중등 필수 영단어 900 (2)

university

[명] 대학교
After high school, I plan to go to university.

fresh

[형] 신선한, 새로운
The display of fresh fruit looked delicious.

lack

[명] 결핍
[동] 부족하다
He is held back by his lack of confidence.

tidy

[형] 정리된
[동] 정리하다
I like a tidy dress.

metal

[명] 금속
A magnet attracts metal.

hero

[명] 영웅
Superman is a comic book hero.

fix

[동] 고치다, 고정시키다
The broken TV was hard to fix, so I threw it away.

expect

[동] 기대하다, 기다리다
We expect rain tomorrow.

medium

[명] 매체
[형] 중간의
Language is a medium of expression.

convenient

[형] 편리한
Living near a subway station is convenient.

doubt

[동] 의심하다
[명] 의심
Our star player is hurt, so I doubt we'll win tonight.

guard

[명] 경비원, 경비
[동] 지키다
They guarded against entry by thieves.

owe

[동] 빚지고 있다
How much money do I owe you?

minor

[형] 작은, 덜 중요한
[명] 미성년자, 부전공
Don't worry. It's only a minor problem.

inn

[명] 주막, 여관
We stayed at a small inn when we went on vacation.

journey

[명] 여행
The journey was worthwhile.

memory

[명] 기억, 추억
He has a good memory. He remembers everything!

salary

[명] 급여
He has a poor salary.

dictionary

[명] 사전
Please look this word up in a dictionary.

tough

[형] 힘든, 강인한, 질긴
This meat is tough. I need a steak knife.

weight

[명] 무게, 체중
An ant can carry up to 50 times its own weight.

valley

[명] 계곡
The river runs along the floor of a valley.

such

[형] 그러한, ~와 같은
He did no such thing.

rise

[동] 일어나다, 증가하다, (해가)뜨다
The sun rises in the east.

widespread

[형] 광범위한
The forest fires were widespread through the mountains.

inform

[동] 알리다
You should inform the police if you have a car accident.

image

[명] 이미지, 형태
This photo is too small. How do I enlarge the image?

electric

[형] 전기의
electric cars are one solution to our oil problems.

curious

[형] 호기심 많은
Babies are curious about everything.

burn

[동] 태우다, 타다
Don't play with fire. You may burn yourself.

fear

[명] 공포
Brave men have no fears.

similar

[형] 비슷한, 닮은
Chuseok is similar to Thanksgiving Day.

able

[형] ~을 할 수 있는, 유능한
Will you be able to come by 6?

vast

[형] 광대한
He owns a vast piece of land with two lakes and four houses.

obey

[동] 복종하다, 준수하다
If you don't obey the law, the police will come after you.

wonder

[동] 궁금해하다, 놀라다
[명] 놀라움
I wonder if we'll have a lot of homework tonight.

forest

[명] 숲
The Amazon rain forest is home to many animals.

department

[명] 부문, 부서
What department do you work in?

niece

[명] 여자 조카
My niece Michelle is my brother's daughter.

prepare

[동] 준비하다
I helped prepare for the party by blowing up balloons.

interest

[명] 관심, 흥미
I have no interest in going to the party tomorrow.

actual

[형] 실제의
Our actual expenses for food last year were much lower than we thought.

magazine

[명] 잡지
He read a magazine while waiting at the doctor's office.

physical

[형] 육체의, 물질적인
physical exercise is good for the body.

jar

[명] 단지
We buy jam in jars.

elsewhere

[부] 다른 곳에서
She doesn't live here; she must live elsewhere.

even

[부] ~조차도, ~까지도
She left and didn't even say goodbye. How rude!

deaf

[형] 귀가 먼
After Beethoven became deaf, he kept composing music.

anxious

[형] 걱정하는, 열망하는
I spent an anxious night waiting for my test results.

comfortable

[형] 편안한
This sofa is really comfortable.

factory

[명] 공장
This factory makes shoes.

prize

[명] 상
Henry won the first prize in the art competition.

shape

[명] 모양
Triangles, squares, and circles are all shapes.

therefore

[부] 그러므로
I think, therefore I am.

spread

[동] 펼치다, 퍼뜨리다, 바르다
My mom spreads butter and jam on my toast every day.

accent

[명] 억양
She had a thick German accent.

yet

[부] (부정문)아직, (의문문)벌써
We have not finished middle school yet.

female

[형] 여성의, 암컷의
[명] 여성, 암컷
female birds lay eggs. Male birds don't.

fur

[명] 털, 모피
Up to 65 animals are killed to make 1 mink fur coat.

million

[명] 100만
Korea has a population of about 49 million people.

beneath

[부] 밑에, 아래쪽에
[부] ~의 아래에
I heard someone crying beneath the bleachers.

rapid

[형] 빠른
He is a rapid speaker.

best

[형] 가장 좋은
[부] 가장 잘
This is the best cake that I've ever had!

castle

[명] 성
The castle gate opened and the knights came out.

active

[형] 적극적인, 활동적인
She is active in politics.

melt

[동] 녹다
Great heat melts iron.

tiny

[형] 아주 작은
I watched a tiny insect flying around the flowers.

essay

[명] 에세이, 수필
I should write an essay on TV dramas.

collect

[동] 모으다
His hobby is to collect seashells.

adventure

n.모험, 모험심
Our camping trip turned into an adventure when we became lost.

bit

[부] 조금, 잠시
[명] 작은 조각
The mouse ate the bit of cheese that fell to the floor.

breath

[명] 호흡
A hippo can hold its breath underwater for 30 minutes.

coast

[명] 해안
Busan is on the South-East coast of Korea.

law

[명] 법
While driving, wearing a seat belt is the law.

twice

[부] 두 번
I practice playing the piano twice a week.

mud

[명] 진흙
Children love noise and mud.

race

[명] 경주, 인종
[동] 경주하다
Sam ran the fastest and won the race.

possible

[형] 가능한
It is not possible for an elephant to jump.

march

[명] 3월, 행진
[동] 행진하다, 가두시위하다
The long march made the soldiers tired.

rail

[명] 기차레일, 난간
He held onto the rail when he went down steep stairs.

silence

[명] 고요, 침묵
The teacher asked for silence before starting the exam.

avoid

[동] 피하다, 방지하다
In boxing you must try to avoid being punched.

bone

[명] 뼈
The boy fell from his bike and broke a bone.

romantic

[형] 로맨틱한, 낭만적인
Romeo and Juliet is romantic and tragic.

danger

[명] 위험
A soldier's day is full of danger.

fold

[동] 접다
He folded the sheet of paper to make a paper airplane.

contest

[명] 대회
The Miss Korea Beauty contest is on TV today.

realize

[동] 깨닫다, 실현하다
Oh, I didn't realize how late it was. Let's go.

bless

[동] 축복하다
God bless you!

shy

[형] 수줍어하는
Deer are shy animals.

reason

[명] 이유, 근거
[동] 판단하다, 추론하다
Is there a good reason you didn't do your homework?

technology

[명] 과학 기술
Thanks to new technology, cell phones are getting smaller.

bowl

[명] (속이 깊은)그릇
Put two eggs in the bowl and stir them.

central

[형] 중심의
Namdaemun is in central Seoul.

various

[형] 다양한
Korea imports various fruits from foreign countries.

skin

[명] 피부
You should protect your skin from the sun.

wrap

[동] 포장하다, 감다
[명] 덮개
I wrapped her Christmas gift in green paper.

twist

[동] 구부리다, 돌리다
To open the bottle you must twist the top.

somewhere

[부] 어딘가에, 대략
Help me find the remote control. It's here somewhere.

highlight

[동] 강조하다
[명] 가장 중요한 부분
The speaker highlighted the important ideas in his talk with a diagram.

cabbage

[명] 양배추
cabbage is a vegetable often used to make kimchi.

divide

[동] 나누다
A pizza is usually divided into eight slices.

instead

[부] 그 대신에
There's no coffee. Would you like tea instead?

loose

[형] 헐렁한, 느슨한
His shoelace came loose, so he stopped to tighten it.

turtle

[명] 거북
turtles walk slowly but swim fast.

announce

[동] 발표하다
The letter was to announce their marriage.

relationship

[명] 관계
They have a very good business relationship.

chapter

[명] (책의) 장, 시기, 사제단
I read chapter 2` of my history book.

dawn

[명] 새벽, 시작
[동] 날이 새다
Birds start singing at dawn to greet the new day.

brave

[형] 용감한
The fire fighter was brave to run into the burning house.

continue

[동] 계속하다
How far does the road continue?

forgive

[동] 용서하다
I'm sorry. Please forgive me.

pray

[동] 기도하다, 간청하다
She went to church to pray.

achieve

[동] 이루다, 성취하다
You can achieve anything you want to.

task

[명] 과제, 과업
Computers can perform many different tasks.

decrease

[동] 감소하다
[명] 감소, 하락
The decrease in exports was 15 percent.

scope

[명] 범위, 여지
Leaders should think on a large scope.

regular

[형] 정기적인, 보통의
We went home a different way, not the regular way.

true

a.진실한, 성실한, 해당하는
ad.똑바로, 진실되게
I assume that it is true.

hardly

[부] 거의~않다
You hardly ate anything. Aren't you hungry?

soil

[명] 흙
Plants grow well in healthy soil.

college

[명] 대학
After high school some students will go to college.

accident

[명] 사고
Six cars crashed in a big accident this morning.

chance

[명] 기회, 가능성
Give me another chance, and I won't fail again.

pot

[명] 냄비, 단지
The soup was cooking in the pot.

respect

[동] 존경하다, (법 등을) 준수하다
[명] 존경, 측면
We should respect our elders.

shark

[명] 상어
Jaws is a movie about a shark.

while

[명] 동안
[접] ~하는 동안
She waited for a while.

senior

[형] 손위의
[명] 손윗사람
senior citizens get discounts on buses.

raise

[동] 올리다, 들다, 기르다
raise your hand to ask a question.

within

[전] ~이내에
I should be back within an hour.

usual

[형] 늘 하는, 흔히 있는
It is usual for a lot of rain to fall in spring.

pack

[동] 짐을 싸다, 포장하다
I packed my bag the night before my trip.

cell

[명] 세포
If I'm not home, call me on my cell.

hall

[명] 복도, 현관
The principal was in the hall looking in at our class.

border

[명] 경계, 국경
[동] 인접하다
They passed the border without passports.

clever

[형] 영리한
The clever boy found a new way to solve the problem.

except

[전] ~을 제외하고
Everyone is ready except him.

wake

[동] (잠에서) 깨다
Don't wake the baby.

wealth

[명] 부, 재산
Bill Gates has a lot of wealth.

tend

[동] ~하는 경향이 있다
Students tend to study harder when exams are soon.

necessary

[형] 필수의, 필요한
Oxygen is necessary for all living things.

indeed

[부] 참으로, 정말
It is very cold, indeed.

language

[명] 언어
I study 3 languages: Korean, English, and Japanese.

effort

[명] 노력
It took a big effort to lift the heavy box.

protect

[동] 보호하다
We should protect the environment.

operate

[동] 조작하다, 수술하다
How do you operate this machine?

attend

[동] 참석하다, 유의하다, 돌보다
I'm busy so I can't attend your party. Sorry.

custom

[명] 관습, 관세
Trick or Treating is a Halloween custom.

treat

[동] 대하다, 치료하다
Let's go out for lunch. It's my treat!

brand

[명] 상표
Samsung is one of the most famous brands in the world.

storm

[명] 폭풍
The weather forecast said a storm is coming.

produce

[동] 생산하다
Hens produce eggs and cows produce milk.

relative

[형] 상대적인
[명] 친척
Weight is usually relative to height.

view

[명] 전망, 견해, 의견
The view from my window is beautiful.

frame

[명] 틀, 뼈대
[동] 틀에 넣다
I bought a new frame for the photo of my girlfriend.

trash

[명] 쓰레기
Don't put cans in the trash can. Recycle them.

rank

[명] 지위, 계급
[동] (순위를) 매기다, 평가하다
Men of all rank and classes have served in the military.

celebrate

[동] 축하하다, 기념하다
We celebrated his birthday with cake and a small party.

climate

[명] 기후
Fires occur frequently in hot and dry climates.

reduce

[동] 줄이다
There is danger ahead, so please reduce your speed.

praise

[동] 칭찬하다
You should give a dog praise when it behaves well.

communicate

[동] 의사소통하다
Deaf people communicate by sign language.

depressed

[형] 우울한
My goldfish died, so I'm very depressed.

awake

[형] 깨어있는
She was already awake when the alarm clock rang.

thread

[명] 실
[동] 실을 꿰다
She used blue thread to sew the hole in my jeans.

decide

[동] 결정하다
I can't decide between the green hat and the red one.

input

[동] 입력하다
[명] 조언, 투입, 입력
My assistant inputs the company's sales figures every month.

host

[명] (손님을 초대한)주인, 프로그램 진행자
The host welcomed his guests.

route

[명] 경로, 노선
The shortest route between 2 points is a straight line.

pattern

[명] 사고, 행동)양식, 무늬
Do you have this dress in another pattern?

horror

[명] 공포, 무서움
I like horror movies.

purpose

[명] 목적
The purpose of seat belts is to keep passengers safe.

rude

[형] 무례한
He is rude to everyone, so no one likes him.

spicy

[형] 양념맛이 강한
The food was so spicy that it gave me a runny nose.

lid

[명] 뚜껑, 눈꺼풀
Put the lid on the pot so that the soup won't get cold.

local

[형] 지역의
local calls are free. You must pay for long distance ones.

disappointed

[형] 실망한
I was disappointed that we lost the game.

charity

[명] 자선 단체
Many people give money to charity during Christmas.

explain

[동] 설명하다
I don't understand. Can you explain it to me?

debate

[동] 논쟁하다, 토론하다
[명] 논쟁, 토론
The debate was about where to build the new hospital.

impress

[동] 감동시키다
To impress my new teacher I answered all of her hard questions.

multiply

[동] 곱하다, 증가하다
If you multiply 7 by 15, you get 105.

result

[명] 결과
Our teacher gave us our test results this morning.

soul

[명] 영혼
She believes the soul of her dead son is in heaven.

fasten

[동] 매다, 고정시키다
fasten your seat belt, please.

whole

[형] 전체의
[명] 전체
I ate the whole cake and now I feel sick.

provide

[동] 제공하다
The seas provide us with a lot of food.

repair

[동] 수리하다
[명] 수리
Did you repair your broken bike?

bend

[동] 굽히다, 구부리다
bend your knees when you lift heavy things.

community

[명] 지역사회, 집답
Bees live and work together as a community.

flat

[형] 평평한, 바람이 빠진
[명] (타이어의) 펑크, 아파트
In ancient times, people thought the earth was flat.

record

[명] 기록
[동] 기록하다
I was browsing The Guiness Book of World records.

belong

[동] ~에 속하다
Dokdo belongs to Korea.

worth

[형] ~할 만한 가치가 있는
[명] 가치
It's worth a try.

create

[동] 창조하다
Dr. Frankenstein created a monster.

remove

[동] 제거하다, 치우다
Please remove your shoes before entering my house.

though

[접] 비록~이지만
though we played well, we still lost the game.

complete

[형] 완벽한
[동] 완료하다, 완성하다
I have the complete set of Harry Potter books, all 7 of them.

experiment

[명] 실험
[동] 실험하다
Scientists do experiments to test their ideas.

seem

[동] ~처럼 보이다, ~처럼 생각되다
They seem happy together, but who knows?

confuse

[동] 혼란시키다, 혼동하다
I sometimes confuse the numbers 12 and 20.

appoint

[동] 임명하다, (시간, 장소등을) 정하다
She was appointed class leader. There was no vote.

medical

[형] 의학의, 의료의
She is a medical student.

delay

[동] 지연시키다
[명] 지연
The plane was delayed because of bad weather.

price

[명] 가격
The price of the ticket was $5.

bury

[동] (땅에)묻다
The dog wanted to bury its bone in the garden.

experience

[명] 경험
[동] 경험하다
We all learn from past experiences.

till

[전] ~까지, ~가까이
[명] 계산대
Wait here till I come back.

complain

[동] 불평하다
Don't complain about the food; it's not that bad.

regard

[동] ~로 여기다
[명] 고려, 관심
We commonly regard the lion as king of the animals.

chopstick

[명] 젓가락
People of many Asian countries eat with chopsticks.

express

[동] 표현하다
Artists express themselves through their paintings.

document

[명] 서류
Please fax me the document. I must read and sign it.

company

[명] 회사, 동료
The oil company polluted a river.

although

[접] 비록 ~일지라도
although it was true, they did not believe it.

rate

[명] 속도, 비율, 요금
What's the weekly rate?

loan

[동] 빌려주다
[명] 대여, 융자금
I applied at the bank for a mortgage loan.

pillow

[명] 베개
I put my head on the pillow and fell asleep quickly.

exchange

[동] 교환하다
[명] 교환
You can exchange dollars for won at a bank.

admit

[동] 인정하다, 입학을 허가하다
The thief admitted to his crime and went to jail.

flow

[명] 흐름
[동] 흐르다
Rivers flow into the ocean.

rather

[부] 다소, 오히려
He looks rather unfriendly.

treasure

[명] 보물
The pirates buried the treasure on the island.

clerk

[명] (가게)점원, (회사)직원
The bank robber pointed his gun at the clerk.

deal

[동] 다루다, 거래하다
[명] 거래, 대우
Let's make a big deal : Give me a pen and I'll give you a book.

share

[동] 나누다, 공유하다
We're going the same way, so let's share a taxi.

compete

[동] 경쟁하다
It's hard to compete against Brazil in soccer.

deceive

[동] 속이다, 기만하다
Magicians are good at deceiving their audiences.

serve

[동] 제공하다, 근무하다
A waiter serves food in a restaurant.

complex

[형] 복잡한
[명] 복합 건물
An engine is a complex machine with many moving parts.

harm

[명] 해
[동] 해치다, 손상시키다
He's so kind that he wouldn't harm a fly.

broadcast

[명] 방송
[동] 방송하다
MBC's broadcasts are now in HD (High-Definition).

perform

[동] 공연하다, 수행하다
Computers can perform many different tasks.

capital

[명] 수도, 자본, 대문자
[형] 자본의, 대문자의
The capital of Japan is Tokyo.

sense

[명] 감각, 느낌, 의미
It makes sense to carry an umbrella on cloudy days.

bet

[동] 돈을 걸다
[명] 내기
I went to the racetrack and bet $5 on horse number 4.

ashamed

[형] 부끄러워하는
I felt ashamed of my foolish behavior.

complicated

[형] 복잡한
It's a complicated problem. I can't explain it.

mark

[명] 표시, 자국
[동] 표시하다, 흔적을 내다
The teacher marked our exam papers last night.

deliberate

[형] 고의의, 신중한
When learning to walk, babies take slow, deliberate steps.

equal

[형] 동일한, 평등한
[동] ~와 같다
A square has 4 equal sides.

excited

[형] 신이 난, 흥분한
I was excited to see the baseball game yesterday.

pill

[명] 알약
Take one pill every day for two weeks.

charge

[명] 요금, 책임
[동] (요금을) 청구하다
charge it to my credit card, please.

lord

[명] 귀족, 경, 주님
O lord, hear my prayer.

conversation

[명] 대화
̀ It's hard to have a conversation with a foreigner, but I try.

soldier

[명] 군인
Over 3,000 soldiers were sent off to war.

space

[명] 공간, 우주
I don't have enough space in my bag for these books.

bite

[동] 물다
[명] 한 입, 물린 상처
Be careful. That dog may bite you.

contact

[동] 연락하다
[명] 접촉, 연락
If you lose your ATM card, contact the bank immediately.

sheet

[명] (종이)한 장, (침대)시트
Take out a sheet of paper and write your name on it.

press

[명] 언론, 출판사
[동] 누르다
press this button to take a picture.

broad

[형] 폭넓은
He has broad shoulders so he needs an XL t-shirt.

succeed

[동] ~에 성공하다, 뒤를 잇다
Everyone has a chance to succeed in life.

through

[전] ~을 통하여, ~동안 내내, ~을 지나서
The boy walked through the backyard.

captain

[명] 선장, 기장, 우두머리
The captain welcomed us onto his ship.

steal

[동] 훔치다
Robin Hood would steal from the rich and give to the poor.

wing

[명] 날개
Butterflies have beautiful wings.

charm

[명] 매력
[동] 매혹하다
The gentleman had a lot of charm.

army

[명] 군대
The army fights on land; the navy, at sea.

thunder

[명] 천둥
First, you see lightening, and then you hear thunder.

diligent

a.근면한
He is a diligent worker. He's always at his desk.

unless

[접] ~하지 않으면
unless it is sunny, we cannot go outside.

discover

[동] 발견하다, 알아내다
Scientists recently discovered a new kind of spider.

promise

[동] 약속하다
[명] 약속
promise me you won't do anything foolish.

giant

[명] 거인
[형] 거대한
We found giant bear footprints in the forest.

lazy

[형] 게으른
He's not stupid, just lazy.

nervous

[형] 긴장한, 불안한
Are you nervous about the exam?

familiar

[형] 익숙한
Excuse me, you look familiar. Have I met you before?

crowd

[명] 군중
The crowd went wild after their team won the game.

furniture

[명] 가구
She got new furniture for her apartment.

disease

[명] 병
I read an article on "Mad cow disease" yesterday.

nest

[명] 둥지
The mother eagle protects her nest.

review

[동] 복습하다, 재검토하다
[명] 복습, 검토, 비평
Let's review the last lesson before starting a new one.

ocean

[명] 대양, 바다
Rivers flow into the ocean.

island

[명] 섬
The island used to be a prison.

graduate

[동] 졸업하다
[명] 졸업생
When did your daughter graduate from college?

mayor

[명] 시장
The new mayor holds regular meetings with citizens.

root

[명] 뿌리, 근원
The roots of the plant gather water and minerals.

dumb

[형] 말 못하는, 멍청한
The blind cannot see. The dumb cannot speak.

appear

[동] 나타나다, ~인 것 같다
The airplane appeared suddenly in the sky.

sand

[명] 모래
Haeundae Beach has a lot of sand.

trouble

[명] 문제, 어려움
They are in big trouble now!

shut

[동] 닫다
shut the door, please.

quarrel

[동] 다투다, 언쟁하다
[명] 다툼, 언쟁
Whenever my brother and I meet, we quarrel.

asleep

[형] 잠자고 있는
She fell asleep at 11:00 p.m.

laundry

[명] 세탁물, 세탁소
I hate doing the laundry!

planet

[명] 행성
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system.

shoot

[동] 쏘다
He was shot in the left arm with a gun.

surface

[명] 표면
Just try feeling the surface.

raw

[형] 날것의
Eating raw seafood can make you sick.

shower

[명] 샤워, 소나기
Do you take a shower in the morning or at night?

cost

[명] 가격, 비용
[동] (가격, 비용이) 들다
How much does one train ticket to Seoul cost?

net

[명] 그물
Large fishing boats catch fish with nets.

guest

[명] 손님, 투숙객
Today we have a special guest in our class.

palace

[명] 궁전
Louis XIV built the palace of Versailles outside Paris.

public

[형] 대중의, 공공의
You can borrow videos for free at the public library.

against

[전] ~에 반대하여
The Great Wall was built to protect against invaders.