abase
우리말 뜻: 떨어 뜨리다, 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: embarass
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: 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, 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: 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: 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: 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; 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: 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: 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; 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: 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: 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
예문:
contrived
우리말 뜻: 부자연한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: manufactured,nonnatural
예문:
contumaciousi
우리말 뜻: 복종하지 않는,고집부리는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: refractory
예문:
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
예문:
conventional
우리말 뜻: 전통적인
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: traditional
예문:
converge
우리말 뜻: 모이다,집중하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: meet,approch
예문:
conversant
우리말 뜻: 정통한, 잘 알고 있는
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: skilled
예문:
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
예문:
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
예문:
corollary
우리말 뜻: 결과, 필연적 귀결
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: aftermath,outcome
예문:
corpluent
우리말 뜻: 뚱뚱한,비대한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: obese,plump
예문:
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
예문:
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
예문:
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: dev