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: 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: 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: 진정시키다; 달래다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pacify; conciliate
예문: The teacher tried to placate the angry mother.
placebo
우리말 뜻: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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, 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: 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; 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 anoth