수직VOCA Master (수직보카) 영한 Unit 23

barter

v. 물물교환하다
The barter system worked well until people started to move about more and to greater distances.

companionship

n. 우정, 교제, 동료애
We breed dogs for companionship, sport and appearance.

doom

n. 운명, 파멸/ ~할 운명이다
...which must seem to promise equally certain doom to a bird or bear.

tease

v. 놀리다, 당기다, 괴롭히다
After our session was over, he teased me saying, “Wow, you look like you’re 11.”

aptitude

n. 적성
We should test our children’s aptitudes in various subject areas...

carriage

n. 마차, 객차, 운반
How about riding in one of those carriages?

nominate

v. 지명하다
You can nominate a friend as well as yourself for this award.

outrageously

adv. 엄청나게
I longed for a world away from what I knew and outrageously outside my means.

blink

n. 점멸/ 깜빡거리다
A seeing-deaf person utilizes a blinking-light unit, with the duration of the light blink...

eloquent

adj. 설득력있는, 웅변을 잘하는, 유창한
We need more science writing that is clear, wise and eloquent.

deterioration

n. 악화, 하락
Overgrazing of livestock resulted in further deterioration of the soil.

dizzy

adj. 어지러운
I feel dizzy in this elevator.

enlighten

v. 계몽하다
It was this enlightened attitude that enabled Anguissola to earn her own living...

scoop

n. 한 숟갈
The woman scooped up lots of meat for me.

tuck

v. 구부려 집어넣다, 끼우다
Zukerman complimented the artist, then picked up his own violin, tucked it under his chin...

divert

v. 우회시키다
Efforts to assist him... may divert him from seeking and eventually finding the solution...

optical

adj. 시각적인, 눈의, 광학의
Berendt points out that there are few ‘acoustical illusions’ while there are many optical illusions.

alcoholic

adj. 알코올이 든, 술의/ 알코올 중독자
...a mixture of honey with wine and other alcoholic drinks.

mercy

n. 자비
Humans are at the mercy of the forces of nature.

overhead

adv. 머리 위로, 상공에
Imagine the Titanic floating overhead.

pirate

n. 해적
Pirates robbed him of all his goods, including a consignment of pearls...

punctuation

n. 구두점, 구두법
A nickname can be anything from numbers and punctuation to a highly personal or expressive name.

retrospect

n. 회상, 회고/ 회상하다, 회고하다
In retrospect, they probably made a poor choice.

smash

v. 박살내다, 세게 때리다
...immediately began smashing down the door with axes.

stubborn

adj. 완고한, 고치기 힘든
Instead, he had always focused on the stubborn belief that writing a book was too big a project.

playful

adv. 농담으로
...but Jack said, playfully, that he wouldn’t because Arthur was responsible for the accident.

spacious

adj. 널찍한, 넓은, 훤히 트인
...including spacious cabins and wireless Internet access.

banner

n. 현수막
I need to hang a banner on the gate.

robe

n. 옷, 법복, 예복
Every now and then she says, “Harold, go and put on a robe.”

console

v. 위로하다, 위안을 주다
Patience consoled herself by recognizing the part she had played in the American Revolution.

inscription

n. 글, 제사, 명문
The church building, as the inscription above the western entrance tells us, dates from 1851.

loaf

n. 빵 한 덩이
They had to guess which loaf contained the usual amount of salt...

mindful

adj. ~에 유념하는, ~을 염두에 두는, 주의하는
It is important to be mindful about every single aspect of purchasing food.

rag

n. 걸레, 넝마, 해진 조각
A ripped T-shirt might be rescued from the dust rag bin.

wither

v. 시들다, 약해지다
They finally wither after the new leaves have taken over.

fasten

v. 고정시키다
The heel of the cross-country boot is not fastened to the ski.

sigh

n. 한숨/ 한숨을 쉬다
With a sigh, she climbed breathlessly up the stairs.

stride

n. 발걸음, 진전/ 성큼성큼 걸어가다
He did not turn and he strode on as if he had heard nothing.

furnish

v. (가구를)비치하다, 준비하다
The events of the Crimean War and lack of funds delayed the furnishing of the church.

rustle

v. 바스락거리다
A soft breeze gently rustles the tall clover blossoms...

stationary

adj. 움직이지 않는, 정지한
If you are stationary, you are not accelerating.

theft

n. 절도
...all agree that alarms do nothing to stop theft.