수직VOCA Start (수직보카) 영한 Unit 15

appeal

n. 매력/ 호소하다
Persuasion works by appealing to our emotion as well as by appealing to our reason.

decline

n. 쇠퇴/ 감소하다
Their work performance actually declines.

gather

n. 모으다
He gathered logs, shaking off their soft white caps and carrying them inside.

harmony

n. 조화
For thousands of years they have lived in harmony with their forest world.

indicate

n. 나타내다
They adjust themselves to any social signal that indicates appropriate or inappropriate behavior.

photography

n. 사진술
In this digital age, knowing how to use photography effectively is more important than ever.

assistance

n. 도움
That is why I want to provide you with any assistance that I can.

yield

n. 생산/ 생산하다
The crop yields of organic farms are much lower than those of traditional farms.

commitment

n. 약속
If your commitment becomes weak, remember your dream and why it is important to you.

curiosity

n. 호기심
One way of satisfying this curiosity is through travel.

manner

n. 태도
They can mentally play with the ideas in a childlike manner.

symbolic

a. 상징적인
These chimps had already been taught the symbolic concept of simple numbers.

unique

a. 독특한
Everyone is unique and has different gifts to offer.

confirm

n. 증명하다, 확인하다, 확신시키다
Testing allows us to confirm our theories.

device

n. 장치
The latest devices are fun to use for many tasks like browsing cyber space, but it is important to keep your distance from them as well.

display

n. 보이다/ 진열
Instead of treating different patients that display similar symptoms with the same drugs, doctors should identify root causes of disease to come up with a personalized treatment.

length

n. 길이
If they worked in a well-organized environment for any length of time, they would be surprised at how much more productive they were.

conclusion

n. 결론
We should carefully think about the reason for someone’s behavior to avoid coming to a hasty conclusion about it.

freeze

n. 얼다
Permafrost is thousands of feet thick and lies below a layer of soil a few feet deep which freezes and thaws with the seasons.

huge

a. 거대한
You come across a huge beast and you manage to kill it.

wave

n. 파도
He wrote, “The light waves themselves are not colored.”

whereas

conj. 반면에
The most preferred type of websites is Search Engines, whereas the least preferred type of websites is Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, etc.

verbal

a. 언어적인
Praise encourages children to find ways to get future verbal 'goodies' from important adults.

comment

n. 논평하다/ 논평
No one commented on his mistake ― apart from his drama teacher.

context

n. 전후 사정
Agricultural African societies valued looking at the problem in the context of the whole society.

lifetime

n. 평생
Basketball had the highest median lifetime earnings.

passage

n. 경과
Some people were preoccupied with measuring the passage of time.

spiritual

a. 정신의
I believe natural beauty has a necessary place in the spiritual development of any individual or any society.

celebrate

n. 기념하다
I’m going out for dinner to celebrate my friend Jenny’s birthday.

commercial

a. 상업의/ 광고
In a commercial society, things that can be brought by wealth are considered status symbols.

square

n. 광장/ 제곱의
The whole town dances in the great open square of the Plaza.

electronic

a. 전자의
To watch a play is to step into a world that seems far removed from electronic beeping and ringing.

award

n. 상/ 수여하다
I worked so hard that I ended up winning three awards at the end of year prize-giving.

embarrass

n. 당황하게 하다
Immediately, the embarrassed council called an urgent meeting.

outcome

n. 결과
People are more overconfident when they feel like they have control of the outcome.