고등 영어단어 4

acute

형.극심한, 날카로운
I felt acute pains in my back.

adhere

동.들러붙다, 고수하다
We adhere to the principle that everyone should be treated fairly.

adjacent

형.인접한
There are also two roads adjacent to the railway lines.

adjourn

v.중단하다, 휴정하다
The hearing was adjourned for a week.

adore

동.동경하다, 숭배하다
She adores French perfume.

advent

명.출현
Since the advent of jet aircraft, travel has sped up.

adverse

a.부정적인, 반대의
The men were trapped by adverse winds on the island.

afflict

동.괴롭히다
He was afflicted by your failure.

affluent

형.부유한
Solar is generally a luxury good for affluent nations paying an environmental premium.

aggravate

동.악화시키다
There are two things that aggravate me: being ingnored and being lied to.

agitate

v.강력히 주장하다, 뒤흔들다, 휘젓다
The students were agitated by the news.

ailment

명.병
The dust hits the peninsula every spring, causing various respiratory diseases and eye ailments.

alleviate

동.~을 완화시키다
Heat often alleviates pain.

anatomy

명.해부
anatomy is a part of biology.

anecdote

명.일화
She prefaced her remarks with a personal anecdote.

annihilate

v.전멸시키다, 완패시키다
The enemies were all but annihilated.

apprehend

동.체포하다. 파악하다
I apprehended that the situation was serious.

aquarium

명.수족관
Come connect with the wonderful world of sea creatures at the Downtown aquarium

arbitrary

형.임의적인, 독단적인
She made an arbitrary choice of the black shoes instead of the brown ones.

archaeology

명.고고학
I enjoy studying archaeology.

artery

명.동맥
It is the main artery between Seoul and Busan.

arthritis

명.관절염
She is troubled by arthritis.

ascent

명.오르막, 상승
The sudden ascent of the elevator made us dizzy.

ascribe

동.~의 탓으로 하다
She ascribed her success to hard work.

assassinate

동.암살하다
They wove a plot to assassinate the king.

assault

명.공격, 폭행
동.공격하다, 폭행하다
They secured their town from an assault.

attribute

동.~의 덕분으로 여기다
명.속성, 특질
The doctor attributed the cause of his illness to overwork.

authentic

형.진정한, 진짜의
Even though other people say it is not authentic, I still want to believe.

avalanche

명.눈 사태, 쇄도
동.쏟아져 들어오다
The town is in danger from an avalanche.

axis

명.축, 중심선
The earth makes one revolution on its axis every twenty-four hours.

baffle

v.당황하게 하다
The sudden question baffled me.

banish

동.제거하다, 추방하다
banish all troubles from your mind.

barometer

n.기압계, 지표
A barometer is used to measure the pressure of the atmosphere.

barter

v.물물교환하다
To pay the tuition, I had to barter away my car.

bewilder

v.어리둥절하게 하다, 당황하게 하다
She was bewildered by their questions.

bleak

형.절망적인, 황량한, 음산한
She was bewildered by their questions.

blunder

n.어리석은 실수
v.어리석은실수를 하다
It was a blunder to invite them.

brag

동.자랑하다
He always brags about how rich his father is.

breakthrough

명.돌파구
His research led to a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer.

brink

명.직전
She lingered on the brink of death.

brisk

형.빠른, 무뚝뚝한
Business is always brisk before Christmas.

brook

n.개울
v.용납하지 않다
The brook meanders through the valley.

bruise

명.멍, 타박상
My bruise is still tender.

cactus

명.선인장
A cactus is a prickly plant whose stem stores water.

caress

v.애무하다, 어루만지다
n.애무
I caress your hand, watching you while you sleep so sweetly.

catalyst

명.촉매제
Not only is he a big star, but Rain can also be a catalyst in promoting cultural exchanges.

celebrity

명.유명 인사, 명성
She is something of a celebrity.

cemetery

명.공동묘지
His ancestors lie in the cemetery.

choke

동.질식시키다
A coin almost choked the baby.

chuckle

명.빙그레 웃다
We had a good chuckle.

cluster

명.무리
The view is obstructed by a cluster of trees.

commodity

명.상품
Public transportation, cars, gas and household commodities are also expected to rise.

compassion

명.동정심
For her compassion, she has become known as the angel bakery girl.

comply

동.준수하다, 따르다
I am not in a position to comply with your request.

concede

동.인정하다, 허용하다
We must concede that this is true.

conceive

동.생각해 내다, 임신하다
I cannot conceive of your doing such a silly thing.

condense

v.간추리다, 응결하다, 응결시키다
The cool air makes the vapor condense into a cloud.

conform

동.따르다, 순응하다
Products must conform to strict standards.

console

동.위로하다
That consoled me for the loss.

conspicuous

형.눈에 띄는, 돋보이는
Atmospheric contamination by exhaust fumes from automobiles has become conspicuous, particularly in urban areas

conspiracy

명.음모, 모의
My opponents are rigging up a conspiracy .

consternation

n.실망
To my consternation, it had completely disappeared.

constitute

동.구성하다, 설립하다
These elements combine to constitute the

contempt

명.경멸, 멸시
If you have contempt for someone, you

convene

동.(회의를)소집하다
The general manager plans to convene his employees to review security procedures.

converse

형.반대의
명.정반대
동.대화하다
It allows you to converse with other Windows users over a network.

corridor

명.복도, 통로
A corridor runs through the house.

counterfeit

a.위조의, 모조의
v.위조하다
On closer inspection the money turned out to be counterfeit .

cramp

n.근육 경련
He was seized with a cramp while

creed

n.신조, 신념, (종교적)교리
That is an article of my creed.

culprit

명.범인, (문제를 일으킨)장본인
The detectives scattered to round up the culprit .

curb

동.억제하다
명.(말의) 재갈, 억제
To help curb population growth, the government has imposed family planning restrictions.

curtail

동.축소시키다, 삭감하다, 단축하다
Do you think it will be necessary to curtail production?

dagger

명.단도, 단검
He thrust a dagger into his enemy´s heart.

defy

동.무시하다, 반항하다, 좌절시키다
Do you mean to defy me?

depict

동.묘사하다, 그리다
The writer depicted him as a hero.

deplete

동.고갈시키다
Once our stock is depleted, there will be no more available at these prices.

dermatologist

n. 피부과 전문의
dermatologist s have sounded alarms about the spike in skin cancer rates.

deteriorate

동.악화되다, 저하시키다
We should not deteriorate the quality of education.

diagnosis

명.진단
That doctor never makes a wrong diagnosis.

dilute

동.묽게 하다, 약화시키다
If you give your baby juice, dilute it well with cooled, boiled water.

discern

동.식별하다
They could not discern who was telling the truth.

disposition

명.기질, 성향, 배치
He had a disposition to do gambling.

dissertation

명.(대학의)논문
The material was lifted from somebody's dissertation.

divert

동.전환시키다
Nothing could divert his thoughts from his mother's sudden death.

dreary

a.따분한, 지루한, 우울한
Suppose plants were not to flower, how dreary nature would be!

dubious

형.의심스러운, 모호한
It's dubious if they'll come.

dwindle

동.줄어들다
The world's supply of fossil fuels is dwindling.

ebb

n.썰물
v.바닷물이 빠지다
The tide is on the ebb.

eccentric

형.괴짜인, 기이한
She thought it was eccentric to go swimming at night.

elaborate

형.정교한
동.상세히 말하다, 다듬다
No sooner had I finished an elaborate car

emancipation

n.해방
The emancipation of slaves marks an epoch in American history.

embargo

명.통상 금지령, 출항 금지
Exports rapidly increased after the trade embargo was lifted.

enhance

동.강화하다
The effect of this forceful poem is enhanced by contrast.

entangle

v.얽어매다, 얽히게 만들다
The town was entangled with their scheme.

entitle

동.표제를 붙이다, 자격을 주다
He is entitled to a pension.

epidemic

명.전염병
형.전염성의
The epidemic spread quickly in the village.

eradication

n.근절, 박멸
eradication of mosquitoes is difficult.

eulogy

n.찬양하는 연설, 찬사, 추도연설
Fellow actors gave eulogies at the funeral.

evacuate

동.대피시키다, 떠나다
The civilians were evacuated from the dangerous town.

evade

동.피하다, 모면하다
It is surprising that so many people evade paying taxes.

excavate

동.발굴하다
Remains of the Stone Age were excavated.

extravagant

형.낭비하는, 사치스러운, 화려한
Those who are extravagant spend more money than they can afford.

fad

명.(일시적인) 유행
You´re easily swept along by fads, aren´t you?

feasible

형.실행 가능한
I don´t know whether it is feasible or not.

feat

명.위업, 솜씨
Even before yesterday's feat , she had given evidence of her extraordinary ability.

flaw

명.결함, 결점
When we fall in love, we are unable to see a person’s flaws.

fluctuation

명.변동, 동요
The price fluctuations are difficult to

foe

명.적
We couldn´t tell whether he was friend or foe

fowl

n.가금
It has led to the culling of millions of fowl.

fraud

명.사기, 사기꾼
Telemarketing fraud has been on the increase in recent months.

frigid

형.불감증의, 몹시 추운
The recent frigid weather will continue till tomorrow.

futile

형.헛된, 소용없는
Attempts to convince him are futile .

geometry

명.기하학
n. John isn't failing geometry , but he's just hanging on by a hair.

gigantic

형.거대한
It took a special lift to elevate the gigantic granite blocks into place.

gist

n.요지, 골자
Don't go into details about the book, just give me the gist .

growl

동.으르렁거리다
명.으르렁거리는 소리
The dog growled at the stranger.

harass

동.괴롭히다
She was often harassed with nuisance phone calls

hazard

명.위험
동.제안하다, 위태롭게 하다
Secondhand smoking is a big health hazard.

hierarchy

명.계급, 지배층, 체계
There´s a very rigid social hierarchy in their society.

hilarious

a. 아주우스운
The movie was hilarious!

hypothesis

명.가설, 가정
We find much evidence converging to support the hypothesis.

illuminate

동.비추다, 밝게 하다
The focus of the probe will be to illuminate the

imminent

형.임박한
He was aware of the imminent danger.

implement

동.실행하다
명.도구
It is increasingly difficult to implement the agreement.

improvise

동.즉흥적으로 하다
In jazz, the performers often improvise their own melodies.

impudent

a.뻔뻔스러운, 건방진, 염치없는
He was impudent enough to ask me for a

inflict

동.(고통을) 가하다, (벌을) 주다
Regular exposure to loud music and noise can inflict permanent hearing damage.

inhale

동.들이마시다, 흡입하다
It is dangerous to inhale ammonia fumes.

inquisitive

a.꼬치꼬치 캐묻는, 탐구심이 많은
Both boys were curious, gifted at math, and inquisitive .

inscription

명.새기기, 새겨진 글
Centuries of wind and rain had worn away the inscription.

insomnia

n.불면증
Some believe insomnia is caused by worries

insulate

v. 절연(방음)처리하다, 격리하다
Several villages were insulated by placing

intangible

a.뭐라 말 할 수 없는, 무형의
It’s not some intangible dream.

integrate

동.통합하다
He’s a computer scientist working on how to integrate technology into our daily lives.

intestine

n.장
The food we eat passes through the stomach and intestines.

intricate

형.복잡한, 난해한
The plot of this story is very intricate .

jeopardize

동.위태롭게 하다
The scandal could jeopardize his chances of

juvenile

형.청소년의, 어린애같은
We are also looking at new ways to prevent juvenile crime.

kidnap

동.납치하다
Two journalists were kidnapped by terrorists.

lament

동.슬퍼하다, 비탄하다
명.슬픔, 애도
He lament s that his youth is gone.

lavish

형.풍성한, 아주 후한
I don't make jokes on such a lavish scale.

legitimate

형.합법적인, 정당한
You must use public money only for legitimate purposes.

lethal

형.치명적인
The disclosures were lethal to his reputation.

lofty

형.매우 높은, 고귀한
The project was criticized as having lofty but unrealistic goals.

longitude

n.경도
The nation´s capital is at longitude 21 degrees east.

lure

동.유혹하다
명.매력
The world’s best business minds are gathering to discuss how to lure customers.

admonish

v.꾸짖다, 충고하다
The teacher admonished the child for coming late to school.

aggression

명.공격성, 침입
Some types of dogs are bred for aggression.

anesthesia

n.마취, 마비
I’ve never had an operation and I’ve never had anesthesia.

magnificent

형.장대한, 굉장한
The tourists admired the magnificent spectacle.

magnify

동.확대하다
This microscope magnifies an object 200 times.

malicious

a.악의적인
She spread malicious rumors about her ex-boyfriend.

maneuver

명.책략
동.교묘하게 다루다
Every year the army and navy hold maneuver s for practice.

manifest

동.(감정 등을) 밖으로 나타내다
형.명백한, 분명한
The error was made manifest thanks to the accountant's recalculation.

manual

형.손으로 하는, 육체노동의
명.설명서
He hasn´t done any manual labor.

massacre

명.대학살, 대패
동.대학살하다, 대패시키다
At the church, I learned about the Massacre of the Innocents.

mediate

동.조정하다, 중재하다
He mediated between two persons

meditate

v.명상하다, 꾀하다
They decided to meditate on the matter for an additional week or so.

menace

명.위협적 존재
동.위협하다, 협박하다
Handguns are a menace to peace.

meticulous

형.세심한
She is meticulous about her work.

meteorology

n.기상학
He worked on meteorology in addition to astronomy.

mince

동.갈다, 잰걸음을 걷다
명.갈아놓은 고기
All vegetables used in this recipe are to be minced very fine

mishap

n.작은사고
Poor communications were to blame for the mishap .

mitigate

동.완화하다, 경감시키다
Because of the mitigating circumstances, her punishment will not be severe.

momentous

a.중대한
He made a momentous decision for his future.

morale

명.사기, 의욕
The morale of the whole army is very high.

mortgage

명.저당, 융자
동.저당잡히다
They held the mortgage on a person’s house

muggy

a.후텁지근한
It's better to be indoors in muggy weather

mummy

n.미이라
The morale of the whole army is very high.

municipal

형.지방 자치제의
The hospital is maintained at municipal expense.

nasty

형.더러운, 비열한
Due to nasty weather, we couldn´t leave.

notify

동.통보하다, 알리다
The police were notified about the case.

notorious

형.악명 높은
She is a notorious liar.

novice

명.초보자
I don´t think you should have a novice use a machine.

nurture

동.양육하다, 양성하다
명.교육
We are directed, nurtured, and sustained by others.

oar

명.배를 움직이는 노
He lost his oars while he was asleep.

oath

명.맹세, 선서
The knights swore an oath of loyalty to their king.

oblivious

형.잘 잊어버리는, 의식하지 못하는
He was oblivious of his promise.

obscene

형.외설적인, 터무니없는
There is a flood of obscene magazines

obscure

형.모호한, 잘 알려지지 않은
동.모호하게 하다
My friend mumbled some obscure reason for being late.

orchid

명.난초
a wild orchid

orthodox

형.정통파의, 정통의
orthodox political economics

overt

형.명백한, 명시적인
So far, there haven´t been any overt changes.

panting

[형]헐떡거리는, 가슴이 두근거리는
She panted out her message.

peninsula

명.반도
The Korean peninsula is a blessed land.

perch

동.앉아 있다
A little bird perched on a twig.

perpetual

형.영원한, 끊임없이 게속되는
There is perpetual friction between the two factions.

persecute

v.박해하다, 귀찮게 굴다
The boy persecuted me with questions.

perspire

[동]땀을 흘리다, 발산증발 시키다.
My palms are already perspiring.

pertinent

형.적절한, 관련있는
a pertinent criticism

pious

a.독실한, 실현가능성이 없는
a pious Christian

poke

동.쿡 찌르다, 쑤시다
The balloon popped when he poked it with a pin.

pollen

명.꽃가루
I´m allergic to pollen

portray

동.그리다, 묘사하다
He has often been portrayed as a cold, calculating character.

poultry

명.가금류
The farmer raises poultry for meat and eggs.

precarious

형.상황이 위태로운
a precarious assumption

precipitation

n.강수, 강수량
The annual precipitation in this area amounts to 2,000 millimeters.

predator

명.약탈자, 포식 동물
Cats are natural predator s of birds.

prevalent

형.널리 퍼진
The plague is prevalent

procrastinate

v.미루다
Her professor scolded her for procrastinating.

quench

v.풀다, 끄다
The thirst-quenching drink that tastes great.

queue

n.줄, 대기행렬
v.줄서서 기다리다
Behind him was a long queue of angry motorists

radiation

명.방사선
It absorbs radiation emitted by the sun.

radical

형.근본적인, 급진적인
We need radical change.

rally

명.집회
We should send a delegation to the rally.

random

형.무작위의
He made a random collection of old stamps.

rational

형.이성적인, 합리적인
The patient seems perfectly rational.

realm

명.영역, 왕국
Mythical gods usually lived in spiritual realms.

recession

명.후퇴, 퇴각
The recession may still deepen further.

reciprocal

형.상호간의, 보답의
The countries have a reciprocal trade agreement.

reckless

형.무모한, 신중하지 못한
I am afraid it is rather reckless of you.

reckon

동.생각하다, 계산하다
I reckoned there were 100 of them.

reconcile

동.화해시키다
He is reconciled to living in London.

rectangular

형.직사각형의, 직각의
I like the rectangular one best.

wane

동.약해지다, 작아지다
The moon in the sky is on the wane.

warrant

명.보증서, 영장, 정당한 이유
The police considered Sands a strong suspect, but never issued a warrant for his arrest in connection with the murder.

weird

형.이상한, 괴상한
Ultimately, these weird problems can be solved individually.

wrath

명.분노, 노여움
I hope that you never, ever get mad at me because I can see that your wrath is awesome.

refrain

동.삼가다, 자제하다
명.후렴
Earlier, the government had stressed that it would refrain from raising taxation rates until at least 2010.

rejoice

동.기뻐하다
We rejoice in compassion and fear destruction in equal measure.

remit

v.(죄를)용서하다
Also the staffers of the show production will be remitted to the personnel committee.

reproach

v.비난하다, 자책하다
n.비난, 책망, 치욕
She´s beyond reproach : beautiful, intelligent and with an attractive figure to boot.

resolute

a.단호한
The character turns out to be a rather resolute motherly figure.

retort

v.항변하다, 말대꾸하다
n.말대답
He retorted to the accusation saying he was not to blame.

rhetoric

명.미사여구, 수사법
We are used to this kind of North Korean rhetoric, Powell told reporters before his meeting with Ban.

salute

명.경례, 인사
동.경례하다, 인사하다
I salute you for your magnificent achievement

sanction

명.제재, 인가
동.인가하다
We have the sanction of the law to hunt in this place.

sanitary

a.위생의, 위생적인, 청결한
However, these houses did not offer good sanitary conditions and burned easily in the case of a fire.

sarcastic

a.빈정대는, 풍자적인
They made several sarcastic remarks about the food.

saturate

동.포화시키다, 흠뻑 적시다
It is easy to saturate oneself with sunshine in the summer.

scorch

v.그슬리다, 누렇게 마르다
It can scorch plants and cause excess growth at the expense of health and production.

segregation

명.차별정책, 분리
There is growing recognition that we should abolish segregation.

shabby

형.허름한, 낡은
By the time they were out of style I didn't care because they looked so shabby.

sinister

형.사악한, 불길한
Unfortunately some of the circus people have more sinister plans than just clowning around.

skull

명.두개골
After all, the skull bone is connected to the toe bone but they are quite far apart.

slaughter

동.도살하다, 학살하다
To legalize the dog meat trade, the law on livestock slaughtering should be revised to include dogs.

smuggle

동.밀수하다
He befriends some criminals so that they may smuggle him out of the city.

snarl

v.으르렁거리다, 호통치다
n.뒤얽힌 것
In addition to humans, other mammals including monkeys and dogs snarl, often to warn others of their potential bite.

sober

형.술에 취하지 않은, 진지한
동.술이 깨다, 진지해지다
The realization that a catastrophe could occur at any time sobered them up.

solicit

동.요청하다
No person shall solicit or request others for contributions

speculate

동.추측하다
Analysts speculate this is because of the widening gap with rival company NHN, the market leader.

splash

동.(물이) 튀다
명.튀기는 소리
The news of his death was splashed in headlines across all the newspapers.

spontaneous

형.자발적인, 즉흥적인
Rather he believed that simple forms of life were created continuously by spontaneous regeneration.

sprout

동.싹이 나다
The plan is seen as an effort to differentiate the airline from low-cost airlines sprouting up in Asia.

stagnant

a.고여있는, 정체된
This is pretty much all we can do when sales are stagnant and the future looks dim, said Yoo.

stale

형.신선하지 않은, 진부한
No one wanted to drink the stale coffee.

stereotype

명.고정 관념
The character has characteristics of the stereotype of homosexuals common in the 1950s and early 1960s.

strife

명.분쟁, 갈등
As the strife continued, the King went to the gods and asked them for something to help keep the peace among the people.

substantial

형.상당한
They also point out it would place a substantial burden on the already tight national budget.

tariff

명.관세, 운임표
If we extend the oil tariff reduction for six months, it would have the same effect of offering 150 billion won to companies.

tentative

형.잠정적인, 머뭇거리는
I am drawing a tentative conclusion from my observations of other people's behavior.

testament

명.증거
The soapstone sculptures of old testament prophets around the terrace are considered amongst his finest work.

thrive

동.번영하다
Its stories of success are testimony to the fertile environment Korea provides for businesses to thrive, he said.

throb

v.욱신거리다, 소리가 고동치다
n.욱신거림, 진동
After I hit my toe on the chair, it throbbed for hours.

throne

명.왕위, 군주
On his accession to the throne he inherited vast estates.

throng

동.모여들다, 북적대다
명.군중
When they were let off near Red Square, they found themselves among a huge throng of people.

thrust

동.밀치다, 찌르다
A third party should not thrust his nose into these matters.

tilt

동.경사기게 하다
That picture looks like it´s tilted slightly to the right.

torment

n.고통
v.괴롭히다
My two kids went through torment, but they are now grown and married and have caps -- million-dollar mouths.

toxic

형.유독성의
A chemical factor from the outside or inside of your body can result in a toxic headache.

tranquil

a.고요한, 평온한
It was truly a tranquil paradise that so marvelously masked the grime and smoke of the industrial complex surrounding it.

transition

명.변화, 전환
The school district recently completed a transition from Junior High Schools to Middle Schools.

tread

동.밟다
명.밟기
Friction between the tire and the road surface causes the rubber tread to wear away over time.

treaty

명.협정, 조약
But the peace treaty that ended decades of war between the north and the south has yet to deliver the kind of progress many expected.

tyrant

명.폭군
Although the members of the palace look at her with love and admiration, she is in actuality a cruel, despotic tyrant.

ulcer

명.궤양
At the age of five, the rust from the nail caused an ulcer in his stomach which required him to be hospitalized.

velocity

명.속도
Two cars are travelling along a road, both moving at a constant velocity.

ventilate

v.환기하다, 표명하다
If you suspect that sewer gas is leaking into your building first ventilate it and then fill all your traps with water.

verge

명.가장자리, 직전
She felt so sad that she was on the verge of bursting into tears.

verify

동.입증하다
The statement`s authenticity has yet to be verified both by Kuwaiti and South Korean officials.

versatile

형.다재다능한
He is a versatile player who can play at either center or guard.

vexed

a.안절부절 못하는,곤란한,성난,마음 아픈
Family matters were only part of what vexed Berry as a girl.

viable

형.실행 가능한
So, they've wasted a lot of money that could have gone toward a more viable concept from the beginning.

vice versa

[형] ①거꾸로 ②반대로
Each boy had only one girl partner and vice versa, they never changed partners.

volatile

형.변덕스러운, 불안한, 휘발성의
Stocks remained volatile into the afternoon, recovering much of their losses, then declining anew.

vulnerable

형.상처받기 쉬운, 취약한
Given such changing conditions, older people especially will be vulnerable to colds.

wag

v.흔들다, 흔들리다, 땡땡이치다
n.농담하기 좋아하는 사람, 흔들기
The happy dog wagged his tail.