to land or its cultivation
예문: The country is gradually losing its agrarian occupation and turning more and more to an industrial point of view.
alacrity
우리말 뜻: 민첩, 활기
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cheerful promptness
예문: He demonstrated his eagerness to serve by his alacity in executing the orders of his master.
alchemy
우리말 뜻: 연금술
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: medieval chemistry
예문: The changing of baser metals into gold was the goal of the students of alchemy.
alcove
우리말 뜻: 우묵들어간 곳
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: nook; recess
예문: Though their apartment lacked a fullscale dining room, an alcove adjacent to the living room made an adequate breakfast nook for the young couple.
alias
우리말 뜻: 일명, 별명
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: an assumed name
예문: John Smith's alias was Bob Jones.
alienate
우리말 뜻: <친구 등을>멀리하다, 이간하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: make hostile; separate
예문: Her attempts to alienate the two friends failed because they had complete faith in each other.
alimentary
우리말 뜻: 영양의, 소화의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: supplying nourishment
예문: The aliementary canal in our bodies is so named because digestion of foods occurs there.
alimony
우리말 뜻: 별거수당
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: payment by a husband to his divorced wife
예문: Mrs. Jones was awarded $200 monthly alimony by the court when she was divorced from her husband.
allay
우리말 뜻: 진정시키다, <고통, 슬픔 등을>완화하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: calm; pacify
예문: The crew tried to allay the fears of the passengers by announcing that the fire had been controlled.
allege
우리말 뜻: 단언하다, 우겨대다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: state without proof
예문: It is alleged that she had worked for the enemy.
allegory
우리말 뜻: 풍유; 우화
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: story in which characters are used as symbols; fable
예문: "Pilgrim's Progress" is an allegory of the temptations and victories of man's soul.
apparition
우리말 뜻: 유령; 환영
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ghost; phantom
예문: Hamlet was uncertain about the identity of the apparition that had appeared and spoken to him.
appease
우리말 뜻: <식욕, 공복 등을> 만족시키다, 달래다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pacify; soothe
예문: We have discovered that, when we try to appease our enemies, we encourage them to make additional demands.
appellation
우리말 뜻: 명칭; 통칭
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: name; title
예문: He was amazed when the witches hailed him with his correct appellation.
append
우리말 뜻: 덧붙이다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: attach
예문: I shall append this chart to my report.
application
우리말 뜻: 열심, 몰두
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: diligent attention
예문: Pleased with how well Tom had whitewashed the fence, Aunt Polly praised him for his application.(secondary meaning)
apposite
우리말 뜻: 적절한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: appropriate; fitting
예문: He was always able to find the apposite phrase, the correct expression for every occasion.
appraise
우리말 뜻: <물건, 재산을>값매기다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: estimate value of
예문: It is difficult to appraise the value of old paintings; it is easier to call them priceless.
appreciate
우리말 뜻: 고맙게 생각하다, 진가를 인정하다, 올바르게 인식하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
예문: Little Orphan Annie truly appreciated the stocks Daddy Warbucks gave her, whose value appreciated considerably over the years.
apprehend
우리말 뜻: 체포하다; 깨닫다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: arrest(a criminal); perceive
예문: The police will apprehend the culprit before long.
apprehensive
우리말 뜻: 우려하여; 통찰력이 있는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fearful; discerning
예문: His apprehensive glances at the people who were walking in the street revealed his nervousness.
apprise
우리말 뜻: <사람에게 ~를 >통고하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: inform
예문: When he was apprised of the dangerous weather conditions, he decided to postpone his trip.
approbation
우리말 뜻: 승인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: approval
예문: She looked for some sign of approbation from her parents.
appropriate
우리말 뜻: 충당하다; <공공물을>전유하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: acpuire; take possession of for one's own use
예문: The ranch owners appropriated the lands that had originally been set aside for the Indians' use.
appurtenances
우리말 뜻: 부속물
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: subordinate possessions
예문: He bought the estate and all its appurtenances.
apropos
우리말 뜻: ~의 이야기로 생각났는데; ~에 관하여
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: with reference to; regarding
예문: I find your remarks apropos of the present situation timely and pertinent.
aptitude
우리말 뜻: 적절함; 재능
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fitness; talent
예문: The counselor gave him an aptitude test before advising him about the career he should follow.
awe
우리말 뜻: 경외
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: solemn wonder
예문: The tourists gazed with awe at the tremendous expanse of the Grand Canyon.
awry
우리말 뜻: 뒤틀어져; 구부러져
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: distorted; crooked
예문: He held his head awry, giving the impression that he had caught cold in his neck during the night.
azure
우리말 뜻: 하늘빛
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sky blue
예문: Azure skies are indicative of good weather.
babble
우리말 뜻: <어린애들의>서투른 말로 종알거리다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: chatter idly
예문: The little girl babbled about her doll.
badger
우리말 뜻: (장난삼아)집적대다; 괴롭히다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pester; annoy
예문: She was forced to change her telephone number because she was badgered by obscene phone calls.
badinage
우리말 뜻: 농담
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: teasing conversation
예문: Her friends at work greeted the news of her engagement with cheerful badinage.
baffle
우리말 뜻: <계획, 노력 등을>좌절시키다; 당황하게 하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: frustrate; perplex
예문: The new code baffled the enemy agents.
bagatelle
우리말 뜻: 하찮은 것
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: trifle
예문: Trying to reassure Roxanne about his wound, Cyrano claimed it was a mere bagatelle.
bait
우리말 뜻: 괴롭히다; 집적거리다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: harass; tease
예문: The soldiers baited the prisoners, terrorizing them.
baleful
우리말 뜻: 해로운; 불길한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: deadly; destructive
예문: The drought was a baleful omen.
balk
우리말 뜻: 방해하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: foil
예문: When the warden learned that several inmates were planning to escape, he took steps to balk their attempt.
ballast
우리말 뜻: 바닥짐(배에 실은 짐이 적을때 배의 안전을 위하여 바닥에 싣는 돌, 모래)
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: heavy substance used to add stability or weight
예문: The ship was listing badly to one side; it was necessary to shift the ballast in the hold to get her back on an even keel.
balm
우리말 뜻: 진통제
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: something that relieves pain
예문: Friendship is the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.
balmy
우리말 뜻: 향유의; 향기로운
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mild; fragrant
예문: A balmy breeze refreshed us after the sultry blast.
banal
우리말 뜻: 진부한; 평범한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: hackneyed; commonplace; trite
예문: His frequent use of cliches made his essay seem banal.
bane
우리말 뜻: 파멸의 원인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cause of ruin
예문: Lack of public transportation is the bane of urban life.
baneful
우리말 뜻: 유독한; 유해한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ruinous; poisonous
예문: His baneful influence was feared by all.
burgeon
우리말 뜻: 싹트다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: grow forth; send out buds
예문: In the spring, the plants that burgeon are a promise of the beauty that is to come.
burlesque
우리말 뜻: 익살부리다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: give an imitation that ridicules
예문: In his caricature, he burlesqued the mannerisms of his adversary.
burly
우리말 뜻: 퉁명스러운; <몸이>억센
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: husky; muscular
예문: The burly mover lifted the packing crate with ease.
burnish
우리말 뜻: 닦다; 갈다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: make shiny by rubbing; polish
예문: They burnished the metal until it reflected the lamplihgt.
buttress
우리말 뜻: 부벽; 버팀
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: support or prop
예문: The huge cathedral walls were supported by flying buttresses.
buxom
우리말 뜻: 포동포동한; 건강하고 쾌활한; 명랑한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: plump; vigorous; jolly
예문: The soldiers remembered the buxom nurse who had always been so pleasant to them.
cabal
우리말 뜻: 음모단
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
예문: The cabal was defeated when their scheme was discovered.
cache
우리말 뜻: 은닉처
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: hiding place
예문: The detectives followed the suspect until he led them to the cache where he had stored his loot.
cacophony
우리말 뜻: 불협화음
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: discord
예문: Some people seem to enjoy the cacophony of an orchestra that is tuning up.
cadaver
우리말 뜻: <특히 해부용 사람의>시체
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: corpse
예문: In some states, it is illegal to dissect cadavers.
cadaverous
우리말 뜻: 시체같은; 새파랗게 질린
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: like a corpse; pale
예문: By his cadaverous appearance, we could see how the disease had ravaged him.
cajole
우리말 뜻: 감언이설로 속이다; 아첨하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: coax; wheedle
예문: I will not be cajoled into granting you your wish.
calamity
우리말 뜻: 재난; 참화
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: disaster; misery
예문: As news of the calamity spread, offers of relief poured in to the stricken community.
caliber
우리말 뜻: 재간; 도량
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ability; capacity
예문: A man of such caliber should not be assigned such menial tasks.
calligraphy
우리말 뜻: 달필; 서법
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
예문: As we examine ancient manuscripts, we become impressed with the calligraphy of the scribes.
callous
우리말 뜻: <피부가>굳어진; 무감각한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: hardened; unfeeling
예문: He had worked in the hospital for so many years that he was callous to the suffering in the wards.
callow
우리말 뜻: 애숭이인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: youthful; immature
예문: In that youthful movement, the leaders were only a little less callow than their immature followers.
calorific
우리말 뜻: 열을 발생하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: heat-producing
예문: Coal is much more calorific than green wood.
calumniate
우리말 뜻: 중상하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: slander
예문: Shakespeare wrote that love and friendship were subject to envious and caluminating time.
calumny
우리말 뜻: 비방; 중상
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: malicious misrepresentation; slander
예문: He could endure his financial failure, but he could not bear the calumny that his foes heaped upon him.
camaraderie
우리말 뜻: 우정
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: good-fellowship
예문: What he loved best about his job was the sense of camaraderie he and his co-workers shared.
cameo
우리말 뜻: 카메오 세공
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: shell or jewel carved in relief
예문: Tourists are advised not to purchase cameos from the street peddlers of Rome who sell poor specimens of the carver's art.
canard
우리말 뜻: 헛소문; 유언비어
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: unfounded rumor; exaggerated report
예문: It is almost impossible to protect oneself from such a base canard.
cardial
우리말 뜻: l진심에서 우러나오는,따듯한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: hearty,affectioate
예문:
censor
우리말 뜻: 검열관. 까다롭게 남의 흠을 잡는 사람
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: overseer of morals. person who reads to eliminate inappropriate remarks
예문: Soldiers dislike having their mail read by a censor but understand the need for this precaution.
churlish
우리말 뜻: 천한; 야비한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: boorish; rude
예문: Dismayed by his churlish manners at the party, the girls vowed never to invite him again.
ciliated
우리말 뜻: 속눈썹(솜털)이 있는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: having minute hairs
예문: The paramecium is a ciliated, one-celled animal.
cipher
우리말 뜻: 삭제하지 않음; 변변치 않은 사람(물건)
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: nonentity; worthless person or thing
예문: She claimed her ex-husband was a total cipher and wondered why she had ever married him.
cipher1
우리말 뜻: 암호
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: secret code
예문: Lacking his code book, the spy was unable to decode the message sent to him in cipher.
circlet
우리말 뜻: 작은 원; 장식고리
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: small ring; band
예문: This tiny circlet is very costly because it is set with precious stones.
circuitous
우리말 뜻: 빙도는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: roundabout
예문: Because of the traffic congestion on the main highways, she took a circuitous route.
circumlocution
우리말 뜻: 에둘러말함; 핑계
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: indirect or roundabout expression
예문: He was afraid to call a spade a spade and resorted to circumlocutions to avoid direct reference to his subject.
circumscribe
우리말 뜻: 제한하다; 한계를 정한다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: limit; confine
예문: Although I do not wish to circumscribe your activities, I must insist that you complete this assignment before you start anything else.
circumspect
우리말 뜻: 신중한; 조심성있는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: prudent; cautious
예문: Investigating before acting, she tried always to be circumspect.
circumvent
우리말 뜻: 일주하다; 포위하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: outwit; baffle
예문: In order to circumvent the enemy, we will make two preliminary starting our major campaign.
collaborate
우리말 뜻: 협조하다, 협동하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: work together
예문: Two writers collaborated in preparing this book.
collage
우리말 뜻: 콜라쥬(사진, 신문, 철사 등의 조각을 붙여 만드는 작품 기법)
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: work of art put together from fragments.
예문: Scraps of cloth, paper dollies, and old photographs all went into her collage.
collate
우리말 뜻: 대조하다, 비교하다; 정열하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
예문: They collated the newly found manuscripts to determine their age.
colloquial
우리말 뜻: 대화체의, 구어체적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pertaining to conversational or common speech
예문: Your use of colloquial expressions in a formal essay such as the one you have presented spoils the effect you hope to achieve.
colloquy
우리말 뜻: 담화, 대화
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: informal discussion
예문: I enjoy our colloquies, but I sometimes wish that they could be made more formal and more searching.
collusion
우리말 뜻: 공모, 음모
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: conspiring in a fraudulent scheme
예문: The swindlers were found guilty of collusion.
colossal
우리말 뜻: 엄청나게 큰, 거대한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: huge
예문: Radio City Music Hall has a colossal stage that can accomodate up to 15,000 people.
colossus
우리말 뜻: 거상,거대한 물건
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: gigantic statue
예문: The lengendary Colossus of Rhodes, a bronze statue of the sun god that dominated the horbor of the Greek seaport, was one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
comatose
우리말 뜻: 혼수상태의,몹시 졸리운
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: in a coma; extremely sleepy
예문: The long-winded orator soon had his audience in a comatose state.
combustible
우리말 뜻: 연소할 수 있는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: easily burned
예문: After the recent outbreak of fires in private homes, the fire commissioner ordered that all combustible materials be kept in safe containers.
comely
우리말 뜻: 매력적인,보기좋은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: attractive; agreeable
예문: I would rather have a poor and comely wife than a rich and homely one.
comestible
우리말 뜻: 식료품
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: something fit to be eaten
예문: The roast turkey and other comestible, the wines,and the excellent service made this Thanksgiving dinner particularly memorable.
comeuppance
우리말 뜻: 천벌, 인과응보
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: rebuke; deserts
예문: After his earlier rudeness, we were delighted to see him get his comeuppance.
comity
우리말 뜻: 예의바름,공손
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: courtesy; civility
예문: A spirit of comity should exist among nations.
commandeer
우리말 뜻: 징발하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: to draft for military purposes; to take for public use
예문: The policeman commandeered the first car that approached and ordered the driver to go to the nearst hospital.
commemorative
우리말 뜻: 기념할 만한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: remembering; honoring
예문: The new commemorative stamps honors the late Martin Luther King,Jr.
commensurate
우리말 뜻: 동량의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: equal in extent
예문: Your reward will be commensurate with your effort.
commiserate
우리말 뜻: 동정하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: feel or express pity or sympathy for
예문: Her friends commiserated with the widow.
commodious
우리말 뜻: 널찍하고 편리한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: spacious and comfortable
예문: After sleeping in small roadside cabins, they found their hotel suite commodious.
communal
우리말 뜻: 공동사회의, 공동의,공용의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: held in common; of a group of people
예문: When they were divorced, they had trouble dividing their communal property.
compact
우리말 뜻: 조약,협약,계약
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: agreement, contract
예문: The signers of the Mayflower Compact were establishing a form of government.
compactadj
우리말 뜻: 압축된,단단한,소형의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: tightly packed;firm;brief
예문: His short,compact body was better suited to wrestling than to basketball.
compatible
우리말 뜻: 양립할 수 있는, 서로 어울리는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: harmonious; in harmony with
예문: They were compatible neighbors, never quarreling over unimportant matters.
compelling
우리말 뜻: 강력한, 압도적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: overpowering; irresistible in effect
예문: The prosecutor presented a well-reasoned case, but the defense attorney's compelling arguments for leniency won over the jury.
compendium
우리말 뜻: 요약
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: brief, comprehensive summary
예문: This text can serve as a compendium of the tremendous amount of new material being developed in this field.
compensatory
우리말 뜻: 보상적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: making up for; repaying
예문: Can a compensatory education program make up for the inadequate schooling he received in earler years?
compilation
우리말 뜻: 편찬, 자료정리
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: listing of statistical information in tabular or book form
예문: The compilation of available scholarships serves a very valuable purpose.
complacent
우리말 뜻: 자기 만족적인, 느긋한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: self-satisfied
예문: There was a complacent look on his face as he examined his paintings.
complaisant
우리말 뜻: 상냥한, 고분고분한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: trying to please; obliging
예문: The courtier obeyed the king's orders in a complaisant manner.
complement
우리말 뜻: 보충하다, 보완하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: complete; consummate; make perfect
예문: The waiter recommended a glass of port to complement the cheese.
compliance
우리말 뜻: 부응, 일치, 따름
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to yield
예문: The design for the new school had to be in compliance with the local building code.
compliant
우리말 뜻: 순응하는, 복종적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: yielding
예문: He was compliant and ready to go along with his friend's desires.
complicity
우리말 뜻: 공모, 연루
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: participation; involvement
예문: You cannot keep your complicity in this affair secret very long; you would be wise to admit your involvement immediately.
component
우리말 뜻: 부품, 부분
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: element; ingredient
예문: I wish all the components of my stereo system were working at the same time.
comport
우리말 뜻: 행동하다, 처신하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: bear one's self; behave
예문: He comported himself with great dignity
composure
우리말 뜻: 냉정, 침착
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mental calmness
예문: Even the lastest work crisis failed to shake her composure.
compound
우리말 뜻: 합성하다, 섞다; 복리로 계산하다; 더 복잡하게 만들다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: combine; constitute; pay interest; increase
예문: The makers of the popular cold remedy compounded a nasal decongestant with an antihistamine.
comprehensive
우리말 뜻: 종합적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: thorough; inclusive
예문: This book provides a comprehensive review of verbal and math skills for the GRE.
compress
우리말 뜻: 압축하다; 꽉 조이다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: close; squeeze; contract
예문: She compressed the package under her arm.
compromise
우리말 뜻: 타협하다, 조정하다; 위협하다, 위험에 빠뜨리다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: adjust; endanger the interests or reputation of
예문: Your presence at the scene of the dispute compromises our claim to neutrality in this matter.
compunction
우리말 뜻: 후회, 참회
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: remorse
예문: The judge was especially severe in his sentencing because he felt that the criminal had shown no compunction for his heinous crime.
compute
우리말 뜻: 계산하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: reckon; calculate
예문: He failed to compute the interest, so his bank balance was not accurate.
concatenate
우리말 뜻: 줄지어 연결하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: link as in a chain
예문: It is difficult to understand how these events could concatenate as they did without outside assistance.
concave
우리말 뜻: 오목한, 움푹 들어간
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: hollow
예문: The back-packers found partial shelter from the storm by huddling against the concave wall of the cliff.
conceit
우리말 뜻: 기행, 기발한 생각; 지나친 비유
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: whimsical idea; extravagant metaphor
예문: He was an entertaining companion, always expressing himself in amusing conceits and witty turns of phrase.
concentric
우리말 뜻: 동심원적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: having a common center
예문: The target was made of concentric circles.
conception
우리말 뜻: 생각을 품음, 개념을 형성함
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: beginning; forming of an idea
예문: At the first conception of the work, he was consulted.
concerted
우리말 뜻: 협조적인, 힘을 합쳐 이루어진
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mutually agreed on; done together
예문: The Girl Scouts in the troop made a concerted effort to raise funds for their annual outing, and emitted a concerted sigh when their leader announced that they had reached their goal.
concession
우리말 뜻: 양보
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: an act of yielding
예문: Before they could reach an agreement, both sides had to make certain concessions.
conciliatory
우리말 뜻: 화해적인, 위무적인, 달래는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: reconciling; soothing
예문: She was still angry despite his conciliatory words.
concise
우리말 뜻: 간결한, 간략한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: brief and compact
예문: When you define a new word, be concise: the shorter the definition, the easier it is to remember.
conclave
우리말 뜻: 비밀 모임
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: private meeting
예문: He was present at all their conclaves as an unofficial observer.
conclusive
우리말 뜻: 결정적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: decisive; ending all debate
예문: When the stolen books turned up in John's locker, we finally had conclusive evidence of the identity of the mysterious thief.
concoct
우리말 뜻: 조리하다, 만들어 내다; 생각 등을 짜내다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: prepare by combining; make up in concert
예문: How did the inventive chef ever concoct such a strange dish?
concomitant
우리말 뜻: 부수물; 부수적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: that which accompanies; accompanying
예문: Culture is not always a concomitant of wealth.
concord
우리말 뜻: 일치; 조화
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: harmony
예문: Watching Tweedledum and Tweedledee battle, Alice wondered why the two brothers could not manage to live in concord.
concur
우리말 뜻: 동의하다, 일치하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: agree
예문: Did you concur with the decision of the court or did you find it unfair?
concurrent
우리말 뜻: 동시 발생적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: happening at the same time
예문: In America, the colonists were resisting the demands of the mother country; at the concurrent moment in France, the middle class was sowing the seeds of rebellion.
condescend
우리말 뜻: 겸손하게 처신하다; 자신을 낮추다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: bestow courtesies with a superior air
예문: The king condescended to grant an audience to the friends of the condemned man.
condign
우리말 뜻: 적절한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: adequate; deservedly severe
예문: The publc approved the condign punishment for the crime.
condiments
우리말 뜻: 양념, 조미료
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: seasonings; spices
예문: Spanish food is full of condiments.
confiscate
우리말 뜻: 몰수하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: seize, commandeer
예문: The army confiscated all acailable supplies of uranium.
contortion
우리말 뜻: 뒤틀림
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: deformation
예문:
contraband
우리말 뜻: 암거래 (품)
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: smuggled goods,
예문:
contravene
우리말 뜻: 논박하다,모순되다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: oppose,repudiate
예문:
contravert
우리말 뜻: 논박하다,부인하다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: refute
예문:
contrite
우리말 뜻: 죄를 뉘우치는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: apologetic
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contrived
우리말 뜻: 부자연한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: manufactured,nonnatural
예문:
contumaciousi
우리말 뜻: 복종하지 않는,고집부리는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: refractory
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contusion
우리말 뜻: 타박상, 좌상
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: discolration,shiner
예문:
conundrum
우리말 뜻: 수수께끼
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: enigma
예문:
convene
우리말 뜻: 소환하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: summon
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conventional
우리말 뜻: 전통적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: traditional
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converge
우리말 뜻: 모이다,집중하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: meet,approch
예문:
conversant
우리말 뜻: 정통한, 잘 알고 있는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: skilled
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converse
우리말 뜻: 반대 ,역
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: contrary,reverse
예문:
convert
우리말 뜻: 개종자,전향자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: apostate
예문:
convex
우리말 뜻: 볼록면의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: swollen,rounded
예문:
conveyance
우리말 뜻: 운송기관
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: transportation
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conviction
우리말 뜻: 신념,확신
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: opinion,dogma
예문:
convivial
우리말 뜻: 연회의,연회를 좋아하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sociable,festal
예문:
convoke
우리말 뜻: ( 회의를)소집하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: meet,gather
예문:
convoluted
우리말 뜻: 얽히고 설킨,복잡한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: snaky,winding,complicated
예문:
copious
우리말 뜻: 방대한, 많은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: abundant,ample
예문:
coquette
우리말 뜻: 요염한 여자,바 람둥이 여자.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: vamp
예문:
cordon
우리말 뜻: 비상 경계선
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: barrier,barricate
예문:
cornice
우리말 뜻: 처마 돌림띠
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어:
예문:
cornucopia
우리말 뜻: 풍요의 뿔
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: horn of plenty;abundance
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corollary
우리말 뜻: 결과, 필연적 귀결
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: aftermath,outcome
예문:
corpluent
우리말 뜻: 뚱뚱한,비대한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: obese,plump
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corporeal
우리말 뜻: 신체의, 육신의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: bodily, physical
예문:
correlation
우리말 뜻: 상호관계
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: interrelationship
예문:
corroborate
우리말 뜻: 확실하게 하다.확증하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: prove,vertify
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corrosive
우리말 뜻: 부식성의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: corrodible
예문:
corrugated
우리말 뜻: 물결모양의 , 골진
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fluted, bent into fold
예문:
cosmic
우리말 뜻: 우주의 ,무한한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: extraterrestrial,interstellar
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coterie
우리말 뜻: (문예)동인,동아리
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: clique, faction,camp,crowd
예문:
countenance
우리말 뜻: 에 찬성하다,너그럽게 보다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: endorse,support,encourage
예문:
countermand
우리말 뜻: 취소하다. 소환하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: recall,call back
예문:
counterpart
우리말 뜻: 서로 보완하는 2개 중의 하나,대응하는 것.비슷한 것.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: a thing that completes another;things very much alike
예문: Night and day are counterparts.
coup
우리말 뜻: (장사,사업등에서의) 대성공,쿠데타
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: highly successful action or sudden attack
예문: As the news of his coup spread throughout Wall Street,his fellow brokers dropped by to congratulate him.
couple
우리말 뜻: 결혼하다.결합하다.연결하다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: join,unite,
예문: The Flying Karamazovs couple expert juggling and amateur joking in their nightclub act.
courier
우리말 뜻: 급사,급한 소식을 전하는 사람,(관광 회사의)가이드,여행안내인.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: messenger
예문: The publisher sent a special courier to pick up the manuscript.
covenant
우리말 뜻: 계약,서약.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: agreement
예문: We must comply with the terms of the covenant.
covert
우리말 뜻: 은밀한.숨겨진,암시된.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: secret;hidden;implied.
예문: She could understand the covert threat in the letter.
covetous
우리말 뜻: 턱 없이 탐욕스러운,탐내는, 열망하는.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: avaricious;eagerly desirous of.
예문: The child was covetous by nature and wanted to take the toys belonging to his classmates.
cow
우리말 뜻: (폭력 따위로)...울 으르다. 위협하다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: terrorize;intimidate.
예문: The little boy was so cowed by the hulking bully that he gave up his lunch money without a word of protest.
cower
우리말 뜻: (부끄러움,공포 때문에)움츠리다.위축되다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: shrink quivering, as from fear.
예문: The frightened child cowered in the corner of the room.
coy
우리말 뜻: 수줍어 하는,요염한.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: shy,modest,coquttish
예문: She was coy in her answers to his offer.
cozen
우리말 뜻: ...을 속이다.기만하다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cheat, hoodwink,swindle.
예문: He was the kind of individual who would cozen his friends in a cheap card game but remain eminently ethical in all his business dealings.
crabbed
우리말 뜻: 성미가 까다로운.기분이 언짢은,(문제 따위가)난해한.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sour,peevish.
예문: The children avoided the crabbed old man because he scolded them when they made noise.
crass
우리말 뜻: 거친, 상스런,우둔한.어리석은.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: very unrefined,grossly insensible.
예문: The philosothers deplored the crass commercialism.
craven.
우리말 뜻: 겁많은,비겁한. 비열한,
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cowardly
예문: When he saw the enemy troops advancing, he had a craven impulse to run for his life.
credence
우리말 뜻: 믿음,신용, 신뢰.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: belief
예문: Do not place any credence in his promises.
credence
우리말 뜻: 믿음,신용, 신뢰.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: belief
예문: Do not place any credence in his promises.
credence
우리말 뜻: 믿음,신용, 신뢰.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: belief
예문: Do not place any credence in his promises.
credo
우리말 뜻: 신조,사도신경.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: creed
예문: I believe we may best describe his creco by saying that it approximates the Golden Rule.
credulity
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: belief on slight evidence.
예문: The witch doctor took advantage of the credulity of the suoerstitious natives.
creed
우리말 뜻: 교의,신조,주의.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: system of religious of ethical belief.
예문: In any loyal American's creed, love of democracy must be emthasized.
cresendo
우리말 뜻: 점강음,점점세짐.클라이막스.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: increase in the volume or intensity,as in a musical passage.climax.
예문: The overture suddenly changed from a quiet pastoral theme to a crescendo featuring blaring trumpets and clashing cymbals.
crestfallen
우리말 뜻: 풀이 죽은,의기소침한,
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: dejected, dispirited,
예문: We were surprised at his teaction to the failure of his project;instead of being crestfallen,he was busily engaged in planning new activities.
cull
우리말 뜻: 고르다, 추려내다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pick out, single out
예문: Every month the farmer culls the nonlaying hens from his flock and sells them to the local butcher.
culmination
우리말 뜻: 최고점, 전성기
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: attainment of highest point
예문: His inauguration as president of the United States marked the culmination of his political career.
culpable
우리말 뜻: 비난 받을 만한, 과실이 있는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: deserving blame
예문: Corrupt politicians who condone the activities of the gamblers are equally culpable.
culvert
우리말 뜻: 암거, 지하수로
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: artificial channel for water
예문: If we build a culvert under the road, we will reduce the possibility of the road's being flooded during the rainy season.
cumbersome
우리말 뜻: 무거운, 다루기 어려운
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: heavy, hard to manage
예문: He was burdened down with cumbersome parcels
cumulative
우리말 뜻: 점증적인, 누가적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: growing by addition
예문: Vocabulary building is a cumulative process.
cupidity
우리말 뜻: 탐욕
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: greed
예문: The defeated people couldn not satisfy the cupidityn of the conquerors.
curator
우리말 뜻: 관리자, 감독
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: superintendent, manager
예문: The members of the board of trustees of the museum expected the new curator to plan popular events and exhibitions.
curmudgeon
우리말 뜻: 구두쇠
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: churlish, miserly individual
예문: Although he was regarded by many as a curmudgeon, a few of us were aware of his kindnesses and acts of charity.
cursive
우리말 뜻: 흘려 쓴, 초서체의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: flowing, running
예문: In normal writing we run our letters together in cursive form.
cursory
우리말 뜻: 피상적인, 겉핥기식의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: casual, hastily done
예문: A cursory exam. of the ruins indicates the possibility of arson.
curtail
우리말 뜻: 단축하다, 삭감하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: shorten, reduce
예문: During the coal shortage, we must curtail our use of this vital commodity.
cynical
우리말 뜻: 냉소적인, 남을 믿지 않는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: skeptical, distrustful of human motives
예문: Cynical at all times, he was suspicious of all altruistic actions of others.
cynosure
우리말 뜻: 남의 이목을 끄는 것, 찬미의 대상
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: the object of general attention
예문: As soon as the movie star intered the room, she became the cynosure of all eyes.
dais
우리말 뜻: (귀빈, 강연자를 위한) 단, 연단
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: raised platform for guests of honor
예문: When he approached the dais, he was greeted by cheers from the people who has come to honor him.
dally
우리말 뜻: 희롱하다, 가지고 놀다; 꾸물거리다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: trifle with, procrastinate
예문: Laertes told Ophelia that Hamlet could only dally with her affection.
dank
우리말 뜻: 축축한, 습기가 많은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: damp
예문: The walls of the dungeon were dank and slimy.
dapper
우리말 뜻: 산뜻한, 말쑥한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: neat and trim
예문: An excessively dapper soul who could not stand to have a hair out of place.
dappled
우리말 뜻: 얼룩 덜룩한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: spotted
예문: The sunlight filtering through the screens created a dappled effect on the wall.
daub
우리말 뜻: 칠하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: smear(as with paint)
예문: He daubed his paint on the canvas.
daunt
우리말 뜻: -을 위협하다, 겁나게 하다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: intimidate
예문: Your threats can not daunt me.
dauntless
우리말 뜻: 대담한, 두려움을 모르는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: bold
예문: The dauntless soldier volunteered for the assignment.
dawdle
우리말 뜻: 시간을 낭비하다. 꾸물거리다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: loiter, waste time
예문: Inasmuch as we must meet a deadline, do not dawdle over this work.
deadlock
우리말 뜻: 막다른 상태, 정체
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: standstill, stalemate
예문: The negotiations had reached a deadlock.
deadpan
우리말 뜻: 무표정의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: wooden, impassive
예문: We wanted to see how long he could maintain his deadpan expression.
dearth
우리말 뜻: 부족, 결핍
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: scarcity
예문: The dearth of skilled labor compelled the employers to open trade schools.
debacle
우리말 뜻: 와해, 대몰락
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: breaking up, downfall
예문: This debacle in the government can only result in anarchy.
debase
우리말 뜻: (인격 따위를) 떨어 뜨리다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: reduce to lower state
예문: Do not debase yourself by becoming maudlin.
debauch
우리말 뜻: -을 타락시키다, 유혹하다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: corrupt, make intemperate
예문: A vicious newspaper can debauch public ideals.
debilitate
우리말 뜻: 약화시키다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: weaken, enfeeble
예문: Overindulgence debilitates character as well as physical stamina.
debonair
우리말 뜻: 예의가 바른, 공손한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: friendly, aiming to please
예문: The debonair youth was liked by all who met him.
debris
우리말 뜻: (파괴물의) 파편, 잔해
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: rubble
예문: A full year after the earthquake in Maxico, they were still carting away the debris.
debunk
우리말 뜻: -의 정체를 폭로하다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: expose as false, exaggerated, worthless
예문: Reporters debunked the candidate's claim that he was a fervent environmentalist.
debutante
우리말 뜻: 첫 무대를 밟는 여배우
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: young woman making formal entrance into society
예문: As a debutante, she was often mentioned in the society columns of the newspapers.
decadence
우리말 뜻: 쇠퇴, 타락
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: decay
예문: The moral decadence of the people was reflected in the lewd literature of the period.
decant
우리말 뜻: (술 따위를) 가만히 따르다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pour off gently
예문: Be sure to decant this wine before serving it.
decapitate
우리말 뜻: 목을 베다, 참수형에 처하다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: behead
예문: They did not hang Lady Jane Grey; they decapitated her.
decelerate
우리말 뜻: 감속하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: slow down
예문: Seeing the emergency blinkers in the road ahead, he decelerated quickly.
deciduous
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: falling off, as of leaves
예문: The oak is a deciduous tree.
decimate
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: kill, usually one dut of ten.
예문: We do more to decimate our population in automobile accidents than we do in war,
decipher
우리말 뜻: 암호를 풀다, 암호해독하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: decode
예문: I could not decipher the doctor's handwriting.
declivity
우리말 뜻: 내리막, 경사
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: downward slope
예문: The children loved to ski down the declivity.
decollete
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: having a low-cut neckline.
예문: Fashion decrees that eveing gowns be decollete this season; bare shoulders are again the vogue.
decomposition
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: decay.
예문: Despite the body's advanced state of decomposition, the police were able to identify the murdered man.
decorum
우리말 뜻: 예절
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: propriety ;seemliness
예문: Shocked by the unruly behavior, the teacher criticized the class for it's lack of decorum
decoy
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lure or bait
예문: The wild ducks were not fooled by the decoy.
decrepitude
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: state of collapse caused by illness or old age
예문: I was unprepared for the state of decrepitude in which I had found my old friend ; he seemed to have aged twenty years in six months.
decry
우리말 뜻: 비난하다, 욕하다, 경멸하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: express strong disapproval of;disparage.
예문: The founder of the Children's Defense Fund, Marian Wright Edelman, strongly decries the lack of financial and moral support for children in America today.
deducible
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: derived by reasoning.
예문: If we accept your premise, your conclusions are easily deducible.
deface
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mar; disfigure
예문: If you deface a library book, you will have to pay a hefty fine.
defamation
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: harming a person's reputation.
예문: Such defamation of character may result in a slander suit.
default
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: failure to do
예문: As a result of her husband's failure to appear in court, she was granted a devorce by default
defeatist
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: resigned to defeat; accepting defeat as a natural outcome.
예문: If you maintain your defeatist attitude, you will never succeed.
defection
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: desertion.
예문: The children, who had made him an idol, were hurt most by his defection from our cause.
deference
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: courteous regard for another's wish.
예문: In deference to his desires, the employers granted him a holiday.
defile
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pollute; propane.
예문: The hoodlums defiled the church with their scurrilous writing.
definitive
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: most reliable or complete.
예문: Carl Sandburg's Abraham Lincoln may be regarded as the definitive work on the life of the Great Emancipator.
deflect
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: turn aside.
예문: His life was saved when his cigarette case deflected the bullet.
defoliate
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: destroy leaves.
예문: In Vietnam the army made extensive use of chemical agents to defoliate the woodlands.
defray
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: provide for the payment of.
예문: Her employer offered to defray the costs of her postgraduate education
defrock
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: to strip a priest or minister of church authority.
예문: We knew the minister had violated church regulations, but we had not realized his offense was serious enough to cause him to be deflocked.
deft
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: neat;skillful
예문: The deft waiter uncorked the champagne without spilling a drop.
defunct
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: dead; no longer in use or existence.
예문: the lawyers sought to examine the books of the defunct corporation.
degenerate
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: become worse; deteriorate.
예문: As the fight dragged on, the champion's style degenerated until he could barely keep on his feet.
degraded
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lowed in rank; debased.
예문: The degraded wretch spoke only of his past glories and honors.
dehydrate
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: remove water from; dry out.
예문: Vigorous dancing quickly dehydrates the body; between dances, besure to drink more water than normal.
deify
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: turn into a god; idolize.
예문: Admire the rock star all you want; just don't deify him.
deign
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: condescend.
예문: He felt that he would debase himself if he deigned to answer his critics.
delete
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: erase; strike out.
예문: If you delete this paragraph, the composition will have more appeal.
deleterious
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: harmful
예문: Workers in nuclear research must avoid the deleterious effects of radioactive substances.
deliberate
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: consider;ponder.
예문: Offered the new job, she asked for time to deliberate before she made her decision.
delineate
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: portrary.
예문: He is a powerful storyteller, but he is weakest when he attempts to delineate character.
delirium
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mental disorder marked by confusion.
예문: The drunkard in his delirium saw strange animals.
delta
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: flat plainof mud or sand between branches of a river.
예문: His dissertation discussed the effect of intermittent flooding on the fertility of Nile delta.
delude
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: deceive.
예문: Do not delude yourself into believing that he will relent.
deluge
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: flood; rush.
예문: When we advertised the position, we received a deluge of applications.
delusion
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: false belief; hallucination
예문: This scheme is a snare and a delusion.
delusive
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: deceptive;raising vain hopes.
예문: Do not raise your hopes on the basis of his delusive promises.
delve
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: dig; investigate.
예문: Delving into old books and manuscripts is part of a researcher's job.
demagogue
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader.
예문: He was accused of being a demagogue becausehe made premises that aroused futile hopes in his listeners.
demean
우리말 뜻: 품위를 떨어뜨리다,수치를 주다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: degrade,humilitate
예문: He felt that he would demean himself if he replied to the scurrilous letter.
derogatory
우리말 뜻: 품위가 없는, 품위를 손상시키는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ADJ. expressing a low opinion
예문: I resent your derogatory remarks.
descry
우리말 뜻: 식별하다, 알아보다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: V. catch sight of
예문: In the distance, we could barely descry the enemy vessels.
desecrate
우리말 뜻: 신성함을 더럽히다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: V. profane; violate the sanctity of
예문: The soldiers desecrated the temple.
desiccate
우리말 뜻: 습기를 제거하다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: V. dry up
예문: A tour of this smokehouse will give you an idea of how the pioneers used to desiccate food in order to preserve it.
desolate
우리말 뜻: 황폐케하다, 저버리다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: V. rob of joy; lay waste to; forsake. ADJ.
예문: The bandits desolated the countryside, burning farms and carrying off the harvest.
despicable
우리말 뜻: 비열한, 경멸스런
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ADJ. contemptible
예문: Your despicable remarks call for no reply.
despise
우리말 뜻: 경멸하다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: V. scorn.
예문: I despise your attempts at a reconciliation at this tine abd refuse to meet you.
despoil
우리말 뜻: 약탈하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: V. plunder
예문: If you do not yield, I am afraid the enemy will despoil the countryside.
despondent
우리말 뜻: 낙심한, 풀이죽은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ADJ. depressed;gloomy. despondency, N.
예문: To the dismay of his parents, he became more and more despondent every day.
despotism
우리말 뜻: 압제, 독제, 억압
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: tyranny
예문: The people rebelled against the despotism of the king.
destitute
우리말 뜻: 가난한, 궁핍한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: extremely poor
예문: The illness left the family destitute.
desuetude
우리말 뜻: 무용, 쓰이지 않음
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: disused condition
예문: The machinery in the idle factory was in a state of desuetude.
desultory
우리말 뜻: 체계성이 없는, 마구잡이식의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: aimless; unsystematic; jumping around
예문: The animals' desultory behavior indicated that they had no awareness of their predicament.
detached
우리말 뜻: 공정한, 초연한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ADJ. emorionally removed; calm and ovjective; indifferent.
예문: A psychoanalyst must maintain a detached point of wiew and stay uninvolved with her patients' personal lives.
detergent
우리말 뜻: 세제
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cleansing agent
예문: Many new detergents have replaced soap.
determinate
우리말 뜻: 확정적인, 확고한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ADJ. having a fixed order of procedure; invariable.
예문: At the royalwedding, the procession of the nobles followed a determinate order of precedence.
deterrent
우리말 뜻: 방해물
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: N. something that discourahes; hindrance.
예문: Does the threat of capital punishment serve as a deterrent to potential killers?
detonation
우리말 뜻: 폭발
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: explosion
예문: The detonation could be heard miles away.
detraction
우리말 뜻: 중상, 비방
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: slandering; aspersion
예문: He is offended by your frequent detractions from his ability as a leader.
detriment
우리말 뜻: 해, 저해, 방해
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: harm; damage
예문: Your acceptance of his support will ultimately prove to be a detriment rather than an aid to your cause.
detrimental
우리말 뜻: 해로운
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ADJ. harmful; damaging.
예문: Your acceptance of her support will ultimately prove detrimental rather than helpful to your cause.
deviate
우리말 뜻: 일탈하다, 벗어나다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: turn away from
예문: Do not deviate from the truth.
devious
우리말 뜻: 일탈적인, 비정상적인, 악한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: going astray; erratic
예문: Your devious behavior in this matter puzzles me since you are usually direct and straightforward.
devoid
우리말 뜻: 결핍된,없는, 부족한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lacking
예문: He was devoid of any personal desire for gain in his endeavor to secure improvement in the community.
devolve
우리말 뜻: 위임하다, 맡기다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: deputize; pass to others
예문: It devolved upon us, the survivors, to arrange peace terms with the enemy.
devotee
우리말 뜻: 헌신자, 열성자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: enthusiastic follower
예문: A devotee of the opera, he bought season tickets every year.
devout
우리말 뜻: 독신한, 헌신적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pious
예문: The devout man prayed daily.
dexterous
우리말 뜻: 솜씨좋은, 능란한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ADJ. skillful
예문: The magician was so dexterous that we could not follow his movements as he performed his tricks.
dextrous
우리말 뜻: 솜씨가 좋은, 손재주가 좋은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: skillful
예문: The magician was so dextrous that we could not follow his movements as he performed his tricks.
diabolical
우리말 뜻: 사악한, 악마의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: devilish
예문: This scheme is so diabolical that I must reject it.
diadem
우리말 뜻: 왕관
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: crown
예문: The king's diadem was on display at the museum.
dialectic
우리말 뜻: 논리적 토론술; 변증법
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: art of debate
예문: I am not skilled in dialectic and, therefore, cannot answer your arguments as forcefully as I wish.
diaphanous
우리말 뜻: 투명한, 비치는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sheer; transparent
예문: They saw the burglar clearly through the daiphanous curtain.
diatribe
우리말 뜻: 통렬한 비난
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: N. bitter scolding; invective.
예문: During the lengthy diatribe delivered by his opponent he remained calm and self-controlled.
dichotomy
우리말 뜻: 분지, 나누어짐
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: N. branching into two parts.
예문: The dichotomy of our legislative system provides us with many safeguards.
dictum
우리말 뜻: 선언, 언명
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: N. authoritative and weighty statemnent.
예문: She repeated the statement as though it were the dictum of the most expert worker in the group.
didactic
우리말 뜻: 교훈적인, 훈시적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ADJ. teaching; instructional; preaching or moralizing
예문: The didactic qualities of his poetry overshadow its literary qualities; the lesson he teaches is more memorable than the lines.
die
우리말 뜻: 금형
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: N. device for stamping or impressing; mold
예문: In coining pennies, workers at the old mint squeezed sheets of softened copper between two dies.
diffidence
우리말 뜻: 자신없음, 수줍음
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: N. shyness
예문: You must overcome your diffidence if you intend to become a salesperson.
diffusion
우리말 뜻: 확산
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: N. wordiness; spreading in all directions like a gas.
예문: Your composition suffers from a diffusion of ideas; try to be more compact.
digression
우리말 뜻: 본론에서 벗어남
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: N. wandering away from the subject
예문: Nobody minded when Professor Renoir's lectures wandered away from their official theme; his digressions were always more fascinating than the topic of the day.
dilapidated
우리말 뜻: 황폐한, 파손된
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ADJ. ruined because of neglect
예문: We felt that the dilapidated building needed several coats of paint.
dilate
우리말 뜻: 팽창시키다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: V. expand
예문: In the dark, the pupils of your eyes dilate.
dilatory
우리말 뜻: 꾸물거리는, 지체하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ADJ. delaying
예문: Your dilatory tactics may compel me to cancel the contract.
dilatory
우리말 뜻: 꾸물거리는, 지체하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ADJ. delaying
예문: Your dilatory tactics may compel me to cancel the contract.
dilemma
우리말 뜻: 궁지
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: N. problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives
예문: In this dilemma, he knew no one to whom he could turn for advice.
dishearten
우리말 뜻: 낙심시키다, 용기를 잃게 하다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: discourage
예문: His failure to pass the bar exam disheartened him.
disheveled
우리말 뜻: (머리털이)흐트러진, 헝클어진, 옷차림이 단정치 못한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: untidy
예문: Your disheveled appearance will hurt your chances in the interview.
disinclination
우리말 뜻: 마음이 내키지 않음, 싫증
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: unwillingness
예문: Some mornings I feel a great disinclination to get our of bed.
disingenuous
우리말 뜻: 엉큼한, 음흉한, 계산적인,부정직한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: not naive, sophisticated
예문: Although he was young, his remarks indicated that he was disingenuous.
disinter
우리말 뜻: ..을 (땅속,무덤에서)파내다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: dig up, unearth
예문: They disinterred the body and held an autopsy.
disinterested
우리말 뜻: 사심이 없는, 편견이 없는, 공평한, 냉담한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: unprejudiced
예문: The only disinterested person in the room was the judge.
disjointed
우리말 뜻: 관절이 퉁겨진, 혼란한, 체계가 서지 않은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: disconnected
예문: His remarks were so disjointed that we could not follow his reasoning.
dislodge
우리말 뜻: 제거하다, 없애다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: remove(forcibly)
예문:
dismantle
우리말 뜻: (가구,기구, 설비를)..에서 제거하다, 철거하다, 분해하다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: take apart
예문: When the show closed, they dismantled the scenery before storing it.
dismember
우리말 뜻: 팔, 다리를 따로따로 하다, 나라등을 분할, 해체하다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cut into small parts
예문: When the Austrian Empire was dismembered, several new countries were established.
dismiss
우리말 뜻: 포기하다, 제거하다, 잊어버리다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: put away from consideration, reject
예문: Believing in John's love for her, she dismissed the notion that he might be unfaithful.
disparage
우리말 뜻: 깔보다, 과소 평가하다, 혈뜯다, 비난하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: belittle
예문: do not disparage anyone's contribution ; these little gifts add up to large sums
disparate
우리말 뜻: 이종의, 본질적으로 다른, 연관이 없는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: basicallu different, unrelated
예문: It is difficult, if not impossible, to organize these disparate elements into a coherent whole.
disparity
우리말 뜻: 불일치, 불평등, 불균형
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: difference, condition of inequality
예문: The disparity in their ages made no difference at all.
dispassionate
우리말 뜻: 감정에 흔들리지 않는, 냉정한, 공정한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: calm, impartial
예문: In a dispassionate analysis of the problem, he carefully examined the causes of the conflict and proceeded to suggest suitable remedies.
dispatch
우리말 뜻: (일따위의)재빠른 처리, 신속함, 급속 공문서
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: speediness, prompt execution, message sent with all due speed
예문: Young Napoleon defeated the enemy with all possible dispatch; he then sent a dispatch to headquarters, informing his commander of the great victory.
dispel
우리말 뜻: ..을 쫓아버리다, 사방으로 흩어지게 하다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: scatter
예문: The police fired tear gas into the crowd to disperse the protesters.
disperse
우리말 뜻: ..을 흩어지게 하다, 산란시키다, 산개시키다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: scatter
예문: The police fired the tear gas into the crowd to disperse the protesters.
dispirited
우리말 뜻: 기가 꺽인, 풀이 죽은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lacking in spirit
예문: The coach used all the tricks at his command to buoy up the enthusiasm of his team, which had become dispirited at the loss of the star player.
disport
우리말 뜻: 흥겹게 놀다, 즐기다, 장난하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: amuse
예문: The popularity of Florida as a winter resort is constantly increasing; each year, thousands more disport themselves at Miami Palm Beach.
disputatious
우리말 뜻: 논쟁적인, 논쟁을 좋아하는, 논쟁하는 대상이 되는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: argumentative; fond of argument
예문: People avoided discussing contemporary problems with him because of his disputatious manner.
disquisition
우리말 뜻: 탐구, 논문, 논고
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: a formal systematic inquiry; an explanation of the results of a formal inquiry
예문: In his disquisition, he outlined the steps he had taken in reaching his conclusions.
dissection
우리말 뜻: 절개, 해부, 해체, 분석
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: analysis; cutting apart in order to examine
예문: the dissection of frogs in the laboratory is particularly unpleasant to some students.
dissemble
우리말 뜻: 숨기다, 가장하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: disguise; pretend
예문: Even though you are trying to dissemble your motive in joining this group, we can see through your pretense.
disseminate
우리말 뜻: 퍼트리다, 전파하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: scatter(like seeds)
예문: The invention of the radio has helped propagandists to disseminate their favorite doctrines very easily.
dissent
우리말 뜻: 의견을 달리하다, 동의하지 않다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: disagree
예문: In the recent Supreme Court dicision, Justice Marshall dissented from the majority opinion.
dissertation
우리말 뜻: (특히 박사학위)논문, 논설
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: formal essay
예문: In order to earn a graduate degree from many of our universities, a candidate is frequently required to prepare a dissertation on some scholarly subject.
dissident
우리말 뜻: 의견을 달리하는, 반대하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: dissenting; rebellious
예문: In the purge that followed the student demonstrations at Tianamen Square, the government hunted down the dissident students and their supporters.
dissimulate
우리말 뜻: (감정등을) 숨기다, ..인체 하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pretend; conceal by feigning
예문: She tried to dissimulate her grief by her exuberant attitude.
dissipate
우리말 뜻: (구름, 안개따위를)흩뜨리다, 낭비하다, 탕진하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: squander
예문: The young man quickly dissipated his inheritance and was soon broke.
dissolution
우리말 뜻: 분리, 해체, 해산
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: disintegration, looseness in morals
예문: The profligacy and dissolution of life in Caligula's Rome appall some historians.
dissonance
우리말 뜻: 불협화음, 부조화
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: discord
예문: some contemporary musicians deliberately use dissonance to achieve certain effects.
dissuade
우리말 뜻: 충고하여 단념시키다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: advise against
예문: He could not dissuade his friend from joining the conspirators.
distant
우리말 뜻: (거리적으로) 떨어진, 먼;태도가 쌀쌀한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: reserved or aloof; could in manner
예문: His distant greeting made me feel unwelcome from the start.
distend
우리말 뜻: 팽창시키다, 부풀다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: expand; swell out
예문: I can tell when he is under stress by the way the veins distend on his forehead.
distill
우리말 뜻: ..을 증류하다, 정제하다, 만들다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: purify; refine; concentrate
예문: A moonshiner distills mash into whisky; an epigrammatist distills thoughts into quips.
distortion
우리말 뜻: 왜곡, 뒤틀린 상태, 곡해
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: twisting out of shape
예문: It is difficult to believe the newspaper accounts of this event because of the distortions and exaggerations written by the reporters.
distrait
우리말 뜻: 멍한, 방심상태의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: absent-minded
예문: because of his conentration on the problem, the professor often appeared distrait and unconcerned about routine.
distraught
우리말 뜻: 마음이 산란한, 미친듯한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: upset; distracted by anxiety
예문: The distraught parents frantically searched the ravine for their lost child.
diurnal
우리말 뜻: 매일의, 날마다의, 대낮의, 하루동안의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: daily
예문: A farmer cannot neglect his diurnal tasks at any time; cows, for example, must be milked regularly.
diva
우리말 뜻: 가극의 주역 여성 가수, 프리마돈나
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: operatic singer; prima donna
예문: Although world famous as a diva, she did not indulge in fits of temperament.
diverge
우리말 뜻: 갈라져 나오다, 분기하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: vary; go in different directions from the same point
예문: The spokes of the wheel diverge from the hub.
divergent
우리말 뜻: 벗어난, 이탈하는, 갈라지는, 분기하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: differing, deviating
예문: The two witnesses presented the jury with remarkably divergent accounts of the same episode.
divest
우리말 뜻: 벗기다, 박탈하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: strip, deprive
예문: He was divested of his power to act
divination
우리말 뜻: 마력의 도움으로 미래를 예시함
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: foeseeing the future with the aid of magic
예문: I base my opinions not on any special gift of divination but on the laws of probability
divulge
우리말 뜻: 폭로하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: reveal
예문: I will not tell you this news because I am sure you will divulge it prematurely
docile
우리말 뜻: 순종하는, 쉽게 조종되는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: obedient, easily managed
예문: As docile as he seems today, that old lion was once a ferocious, snarling beast.
docket
우리말 뜻: 미결소송사건 일람표
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: program, as for trial; book where such entries are made
예문: The case of Smith vs. Jones was entered in the docket for July 15.
doddering
우리말 뜻: 흔들리는, 늙어서 떨리는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: shaky, infirn from old age
예문: Although he is not as yet a doddering and senile old man, his ideas and opinions no longer can merit the respect we gave them years ago.
doff
우리말 뜻: 벗다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: take off
예문: He doffed his hat to the lady
doggerel
우리말 뜻: 보잘것 없는 시
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: poor verse
예문: Although we find occasional snatches of genuine poetry in his writing is mere doggerel.
dogmatic
우리말 뜻: 적극적인, 독단적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: arbitrary, dictatorial
예문: Do not be so dogmatic about that statement; it can be easily refuted.
dolorous
우리말 뜻: 슬픔에 찬
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sorrowful
예문: He found the dolorous lamentations of the bereaved family emotionally disturbing and he left as quickly as he could.
dolt
우리말 뜻: 바보같은 사람
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: stupid person
예문: I thought I was talking to a mature audience; instead, I find myself addressig a pack of dolts and idiots.
domicile
우리말 뜻: 집, 주소
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: home
예문: Although his legal domicile was in New York city, his work kept him away from his residence for many years.
dormant
우리말 뜻: 잠자는, 혼수상태의, 동면한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sleeping, lethargic, torpid
예문: Sometimes dormant talents in our friends surprise those of us who never realized how gifted acquaintances really were.
dorsal
우리말 뜻: 동물의 등의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: relating to the back of an animal
예문: A shark may be identified by its dorsal in which projects above the sunfac of the ocean.
dotage
우리말 뜻: 노쇠, 망령
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: senility
예문: In his dotage, the old man bored us with long tales of events in his childhood.
doughty
우리말 뜻: 용기있는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: courageous
예문: Many folk tales have sprung up about this doughty pioneer who opened up the New World for his followers.
dour
우리말 뜻: 부루뚱한, 완고한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sullen, stubborn
예문: The man was dour and taciturn.
dregs
우리말 뜻: 침전물, 무가친한 잔재
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sediment, worthless residue
예문: The dregs of society may be observed in this slum area of the city.
droll
우리말 뜻: 이상하고 즐거운
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: queer and amusing
예문: He was a popular guest because his droll anecdotes were always entertaining.
dross
우리말 뜻: 폐기물, 무가치한 불순물
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: waste matter, worthless impurities
예문: Many methods have been devised to separate the valuable metal from the dross.
drudgery
우리말 뜻: 힘드는 육체 노동
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: menial work
예문: Cinderella's fairy godmother rescued her from a life of drudgery.
dubious
우리말 뜻: 의심스런
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: doubtful
예문: He has the dubious dinctition of being the lowest ranked member of his class.
duenna
우리말 뜻: 소녀감독부, 여성보호자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: attendant of young female, chaperone
예문: Their romance could not flourish because of the presence of her duenna.
dulcet
우리말 뜻: 감미로운 소리가 나는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sweet sounding
예문: The dulcet sounds of the birds at dawn were soon drowned out by the roar of traffic passing our motel.
duplicity
우리말 뜻: 이중성, 위선
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: double-dealing, hypocrisy
예문: People were shocked and dismayed when they learned of his duplicity in this affair for he had always seemed honest and straightforward.
durance
우리말 뜻: 억제, 감금
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: restraint, imprisonment
예문: The lecturer spoke of a "durance vile" to describe his years in the prison camp.
ecelctic
우리말 뜻: 취사선택하는. 절충주의의. (취미등이) 다방면에 걸친.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: selective. composed of elements drawn from disparate sources.
예문: His style of interior decoration was eclectic : bits and pieces of furnishings from widely divergent periods, strikingly juxtaposed to create a unique decor.
finite
우리말 뜻: 한정된
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: limited
예문: It is difficult for humanity with its finite existence to grasp the infinite.
firebrand
우리말 뜻: 횃불; 말썽꾼
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: hothead; troublemaker
예문: The police tried to keep track of all the local firebrands when the President came to town.
fissure
우리말 뜻: 갈라진 틈
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: crevice
예문: The mountain climbers secured footholds in tiny fissures in the rock.
fitful
우리말 뜻: 발작적인; 단속적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: spasmodic; intermittent
예문: After several fitful attempts, he decided to postpone the start of the project until he felt more energetic.
flag
우리말 뜻: 축 늘어지다; 시들다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: droop; grow feeble
예문: When the opposing hockey team scored its third goal only minutes into the first quarter, the home team's knotted flagged.
flagellate
우리말 뜻: 채찍질하다; 힐난하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: flog; whip
예문: The Romans used to flagellate criminals with a whip that had three violations of the rules.
flagrant
우리말 뜻: 극악한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: conspicuously wicked
예문: We cannot condone such flagrant violations of the rules.
flail
우리말 뜻: 도리깨질하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: thresh grain by hand; strke or slap
예문: In medieval times, warriors flailed their foe with a metal ball attached to a handle.
flair
우리말 뜻: 재능
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: talent
예문: She has an uncanny flair for discovering new artists before the public has become aware of their existence.
flamboynat
우리말 뜻: 화려한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ornate
예문: Modern architecture has discarded the flamboyant trimming on buildings and emphasizes simplicity of line.
flaunt
우리말 뜻: 과시하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: display ostentatiously
예문: She is not one of those actresses who flaunt their physical charms; she can act.
fledgling
우리말 뜻: 미숙한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: inexperienced
예문: While it is necessary to provide these fledgling poets with an opportunity to present their work, it is not essential that we admire everything they write.
fleece
우리말 뜻: 양털
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: wool coat of a sheep
예문: They shear sheep of their fleece, whcih they then comb into separate strands of wool.
flippancy
우리말 뜻: 경솔
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: trifling gaiety
예문: Your flippancy at this serious moment is offensive.
flippant
우리말 뜻: 경솔한, 건방진
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lacking proper seriousness
예문: When Mark told Mona he loved her, she dismissed his earnest declaration with a flippant "Oh, you say that to all the girls!"
flit
우리말 뜻: 재빨리 날아가다; 날아가다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: dart lightly; pass swiftly by; fly
예문: Like a bee flitting from flower to flower, Rose flitted from one boyfriend to the next
floe
우리말 뜻: 유빙
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mass of floating ice
예문: The ship made slow progress as it battered its way through the ice floes
flora
우리말 뜻: [한 지역 또는 한 시대에 특유한]식물[군]
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: plants of a region or era
예문: Because she was a botanist, she spent most of her time studying the flora of the desert
florid
우리말 뜻: 붉그레한; 붉은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ruddy; reddish; flowery
예문: If you go to Florida and get a sunburn, your complexion will look florid.
flotsam
우리말 뜻: 표류하는 부스러기[쓰레기]
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: drifting wreckage
예문: Beachcombers eke out a living by salvaging the flotsam and jetsam of the sea
flounder
우리말 뜻: 몸부림치다; 서툴게 진행하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter
예문: Up to his knees in the bog, Floyd floundered about, trying to regain his footing
flourish
우리말 뜻: 번성하다; 잘 자라다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures
예문: The orange trees flourished in the sun
flout
우리말 뜻: 거부하다; 비웃다; 무시하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: reject; mock
예문: The headstrong youth flouted all authority; he refused to be curbed
fluctuate
우리말 뜻: 흔들리다; 이동하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: waver; shift
예문: The water pressure in out shower fluctuates widly; you start rinsing yourself off with a trickle, and two minutes later a blast of water nearly knocks you off your feet. I'll never get used to these fluctuations
fluency
우리말 뜻: 유창함; 달변
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: smoothness of speech
예문: She spoke French with fluency and ease
fluke
우리말 뜻: 요행수
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune
예문: When Douglas defeated Tyson for the heavyweight championship, some sportscasters dismissed his victory as a fluke
fluster
우리말 뜻: 당황하게 만들다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: confuse
예문: The teacher's sudden question flustered him and he stammmered his reply
fluted
우리말 뜻: 홈이 있는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: having vertical parallel grooves(as in a pillar)
예문: All that remained of the ancient building were the fluted columns
flux
우리말 뜻: 흐름
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: flowing; series of changes
예문: While conditions are in such a state of flux, I do not wish to commit myself too deeply in this affair
flux
우리말 뜻: 흐름
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: flowing; series of changes
예문: While conditions are in such a state of flux, I do not wish to commit myself too deeply in this affair
fodder
우리말 뜻: 가축의 먹이
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: coarse food for cattle, horses, etc
예문: One of Nancy's chores at the ranch was to put fresh supplies of fodder in the hores' stalls
foible
우리말 뜻: 사소한 실수
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: weakness; slight fault
예문: We can overlook the foibles of our friends; no one is perfect
foil
우리말 뜻: 대조
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: contrast
예문: In Star Wars, dark, evil Darth Vader is a perfect foil for fair-haired, naive Luke Skywalker
foist
우리말 뜻: 몰래 써넣다; 떠맡기다, 속여서 팔다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: insert improperly; palm off
예문: I will not permit you to foist such ridiculous idea upon the membership of this group
foliage
우리말 뜻: 잎(전부)
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: masses of leaves
예문: Every autumn before the leaves fell he promised himself he would drive through New England to admire the colorful fall foliage
foment
우리말 뜻: 선동하다, 유발하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: stir up; instigate
예문: Cher's archenemy Heather spread some nasty rumors that fomented trouble in the club. Do you think Cher's foe meant to foment such discord?
foolhardy
우리말 뜻: 무모한, 무작정한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: rash
예문: Don't be foolhardy. Get the advice of experienced people before undertaking this venture
foppish
우리말 뜻: 멋 부리는, 맵시내는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: vain about dress and appearance
예문: He tried to imitate the foppish manner of the young men of the court
foray
우리말 뜻: 습격, 공습
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: raid
예문: The company staged a midnight foray against the enemy outpost
forbearance
우리말 뜻: 인내
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: patience
예문: We must forbearance in dealing with him because he is still weak from his illness
ford
우리말 뜻: 여울
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: place where a river can be crossed on foot
예문: Rather than risk using the shaky rope bridge, David walked a half-mile downstream until he came to the nearest ford
forebears
우리말 뜻: 조상
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ancestors
예문: Reverence for one's forebears(sometimes referred to as ancestor worship) plays an important part in many Oriental cultures
foreboding
우리말 뜻: 육감, 예감, 불길한 일의 전조
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: premonition of evil
예문: Suspecting no conspiracies against him, Caesar gently ridiculed his wife's forebodings about the Ides of March
forensic
우리말 뜻: 법정의; 변론의, 토론의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: suitable to debate or courts of law
예문: In her best forensic manner, the lawyer addressed the jury
foreshadow
우리말 뜻: 예시하다, 징조를 보이다, -의 전조가 되다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: give an indication beforehand; portend; prefigure
예문: In retrospect, political analysts realized that Yeltsin's defiance of the attempted coup foreshadowed his emergence as the dominant figure of the new Russian republic
foresight
우리말 뜻: 예지
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ability to foresee future happenings; prudence
예문: A wise investor, she had the foresight to buy land just before the current real estate boom
forestall
우리말 뜻: 방지하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: prevent by taking action in advance
예문: By setting up a prenuptial agreement, the prospective bride and groom hoped to forestall any potential arguments about money in the event of a divorce
forgo
우리말 뜻: 포기하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: give up; do without
예문: Determined to lose weight for the summer, Ida decided to forgo dessert until she could fit into a size eight again
forlorn
우리말 뜻: 슬프고 외로운; 비참한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sad and lonely; wretched
예문: Deserted by her big sisters and her friends, the forlorn child sat sadly on the steps awaiting their return
formality
우리말 뜻: 의례; 형식적임
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ceremonious quality; something done just for form's sake
예문: The president received the visiting heads of state with due formality: flags waving, honor guards standing at attention, bands playing anthems at full blast. Signing this petition is a mere formality; it does not obligate you in any way
formidable
우리말 뜻: 위협적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: menacing; threatening
예문: We must not treat the battle lightly for we are facing a formidable foe
forsake
우리말 뜻: 버리다; 포기하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: desert; abandon;renounce
예문: No one expected Foster to forsake his wife and children and run off with another woman
forswear
우리말 뜻: 포기하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: renounce; abandon
예문: The captured knight could escape death only if he agreed to forswear christianity and embrace Islam as the one true faith
forte
우리말 뜻: 장점, 장기; 특기
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: strong point or special talent
예문: I'm not eager to play this rather serious role, for my forte is comedy
forthright
우리말 뜻: 직접적인; 솔직한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: straightforward; direct; frank
예문: I prefer Jill's forthright approach to Jack's tendency to beat around the bush
fortitude
우리말 뜻: 용감; 용기
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: bravery; courage
예문: He was awarded the medal for his fortitude in the battle
fortuitous
우리말 뜻: 우연히
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: accidental; by chance
예문: Though he pretend their encounter was fortuitous, he'd actually been hanging around her usual haunts for the past two weeks, hoping she'd turn up
foster
우리말 뜻: 기르다; 양육하다; 조장하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: rear; encourage
예문: According to the legend, Romulus and Remus were fostered by a she-wolf that raised the abandoned infants as her own
founder
우리말 뜻: 완전히 실패하다, 침몰하다; (회사나 협회 등의) 발기인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fail completely, sink; person who establishes(an organization, business)
예문: After bitting the submerged iceberg, the Titanic started taking in water rapidly and soon foundered; Among those drowned when the Titanic sank was the founder of Abraham & Straus chain
founder
우리말 뜻: 완전히 실패하다, 침몰하다; (회사나 협회 등의) 발기인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fail completely, sink; person who establishes(an organization, business)
예문: After bitting the submerged iceberg, the Titanic started taking in water rapidly and soon foundered; Among those drowned when the Titanic sank was the founder of Abraham & Straus chain
fracas
우리말 뜻: 혼란; 혼전; 난투
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: brawl, melee
예문: The military police stopped the fracas in the bar and arrested the belligerents
fractious
우리말 뜻: 날뛰는, 고분고분하지 않은, 규칙을 지키지 않는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: unruly
예문: The fractious horse unseated its rider
frail
우리말 뜻: 허약한, 가냘픈, 부서지기 쉬운
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: weak
예문: The delicate child seemed too frail to lift the heavy carton
franchise
우리말 뜻: 사용권, 독점판매권, 선거권
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: right granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a particular territory
예문: The city issue a franchise to the company to operate surface transit lines on the streets for 99 years ; For most of American history women lacked the right to vote: not until the early twentieth century was the franchise granted to women ; Stan owns a Carvel's ice cream franchise in Chinatown
frantic
우리말 뜻: 미친 듯한, 광란한; 지독한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: wild
예문: At the time of the collision, many people became frantic with fear
fraudulent
우리말 뜻: 사기의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cheating; deceitful
예문: The government seeks to prevent fraudulent and misleading advertising
fraught
우리말 뜻: ...으로 찬; ..을 내포한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: filled
예문: Since this enterprise is fraught with danger, I will ask for volunteers who are willing to assume the risks
fray
우리말 뜻: 소란, 말다툼, 언쟁
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: brawl
예문: The three musketeers were in the thick of the fray
frenetic
우리말 뜻: 미친, 광적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: frenzied, frantic
예문: His frenetic activities convinced us that he had no organized plan of operation
frenzied
우리말 뜻: 광적인, 열광적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: madly excied
예문: As soon as they smelled smoke, the frenzied animals milled about in their cages
fresco
우리말 뜻: 프레스코화법(회반죽 위에 그리는 수채화법)
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: painting on plaster(usually fresh)
예문: The cathedral is visited by many tourists who wish to admire the frescoes by Giotto
fret
우리말 뜻: 귀찮게하다; 속타게 하다; 초조하게 하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: to be annoyed or vexed
예문: To fret over your poor grades is foolish; instead, decide to work harder in the future
friction
우리말 뜻: (의견)충돌; 마찰, 불화
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: clash in opinion; rubbing against
예문: At this time when harmony is essential, we cannot afford to have any friction in our group
frieze
우리말 뜻: 소벽(조각으로 장식한 경우가 많음); 띠 모양의 장식
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ornamental band on a wall
예문: The frieze of the church was adorned with sculpture
frigid
우리말 뜻: 몹시 추운
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: intensely cold
예문: Alaska is in the frigid zone
fritter
우리말 뜻: 낭비하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: waste
예문: He could not apply himself to any task and frittered away his time in idle conversation
frivolous
우리말 뜻: 천박(경박)한; 사소한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant
예문: Though Nancy enjoyed Bill's frivolous, lighthearted companionship, she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious
frolicsome
우리말 뜻: 쾌활한; 명랑한; 장난을 좋아하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: prankish; gay
예문: The frolicsome puppy tried to lick the face of its master
frond
우리말 뜻: 양치류 식물의 잎
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fern leaf; palm or banana leaf
예문: After the storm the beach was littered with the fronds of palm trees
fructify
우리말 뜻: 열매를 맺다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: bear fruit
예문: This peach tree should fructify in three years
frugality
우리말 뜻: 절약
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: thrift; economy
예문: In thes economically difficult days business must practice frugality or risk bankruptcy
frugality
우리말 뜻: 절약
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: thrift; economy
예문: In thes economically difficult days business must practice frugality or risk bankruptcy
fruition
우리말 뜻: 결실; 실현
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization
예문: This building marks the fruition of all our aspirations and years of hard work
frustrate
우리말 뜻: 방해하다; 좌절시키다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: thwart; defeat
예문: We must frustrate this dictator's plan to seize control of the government
fugitive
우리말 뜻: 사라져(없어져) 버리는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fleeting or transitory; roving
예문: The film brought a few fugitive images to her mind, but on the whole it made no lasting impression upon her
fulcrum
우리말 뜻: 지렛목; 지레받침
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: support on which a lever rests
예문: If we use this stone as a fulcrum and the crowbar as a lever, we may be able to move this boulder
fulminate
우리말 뜻: 폭발음을 내다; 소리지르다, 야단치다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: thunder; explode
예문: The people against whom she fulminated were innocent of any wrongdoing
fulsome
우리말 뜻: <아첨 등이> 지나친, 집요한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: disgustingly excessive
예문: His fulsome praise of the dictator annoyed his listeners
functionary
우리말 뜻: 공무원
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: official
예문: As his case was transferred from one functionary to another, he began to despair of ever reaching a settlement
fundamental
우리말 뜻: 기본적인; 근원의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: basic; primary; essential
예문: The committee discussed all sorts of side issues without ever getting down to addressing the fundamental problem
funereal
우리말 뜻: 슬픈; 장송의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sad; solemn
예문: I fail to understand why there is such a funereal atmosphere; we have lost a battle, not a war
furor
우리말 뜻: 열광; 격렬한 감격
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: frenzy; great excitement
예문: The story of her embezzlement of the funds created a furor on the stock exchange
furtive
우리말 뜻: 몰래 하는; 은밀한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: stealthy; sneaky
예문: Nothing the furtive glance the customer gave the diamond bracelet on the counter, the jeweler wondered whether he had a potential shoplifter on his hands
fusillade
우리말 뜻: 일제 사격; (질문,비난의) 연발
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: simultaneous firing or outburst(of missiles, questions, etc)
예문: Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture concludes with a thunderous fusillade of cannon fire
fusion
우리말 뜻: 융해; 연합
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: union; coalition
예문: The opponents of the political party in power organized a fusion of disgruntled groups and became an important element in the election
futile
우리말 뜻: 효과없는; 쓸데없는; 무익한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: useless; hopeless; ineffectual; trifling
예문: It is futile for me to try to get any work done around here while the telephone is ringing every 30 seconds
gadfly
우리말 뜻: 등에; 귀찮은 사람
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: animal-biting fly; an irritating person
예문: Like a gadfly, he irritated all the guests at the hotel; within forty-eight hours, everyone regarded him as an annoying busybody
gaffe
우리말 뜻: (사교,외교상의) 과실, 실수
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: social blunder
예문: According to Miss Manners, to call your husband by your lover's name is worse than a mere gaffe; it is a tactical mistake
germinate
우리말 뜻: 싹이 트다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cause to sprout; sprout
예문: After the seeds germinate and develop their permanent leaves, the plants may be removed from the cold frames and transplanted to the garden.
gerrymander
우리말 뜻: <선거구를>자기 당에 유리하게 개정하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: change voting district lines in order to favor a political party
예문: The illogical pattern of the map of this congressional district is proof that the State Legislature gerrymandered this area in order to favor the majority party.
gestate
우리말 뜻: ~을 회태하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: evolve, as in prenatal growth
예문: While this scheme was being gestated by the conspirators, they maintained complete silence about their intentions.
gesticulation
우리말 뜻: 몸짓하기
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: motion; gesture
예문: Operatic performers are trained to make exaggerated gesticulation because of the large auditoriums in which they appear.
ghastly
우리말 뜻: 무시무시한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: horrible
예문: The murdered man was a ghastly sight.
gibber
우리말 뜻: 영문 모를 말을 지껄이다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: speak foolishly
예문: The demented man gibbered incoherently.
gibbet
우리말 뜻: 교수대
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: gallows
예문: The bodies of the highwaymen were left dangling from the gibbet as a warning to other would-be transgressors.
gibe
우리말 뜻: 놀려대다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mock
예문: As you gibe at their superstitious beliefs, do you realize that you, too, are guilty of similarly foolish thoughts?
giddy
우리말 뜻: 현기증 나는; 아찔한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: light-herted; dizzy
예문: He felt his giddy youth was past.
gingerly
우리말 뜻: 아주 신중하게
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: very carefully
예문: She was asked to give the gist of the essay in two sentences.
gist
우리말 뜻: 요점
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: essence
예문: She was asked to give the gist of the essay in two sentences.
glaze
우리말 뜻: 유리를 끼우다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cover with a thin and shiny surface
예문: The freezing rain glazed the streets and made driving hazardous.
glean
우리말 뜻: <이삭을>줍다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: gather leavings
예문: After the crops had been barvested by the machines, the peasants were permitted to glean the wheat left in the fields.
glib
우리말 뜻: 말 잘하느느
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fluent
예문: He is a glib speaker.
gloat
우리말 뜻: 고소한 듯이 바라보다; 자못 흡족한듯이 바라보다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: express evil satisfaction; view malevolently
예문: As you gloat over your ill-gotten wealth, do you think of the many victims you have defrauded?
glossy
우리말 뜻: 광택이 나는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: smocth and shining
예문: I want this photograph printed on glossy paper.
glower
우리말 뜻: 상을 찡그리다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: scowl
예문: The angry boy glowered at his father.
glut
우리말 뜻: 과도하게 공급하다; 과도하게 채우다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: overstock; fill to excess
예문: The many manufacturers glutted the market and could not find purchasers for the many articles they had produced.
glutinous
우리말 뜻: 아교질의; 점착성의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sticky; viscous
예문: Molasses is a glutinous substance.
gluttonous
우리말 뜻: 난쟁이; 땅 신령
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: dwarf; underground spirit
예문: The gluttonous boy ate all the cookies.
goad
우리말 뜻: 손동하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: urge on
예문: He was goaded by his friends until he yielded to their wishes.
gouge
우리말 뜻: 후벼내다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: tear out
예문: In that fight, all the rules were forgotten; the adversaries bit, kicked, and tried to gouge each other's eyes out.
gullible
우리말 뜻: 속기 쉬운
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: easily deceived
예문: He preyed upon gullible people, who believed his stories of easy wealth.
hackneyed
우리말 뜻: 진부한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: commonplace. trite
예문: The English teacher criticized her story because of its hackneyed and unoriginal plot.
haphazard
우리말 뜻: 우연한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: random. by chance
예문: His haphazard reading left him unacquainted with the authors of the book.
implement(v)
우리말 뜻: 실행하다, 시행하다; 장구를 제공하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: supply what is needed; furnish with tools
예문: I am unwilling to implement this plan until I have assurance that it has the full approval of your officials.
imply
우리말 뜻: 함축적으로 의미하다, 암시하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: suggest a meaning not expressed; signify
예문: Even though your statement does not declare that you are at war with that country, your actions imply that that is the actual situation.
imponderable
우리말 뜻: 무게가 없는, 무게를 알 수 없는; 평가할 수 없는, 헤아릴 수 없는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: weightless; unfathomable
예문: I can evaluate the data gathered in this study; the imponderable items are not so easily analyzed.
ingenuous
우리말 뜻: 순진한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: naive. young. unsophisticated
예문: These remarks indicate that you are ingenuous and unaware of life's harsher realities.
instigate
우리말 뜻: 시작하다. 일으키다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: urge. start. provoke
예문: I'm afraid that this statement will instigate a revolt.
inured
우리말 뜻: 익숙한; 단련된
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: accustomed; hardened
예문: He became inured to the Alaskan cold.
invalidate
우리말 뜻: 무효로 만들다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: weaken; destroy
예문: The relatives who received little or nothing sought to invalidate the will by claiming that the deceased had not been in his right mind when he had signed the document.
invective
우리말 뜻: 비난
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: abuse
예문: He had expected criticism but not the invective which greeted his proposal.
inveigh
우리말 뜻: 통렬히 비난하다; 욕설하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: denounce; utter censure or invective
예문: He inveighed against the demagoguery of the previous speaker and urged that the audience reject his philosophy as dangerous.
inveigle
우리말 뜻: 꾀다; 솔깃한 말로 속이다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lead astray; wheedle
예문: She was inveigled into joining the club.
inverse
우리말 뜻: 반대의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: opposite
예문: There is an inverse ratio between the strength of light and its distance.
invert
우리말 뜻: 거꾸로 하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: turn upside down or inside out
예문: When he inverted his body in a hand stand, he felt the blood rush to his head.
inveterate
우리말 뜻: 뿌리깊은; 상습적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: deep-rooted; habitual
예문: She is an inveterate smoker.
invidious
우리말 뜻: 꽤씸한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: designed to create ill will or envy
예문: We disregarded her invidious remarks because we realized how jealous she was.
invincible
우리말 뜻: 무적의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: unconquerable
예문: Superman is invincible.
inviolability
우리말 뜻: 신성
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: security from being destroyed, corrupted or profaned
예문: They respected the inviolability of her faith and did not try to change her manner of living.
invoke
우리말 뜻: 빌다; 호소하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: call upon; ask for
예문: She invoked her advisor's aid in filling out her financial aid forms.
invulnerable
우리말 뜻: 상하게 할 수 없는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: incapable of injury
예문: Achilles was invulnerable except in his heel.
iota
우리말 뜻: 아주 조금
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: very samll quantity
예문: She hadn't an iota of common sense.
irascible
우리말 뜻: 성마른; 성급한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: irritable; easily angered
예문: His irascible temper frightened me.
irate
우리말 뜻: 성난
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: angry
예문: When John's mother found out that he had overdrawn his checking account for the third month in a row, she was so irate floated on the surface of the water.
iridescent
우리말 뜻: 무지개 빛깔의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: exhibiting rainbowlike colors
예문: She admired the iridescent hues of the oil that floated on the surface of the water.
irksome
우리말 뜻: 싫증나는; 지루한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: annoying; tedious
예문: He found working on the assembly line irksome because of the monotony of the operation he had to perform.
ironic
우리말 뜻: 반어의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: resulting in an unexpected and contrary manner
예문: It is ironic that his success came when he least wanted it.
irony
우리말 뜻: 풍자; 반어법
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that convey a meaning opposite to
the literal meaning
예문: Gradually his listeners began to realize that the excessive praise he was lavishing was merely irony; he was actually denouncing his opponent.
irreconcilable
우리말 뜻: 화해할 수 없는; 융화하기 어려운
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: incompatible; not able to be resolved
예문: Because the separated couple were irreconcilable, the marriage counselor recommended a divorce.
irrefragable
우리말 뜻: 엉뚱한; 무관계한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: not to be disproved; indisputable
예문: This statement is irrelevant and should be disregarded by the jury.
irremediable
우리말 뜻: 불치의; 회복할 수 없는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: incurable; uncorrectable
예문: The error she made was irremediable; she could see no way to repair it.
irreparable
우리말 뜻: 수선할 수 없는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: not able to be corrected or repaired
예문: Your apology cannot atone for the irreparable damage you have done to her reputation.
irrepressible
우리말 뜻: 억누를 수 없는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: unable to be restrained or held back
예문: Her high spirits were irrepressible.
irresolute
우리말 뜻: 결단력이 없는; 우유부단한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: uncertain how to act; weak
예문: She had no respect for him because he seemed weak-willed and irresolute.
litotes
우리말 뜻: 곡언법(반의어의 부정으로 강한 긍정 나타냄)
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: understatement for emphasis
예문: To say, "He little realizes," when we mean that he does not realize at all, is an example of the kind of understatement we call litotes.
livid
우리말 뜻: 납빛의; 검푸른; 격노한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lead-colored; black and blue; enraged
예문: His face was so livid with rage that we were afraid that he might have an attack of apoplexy.
loath
우리말 뜻: 싫어하여; 지긋지긋하여
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: averse; reluctant
예문: They were both loath for him to go.
loathe
우리말 뜻: 몹시 싫어하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: detest
예문: We loathed the wicked villain.
lode
우리말 뜻: 광맥
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: metal-bearing vein
예문: If this lode which we have discovered extends for any distance, we have found a fortune.
lofty
우리말 뜻: 매우 높은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: very high
예문: They used to tease him about his lofty ambitions.
loiter
우리말 뜻: 빈둥거리다; 꾸물거리다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: hand around; linger
예문: The policeman told him not to loiter in the alley.
longevity
우리말 뜻: 장수
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: long life
예문: The old man was proud of his longevity.
loquacious
우리말 뜻: 수다스러움
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: talkative
예문: She is very lonquacious and can speak on the telephone for hours.
lubricity
우리말 뜻: 매끄러움; 애매함
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: slipperiness; evasiveness
예문: He exasperated the reporters by his lubricity; they could not pin him down to a definite answer.
lucid
우리말 뜻: 번쩍이는; 명쾌한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: bright; easily understood
예문: His explanation was lucid and to the point.
lucrative
우리말 뜻: 유리한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: profitable
예문: He turned him hobby into a lucrative profession.
lucre
우리말 뜻: 돈
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: money
예문: Prefering lucre to fame, he wrote stories of popular appeal.
ludicrous
우리말 뜻: 우스꽝스러운; 어이없는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: laughable; trifling
예문: Let us be serious; this is not a ludicrous issue.
lugubrious
우리말 뜻: 애처로운
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mournful
예문: The lugubrious howling of the dogs added to our sadness.
lull
우리말 뜻: 일시적인 고요
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: moment of calm
예문: Not wanting to get wet, they waited under the awning for a lull in the rain.
lumber
우리말 뜻: 무겁게 이동하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: move heavily or clumsily
예문: Still somewhat torpid after its long hibernation, the bear lumbered through the woods.
luminous
우리말 뜻: 빛나는; 밝은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: shining; issuing light
예문: The sun is a luminous body.
lunar
우리말 뜻: 달의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pertaining to the moon
예문: Lunar craters can be plainly seen with the aid of a small telescope.
lupine
우리말 뜻: 이리같은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: like a wolf
예문: She was terrified of his fierce, lupine smile.
lurid
우리말 뜻: 거친; <빛깔이>야한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: wild; sensational
예문: The lurid stories he told shocked his listeners.
luscious
우리말 뜻: 달콤한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pleasing to taste or smell
예문: The ripe peach was luscious.
luster
우리말 뜻: 광택; 윤
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: shine; gloss
예문: The soft luster of the silk in the dim light was pleasing.
lustrous
우리말 뜻: 번적번적하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: shining
예문: Her large and lustrous eyes gave a touch of beauty to an otherwise drab face.
luxuriant
우리말 뜻: 기름진; 무성한; 화려한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fertile; abundant; ornate
예문: Farming was easy in this luxuriant soil.
macabre
우리말 뜻: 무시무시한; 소름끼치는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: gruesome; grisly
예문: The city morgue is a macabre spot for the uninitiated.
macerate
우리말 뜻: 쇠약케하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: waste away
예문: Cancer macerated his body.
machiavellian
우리말 뜻: 권모술수의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: carfty; double-dealing
예문: I do not think he will be a good ambassador because he is not accustomed to the machiavellian maneuverings of foreign diplomats.
machinations
우리말 뜻: 음모
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: schemes
예문: I can see through your wily machinations.
madrigal
우리말 뜻: 짧은 연가
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pastoral song
예문: His program of folk songs included several madrigals which he sang to the accompaniment of a lute.
maelstrom
우리말 뜻: 큰 소용돌이
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: whirlpool
예문: The canoe was tossed about in the maeistrom.
magnanimous
우리말 뜻: 관대한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: generous
예문: The philanthropist was most magnanimous.
magnate
우리말 뜻: 거물
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: person of prominence or influence
예문: The steel stories of the trial, the reporters ridiculed the magniloquent speeches of the defense attorney.
magniloquent
우리말 뜻: 과장하는; 호언장담하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: boastful; pompous
예문: In their stories of the trial, the reporters ridiculed the magniloquent speeches of the defense attorney.
magnitude
우리말 뜻: 크기; 넓이
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: greatness; extent
예문: It is difficult to comprehend the magnitude of his crime.
maim
우리말 뜻: 불구로 만들다; 쓸모없게하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mutilate; injure
예문: The hospital could not take care of all who had been wounded or maimed in the railroad accident.
maladroit
우리말 뜻: 서투룬; 솜씨없는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: clumsy; bungling
예문: In his usual maladroit way, he managed to upset the cart and spill the food.
malaise
우리말 뜻: 침체, 불쾌
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: uneasiness; distress
예문: She felt a sudden vague malaise when she heard sounds at the door.
malapropism
우리말 뜻: 우습게 잘못 쓰인 말
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: comic misuse of a word
예문: When Mrs. Malaprop criticizes Lydia for being "as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile," she confuses "allegory" and "alligator" in a typical malapropism.
malcontent
우리말 뜻: <권력, 체제 등에 대한>반항자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs
예문: He was one of the few malcontents in Congress; he constantly voiced his objections to the Presidential program.
malediction
우리말 뜻: 저주
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: curse
예문: The witch uttered maledictions against her captors.
malefactor
우리말 뜻: 범인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: criminal
예문: We must try to bring these malefactors to justice.
malevolent
우리말 뜻: 악의있는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: wishing evil
예문: We must thwart his malevolent schemes.
malicious
우리말 뜻: 실술궂은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: dictated by hatred or spite
예문: The malicious neighbor spread the gossip.
malign
우리말 뜻: 헐뜯다; 중상하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: speak evil of; defame
예문: Because of her hatred of the family, she maligns all who are friendly to them.
malignant
우리말 뜻: 악의가 있는; 유독성의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: having an evil influence; virulent
예문: This is a malignant disease; we may have to use drastic measures to stop its spread.
malingerer
우리말 뜻: 꾀병 부리는 사람
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: one who feigns illness to escape duty
예문: The captain ordered the sergeant to punish all malingerers.
mall
우리말 뜻: 나무 그늘이 진 산책길
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: public walk
예문: The Mall in Central Park has always been a favorite spot for Sunday strollers.
malleable
우리말 뜻: 두들겨 펼 수 있는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: capable of being shaped by pounding
예문: Gold is a malleable metal.
malodorous
우리말 뜻: 고약한 냄새가 나는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: foul-smelling
예문: The compost heap was most malodorous in summer.
mammal
우리말 뜻: 포유동물
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: a vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young
예문: Many people regard the whale as a fish and do not realize that it is a mammal.
mammoth
우리말 뜻: 거대한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: gigantic
예문: The mammoth corportations of the twentieth century are a mixed blessing.
manacle
우리말 뜻: 속박하다; 수갑을 채우다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: restrain; handcuff
예문: The police immediately manacled the prisoner so he could not escape.
mandate
우리말 뜻: 지시; 위임
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: order; charge
예문: In his inaugural address, the President stated that he had a mandate from the people to seek an end to social evils such as poverty, poor housing, etc.
mandatory
우리말 뜻: 위임의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: obligatory
예문: These instructions are mandatory; any violation will be severly punished.
mangy
우리말 뜻: 초라한; 비참한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: shabby; wrethced
예문: We finally threw out the mangy rug that the dog had destroyed.
maniacal
우리말 뜻: 광적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: raving mad
예문: His maniacal laughter frightened us.
manifest
우리말 뜻: 명백한; 분명한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: understandable; clear
예문: His evil intentions were manifest and yet we could not stop him.
mausoleum
우리말 뜻: 큰 무덤, 능
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: monumental tomb
예문: His body was placed in the family mausoleum.
mauve
우리말 뜻: 연한 자줏빛(의)
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pale purple
예문: The mauve tint in the lilac bush was another indication that spring had finally arrived.
maverick
우리말 뜻: 낙인 찍히지 않은 송아지; 독자적인 노선을 걷는 사람
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: an unbranded animal; rebel, nonconformist
예문: To the masculine literary establishment, George Sand with her insistence on wearing trousers and smoking cigars was clearly a maverick who fought her proper womanly role.
mawkish
우리말 뜻: 병적인, 역겨운
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sickening; insipid
예문: Your mawkish sighs fill me with disgust.
maxim
우리말 뜻: 격언
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: proverb; a truth pithily stated
예문: His body was placed in the family mausoleum.
meager
우리말 뜻: 적은 양의; 하잘 것 없는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: scanty, inadequate
예문: His salary was far too meager for him to afford to buy a new car.
mealymouthed
우리말 뜻: 말만 부드러운, 가식적인, 속임수를 부리는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: indirect in speech; hypocritical; evasive
예문: Rather than tell Jill directly what he disliked, Jack made a few mealymouthed comments and tried to change the subject.
meander
우리말 뜻: 구불구불한 모습을 나타내다 (혹은 그런 식으로 움직이다)
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: to wind or turn in its course
예문: It is difficult to sail up this stream because of the way it meanders through the countryside.
meddlesome
우리말 뜻: 참견하기 좋아하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: interfering
예문: He felt his marriage was suffering because of his meddlesome mother-in-law.
mediate
우리말 뜻: 중재하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: settle a dispute through the services of an outsider
예문: Let us mediate our differences rahter than engage in a costly strike.
mediocre
우리말 뜻: 평범한, 그저그런
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ordinary, commonplace
예문: We were disappointed because he gave a rather mediocre performance in this role.
meditation
우리말 뜻: 명상, 상념
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: reflection; thought
예문: She reached her decision only after much meditation.
medley
우리말 뜻: 혼합, 혼성
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mixture
예문: The band played a medley of Gershwin tunes.
meek
우리말 뜻: 유순한, 온순한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: submissive; patient and long-suffering
예문: Mr. Barrett never expected his meek daughter would dare to defy him by eloping with her suitor.
megalomania
우리말 뜻: 과대망상증
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mania for doing grandiose things.
예문: Developers who spend millions trying to build the world's tallest skyscraper suffer from megalomania.
melee
우리말 뜻: 난투, 싸움
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fight
예문: The captain ftried to ascertain the cause of the melee that had broken out among the crew members.
mellifluous
우리말 뜻: 감미로운, 듣기 좋은; 달변의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: flowing smoothly; smooth
예문: Italian is a mellifluous language.
memento
우리말 뜻: 표시, 상징, 기념물
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: token; reminder
예문: Take this book as memento of your visit.
memorialize
우리말 뜻: 기념하다, 기리다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: commemorate
예문: Let us memorialize his great contribution by dedicating this library in his honor.
mendacious
우리말 뜻: 거짓말을 하는, 진실되지 못한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lying; false
예문: He was a pathological liar, and his friends learned to discount his mendacious stories.
mendicant
우리말 뜻: 거지; 궁핍한, 구걸을 해야 하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: beggar; poor, penniless
예문: From the moment we left the ship, we were surrounded by mendicants and peddlers.
menial
우리말 뜻: 비천한, 저급한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: suitable for servants; low
예문: I cannot understand why a person of your ability and talent should engage in such menial activities.
mentor
우리말 뜻: 은사, 스승
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: counselor; teacher
예문: During this very trying period, she could not have had a better mentor, for the teacher was sympathetic and understanding.
mercantile
우리말 뜻: 상업의, 무역의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: concerning trade
예문: I am more interested in the opportunities available in the mercantile field than I am in those in the legal profession.
minuscule
우리말 뜻: 미세한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: extremely small
예문: Why should I involve myself with a project with so minuscule a chance for success?
minute
우리말 뜻: 미세한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: extremely small
예문: The twins resembled one another closely; only minute differences set them apart.
minutiae
우리말 뜻: 상세
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: petty details
예문: She would have liked to ignore the minutiae of daily living.
mirage
우리말 뜻: 신기루; 망상
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: unreal reflection; optical illusion
예문: The lost prospector was fooled by a mirage in the desert.
mire
우리말 뜻: 진흙으로 더럽히다; 진창에 빠뜨리다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: entangle; stick in swampy ground
예문: Their rear wheels became mired in mud.
mirth
우리말 뜻: 환희; 희희낙락
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: merriment; laughter
예문: Sober Malvolio found Sir Toby's mirth improper.
misadventure
우리말 뜻: 불운; 재난
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mischance; ill luck
예문: The young explorer met death by misadventure.
misanthrope
우리말 뜻: 염세가
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: one who hates mankind
예문: We thought the hermit was a misanthrope because he shunned our society.
misapprehension
우리말 뜻: 오해; 잘못 생각하기
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: error; misunderstanding
예문: To avoid misapprehension, I am going to ask all of you to repeat the instructions I have given.
miscegenaton
우리말 뜻: 이종족 혼교
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: intermarriage between races
예문: Some states passed laws against miscegenation.
miscellany
우리말 뜻: 문집
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mixture of writings on various subjects
예문: This is an interesting miscellany of nineteenth-century prose and poetry.
mischance
우리말 뜻: 불운
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ill luck
예문: By mischance, he lost his week's salary.
misconstrue
우리말 뜻: 잘못해석하다; 오해하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: interpret incorrectly; misjudge
예문: She took the passage serously rather than humorously because she misconstrued the author's ironic tone.
miscreant
우리말 뜻: 악한; 이단자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: wretch; villain
예문: His kindness to the miscreant amazed all of us who had expected to hear severe punishment pronounced.
misdemeanor
우리말 뜻: 경범죄
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: minor crime
예문: The culprit pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor rather than face trial for a felony.
miserly
우리말 뜻: 인색한; 욕심많은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: stingy; mean
예문: The miserly old man hoarded his coins not out of prudence but out of greed.
misgivings
우리말 뜻: 의심
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: doubts
예문: Hamlet described his misgivings to Horatio but decided to fence with Laertes despite his foreboding of evil.
mishap
우리말 뜻: <가벼운>사고
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: accident
예문: With a little care you could have avoided this mishap.
misnomer
우리말 뜻: 틀린명칭; 오칭
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: wrong name; incorrect designation
예문: his tyrannical conduct proved to all that his nickname, King Eric the Just, was a misnomer.
misogamy
우리말 뜻: 결혼을 싫어함
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: hatred of marriage
예문: He remained a bachelor not because of misogamy but because of ill fat: his fiancee died before the wedding.
misogynist
우리말 뜻: 결혼혐오자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: haterof women
예문: She accused him of being a misogynist because he had been a bachelor all his life.
missile
우리말 뜻: 미사일
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: object to be thrown or projected
예문: Scientists are experimenting with guided missiles.
missive
우리말 뜻: 편지
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: letter
예문: The ambassador received a missive from the Secretary of State.
mite
우리말 뜻: 진드기; 잔돈
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: very small object or creature; small coin
예문: Gnats are annoying mites that sting.
mitigate
우리말 뜻: 완화하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: appease
예문: Nothing he did could mitigate her wrath; she was unforgiving.
mnemonic
우리말 뜻: 기억의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pertaining to memory
예문: he used mnemonic tricks to master mew words.
mobile
우리말 뜻: 이동할 수 있는; 가동성의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: movable; not fixed
예문: The mobile blood bank operated by the Red Cross visited our neighborhood today.
mode
우리말 뜻: 방식
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: prevailing style
예문: She was not used to their lavish mode of living.
modicum
우리말 뜻: 약간
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: limited quantity
예문: His story is based on a modicum of truth.
modish
우리말 뜻: 유행을 따르는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fashionable
예문: She always discarded all garments which were no longer modish.
modulation
우리말 뜻: 조음; 변조
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: toning down; changing from one key to another
예문: When she spoke, it was with quiet modulation of voice.
mogul
우리말 뜻: 거물
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: powerful person
예문: The oil moguls made great profits when the price of gasoline rose.
moiety
우리말 뜻: 반; 일부분
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: half; part
예문: There is a slight moiety of the savage in her personality which is not easily perceived by those who do not know her well.
molecule
우리말 뜻: 분자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: the smallest part of a homogeneous substance
예문: In chemistry, we study how atoms and molecules react to form new substances.
mollify
우리말 뜻: 완화시키다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: soothe
예문: We tried to mollify the hysterical child by promising her many gifts.
mollycoddle
우리말 뜻: 응석받다; 지나치게 귀여워하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pamper; indulge excessively
예문: Don't mollycoddle the boy, Maud! You'll spoil him.
molt
우리말 뜻: 털을 갈다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: shed or cast off hair or feathers
예문: The male robin molted in the spring.
molten
우리말 뜻: 녹은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: melted
예문: The city of Pompeii ws destroyed by volcanic ash rather than by molten lava flowing from Mount Vesuvius.
momentous
우리말 뜻: 중대한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: very important
예문: On this momentous occasion, we must be very solemn.
momentum
우리말 뜻: 운동량; 힘
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus
예문: The car lost momentum as it tried to ascend the steep hill.
monarchy
우리말 뜻: 군주정치
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: government under a single ruler
예문: England today remains a monarchy.
monastic
우리말 뜻: 수도사의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: related to monks
예문: Wanting to live a religiuos life, he took his monastic vows.
monetary
우리말 뜻: 금전상의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pertaining to money
예문: She was in complete charge of all monetary matters affecting the household.
monolithic
우리말 뜻: 단일체의; 단단한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: solidly uniform; unyielding
예문: The patriots sought to present a monolithic front.
monotheism
우리말 뜻: 일신교
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: belief in one God
예문: Abraham was the first to proclaim his belief in monotheism.
monotony
우리말 뜻: 단조로움
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sameness leading to boredom
예문: He took a clerical job, but soon grew to hate the monotony of his daily routine.
monumental
우리말 뜻: 엄청난
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: massive
예문: Writing a dictionary is a monumental task.
moodiness
우리말 뜻: 변덕스러움
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fits of depression or gloom
예문: We could not discover the cause of her recurrent moodiness.
moor
우리말 뜻: 황무지
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: marshy wasteland
예문: These moors can only be used for hunting ; they are too barren for agriculture.
moot
우리말 뜻: 토론의 여지가 있는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: debatable
예문: Our tariff policy is a moot subject.
moratorium
우리말 뜻: 지불 연기
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: legal delay of payment
예문: If we declare a moratorium and delay colletion of debts for six months, I am sure the farmers will be able to meet their bils.
morbid
우리말 뜻: 병적인; 음울한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: given to unwholesome thought; gloomy
예문: These morbid speculations are dangerous; we must lighten our spirits by emphasizing more pleasant matters.
mordant
우리말 뜻: 날카로운; 비꼬는; 신랄한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: biting; sarcastic; stinging
예문: Actors feared the critic's mordant pen.
mores
우리말 뜻: 사회적 관습
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: customs
예문: The mores of Mexico are those of Spain with some modifications.
morganatic
우리말 뜻: 귀천 상혼
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: describing a marriage between a member of a royal family and a commoner in which it is agreed that any children will not inherit title, etc.
예문: Refusing the suggestion of a morganatic marriage, the king abdicated from the throne when he could not marry the woman he loved.
oaf
우리말 뜻: 백치
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: stupid, awkward person
예문: He called the unfortunate waiter a clumsy oaf.
obdurate
우리말 뜻: 완고한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: stubborn
예문: He was obdurate in his refusal to listen to our complaints.
obeisance
우리말 뜻: 경의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: bow
예문: She made an obeisance as the king and queen entered the room.
obelisk
우리말 뜻: 방첨탑
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: tall column tapering and ending in a pyramid
예문: Cleopatra's Needle is an obelisk in New York City's Central Park.
obese
우리말 뜻: 뚱뚱하게 살찐
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fat
예문: It is advisable that obese people try to lose weight.
obfuscate
우리말 뜻: 혼란시키다; 몽롱하게 하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: confuse; muddle
예문: Do not obfuscate the issues by dragging in irrelevant arguments.
objective
우리말 뜻: 객관적인; 공평한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: not influenced by emotions; fair
예문: Even though he was her son, she tried to be objective about his behavior.
objective(n)
우리말 뜻: 목표; 목적
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: goal; aim
예문: A degree in medicine was her ultimate objective.
objurgation
우리말 뜻: 꾸짖음; 비난
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: severe rebuke; scolding
예문: Objurgations and even threats of punishment did not deter the young hoodlums.
obligatory
우리말 뜻: 의무적인; 필수인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: binding; required
예문: It is obligatory that books borrowed from the library be returned within two weeks.
oblique
우리말 뜻: 비스듬한; 사선의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: slanting; deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line
예문: The sergeant ordered the men to march "Oblique Right."
obliterate
우리말 뜻: 흔적을 지우다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: destroy completely
예문: The tidal wave obliterated several island villages.
oblivion
우리말 뜻: 망각
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: forgetfulness
예문: Her works had fallen into a state of oblivion, no one bothered to read them.
obnoxious
우리말 뜻: 밉살스러운
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: offensive
예문: I find your behavior obnoxious; please mend your ways.
obscure(a)
우리말 뜻: 컴컴한; 애매한; 분명치않은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: dark; vague; unclear
예문: Even after I read the poem a fourth time, its meaning was still obscure.
obscure(v)
우리말 뜻: 어둡게 하다; 흐리게 하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: darken; make unclear
예문: At times he seemed purposely to obscure his meaning, preferring mystery to clarity.
obsession
우리말 뜻: 강박관념; 사로잡혀 떨어지지 않는 관념
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fixed idea; continued brooding
예문: This obsession with the supernatural has made him unpopular with his neighbors.
obsolete
우리말 뜻: 쓸모없이 된
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: outmoded
예문: That word is obsolete; do not use it.
obstetrician
우리말 뜻: 산과의사
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: physician specializing in delivery of babies
예문: In modern times, the delivery of children has passed from the midwife to the more scientifically trained obstetrician.
obstinate
우리말 뜻: 완고한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: stubborn
예문: We tried to persuade him to give up smoking, but he was obstinate and refused to change.
obstreperous
우리말 뜻: 사나운; 소란한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: boisterous; noisy
예문: The crowd became obstreperous and shouted their disapproval of the proposals made by the speaker.
obtrude
우리말 뜻: 강요하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: push into prominence
예문: The other members of the group object to the manner in which you obtrude your opinions into matters of no concern to you.
obtrusive
우리말 뜻: 주제넘게 참견하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pushing forward
예문: I found her a very obtrusive person, constantly seeking the center of the stage.
obtuse
우리말 뜻: 둔한; 우둔한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: blunt; stupid
예문: Because he was so obtuse, he could not follow the teacher's reasoning and asked foolish questions.
obviate
우리말 뜻: 없애다; 제거하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: make unnecessary; get rid of
예문: I hope this contribution will obviate any need for further collections of funds.
occident
우리말 뜻: 서양
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: the West
예문: It will take time for the Occident to understand the ways and customs of the Orient.
occlude
우리말 뜻: 막다; 폐색하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: shut; close
예문: A blood clot occluded an artery to the heart.
occult
우리말 뜻: 신비스러운; 숨은; 초자연적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mysterious; secret; supernatural
예문: The occult rites of the organization were revealed only to members.
oculist
우리말 뜻: 안과 의사
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes
예문: In many states, an oculist is the only one who may apply medicinal drops to the eyes for the purpose of examining them.
odious
우리말 뜻: 증오할
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: hateful
예문: I find the task of punishing you most odious.
odium
우리말 뜻: 악평; 반감
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: repugnance; dislike
예문: I cannot express the odium I feel at your heinous actions.
odoriferous
우리말 뜻: 냄새나는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: giving off an odor
예문: The odoriferous spices stimulated her jaded appetite.
odorous
우리말 뜻: 향기로운
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: having an odor
예문: This variety of hybrid tea rose is more odorous than the one you have in your garden.
odyssey
우리말 뜻: 장기간의 여행
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: long, eventful journey
예문: The refugee's journey from Cambodia was a terrifying odyssey.
offal
우리말 뜻: 쓰레기; 폐물
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: waste; garbage
예문: In America, we discard as offal that which could feed families in less fortunate parts of the world.
offertory
우리말 뜻: 헌금; 봉헌
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: collection of money at religious ceremony; part of the Mass during which offerings are made
예문: The donations collected during the offertory will be assigned to our mission work abroad.
officious
우리말 뜻: 지겹게 참견하는; 주제넘게 나서는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: meddlesome; excecessively trying to please
예문: Browning informs us that the Duke resented the bough of cherries some officious fool brought to please the Duchess.
ogle
우리말 뜻: 추파를 던지다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: glance coquettishly at; make eyes at
예문: Sitting for hours at the sidewalk cafe, the old gentleman would ogle the young girls and recall his youthful romances.
olfactory
우리말 뜻: 후각의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: concerning the sense of smell
예문: The olfactory organ is the nose.
oligarchy
우리말 뜻: 소수 독재 정치
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: government by a few
예문: The feudal oligarchy was supplanted by an autocracy.
ominous
우리말 뜻: 불길한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: threatening
예문: These clouds are ominous; they ported a severe storm.
omnipotent
우리말 뜻: 전능한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: all-powered
예문: The monarch regarded himself as omnipotent and responsible to no one for his acts.
omnipresent
우리말 뜻: 편재하는; 어디에나 있는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: universally present; ubiquitous
예문: On Christmas Eve, Santa Claus is omnipresent.
omniscient
우리말 뜻: 전지의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: all-knowing
예문: I do not pretend to be omniscient, but I am positive about this fact.
omnivorous
우리말 뜻: 잡식성의; 아무거나 먹는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: eating both plantand animal food; devouring everything
예문: some animals, including man, are omnivorous and eat both meat and vegetables; others are either carnivorous or herbivorous.
onerous
우리말 뜻: 성가신
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: burdensome
예문: He asked for an assistant becasue his work load was too onerous.
onomatopoeia
우리말 뜻: 의성어
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: words formed in imitation of natural sounds
예문: Words like "rustle" and "gargle" are illustraions of onomatopoeia.
onslaught
우리말 뜻: 맹습
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: vicious assault
예문: We suffered many casualties during the unexpected onslaught of the enemy troops.
onus
우리말 뜻: 짐; 책임
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: burden; responsibility
예문: The emperor was spared the onus of signing the surrender papers; instead, he relegated the assignment of the enemy troops.
opalescent
우리말 뜻: 유광색을 내는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: iridescent
예문: The Ancient Mariner admired the opalescent sheen on the water.
opaque
우리말 뜻: 어두운; 불투명한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: dark; not transparent
예문: The opaque window kept the sunlight out of the room.
opiate
우리말 뜻: 수면제; 마취제
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sleep producer; deadener of pain
예문: By such opiates, she made the people forget their difficulties and accept their unpleasant circumstances.
opportune
우리말 뜻: 시기가 좋은; 적절한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: timely; well chosen
예문: You have come at an opportune moment for I need a new secretary.
opulence
우리말 뜻: 부유,풍부
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: wealth
예문: Visitors from Europe are amazed at the opulence of this country.
oratorio
우리말 뜻: 오라토리오,성담곡
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: dramatic poem set to music
예문: The glee club decided to present an oratorio during their recital.
ordinance
우리말 뜻: 법령
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: decree
예문: Passing a red light is a violation of a city ordinance.
orifice
우리말 뜻: 구멍,아가리
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mouthlike opening;small opening
예문: The Howe Caverns were discovered when someone observed that a cold wind was issuing from an orifice in the hillside.
ornate
우리말 뜻: 화려한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: excessively decorated,highly decorated
예문: Furniture of the Baroque period can be recognized by its ornate carvings.
ornithologist
우리말 뜻: 조류학자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: scientific student of birds
예문: Audubon's drawings of American bird life have been of interest not only to the ornithologists but also to the general public.
oscillate
우리말 뜻: 진동하다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: vibrate pendulumlike;waver
예문: It is interesting to note how public opinion oscillates between the extremes of optimism and pessimism.
ossify
우리말 뜻: 경화하다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어:
예문: When he called his opponent a "bonehead", he implied that his adversary's brain had ossified and that he was not capable of clear thinking.
ostensible
우리말 뜻: 표면상의,겉꾸밈의,가장한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: apparent;professed;pretended
예문: Although the ostensible purpose of this expedition is to discover new lands,we are really interested in finding new markets for our products.
ostentatious
우리말 뜻: 허세를 부리는,겉꾸미는,화려한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: showy;pretentious
예문: The real hero is never ostentatious.
ostracize
우리말 뜻: 추방하다,배척하다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: exclude from public favor;ban
예문: As soon as the newspapers carried the story of his connection with the criminals, his friends began to ostracize him.
overt
우리말 뜻: 명백한,공공연한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: open to view
예문: According to the United States Constitution,a person must commit an overt act before he may be tried for treason.
pacifist
우리말 뜻: 평화주의자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: one opposed to force;anti-millitarist
예문: The pacifists urged that we reduce our military budget and recall our troops stationed overseas.
paean
우리말 뜻: 기쁨의 노래,찬가,승리의 노래
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: song of praise or joy
예문: They sang paeans to the god of spring.
palatable
우리말 뜻: 맛좋은,상쾌한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: agreeable;pleasing to the taste
예문: Paying taxes can never be made palatable.
palatial
우리말 뜻: 궁전의 웅장한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: magnificent
예문: He proudly showed us through his palatial home.
palaver
우리말 뜻: 잡담,수다,아첨
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: discussion;misleading speech;chatter
예문: In spite of all the palaver before the meeting, the delegates were able to conduct serious negotiations when they sat down at the conference table.
palette
우리말 뜻: 팔레트
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: board on which painter mixes pigments
예문: At the present time, art supply stores are selling paper palettes which may be discarded after use.
pallet
우리말 뜻:
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: small,poor bed
예문: The weary traveler went to sleep on his straw pallet.
palliate
우리말 뜻: 누그러지게 하다,변명하다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ease pain;make less guilty or offensive
예문: Doctors must palliates that which they cannot cure.
pallid
우리말 뜻: 창백한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pale;wan
예문: Because his occupation required that he work at night and sleep during the day, he had an exceptionally pallid complexion.
palpable
우리말 뜻: 만질수 있는,명백한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: tangible;easily perceptible
예문: I cannot understand how you could overlook such a palpable blunder.
palpitate
우리말 뜻: 두근거리다,떨리다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: throb;flutter
예문: As he become excited,his heart began to palpitate more and more erratically.
paltry
우리말 뜻: 하찮은,무가치한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: insignificant;petty
예문: This is a paltry sum to pay for such a masterpiece.
panacea
우리말 뜻: 만병통치약
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cure-all;remedy for all disease.
예문: There is no easy panacea that will solve our complicated international situation.
pandemonium
우리말 뜻: 복마전,수라장
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: wild tumult
예문: When the ships collided in the harbor,pandemonium broke out among the passengers.
pander
우리말 뜻: 뚜장이,포주
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cater to the low desires of others
예문: Books which pander to man's lowest instincts should be banned.
panegyric
우리말 뜻: 찬사,과장된 칭찬의 말
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: formal praise
예문: The modest hero blushed as he listened to the panegyric uttered by the speakers about his valorous act.
panorama
우리말 뜻: 파노라마,연달아 나타나는 광경
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: comprehensive view;unobstructed view in all directions
예문: Tourists never forget the impact of their first panorama of the Grand Canyon.
pantomime
우리말 뜻: 무언극
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: acting without dialogue
예문: Because he worked in pantomime, the clown could be understood wherever he appeared.
papyrus
우리말 뜻: 파피루스,파피루스 종이
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant.
예문: The ancient Egyptians were among the first to write on papyrus.
parable
우리말 뜻: 우화
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: short,simple story teaching a moral.
예문: Let us apply the lesson that this parable teaches to our own conduct.
parapet
우리말 뜻: 난간
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: low wall at edge of roof or balcony
예문: The best way to attack the soldiers fighting behind the parapets on the roof is by bombardment from the air.
paraphernalia
우리말 뜻: 장비
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: equipment; odds and ends
예문: His desk was cluttered with paper, pen, ink, dictionary and other paraphernalia of the writing craft.
paraphrase
우리말 뜻: 바꾸어 말하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of author
예문: In 250 words or less, paraphrase this article.
parasite
우리말 뜻: 기생충; 아첨쟁이; 알랑쇠
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: animal or plant living on another; toady; sycophant
예문: The tapeworm is an example of the kind of parasite that may infest the human body.
parched
우리말 뜻: 바짝 마른; 목마른
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: extremely dry; very thirsty
예문: The parched desert landscape seemed hostile to life.
paregoric
우리말 뜻: 진통제
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: medicine that eases pain
예문: The doctor prescribed a paregoric to alleviate his suffering.
pariah
우리말 뜻: 사람들로부터 따돌림을 받고 버림받은 자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: social outcast
예문: I am not a pariah to be shunned and ostracized.
parity
우리말 뜻: 동질; 현저한 유사
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: equality; close resemblance
예문: I find your analogy inaccurate because I do not see the parity between the two illustrations.
parlance
우리말 뜻: 말투; 어조
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: language; idiom
예문: All this legal parlance confuses me; I need an interpreter.
parley
우리말 뜻: 협상
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: conference
예문: The peace parley has not produced the anticipated truce.
parochial
우리말 뜻: 편협한; 지방적인; 교구의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: narrow in outlook; provincial; related to parishes
예문: Although Jane Austen writes novels set in small rural communities, her concerns are universal, not parochial.
parody
우리말 뜻: 서투른 모방; 우스꽝스럽게 만듦
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: humorous imitation; travesty
예문: We enjoyed the clever parodies of popular songs which the chorus sang.
paroxysm
우리말 뜻: <감정의>격발
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage
예문: When he heard of his son's misdeeds, he was seized by a paroxysm of rage.
parricide
우리말 뜻: 존속살해자; 반역자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: person who murders his own father; murder of a father
예문: The jury was shocked by the details of this vicious parricide.
parsimonious
우리말 뜻: 인색한; 극도로 절약하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: stingy; excessively frugal
예문: His parsimonious nature did not permit him to enjoy any luxuries.
partial(1)
우리말 뜻: 일부분의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: incomplete
예문: In this issue we have published only a partial list of contributors because we lack space to acknowledge everyone.
partial(2)
우리말 뜻: 불공평한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: biased; having a liking for something
예문: I am extremely partial to chocolate eclairs.
partisan
우리말 뜻: 편파적인, 당파심이 강한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
예문: On certain issues of conscience, she refused to take a partisan stand.
parturition
우리말 뜻: 분만; 해산
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: delivery; childbirth
예문: The difficulties anticipated by the obstetricians at parturition did not materialize; it was a normal delivery.
parvenu
우리말 뜻: 갑자기 출세한 사람; 벼락부자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: upstart; newly rich person
예문: Although extremely wealthy, he was regarded as a parvenu by the aristocratic members of society.
passe
우리말 뜻: 시대에 뒤떨어진; 과거의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: old-fashioned; past the prime
예문: Her style is passe and reminiscent of the Victorian era.
passive
우리말 뜻: 수동성의; 무저항의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: not active; acted upon
예문: Mahatma Gandi urged his followers to pursue a program of passive resistance as he felt that it was more effective than vilence and acts of terrorism.
pastiche
우리말 뜻: 모방작품
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing
예문: We cannot even say that her music is a pastiche of this composer or that; it is, rather, reminiscent of many musicians.
pastoral
우리말 뜻: 시골의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: rural
예문: In these stories of pastoral life, we find an understanding of the daily tasks of country folk.
patent
우리말 뜻: 개방되어 있는; 명백한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: open for the public to read; obvious
예문: It was patent to everyone that the witness spoke the truth.
pathetic
우리말 뜻: 애처로운; 감상적인; 슬픈; 서투른
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: causing sadness, compassion, pity; touching
예문: Everyone in the auditorium was weeping by the time he finished his pathetic tale about the orphaned boy.
pathological
우리말 뜻: 병리학의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pertaining to disease
예문: As we study the pathological aspects of this disease, we must not overlook the psychological elements.
pathos
우리말 뜻: 애절감; 연민; 애수
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: tender sorrow; pity; guality in art or literature that produces these feelings
예문: The quiet tone of pathos that ran throught the novel never degenerated into the maudlin or the overly sentimental.
patina
우리말 뜻: <골동품 등의>고색 창연한 빛; 풍모
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: green crust on old brozen works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
예문: Judging by the patina on this bronze statue, we can conclude that this is the work of a medieval artist.
patois
우리말 뜻: 사투리
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: local or provincial dialect
예문: His years of study of the language at the university did not enable him to understand the patois of the natives.
patriarch
우리말 뜻: 가장; 족장
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: father and ruler of a family or tribe
예문: In many primitive tribes, the leader and lawmaker was the patriarch.
patriarch
우리말 뜻: 가장; 족장
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: father and ruler of a family or tribe
예문: In many primitive tribes, the leader and lawmaker was the patriarch.
patrician
우리말 뜻: 귀족의; 고귀한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: noble; aristocratic
예문: We greatly admired her well-bred, patrician elegance.
patricide
우리말 뜻: 아버지 살해범
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: person who murders his father; murder of a father
예문: The words parricide and patricide have exactly the same meaning.
patrimony
우리말 뜻: 세습 재산
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: inheritance from father
예문: As predicted by his critics, he spent his patrimony within two years of his father's death.
patronize
우리말 뜻: 후원하다; 보호하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: support; act superior toward
예문: Experts in a field sometimes appear to patronize people who are less knowledgeable of the subject.
paucity
우리말 뜻: 부족
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: scarcity
예문: They closed the restaurant because the paucity of customers made it uneconomical to operate.
peccadillo
우리말 뜻: 작은 과오
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: slight offense
예문: If we examine these escapades carefully, we will realize that they are mere peccadilloes rather than major crimes.
peculation
우리말 뜻: 횡령; 절도
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: embezzlement; theft
예문: Her peculations were not discovered until the auditors found discrepancies in the financial statements.
pecuniary
우리말 뜻: 금전의, 돈의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pertaining to money
예문: I never expected pecuniary reward for my work in this activity.
pedagogue
우리말 뜻: 교사; 규칙이 까다로운 선생
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: tearcher; dull and formal teacher
예문: He could never be a stuffy pedagogue; his classes were always lively and filled with humor.
pedagogy
우리말 뜻: 교직; 교육학
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: teaching; art of education
예문: Though Maria montessori gained fame for her innovations in pedagogy, it took years before her teaching techniques were common practice in American schools.
pedant
우리말 뜻: 탁상공론자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: scholar who overemphasizes book learning or technicalities
예문: Her insistence that the book be memorized marked the teacher as a pedant rather than a scholar.
pedantic
우리말 뜻: 아는 체하는; 현학적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: showing off learning; bookish
예문: What you say is pedantic and reveals an unfamiliariy with the realities of life.
pedestrian
우리말 뜻: 평범한; 산문적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ordinary; unimaginative
예문: Unintentionally boring, he wrote page after page of pedestrian prose.
pediatrician
우리말 뜻: 소아과 의사
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: expert in children's diseases
예문: The family doctor advised the parents to consult a pediatrician about their child's ailment.
pediment
우리말 뜻: 박공벽
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: triangular part above columns in Greek buildings
예문: The pediment of the building was filled with sculptures and adorned with elaborate scrollwork.
pejorative
우리말 뜻: 경멸적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: having a deteriorating or depreciating effect on the meaning of a word
예문: His use of pejorative language indicated his contempt for his audience.
pell-mell
우리말 뜻: 난잡하게; 허둥지둥
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: in confusion; disorderly
예문: The excited students dashed pell-mell into the stadium to celebrate the victory.
pittance
우리말 뜻: 약간의 수당
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: a small allowance or wage
예문: He could not live on the pittance he received as a pension and had to look for an additional source of revenue.
pivotal
우리말 뜻: 중추의; 추축의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: central; critical
예문: De Klerk's decision to set Nelson Mandela free was pivotal; without Mandela's release, there was no possibility that the African National Congress would entertain talks with the South African government.
placate
우리말 뜻: <감정을>진정시키다; <사람을>달래다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pacify; conciliate
예문: The teacher tried to placate the angry mother.
placebo
우리말 뜻: <유효성분이 없는>위약
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
예문: In a controlled experiment, fifty volunteers were given erythromycin tablets; the control group received only placebos.
placid
우리말 뜻: 평온한; 조용한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: peaceful; calm
예문: After his vacation in this placid section, he felt soothed and rested.
plagiarize
우리말 뜻: <남의 문장, 사상, 고안 등을>도용하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
예문: The editor could tell that the writer had plagiarized parts of the article; he could recognize whole paragraphs from the original source.
plaintive
우리말 뜻: 구슬픈
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mournful
예문: The dove has a plaintive and melancholy call.
platitude
우리말 뜻: 진부; 상투어
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: trite remark; commonplace statement
예문: The platitudes in his speech were applauded by the vast majority in his audience; only a few people perceived how trite his remarks were.
platonic
우리말 뜻: 순 정신적인; 관념적인; 이상적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: purely spiritual; theoretical; without sensual desire
예문: Accused of impropriety in his dealings with female students, the professor maintained he had only a platonic interest in the women involved.
plauditory
우리말 뜻: 찬성하는; 갈채하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: approving; applauding
예문: The theatrical company reprinted the plauditory comments of the critics in its advertisement.
plausible
우리말 뜻: 그럴듯한; 외양만 좋은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: having a show of truth but open to double; specious
예문: Even though your argument is plausible, I still would like to have more proof.
plebiscite
우리말 뜻: 국민투표
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: expression of the will of a people by direct election
예문: I think this matter is so importnat that it should be decided not by a handful of legislators but by a plebiscite of the entire nation.
plenary
우리말 뜻: 완전한; 전원출석한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: complete; full
예문: The union leader was given plenary power to negotiate a new contract with the employers.
plenipotentiary
우리말 뜻: 전권을 가진
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fully empowered
예문: Since he was not given plenipotentiary powers by his government, he could not commit his country without consulting his superiors.
plenitude
우리말 뜻: 충분; 완전
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: abundance; completeness
예문: Looking in the pantry, we admired the plenitude of fruits and pickles we had preserved during the summer.
plethora
우리말 뜻: 과다; 과잉
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: excess; overabundance
예문: She offered a plethora of reasons for her shortcomings.
pluck
우리말 뜻: 용기
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: courage
예문: Even the adversaries of young Indiana Jones were impressed by the boy's pluck in trying to rescue the archeological treasure they had stolen.
plumb
우리말 뜻: 똑바른; 수직의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: checking perpendicularity; vertical
예문: Before hanging wallpaper it is advisable to drop a plumb line from the ceiling as a guide.
podiatrist
우리말 뜻: 발명전문가
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: doctor who treats ailments of the feet
예문: He consulted a podiatrist about his fallen arches.
poignant
우리말 뜻: 날카로운; 매서운; 신랄한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: keen; piercing; severe
예문: Her poignant grief left her pale and weak.
polarize
우리말 뜻: 분극화시키다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: split into opposite exptremes or camps
예문: The abortion issue has polarized the country into pro-choice and antiabortion camps.
polemic
우리말 뜻: 논쟁; 논객
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: controversy; argument in support of point of view
예문: Her essays were, for the main part, polemics for the party's policy.
politic
우리말 뜻: 편리한; 신중한; 현명한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: expedient; prudent; well devised
예문: Even though he was disappointed, he did not think it politic to refuse this offer.
polity
우리말 뜻: 정치형태
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: form of government of nation or state
예문: Our polity should be devoted to the concept that the government should strive for the good of all citizens.
poltroon
우리말 뜻: 겁쟁이
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: coward
예문: Only a poltroon would so betray his comrades at such a dangerous time.
polygamist
우리말 뜻: 일부 다처자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: one who has more than one spouse at a time
예문: He was arrested as a polygamist when his two wives filed complaints about him.
polyglot
우리말 뜻: 여러 나라 말로 하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: speaking several languages
예문: New York City is a polyglot community because of the thousands of immigrants who settle there.
pomposity
우리말 뜻: 거드름; 점잔뺌
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt
예문: Although the commencement speaker had some good things to say, we had to laugh at his pomposity and general air of parading his own dignity.
ponderous
우리말 뜻: 대단히 무거운; 다루기 힘든
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: weighty; like a sieve
예문: His humor lacked the light touch; his jokes were always ponderous.
porous
우리말 뜻: 다공성의; 삼투성의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: full of pores; like a sieve
예문: Dancers like to wear porous clothing because it allows the ready passage of water and air.
portend
우리말 뜻: 예시하다; 전조가 되다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: foretell; presage
예문: The king did not know what these omens might portend and asked his soothsayers to interpret them.
portent
우리말 뜻: 의미; 전조; 조짐
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sign; omen; forewarning
예문: He regarded the black cloud as a portent of evil.
portly
우리말 뜻: 비만한; 당당한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: stately; stout
예문: The overweight gentleman was referred to as portly by the polite salesclerk.
posterity
우리말 뜻: 자손; 후세
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: descendants; future generations
예문: We hope to leave a better world to posterity.
posthumous
우리말 뜻: 사후의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: after death(as of child born after father's death or book published after authour's death)
예문: The critics ignored his works during his lifetime; it was only after the posthumous publication of his last novel.
postprandial
우리말 뜻: 식후의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: after dinner
예문: The most objectionable feature of these formal banquets is the postprandial speech.
postulate
우리말 뜻: 가정
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: self-evident truth
예문: We must accept these statements as postulates before pursuing our discussions any further.
posture
우리말 뜻: 자세를 취하다; ~인체하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: assume an affected pose; act artificially
예문: No matter how much Arnold boasted or postured, I could not believe he was as importnat as he pretended to be.
potable
우리말 뜻: 마시기에 알맞은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: suitalbe for drinking
예문: The recent drought in the Middle Atlantic States has emphasized the need for extensive research in ways of making sea water potable.
potent
우리말 뜻: 유력한; 설득력 있는; 세력있는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: powerful; persuasive; greatly influential
예문: The jury was swayed by the highly potent testimony of the crime's sole eyewitness.
potentate
우리말 뜻: 유력자; 주권자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: monarch; sovereign
예문: The potentate spent more time at Monte Carlo than he did at home on his throne.
potential
우리말 뜻: 가능한; 잠재된
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: expressing possibility; latent
예문: This juvenile delinquent is a potential murderer.
potion
우리말 뜻: 1회의 분량
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: dose(of liquid)
예문: Tristan and Isode drink a love potion in the first act of the opera.
potpourri
우리말 뜻: 문학 등의 잡집; 혼성곡
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: heterogeneous mixture; medley
예문: He offered a potpourri of folk songs from many lands.
practicable
우리말 뜻: 실행할 수 있는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: feasible
예문: The board of directors decided that the plan was practicable and agreed to undertake the project.
practical
우리말 뜻: 실제적인; 유용한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: based on experience; useful
예문: He was a practical man, opposed to theory.
pragmatic
우리말 뜻: 실용적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: practical. concerned with practical values
예문: This test should provide us with a pragmatic analysis of the value of this course.
pragmatist
우리말 뜻: 실용주의자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: practical person
예문: No pragmatist enjoys becoming involved in a game which he can never win.
prate
우리말 뜻: 재잘거리다; 수다떨다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: speak foolishly; boast idly
예문: Let us not prate about our qualities.
precept
우리말 뜻: 교훈,훈시
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: practical rule, guide, conduct
예문: "Love thy neighbor as thyself" is worthwhile precept.
precipice
우리말 뜻: 절벽,벼랑
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cliff:dangerous position
예문: Suddenly Indiana Jones found himself dangling from the edge of precipce
precipitate
우리말 뜻: 경솔한,덤비는;재촉하다,촉진하다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: headlong; throw headlong
예문: Do not be precipitate in the matter ; investigate futher.
precipitous
우리말 뜻: 깍아지는듯한, 가파른
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: steep
예문: This hill is difficult to climb because it is so precipitous.
preclude
우리말 뜻: 방해하다, 배제하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: make impossible
예문: This contract does not preclude my being employed by others at the same time that I am working for you.
precocious
우리말 뜻: 조숙한,성숙한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: advanced in development
예문: By her rather adult maner of discussing serious topics. the child demonstrated that she was precocious
precursor
우리말 뜻: 선구자.선봉
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: forerunner
예문: Gray and Burns were precursors of the Romantic Movement in English literature
predatory
우리말 뜻: 약탈하는,육식하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: plundering
예문: The hawk is a predatory bird
predecessor
우리말 뜻: 전임자, 선배
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: former occupant of a post
예문: I hope I can live up to the fine example set by my late predrcessor in this office
predilection
우리말 뜻: 두둔.편애
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: partiality;preference
예문: Although the artist used various media from time to time ,she had a predilection for water colors.
preeminent
우리말 뜻: 뛰어난, 빼어난
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: outstanding
예문: The king traveled to Boston because he wanted the preeminent surgeon in the field to perform the operation
preempt
우리말 뜻: 선취하다.선매하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: appropriate beforehand
예문: Your attempt to preempt this land before it os offered to the public must be resisted
preen
우리말 뜻: 정성껏 몸치장하다. 자랑하다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: make oneself tidy in appearance
예문: As kitty preened before the mirror, carefully smoothing her shining hairm she couldn't help preening herself on her good looks.
prefatory
우리말 뜻: 서문의,서론의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: introduction
예문: The chairman made a few prefatory renarks before he called on the first speaker
prehensile
우리말 뜻: 쥘 수 있는, 쥐는힘이 있는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: capable of grasping or holding
예문: Monkeys use not only their arms and legs but also their prehensile tails in traveling through the trees.
prelate
우리말 뜻: 고위 성직자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: church dignitary
예문: The archbishop of Moscow and other high-ranking prelates visited the Russion orthodox seminary.
prelude
우리말 뜻: 전주곡,서막
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: introduction;forerunner
예문: I am afraid that this border raid is the prelude to more serious attacks.
premeditate
우리말 뜻: ~을 미리 계획하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: plan in advance
예문: She had premeditated the murder for months, reading about common poisons and buying weed killer that contained arsenic.
premise
우리말 뜻: 전제,
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: assumption
예문: Because Jack had based his argument upon a faulty premise his opponent cheerfully pointed out the holes in his logic.
premonition
우리말 뜻: 예고,징조,전조
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: forewarning
예문: We ignored these premonitions of disaster because they appeared to be based on childish fears
premonitory
우리말 뜻: 전조의, 예고의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: serving to warn
예문: You should have visited a doctor as soon as you felt tjese premonitory chest pains.
preponderance
우리말 뜻: 우월함,우세
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: superiority of power, puanity, etc
예문: The rebels soight to overcome the preponderance of strength of the goverment forces by engaging in guerrilla tactics.
preposterous
우리말 뜻: 터무니 없는, 비정상의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: absurd;ridiculous
예문: The excuse he gave for his lateness was so preposterous that everyone laughed.
prerogative
우리말 뜻: 특권
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: privilege
예문: The president cannot levy taxes; that is the prerogative of the legislative branch of government
presage
우리말 뜻: 예고하다.예언하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: foretell
예문: The vultures flying overhead presaged the discovery of thr corpse in ghe desert
prescience
우리말 뜻: 예지,통찰,선견지명
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ability to foretell the future
예문: Given the current wave of Japan-bashing, it does not take prescience for me to foresee problems in our future trade relations with Japan
presentiment
우리말 뜻: 예감,육감
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: premonition
예문: Hamlet felt a presentiment about his meeting with Laertes
prestige
우리말 뜻: 명성,신망
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: impression produced by achievements or reputation
예문: The wealthy man sought to obtain social prestige by contributing to popular charities
presumptuous
우리말 뜻: 주제넘은, 뻔뻔스러운
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: arrogant
예문: It seems presumptuous for one so relatively new to the field to challenge the conclusions of its leading experts.
pretentious
우리말 뜻: 허세부리는, 거드름피우는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ostentatious
예문: I do not feel that your limited resources will permit you to carry out soch a pretentious program
preternatural
우리말 뜻: 초자연적인,이상한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: beyond that which is normal in nature
예문: John's mother's total ability to tell when he was lying struck him as almost preternatural.
prophylactic
우리말 뜻: <병을>예방하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: used to prevent disease
예문: Despite all prophylactic measures introduced by the authorities, the epidemic raged until cool weather set in.
propinquity
우리말 뜻: 근접; 근친
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: nearness; kinship
예문: Their relationship could not be explained as being based on mere propinquity.
propitiate
우리말 뜻: 달래다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: appease
예문: The natives offered sacrifices to propitiate the gods.
propitious
우리말 뜻: 호의를 가진; 친절한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: favorable; kindly
예문: I think it is advisable that we wait for a more propitious occasion to announce our plans.
proponent
우리말 뜻: 변호자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: person who supports or proposes(an idea)
예문: After the bill had been amended and re-amended in committee, even its original proponents didn't want to vote in its favor.
propound
우리말 뜻: 제안하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: put forth for analysis
예문: In your discussion, you have propounded several questions; let us consider each one separately.
propriety
우리말 뜻: 적절; 타당
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fitness; correct conduct
예문: I want you to behave at this dinner with propriety; don't embarrass me.
propulsive
우리말 뜻: 추진하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: driving forward
예문: The jet plane has a greater propulsive power than the engine-driven plane.
prosaic
우리말 뜻: 평범한; 재미없는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: commonplace; dull
예문: I do not like this author because he is so unimaginative and prosaic.
proscenium
우리말 뜻: 무대의 앞부분
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: part of stage in front of curtain
예문: In the theater in-the-round there can be no proscenium or proscenium arch.
proscribe
우리말 뜻: 배척하다; 추방하다; 박탈하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ostracize; banish; outlaw
예문: Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus proscribed all those who had conspired against julius Caesar.
proselytize
우리말 뜻: 개종시키다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: convert to a religion or belief
예문: In these interfaith meetings, there must be no attempt to proselytize.
prosody
우리말 뜻: 작시법
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: the art of versification
예문: This book on prosody contains a rhyming dictionary as well as samples of the various verse forms.
prostrate
우리말 뜻: 엎드리게하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: stretch out full on ground
예문: He prostrated himself before the idol.
protean
우리말 뜻: 다재한; 다양성 있는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: versatile; able to take on many shapes
예문: A remarkably protean actor, Alec Guinness could take on any role.
protege
우리말 뜻: 피보호자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: person under the protection and support of a patron
예문: Cyrano de Bergerac refused to be a protege of Cardinal Richelieu.
protocol
우리말 뜻: <외교상의>의례
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: diplomatic etiquette
예문: We must run this state dinner according to protocol if we are to avoid offending any of our guests.
prototype
우리말 뜻: 기본형
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: original work used as a model by others
예문: The crude typewriter on display in this museum is the prototype of the elaborate machines in use today.
protract
우리말 뜻: 연장하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: prolong
예문: Do not protract this phone conversaton as I expect an important business call within the next few minutes.
protrude
우리말 뜻: 내밀다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: stick out
예문: His fingers protruded from the holes in his gloves.
provenance
우리말 뜻: 기원
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: origin or source of something
예문: I am not interested in its provenance; I am more concerned with its usefulness than with its source.
provender
우리말 뜻: 여물; 사료
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: dry food; fodder
예문: I am not afraid of a severe winter because I have stored a large quantity of provender for the cattle.
provident
우리말 뜻: 선견지명이 있는; 검약한; 절약하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: displaying foresight; thrifty; preparing for emergencies
예문: In his usual provident manner, he had insured himself against this type of loss.
provincial
우리말 뜻: 지방의; 편협한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pertaining to a province; limited
예문: We have to overcome their provincial attitude and get them to become more cogizant of world problems.
provisional
우리말 뜻: 일시적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: tentative
예문: The appointment is provisional; only on the approval of the board of directors will it be made permanent.
proviso
우리말 뜻: 조항
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: stipulation
예문: I am ready to accept your proposal with the proviso that you meet your obligations within the next two weeks.
provoke
우리말 뜻: 화나게 하다; 불러 일으키다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: stir to anger; cause retaliation
예문: In order to pervent a sudden outbreak of hostilities, we must not provoke our foe.
proximity
우리말 뜻: 근접
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: nearness
예문: The deer sensed the hunter's proximity and bounded away.
proxy
우리말 뜻: 대리인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: authorized agent
예문: Please act as my proxy and vote for this slate of candidates in my absence.
prude
우리말 뜻: 얌전한 체하는 여자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: excessively modest person
예문: The X-rated film was definitely not for prudes.
prudent
우리말 뜻: 조심성있는; 신중한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cautious; careful
예문: A miser hoards money not because he is prudent but because he is greedy.
prune
우리말 뜻: <소용없는 가지를>치다; 간결하게 하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cut away; trim
예문: With the help of her editor, she was able to prune her manuscript into pulbishable form.
prurient
우리말 뜻: 호색의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: based on lascivious thoughts
예문: The police attempted to close the theater where the prurient film was being presented.
pseudonym
우리말 뜻: 필명
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pen name
예문: Samuel Clemen's pseudonym was Mark Twain.
psyche
우리말 뜻: 영혼; 정신
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: soul; mind
예문: It is difficult to delve into the psyche of a human being.
psychiatrist
우리말 뜻: 정신병 의사
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: a doctor who treats mental diseases
예문: A psychiatrist often needs long conferences with his patient before a diagnosis can be made.
psychopathic
우리말 뜻: 정신병의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pertaining to mental derangement
예문: The psychopathic patient suffers more frequently from a disorder of the nervous system than from a diseased brain.
psychosis
우리말 뜻: 정신 이상
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mental disorder
예문: We must endeavor to find an outlet for the patients repressed desires if we hope to combat this psychosis.
pterodactyl
우리말 뜻: 익수룡
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: extinct flying reptile
예문: The remains of pterodactyls indicate that these flying reptiles had a wingspan of as much as twenty feet.
puerile
우리말 뜻: 어린 아이같은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: childish
예문: His puerile pranks sometimes of fended his more mature friends.
pugilist
우리말 뜻: <프로>복서
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: boxer
예문: The famous pugilist Cassius Clay changed his name to Muhammed Ali.
pugnacious
우리말 뜻: 싸움하기 좋아하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: combative; disposed to fight
예문: As a child he was pugnacious and fought with everyone.
puissant
우리말 뜻: 권력있는; 힘센; 유력한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: powerful; strong; potent
예문: We must keep his friendship for he will make a puissant ally.
pulchritude
우리말 뜻: 아름다움; 단정함
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: beauty; comeliness
예문: I do not envy the judges who have to select this year's Miss America from this collection of female pulchritude.
pulmonary
우리말 뜻: 폐의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pertaining to the lungs
예문: In his researches on pulmonary diseases, he discovered many facts about the lungs of animals and human beings.
pulsate
우리말 뜻: <맥 등이>뛰다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: throb
예문: We could see the blood vessels in his temple pulsate as he became more angry.
pummel
우리말 뜻: 때리다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: beat
예문: The severity with which he was pummeled was indicated by the bruises he displayed on his head and face.
punctilious
우리말 뜻: 격식을 차리는; 딱딱한; 꼼꼼한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: laying stress on niceties of conduct, form; precise
예문: We must be punctilious in our planing of this affair, for any error may be regarded as a personal affront.
pundit
우리말 뜻: 인도의 석학; 현자; 권위자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: learned Hindu; any learned man; authority on a subject
예문: Even though he discourses on the matter like a pundit, he is actually rather ignorant about this topic.
pungency
우리말 뜻: 날까로움; 자극
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sharpness; stinging quality
예문: The pungency of the cigarette smoke made me cough.
punitive
우리말 뜻: 벌의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: punishing
예문: He asked for punitive measures against the offender.
purblind
우리말 뜻: 시력이 흐린; 우둔한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: dim-sighted; obtuse
예문: In his purblind condition, he could not identify the people he saw.
receptive
우리말 뜻: <사상, 인상 등을>잘 받아들이는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: quick or willing to receive ideas, suggestions, etc.
예문: Adventure-loving Huck Finn proved a receptive audience for Tom's tales of buried treasure and piracy.
recession
우리말 뜻: 후퇴; 퇴각
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: withdrawal; retreat
예문: The recession of the troops from the combat area was completed in an orderly manner.
recipient
우리말 뜻: 수납자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: receiver
예문: Although he had been the recipient of many favors, he was not grateful to his benefactor.
reciprocal
우리말 뜻: 상호간의; 호혜적인; 상반하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mutual; exchangleable; interacting
예문: The two nations signed a reciprocal trade agreement.
reciprocate
우리말 뜻: 대응하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: repay in kind
예문: If they attack us, we shall be compelled to reciprocate and bomb their territory.
recluse
우리말 뜻: 은둔자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: hermit
예문: The recluse lived in a hut in the forest.
reconcile
우리말 뜻: 화해시키다; 조화시키다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: make friendly after quarrel; correct inconsistencies
예문: Each month we reconcile our checkbook with the bank statement.
recondite
우리말 뜻: 심오한; 난해한; 알기어려운
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: abstruse; profound; secret
예문: He read many recondite our checkbook with the bank statement.
recourse
우리말 뜻: 의지
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: resorting to help when in trouble
예문: The boy's only recourse was to appeal to his father for aid.
recreant
우리말 뜻: 겁장이; 배반자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: coward; betrayer of faith
예문: The religious people ostracized the recreant who had abandoned their faith.
recrimination
우리말 뜻: 반소
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: countercharges
예문: Loud and angry recriminations were her answer to his accusations.
recrudescence
우리말 뜻: 재발
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: reopening of a wound or sore
예문: Keep this wound bandaged until it has completely healed to prevent its recrudescence.
rectify
우리말 뜻: 교정하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: correct
예문: I want to rectify my error before it is too late.
rectitude
우리말 뜻: 정직
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: uprightness
예문: He was renowned for his rectitude and integrity.
recuperate
우리말 뜻: 회복하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: recover
예문: The doctors were worried because the patient did not recuperate as rapidly as they had expected.
recurrent
우리말 뜻: 재발하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: occuring again and again
예문: These recurrent attacks disturbed us and we consulted a physician.
recusant
우리말 뜻: 복종을 거부하는 사람; 영국 국교를 기피하는 사람
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: person who refuses to comply; applied specifically to those who refused to attend Anglican services
예문: In that religious community, the recusant was shunned as a pariah.
redolent
우리말 뜻: 좋은 냄새가 나는; 행기나는; 암시하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fragrant; odorous; suggestive of an odor
예문: Even though it is February, the air is redolent of spring.
redoubltable
우리말 뜻: 외경스러운; 무서운
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: formidable; causing fear
예문: The neighboring countries tried not to offend the Russians because they could be redoubltable foes.
redress
우리말 뜻: 시정; 보상
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: remedy; compensation
예문: Do you mean to tell me that I can get no redress for my injuries?
redundant
우리말 뜻: 과다한; 여분의; 반복성의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: superfluous; excessively wordy; repetitious
예문: Your composition is redundant; you can esaily reduce its lenth.
reek
우리말 뜻: 악취를 풍기다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: emit(odor)
예문: The room reeked with stale toabcco smoke.
refection
우리말 뜻: 기분전환
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: slight refreshment
예문: Despite our hunger, we stopped on the road for only a quick refection.
refectory
우리말 뜻: 휴게실
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: dining hall
예문: In this huge refectory, we can feed the entire student body at one sitting.
refraction
우리말 뜻: 굴절
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: bending of a ray of light
예문: When you look at a stick inserted in water, it looks bent because of the refraction of the light by the water.
refractory
우리말 뜻: 완고한; 감당할 수 없는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: stubborn; unmanageable
예문: The refractory horse was eliminated from the race when he refused to obey the jockey.
refurbish
우리말 뜻: 일신하다; 다시 닦다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: renovate; make bright by polishing
예문: The flood left a deposit of mud on everything; it was necessary to refurbish our belongings.
refutation
우리말 뜻: 논박
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: disproof of opponents' arguments
예문: I will wait until I hear the refutation before deciding whom to favor.
refute
우리말 뜻: 논박하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: disprove
예문: The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to refute the false testimony of the prosecution's only witness.
regal
우리말 뜻: 제왕의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: royal
예문: Prince Albert had a regal manner.
regale
우리말 뜻: 환대하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: entertain
예문: John regaled us with tales of his adventures in Africa.
regatta
우리말 뜻: 보트 레이스
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: boat or yacht race
예문: Many boating enthusiasts followed the regatta in their own yachts.
regeneration
우리말 뜻: 갱생
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: spiritual rebirth
예문: Modern penologists strive for the regeneration of the prisoners.
regicide
우리말 뜻: 시해
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: murder of a king or queen
예문: The death of Mary Queen of Scots was an act of regicide.
regime
우리말 뜻: 제도
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: method or system of government
예문: When a Frenchman mentions the Old Regime, he refers to the government existing before the revolution.
regimen
우리말 뜻: <식사, 운동등에 대한>양생법
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: prescribed diet and habits
예문: I doubt whether the results warrant our living under such a strict regimen.
rehabiliate
우리말 뜻: 원상으로 회복시키다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: restore to proper condition
예문: We must rehabilitate those whom we send to prison.
reimburse
우리말 뜻: 상환하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: repay
예문: Let me know what you have spent and I will reimburse you.
reiterate
우리말 뜻: 되풀이하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: repeat
예문: I shall reiterate this message until all have understood it.
reiterate
우리말 뜻: 되풀이하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: repeat
예문: I shall reiterate this message until all have understood it.
rejuvenate
우리말 뜻: 다시 젊어지게 하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: make young again
예문: The charlatan claimed that his elixir would rejuvenate the aged and weary.
relegate
우리말 뜻: 내쫓다; 좌천시키다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: banish; consign to inferior position
예문: If we relegate these experienced people to positions of unimportance because of their political persuasions, we shall lose the services of valuably trained personnel.
relevancy
우리말 뜻: 적절; 관련
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pertinence; reference to the case in hand
예문: I was impressed by the relevancy of your remarks.
relinquish
우리말 뜻: 그만두다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: abandon
예문: I will relinquish my claims to this property if you promise to retain my employees.
relish
우리말 뜻: 맛; 흥미
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: savor; enjoy
예문: I relish a good joke as much as anyone else.
remediable
우리말 뜻: 치료할 수 있는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: reparable
예문: Let us be grateful that the damage is remediable.
remedial
우리말 뜻: 치료하는; 교정하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: curative; corrective
예문: Because he was a slow reader, he decided to take a course in remedial reading.
reminiscence
우리말 뜻: 회상
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: recollection
예문: Her reminiscences of her experiences are so fascinating that she ought to write a book.
remiss
우리말 뜻: 태만한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: negligent
예문: He was accused of being remiss in his duty when the prisoner escaped.
remnant
우리말 뜻: 나머지
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: remainder
예문: I suggest that you wait until the store places the remnants of these goods on sale.
remonstrate
우리말 뜻: 항의하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: protest
예문: I must remonstrate about the lack of police protection in this area.
remorse
우리말 뜻: 가책; 후회
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: quilt; self-reproach
예문: The murderer felt no remorse for his crime.
rescind
우리말 뜻: 무효화시키다, 취소하다, 철폐하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cancel; revoke; nullify
예문: Because of public resentment, the king had to rescind his order.
reserve
우리말 뜻: 자제력, 냉정
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: self-control; formal but distant manner
예문: Although some girls were attracted by Mark's reserve, Judy was put off by it, for she felt his aloofness indicated a lack of openness.
residue
우리말 뜻: 나머지
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: remainder; balance
예문: In his will, he requested that after payment of debts, taxes, and funeral expenses, the residue be given to his wife.
rime
우리말 뜻: 서리
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: white frost
예문: The early morning dew had frozen and everything was covered with a thin coat of rime.
risible
우리말 뜻: 웃음의, 우스꽝수러운
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: inclined to laugh; ludicrous
예문: His remarks were so risible that the audience howled with laughter.
risque
우리말 뜻: 아슬아슬한; 상스러운
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: verging upon the improper; offcolor
예문: Please do not tell your risque anecdotes at this party.
roan
우리말 뜻: 밤색에 흰색 또는 회색의 털이 섞인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: brown mixed with gray or white
예문: You can distinguish this horse in a race because it is roan while all the others are bay or chestnut.
robust
우리말 뜻: 강건한; 튼튼한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: vigorous; strong
예문: The candidate for the football team had a robust physique.
rococo
우리말 뜻: 화려한; 꾸밈이 많은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ornate; highly decorated
예문: The rococo style in furniture and architecture, marked by scrollwork and excessive decoration, flourished during the middle of the eighteenth century.
roil
우리말 뜻: <액체를>휘젓다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: to make liquids murky by stirring up sediment
예문: Be careful when you pour not to roil the wine; if you stir up the sediment you'll destroy the flavor.
roseate
우리말 뜻: 장미빛의; 낙관적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: rosy; potimistic
예문: I am afraid you will have to alter your roseate views in the light of the distressing news that has just arrived.
roster
우리말 뜻: 명부
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: list
예문: They print the roster of players in the season's program.
rostrum
우리말 뜻: 연단; 강단
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: platform for speechmaking; pulpit
예문: The crowd murmured angrily and indicated that they did not care to listen to the speaker who was approaching the rostrum.
rote
우리말 뜻: 되풀이
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: repetition
예문: He recited the passage by rote and gave no indication he understood what he was saying.
rotunda
우리말 뜻: 원형건물
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: circular building or hall covered with a dome
예문: His body lay in state in the rotunda of the Capitol.
rotundity
우리말 뜻: 원형, <목소리가>우렁참
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: roundness; sonorousness of speech
예문: Washington Irving emphasized the rotundity of the governor by describing his height and circumference.
rout
우리말 뜻: 패주시키다; 몰아내다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: stampede; drive out
예문: The reinforcements were able to rout the enemy.
rubble
우리말 뜻: 파편
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fragments
예문: Ten years after World War II, some of the rubble left enemy bombings could still be seen.
rubicund
우리말 뜻: 얼굴이 벌건; 혈색이 좋은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: having a healthy reddish color; ruddy; florid
예문: His rubicund complexion was the result of an active outdoor life.
rubric
우리말 뜻: 주서; 전례법규
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: title or heading (in red print); directions for religious ceremony; protocol
예문: In ordaining the new priests, the bishop carefully observed all the rubrics for the ordination service.
ruddy
우리말 뜻: 불그스레한; 혈색이 좋은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: reddish; healthy-looking
예문: His ruddy features indicated that he had spent much time in the open.
rudimentary
우리말 뜻: 미발달의; 초보의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: not developed; elementary
예문: His dancing was limited to a few rudimentary steps.
rueful
우리말 뜻: 후회하는; 슬픔에 잠긴; 낙심한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: regretful; sorroful; dejected
예문: The artist has captured the sadness of childhood in his portrait of the boy with the rueful countenance.
ruffian
우리말 뜻: 악한; 건달의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: bully; scoundrel
예문: The fuffians threw stones at the police.
ruminate
우리말 뜻: <소등이>새김질하다; 숙고하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: chew the cud; ponder
예문: We cannot afford to wait while you ruminate upon these plans.
rummage
우리말 뜻: 들추다; 샅샅이 찾다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ransack; thoroughly search
예문: When we rummaged through the trunks in the attic, we found many souvenirs of our childhood days.
runic
우리말 뜻: 신비적인; 고대 문자에 적힌
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet
예문: Tolkien's use of Old English words and inscriptions in the runic alphabet give "The Lord of the Rings" its atmosphere of antiquity.
ruse
우리말 뜻: 책략; 계략
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: trick; stratagem
예문: You will not be able to fool your friends with such an obvious ruse.
rustic
우리말 뜻: 시골의; 투박한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pertaining to country people; uncouth
예문: The backwoodsman looked out of place in his rustic attire.
rusticate
우리말 뜻: 시골로 은퇴하다; 시골에서 살다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: banish to the country; dwell in the country
예문: I like city life so much that I can never understand how people can rusticate in the suburbs.
ruthless
우리말 뜻: 무자비한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pitiless
예문: The escaped convict was a dangerous and ruthless murderer.
saccharine
우리말 뜻: 달콤한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cloyingly sweet
예문: She tried to ingratiate herself, speaking sweetly and smiling a saccharine smile.
sacerdotal
우리말 뜻: 성직의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: priestly
예문: The priest decided to abandon his sacerdotal duties and enter the field of politics.
sacrilegious
우리말 뜻: 신성모독의; 불경스런
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: desecrating; profane
예문: His stealing of the altra cloth was a very sacrilegious act.
sadistic
우리말 뜻: 사디스트적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: inclined to cruelty
예문: If we are to improve conditions in this prison, we must first get rid of the sadistic warden.
saffron
우리말 뜻: 오렌지 색의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: orange colored
예문:
saga
우리말 뜻: 중세 북유럽의 전설; 사화
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: Scandinavian myth; any legend
예문: This is a saga of the sea and the man who risk their lives on it.
sagacious
우리말 뜻: 날카로운; 영리한; 슬기로운
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: keen; shrewd; having insight
예문: He is much too sagacious to be fooled by a trick like that.
salacious
우리말 뜻: 호색의; 음탕한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lascivious; lustful
예문: Chaucer's monk is not pious but salacious, a teller of lewd tales and ribald jests.
salient
우리말 뜻: 현저한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: prominent
예문: One of ths salient features of that newspaper is its excellent editorial page.
saline
우리말 뜻: 짠
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: salty
예문: The slightly saline taste of this mineral water is pleasant.
sallow
우리말 뜻: 누르께한; 혈색이 나쁜
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: yellowish; stickly in color
예문: We were disturbed by his sallow complexion, which was due to jaundice.
salubrious
우리말 뜻: 건강에 좋은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: healthful
예문: Many people with hay fever move to more salubrious sections of the country during the months of August and September.
salutary
우리말 뜻: 건전한; 유익한; 건강에 좋은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome
예문: The punishment had a salutary effect on the boy, as he became a model student.
salvage
우리말 뜻: 구출하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: rescue from loss
예문: All attempts to salvage the wrecked ship failed.
salver
우리말 뜻: 쟁반
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: tray
예문: The food was brought in on silver salvers by the waiters.
sanctimonious
우리말 뜻: 신성한 체하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness
예문: You do not have to be so sanctimonious to prove that you are devout.
sanction
우리말 뜻: 인정하다; 제재 규정을 설정하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: approve; ratify
예문: Nothing will convince me to sanction the engagement of my daughter to such a worthless young man.
sangfroid
우리말 뜻: 태연 자약
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: coolness in a trying situation
예문: The captain's sangfroid helped to allay the fears of the passengers.
sanguinary
우리말 뜻: 피비린내 나는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: bloody
예문: The battle of Iwo Jima was unexpectedly sanguinary with many casualties.
sanguine
우리말 뜻: 쾌활한; 낙천적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cheerful; hopeful
예문: Let us not be too sanguine about the outcome; something could go wrong.
sapient
우리말 뜻: 슬기로운; 지혜로운
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: wise; shrewd
예문: The students enjoyed the professor's sapient digressions more than his formal lectures.
sarcasm
우리말 뜻: 빈정거림; 비꼼
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: scornful remarks; sting rebuke
예문: His feeling were hurt by the sarcasm of his supposed friends.
shoddy
우리말 뜻: 가짜의; 천재가 아닌; 열등한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sham; not genuine; inferior
예문: You will never get the public to buy such shoddy material.
shrew
우리말 뜻: 잔소리가 심한 여자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: scolding woman
예문: No one wanted to marry Shakespeare's Kate because she was a shrew.
shrewd
우리말 뜻: 영리한; 눈치빠른
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: clever; astute
예문: A shrewd investor, he took clever advantage of the fluctuations of the stock market.
shunt
우리말 뜻: 옆으로 돌리다; 전환하다; <일을>회피하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: turn aside; divert; sidetrack
예문: If the switchman failed to shunt the Silver Streak onto a side track, the train would plow right into Union Station.
sibling
우리말 뜻: 형제 자매
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: brother or sister
예문: We may not enjoy being siblings, but we cannot forget that we still belong to the same family.
sibylline
우리말 뜻: 예언의; 수수께끼같은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: prophetic; oracular
예문: Until their destrcution by fire in 83 B.C., the sibylline books were often consulted by the Romans.
sidereal
우리말 뜻: 별의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: relating to the stars
예문: The study of sidereal bodies has been greatly advanced by the new telephone.
silt
우리말 뜻: 침니(모래보다 잘지만 진흙보다 굵은 침전토)
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sediment deposited by running water
예문: The harbor channel must be dredged annually to remove the silt.
simian
우리말 뜻: 원숭이같은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: monkeylike
예문: Lemurs are nocturnal mammals and have many simian characteristics, although, they are less intelligent than monkeys.
simile
우리말 뜻: 직유
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: comparison of one thing with another, using the word like or as
예문: "My love is like a red, red rose"is a simile.
similitude
우리말 뜻: 유사; 비유
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: similarity; using comparisons such as similes, etc.
예문: Although the critics deplored his use of mixed metaphors, he continued to write in similitudes.
simpering
우리말 뜻: 능글능글 웃는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: smirking
예문: I can overlook his simpering manner, but I cannot ignore his stupidity.
simulate
우리말 뜻: 흉내내다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: feign
예문: He simulated insanity in order to avoid punishment for his crime.
sinecure
우리말 뜻: 한직
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: well-paid position with little responsibility
예문: My job is no sinecure; I work long hours and have much responsibility.
sinewy
우리말 뜻: 질긴, 건질의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: tough; strong and firm
예문: The steak was too sinewy to chew.
singular
우리말 뜻: 특이한; 둘도없는 기이한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: unique; extraordinary; odd
예문: Though the young man tried to understand Father William's singular behavior, he still found it odd that the old man incessantly stood on his head.
sinister
우리말 뜻: 악의가 있는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: evil
예문: We must defeat the sinister forces that seek our downfall.
sinuous
우리말 뜻: 감긴; 안밖으로 묶인; 완곡한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
예문: The snake moved in a sinuous manner.
sirocco
우리말 뜻: 열풍
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: warm, sultry wind blown from Aftrca to southern Europe
예문: We can understand the popularity of the siesta in southern Spai: when the sirocco blows, the afternoon heat is unbearable.
skeptic
우리말 뜻: 의심많은 사람; 회의론자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: doubter; person who suspends judgment until he has examined the evidence supporting a point of view
예문: In this matter, I am a skeptic; I want proof.
skimp
우리말 뜻: 인색하게 굴다; 절약하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: provide scantily; live very economically
예문: They were foreced to skimp on necessities in order to make their limited supplies last the winter.
skinflint
우리말 뜻: 구두쇠
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: miser
예문: The old skinflint refused to give her a raise.
skirmish
우리말 뜻: 작은 접전
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: minor fight
예문: Custer's troops expected they might run into a skirmish or two on maneuvers; they did not expect to face a major battle.
skittish
우리말 뜻: 마음이 들뜬, 까부는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lively; frisky
예문: She is as skittish as a kitten playing with a piece of string.
skulduggery
우리말 뜻: 사기
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: dishonest behavior
예문: The investigation into municipal corruption turned up new instances of skulduggery daily.
skulk
우리말 뜻: 살금살금 걸어가다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: move furtively and secretly
예문: He skulked through the less fashionable sections of the city in order to avoid meeting any of his former friends.
slacken
우리말 뜻: 늦추다; 느슨해지다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: slow up; loosen
예문: As they passed the finish line, the runners slackened their pace.
slake
우리말 뜻: 만족시키다; 물리게 하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: quench; sate
예문: When we reached the oasis, we were albe to slake our thirst.
slander
우리말 뜻: 중상; 욕설
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements
예문: Unless you can prove your allegations, your remarks constitute slander.
slattern
우리말 뜻: 단정치 못한 사람
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: untidy or slovenly person
예문: If you persist in wearing such sloppy clothes, people will call you a slattern.
sleazy
우리말 뜻: 얄팍한; 너저분한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: flimsy; unsubstantial
예문: This is a sleazy material; it will not wear well.
sleeper
우리말 뜻: 예상 외로 성공한 사람
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: something originally of little value or importnace that in time becomes very valuable
예문: Unnoticed by the critics at its publication, the eventual Pulitzer Prize winner was a classic sleeper.
sleight
우리말 뜻: 요술
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: dexterity
예문: The magician amazed the audience with his sleight of hand.
slither
우리말 뜻: 주르르 미끄러지다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: slip or slide
예문: During the recent ice storm, many people slithered down this hill as they walked to the station.
sloth
우리말 뜻: 나태
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: laziness
예문: Such sloth in a young person is deplorable; go to work!
sloth(2)
우리말 뜻: 나무늘보
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: slow-moving tree-dwelling mammal
예문: Note how well the somewhat greenish coat of the sloth enables it to blend in with its arboreal surrounding.
slough
우리말 뜻: 허물벗다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cast off
예문: Each spring, the snake sloughts off its skin.
slovenly
우리말 뜻: 단정치못한; 부주의한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: untidy; careless in work habits
예문: Such slovenly work habits will never produce good products.
sluggard
우리말 뜻: 게으름뱅이
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lazy person
예문: "You are a sluggard, a drone, a parasite," the angry father shouted at his lazy son.
sluggish
우리말 뜻: 느린; 나태한; 둔감한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: slow; lazy; lethargic
예문: After two nights without sleep, she felt sluggish and incapable of exertion.
sluice
우리말 뜻: 수문
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water
예문: This sluice gate is opened only in times of drought to provide water for irrigation.
smattering
우리말 뜻: 겉핥기
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: slight knowledge
예문: I don't know whether it is better to be ignorant of a subject or to have a mere smattering of information about it.
smirk
우리말 뜻: 능글능글 웃다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: conceited smile
예문: Wipe that smirk off your face!
smolder
우리말 뜻: 그을다; <감정이>사무치다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
예문: The rags smoldered for hours before they burst into flame.
snicker
우리말 뜻: 낄낄 웃음
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: half-stifled laugh
예문: The boy could not suppress a snicker, when the teacher sat on the tack.
snivel
우리말 뜻: 코를 훌쩍이다; 콧소리 내다; 흐느끼다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: run at the nose; snuffle; whine
예문: Don't you come sniveling to me complaining about your big brother.
stupor
우리말 뜻: 무감각; 망연; 인사불성
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: state of apathy; daze; lack of awareness
예문: In his stupor, the addict was unaware of the events taking palce around him.
stygian
우리말 뜻: 음침한; 지옥의; 삼천도의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: gloomy; hellish; deathly
예문: They descended into the stygian, halflit sub-basement.
stymie
우리말 뜻: 방해하다; 괴롭히다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: present an obstacle; stump
예문: The detective was stymied by the contradictory evidence in the robbery investigation.
suavity
우리말 뜻: 세련; 우아
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: urbanity; polish
예문: He is particularly good in roles that require suavity and sophistication.
sub rosa
우리말 뜻: 남몰래; 비밀히
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: in strict confidence; privately
예문: I heard of this sub rosa and I cannot tell you about it.
subjective
우리말 뜻: 주관의; 상상의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: occurring or taking place within the subject; unreal
예문: Your analysis is highly subjective; you have permitted your emotions and your opinions to color your thinking.
subjugate
우리말 뜻: 정복하다; 복종시키다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: conquer; bring under control
예문: It is not our aim to subjugate our foe; we are interested only in establishing peaceful relations.
sublimate
우리말 뜻: 정화시키다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: refine; purify
예문: We must strive to sublimate these desires and emotions into worthwhile activities.
sublime
우리말 뜻: 고귀한; 장엄한; 고상한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: exalted; noble; uplifting
예문: Mother Teresa has been honored for her sublime deeds.
subliminal
우리말 뜻: 잠재의식의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: below the threshold
예문: We may not be aware of the subliminal influences which affect our thinking.
subsequent
우리말 뜻: 다음의; 그후의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: following; later
예문: In subsequent lessons, we shall take up more difficult problems.
subservient
우리말 뜻: 보조적인; 노예의; 아첨하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: behaving like a slave; servile; obsequious
예문: He was proud and dignified; he refused to be subservient to anyone.
subside
우리말 뜻: <폭풍, 파도>가라않다; 내려가다; 침묵하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: settle down; descent; grow quiet
예문: The doctor assured us that the fever would eventually subside.
subsidiary
우리말 뜻: 보조의; 종속적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: subordinate; secondary
예문: This information may be used as subsidiary evidence but is not sufficient by itself to prove your argument.
subsidy
우리말 뜻: <국가의>보조금
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: direct financial aid by government, etc.
예문: Without this subsidy, American ship operators would not be albe to compete in world markets.
subsistence
우리말 뜻: 존재; 생존; 생계
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: existence; means of support; livelihood
예문: In these days of inflated prices, my salary provides a mere subsistence.
substantiate
우리말 뜻: 구체화하다; 지원하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: verify; support
예문: I intend to substantiate my statement by producing witnesses.
substantive
우리말 뜻: 본질적인; 독립의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: essential; pertaining to the substance
예문: Although the delegates were aware of the importance of the problem, they could not agree on the substantive issues.
subterfuge
우리말 뜻: 구실; 기피
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pretense; evasion
예문: As soon as we realized that you had won our support by a subterfuge, we withdrew our endorsement of your candidacy.
subtlety
우리말 뜻: 정밀; 교활; 미묘
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: nicety; cunning; guile; delicacy
예문: The subtlety of his remarks was unnoticed by most of his audience.
subversive
우리말 뜻: 파괴하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: tending to overthrow or ruin
예문: We must destroy such subversive publications.
succinct
우리말 뜻: 간결한; 간명한; 치밀한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: brief; terse; compact
예문: His remarks are always succinct and pointed.
succor
우리말 뜻: 구조; 원조
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: aid; assistance; relief
예문: We shall be ever grateful for the succor your country gave us when we were in need.
succulent
우리말 뜻: 액이 많은; 다육다즘조직의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: juicy; full of richness
예문: The citrus foods from Florida are more succulent to some people than those from California.
succumb
우리말 뜻: 양보하다; 굴복하다; 죽다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: yield; give in; die
예문: I succumb to temptation whenever it comes my way.
suffuse
우리말 뜻: 가득하게 하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: spread over
예문: A blush suffused her cheeks when we teased her about her love affair.
sully
우리말 뜻: 변색시키다; 훼손하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: tarnish; soil
예문: He felt that it was beneath his dignity to sully his hands in such menial labor.
sultry
우리말 뜻: 무더운
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sweltering
예문: He could not adjust himself to the sultry climate of the tropics.
summation
우리말 뜻: 합계; 요약
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: act of finding the total; summary
예문: In his summation, the lawyer emphasized the testimoney given by the two witnesses.
sumptuary
우리말 뜻: 사치 규제의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: limiting or regulating expenditures
예문: While no sumptuary law has been enacted, the public will never tolerate the expenditure of so large a sum.
sumptuous
우리말 뜻: 사치스러운; 값비싼
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lavish; rich
예문: I cannot recall when I have had such a sumptuous Thanksgiving feast.
sunder
우리말 뜻: 가르다; 분리되다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: separate; part
예문: Northern and southern Ireland are politically and religiously sundered.
sundry
우리말 뜻: 다양한; 가지가지의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: various; several
예문: My suspicious were aroused when I read sundry items in the newspapers about your behavior.
superannuated
우리말 뜻: 은퇴 수당을 받는; 퇴직 연금을 받고 있는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: retired on pension because of age
예문: The superannuated man was indignant because he felt that he could still perform a good day's work.
supercede
우리말 뜻: 대치하다, 교환시키다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cause to be set aside; replace
예문: This regulation will supercede all previous rules.
supercilious
우리말 뜻: 시건방진; 잘난 척하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: haughty; domineering; contemptuous
예문: I resent your supercilious and arrogant attitude.
superficial
우리말 뜻: 피상적인, 깊이가 없는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: trivial; shallow
예문: Since your report gave only a superficial analysis of the problem, I cannot give you more than a passing grade.
superfluity
우리말 뜻: 잉여성, 지나치게 많음
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: excess; overabundance
예문: We have a definite lack of sincere workers and a superfluity of leaders.
supine
우리말 뜻: 드러 누워 있는; 경계를 게을리 하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lying on back; negligent on ones' duties
예문: The defeated pugilist lay supine on the canvas.
suppliant
우리말 뜻: 간청하는, 애걸하는; 간청하는 사람
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: entreating; beseeching; a person who beseeches for something
예문: He could not resist the dog's suppliant whimpering, and he gave it some food.
supplicate
우리말 뜻: 간청하다, 애원하다, 탄원하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: petition humbly; pray to grant a favor
예문: We supplicate your majesty to grant him amnesty. (각하 제발 그를 사면 주시오소서.)
supposititious
우리말 뜻: 가정적인, 가정의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical
예문: I find no similarity between your supposititious illustration and the problem we are facing.
suppurate
우리말 뜻: <상처가>곪다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: create pus
예문: The surgeon refused to lance the abscess until it suppurated.
surcease
우리말 뜻: 정지
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cessation
예문: He beggage the doctors to grant him surcease from his suffering.
surfeit
우리말 뜻: 폭식
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cloy; overfed
예문: I am surfeited with the sentimentality of the average motion picture film.
surly
우리말 뜻: 뿌루퉁한; 고약한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: rude; cross
예문: Because of his surly attitude, many people avoided his company.
surmise
우리말 뜻: 추측하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: guess
예문: I surmise that he will be late for this meeting.
thermal
우리말 뜻: 열의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pertaining to heat
예문: The natives discovered that the hot springs gave excellent thermal baths and began to develop their community as a health resort.
thespian
우리말 뜻: 희곡의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pertaining to drama
예문: Her success in the school play convinced her she was destined for a thespian career.
thrall
우리말 뜻: 노예; 속박
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: slave; bondage
예문: The captured soldier was held in thrall by the conquering army.
threnody
우리말 뜻: 비가; 장송가
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: song of lamentation; dirge
예문: When he died, many poets wrote thrall by the conquering army.
thrifty
우리말 뜻: 검약하는; 아끼는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: careful about money; economical
예문: A thrifty shopper compares prices before making major purchases.
throes
우리말 뜻: 진통
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: violent anguish
예문: The throes of despair can be as devastating as the spasms accompanying physical pain.
throng
우리말 뜻: 군중
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: crowd
예문: Throngs of shoppers jammed the aisles.
throttle
우리말 뜻: 교살하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: strangle
예문: The criminal tried to throttle the old man.
thwart
우리말 뜻: 훼방놓다; 좌절시키다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: baffle; frustrate
예문: He felt that everyone was trying to thwart his plans.
thyme
우리말 뜻: 백리향
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: aromatic plant used for seasoning
예문: The addition of a little thyme will enhance the flavor of the clam chowder.
timbre
우리말 뜻: 음색
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: quality of a musical tone producued by a musical instrument
예문: We identify the instrument producing a musical sound by its timbre.
timidity
우리말 뜻: 소심
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lack of self-confidence or courage
예문: If you are to succeed as a salesman, you must first lose your timidity and fear of failure.
timorous
우리말 뜻: 겁많은; 소심한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fearful; demonstrating fear
예문: His timorous manner betrayed the fear he felt at the moment.
tipple
우리말 뜻: <술을>습관적으로 마시다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: drink(alcoholic beverages) frequently
예문: He found that his most enjoyable evenings occurred when he tippled with his friends at the local pub.
tirade
우리말 뜻: 장광설; 고발
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: extended scolding; denunciation
예문: Long before he had finished his tirade, we were sufficiently aware of the seriousness of our misconduct.
titanic
우리말 뜻: 거대한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: gigantic
예문: Titanic waves beat against the shore during the hurricane.
tithe
우리말 뜻: 십일조
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: tax of one-tenth
예문: Becuase he was an agnostic, he refused to pay his tithes to the clergy.
titillate
우리말 뜻: 간질이다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: tickle
예문: I am here not to titillate my audience but to enlighten it.
tocsin
우리말 뜻: 경보
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: alarm bell
예문: Awakened by the sound of the tocsin, we rushed to our positions to await the attack.
tonsure
우리말 뜻: 체발
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: shaving of the head, especially by person entering religious orders
예문: His honsure, even more than his monastic garb, indicated that he was a member of the religious order.
topography
우리말 뜻: 지세
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: physical features of a region
예문: Before the generals gave the order to attack, they ordered a complete study of the topography of the region.
torpor
우리말 뜻: 무기력; 무감각; 휴면
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy
예문: Nothing seemed to arouse him from his torpor, he had wholly surrendered himself to lethargy.
torque
우리말 뜻: 비트는 힘; 회전우력
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: twisting force; force producing rotation
예문: With her wrench she applied sufficient torque to the nut to loosen it.
torso
우리말 뜻: 나체흉상; (인체)몸통
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk
예문: This torso, found in the ruins of Pompeii, is now on exhibition in the museum in Naples.
tortilla
우리말 뜻: 토르티아(맥시코지방의 둥글넓적한 옥수수빵)
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: flat cake made of cornmeal, etc
예문: As we traveled through Mexico, we became more and more accustomed to the use of tortillas instead of bread.
tortuous
우리말 뜻: 감긴; 비비꼬인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: winding; full of curves
예문: Becuase this road is so tortuous, it is unwise to go faster than twenty miles an hour on it.
touchstone
우리말 뜻: 금석; 기준
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion
예문: What touchstone can be used to measure the character of a person?
touchy
우리말 뜻: 과민한; 타기 쉬운
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sensitive; irascible
예문: Do not discuss this phase of the problem as he is very touchy about it.
tout
우리말 뜻: 손님을 끌다; 몹시 칭찬하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: publicize; praise excessively
예문: I lost confidence in my broker after he touted some junk bonds that turned out to be a bad investment.
toxic
우리말 뜻: 유독한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: poisonous
예문: We must seek an antidote for whatever toxic substance he has eaten.
tract
우리말 뜻: 소책자; 넓은 지역
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pamphlet; a region of indefinite size
예문: The King granted William Penn a tract of land in the New World.
tractable
우리말 뜻: 다루기 쉬운
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: docile
예문: You will find the children in this school very tractable and willing to learn.
traduce
우리말 뜻: 비방하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: expose to slander
예문: His opponents tried to traduce the candidate's reputation by spreading rumors about his past.
trajectory
우리말 뜻: 탄도
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: path taken by a projectile
예문: The police tried to locate the spot from which the assassin had fired the fatal shot by tracing the trajectory of the bullet.
tranquillity
우리말 뜻: 고요; 평온
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: calmness; peace
예문: After the commotion and excitement of the city, I appreciate the tranquillity of these fields and forests.
transcend
우리말 뜻: 초월하다; 능가하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: exceed; surpass
예문: This accomplishment transcends all our previous efforts.
transcribe
우리말 뜻: 베끼다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: copy
예문: When you transcribe your notes, please send a copy to Mr. Smith and keep the original for our files.
transgression
우리말 뜻: 위반; 죄
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: violation of a law; sin
예문: Forgive us our transgressions.
transient
우리말 뜻: 무상한; 일시의; 잠깐 머무는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fleeting; quickly passing away; staying for a short time
예문: This hotel casters to a transient trade.
transition
우리말 뜻: 변천
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: going from one state of action to another
예문: During the period of transition from oil heat to gas heat, the furnace will have to be shut off.
transition
우리말 뜻: 변천
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: going from one state of action to another
예문: During the period of transition from oil heat to gas heat, the furnace will have to be shut off.
transitoriness
우리말 뜻: 비영구
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: impermanence
예문: Conscious that all things pass, the psalmist relates the transitoriness of happiness and fame.
translucent
우리말 뜻: 반투명의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: partly transparent
예문: We could not recognize the people in the next room because of the translucent curtains which separated us.
transmute
우리말 뜻: 바꾸다; 변화시키다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: change; convert to something different
예문: He was unable to transmute his dreams into actualities.
transparent
우리말 뜻: 투명한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: permitting light to pass through freely
예문: Your scheme is so transparent that it will fool no one.
transpire
우리말 뜻: 수분을 발산하다; <비밀>새어나오다; <사건>일어나다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: exhale; become known; happen
예문: In spite of all our efforts to keep the meeing a secret, news of our conclusions transpired.
trappings
우리말 뜻: 악세사리; 장식
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: outward decorations; ornaments
예문: He loved the trappings of success: the limousines, the stock options, the company jet.
traumatic
우리말 뜻: 외상 치료의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pertaining to an injury caused by violence
예문: In his nightmares, he kept on recalling the traumatic experience of being wounded in battle.
travail
우리말 뜻: 노고
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: painful labor
예문: How long do you think a man can endure such travail and degradation without rebelling?
traverse
우리말 뜻: 가로지르다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: go through or across
예문: When you traverse this field, be careful of the bull.
ursine
우리말 뜻: 곰 같은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: bearlike; pertaining to a bear
예문: Because of its ursine appearance, the great panda has been identified with the bears;actually, it is closely related to the raccoon.
usurp
우리말 뜻: <왕위, 권력 등을>빼앗다; 탈권하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: seize power; supplant
예문: The revolution ended when the victorious rebel leader usurped the throne.
usury
우리말 뜻: 고리대금
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lending money at illegal rates of interest
예문: The loan shark was found guilty of usury.
utopia
우리말 뜻: 이상향
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: imaginary land with perfect social and political system
예문: Shangri-la was the name of James Hilton's Tibetan utopia.
uxorious
우리말 뜻: 아내를 너무 위하는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: excessively devoted to one's wife
예문: His friends laughed at him because he was so uxorious and submissive to his wife's desires.
vacillation
우리말 뜻: 동요; 흔들림
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fluctuation; wavering
예문: His vacillation when confronted with a problem annoyed all of us who had to wait until he made his decision.
vacuous
우리말 뜻: 텅빈; 공허한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: empty; inane
예문: The vacuous remarks of the politician annoyed the audience, who had hoped to hear more than empty platitudes.
vagabond
우리말 뜻: 방랑자; 부랑자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: wanderer; tramp
예문: In summer, college students wander the roads of Europe like carefree vagabonds.
vainglorious
우리말 뜻: 자만심이 강한; 허영심이 강한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: boastful; excessively conceited
예문: She was a vainglorious and arrogant individual.
valedictory
우리말 뜻: 고별의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pertaining to farewell
예문: I found the valedictory address too long; leave-taking should be brief.
validate
우리말 뜻: <법적으로>유효하게 하다; 비준하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: confirm; ratify
예문: I will not publish my findings until I validate my results.
valor
우리말 뜻: 용기
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: bravery
예문: He received the Medal of Honor for his valor in battle.
vampire
우리말 뜻: 흡혈귀
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living
예문: Children were afraid to go to sleep at night because of the many legends of vampires.
vanguard
우리말 뜻: 선구자들; 선봉
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: forerunners; advance forces
예문: We are the vanguard of a tremendous army that is following us.
vantage
우리말 뜻: 우세
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: position giving an advantage
예문: They fired upon the enemy from behind trees, walls and any other point of vantage they could find.
vapid
우리말 뜻: 김빠진; 활기없는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: insipid; inane
예문: She delivered an uninspired and vapid address.
variegated
우리말 뜻: 잡색의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: many-colored
예문: He will not like this solid blue necktie as he is addicted to variegated clothing.
vassal
우리말 뜻: 봉건시대의 가신
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: in feudalism, one who held land of a superior lord
예문: The lord demanded that his vassals contribute more to his military campaign.
vaunted
우리말 뜻: 자랑의; 허풍선이; 과시되고 있는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: boasted; bragged; highly publicized
예문: This much vaunted project proved a disappointment when it collapsed.
veer
우리말 뜻: 방향을 바꾸다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: change in direction
예문: After what seemed an eternity, the wind veered to the east and the storm abated.
vegetate
우리말 뜻: 단조로운 생활을 하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: live in monotonous way
예문: I do not understand how you can vegetable in this quiet village after the adventure life you have led.
vehement
우리말 뜻: 격렬한; 열렬한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: impetuous; with marked vigor
예문: He spoke with vehement eloquence in defense of his client.
vellum
우리말 뜻: 피지
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: parchment
예문: Bound in vellum and embossed in gold, this book is a beautiful example of the binder's craft.
velocity
우리말 뜻: 속도
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: speed
예문: The train went by at considerable velocity.
venal
우리말 뜻: <사람이>돈으로 좌우되는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: capable of being bribed
예문: The venal policeman accepted the bribe offered him by the speeding motorist whom he had stopped.
vendetta
우리말 뜻: 항쟁
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: blood feud
예문: The rival mobs engaged in a bitter vendetta.
vendor
우리말 뜻: 행상인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: seller
예문: The fruit vendor sold her wares from a stall on the sidewalk.
veneer
우리말 뜻: 단판; 허식
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: thin layer; cover
예문: Casual acquaintances were deceived by his veneer of sophistication and failed to recognize his fundamental shallowness.
venerable
우리말 뜻: 존경할 만한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: deserving high respect
예문: We do not mean to be disrespectful when we refuse to follow the advice of our venerable leader.
venerate
우리말 뜻: 숭배하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: revere
예문: In China, the people venerale their ancestors.
venial
우리말 뜻: 용서받을 수 있는; 죄가 가벼운
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: forgivable; trivial
예문: We may regard a hungry man's stealing as a venial crime.
venison
우리말 뜻: 사슴고기
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: the meat of a deer
예문: The hunters dined on venison.
vent(n)
우리말 뜻: 구멍; 분출구
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: a small opening; outlet
예문: The wine did not flow because the air vent in the barrel was clogged.
vent(v)
우리말 뜻: <감정을>터뜨리다; 발언하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: express; utter
예문: He vented his wrath on his class.
ventral
우리말 뜻: 배의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: abdominal
예문: We shall now examine the ventral plates of this serpent.
ventriloquist
우리말 뜻: 복화술자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: someone who can make his or her voice seem to come from another person or thing
예문: This ventriloquist does an act in which she has a conversation with a wooden dummy.
venturesome
우리말 뜻: 대담한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: bold
예문: A group of venturesome women were the first to scale Mt. Annapurna.
venturous
우리말 뜻: 무모한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: daring
예문: The five venturous young men decided to look for a new approach to the mountain top.
venue
우리말 뜻: 장소
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: location
예문: The attorney asked for a chance of venue; he thought his client would do better if the trial were held in a less conservative country.
veracious
우리말 뜻: 정직한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: truthful
예문: I can recommend him for this position because I have always found him veracious and reliable.
verbalize
우리말 뜻: 언어로 나타내다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: to put into words
예문: I know you don't like to talk about these things, but please try to verbalize your feelings.
verbatim
우리말 뜻: 말대로
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: word for word
예문: He repeated the message verbatim.
verbiage
우리말 뜻: 장황
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pompous array of words
예문: After we had waded through all the verbiage, we discovered that the writer had said very little.
verbose
우리말 뜻: 말 수가 많은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: wordy
예문: This article is too verbose ; we must edit it.
verdant
우리말 뜻: 초록의; 젊은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: green; fresh
예문: The verdant meadows in the spring are always an inspiring sight.
verdigris
우리말 뜻: 녹청
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: a green coating on copper which has been exposed to the weather
예문: Despite all attempts to protect the statue from the elements, it became coated with verdigris.
verge
우리말 뜻: 가장자리; 변두리
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: border; edge
예문: Madame Curie knew she was on the verge of discovering the secrets of radioactive elements.
verisimilitude
우리말 뜻: 진실인 듯함; 가망
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: appearance of truth; likelihood
예문: Critics praised her for the verisimilitude of her performance as Lady Macbeth. She was completely believable.
verity
우리말 뜻: 진실; 사실
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: truth; reality
예문: The four verities were revealed to Buddha during his long meditation.
vernacular
우리말 뜻: 자국어; 사투리
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: living language; natural style
예문: Cut out those old-fashioned thee's and thou's and write in the vernacular.
vernal
우리말 뜻: 봄의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pertaining to spring
예문: We may expect vernal showers all during the month of April.
versatile
우리말 뜻: 다재한; 다방면의
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: having many talents; capable of working in many fields
예문: He was a versatile athlete.
witless
우리말 뜻: 어리석은; 비상식적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: foolish; idiotic
예문: Such witless and fatuous statements will create the impression that you are an ignorant individual.
witticism
우리말 뜻: 익살; 경구
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: witty saying; facetious remark
예문: What you regard as witticisms are often offensive to sensitive people.
wizardry
우리말 뜻: 마법; 마술
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sorcery; magic
예문: Merlin amazed the knights with his wizardry.
wizened
우리말 뜻: 시든; 쭈글쭈글한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: withered; shriveled
예문: The wizened old man in the home for the aged was still active and energetic.
wont
우리말 뜻: 습관; 버릇
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: custom; habitual procedure
예문: As was his wont, he jogged two miles every morning before going to work.
worldly
우리말 뜻: 세상의; 세속적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual
예문: You must leave your worldly goods behind you when you go to meet your Maker.
wraith
우리말 뜻: 유령; 생령
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ghost; phantom of a living person
예문: It must be a horrible experience to see a ghost; it is even more horrible to see the wraith of a person we know to be alive.
wrangle
우리말 뜻: 말다툼하다; 설복하다; <가축을>돌보다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: quarrel; obtain through arguing; herd cattle
예문: They wrangled over their inheritance.
wrath
우리말 뜻: 격노; 분노
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: anger; fury
예문: She turned to him, full of wrath, and said, "What makes you think I'll accept lower pay for this job than you get?"
wrench
우리말 뜻: 잡아끌다; 뒤틀게하다; 비틀다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pull; strain; twist
예문: She wrenched free of her attacker and landed a powerful kick to his grasp.
wrest
우리말 뜻: 비틀다; 억지로 얻어내다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pull away; take by violence
예문: With only ten seconds left to play, our team wrested victory from their grasp.
writhe
우리말 뜻: 꿈틀거리다; 몸을 뒤틀다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: squirm; twist
예문: He was writhing in pain, desperate for the drug his body required.
wry
우리말 뜻: 비틀어진; 찡그린
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: twisted; with a humorous twist
예문: We enjoy Dorothy Parker's verse for its wry wit.
xenophobia
우리말 뜻: 외국인(것)을 싫어함
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fear of hatred of foreigners
예문: When the refugee arrived in America, he was unprepared for the xenophobia he found there.
yen
우리말 뜻: 동경; 열망
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: longing; urge
예문: She had a yen to get away and live on her own for a while.
yeoman
우리말 뜻: 소지주; 자작농
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: man owning small estate; middle-class farmer
예문: It was not the aristocrat but the yeoman who determined the nation's policies.
yield
우리말 뜻: 산출; 수확; 산액
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: amount produced; crop; income on investment
예문: An experienced farmer can estimate the annual yield of his acres with surprising accuracy.
yoke
우리말 뜻: 동행이 되다; 어울리다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: join together; unite
예문: I don't wish to be yoked to him in marriage, as if we were cattle pulling a plow.
zealot
우리말 뜻: 열중자; 열광자
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal
예문: It is good to have a few zealots in our group for their enthusiasm is contagious.
zenith
우리말 뜻: 천정; 절정
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: point directly overhead in the sky; summit
예문: When the sun was at its zenith.
zephyr
우리말 뜻: 미풍; 서풍
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: soft gentle breeze; west wind
예문: When these zephyrs blow; it is good to be in an open boat under a full sail.