4000 Essential English Words 2e 3 (2nd Edition) 영한 Unit 1,2,3,4

corridor

n. 복도
He took the corridor on the left to go to his office.

glory

n. 영광
They enjoyed the glory of the beautiful sunset.

channel

n. 통로
The river cut a channel through the rocks.

surface

n. 표면
She wiped the surface of the table.

gap

n. 틈, 공백
There is a small gap between the blocks of wood.

royal

adj. 국왕의
The Duchess was part of the royal family.

afterlife

n. 내세, 사후세계
I believe that there is an afterlife.

distinct

adj. 뚜렷한, 분명한
He has a distinct accent.

role

n. (조직, 사회 내에서의) 역할
Her role in the office is to sell products to customers.

chamber

n. 회의실
The meeting was held in the faculty chamber.

acre

n. 땅 면적의 단위
They lived on a 150-acre farm.

elite

adj. 정예의, 상류의
Only an elite group was allowed membership into the club.

engineer

n. 기술자, 수리공
After engineering the robot, they needed to find the correct parts to build it.

found

v. 설립하다, 세우다
My grandfather founded the City Bank.

archaeology

n. 고고학
He enjoyed visiting the Great Pyramids of Egypt because he loves archaeology.

core

n. (과일의) 속, (사물의) 중심부
Earth has a solid inner core.

sole

adj. 유일한, 단 하나의
She was the sole woman in the room.

interior

n. 내부
They looked at the interior of the box.

lion

n. 사자
We went to see the lion at the zoo.

stairs

n. 계단
He took the stairs instead of the elevator.

encounter

v. 만나다, 마주치다
I encountered a sea turtle while I was swimming.

forge

v. 구축하다
Stacy and Heather forged their friendship when they were teenagers.

occupy

v. 차지하다
Kevin and Alice occupied the chairs and had a long discussion.

compensate

v. 보상하다, 보상금을 주다
Her boss compensated her for the extra work she did last week.

iron

n. 철, 쇠
The horse had shoes made of iron.

prosper

v. 번영하다
Frank’s new business finally prospered after many years of hard work.

exceed

v. (특정한 수, 양을) 넘다, 넘어서다
Since I exceeded my limit, I decided to get rid of my credit cards.

province

n. (행정 단위인) 주
Canada is divided into several different provinces.

benefactor

n. 후원자
The student’s benefactor gave him money to spend on his studies.

modest

adj. 겸손한
Derek is very modest for someone who is so rich.

penny

n. 영국의 작은 동전
US President Abraham Lincoln is on the penny.

blacksmith

n. 대장장이
The blacksmith pounded the piece of metal until it was flat.

agreement

n. 협정, 합의, 동의
I think you’ll get Tom’s agreement to this proposal.

chimney

n. 굴뚝
The cat was sitting on the roof next to the chimney.

preach

v. 설교하다
Aaron often preached about living an honest life.

ladder

n. 사다리
He used a ladder to climb to the top of his tree house.

satisfaction

n. 만족
Brad was filled with satisfaction when he saw what was for dinner.

arise

v. 생기다, 발생하다
Difficulties arose with his computer because it was old.

humble

adj. 겸손한
Even though Bob is the smartest boy in his class, he is humble.

sustain

v. 유지하다
Wind power is a clean way to sustain a city with energy.

discourage

v. 막다, 좌절시키다
Mr. Perry discouraged the students from quitting school.

caretaker

n. 관리인, 돌보는 사람
My grandmother’s caretaker helps her get around the house.

ridiculous

adj. 터무니없는
Steve looked ridiculous with those huge blue sunglasses.

awkward

adj. 어색한, 곤란한
After dropping his coffee cup, Robbie felt awkward.

inferior

adj. (~보다) 못한, 하위의
Cars built a hundred years ago are inferior to ones built today.

hut

n. 오두막
We all went into the hut to sleep.

lodge

n. 오두막
During our ski trip, we stayed at a lodge.

shepherd

n. 양치기
The shepherd moved the sheep to another field.

repay

v. 갚다, 보답하다
She repaid her friend for all of his hard work with a small gift.

neglect

v. 방치하다
William neglected his room, so it is a complete mess.

wheat

n. 밀
The field of golden wheat was ready to be harvested.

hatred

n. 증오
I have a hatred for the taste of medicine.

offense

n. 위법, 범죄, 모욕
Stealing a car is a very serious offense.

venture

v. (위험을 무릅쓰고) 가다
Even though it was dangerous, they ventured up the mountain.

acquire

v. 습득하다, 획득하다
Tina acquired a strange package yesterday.

deceive

v. 속이다, 기만하다
He tried to deceive his friends with a card trick.

newcomer

n. 신입자, 신참자
The students happily welcomed the newcomer to the school.

overlook

v. 간과하다
Brenda overlooked the last step and had a bad fall.

satisfactory

adj. 만족스러운
Mina often received satisfactory grades since she studied so hard.

fake

adj. 가짜의, 거짓된
The model was wearing fake hair.

scar

n. 흉터
The man had horrible scars on his cheek and forehead.

irritate

n. 짜증나게 하다, 화나게 하다
Karen’s brother irritated her when he told her that he had lost her camera.

pine

n. 소나무
There were many beautiful pine trees in the forest.

chore

v. 하기 싫은 일, 허드렛일
It’s Nikki’s chore to do the dishes every Tuesday and Wednesday night.

bunch

n. 다발, 송이
She was hungry, so she ate the entire bunch of grapes.

disgraceful

adj. 부끄러운, 수치스러운
This is a disgraceful waste of money.

elbow

n. 팔꿈치
She pointed to her elbow to show me where she hurt herself.

valentine

n. 애인
Harry wanted Molly to be his valentine.

persist

v. 계속되다
Even though the lesson was difficult, he persisted until he understood.

kid

v. 농담하다
I am not really mad. I was kidding when I said I was angry.

overnight

adv. 하룻밤 동안
The campers stayed in the tent overnight.

sensation

n. 느낌, 감각
Mom got a painful sensation in her head from the loud noise.

loose

adj. 헐거워진
The bolt was loose, so I tightened it with the wrench.

tease

v. 놀리다
Jake teased Charlie because he was the new student.

decent

adj. (수준, 질이) 괜찮은, 품위있는
Eric did a decent job painting the fence.

alley

n. 골목
The alley behind my house looks dirty.

grateful

adj. 고마워하는
The girls were grateful for the chance to visit their grandfather.

ax

n. 도끼
She used an ax to cut some wood for the fire.

sled

n. 썰매
Marvin likes to ride his sled down the hill in winter.

offend

v. 기분을 상하게 하다
They were both offended by what they had said to each other.