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(A)

adapt : v. adjust, modify

adept : adj. skillful, expert

adversary: antagonist, opponent, enemy, foe

adversity: calamity, catastrophe, disaster, misfortune

affectation : airs, pretence

affection : attachment, amity, love

aggravate : v. (1) annoy, irritate (2) intensify, worsen

aggregate: adj entire, total, combined

alterative : a. 변화를 일으키는

alternative : n. choice, option

appall : frighten, horrify, terrify, shock

appeal : entreaty, request, petition

appreciate : value , estimate

appropriate: suitable, proper

(B)

bland: adj. mild, tasteless, dull

blend: v. mix, mingle, combine  n. mixture, combination

blind: n. sightless

(C)

celebrity : n. a famous person, hero, notable

celerity : n. velocity, speed

commence : v. begin, initiate, start

commerce : n. trade, business

command : v. order, bid. instruct

commend : v. entrust, laud, praise, exalt, applaud

contemptible : mean, abject, base

contemptuous : scornful, sneering

convey : v. 나르다, 운송하다 / 전달하다, 양도하다

         carry, transport, transmit

convoy : n. 호송, 호위 / 호송하다, 손님을 안내하다. vt. escort

(D)

deliberate : careful, thoughtful, cautious

debilitate : vt. 쇠약하게하다

decent : resolute, determined, final

descent : falling, descending

desperate 필사적인 / 절망적인, 자포자기의 / 맹렬한, 지독한

despairing 절망적인, 자포자기의

despondent 낙담한, 기운없는

devise : v. invent, plan, figure out

device : n. instrument, tool, mechanism

(E)

enlighten 계몽하다

enliven 활기를 띠게 하다 약동하게 하다

entitle -에 제목을 붙이다 -에게 자격을 주다

entity 실재, 실체

expoit 공, 위업 / 이용하다, 착복하다 / 개발하다, 판촉하다.

explicit 명백한, 뚜렷한, 노골적인

extract 추출하다, 짜내다, 발췌하다, 얻다

protract 연장하다 / 뻗다, 내밀다 / 제도하다

(F)

freight 회물, 운송 / 화물을 싣다.(책임을)지게하다.

fright 심한 공포 / 두려워하게하다.

(G)

grim 엄격한, 가혹한, 굳센

rim 가장자리, 테두리, 수면, 해면

dim 흐린, 어둑한

mar 손상하다. 망쳐놓다.

(H)

humid 습기찬

humiliate 굴욕감을주다. 창피를 주다.

humility 겸손

(I)

impair 해치다, 손상시키다, 감하다, 덜다

impart 나누어주다 / 전하다

impartial 공평한, 치우치지 않는

impudent 경솔한, 경망스러운

impunity 벌을 받지 않음

impute -의 탓으로 돌리다. 고소하다

ingenius 재능이 있는, 영리한, 교묘한 , 정교한, 독창적인

ingenuous 솔직한, 순진한

intrepid 용감한, 대담한

intricate 복잡한, 뒤얽힌

intrigue 음모/연극 따위의 줄거리/음모를 꾸미다/호기심을 돋구다.

intrude 억지로 밀어 넣다, 강요하다, 침입하다

(J&K)

jeer : scoff, mock, ridicule

jolt : shock, startle

(L)

lane : path, way, passage, alley

laud : praise, exalt, applaud

loud : noisy, clamorous, resounding, deafening

lean : incline, bend

leap : jump, bound, spring, vault, hop

lure : allure, decoy, attract, tempt, seduce

(M)

mass : aggregation, collection, accumulation, pile

mess : confusion, muddle

mean : signify, imply, express, humble, ignoble, vulgar

mirth : gaiety, glee, merriment / 환희, 명랑

moan : groan, mourn

mock : ridicule, sneer

mutiny : revolt, rebellion, uprising, rebel

(N)

naive : ingenuous, candid, downright

nasty : filthy, dirty, foul, impure, polluted

natty : neat, trim, smart

(O)

obscure : unclear, uncertain, ambiguous, indistinct, blurred

obvious : plain, manifest, evident, clear, apparent, distinct

(P)

pact : compact, contract, bond

pale : wan

pant : gasp

peak : top, rest, summit, acme, pinnacle

peek : peep, peer, pry

peer : equal, mate, match

pit : hole, cavity

probe : examine, explore, investigate

prone : inclined, disposed, liable, tending

purge : purity, cleanse, clear, clean, clarify

prodigal : squander, profuse, lavish

prodigious : enormous, extraordinary, marvelous

prodigy : person with exceptional talents

(Q)

quake, quaver, quiver : shake , shiver, tremble, shudder

quaint : strange, odd

acquaint : make familiar

(R)

radical: 1. fundamental. basic,

        2. extreme, revolutionary, rear

raise: nurture

reprove: rebuke, censure, reprimand, scold, admonish, blame

retrieve: recover, regain, reclaim, restore

refer: impute

referee: umpire, judge

reference: allusion

refuge: sanctuary, haven

refuse: decline, rebuff

rehearse: drill, recite, train, practice

remark: comment, utterance

remarkable: notable, unusual

replace: supersede, supplant, substitute

repress: check, suppress, subdue, quell

reproach: abuse, reprimand, condemn, rebuke, scold, blame

reprove: rebuke, blame, admonish

request: sue, supplicate, solicit, beseech

require: demand, enjoin

respectable: setimable, honorable

respectful: courteous, polite, civil

reverse: invert

revert: return, revisit

revolution: revolt, overthrow

riot: uproar, disturbance

rob: deprive, plunder, pillage

robust: sturdy, vigorous

(S)

satire: irony

satiate: satisfy

savage: wild, cruel

salvage: rescue, save

scarce: rare

scare: terrify

sensitive: impressionable

sensual: sensuous, voluptuous

sententious: concise, terse, succinct

serve: assist, succor

sever: separate, rend

severe: rough, harsh

shade: screen, hide

shed: emit, radiate, diffuse

shivel: shrink, contract, diminish

shiver: tremble, quake

showy: loud, gaudy, ostentatious

simultaneous: concurrent, concomitant

strenuous: vigorous, energetic

sip: sup, drink, absorb

slip: mistake

slander: defame, scandalize, vilify

slender: slim, weak, fragile

slay: murder, kill

sly: cunning, artful

steep: soak, drench, satmate

speculation: supposition, conjecture, surmise

speculative: 1 academic, abstract, 2. thoughtful, reflective

splendor: brilliance, grandeur, pomp

squander: waste, lavish

stab: thrust

stable: steadfast, constant

smother: stifle, suffocate

stammer: stutter, hesitate, falter

stout 튼튼한, 견고한 / 용감한 / 뚱뚱한

spout 내뿜다, 분출하다

stringent: severe

stagnant: inert, inactive

stick: adhere, cohere