Reading for the Real World 3/e-Book 2 Unit 06 (K)

alleged

증거없이 주장된
The movie star was allegedly spotted at the local

defendant

피고인
The defendant confidently stated that he was innocent of all charges.

deteriorate

악화되다
The nation's economy continued to deteriorate despite the politicians' efforts.

dictate

지시하다, 명령하다
My boss dictated what we had to do that day.

dignity

존엄성, 품위
The crown stands for royal dignity.

discarded

버리다, 폐기하다
The room was littered with discarded newspapers.

distortion

왜곡
The distortions of the details in her story made me realize she was not present at the site of the accident.

explicitly

명쾌하게
The report states explicitly that the system was to blame.

eyewitness

증인, 목격자
The police did a lot of legwork in an effort to find an eyewitness.

intervening

사이에 오는
Little had changed in the intervening years.

juror

배심원
He raised questions meant to plant seeds of doubts in the minds of jurors.

neural

신경의
neural networks handle many kinds of information in a brain.

perception

지각, 인식
Alcohol reduces your perception of pain.

predominantly

대게, 대부분
She works in a predominantly male environment.

proposition

제의
I'd like to put a business proposition to you.

prosecution

기소, 고발
prosecution for a first minor offence rarely leads to imprisonment.

psychologist

심리학자
Only the best psychologist may recognize my dodge duplicity.

readily

즉시, 손쉽게
Calculators, computers, and other forms of technology are readily available.

render

되게 하다
The poison rendered the victim paralyzed.

retrieve

되찾다, 회수하다
She retrieved her mail from the mailbox.

scenario

시나리오
The scenario of the play was that of a many trying to save his wife.

speculation

추측, 짐작
She dismissed the newspaper reports as pure speculation.

summon

소환하다, 호출하다
The police officer summoning up his courage.

testimony

증언
Her testimony seemed to be the most convincing.

thereby

그 때문에, 따라서
He didn’t score a goal, thereby ending his chance at setting a record.

verdict

평결, 답신
The jury went out to consider its verdict.

wrongful conviction

부당 재판
If there were a wrongful conviction, they could appeal against it.