수직VOCA Master (수직보카) 영한 Unit 12

ambiguous

adj. 애매한, 불명확한
The boundaries among business units were deliberately ambiguous.

remedy

n. 치료제, 치료(약)/ 치료하다
The herbal remedy was the best remedy for headaches.

unify

v. ~을 통합하다
To create a unifying theme for the many crowd scenes, he invented a character of a backpacking tourist who would appear in each location.

sacred

adj. 신성한, 종교적인
A water plant called the sacred lotus regulates its temperature in order to benefit insects that it needs to reproduce.

priest

n. 성직자
The names of priests serving in the church have been preserved from the eighteenth century on.

trustworthy

adj. 신뢰할 만한, 믿을 수 있는
Judging from his appearance, he was afraid that he might not be a very trustworthy person.

analogy

n. 비유
An analogy carried throughout the book compares the moral brain to a camera with automatic settings.

heartfelt

adj. 진심 어린
We see a heartfelt appeal for charity.

absurd

adj. 터무니없는
It is also absurd to attempt to preserve items.

adulthood

n. 성인
As you mature into adulthood, birth order becomes insignificant.

combat

n. 전투/ 싸우다
Strength training can help combat risk factors for heart disease and diabetes.

dine

v. 식사하다, 대접하다
Researchers found that women who dined with two or three friends ate 700 calories on average.

discern

v. 알아차리다, 파악하다
We can discern different colors, but we can give a precise number to different sounds.

recur

v. 재발하다, 되풀이되다
She was determined to make her students understand that themes recur throughout a piece.

fierce

adj. 무시무시한, 격심한
These fierce radicals, built into life as both protectors and avengers, are potent agents of aging.

pasture

n. 목초지, 목장
The disadvantage is that the extra grazing contributes to the deterioration of the pasture.

soothe

v. 진정시키다, 위로하다, 달래주다
I had turned toward her in shock, but she did not cuddle or soothe.

whistle

n. 경적, 호각
She grabbed the whistle out of her bag and blew it hard three times.

stack

n. 다량, 무더기
Ice cream makers add stacks of sugar.

systematic

adj. 체계적인
Consumers are the product of the systematic deployment of power throughout society.

clay

n. 진흙, 점토
She was a big woman with gray skin, like clay.

polish

n. 광택제/ 윤을 내다, 다듬다, 퇴고하다
Creeping plants cover the polished silver gate.

animate

v. 만화 영화로 만들다, 생기를 불어넣다
This is a difficult character to portray especially considering that it’s an animated film.

conceive

v. 상상하다, (생각을)마음속으로 하다, 임신하다
I have never had a thought which I could not set down in words, with even more distinctness than that with which I conceived it.

concrete

adj. 구체적인, 콘크리트의
Making such a description concrete and detailed requires not just inspiration but certain practical tools and skills.

folk

n. pl. 사람들, 보통사람/ 민속의, 민간의
Not just plain folk hold these misconceptions.

plug

v. 꽂다, 막다/ 플러그, 마개
I always say to my family, “Just remember to plug me in when you go to bed, so I can wake up in the morning full of energy.”

discard

v. 버리다, 폐기하다
The early drafts are not discarded like mistakes, but are viewed as the initial steps in unfolding the idea.

correspond

v. 일치하다, 상응하다, 서신왕래를 하다
Brain responses correspond to people’s self-reports that social support from a loved one helps reduce stress.

dissolve

v. 용해시키다, 해산하다
As the water evaporated, the traces of dissolved salts were gradually concentrated in the shrinking lake.

jewelry

n. 보석류, 보석 세공, 보석 장식
It’s not recommended to leave valuable items such as cameras, laptops, or jewelry in your rooms over the break.

portable

adj. 휴대용의
We have many different types of portable fans over here.

applause

n. 박수
The audience responded with deafening applause.

breakthrough

n. 약진, 돌파구
Every victory one person makes is a breakthrough for all.

flame

n. 불꽃, 화염
Flames were dancing under them, now blue and then red, comforting my body and soul.

hatch

v. 부화하다
The young of precocial birds belonging to the same clutch have a strong incentive to hatch as close together in time as possible.

mixture

n. 혼합물
I made a mixture of milk and baby cereal for him.

strip

v. 벗(기)다/ 가늘고 긴 조각
Italy had been stripped of forest cover.

casually

adv. 무심하게, 우연히
I sat in a corner sipping the soup slowly, casually listening to country fellows’ chatting.

cite

v. 언급하다, 소환하다, 표창하다
One of the most commonly cited reasons for keeping a pet animal is for the companionship it can provide.

deviance

n. 일탈
Unlike deviance in other settings, deviance in sports often involves an unquestioned acceptance of and extreme conformity to norms and expectations.

grip

n. 지배, 이해/ 꼭 잡다, 움켜쥐다
‘What’s happening?’ he wondered as he gripped the armrests.