munitions
n : military supplies
syn: ordnance, ordnance stores
예문
Defense officials said 70 percent of munitions dropped to date are precision-guided.
weapon
n 1: instrument used in fighting or hunting;
ex) he was licensed to carry a weapon
syn: arm, weapon system
2: a means of persuading or arguing;
ex) he used all his conversational weapons
syn: artillery
예문
He raises his weapon.
defense
n 1: the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring;
ex) his teams are always good on defense
syn: defence, defending team
ant: offense, offense
2: military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies;
ex) they died in the defense of Stalingrad; they were developed for the defense program
syn: defence, defensive measure
3: the defendant and his legal advisors collectively;
ex) the defense called for a mistrial
syn: defence, defense team, defense lawyers
ant: prosecution
4: protection from harm;
ex) sanitation is the best defense against disease
syn: defence
5: a structure used for defense;
ex) the artillery battered down the defenses
syn: defensive structure, defence
6: the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive; in defense he said the other man started it
syn: refutation, defence
7: the justification for some act or belief;
ex) he offered a persuasive defense of the theory
syn: defence, vindication
8: a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him;
ex) he gave evidence for the defense
syn: defence, denial, demurrer
ant: prosecution
9: an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack;
ex) he joined the defense against invasion
syn: defence, defense force, defence force
10: the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security; created in 1947
syn: Department of Defense, Defense Department, Defense, DoD
11: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
syn: defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defence
예문
Isn't this a great defense?
practical
adj 1: concerned with actual use or practice;
ex) he is a very practical person; the idea had no practical application; a practical knowledge of Japanese; woodworking is a practical art
ant: impractical
2: guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory;
ex) a hardheaded appraisal of our position; a hard-nosed labor leader; completely practical in his approach to business; not ideology but pragmatic politics
syn: hardheaded, hard-nosed, pragmatic
3: being actually such in almost every respect;
ex) a practical failure; the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin
syn: virtual(a), practical(a)
4: having or put to a practical purpose or use;
ex) practical mathematics; practical applications of calculus
예문
Be safe, that is practical.
primitive
adj 1: belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness; the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man; primitive movies of the 1890s; primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains
syn: crude, rude
2: little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type;
ex) archaic forms of life; primitive mammals; the okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe
syn: archaic
3: (anthropology; of societies) preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial;
ex) primitive societies
4: (fine arts) of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style;
ex) primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking
n 1: a person who belongs to early stage of civilization
syn: primitive person
2: a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
3: a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms; `pick' is the primitive from which `picket' is derived
예문
Is mode X too primitive?
ubiquitous
adj : being present everywhere at once
syn: omnipresent
예문
Can you say "ubiquitous"?
Marx's no.
signal
adj : notably out of the ordinary;
ex) the year saw one signal triumph for the Labour party
n 1: any communication that encodes a message;
ex) signals from the boat suddenly stopped
syn: signaling, sign
2: any incitement to action;
ex) he awaited the signal to start; the victory was a signal for wild celebration
3: an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes
v 1: communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture; The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu
syn: sign, signalize
2: be a signal for or a symptom of;
ex) These symptoms indicate a serious illness; Her behavior points to a severe neurosis; The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued
syn: bespeak, betoken, indicate, point
예문
Then he waves a signal.
gather
n 1: sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
syn: gathering
2: the act of gathering something
syn: gathering
v 1: assemble or get together;
ex) gather some stones; pull your thoughts together
syn: garner, collect, pull together
ant: spread
2: collect in one place;
ex) We assembled in the church basement; Let's gather in the dining room
syn: meet, assemble, forgather, foregather
3: move together
syn: congregate, collect
4: collect or gather;
ex) Journals are accumulating in my office; The work keeps piling up
syn: accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, amass
5: conclude from evidence;
ex) I gather you have not done your homework
6: draw fabric together and sew it tightly
syn: pucker, tuck
7: get people together;
ex) assemble your colleagues; get together all those who are interested in the project; gather the close family members
syn: assemble, get together
8: believe to be the case;
ex) I understand you have no previous experience?
syn: understand, infer
예문
She gathers her things.
shelter
n 1: a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
2: protective covering that provides protection from the weather
3: the condition of being protected;
ex) they were huddled together for protection; he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home
syn: protection
4: a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay
syn: tax shelter
v : provide shelter for;
ex) After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people
예문
Find a dry shelter.
ancient
adj 1: belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire; ancient history; ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians; ancient Greece
2: very old;
ex) an ancient mariner
예문
It's ancient supports gone.
limited
adj 1: small in range or scope;
ex) limited war; a limited success; a limited circle of friends
ant: unlimited
2: subject to limits or subjected to limits
syn: circumscribed
3: including only a part
4: mediocre
syn: modified
5: not excessive
6: having a specific function or scope;
ex) a special (or specific) role in the mission
syn: special
7: not unlimited;
ex) a limited list of choices
예문
For a limited time only.
convoluted
adj 1: rolled or coiled together;
ex) a convoluted shell
2: highly involved or intricate;
ex) the Byzantine tax structure; convoluted legal language; convoluted reasoning; intricate needlework; an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology; the plot was too involved; a knotty problem; got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering; Oh, what a tangled web we weave- Sir Walter Scott;
ex) tortuous legal procedures; tortuous negotiations lasting for months
syn: Byzantine, intricate, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, tangled, tortuous
예문
There are some rather convoluted (and at times slightly obtuse) sequences.
fundamentally
adv : at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature;
ex) He is basically dishonest; the argument was essentially a technical one; for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person
syn: basically, essentially, in essence, au fond
예문
Is it intelligent but fundamentally alien?
pedantically
adv : in a pedantic manner;
ex) these interpretations are called `schemas' or, more pedantically, `schemata'
quintessential
adj : representing the perfect example of a class or quality
예문
We wanted a quintessential guy movie.
ownership
n 1: the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others
2: the act of possessing;
ex) they took possession of the ball
syn: possession
3: the state or fact of being an owner
예문
Ownership and nature of TeleReaders?
competition
n 1: a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers;
ex) business competition can be fiendish at times
2: an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
syn: contest
3: the act of competing as for profit or a prize: the teams were in fierce contention for first place
syn: contention, rivalry
ant: cooperation
4: the contestant you hope to defeat;
ex) he had respect for his rivals; he wanted to know what the competition was doing
syn: rival, challenger, competitor, contender
예문
Is this a competition?
fiscal
adj : involving financial matters;
ex) fiscal responsibility
syn: financial
ant: nonfinancial
예문
Financial information from a fiscal statement dated 12/31/9- is included.
fertilized
adj : made pregnant
syn: fertilised, impregnated, inseminated
예문
A: Yes. Before she has a period, a girl produces an egg which can be fertilized.
weeded
adj : having had weeds removed
예문
The grave sites are weeded and the dirt raked smooth.
harvest
n 1: the yield from plants in a single growing season
syn: crop
2: the consequence of an effort or activity;
ex) they gathered a harvest of examples; a harvest of love
3: the gathering of a ripened crop
syn: harvesting, harvest home
4: the season for gathering crops
syn: harvest time
v : gather, as of as crops
syn: reap, glean
예문
It starts with the harvest.
excessive
adj 1: beyond normal limits;
ex) excessive charges; a book of inordinate length; his dress stops just short of undue elegance; unreasonable demands
syn: inordinate, undue, unreasonable
2: unrestrained in especially feelings;
ex) extravagant praise; exuberant compliments; overweening ambition; overweening greed
syn: extravagant, exuberant, overweening
예문
Memory usage is excessive.
degrading
adj 1: harmful to the mind or morals;
ex) corrupt judges and their corrupting influence; the vicious and degrading cult of violence
syn: corrupting
2: used of conduct; characterized by dishonor
syn: debasing
예문
This cool effect works in IE4+, degrading well with the rest.
detrimental
adj : (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury; damaging to career and reputation; the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant
syn: damaging, prejudicial, prejudicious
예문
positive one, it would be very sad (and possibly detrimental) for us to be
industrial
adj 1: of or relating to or resulting from industry;
ex) industrial output
2: used especially of societies;
ex) the industrial revolution; an industrial nation
ant: nonindustrial
3: employed in industry;
ex) industrial workers; the industrial term in use among professional thieves
4: employed in industry;
ex) the industrial classes; industrial work
5: used in industry;
ex) industrial-weight carpeting
예문
a huge industrial laundry room.
geological
adj : of or relating to or based on geology;
ex) geological formations; geologic forces
syn: geologic
예문
Carrying out and reviewing geological studies both at surface and underground levels.
composition
n 1: a mixture of ingredients
2: the way in which someone or something is composed
syn: constitution, makeup
3: the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole;
ex) harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art
syn: composing
4: a musical work that has been created;
ex) the composition is written in four movements
syn: musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music
5: musical creation
syn: composing
6: the act of creating written works;
ex) writing was a form of therapy for him; it was a matter of disputed authorship
syn: writing, authorship, penning
7: art and technique of printing with movable type
syn: typography
8: an essay (especially one written as an assignment);
ex) he got an A on his composition
syn: paper, report, theme
9: something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole;
ex) he envied the composition of their faculty
예문
Will you correct my English composition?
decline
n 1: change toward something smaller or lower
syn: diminution
2: a condition inferior to an earlier condition
ant: improvement
3: a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
syn: decay
4: a downward slope
syn: descent, declivity, fall, declension, downslope
ant: ascent
v 1: grow worse;
ex) Conditions in the slum worsened
syn: worsen
ant: better
2: refuse to accept;
ex) He refused my offer of hospitality
syn: refuse, reject, pass up, turn down
ant: accept
3: show unwillingness towards
syn: refuse
ant: accept
4: grow smaller;
ex) Interest in the project waned
syn: go down, wane
5: go down
6: of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives
예문
Roberts declines the offer.
inflation
n 1: a general and progressive increase in prices;
ex) in inflation everything gets more valuable except money
syn: rising prices
ant: deflation, disinflation
2: (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
3: a act of filling something with air
ant: deflation
예문
With interest and inflation that $100 is about $200.
reform
n 1: a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts
2: a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices;
ex) the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians
3: self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice;
ex) the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform
v 1: make reforms in; change for the better;
ex) reform a political system
2: subject to spiritual regeneration
syn: regenerate
3: produce by cracking;
ex) reform gas
4: break up the molecules of (reform oil)
5: change for the better;
ex) The lazy student promised to reform; the habitual cheater finally saw the light
syn: straighten out, see the light
예문
Modern schemes for reform?
equation
n 1: a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal
2: the act of regarding as equal
syn: equating
예문
We make an equation.
interlude
n 1: an intervening period or episode
2: a brief show (music or dance etc) performed between the sections of another performance
syn: intermezzo, entr'acte
v 1: occur as an interlude
2: perform an interlude, as on a musical instrument
예문
Found while roaming through Interlude.
ingest
v 1: serve oneself to, or consume regularly;
ex) Have another bowl of chicken soup! I don't take sugar in my coffee
syn: consume, take in, take, have
ant: abstain
2: take up, as of knowledge or beliefs
syn: absorb, assimilate, take in
예문
Preening birds will also ingest topical preparations.
increasing
adj 1: becoming greater or larger;
ex) increasing prices
ant: decreasing
2: music
ant: decreasing
예문
Assistance in increasing exposure to the MLB scouts.
glean
v : gather, as of as crops
syn: reap, harvest
예문
Every once in a while you'll need to glean information from books.
situational
예문
good, and duty forms generally are situational.
information
n 1: a message received and understood that reduces the recipient's uncertainty
syn: info
2: a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; statistical data
syn: data
3: knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
4: (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome;
ex) the signal contained thousands of bits of information
syn: selective information, entropy
5: formal accusation of a crime
예문
Give her the information.
uneducated
adj 1: not having a good education
ant: educated
2: not adequately educated in the use of numerical terms and concepts
예문
How did you uneducated kind ever take Jerusalem?
scratch
n 1: an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
syn: abrasion, scrape, excoriation
2: a depression scratched or carved into a surface
syn: incision, prick, slit, dent
3: dry mash for poultry
syn: chicken feed
4: a harsh noise made by scraping;
ex) the scrape of violin bows distracted her
syn: scrape, scraping, scratching
5: poor handwriting
syn: scribble, scrawl, cacography
6: an indication of damage
syn: scrape, scar, mark
v 1: cause friction;
ex) my sweater scratches
syn: rub, fray, fret, chafe
2: cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
syn: scrape, scratch up
3: scrape or rub as if to relieve itching;
ex) Don't scratch your insect bites!
syn: rub, itch
예문
We cannot scratch our noses.
resist
v 1: elude, esp. in a baffling way;
ex) This behavior defies explanation
syn: defy, refuse
ant: lend oneself
2: stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
syn: hold out, withstand, stand firm
ant: surrender
3: fight back, also metaphorically: His body protested against the harsh training
syn: protest, dissent
4: withstand the force of something;
ex) The trees resisted her; stand the test of time; The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow
syn: stand, fend
5: refuse to comply
syn: balk, baulk, jib
예문
She resists the urge to run.
reject
n : the person or thing rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
syn: cull
v 1: refuse to accept or acknowledge;
ex) I reject the idea of starting a war; The journal rejected the student's paper
ant: accept
2: refuse to accept;
ex) He refused my offer of hospitality
syn: refuse, pass up, turn down, decline
ant: accept
3: refuse to approve;
ex) I disapprove of her child rearing methods
syn: disapprove
ant: approve
4: reject with contempt;
ex) She spurned his advances
syn: spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
5: refuse entrance or membership;
ex) They turned away hundreds of fans; Black people were often rejected by country clubs
syn: turn down, turn away, refuse
ant: admit
6: dismiss from consideration;
ex) John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi; This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration
syn: rule out, eliminate
예문
They reject the use of animals in medical research.
concert
n : a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
v 1: contrive by mutual agreement, as of a plan
2: settle by agreement;
ex) concert one's differences
예문
but we met up with them after the concert.
prayer
n 1: the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
syn: supplication
2: reverent petition to a deity
syn: communion, petition, orison
3: earnest or urgent request;
ex) an entreaty to stop the fighting; an appeal for help; an appeal to the public to keep calm
syn: entreaty, appeal
4: a fixed text used in praying
5: someone who prays to God
syn: supplicant
예문
Our prayers are with you.
library
n 1: a room where books are kept;
ex) they had brandy in the library
2: a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing
3: a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study
syn: depository library
4: (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use
syn: program library, subroutine library
5: a building that houses a collection of books and other materials
예문
Kevin arrives in the back of the library.
prosperous
adj 1: in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards; easy living; a prosperous family; his family is well-situated financially; well-to-do members of the community
syn: comfortable, easy, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do
2: very lively and profitable;
ex) flourishing businesses; a palmy time for stockbrokers; a prosperous new business; doing a roaring trade; a thriving tourist center; did a thriving business in orchids
syn: booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, roaring, thriving
3: marked by peace and prosperity;
ex) a golden era; the halcyon days of the clipper trade
syn: golden, halcyon
4: tending to favor or bring good luck;
ex) miracles are auspicious accidents; encouraging omens; a favorable time to ask for a raise; lucky stars; a prosperous moment to make a decision
syn: auspicious, encouraging, favorable, favourable, lucky
예문
Harald was a prosperous ship-broker.
unusual
adj 1: not usual or common or ordinary;
ex) a scene of unusual beauty; a man of unusual ability; cruel and unusual punishment; an unusual meteorite
ant: usual
2: being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird;
ex) a strange exaltation that was indefinable; a strange fantastical mind; what a strange sense of humor she has
syn: strange
ant: familiar
3: not commonly encountered;
ex) two-career families are no longer unusual
예문
Sadly, his experience isn't unusual.
embarrassing
adj 1: hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment; awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion; an awkward pause followed his remark; a sticky question; in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign
syn: awkward, sticky, unenviable
2: causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation;
ex) the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles; it was mortifying to know he had heard every word
syn: mortifying
예문
it's too embarrassing.
stride
n 1: a step in walking or running
syn: pace, tread
2: the distance covered by a step;
ex) he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig
syn: footstep, pace, step
3: significant progress (especially in the phrase make strides or make rapid strides)
v 1: walk with long steps;
ex) He strode confidently across the hall
2: cover or traverse by taking long steps;
ex) She strode several miles towards the woods
예문
Strides over to the guys.
creep
n 1: someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
syn: weirdo, weirdie, weirdy, spook, schmuck
2: a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
3: a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot
4: a slow creeping mode of locomotion (on hands and knees or dragging the body);
ex) a crawl was all that the injured man could manage; the traffic moved at a creep
syn: crawl, crawling, creeping
v 1: move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground;
ex) The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed
syn: crawl
2: to go stealthily or furtively: ..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house
syn: sneak, mouse, steal, pussyfoot
3: grow in such a way as to cover (a building, for example); of plants such as ivy
syn: grow over
4: show submission or fear
syn: fawn, crawl, cringe, cower, grovel
예문
This gives me the creeps.
maneuver
n 1: a military training exercise
syn: manoeuvre, simulated military operation
2: a plan for attaining a particular goal
syn: tactic, manoeuvre
3: a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill;
ex) he made a great play
syn: manoeuvre, play
4: a move made to gain a tactical end
syn: manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre
5: an action aimed at evading an enemy
syn: manoeuvre, evasive action
v 1: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
syn: steer, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide
2: perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
syn: manoeuvre, operate
예문
Then the maneuvering began.
compilation
n 1: something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
syn: digest
2: the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list);
ex) the job of compiling the inventory took several hours
syn: compiling
예문
This is a compilation of many of these.
condensing
n : the act of increasing the density of something
syn: condensation
예문
This is done by continuously vaporizing and condensing the components to separate higher oiling point material.
sanctification
n : a religious ceremony in which something is made holy
예문
in Moses Maimonides, Sanctification of the New Moon, trans.
closed
adj 1: not open or affording passage or access;
ex) the many closed streets made travel difficult; our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains
ant: open
2: (mathematics) of a curve or surface; having no end points or boundary curves; of a set; having members that can be produced by a specific operation on other members of the same set; of an interval; containing both its endpoints
ant: open
3: not open;
ex) the door slammed shut
syn: shut, unopen
ant: open
4: used especially of mouth or eyes;
ex) he sat quietly with closed eyes; his eyes were shut against the sunlight
syn: shut
ant: open
5: requiring union membership;
ex) a closed shop
syn: closed(a)
6: with shutters closed
7: not open to the general public;
ex) a closed meeting
8: not having an open mind;
ex) a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas
syn: unsympathetic
9: blocked against entry;
ex) a closed porch
syn: closed in(p)
10: (of the wings of birds and insects) closed together
11: shut down;
ex) the airport is closed because of the weather; the many closed shops and factories made the town look deserted
예문
The door is closed.
horizontal
adj : parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line; a horizontal surface
ant: vertical, inclined
n : something that is oriented horizontally
예문
Some horizontal, some vertical.
end
n 1: either extremity of something that has length: the end of the pier; she knotted the end of the thread; they rode to the end of the line
2: the point in time at which something ends;
ex) the end of the year; the ending of warranty period
syn: ending
ant: beginning, middle
3: the concluding parts of an event or occurrence: the end was exciting; I had to miss the last of the movie
syn: last, final stage
4: the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it;
ex) the ends justify the means
syn: goal
5: a final part or section: we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus; Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end
ant: beginning, middle
6: a final state;
ex) he came to a bad end; the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end
syn: destruction, death
7: the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object: one end of the box was marked `This side up'
8: (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage;
ex) the end managed to hold onto the pass
9: one of two places from which people are communicating to each other;
ex) the phone rang at the other end or both ends wrote at the same time
10: a boundary marking the extremities of something: the end of town
11: the part you are expected to play;
ex) he held up his end
12: the last section of a communication;
ex) in conclusion I want to say...
syn: conclusion, close, closing, ending
13: a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
syn: remainder, remnant, scrap, oddment
14: a position on the line of scrimmage;
ex) no one wanted to play end
v 1: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense: My property ends by the bushes; The symphony ends in a pianissimo
syn: finish, terminate, cease
ant: begin
2: bring to an end;
ex) She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime
syn: terminate
ant: begin
3: be the end of; be the last of concluding part of;
ex) This sad scene ended the movie
4: put an end to;
ex) The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived
5: bring to a conclusion or cause to come to an end;
ex) We terminated our relation with the company; It is unclear whether the bombing of Hiroshima ended the war; Cease doing what you are doing!
syn: terminate, cease
ant: begin
예문
tie off the end.
cleaned
adj : made clean
syn: cleansed
예문
Now we've cleaned it out.
confined
adj 1: not free to move about
ant: unconfined
2: enclosed by a confining fence
syn: fenced in, penned
3: not invading healthy tissue
ant: invasive
4: deprived of liberty; especially placed under arrest or restraint
5: in captivity
syn: captive, imprisoned, jailed
예문
Display content in a confined area.
blocked
adj 1: closed to traffic;
ex) the repaving results in many blocked streets
syn: out of use(p)
2: completely obstructed or closed off;
ex) the storm was responsible for many blocked roads and bridges; the drain was plugged
syn: plugged
예문
Rated for amount of light blocked.
interruption
n 1: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity;
ex) it was presented without commercial breaks
syn: break, disruption, gap
2: some abrupt occurrence that interrupts;
ex) the telephone is an annoying interruption; there was a break in the action when a player was hurt
syn: break
3: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
syn: pause, intermission, break, suspension
예문
There are no re-creations or
interruptions.
discovery
n 1: the act of discovering something
syn: find, uncovering
2: something that is discovered
3: a productive insight
syn: breakthrough, find
4: (law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case
예문
This discovery was an accident.
element
n 1: an abstract part of something: jealousy was a component of his character; two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony; the grammatical elements of a sentence; a key factor in her success; humor: an effective ingredient of a speech
syn: component, constituent, factor, ingredient
2: any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
syn: chemical element
3: an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system: spare components for cars; a component or constituent element of a system
syn: component, constituent
4: one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe;
ex) the alchemists believed that there were four elements
5: the most favorable environment for a plant or animal;
ex) water is the element of fishes
6: the situation in which you are happiest and most effective; in your element
7: a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
예문
But the programmer is the critical element.
survive
v 1: continue to live; endure or last;
ex) We went without water and food for 3 days; The legend of Elvis lives on; These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America; The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents
syn: last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
2: continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.);
ex) He survived the cancer against all odds
syn: pull through, pull round, come through, make it
ant: succumb
3: support oneself;
ex) he could barely exist on such a low wage; Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?; Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day
syn: exist, live, subsist
4: live longer than;
ex) She outlived her husband by many years
syn: outlive, outlast
예문
They were going to survive.
coordinate
adj : of equal importance, rank, or degree
n : a number that identifies a position relative to an axis
syn: co-ordinate
v 1: bring order and organization to;
ex) Can you help me organize my files?
syn: organize, organise
2: bring into common action, movement, or condition; coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers; coordinate his actions with that of his colleagues; coordinate our efforts
3: be co-ordinated;
ex) These activities co-ordinate well
4: bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation;
ex) align the wheels of my car
syn: align
예문
Coordinate a membership drive.
prevent
v 1: keep from happening of arising; have the effect of preventing;
ex) My sense of tact forbids an honest answer
syn: forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
2: prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; We must prevent the cancer from spreading; His snoring kept me from falling asleep; Keep the child from eating the marbles
syn: keep
ant: let
예문
How to prevent injury?
noisily
adv : with much noise or loud and unpleasant sound;
ex) he blew his nose noisily
ant: quietly
예문
A radial arm saw spins noisily.
intermittently
adv : in an intermittent manner;
ex) intermittently we questioned the barometer
예문
Fruits intermittently for one year.
powerfully
adv 1: in a powerful manner;
ex) the federal government replaced the powerfully pro-settler Sir Godfrey Huggins with the even tougher and more determined ex-trade unionist
syn: strongly
2: in a manner having a powerful influence;
ex) Clytemnestra's ghost crying in the night for vengeance remained most potently in the audience's mind
syn: potently
예문
He rows powerfully with the current.
desirable
adj 1: worth having or seeking or achieving;
ex) a desirable job; computer with many desirable features; a desirable outcome
ant: undesirable
2: worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse;
ex) the parents found the girl suitable for their son
syn: suitable, worthy
예문
Are those standards desirable?
perfunctory
adj 1: hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough;
ex) a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws; a passing glance; perfunctory courtesy
syn: casual, cursory, passing(a)
2: as a formality only;
ex) a one-candidate pro forma election
syn: pro forma
예문
Several men nod a perfunctory greeting.
rational
adj 1: consistent with or based on or using reason;
ex) rational behavior; a process of rational inference; rational thought
ant: irrational
2: of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind; intellectual problems; the triumph of the rational over the animal side of man
syn: intellectual, noetic
3: (math) capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers; rational numbers
ant: irrational
4: having its source in or being guided by the intellect (distinguished from experience or emotion);
ex) a rational analysis
예문
He'd been calm and rational.
affordable
adj : that you have the financial means for;
ex) low-cost housing
syn: low-cost, low-priced
예문
We are very affordable.
vogue
n 1: the popular taste at a given time;
ex) leather is the latest vogue; he followed current trends; the 1920s had a style of their own
syn: trend, style
2: a current state of general acceptance and use
syn: currency
예문
It is now the vogue to feed pregnant and nursing mothers milk to supply them with lime for their babies.
healthy
adj 1: having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease;
ex) a rosy healthy baby; staying fit and healthy
ant: unhealthy
2: financially secure and functioning well;
ex) a healthy economy
3: promoting health; healthful;
ex) a healthy diet; clean healthy air; plenty of healthy sleep; healthy and normal outlets for youthful energy; the salubrious mountain air and water- C.B.Davis;
ex) carrots are good for you
syn: salubrious, good for you(p)
4: physically and mentally sound or healthy;
ex) felt relaxed and fit after their holiday; keeps fit with diet and exercise
syn: fit
ant: unfit
5: exercising or showing good judgment;
ex) healthy scepticism; a healthy fear of rattlesnakes; the healthy attitude of French laws; healthy relations between labor and management; an intelligent solution; a sound approach to the problem;sound advice; no reasonable explanation for his decision
syn: intelligent, levelheaded, sound
예문
What's a healthy weight?
alternative
adj 1: allowing a choice;
ex) an alternative plan
syn: alternate
2: necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities;
ex) `either' and `or' in `either this or that'
syn: mutually exclusive
3: pertaining to unconventional choices;
ex) an alternative life style
n : an alternative action;
ex) what option did I have?; there no other alternative; my only choice is to refuse
syn: option, choice
예문
So what is the alternative?
obscure
adj 1: not clearly understood or expressed;
ex) an indeterminate turn of phrase; an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit-Anatole Broyard; their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear- P.A.Sorokin;
ex) vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science- John Locke
syn: indeterminate, vague
2: marked by difficulty of style or expression;
ex) much that was dark is now quite clear to me; those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure
syn: dark
3: difficult to find;
ex) hidden valleys; a hidden cave; an obscure retreat
syn: hidden
4: not famous or acclaimed;
ex) an obscure family; unsung heroes of the war
syn: unknown, unsung
5: not drawing attention;
ex) an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet; an obscure flaw
syn: unnoticeable
6: remote and separate physically or socially;
ex) existed over the centuries as a world apart; preserved because they inhabited a place apart- W.H.Hudson;
ex) tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization; an obscure village
syn: apart(p), isolated
v 1: make less visible or unclear;
ex) The stars are obscured by the clouds
syn: befog, becloud, haze over, fog, cloud, mist
2: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred;
ex) Her remarks confused the debate
syn: confuse, blur
ant: clarify
3: make obscure or unclear;
ex) The distinction was obscured
syn: bedim, overcloud
ant: clarify
4: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
syn: blot out, obliterate, hide
5: make difficult to perceive by sight;
ex) The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake
syn: benight, bedim
예문
The origin of the rings is obscure.
poisonous
adj 1: having the qualities or effects of a poison
syn: toxicant
2: not safe to eat
3: marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful;
ex) a malevolent lie; poisonous hate...in his eyes- Ernest Hemingway; venomous criticism; vicious gossip
syn: venomous, vicious
예문
Which state has no poisonous snakes?
skillful
adj 1: having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude;
ex) adept in handicrafts; an adept juggler; an expert job; a good mechanic; a practiced marksman; a proficient engineer; a lesser-known but no less skillful composer; the effect was achieved by skillful retouching
syn: adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skilful
2: done with delicacy and skill;
ex) a nice bit of craft; a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer; a nice shot
syn: nice
예문
Learn how to be a skillful animal handler before you get to the rodeo.
incomprehensible
adj 1: incapable of being explained or accounted for;
ex) inexplicable errors; left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons
syn: inexplicable
ant: explicable
2: difficult to understand;
ex) the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible- A. Einstein
syn: uncomprehensible
ant: comprehensible
예문
This situation is almost incomprehensible.
unrivaled
adj : eminent beyond or above comparison;
ex) matchless beauty; the team's nonpareil center fielder; she's one girl in a million; the one and only Muhammad Ali; a peerless scholar; infamy unmatched in the Western world; wrote with unmatchable clarity; unrivaled mastery of her art
syn: matchless, nonpareil, one(a), one and only(a), peerless, unmatched, unmatchable, unrivalled
예문
Its accuracy for manifold sampling is unrivaled.
forbearing
adj : showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment;
ex) seemly and forbearing...yet strong enough to resist aggression; was longanimous in the face of suffering
syn: longanimous
formidable
adj 1: extremely impressive in strength or excellence;
ex) a formidable opponent; the challenge was formidable; had a formidable array of compositions to his credit; the formidable army of brains at the Prime Minister's disposal
2: inspiring fear;
ex) the formidable prospect of major surgery; a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic- G.H.Johnston; something unnerving and prisonlike about high gray wall
syn: redoubtable, unnerving
예문
but the second is quite formidable.
devastating
adj 1: making light of;
ex) afire with annihilating invective; a devastating portrait of human folly; to compliments inflated I've a withering reply- W.S.Gilbert
syn: annihilating, withering
2: wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; possessing annihilative power; a devastating hurricane; the guns opened a withering fire
syn: annihilative, annihilating, withering
3: physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination;
ex) a crushing blow; a crushing rejection; bone-crushing
syn: crushing
예문
This can be quite devastating.
self-motivated
예문
Keep yourself self-motivated and focused on learning more in many, many areas.
unselfish
adj 1: not selfish
ant: selfish
2: not greedy
예문
And, as always, she was unselfish and thinking of others before herself.
unsettled
adj 1: still in doubt;
ex) an unsettled issue; an unsettled state of mind
ant: settled
2: not settled or established;
ex) an unsettled lifestyle
ant: settled
3: subject to change;
ex) a changeable climate; the weather is uncertain; unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other
syn: changeable, uncertain
4: lacking order or stability;
ex) these unsettled times
syn: disturbed
5: not yet settled;
ex) unsettled territory
예문
Still unsettled, I did my laundry and went back to my room.
deviate
n : a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
syn: pervert, deviant, degenerate
v 1: be at variance with; be out of line with
syn: vary, diverge, depart
ant: conform
2: turn aside; turn away from
syn: divert
3: cause to turn away from a previous or expected course;
ex) The river was deviated to prevent flooding
4: turn aside
syn: deflect
예문
Do not deviate from them,
for any reason.
extended
adj 1: relatively long in duration; tediously protracted;
ex) a drawn-out argument; an extended discussion; a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law; a prolonged and bitter struggle; protracted negotiations
syn: drawn-out, lengthy, prolonged, protracted
2: fully extended or stretched forth;
ex) an extended telescope; his extended legs reached almost across the small room; refused to accept the extended hand
ant: unextended
3: great in range or scope;
ex) an extended vocabulary; surgeons with extended experience; extensive examples of picture writing; suffered extensive damage; a wide selection
syn: extensive, wide
4: of printers' type; wider than usual for a particular height
syn: expanded
ant: condensed
5: drawn out or made longer spatially;
ex) Picasso's elongated Don Quixote; lengthened skirts are fashionable this year; the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes; a prolonged black line across the page
syn: elongated, lengthened, prolonged
6: beyond the literal or primary sense;
ex) `hot off the press' shows an extended sense of `hot'
7: large in spatial extent or range;
ex) an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England; extended farm lands
syn: extensive
예문
Lift was fully extended.
shed
adj : (biology) shed at an early stage of development;
ex) most amphibians have caducous gills; the caducous calyx of a poppy
syn: caducous
ant: persistent
n : an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
v 1: get rid of;
ex) he shed his image as a pushy boss
syn: cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop
2: pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities;
ex) shed tears; spill blood; God shed His grace on Thee
syn: spill, pour forth
3: cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over;
ex) spill the beans all over the table
syn: spill, disgorge
4: cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; of animals
syn: molt, exuviate, moult, slough
예문
The men shed their clothes.
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