수직VOCA Master (수직보카) 영한 Unit 1

awake

adj. 깨어있는
Curveballs are the universe’s way of keeping us awake.

notion

n. 개념, 의견
This notion turned up repeatedly in nineteenth-century American writing.

protein

n. 단백질
Your levels of C-reactive protein (a marker of damaging inflammation) have been shown to be higher when you have expectations that are unattainable.

retire

v. 은퇴하다, 물러가다
Its low birth rate has resulted in fewer workers supporting more and more retired Germans in the generous state welfare system.

utility

n. 설비, 유용성
Most CO₂ comes from power utilities, industry, and transportation; much less comes from commercial and residential heating.

peer

n. 동료, 또래, 동년배
The first edition of Lives earned Vasari the praise of his peers.

fertility

n. 비옥함, 다산
We depend on many other species for food, clothing, shelter, oxygen, and soil fertility.

orient

v. (~을)지향하게 하다/ 동양
Knitting is skill-oriented with the chance for people to take on increasingly harder challenges.

prison

n. 교도소, 감옥, 수감제도
A pianist in China who had been in prison for seven years played as well as ever soon after he was set free.

diminish

v. 줄어들다
Domesticated species of European animals diminished in size and vigor upon crossing the Atlantic.

knee

n. 무릎
The water level seemed to jump from her knees to her waist.

urge

n. 충동, 열망 / 재촉하다, 강조하다
His urge for self-preservation will not down.

wound

n. 상처 / 부상을 입히다
Such behaviour is like closing a wound which is still infected.

crime

n. 범죄, 범행
Do you fear that crime, war, or terrorist attacks will disrupt the economy and your security?

digest

v. 소화하다, 이해하다
An excessive consumption of the above foods will be very difficult to digest.

statistical

adj. 통계적인, 통계학상의
The lack of women in mathematics is another statistical phenomenon.

executive

n. 중역, (조직의)간부
On behalf of all the executives, we wish you well and hope you enjoy your well-earned retirement.

poverty

n. 빈곤, 가난
Schubert spent his whole life in poverty.

assess

v. 평가하다, 가늠하다
Difficulty in assessing information is aggravated by the overabundance of information at our disposal.

gesture

v. 몸짓, 동작 / 손짓을 하다
Old Hawk gestured up at the tall, old cottonwood.

hypothesis

n. 가설, 추정
Media scholars have used this study to illustrate the “visualization hypothesis.”

negotiation

n. 협상, 절충
During the 1997 Kyoto negotiations, Brazil made a suggestion that has since become known as the Brazilian Proposal.

debate

v. 논의하다, 논쟁하다 / 논쟁, 토론
As communities became larger, some people had time to reflect and debate.

inch

v. 조금씩 움직이다 / (단위)인치
The taste for caramels inched slowly up the ranks.

proportion

n. 비율, (전체의) 부분
Web accounted for the third largest proportion in both advertising spending and consumer time spent.

apart

adj. (거리상으로)떨어져
How can you create closeness when the two of you are hundreds of miles apart?

candidate

n. 지원자, 후보자
Attractive candidates received more than two and a half times as many votes as unattractive candidates.

household

adj. 가정의, 가족의/ 세대
Mary receives a weekly allowance by helping her mother with the household chores.

infant

n. 유아, 아기/ 미발달의
While awaiting the birth of a new baby, North American parents typically furnish a room as the infant’s sleeping quarters.

trait

n. 특성
We automatically assign to good-looking individuals such favorable traits as talent, kindness, honesty, and intelligence.

vehicle

n. 차량, 수단, 매개체
Greek alphabetic writing was a vehicle of poetry and humor.

counsel

n. 충고, 변호인 / 충고하다, 상담하다
Any reader who feels she or he needs legal advice should consult legal counsel.

cultivate

v. 개발하다, 경작하다, 구축하다
A wise man will cultivate a servant’s spirit.

transfer

v. 옮기다, 전하다, 갈아타다
If information has been transferred, it is most definitely false.

archaeology

n. 고고학
You know my major is archaeology.

gentle

adj. 가벼운, 완만한, 온화한
The transformation may take some time and be more gentle.

tolerance

n. 관용, 인내, 내성
Unlike freshwater fish, many marine species have little tolerance for variations in water quality and temperature.

conserve

v. 보존하다, 아껴쓰다, 보호하다
We had to conserve our energy.

investigate

v. 연구하다, 조사하다, 수사하다
Studying history is not about memorizing what we have been told ― it requires us to investigate the past.

statement

n. 진술, 성명, 말
Scientific statements or remarks, even when they are valid, reliable, and comprehensive, are not literature.

adequate

adj. 적절한
Often in social scientific practice, even where evidence is used, it is not used in the correct way for adequate scientific testing.

transformation

n. 변형, 변화
While it received certain fashions over the centuries, it never underwent any major transformation.