4000 Essential English Words 2e 4 (2nd Edition) 영영 Unit 19
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err
v. to make a mistake
The pilot erred in his estimate of the time it would take to make the trip.
multitude
n. a very large number of them
A multitude of people were waiting at the airport.
frantic
adj. they behave in a wild way because they are frightened
The cat became frantic when I tried to give it a bath.
differentiate
v. to show the difference between them
It was hard to differentiate between the identical twins.
disrupt
n. something or someone is to prevent them from working
The loud crash disrupted the class lecture.
astrology
n. the study of the stars in the belief that they influence people's lives
Jack, who studies astrology, believes that the stars can predict the future.
stranded
adj. they are prevented from leaving a place
When the plane left, my sister and I were stranded in China.
deviate
v. to move away from your proper course
Very few deviate much from the average.
improvise
v. to do it with whatever is available or without planning
There was no meat for the pizza, so we improvised with what was in the fridge.
inadvertent
adj. it is done without realizing what you are doing
She made an inadvertent error when she knocked over the nail polish.
revolve
v. to keep it as the main feature or focus
My life revolves around sports.
erroneous
adj. it is incorrect or only partly correct.
The child held the erroneous belief that time machines were real.
permanence
n. something is its ability to last forever
Poor results threaten the permanence of the new system.
soothe
n. to calm someone who is angry or upset
The mother soothed her crying baby by rocking him in her arms.
technique
n. a way of doing something.
There are a lot of teaching techniques that are well supported by research.
couple
n. made of two things that go together
There were a couple of problems I had to solve.
nuisance
n. a person or thing that is annoying or causes a lot of problems
The teenager considered her noisy little brothers to be quite a nuisance.
equation
n. a math operation to determine the value of something
I used the Pythagorean theorem to solve the equation.
latitude
n. place is its distance from the equator
The device was able to tell the traveler his exact latitude.
mariner
n. a sailor
The old mariner used his telescope to find the shore.
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