SAT VOCAB 2

Albert P.
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  1. atone
    make amends for
    1. 보상하다 2. 화해시키다
  2. atrophy
    any weakening or degeneration
    1. 위축 2. 위축증 3. 기능의 퇴화 4. 감퇴
  3. attest
    provide evidence for
    1. 선서시키다 2. 증명하다 3. 증언하다 4. 입증하다 5. ...의 증거가되다
  4. audacity
    fearless daring
    1. 대담 2. 대담한 짓 3. 뻔뻔스러운 짓
  5. augment
    enlarge or increase
    1. 증가시키다 2. 접두 모음자를 붙이다 3. 증가하다 4. 증대하다
  6. auspices
    kindly endorsement and guidance
    [L 「새를 보기, 새점」의 뜻에서] n. [1] [보통 pl.] 원조, 찬조, 보호(patronage) [2] [종종 pl.] 전조(前兆), 길조(favorable omen) [3] (새의 나는 방식 등에 의한) 점
    ¶ take (the) auspices 길흉의 점을 보다 ◇ under favorable auspices 좋은 징조 아래
  7. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
    auspicious Peacock
    경사스러운
  8. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  9. auxiliary
    furnishing added support
  10. avant-garde
    radically new or original
  11. avarice
    extreme greed for material wealth
    탐욕
  12. aversion
    a feeling of intense dislike
  13. avert
    turn away or aside
  14. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
    1. 악의가있는 2. 해로운 3. 불길한
  15. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
    1. 평범한 2. 케케 묵은
  16. bane
    something causing misery or death
    1. 파멸 2. 독 3. 파멸의 원인
  17. belabor
    attack verbally with harsh criticism
    1. 욕하다 2. 때리다 3. ...을 강하게 치다
  18. beleaguer
    surround so as to force to give up
  19. beleaguer
    annoy persistently
    1. 포위하다 2. 둘러 싸다 3. 공격하다 4. ...에 끈덕지게 붙어 다니다
  20. belie
    be in contradiction with
    거짓으로 전하다
  21. belittle
    cause to seem lesser or inferior
    얕보다
  22. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  23. benediction
    a blessing or ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection
  24. benefactor
    a person who helps people or institutions
    은혜를 베푸는 사람
  25. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  26. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
  27. beset
    assail or attack on all sides
    vt. (~; ~·ting) [1] 문어 <어려움·유혹 등이> 따라[붙어]다니다, 괴롭히다 ★ 보통 수동태로 쓰임 a man beset with[by] entreaties 탄원 공세에 시달리는 사람 [2] 문어 포위하다, 에워싸다(surround); (사방에서) 습격하다; <도로 등을> 막다, 봉쇄하다
  28. blasphemy
    profane language
  29. blatant
    without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
    뻔뻔스러운
  30. blithe
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
    즐거운
  31. bombast
    pompous or pretentious talk or writing
    호언 장담
  32. boon
    something that is desirable, favorable, or beneficial
    noun 1. 혜택 2. 부탁
    adjective 1. 재미있는
  33. boor
    a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking refinement
    촌뜨기
  34. bourgeois
    being of the property-owning class
  35. brandish
    move or swing back and forth
    휘두르다
  36. bravado
    a swaggering show of courage
    허세
  37. brazen
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
    1. 뻔뻔스러운 2. 놋쇠로 만든 3. 단단한
  38. brevity
    the attribute of being short or fleeting
  39. brink
    the edge of a steep place
  40. bromide
    a trite or obvious remark
    진부한 생각
  41. brusque
    rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
    퉁명스러운
  42. bucolic
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
    목자의
  43. buffoon
    a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
    익살 광대
  44. bulwark
    an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
    성채
  45. bureaucracy
    a government administered primarily by nonelective officials
  46. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  47. cache
    a hidden storage space
  48. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  49. cadence
    the accent in a metrical foot of verse
    운율
  50. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
    부추 기다
  51. calamity
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
    재난
  52. callous
    emotionally hardened
    verb 1. 굳히다
    adjective 1. 굳어진 2. 무감각 한
  53. callow
    young and inexperienced
    깃털이 아직 나지 않은
  54. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense
    비방
  55. candor
    the quality of being honest and straightforward
    n. 공평무사, 허심 탄회; 솔직, 정직 ◇ with candor 공정하게
  56. cant
    a characteristic language of a particular group
    noun 1. 위선적인 말투 2. 서로 통하는 말 3. 경사면 4. 한번 찌르기 5. 한번 밀기
    verb 1. 점잔 빼는 말투를 쓰다 2. 은어를 쓰다 3. 기울이다 4. 비스듬히 밀다 5. 비스듬히 찌르다 6. 모서리를 자르다 7. 기울다 8. 뒤집다 9. 방향을 바꾸다
    adjective 1. 모서리를 자른 2. 원기 왕성한
  57. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
    변덕스러운
  58. cardinal
    a vivid red color
    noun 1. 추기경 2. 기수 3. 진홍 4. 홍 관조
    adjective 1. 주요한 2. 진홍색의
  59. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
    징계하다
  60. catalyst
    substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction
  61. caucus
    meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
  62. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
    noun 1. 화면 2. 부식제
    adjective 1. 부식성의 2. 통렬한 3. 화선의 4. 화면의
  63. cavalier
    showing a lack of concern or seriousness
    noun 1. 왕 당원 2. 예의 바른 사내 3. 기사
    verb 1. 호 위해 가다 2. 여성의 호위 자 노릇을하다 3. 여성의 파트너 노릇을하다
    adjective 1. 거만한 2. 호탕한 3. 기사 다운 4. 기사 다인 체하는
  64. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  65. chagrin
    strong feelings of embarrassment
    [F 「슬픔」의 뜻에서] n. 억울함, 원통함, 분함 ◇ to one’s chagrin 분[원통]하게도
    ━ vt. [보통 수동형으로] 억울하게 하다, 분하게 하다 ◇ be[feel] chagrined at[by] …을 분하게 여기다
  66. charlatan
    a flamboyant deceiver
    허풍선이
  67. chasm
    a deep opening in the earth's surface
    noun 1. 차이 2. 단절 3. 빈 틈 4. 깊게 갈라진 폭 넓은 틈
  68. chastise
    scold or criticize severely
  69. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
    n. (pl. -er·ies) 발뺌, 속임수, 궤변; 핑계, 구실
  70. choleric
    characterized by anger
    화 잘내는
  71. chronicle
    a record or narrative description of past events
  72. cipher
    a secret method of writing
    암호
  73. circumlocution
    an indirect way of expressing something
    1. 핑계 2. 에 둘러 말함
  74. circumscribe
    draw a geometric figure around another figure
    [L 「둘레에 원을 그리다」의 뜻에서] vt. [1] (영토 등의) 주위에 경계선을 긋다; 선으로 주위를 둘러싸다; 한계를 정하다 [2] 활동 등을 (…안에) 제한하다(limit) within, in [3] 기하} <원 등을> 외접시키다(opp. inscribe) a circumscribed circle 외접원 [4] <화폐·인장 등의> 가장자리[테두리]에 명각(銘刻)하다
  75. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
    1] <사람이> 조심성 있는, 신중한 [2] <행동이> 충분히 고려한, 용의주도한
  76. circumvent
    surround so as to force to give up
    [L 「빙 돌아서 오다」의 뜻에서] vt. [1] 일주하다, 돌다; 우회하다 [2] <곤란·문제점 등을> 교묘하게 회피하다; <계략 등의> 의표를 찌르다; <법규 등의> 빠질 구멍을 생각해 내다; <남을> 앞지르다
    ¶ completely circumvent income taxes 소득세 납부를 완벽하게 피하다 [3] <적 등을> (계략을 써서) 포위하다
  77. clandestine
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
    은밀한
  78. clemency
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders
  79. cliche
    a trite or obvious remark
  80. clout
    (boxing) a blow with the fist
    강타
  81. coalesce
    fuse or cause to come together
    verb 1. 유착하다 2. 합동하다 3. 연합하다
  82. coerce
    cause to do through pressure or necessity
    1. 지배하다 2. 강제하다 3. 위압하다
  83. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
    사람을 납득시키는
  84. cognitive
    relating to or involving the mental process of knowing
  85. colloquial
    characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
    일상 회화의
  86. collusion
    secret agreement
    공모
  87. commemorate
    call to remembrance
  88. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
    같은 크기의
  89. compatible
    able to exist and perform in harmonious combination
  90. competent
    properly or sufficiently qualified, capable, or efficient
Created on Thu Sep 27 19:57:19 EDT 2012 (updated Tue Oct 23 07:19:30 EDT 2012)

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