Vocabulary 33000

abase
• 우리말 뜻: 떨어 뜨리다, 낮추다; 창피를 주다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lower; humiliate
• 예문: His refusal to abase himself in the eyes of his followers irritated the king, who wanted to humiliate him.

abash
• 우리말 뜻: 당황시키다, 창피스럽게 만들다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: embarass
• 예문: He was not at all abashed by her open admiration.

abdicate
• 우리말 뜻: 포기하다, 저버리다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: renounce, give up
• 예문: When Edward VIII abdicated the British throne, he surprised the entire world.

abettor
• 우리말 뜻: 사주자, 범죄를 부추기는 사람
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: encourager
• 예문: He was accused of being an aider and abettor of the criminal.

abeyance
• 우리말 뜻: 중지, 정지
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: suspended action
• 예문: The deal was held in abeyance until his arrival.

abhor
• 우리말 뜻: 혐오하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: detest, hate
• 예문: He abhorred all forms of bigotry.

abjure
• 우리말 뜻: 저버리다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: renounce upon oath
• 예문: He abjured his allegiance to the king.

ablution
• 우리말 뜻: 씻기; 종교예식에서 몸을 깨끗이 씻음
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: washing of the body
• 예문: His daily ablutions were accompanied by loud noises which he humorously labeled \"Opera in the Bath.\"

abominate
• 우리말 뜻: 혐오하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: loathe, hate
• 예문: Moses abominated idol worship.

aboriginal
• 우리말 뜻: 원산의, 원주민의, 토착의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
• 예문: His studies of the primitive art forms of the aboriginal Indians were widely reported in the scientific journals.

abortive
• 우리말 뜻: 실패한, 결실이 전혀 없는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: unsuccessful; fruitless
• 예문: We had to abandon our abortive attempts.

abrade
• 우리말 뜻: 마찰시키다, 긁히다; 찰과상을 입다; 깍여 나가다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: wear away by friction; erode
• 예문: The skin of his leg was abraded by the sharp rocks.

abrogate
• 우리말 뜻: 폐지하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: abolish
• 예문: He intended to abrogate the decree issued by his predecessor.

abscond
• 우리말 뜻: 몰래 도망치다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: depart secretly and hide
• 예문: The teller absconded with the bonds issued by his predecessor.

absolve
• 우리말 뜻: 용서하다; 면죄시키다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pardon (an offense)
• 예문: The father absolved the confessor of his sins.

abstemious
• 우리말 뜻: 절제적인; 담배, 술등을 삼가는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: temperate; sparing in drink, etc.
• 예문: The drunkards mocked him because of his abstemious habits.

abstinence
• 우리말 뜻: 절제; 금주, 금식
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: restraint from eating or drinking
• 예문: The doctor recommended total abstinence from alcoholic beverages.

acute
• 우리말 뜻: 예리한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: quickly perceptive. keen. brief and severe
• 예문: The acute young doctor realized immediately that the gradual deterioration of her patient\'s once-acute hearing was due to a chronic illness, not an acute one.

affiliation
• 우리말 뜻: 입회, 제휴
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: joining; associating with
• 예문: His affiliation with the political party was of short duration for he soon disagreed with his colleagues.

affinity
• 우리말 뜻: 인척관계
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: kinship
• 예문: She felt an affinity with all who suffered; their pains were her pains.

affirmation
• 우리말 뜻: 확언, 단언
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
• 예문: The Constitution of this country provides for oath or affirmation by officeholders.

affluence
• 우리말 뜻: 풍부, 부유
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: abundance; wealth
• 예문: Foreigners are amazed by the affluence and luxury of the American way of life.

affray
• 우리말 뜻: 싸움, 소란
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: public brawl
• 예문: He was badly mauled by the fighters in the affray.

agape
• 우리말 뜻: 입을 딱 벌리고, 아연하여
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: openmouthed
• 예문: She stared, agape, at the many strange animals in the zoo.

agenda
• 우리말 뜻: 의사일정
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: items of business at a meeting
• 예문: We had so much difficulty agreeing upon an agenda that there was very little time for the meeting.

agglomeration
• 우리말 뜻: 덩어리로 만듦, 응집작용
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: collection; heap
• 예문: It took weeks to assort the agglomeration of miscellaneous items she had collected on her trip.

aggrandize
• 우리말 뜻: 크게하다, 강화하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: increase or intensify
• 예문: The history of the past quarter century illustrates how a President may aggrandize his power to act aggressively in international affairs without considering the wishes of Congress.

aggregate
• 우리말 뜻: 총계의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sum; total
• 예문: The aggregate wealth of this country is staggering to the imagination.

aghast
• 우리말 뜻: 깜짝 놀라, 혼비백산하여
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: horrified
• 예문: He was aghast at the nerve of the speaker who had insulted his host.

agility
• 우리말 뜻: 민첩
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: nimbleness
• 예문: The agility of the acrobat amazed and thrilled the audience.

agitate
• 우리말 뜻: 흔들다, 선동하다.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: stir up; disturb
• 예문: Her fiery remarks agitated the already angry mob.

agnostic
• 우리말 뜻: 불가지론자
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: one who is skeptical of the exitstence or knowability of a god
• 예문: The agnostic demanded proof before she would accept the statement of the minister.

agrarian
• 우리말 뜻: 농지의, 토지의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pertaining to land or its cultivation
• 예문: The country is gradually losing its agrarian occupation and turning more and more to an industrial point of view.

alacrity
• 우리말 뜻: 민첩, 활기
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cheerful promptness
• 예문: He demonstrated his eagerness to serve by his alacity in executing the orders of his master.

alchemy
• 우리말 뜻: 연금술
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: medieval chemistry
• 예문: The changing of baser metals into gold was the goal of the students of alchemy.

alcove
• 우리말 뜻: 우묵들어간 곳
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: nook; recess
• 예문: Though their apartment lacked a fullscale dining room, an alcove adjacent to the living room made an adequate breakfast nook for the young couple.

alias
• 우리말 뜻: 일명, 별명
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: an assumed name
• 예문: John Smith\'s alias was Bob Jones.

alienate
• 우리말 뜻: <친구 등을>멀리하다, 이간하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: make hostile; separate
• 예문: Her attempts to alienate the two friends failed because they had complete faith in each other.

alimentary
• 우리말 뜻: 영양의, 소화의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: supplying nourishment
• 예문: The aliementary canal in our bodies is so named because digestion of foods occurs there.

alimony
• 우리말 뜻: 별거수당
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: payment by a husband to his divorced wife
• 예문: Mrs. Jones was awarded $200 monthly alimony by the court when she was divorced from her husband.

allay
• 우리말 뜻: 진정시키다, <고통, 슬픔 등을>완화하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: calm; pacify
• 예문: The crew tried to allay the fears of the passengers by announcing that the fire had been controlled.

allege
• 우리말 뜻: 단언하다, 우겨대다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: state without proof
• 예문: It is alleged that she had worked for the enemy.

allegory
• 우리말 뜻: 풍유; 우화
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: story in which characters are used as symbols; fable
• 예문: \"Pilgrim\'s Progress\" is an allegory of the temptations and victories of man\'s soul.

apparition
• 우리말 뜻: 유령; 환영
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ghost; phantom
• 예문: Hamlet was uncertain about the identity of the apparition that had appeared and spoken to him.

appease
• 우리말 뜻: <식욕, 공복 등을> 만족시키다, 달래다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pacify; soothe
• 예문: We have discovered that, when we try to appease our enemies, we encourage them to make additional demands.

appellation
• 우리말 뜻: 명칭; 통칭
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: name; title
• 예문: He was amazed when the witches hailed him with his correct appellation.

append
• 우리말 뜻: 덧붙이다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: attach
• 예문: I shall append this chart to my report.

application
• 우리말 뜻: 열심, 몰두
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: diligent attention
• 예문: Pleased with how well Tom had whitewashed the fence, Aunt Polly praised him for his application.(secondary meaning)

apposite
• 우리말 뜻: 적절한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: appropriate; fitting
• 예문: He was always able to find the apposite phrase, the correct expression for every occasion.

appraise
• 우리말 뜻: <물건, 재산을>값매기다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: estimate value of
• 예문: It is difficult to appraise the value of old paintings; it is easier to call them priceless.

appreciate
• 우리말 뜻: 고맙게 생각하다, 진가를 인정하다, 올바르게 인식하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
• 예문: Little Orphan Annie truly appreciated the stocks Daddy Warbucks gave her, whose value appreciated considerably over the years.

apprehend
• 우리말 뜻: 체포하다; 깨닫다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: arrest(a criminal); perceive
• 예문: The police will apprehend the culprit before long.

apprehensive
• 우리말 뜻: 우려하여; 통찰력이 있는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fearful; discerning
• 예문: His apprehensive glances at the people who were walking in the street revealed his nervousness.

apprise
• 우리말 뜻: <사람에게 ~를 >통고하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: inform
• 예문: When he was apprised of the dangerous weather conditions, he decided to postpone his trip.

approbation
• 우리말 뜻: 승인
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: approval
• 예문: She looked for some sign of approbation from her parents.

appropriate
• 우리말 뜻: 충당하다; <공공물을>전유하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: acpuire; take possession of for one\'s own use
• 예문: The ranch owners appropriated the lands that had originally been set aside for the Indians\' use.

appurtenances
• 우리말 뜻: 부속물
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: subordinate possessions
• 예문: He bought the estate and all its appurtenances.

apropos
• 우리말 뜻: ~의 이야기로 생각났는데; ~에 관하여
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: with reference to; regarding
• 예문: I find your remarks apropos of the present situation timely and pertinent.

aptitude
• 우리말 뜻: 적절함; 재능
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fitness; talent
• 예문: The counselor gave him an aptitude test before advising him about the career he should follow.

awe
• 우리말 뜻: 경외
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: solemn wonder
• 예문: The tourists gazed with awe at the tremendous expanse of the Grand Canyon.

awry
• 우리말 뜻: 뒤틀어져; 구부러져
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: distorted; crooked
• 예문: He held his head awry, giving the impression that he had caught cold in his neck during the night.

azure
• 우리말 뜻: 하늘빛
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sky blue
• 예문: Azure skies are indicative of good weather.

babble
• 우리말 뜻: <어린애들의>서투른 말로 종알거리다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: chatter idly
• 예문: The little girl babbled about her doll.

badger
• 우리말 뜻: (장난삼아)집적대다; 괴롭히다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pester; annoy
• 예문: She was forced to change her telephone number because she was badgered by obscene phone calls.

badinage
• 우리말 뜻: 농담
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: teasing conversation
• 예문: Her friends at work greeted the news of her engagement with cheerful badinage.

baffle
• 우리말 뜻: <계획, 노력 등을>좌절시키다; 당황하게 하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: frustrate; perplex
• 예문: The new code baffled the enemy agents.

bagatelle
• 우리말 뜻: 하찮은 것
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: trifle
• 예문: Trying to reassure Roxanne about his wound, Cyrano claimed it was a mere bagatelle.

bait
• 우리말 뜻: 괴롭히다; 집적거리다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: harass; tease
• 예문: The soldiers baited the prisoners, terrorizing them.

baleful
• 우리말 뜻: 해로운; 불길한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: deadly; destructive
• 예문: The drought was a baleful omen.

balk
• 우리말 뜻: 방해하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: foil
• 예문: When the warden learned that several inmates were planning to escape, he took steps to balk their attempt.

ballast
• 우리말 뜻: 바닥짐(배에 실은 짐이 적을때 배의 안전을 위하여 바닥에 싣는 돌, 모래)
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: heavy substance used to add stability or weight
• 예문: The ship was listing badly to one side; it was necessary to shift the ballast in the hold to get her back on an even keel.

balm
• 우리말 뜻: 진통제
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: something that relieves pain
• 예문: Friendship is the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.

balmy
• 우리말 뜻: 향유의; 향기로운
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mild; fragrant
• 예문: A balmy breeze refreshed us after the sultry blast.

banal
• 우리말 뜻: 진부한; 평범한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: hackneyed; commonplace; trite
• 예문: His frequent use of cliches made his essay seem banal.

bane
• 우리말 뜻: 파멸의 원인
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cause of ruin
• 예문: Lack of public transportation is the bane of urban life.

baneful
• 우리말 뜻: 유독한; 유해한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ruinous; poisonous
• 예문: His baneful influence was feared by all.

burgeon
• 우리말 뜻: 싹트다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: grow forth; send out buds
• 예문: In the spring, the plants that burgeon are a promise of the beauty that is to come.

burlesque
• 우리말 뜻: 익살부리다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: give an imitation that ridicules
• 예문: In his caricature, he burlesqued the mannerisms of his adversary.

burly
• 우리말 뜻: 퉁명스러운; <몸이>억센
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: husky; muscular
• 예문: The burly mover lifted the packing crate with ease.

burnish
• 우리말 뜻: 닦다; 갈다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: make shiny by rubbing; polish
• 예문: They burnished the metal until it reflected the lamplihgt.

buttress
• 우리말 뜻: 부벽; 버팀
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: support or prop
• 예문: The huge cathedral walls were supported by flying buttresses.

buxom
• 우리말 뜻: 포동포동한; 건강하고 쾌활한; 명랑한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: plump; vigorous; jolly
• 예문: The soldiers remembered the buxom nurse who had always been so pleasant to them.

cabal
• 우리말 뜻: 음모단
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
• 예문: The cabal was defeated when their scheme was discovered.

cache
• 우리말 뜻: 은닉처
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: hiding place
• 예문: The detectives followed the suspect until he led them to the cache where he had stored his loot.

cacophony
• 우리말 뜻: 불협화음
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: discord
• 예문: Some people seem to enjoy the cacophony of an orchestra that is tuning up.

cadaver
• 우리말 뜻: <특히 해부용 사람의>시체
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: corpse
• 예문: In some states, it is illegal to dissect cadavers.

cadaverous
• 우리말 뜻: 시체같은; 새파랗게 질린
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: like a corpse; pale
• 예문: By his cadaverous appearance, we could see how the disease had ravaged him.

cajole
• 우리말 뜻: 감언이설로 속이다; 아첨하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: coax; wheedle
• 예문: I will not be cajoled into granting you your wish.

calamity
• 우리말 뜻: 재난; 참화
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: disaster; misery
• 예문: As news of the calamity spread, offers of relief poured in to the stricken community.

caliber
• 우리말 뜻: 재간; 도량
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ability; capacity
• 예문: A man of such caliber should not be assigned such menial tasks.

calligraphy
• 우리말 뜻: 달필; 서법
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
• 예문: As we examine ancient manuscripts, we become impressed with the calligraphy of the scribes.

callous
• 우리말 뜻: <피부가>굳어진; 무감각한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: hardened; unfeeling
• 예문: He had worked in the hospital for so many years that he was callous to the suffering in the wards.

callow
• 우리말 뜻: 애숭이인
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: youthful; immature
• 예문: In that youthful movement, the leaders were only a little less callow than their immature followers.

calorific
• 우리말 뜻: 열을 발생하는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: heat-producing
• 예문: Coal is much more calorific than green wood.

calumniate
• 우리말 뜻: 중상하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: slander
• 예문: Shakespeare wrote that love and friendship were subject to envious and caluminating time.

calumny
• 우리말 뜻: 비방; 중상
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: malicious misrepresentation; slander
• 예문: He could endure his financial failure, but he could not bear the calumny that his foes heaped upon him.

camaraderie
• 우리말 뜻: 우정
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: good-fellowship
• 예문: What he loved best about his job was the sense of camaraderie he and his co-workers shared.

cameo
• 우리말 뜻: 카메오 세공
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: shell or jewel carved in relief
• 예문: Tourists are advised not to purchase cameos from the street peddlers of Rome who sell poor specimens of the carver\'s art.

canard
• 우리말 뜻: 헛소문; 유언비어
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: unfounded rumor; exaggerated report
• 예문: It is almost impossible to protect oneself from such a base canard.

cardial
• 우리말 뜻: l진심에서 우러나오는,따듯한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: hearty,affectioate
• 예문:

censor
• 우리말 뜻: 검열관. 까다롭게 남의 흠을 잡는 사람
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: overseer of morals. person who reads to eliminate inappropriate remarks
• 예문: Soldiers dislike having their mail read by a censor but understand the need for this precaution.

churlish
• 우리말 뜻: 천한; 야비한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: boorish; rude
• 예문: Dismayed by his churlish manners at the party, the girls vowed never to invite him again.

ciliated
• 우리말 뜻: 속눈썹(솜털)이 있는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: having minute hairs
• 예문: The paramecium is a ciliated, one-celled animal.

cipher
• 우리말 뜻: 삭제하지 않음; 변변치 않은 사람(물건)
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: nonentity; worthless person or thing
• 예문: She claimed her ex-husband was a total cipher and wondered why she had ever married him.

cipher¹
• 우리말 뜻: 암호
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: secret code
• 예문: Lacking his code book, the spy was unable to decode the message sent to him in cipher.

circlet
• 우리말 뜻: 작은 원; 장식고리
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: small ring; band
• 예문: This tiny circlet is very costly because it is set with precious stones.

circuitous
• 우리말 뜻: 빙도는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: roundabout
• 예문: Because of the traffic congestion on the main highways, she took a circuitous route.

circumlocution
• 우리말 뜻: 에둘러말함; 핑계
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: indirect or roundabout expression
• 예문: He was afraid to call a spade a spade and resorted to circumlocutions to avoid direct reference to his subject.

circumscribe
• 우리말 뜻: 제한하다; 한계를 정한다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: limit; confine
• 예문: Although I do not wish to circumscribe your activities, I must insist that you complete this assignment before you start anything else.

circumspect
• 우리말 뜻: 신중한; 조심성있는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: prudent; cautious
• 예문: Investigating before acting, she tried always to be circumspect.

circumvent
• 우리말 뜻: 일주하다; 포위하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: outwit; baffle
• 예문: In order to circumvent the enemy, we will make two preliminary starting our major campaign.

collaborate
• 우리말 뜻: 협조하다, 협동하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: work together
• 예문: Two writers collaborated in preparing this book.

collage
• 우리말 뜻: 콜라쥬(사진, 신문, 철사 등의 조각을 붙여 만드는 작품 기법)
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: work of art put together from fragments.
• 예문: Scraps of cloth, paper dollies, and old photographs all went into her collage.

collate
• 우리말 뜻: 대조하다, 비교하다; 정열하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
• 예문: They collated the newly found manuscripts to determine their age.

colloquial
• 우리말 뜻: 대화체의, 구어체적인
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pertaining to conversational or common speech
• 예문: Your use of colloquial expressions in a formal essay such as the one you have presented spoils the effect you hope to achieve.

colloquy
• 우리말 뜻: 담화, 대화
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: informal discussion
• 예문: I enjoy our colloquies, but I sometimes wish that they could be made more formal and more searching.

collusion
• 우리말 뜻: 공모, 음모
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: conspiring in a fraudulent scheme
• 예문: The swindlers were found guilty of collusion.

colossal
• 우리말 뜻: 엄청나게 큰, 거대한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: huge
• 예문: Radio City Music Hall has a colossal stage that can accomodate up to 15,000 people.

colossus
• 우리말 뜻: 거상,거대한 물건
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: gigantic statue
• 예문: The lengendary Colossus of Rhodes, a bronze statue of the sun god that dominated the horbor of the Greek seaport, was one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

comatose
• 우리말 뜻: 혼수상태의,몹시 졸리운
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: in a coma; extremely sleepy
• 예문: The long-winded orator soon had his audience in a comatose state.

combustible
• 우리말 뜻: 연소할 수 있는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: easily burned
• 예문: After the recent outbreak of fires in private homes, the fire commissioner ordered that all combustible materials be kept in safe containers.

comely
• 우리말 뜻: 매력적인,보기좋은
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: attractive; agreeable
• 예문: I would rather have a poor and comely wife than a rich and homely one.

comestible
• 우리말 뜻: 식료품
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: something fit to be eaten
• 예문: The roast turkey and other comestible, the wines,and the excellent service made this Thanksgiving dinner particularly memorable.

comeuppance
• 우리말 뜻: 천벌, 인과응보
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: rebuke; deserts
• 예문: After his earlier rudeness, we were delighted to see him get his comeuppance.

comity
• 우리말 뜻: 예의바름,공손
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: courtesy; civility
• 예문: A spirit of comity should exist among nations.

commandeer
• 우리말 뜻: 징발하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: to draft for military purposes; to take for public use
• 예문: The policeman commandeered the first car that approached and ordered the driver to go to the nearst hospital.

commemorative
• 우리말 뜻: 기념할 만한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: remembering; honoring
• 예문: The new commemorative stamps honors the late Martin Luther King,Jr.

commensurate
• 우리말 뜻: 동량의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: equal in extent
• 예문: Your reward will be commensurate with your effort.

commiserate
• 우리말 뜻: 동정하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: feel or express pity or sympathy for
• 예문: Her friends commiserated with the widow.

commodious
• 우리말 뜻: 널찍하고 편리한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: spacious and comfortable
• 예문: After sleeping in small roadside cabins, they found their hotel suite commodious.

communal
• 우리말 뜻: 공동사회의, 공동의,공용의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: held in common; of a group of people
• 예문: When they were divorced, they had trouble dividing their communal property.

compact
• 우리말 뜻: 조약,협약,계약
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: agreement, contract
• 예문: The signers of the Mayflower Compact were establishing a form of government.

compact^adj
• 우리말 뜻: 압축된,단단한,소형의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: tightly packed;firm;brief
• 예문: His short,compact body was better suited to wrestling than to basketball.

compatible
• 우리말 뜻: 양립할 수 있는, 서로 어울리는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: harmonious; in harmony with
• 예문: They were compatible neighbors, never quarreling over unimportant matters.

compelling
• 우리말 뜻: 강력한, 압도적인
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: overpowering; irresistible in effect
• 예문: The prosecutor presented a well-reasoned case, but the defense attorney\'s compelling arguments for leniency won over the jury.

compendium
• 우리말 뜻: 요약
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: brief, comprehensive summary
• 예문: This text can serve as a compendium of the tremendous amount of new material being developed in this field.

compensatory
• 우리말 뜻: 보상적인
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: making up for; repaying
• 예문: Can a compensatory education program make up for the inadequate schooling he received in earler years?

compilation
• 우리말 뜻: 편찬, 자료정리
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: listing of statistical information in tabular or book form
• 예문: The compilation of available scholarships serves a very valuable purpose.

complacent
• 우리말 뜻: 자기 만족적인, 느긋한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: self-satisfied
• 예문: There was a complacent look on his face as he examined his paintings.

complaisant
• 우리말 뜻: 상냥한, 고분고분한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: trying to please; obliging
• 예문: The courtier obeyed the king\'s orders in a complaisant manner.

complement
• 우리말 뜻: 보충하다, 보완하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: complete; consummate; make perfect
• 예문: The waiter recommended a glass of port to complement the cheese.

compliance
• 우리말 뜻: 부응, 일치, 따름
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to yield
• 예문: The design for the new school had to be in compliance with the local building code.

compliant
• 우리말 뜻: 순응하는, 복종적인
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: yielding
• 예문: He was compliant and ready to go along with his friend\'s desires.

complicity
• 우리말 뜻: 공모, 연루
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: participation; involvement
• 예문: You cannot keep your complicity in this affair secret very long; you would be wise to admit your involvement immediately.

component
• 우리말 뜻: 부품, 부분
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: element; ingredient
• 예문: I wish all the components of my stereo system were working at the same time.

comport
• 우리말 뜻: 행동하다, 처신하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: bear one\'s self; behave
• 예문: He comported himself with great dignity

composure
• 우리말 뜻: 냉정, 침착
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mental calmness
• 예문: Even the lastest work crisis failed to shake her composure.

compound
• 우리말 뜻: 합성하다, 섞다; 복리로 계산하다; 더 복잡하게 만들다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: combine; constitute; pay interest; increase
• 예문: The makers of the popular cold remedy compounded a nasal decongestant with an antihistamine.

comprehensive
• 우리말 뜻: 종합적인
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: thorough; inclusive
• 예문: This book provides a comprehensive review of verbal and math skills for the GRE.

compress
• 우리말 뜻: 압축하다; 꽉 조이다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: close; squeeze; contract
• 예문: She compressed the package under her arm.

compromise
• 우리말 뜻: 타협하다, 조정하다; 위협하다, 위험에 빠뜨리다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: adjust; endanger the interests or reputation of
• 예문: Your presence at the scene of the dispute compromises our claim to neutrality in this matter.

compunction
• 우리말 뜻: 후회, 참회
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: remorse
• 예문: The judge was especially severe in his sentencing because he felt that the criminal had shown no compunction for his heinous crime.

compute
• 우리말 뜻: 계산하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: reckon; calculate
• 예문: He failed to compute the interest, so his bank balance was not accurate.

concatenate
• 우리말 뜻: 줄지어 연결하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: link as in a chain
• 예문: It is difficult to understand how these events could concatenate as they did without outside assistance.

concave
• 우리말 뜻: 오목한, 움푹 들어간
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: hollow
• 예문: The back-packers found partial shelter from the storm by huddling against the concave wall of the cliff.

conceit
• 우리말 뜻: 기행, 기발한 생각; 지나친 비유
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: whimsical idea; extravagant metaphor
• 예문: He was an entertaining companion, always expressing himself in amusing conceits and witty turns of phrase.

concentric
• 우리말 뜻: 동심원적인
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: having a common center
• 예문: The target was made of concentric circles.

conception
• 우리말 뜻: 생각을 품음, 개념을 형성함
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: beginning; forming of an idea
• 예문: At the first conception of the work, he was consulted.

concerted
• 우리말 뜻: 협조적인, 힘을 합쳐 이루어진
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mutually agreed on; done together
• 예문: The Girl Scouts in the troop made a concerted effort to raise funds for their annual outing, and emitted a concerted sigh when their leader announced that they had reached their goal.

concession
• 우리말 뜻: 양보
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: an act of yielding
• 예문: Before they could reach an agreement, both sides had to make certain concessions.

conciliatory
• 우리말 뜻: 화해적인, 위무적인, 달래는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: reconciling; soothing
• 예문: She was still angry despite his conciliatory words.

concise
• 우리말 뜻: 간결한, 간략한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: brief and compact
• 예문: When you define a new word, be concise: the shorter the definition, the easier it is to remember.

conclave
• 우리말 뜻: 비밀 모임
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: private meeting
• 예문: He was present at all their conclaves as an unofficial observer.

conclusive
• 우리말 뜻: 결정적인
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: decisive; ending all debate
• 예문: When the stolen books turned up in John\'s locker, we finally had conclusive evidence of the identity of the mysterious thief.

concoct
• 우리말 뜻: 조리하다, 만들어 내다; 생각 등을 짜내다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: prepare by combining; make up in concert
• 예문: How did the inventive chef ever concoct such a strange dish?

concomitant
• 우리말 뜻: 부수물; 부수적인
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: that which accompanies; accompanying
• 예문: Culture is not always a concomitant of wealth.

concord
• 우리말 뜻: 일치; 조화
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: harmony
• 예문: Watching Tweedledum and Tweedledee battle, Alice wondered why the two brothers could not manage to live in concord.

concur
• 우리말 뜻: 동의하다, 일치하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: agree
• 예문: Did you concur with the decision of the court or did you find it unfair?

concurrent
• 우리말 뜻: 동시 발생적인
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: happening at the same time
• 예문: In America, the colonists were resisting the demands of the mother country; at the concurrent moment in France, the middle class was sowing the seeds of rebellion.

condescend
• 우리말 뜻: 겸손하게 처신하다; 자신을 낮추다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: bestow courtesies with a superior air
• 예문: The king condescended to grant an audience to the friends of the condemned man.

condign
• 우리말 뜻: 적절한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: adequate; deservedly severe
• 예문: The publc approved the condign punishment for the crime.

condiments
• 우리말 뜻: 양념, 조미료
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: seasonings; spices
• 예문: Spanish food is full of condiments.

confiscate
• 우리말 뜻: 몰수하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: seize, commandeer
• 예문: The army confiscated all acailable supplies of uranium.

contortion
• 우리말 뜻: 뒤틀림
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: deformation
• 예문:

contraband
• 우리말 뜻: 암거래 (품)
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: smuggled goods,
• 예문:

contravene
• 우리말 뜻: 논박하다,모순되다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: oppose,repudiate
• 예문:

contravert
• 우리말 뜻: 논박하다,부인하다.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: refute
• 예문:

contrite
• 우리말 뜻: 죄를 뉘우치는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: apologetic
• 예문:

contrived
• 우리말 뜻: 부자연한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: manufactured,nonnatural
• 예문:

contumaciousi
• 우리말 뜻: 복종하지 않는,고집부리는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: refractory
• 예문:

contusion
• 우리말 뜻: 타박상, 좌상
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: discolration,shiner
• 예문:

conundrum
• 우리말 뜻: 수수께끼
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: enigma
• 예문:

convene
• 우리말 뜻: 소환하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: summon
• 예문:

conventional
• 우리말 뜻: 전통적인
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: traditional
• 예문:

converge
• 우리말 뜻: 모이다,집중하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: meet,approch
• 예문:

conversant
• 우리말 뜻: 정통한, 잘 알고 있는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: skilled
• 예문:

converse
• 우리말 뜻: 반대 ,역
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: contrary,reverse
• 예문:

convert
• 우리말 뜻: 개종자,전향자
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: apostate
• 예문:

convex
• 우리말 뜻: 볼록면의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: swollen,rounded
• 예문:

conveyance
• 우리말 뜻: 운송기관
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: transportation
• 예문:

conviction
• 우리말 뜻: 신념,확신
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: opinion,dogma
• 예문:

convivial
• 우리말 뜻: 연회의,연회를 좋아하는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sociable,festal
• 예문:

convoke
• 우리말 뜻: ( 회의를)소집하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: meet,gather
• 예문:

convoluted
• 우리말 뜻: 얽히고 설킨,복잡한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: snaky,winding,complicated
• 예문:

copious
• 우리말 뜻: 방대한, 많은
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: abundant,ample
• 예문:

coquette
• 우리말 뜻: 요염한 여자,바 람둥이 여자.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: vamp
• 예문:

cordon
• 우리말 뜻: 비상 경계선
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: barrier,barricate
• 예문:

cornice
• 우리말 뜻: 처마 돌림띠
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어:
• 예문:

cornucopia
• 우리말 뜻: 풍요의 뿔
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: horn of plenty;abundance
• 예문:

corollary
• 우리말 뜻: 결과, 필연적 귀결
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: aftermath,outcome
• 예문:

corpluent
• 우리말 뜻: 뚱뚱한,비대한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: obese,plump
• 예문:

corporeal
• 우리말 뜻: 신체의, 육신의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: bodily, physical
• 예문:

correlation
• 우리말 뜻: 상호관계
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: interrelationship
• 예문:

corroborate
• 우리말 뜻: 확실하게 하다.확증하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: prove,vertify
• 예문:

corrosive
• 우리말 뜻: 부식성의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: corrodible
• 예문:

corrugated
• 우리말 뜻: 물결모양의 , 골진
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fluted, bent into fold
• 예문:

cosmic
• 우리말 뜻: 우주의 ,무한한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: extraterrestrial,interstellar
• 예문:

coterie
• 우리말 뜻: (문예)동인,동아리
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: clique, faction,camp,crowd
• 예문:

countenance
• 우리말 뜻: 에 찬성하다,너그럽게 보다.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: endorse,support,encourage
• 예문:

countermand
• 우리말 뜻: 취소하다. 소환하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: recall,call back
• 예문:

counterpart
• 우리말 뜻: 서로 보완하는 2개 중의 하나,대응하는 것.비슷한 것.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: a thing that completes another;things very much alike
• 예문: Night and day are counterparts.

coup
• 우리말 뜻: (장사,사업등에서의) 대성공,쿠데타
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: highly successful action or sudden attack
• 예문: As the news of his coup spread throughout Wall Street,his fellow brokers dropped by to congratulate him.

couple
• 우리말 뜻: 결혼하다.결합하다.연결하다.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: join,unite,
• 예문: The Flying Karamazovs couple expert juggling and amateur joking in their nightclub act.

courier
• 우리말 뜻: 급사,급한 소식을 전하는 사람,(관광 회사의)가이드,여행안내인.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: messenger
• 예문: The publisher sent a special courier to pick up the manuscript.

covenant
• 우리말 뜻: 계약,서약.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: agreement
• 예문: We must comply with the terms of the covenant.

covert
• 우리말 뜻: 은밀한.숨겨진,암시된.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: secret;hidden;implied.
• 예문: She could understand the covert threat in the letter.

covetous
• 우리말 뜻: 턱 없이 탐욕스러운,탐내는, 열망하는.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: avaricious;eagerly desirous of.
• 예문: The child was covetous by nature and wanted to take the toys belonging to his classmates.

cow
• 우리말 뜻: (폭력 따위로)...울 으르다. 위협하다.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: terrorize;intimidate.
• 예문: The little boy was so cowed by the hulking bully that he gave up his lunch money without a word of protest.

cower
• 우리말 뜻: (부끄러움,공포 때문에)움츠리다.위축되다.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: shrink quivering, as from fear.
• 예문: The frightened child cowered in the corner of the room.

coy
• 우리말 뜻: 수줍어 하는,요염한.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: shy,modest,coquttish
• 예문: She was coy in her answers to his offer.

cozen
• 우리말 뜻: ...을 속이다.기만하다.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cheat, hoodwink,swindle.
• 예문: He was the kind of individual who would cozen his friends in a cheap card game but remain eminently ethical in all his business dealings.

crabbed
• 우리말 뜻: 성미가 까다로운.기분이 언짢은,(문제 따위가)난해한.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sour,peevish.
• 예문: The children avoided the crabbed old man because he scolded them when they made noise.

crass
• 우리말 뜻: 거친, 상스런,우둔한.어리석은.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: very unrefined,grossly insensible.
• 예문: The philosothers deplored the crass commercialism.

craven.
• 우리말 뜻: 겁많은,비겁한. 비열한,
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cowardly
• 예문: When he saw the enemy troops advancing, he had a craven impulse to run for his life.

credence
• 우리말 뜻: 믿음,신용, 신뢰.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: belief
• 예문: Do not place any credence in his promises.

credence
• 우리말 뜻: 믿음,신용, 신뢰.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: belief
• 예문: Do not place any credence in his promises.

credence
• 우리말 뜻: 믿음,신용, 신뢰.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: belief
• 예문: Do not place any credence in his promises.

credo
• 우리말 뜻: 신조,사도신경.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: creed
• 예문: I believe we may best describe his creco by saying that it approximates the Golden Rule.

credulity
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: belief on slight evidence.
• 예문: The witch doctor took advantage of the credulity of the suoerstitious natives.

creed
• 우리말 뜻: 교의,신조,주의.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: system of religious of ethical belief.
• 예문: In any loyal American\'s creed, love of democracy must be emthasized.

cresendo
• 우리말 뜻: 점강음,점점세짐.클라이막스.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: increase in the volume or intensity,as in a musical passage.climax.
• 예문: The overture suddenly changed from a quiet pastoral theme to a crescendo featuring blaring trumpets and clashing cymbals.

crestfallen
• 우리말 뜻: 풀이 죽은,의기소침한,
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: dejected, dispirited,
• 예문: We were surprised at his teaction to the failure of his project;instead of being crestfallen,he was busily engaged in planning new activities.

cull
• 우리말 뜻: 고르다, 추려내다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pick out, single out
• 예문: Every month the farmer culls the nonlaying hens from his flock and sells them to the local butcher.

culmination
• 우리말 뜻: 최고점, 전성기
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: attainment of highest point
• 예문: His inauguration as president of the United States marked the culmination of his political career.

culpable
• 우리말 뜻: 비난 받을 만한, 과실이 있는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: deserving blame
• 예문: Corrupt politicians who condone the activities of the gamblers are equally culpable.

culvert
• 우리말 뜻: 암거, 지하수로
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: artificial channel for water
• 예문: If we build a culvert under the road, we will reduce the possibility of the road\'s being flooded during the rainy season.

cumbersome
• 우리말 뜻: 무거운, 다루기 어려운
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: heavy, hard to manage
• 예문: He was burdened down with cumbersome parcels

cumulative
• 우리말 뜻: 점증적인, 누가적인
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: growing by addition
• 예문: Vocabulary building is a cumulative process.

cupidity
• 우리말 뜻: 탐욕
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: greed
• 예문: The defeated people couldn not satisfy the cupidityn of the conquerors.

curator
• 우리말 뜻: 관리자, 감독
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: superintendent, manager
• 예문: The members of the board of trustees of the museum expected the new curator to plan popular events and exhibitions.

curmudgeon
• 우리말 뜻: 구두쇠
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: churlish, miserly individual
• 예문: Although he was regarded by many as a curmudgeon, a few of us were aware of his kindnesses and acts of charity.

cursive
• 우리말 뜻: 흘려 쓴, 초서체의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: flowing, running
• 예문: In normal writing we run our letters together in cursive form.

cursory
• 우리말 뜻: 피상적인, 겉핥기식의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: casual, hastily done
• 예문: A cursory exam. of the ruins indicates the possibility of arson.

curtail
• 우리말 뜻: 단축하다, 삭감하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: shorten, reduce
• 예문: During the coal shortage, we must curtail our use of this vital commodity.

cynical
• 우리말 뜻: 냉소적인, 남을 믿지 않는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: skeptical, distrustful of human motives
• 예문: Cynical at all times, he was suspicious of all altruistic actions of others.

cynosure
• 우리말 뜻: 남의 이목을 끄는 것, 찬미의 대상
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: the object of general attention
• 예문: As soon as the movie star intered the room, she became the cynosure of all eyes.

dais
• 우리말 뜻: (귀빈, 강연자를 위한) 단, 연단
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: raised platform for guests of honor
• 예문: When he approached the dais, he was greeted by cheers from the people who has come to honor him.

dally
• 우리말 뜻: 희롱하다, 가지고 놀다; 꾸물거리다.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: trifle with, procrastinate
• 예문: Laertes told Ophelia that Hamlet could only dally with her affection.

dank
• 우리말 뜻: 축축한, 습기가 많은
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: damp
• 예문: The walls of the dungeon were dank and slimy.

dapper
• 우리말 뜻: 산뜻한, 말쑥한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: neat and trim
• 예문: An excessively dapper soul who could not stand to have a hair out of place.

dappled
• 우리말 뜻: 얼룩 덜룩한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: spotted
• 예문: The sunlight filtering through the screens created a dappled effect on the wall.

daub
• 우리말 뜻: 칠하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: smear(as with paint)
• 예문: He daubed his paint on the canvas.

daunt
• 우리말 뜻: -을 위협하다, 겁나게 하다.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: intimidate
• 예문: Your threats can not daunt me.

dauntless
• 우리말 뜻: 대담한, 두려움을 모르는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: bold
• 예문: The dauntless soldier volunteered for the assignment.

dawdle
• 우리말 뜻: 시간을 낭비하다. 꾸물거리다.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: loiter, waste time
• 예문: Inasmuch as we must meet a deadline, do not dawdle over this work.

deadlock
• 우리말 뜻: 막다른 상태, 정체
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: standstill, stalemate
• 예문: The negotiations had reached a deadlock.

deadpan
• 우리말 뜻: 무표정의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: wooden, impassive
• 예문: We wanted to see how long he could maintain his deadpan expression.

dearth
• 우리말 뜻: 부족, 결핍
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: scarcity
• 예문: The dearth of skilled labor compelled the employers to open trade schools.

debacle
• 우리말 뜻: 와해, 대몰락
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: breaking up, downfall
• 예문: This debacle in the government can only result in anarchy.

debase
• 우리말 뜻: (인격 따위를) 떨어 뜨리다.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: reduce to lower state
• 예문: Do not debase yourself by becoming maudlin.

debauch
• 우리말 뜻: -을 타락시키다, 유혹하다.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: corrupt, make intemperate
• 예문: A vicious newspaper can debauch public ideals.

debilitate
• 우리말 뜻: 약화시키다.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: weaken, enfeeble
• 예문: Overindulgence debilitates character as well as physical stamina.

debonair
• 우리말 뜻: 예의가 바른, 공손한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: friendly, aiming to please
• 예문: The debonair youth was liked by all who met him.

debris
• 우리말 뜻: (파괴물의) 파편, 잔해
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: rubble
• 예문: A full year after the earthquake in Maxico, they were still carting away the debris.

debunk
• 우리말 뜻: -의 정체를 폭로하다.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: expose as false, exaggerated, worthless
• 예문: Reporters debunked the candidate\'s claim that he was a fervent environmentalist.

debutante
• 우리말 뜻: 첫 무대를 밟는 여배우
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: young woman making formal entrance into society
• 예문: As a debutante, she was often mentioned in the society columns of the newspapers.

decadence
• 우리말 뜻: 쇠퇴, 타락
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: decay
• 예문: The moral decadence of the people was reflected in the lewd literature of the period.

decant
• 우리말 뜻: (술 따위를) 가만히 따르다.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pour off gently
• 예문: Be sure to decant this wine before serving it.

decapitate
• 우리말 뜻: 목을 베다, 참수형에 처하다.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: behead
• 예문: They did not hang Lady Jane Grey; they decapitated her.

decelerate
• 우리말 뜻: 감속하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: slow down
• 예문: Seeing the emergency blinkers in the road ahead, he decelerated quickly.

deciduous
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: falling off, as of leaves
• 예문: The oak is a deciduous tree.

decimate
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: kill, usually one dut of ten.
• 예문: We do more to decimate our population in automobile accidents than we do in war,

decipher
• 우리말 뜻: 암호를 풀다, 암호해독하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: decode
• 예문: I could not decipher the doctor\'s handwriting.

declivity
• 우리말 뜻: 내리막, 경사
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: downward slope
• 예문: The children loved to ski down the declivity.

decollete
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: having a low-cut neckline.
• 예문: Fashion decrees that eveing gowns be decollete this season; bare shoulders are again the vogue.

decomposition
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: decay.
• 예문: Despite the body\'s advanced state of decomposition, the police were able to identify the murdered man.

decorum
• 우리말 뜻: 예절
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: propriety ;seemliness
• 예문: Shocked by the unruly behavior, the teacher criticized the class for it\'s lack of decorum

decoy
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lure or bait
• 예문: The wild ducks were not fooled by the decoy.

decrepitude
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: state of collapse caused by illness or old age
• 예문: I was unprepared for the state of decrepitude in which I had found my old friend ; he seemed to have aged twenty years in six months.

decry
• 우리말 뜻: 비난하다, 욕하다, 경멸하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: express strong disapproval of;disparage.
• 예문: The founder of the Children\'s Defense Fund, Marian Wright Edelman, strongly decries the lack of financial and moral support for children in America today.

deducible
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: derived by reasoning.
• 예문: If we accept your premise, your conclusions are easily deducible.

deface
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mar; disfigure
• 예문: If you deface a library book, you will have to pay a hefty fine.

defamation
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: harming a person\'s reputation.
• 예문: Such defamation of character may result in a slander suit.

default
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: failure to do
• 예문: As a result of her husband\'s failure to appear in court, she was granted a devorce by default

defeatist
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: resigned to defeat; accepting defeat as a natural outcome.
• 예문: If you maintain your defeatist attitude, you will never succeed.

defection
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: desertion.
• 예문: The children, who had made him an idol, were hurt most by his defection from our cause.

deference
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: courteous regard for another\'s wish.
• 예문: In deference to his desires, the employers granted him a holiday.

defile
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pollute; propane.
• 예문: The hoodlums defiled the church with their scurrilous writing.

definitive
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: most reliable or complete.
• 예문: Carl Sandburg\'s Abraham Lincoln may be regarded as the definitive work on the life of the Great Emancipator.

deflect
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: turn aside.
• 예문: His life was saved when his cigarette case deflected the bullet.

defoliate
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: destroy leaves.
• 예문: In Vietnam the army made extensive use of chemical agents to defoliate the woodlands.

defray
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: provide for the payment of.
• 예문: Her employer offered to defray the costs of her postgraduate education

defrock
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: to strip a priest or minister of church authority.
• 예문: We knew the minister had violated church regulations, but we had not realized his offense was serious enough to cause him to be deflocked.

deft
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: neat;skillful
• 예문: The deft waiter uncorked the champagne without spilling a drop.

defunct
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: dead; no longer in use or existence.
• 예문: the lawyers sought to examine the books of the defunct corporation.

degenerate
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: become worse; deteriorate.
• 예문: As the fight dragged on, the champion\'s style degenerated until he could barely keep on his feet.

degraded
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lowed in rank; debased.
• 예문: The degraded wretch spoke only of his past glories and honors.

dehydrate
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: remove water from; dry out.
• 예문: Vigorous dancing quickly dehydrates the body; between dances, besure to drink more water than normal.

deify
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: turn into a god; idolize.
• 예문: Admire the rock star all you want; just don\'t deify him.

deign
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: condescend.
• 예문: He felt that he would debase himself if he deigned to answer his critics.

delete
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: erase; strike out.
• 예문: If you delete this paragraph, the composition will have more appeal.

deleterious
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: harmful
• 예문: Workers in nuclear research must avoid the deleterious effects of radioactive substances.

deliberate
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: consider;ponder.
• 예문: Offered the new job, she asked for time to deliberate before she made her decision.

delineate
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: portrary.
• 예문: He is a powerful storyteller, but he is weakest when he attempts to delineate character.

delirium
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mental disorder marked by confusion.
• 예문: The drunkard in his delirium saw strange animals.

delta
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: flat plainof mud or sand between branches of a river.
• 예문: His dissertation discussed the effect of intermittent flooding on the fertility of Nile delta.

delude
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: deceive.
• 예문: Do not delude yourself into believing that he will relent.

deluge
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: flood; rush.
• 예문: When we advertised the position, we received a deluge of applications.

delusion
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: false belief; hallucination
• 예문: This scheme is a snare and a delusion.

delusive
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: deceptive;raising vain hopes.
• 예문: Do not raise your hopes on the basis of his delusive promises.

delve
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: dig; investigate.
• 예문: Delving into old books and manuscripts is part of a researcher\'s job.

demagogue
• 우리말 뜻:
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: person who appeals to people\'s prejudice; false leader.
• 예문: He was accused of being a demagogue becausehe made premises that aroused futile hopes in his listeners.

demean
• 우리말 뜻: 품위를 떨어뜨리다,수치를 주다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: degrade,humilitate
• 예문: He felt that he would demean himself if he replied to the scurrilous letter.

derogatory
• 우리말 뜻: 품위가 없는, 품위를 손상시키는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ADJ. expressing a low opinion
• 예문: I resent your derogatory remarks.

descry
• 우리말 뜻: 식별하다, 알아보다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: V. catch sight of
• 예문: In the distance, we could barely descry the enemy vessels.

desecrate
• 우리말 뜻: 신성함을 더럽히다.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: V. profane; violate the sanctity of
• 예문: The soldiers desecrated the temple.

desiccate
• 우리말 뜻: 습기를 제거하다.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: V. dry up
• 예문: A tour of this smokehouse will give you an idea of how the pioneers used to desiccate food in order to preserve it.

desolate
• 우리말 뜻: 황폐케하다, 저버리다.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: V. rob of joy; lay waste to; forsake. ADJ.
• 예문: The bandits desolated the countryside, burning farms and carrying off the harvest.

despicable
• 우리말 뜻: 비열한, 경멸스런
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ADJ. contemptible
• 예문: Your despicable remarks call for no reply.

despise
• 우리말 뜻: 경멸하다.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: V. scorn.
• 예문: I despise your attempts at a reconciliation at this tine abd refuse to meet you.

despoil
• 우리말 뜻: 약탈하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: V. plunder
• 예문: If you do not yield, I am afraid the enemy will despoil the countryside.

despondent
• 우리말 뜻: 낙심한, 풀이죽은
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ADJ. depressed;gloomy. despondency, N.
• 예문: To the dismay of his parents, he became more and more despondent every day.

despotism
• 우리말 뜻: 압제, 독제, 억압
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: tyranny
• 예문: The people rebelled against the despotism of the king.

destitute
• 우리말 뜻: 가난한, 궁핍한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: extremely poor
• 예문: The illness left the family destitute.

desuetude
• 우리말 뜻: 무용, 쓰이지 않음
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: disused condition
• 예문: The machinery in the idle factory was in a state of desuetude.

desultory
• 우리말 뜻: 체계성이 없는, 마구잡이식의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: aimless; unsystematic; jumping around
• 예문: The animals\' desultory behavior indicated that they had no awareness of their predicament.

detached
• 우리말 뜻: 공정한, 초연한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ADJ. emorionally removed; calm and ovjective; indifferent.
• 예문: A psychoanalyst must maintain a detached point of wiew and stay uninvolved with her patients\' personal lives.

detergent
• 우리말 뜻: 세제
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cleansing agent
• 예문: Many new detergents have replaced soap.

determinate
• 우리말 뜻: 확정적인, 확고한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ADJ. having a fixed order of procedure; invariable.
• 예문: At the royalwedding, the procession of the nobles followed a determinate order of precedence.

deterrent
• 우리말 뜻: 방해물
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: N. something that discourahes; hindrance.
• 예문: Does the threat of capital punishment serve as a deterrent to potential killers?

detonation
• 우리말 뜻: 폭발
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: explosion
• 예문: The detonation could be heard miles away.

detraction
• 우리말 뜻: 중상, 비방
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: slandering; aspersion
• 예문: He is offended by your frequent detractions from his ability as a leader.

detriment
• 우리말 뜻: 해, 저해, 방해
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: harm; damage
• 예문: Your acceptance of his support will ultimately prove to be a detriment rather than an aid to your cause.

detrimental
• 우리말 뜻: 해로운
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ADJ. harmful; damaging.
• 예문: Your acceptance of her support will ultimately prove detrimental rather than helpful to your cause.

deviate
• 우리말 뜻: 일탈하다, 벗어나다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: turn away from
• 예문: Do not deviate from the truth.

devious
• 우리말 뜻: 일탈적인, 비정상적인, 악한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: going astray; erratic
• 예문: Your devious behavior in this matter puzzles me since you are usually direct and straightforward.

devoid
• 우리말 뜻: 결핍된,없는, 부족한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lacking
• 예문: He was devoid of any personal desire for gain in his endeavor to secure improvement in the community.

devolve
• 우리말 뜻: 위임하다, 맡기다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: deputize; pass to others
• 예문: It devolved upon us, the survivors, to arrange peace terms with the enemy.

devotee
• 우리말 뜻: 헌신자, 열성자
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: enthusiastic follower
• 예문: A devotee of the opera, he bought season tickets every year.

devout
• 우리말 뜻: 독신한, 헌신적인
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pious
• 예문: The devout man prayed daily.

dexterous
• 우리말 뜻: 솜씨좋은, 능란한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ADJ. skillful
• 예문: The magician was so dexterous that we could not follow his movements as he performed his tricks.

dextrous
• 우리말 뜻: 솜씨가 좋은, 손재주가 좋은
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: skillful
• 예문: The magician was so dextrous that we could not follow his movements as he performed his tricks.

diabolical
• 우리말 뜻: 사악한, 악마의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: devilish
• 예문: This scheme is so diabolical that I must reject it.

diadem
• 우리말 뜻: 왕관
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: crown
• 예문: The king\'s diadem was on display at the museum.

dialectic
• 우리말 뜻: 논리적 토론술; 변증법
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: art of debate
• 예문: I am not skilled in dialectic and, therefore, cannot answer your arguments as forcefully as I wish.

diaphanous
• 우리말 뜻: 투명한, 비치는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sheer; transparent
• 예문: They saw the burglar clearly through the daiphanous curtain.

diatribe
• 우리말 뜻: 통렬한 비난
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: N. bitter scolding; invective.
• 예문: During the lengthy diatribe delivered by his opponent he remained calm and self-controlled.

dichotomy
• 우리말 뜻: 분지, 나누어짐
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: N. branching into two parts.
• 예문: The dichotomy of our legislative system provides us with many safeguards.

dictum
• 우리말 뜻: 선언, 언명
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: N. authoritative and weighty statemnent.
• 예문: She repeated the statement as though it were the dictum of the most expert worker in the group.

didactic
• 우리말 뜻: 교훈적인, 훈시적인
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ADJ. teaching; instructional; preaching or moralizing
• 예문: The didactic qualities of his poetry overshadow its literary qualities; the lesson he teaches is more memorable than the lines.

die
• 우리말 뜻: 금형
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: N. device for stamping or impressing; mold
• 예문: In coining pennies, workers at the old mint squeezed sheets of softened copper between two dies.

diffidence
• 우리말 뜻: 자신없음, 수줍음
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: N. shyness
• 예문: You must overcome your diffidence if you intend to become a salesperson.

diffusion
• 우리말 뜻: 확산
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: N. wordiness; spreading in all directions like a gas.
• 예문: Your composition suffers from a diffusion of ideas; try to be more compact.

digression
• 우리말 뜻: 본론에서 벗어남
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: N. wandering away from the subject
• 예문: Nobody minded when Professor Renoir\'s lectures wandered away from their official theme; his digressions were always more fascinating than the topic of the day.

dilapidated
• 우리말 뜻: 황폐한, 파손된
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ADJ. ruined because of neglect
• 예문: We felt that the dilapidated building needed several coats of paint.

dilate
• 우리말 뜻: 팽창시키다.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: V. expand
• 예문: In the dark, the pupils of your eyes dilate.

dilatory
• 우리말 뜻: 꾸물거리는, 지체하는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ADJ. delaying
• 예문: Your dilatory tactics may compel me to cancel the contract.

dilatory
• 우리말 뜻: 꾸물거리는, 지체하는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ADJ. delaying
• 예문: Your dilatory tactics may compel me to cancel the contract.

dilemma
• 우리말 뜻: 궁지
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: N. problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives
• 예문: In this dilemma, he knew no one to whom he could turn for advice.

dishearten
• 우리말 뜻: 낙심시키다, 용기를 잃게 하다.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: discourage
• 예문: His failure to pass the bar exam disheartened him.

disheveled
• 우리말 뜻: (머리털이)흐트러진, 헝클어진, 옷차림이 단정치 못한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: untidy
• 예문: Your disheveled appearance will hurt your chances in the interview.

disinclination
• 우리말 뜻: 마음이 내키지 않음, 싫증
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: unwillingness
• 예문: Some mornings I feel a great disinclination to get our of bed.

disingenuous
• 우리말 뜻: 엉큼한, 음흉한, 계산적인,부정직한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: not naive, sophisticated
• 예문: Although he was young, his remarks indicated that he was disingenuous.

disinter
• 우리말 뜻: ..을 (땅속,무덤에서)파내다.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: dig up, unearth
• 예문: They disinterred the body and held an autopsy.

disinterested
• 우리말 뜻: 사심이 없는, 편견이 없는, 공평한, 냉담한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: unprejudiced
• 예문: The only disinterested person in the room was the judge.

disjointed
• 우리말 뜻: 관절이 퉁겨진, 혼란한, 체계가 서지 않은
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: disconnected
• 예문: His remarks were so disjointed that we could not follow his reasoning.

dislodge
• 우리말 뜻: 제거하다, 없애다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: remove(forcibly)
• 예문:

dismantle
• 우리말 뜻: (가구,기구, 설비를)..에서 제거하다, 철거하다, 분해하다.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: take apart
• 예문: When the show closed, they dismantled the scenery before storing it.

dismember
• 우리말 뜻: 팔, 다리를 따로따로 하다, 나라등을 분할, 해체하다.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cut into small parts
• 예문: When the Austrian Empire was dismembered, several new countries were established.

dismiss
• 우리말 뜻: 포기하다, 제거하다, 잊어버리다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: put away from consideration, reject
• 예문: Believing in John\'s love for her, she dismissed the notion that he might be unfaithful.

disparage
• 우리말 뜻: 깔보다, 과소 평가하다, 혈뜯다, 비난하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: belittle
• 예문: do not disparage anyone\'s contribution ; these little gifts add up to large sums

disparate
• 우리말 뜻: 이종의, 본질적으로 다른, 연관이 없는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: basicallu different, unrelated
• 예문: It is difficult, if not impossible, to organize these disparate elements into a coherent whole.

disparity
• 우리말 뜻: 불일치, 불평등, 불균형
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: difference, condition of inequality
• 예문: The disparity in their ages made no difference at all.

dispassionate
• 우리말 뜻: 감정에 흔들리지 않는, 냉정한, 공정한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: calm, impartial
• 예문: In a dispassionate analysis of the problem, he carefully examined the causes of the conflict and proceeded to suggest suitable remedies.

dispatch
• 우리말 뜻: (일따위의)재빠른 처리, 신속함, 급속 공문서
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: speediness, prompt execution, message sent with all due speed
• 예문: Young Napoleon defeated the enemy with all possible dispatch; he then sent a dispatch to headquarters, informing his commander of the great victory.

dispel
• 우리말 뜻: ..을 쫓아버리다, 사방으로 흩어지게 하다.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: scatter
• 예문: The police fired tear gas into the crowd to disperse the protesters.

disperse
• 우리말 뜻: ..을 흩어지게 하다, 산란시키다, 산개시키다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: scatter
• 예문: The police fired the tear gas into the crowd to disperse the protesters.

dispirited
• 우리말 뜻: 기가 꺽인, 풀이 죽은
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lacking in spirit
• 예문: The coach used all the tricks at his command to buoy up the enthusiasm of his team, which had become dispirited at the loss of the star player.

disport
• 우리말 뜻: 흥겹게 놀다, 즐기다, 장난하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: amuse
• 예문: The popularity of Florida as a winter resort is constantly increasing; each year, thousands more disport themselves at Miami Palm Beach.

disputatious
• 우리말 뜻: 논쟁적인, 논쟁을 좋아하는, 논쟁하는 대상이 되는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: argumentative; fond of argument
• 예문: People avoided discussing contemporary problems with him because of his disputatious manner.

disquisition
• 우리말 뜻: 탐구, 논문, 논고
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: a formal systematic inquiry; an explanation of the results of a formal inquiry
• 예문: In his disquisition, he outlined the steps he had taken in reaching his conclusions.

dissection
• 우리말 뜻: 절개, 해부, 해체, 분석
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: analysis; cutting apart in order to examine
• 예문: the dissection of frogs in the laboratory is particularly unpleasant to some students.

dissemble
• 우리말 뜻: 숨기다, 가장하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: disguise; pretend
• 예문: Even though you are trying to dissemble your motive in joining this group, we can see through your pretense.

disseminate
• 우리말 뜻: 퍼트리다, 전파하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: scatter(like seeds)
• 예문: The invention of the radio has helped propagandists to disseminate their favorite doctrines very easily.

dissent
• 우리말 뜻: 의견을 달리하다, 동의하지 않다.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: disagree
• 예문: In the recent Supreme Court dicision, Justice Marshall dissented from the majority opinion.

dissertation
• 우리말 뜻: (특히 박사학위)논문, 논설
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: formal essay
• 예문: In order to earn a graduate degree from many of our universities, a candidate is frequently required to prepare a dissertation on some scholarly subject.

dissident
• 우리말 뜻: 의견을 달리하는, 반대하는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: dissenting; rebellious
• 예문: In the purge that followed the student demonstrations at Tianamen Square, the government hunted down the dissident students and their supporters.

dissimulate
• 우리말 뜻: (감정등을) 숨기다, ..인체 하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pretend; conceal by feigning
• 예문: She tried to dissimulate her grief by her exuberant attitude.

dissipate
• 우리말 뜻: (구름, 안개따위를)흩뜨리다, 낭비하다, 탕진하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: squander
• 예문: The young man quickly dissipated his inheritance and was soon broke.

dissolution
• 우리말 뜻: 분리, 해체, 해산
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: disintegration, looseness in morals
• 예문: The profligacy and dissolution of life in Caligula\'s Rome appall some historians.

dissonance
• 우리말 뜻: 불협화음, 부조화
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: discord
• 예문: some contemporary musicians deliberately use dissonance to achieve certain effects.

dissuade
• 우리말 뜻: 충고하여 단념시키다.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: advise against
• 예문: He could not dissuade his friend from joining the conspirators.

distant
• 우리말 뜻: (거리적으로) 떨어진, 먼;태도가 쌀쌀한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: reserved or aloof; could in manner
• 예문: His distant greeting made me feel unwelcome from the start.

distend
• 우리말 뜻: 팽창시키다, 부풀다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: expand; swell out
• 예문: I can tell when he is under stress by the way the veins distend on his forehead.

distill
• 우리말 뜻: ..을 증류하다, 정제하다, 만들다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: purify; refine; concentrate
• 예문: A moonshiner distills mash into whisky; an epigrammatist distills thoughts into quips.

distortion
• 우리말 뜻: 왜곡, 뒤틀린 상태, 곡해
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: twisting out of shape
• 예문: It is difficult to believe the newspaper accounts of this event because of the distortions and exaggerations written by the reporters.

distrait
• 우리말 뜻: 멍한, 방심상태의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: absent-minded
• 예문: because of his conentration on the problem, the professor often appeared distrait and unconcerned about routine.

distraught
• 우리말 뜻: 마음이 산란한, 미친듯한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: upset; distracted by anxiety
• 예문: The distraught parents frantically searched the ravine for their lost child.

diurnal
• 우리말 뜻: 매일의, 날마다의, 대낮의, 하루동안의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: daily
• 예문: A farmer cannot neglect his diurnal tasks at any time; cows, for example, must be milked regularly.

diva
• 우리말 뜻: 가극의 주역 여성 가수, 프리마돈나
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: operatic singer; prima donna
• 예문: Although world famous as a diva, she did not indulge in fits of temperament.

diverge
• 우리말 뜻: 갈라져 나오다, 분기하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: vary; go in different directions from the same point
• 예문: The spokes of the wheel diverge from the hub.

divergent
• 우리말 뜻: 벗어난, 이탈하는, 갈라지는, 분기하는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: differing, deviating
• 예문: The two witnesses presented the jury with remarkably divergent accounts of the same episode.

divest
• 우리말 뜻: 벗기다, 박탈하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: strip, deprive
• 예문: He was divested of his power to act

divination
• 우리말 뜻: 마력의 도움으로 미래를 예시함
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: foeseeing the future with the aid of magic
• 예문: I base my opinions not on any special gift of divination but on the laws of probability

divulge
• 우리말 뜻: 폭로하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: reveal
• 예문: I will not tell you this news because I am sure you will divulge it prematurely

docile
• 우리말 뜻: 순종하는, 쉽게 조종되는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: obedient, easily managed
• 예문: As docile as he seems today, that old lion was once a ferocious, snarling beast.

docket
• 우리말 뜻: 미결소송사건 일람표
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: program, as for trial; book where such entries are made
• 예문: The case of Smith vs. Jones was entered in the docket for July 15.

doddering
• 우리말 뜻: 흔들리는, 늙어서 떨리는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: shaky, infirn from old age
• 예문: Although he is not as yet a doddering and senile old man, his ideas and opinions no longer can merit the respect we gave them years ago.

doff
• 우리말 뜻: 벗다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: take off
• 예문: He doffed his hat to the lady

doggerel
• 우리말 뜻: 보잘것 없는 시
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: poor verse
• 예문: Although we find occasional snatches of genuine poetry in his writing is mere doggerel.

dogmatic
• 우리말 뜻: 적극적인, 독단적인
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: arbitrary, dictatorial
• 예문: Do not be so dogmatic about that statement; it can be easily refuted.

dolorous
• 우리말 뜻: 슬픔에 찬
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sorrowful
• 예문: He found the dolorous lamentations of the bereaved family emotionally disturbing and he left as quickly as he could.

dolt
• 우리말 뜻: 바보같은 사람
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: stupid person
• 예문: I thought I was talking to a mature audience; instead, I find myself addressig a pack of dolts and idiots.

domicile
• 우리말 뜻: 집, 주소
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: home
• 예문: Although his legal domicile was in New York city, his work kept him away from his residence for many years.

dormant
• 우리말 뜻: 잠자는, 혼수상태의, 동면한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sleeping, lethargic, torpid
• 예문: Sometimes dormant talents in our friends surprise those of us who never realized how gifted acquaintances really were.

dorsal
• 우리말 뜻: 동물의 등의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: relating to the back of an animal
• 예문: A shark may be identified by its dorsal in which projects above the sunfac of the ocean.

dotage
• 우리말 뜻: 노쇠, 망령
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: senility
• 예문: In his dotage, the old man bored us with long tales of events in his childhood.

doughty
• 우리말 뜻: 용기있는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: courageous
• 예문: Many folk tales have sprung up about this doughty pioneer who opened up the New World for his followers.

dour
• 우리말 뜻: 부루뚱한, 완고한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sullen, stubborn
• 예문: The man was dour and taciturn.

dregs
• 우리말 뜻: 침전물, 무가친한 잔재
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sediment, worthless residue
• 예문: The dregs of society may be observed in this slum area of the city.

droll
• 우리말 뜻: 이상하고 즐거운
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: queer and amusing
• 예문: He was a popular guest because his droll anecdotes were always entertaining.

dross
• 우리말 뜻: 폐기물, 무가치한 불순물
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: waste matter, worthless impurities
• 예문: Many methods have been devised to separate the valuable metal from the dross.

drudgery
• 우리말 뜻: 힘드는 육체 노동
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: menial work
• 예문: Cinderella\'s fairy godmother rescued her from a life of drudgery.

dubious
• 우리말 뜻: 의심스런
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: doubtful
• 예문: He has the dubious dinctition of being the lowest ranked member of his class.

duenna
• 우리말 뜻: 소녀감독부, 여성보호자
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: attendant of young female, chaperone
• 예문: Their romance could not flourish because of the presence of her duenna.

dulcet
• 우리말 뜻: 감미로운 소리가 나는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sweet sounding
• 예문: The dulcet sounds of the birds at dawn were soon drowned out by the roar of traffic passing our motel.

duplicity
• 우리말 뜻: 이중성, 위선
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: double-dealing, hypocrisy
• 예문: People were shocked and dismayed when they learned of his duplicity in this affair for he had always seemed honest and straightforward.

durance
• 우리말 뜻: 억제, 감금
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: restraint, imprisonment
• 예문: The lecturer spoke of a \"durance vile\" to describe his years in the prison camp.

ecelctic
• 우리말 뜻: 취사선택하는. 절충주의의. (취미등이) 다방면에 걸친.
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: selective. composed of elements drawn from disparate sources.
• 예문: His style of interior decoration was eclectic : bits and pieces of furnishings from widely divergent periods, strikingly juxtaposed to create a unique decor.

finite
• 우리말 뜻: 한정된
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: limited
• 예문: It is difficult for humanity with its finite existence to grasp the infinite.

firebrand
• 우리말 뜻: 횃불; 말썽꾼
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: hothead; troublemaker
• 예문: The police tried to keep track of all the local firebrands when the President came to town.

fissure
• 우리말 뜻: 갈라진 틈
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: crevice
• 예문: The mountain climbers secured footholds in tiny fissures in the rock.

fitful
• 우리말 뜻: 발작적인; 단속적인
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: spasmodic; intermittent
• 예문: After several fitful attempts, he decided to postpone the start of the project until he felt more energetic.

flag
• 우리말 뜻: 축 늘어지다; 시들다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: droop; grow feeble
• 예문: When the opposing hockey team scored its third goal only minutes into the first quarter, the home team\'s knotted flagged.

flagellate
• 우리말 뜻: 채찍질하다; 힐난하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: flog; whip
• 예문: The Romans used to flagellate criminals with a whip that had three violations of the rules.

flagrant
• 우리말 뜻: 극악한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: conspicuously wicked
• 예문: We cannot condone such flagrant violations of the rules.

flail
• 우리말 뜻: 도리깨질하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: thresh grain by hand; strke or slap
• 예문: In medieval times, warriors flailed their foe with a metal ball attached to a handle.

flair
• 우리말 뜻: 재능
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: talent
• 예문: She has an uncanny flair for discovering new artists before the public has become aware of their existence.

flamboynat
• 우리말 뜻: 화려한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ornate
• 예문: Modern architecture has discarded the flamboyant trimming on buildings and emphasizes simplicity of line.

flaunt
• 우리말 뜻: 과시하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: display ostentatiously
• 예문: She is not one of those actresses who flaunt their physical charms; she can act.

fledgling
• 우리말 뜻: 미숙한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: inexperienced
• 예문: While it is necessary to provide these fledgling poets with an opportunity to present their work, it is not essential that we admire everything they write.

fleece
• 우리말 뜻: 양털
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: wool coat of a sheep
• 예문: They shear sheep of their fleece, whcih they then comb into separate strands of wool.

flippancy
• 우리말 뜻: 경솔
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: trifling gaiety
• 예문: Your flippancy at this serious moment is offensive.

flippant
• 우리말 뜻: 경솔한, 건방진
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lacking proper seriousness
• 예문: When Mark told Mona he loved her, she dismissed his earnest declaration with a flippant \"Oh, you say that to all the girls!\"

flit
• 우리말 뜻: 재빨리 날아가다; 날아가다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: dart lightly; pass swiftly by; fly
• 예문: Like a bee flitting from flower to flower, Rose flitted from one boyfriend to the next

floe
• 우리말 뜻: 유빙
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mass of floating ice
• 예문: The ship made slow progress as it battered its way through the ice floes

flora
• 우리말 뜻: [한 지역 또는 한 시대에 특유한]식물[군]
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: plants of a region or era
• 예문: Because she was a botanist, she spent most of her time studying the flora of the desert

florid
• 우리말 뜻: 붉그레한; 붉은
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ruddy; reddish; flowery
• 예문: If you go to Florida and get a sunburn, your complexion will look florid.

flotsam
• 우리말 뜻: 표류하는 부스러기[쓰레기]
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: drifting wreckage
• 예문: Beachcombers eke out a living by salvaging the flotsam and jetsam of the sea

flounder
• 우리말 뜻: 몸부림치다; 서툴게 진행하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter
• 예문: Up to his knees in the bog, Floyd floundered about, trying to regain his footing

flourish
• 우리말 뜻: 번성하다; 잘 자라다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures
• 예문: The orange trees flourished in the sun

flout
• 우리말 뜻: 거부하다; 비웃다; 무시하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: reject; mock
• 예문: The headstrong youth flouted all authority; he refused to be curbed

fluctuate
• 우리말 뜻: 흔들리다; 이동하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: waver; shift
• 예문: The water pressure in out shower fluctuates widly; you start rinsing yourself off with a trickle, and two minutes later a blast of water nearly knocks you off your feet. I\'ll never get used to these fluctuations

fluency
• 우리말 뜻: 유창함; 달변
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: smoothness of speech
• 예문: She spoke French with fluency and ease

fluke
• 우리말 뜻: 요행수
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune
• 예문: When Douglas defeated Tyson for the heavyweight championship, some sportscasters dismissed his victory as a fluke

fluster
• 우리말 뜻: 당황하게 만들다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: confuse
• 예문: The teacher\'s sudden question flustered him and he stammmered his reply

fluted
• 우리말 뜻: 홈이 있는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: having vertical parallel grooves(as in a pillar)
• 예문: All that remained of the ancient building were the fluted columns

flux
• 우리말 뜻: 흐름
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: flowing; series of changes
• 예문: While conditions are in such a state of flux, I do not wish to commit myself too deeply in this affair

flux
• 우리말 뜻: 흐름
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: flowing; series of changes
• 예문: While conditions are in such a state of flux, I do not wish to commit myself too deeply in this affair

fodder
• 우리말 뜻: 가축의 먹이
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: coarse food for cattle, horses, etc
• 예문: One of Nancy\'s chores at the ranch was to put fresh supplies of fodder in the hores\' stalls

foible
• 우리말 뜻: 사소한 실수
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: weakness; slight fault
• 예문: We can overlook the foibles of our friends; no one is perfect

foil
• 우리말 뜻: 대조
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: contrast
• 예문: In Star Wars, dark, evil Darth Vader is a perfect foil for fair-haired, naive Luke Skywalker

foist
• 우리말 뜻: 몰래 써넣다; 떠맡기다, 속여서 팔다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: insert improperly; palm off
• 예문: I will not permit you to foist such ridiculous idea upon the membership of this group

foliage
• 우리말 뜻: 잎(전부)
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: masses of leaves
• 예문: Every autumn before the leaves fell he promised himself he would drive through New England to admire the colorful fall foliage

foment
• 우리말 뜻: 선동하다, 유발하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: stir up; instigate
• 예문: Cher\'s archenemy Heather spread some nasty rumors that fomented trouble in the club. Do you think Cher\'s foe meant to foment such discord?

foolhardy
• 우리말 뜻: 무모한, 무작정한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: rash
• 예문: Don\'t be foolhardy. Get the advice of experienced people before undertaking this venture

foppish
• 우리말 뜻: 멋 부리는, 맵시내는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: vain about dress and appearance
• 예문: He tried to imitate the foppish manner of the young men of the court

foray
• 우리말 뜻: 습격, 공습
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: raid
• 예문: The company staged a midnight foray against the enemy outpost

forbearance
• 우리말 뜻: 인내
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: patience
• 예문: We must forbearance in dealing with him because he is still weak from his illness

ford
• 우리말 뜻: 여울
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: place where a river can be crossed on foot
• 예문: Rather than risk using the shaky rope bridge, David walked a half-mile downstream until he came to the nearest ford

forebears
• 우리말 뜻: 조상
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ancestors
• 예문: Reverence for one\'s forebears(sometimes referred to as ancestor worship) plays an important part in many Oriental cultures

foreboding
• 우리말 뜻: 육감, 예감, 불길한 일의 전조
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: premonition of evil
• 예문: Suspecting no conspiracies against him, Caesar gently ridiculed his wife\'s forebodings about the Ides of March

forensic
• 우리말 뜻: 법정의; 변론의, 토론의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: suitable to debate or courts of law
• 예문: In her best forensic manner, the lawyer addressed the jury

foreshadow
• 우리말 뜻: 예시하다, 징조를 보이다, -의 전조가 되다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: give an indication beforehand; portend; prefigure
• 예문: In retrospect, political analysts realized that Yeltsin\'s defiance of the attempted coup foreshadowed his emergence as the dominant figure of the new Russian republic

foresight
• 우리말 뜻: 예지
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ability to foresee future happenings; prudence
• 예문: A wise investor, she had the foresight to buy land just before the current real estate boom

forestall
• 우리말 뜻: 방지하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: prevent by taking action in advance
• 예문: By setting up a prenuptial agreement, the prospective bride and groom hoped to forestall any potential arguments about money in the event of a divorce

forgo
• 우리말 뜻: 포기하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: give up; do without
• 예문: Determined to lose weight for the summer, Ida decided to forgo dessert until she could fit into a size eight again

forlorn
• 우리말 뜻: 슬프고 외로운; 비참한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sad and lonely; wretched
• 예문: Deserted by her big sisters and her friends, the forlorn child sat sadly on the steps awaiting their return

formality
• 우리말 뜻: 의례; 형식적임
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ceremonious quality; something done just for form\'s sake
• 예문: The president received the visiting heads of state with due formality: flags waving, honor guards standing at attention, bands playing anthems at full blast. Signing this petition is a mere formality; it does not obligate you in any way

formidable
• 우리말 뜻: 위협적인
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: menacing; threatening
• 예문: We must not treat the battle lightly for we are facing a formidable foe

forsake
• 우리말 뜻: 버리다; 포기하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: desert; abandon;renounce
• 예문: No one expected Foster to forsake his wife and children and run off with another woman

forswear
• 우리말 뜻: 포기하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: renounce; abandon
• 예문: The captured knight could escape death only if he agreed to forswear christianity and embrace Islam as the one true faith

forte
• 우리말 뜻: 장점, 장기; 특기
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: strong point or special talent
• 예문: I\'m not eager to play this rather serious role, for my forte is comedy

forthright
• 우리말 뜻: 직접적인; 솔직한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: straightforward; direct; frank
• 예문: I prefer Jill\'s forthright approach to Jack\'s tendency to beat around the bush

fortitude
• 우리말 뜻: 용감; 용기
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: bravery; courage
• 예문: He was awarded the medal for his fortitude in the battle

fortuitous
• 우리말 뜻: 우연히
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: accidental; by chance
• 예문: Though he pretend their encounter was fortuitous, he\'d actually been hanging around her usual haunts for the past two weeks, hoping she\'d turn up

foster
• 우리말 뜻: 기르다; 양육하다; 조장하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: rear; encourage
• 예문: According to the legend, Romulus and Remus were fostered by a she-wolf that raised the abandoned infants as her own

founder
• 우리말 뜻: 완전히 실패하다, 침몰하다; (회사나 협회 등의) 발기인
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fail completely, sink; person who establishes(an organization, business)
• 예문: After bitting the submerged iceberg, the Titanic started taking in water rapidly and soon foundered; Among those drowned when the Titanic sank was the founder of Abraham & Straus chain

founder
• 우리말 뜻: 완전히 실패하다, 침몰하다; (회사나 협회 등의) 발기인
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fail completely, sink; person who establishes(an organization, business)
• 예문: After bitting the submerged iceberg, the Titanic started taking in water rapidly and soon foundered; Among those drowned when the Titanic sank was the founder of Abraham & Straus chain

fracas
• 우리말 뜻: 혼란; 혼전; 난투
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: brawl, melee
• 예문: The military police stopped the fracas in the bar and arrested the belligerents

fractious
• 우리말 뜻: 날뛰는, 고분고분하지 않은, 규칙을 지키지 않는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: unruly
• 예문: The fractious horse unseated its rider

frail
• 우리말 뜻: 허약한, 가냘픈, 부서지기 쉬운
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: weak
• 예문: The delicate child seemed too frail to lift the heavy carton

franchise
• 우리말 뜻: 사용권, 독점판매권, 선거권
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: right granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a particular territory
• 예문: The city issue a franchise to the company to operate surface transit lines on the streets for 99 years ; For most of American history women lacked the right to vote: not until the early twentieth century was the franchise granted to women ; Stan owns a Carvel\'s ice cream franchise in Chinatown

frantic
• 우리말 뜻: 미친 듯한, 광란한; 지독한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: wild
• 예문: At the time of the collision, many people became frantic with fear

fraudulent
• 우리말 뜻: 사기의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cheating; deceitful
• 예문: The government seeks to prevent fraudulent and misleading advertising

fraught
• 우리말 뜻: ...으로 찬; ..을 내포한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: filled
• 예문: Since this enterprise is fraught with danger, I will ask for volunteers who are willing to assume the risks

fray
• 우리말 뜻: 소란, 말다툼, 언쟁
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: brawl
• 예문: The three musketeers were in the thick of the fray

frenetic
• 우리말 뜻: 미친, 광적인
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: frenzied, frantic
• 예문: His frenetic activities convinced us that he had no organized plan of operation

frenzied
• 우리말 뜻: 광적인, 열광적인
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: madly excied
• 예문: As soon as they smelled smoke, the frenzied animals milled about in their cages

fresco
• 우리말 뜻: 프레스코화법(회반죽 위에 그리는 수채화법)
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: painting on plaster(usually fresh)
• 예문: The cathedral is visited by many tourists who wish to admire the frescoes by Giotto

fret
• 우리말 뜻: 귀찮게하다; 속타게 하다; 초조하게 하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: to be annoyed or vexed
• 예문: To fret over your poor grades is foolish; instead, decide to work harder in the future

friction
• 우리말 뜻: (의견)충돌; 마찰, 불화
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: clash in opinion; rubbing against
• 예문: At this time when harmony is essential, we cannot afford to have any friction in our group

frieze
• 우리말 뜻: 소벽(조각으로 장식한 경우가 많음); 띠 모양의 장식
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ornamental band on a wall
• 예문: The frieze of the church was adorned with sculpture

frigid
• 우리말 뜻: 몹시 추운
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: intensely cold
• 예문: Alaska is in the frigid zone

fritter
• 우리말 뜻: 낭비하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: waste
• 예문: He could not apply himself to any task and frittered away his time in idle conversation

frivolous
• 우리말 뜻: 천박(경박)한; 사소한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant
• 예문: Though Nancy enjoyed Bill\'s frivolous, lighthearted companionship, she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious

frolicsome
• 우리말 뜻: 쾌활한; 명랑한; 장난을 좋아하는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: prankish; gay
• 예문: The frolicsome puppy tried to lick the face of its master

frond
• 우리말 뜻: 양치류 식물의 잎
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fern leaf; palm or banana leaf
• 예문: After the storm the beach was littered with the fronds of palm trees

fructify
• 우리말 뜻: 열매를 맺다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: bear fruit
• 예문: This peach tree should fructify in three years

frugality
• 우리말 뜻: 절약
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: thrift; economy
• 예문: In thes economically difficult days business must practice frugality or risk bankruptcy

frugality
• 우리말 뜻: 절약
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: thrift; economy
• 예문: In thes economically difficult days business must practice frugality or risk bankruptcy

fruition
• 우리말 뜻: 결실; 실현
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization
• 예문: This building marks the fruition of all our aspirations and years of hard work

frustrate
• 우리말 뜻: 방해하다; 좌절시키다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: thwart; defeat
• 예문: We must frustrate this dictator\'s plan to seize control of the government

fugitive
• 우리말 뜻: 사라져(없어져) 버리는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fleeting or transitory; roving
• 예문: The film brought a few fugitive images to her mind, but on the whole it made no lasting impression upon her

fulcrum
• 우리말 뜻: 지렛목; 지레받침
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: support on which a lever rests
• 예문: If we use this stone as a fulcrum and the crowbar as a lever, we may be able to move this boulder

fulminate
• 우리말 뜻: 폭발음을 내다; 소리지르다, 야단치다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: thunder; explode
• 예문: The people against whom she fulminated were innocent of any wrongdoing

fulsome
• 우리말 뜻: <아첨 등이> 지나친, 집요한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: disgustingly excessive
• 예문: His fulsome praise of the dictator annoyed his listeners

functionary
• 우리말 뜻: 공무원
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: official
• 예문: As his case was transferred from one functionary to another, he began to despair of ever reaching a settlement

fundamental
• 우리말 뜻: 기본적인; 근원의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: basic; primary; essential
• 예문: The committee discussed all sorts of side issues without ever getting down to addressing the fundamental problem

funereal
• 우리말 뜻: 슬픈; 장송의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sad; solemn
• 예문: I fail to understand why there is such a funereal atmosphere; we have lost a battle, not a war

furor
• 우리말 뜻: 열광; 격렬한 감격
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: frenzy; great excitement
• 예문: The story of her embezzlement of the funds created a furor on the stock exchange

furtive
• 우리말 뜻: 몰래 하는; 은밀한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: stealthy; sneaky
• 예문: Nothing the furtive glance the customer gave the diamond bracelet on the counter, the jeweler wondered whether he had a potential shoplifter on his hands

fusillade
• 우리말 뜻: 일제 사격; (질문,비난의) 연발
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: simultaneous firing or outburst(of missiles, questions, etc)
• 예문: Tchaikovsky\'s 1812 Overture concludes with a thunderous fusillade of cannon fire

fusion
• 우리말 뜻: 융해; 연합
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: union; coalition
• 예문: The opponents of the political party in power organized a fusion of disgruntled groups and became an important element in the election

futile
• 우리말 뜻: 효과없는; 쓸데없는; 무익한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: useless; hopeless; ineffectual; trifling
• 예문: It is futile for me to try to get any work done around here while the telephone is ringing every 30 seconds

gadfly
• 우리말 뜻: 등에; 귀찮은 사람
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: animal-biting fly; an irritating person
• 예문: Like a gadfly, he irritated all the guests at the hotel; within forty-eight hours, everyone regarded him as an annoying busybody

gaffe
• 우리말 뜻: (사교,외교상의) 과실, 실수
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: social blunder
• 예문: According to Miss Manners, to call your husband by your lover\'s name is worse than a mere gaffe; it is a tactical mistake

germinate
• 우리말 뜻: 싹이 트다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cause to sprout; sprout
• 예문: After the seeds germinate and develop their permanent leaves, the plants may be removed from the cold frames and transplanted to the garden.

gerrymander
• 우리말 뜻: <선거구를>자기 당에 유리하게 개정하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: change voting district lines in order to favor a political party
• 예문: The illogical pattern of the map of this congressional district is proof that the State Legislature gerrymandered this area in order to favor the majority party.

gestate
• 우리말 뜻: ~을 회태하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: evolve, as in prenatal growth
• 예문: While this scheme was being gestated by the conspirators, they maintained complete silence about their intentions.

gesticulation
• 우리말 뜻: 몸짓하기
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: motion; gesture
• 예문: Operatic performers are trained to make exaggerated gesticulation because of the large auditoriums in which they appear.

ghastly
• 우리말 뜻: 무시무시한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: horrible
• 예문: The murdered man was a ghastly sight.

gibber
• 우리말 뜻: 영문 모를 말을 지껄이다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: speak foolishly
• 예문: The demented man gibbered incoherently.

gibbet
• 우리말 뜻: 교수대
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: gallows
• 예문: The bodies of the highwaymen were left dangling from the gibbet as a warning to other would-be transgressors.

gibe
• 우리말 뜻: 놀려대다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mock
• 예문: As you gibe at their superstitious beliefs, do you realize that you, too, are guilty of similarly foolish thoughts?

giddy
• 우리말 뜻: 현기증 나는; 아찔한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: light-herted; dizzy
• 예문: He felt his giddy youth was past.

gingerly
• 우리말 뜻: 아주 신중하게
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: very carefully
• 예문: She was asked to give the gist of the essay in two sentences.

gist
• 우리말 뜻: 요점
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: essence
• 예문: She was asked to give the gist of the essay in two sentences.

glaze
• 우리말 뜻: 유리를 끼우다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: cover with a thin and shiny surface
• 예문: The freezing rain glazed the streets and made driving hazardous.

glean
• 우리말 뜻: <이삭을>줍다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: gather leavings
• 예문: After the crops had been barvested by the machines, the peasants were permitted to glean the wheat left in the fields.

glib
• 우리말 뜻: 말 잘하느느
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fluent
• 예문: He is a glib speaker.

gloat
• 우리말 뜻: 고소한 듯이 바라보다; 자못 흡족한듯이 바라보다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: express evil satisfaction; view malevolently
• 예문: As you gloat over your ill-gotten wealth, do you think of the many victims you have defrauded?

glossy
• 우리말 뜻: 광택이 나는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: smocth and shining
• 예문: I want this photograph printed on glossy paper.

glower
• 우리말 뜻: 상을 찡그리다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: scowl
• 예문: The angry boy glowered at his father.

glut
• 우리말 뜻: 과도하게 공급하다; 과도하게 채우다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: overstock; fill to excess
• 예문: The many manufacturers glutted the market and could not find purchasers for the many articles they had produced.

glutinous
• 우리말 뜻: 아교질의; 점착성의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sticky; viscous
• 예문: Molasses is a glutinous substance.

gluttonous
• 우리말 뜻: 난쟁이; 땅 신령
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: dwarf; underground spirit
• 예문: The gluttonous boy ate all the cookies.

goad
• 우리말 뜻: 손동하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: urge on
• 예문: He was goaded by his friends until he yielded to their wishes.

gouge
• 우리말 뜻: 후벼내다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: tear out
• 예문: In that fight, all the rules were forgotten; the adversaries bit, kicked, and tried to gouge each other\'s eyes out.

gullible
• 우리말 뜻: 속기 쉬운
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: easily deceived
• 예문: He preyed upon gullible people, who believed his stories of easy wealth.

hackneyed
• 우리말 뜻: 진부한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: commonplace. trite
• 예문: The English teacher criticized her story because of its hackneyed and unoriginal plot.

haphazard
• 우리말 뜻: 우연한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: random. by chance
• 예문: His haphazard reading left him unacquainted with the authors of the book.

implement^(v)
• 우리말 뜻: 실행하다, 시행하다; 장구를 제공하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: supply what is needed; furnish with tools
• 예문: I am unwilling to implement this plan until I have assurance that it has the full approval of your officials.

imply
• 우리말 뜻: 함축적으로 의미하다, 암시하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: suggest a meaning not expressed; signify
• 예문: Even though your statement does not declare that you are at war with that country, your actions imply that that is the actual situation.

imponderable
• 우리말 뜻: 무게가 없는, 무게를 알 수 없는; 평가할 수 없는, 헤아릴 수 없는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: weightless; unfathomable
• 예문: I can evaluate the data gathered in this study; the imponderable items are not so easily analyzed.

ingenuous
• 우리말 뜻: 순진한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: naive. young. unsophisticated
• 예문: These remarks indicate that you are ingenuous and unaware of life\'s harsher realities.

instigate
• 우리말 뜻: 시작하다. 일으키다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: urge. start. provoke
• 예문: I\'m afraid that this statement will instigate a revolt.

inured
• 우리말 뜻: 익숙한; 단련된
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: accustomed; hardened
• 예문: He became inured to the Alaskan cold.

invalidate
• 우리말 뜻: 무효로 만들다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: weaken; destroy
• 예문: The relatives who received little or nothing sought to invalidate the will by claiming that the deceased had not been in his right mind when he had signed the document.

invective
• 우리말 뜻: 비난
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: abuse
• 예문: He had expected criticism but not the invective which greeted his proposal.

inveigh
• 우리말 뜻: 통렬히 비난하다; 욕설하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: denounce; utter censure or invective
• 예문: He inveighed against the demagoguery of the previous speaker and urged that the audience reject his philosophy as dangerous.

inveigle
• 우리말 뜻: 꾀다; 솔깃한 말로 속이다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lead astray; wheedle
• 예문: She was inveigled into joining the club.

inverse
• 우리말 뜻: 반대의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: opposite
• 예문: There is an inverse ratio between the strength of light and its distance.

invert
• 우리말 뜻: 거꾸로 하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: turn upside down or inside out
• 예문: When he inverted his body in a hand stand, he felt the blood rush to his head.

inveterate
• 우리말 뜻: 뿌리깊은; 상습적인
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: deep-rooted; habitual
• 예문: She is an inveterate smoker.

invidious
• 우리말 뜻: 꽤씸한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: designed to create ill will or envy
• 예문: We disregarded her invidious remarks because we realized how jealous she was.

invincible
• 우리말 뜻: 무적의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: unconquerable
• 예문: Superman is invincible.

inviolability
• 우리말 뜻: 신성
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: security from being destroyed, corrupted or profaned
• 예문: They respected the inviolability of her faith and did not try to change her manner of living.

invoke
• 우리말 뜻: 빌다; 호소하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: call upon; ask for
• 예문: She invoked her advisor\'s aid in filling out her financial aid forms.

invulnerable
• 우리말 뜻: 상하게 할 수 없는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: incapable of injury
• 예문: Achilles was invulnerable except in his heel.

iota
• 우리말 뜻: 아주 조금
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: very samll quantity
• 예문: She hadn\'t an iota of common sense.

irascible
• 우리말 뜻: 성마른; 성급한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: irritable; easily angered
• 예문: His irascible temper frightened me.

irate
• 우리말 뜻: 성난
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: angry
• 예문: When John\'s mother found out that he had overdrawn his checking account for the third month in a row, she was so irate floated on the surface of the water.

iridescent
• 우리말 뜻: 무지개 빛깔의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: exhibiting rainbowlike colors
• 예문: She admired the iridescent hues of the oil that floated on the surface of the water.

irksome
• 우리말 뜻: 싫증나는; 지루한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: annoying; tedious
• 예문: He found working on the assembly line irksome because of the monotony of the operation he had to perform.

ironic
• 우리말 뜻: 반어의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: resulting in an unexpected and contrary manner
• 예문: It is ironic that his success came when he least wanted it.

irony
• 우리말 뜻: 풍자; 반어법
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that convey a meaning opposite to the literal meaning
• 예문: Gradually his listeners began to realize that the excessive praise he was lavishing was merely irony; he was actually denouncing his opponent.

irreconcilable
• 우리말 뜻: 화해할 수 없는; 융화하기 어려운
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: incompatible; not able to be resolved
• 예문: Because the separated couple were irreconcilable, the marriage counselor recommended a divorce.

irrefragable
• 우리말 뜻: 엉뚱한; 무관계한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: not to be disproved; indisputable
• 예문: This statement is irrelevant and should be disregarded by the jury.

irremediable
• 우리말 뜻: 불치의; 회복할 수 없는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: incurable; uncorrectable
• 예문: The error she made was irremediable; she could see no way to repair it.

irreparable
• 우리말 뜻: 수선할 수 없는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: not able to be corrected or repaired
• 예문: Your apology cannot atone for the irreparable damage you have done to her reputation.

irrepressible
• 우리말 뜻: 억누를 수 없는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: unable to be restrained or held back
• 예문: Her high spirits were irrepressible.

irresolute
• 우리말 뜻: 결단력이 없는; 우유부단한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: uncertain how to act; weak
• 예문: She had no respect for him because he seemed weak-willed and irresolute.

litotes
• 우리말 뜻: 곡언법(반의어의 부정으로 강한 긍정 나타냄)
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: understatement for emphasis
• 예문: To say, \"He little realizes,\" when we mean that he does not realize at all, is an example of the kind of understatement we call litotes.

livid
• 우리말 뜻: 납빛의; 검푸른; 격노한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lead-colored; black and blue; enraged
• 예문: His face was so livid with rage that we were afraid that he might have an attack of apoplexy.

loath
• 우리말 뜻: 싫어하여; 지긋지긋하여
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: averse; reluctant
• 예문: They were both loath for him to go.

loathe
• 우리말 뜻: 몹시 싫어하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: detest
• 예문: We loathed the wicked villain.

lode
• 우리말 뜻: 광맥
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: metal-bearing vein
• 예문: If this lode which we have discovered extends for any distance, we have found a fortune.

lofty
• 우리말 뜻: 매우 높은
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: very high
• 예문: They used to tease him about his lofty ambitions.

loiter
• 우리말 뜻: 빈둥거리다; 꾸물거리다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: hand around; linger
• 예문: The policeman told him not to loiter in the alley.

longevity
• 우리말 뜻: 장수
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: long life
• 예문: The old man was proud of his longevity.

loquacious
• 우리말 뜻: 수다스러움
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: talkative
• 예문: She is very lonquacious and can speak on the telephone for hours.

lubricity
• 우리말 뜻: 매끄러움; 애매함
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: slipperiness; evasiveness
• 예문: He exasperated the reporters by his lubricity; they could not pin him down to a definite answer.

lucid
• 우리말 뜻: 번쩍이는; 명쾌한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: bright; easily understood
• 예문: His explanation was lucid and to the point.

lucrative
• 우리말 뜻: 유리한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: profitable
• 예문: He turned him hobby into a lucrative profession.

lucre
• 우리말 뜻: 돈
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: money
• 예문: Prefering lucre to fame, he wrote stories of popular appeal.

ludicrous
• 우리말 뜻: 우스꽝스러운; 어이없는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: laughable; trifling
• 예문: Let us be serious; this is not a ludicrous issue.

lugubrious
• 우리말 뜻: 애처로운
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mournful
• 예문: The lugubrious howling of the dogs added to our sadness.

lull
• 우리말 뜻: 일시적인 고요
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: moment of calm
• 예문: Not wanting to get wet, they waited under the awning for a lull in the rain.

lumber
• 우리말 뜻: 무겁게 이동하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: move heavily or clumsily
• 예문: Still somewhat torpid after its long hibernation, the bear lumbered through the woods.

luminous
• 우리말 뜻: 빛나는; 밝은
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: shining; issuing light
• 예문: The sun is a luminous body.

lunar
• 우리말 뜻: 달의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pertaining to the moon
• 예문: Lunar craters can be plainly seen with the aid of a small telescope.

lupine
• 우리말 뜻: 이리같은
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: like a wolf
• 예문: She was terrified of his fierce, lupine smile.

lurid
• 우리말 뜻: 거친; <빛깔이>야한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: wild; sensational
• 예문: The lurid stories he told shocked his listeners.

luscious
• 우리말 뜻: 달콤한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pleasing to taste or smell
• 예문: The ripe peach was luscious.

luster
• 우리말 뜻: 광택; 윤
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: shine; gloss
• 예문: The soft luster of the silk in the dim light was pleasing.

lustrous
• 우리말 뜻: 번적번적하는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: shining
• 예문: Her large and lustrous eyes gave a touch of beauty to an otherwise drab face.

luxuriant
• 우리말 뜻: 기름진; 무성한; 화려한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fertile; abundant; ornate
• 예문: Farming was easy in this luxuriant soil.

macabre
• 우리말 뜻: 무시무시한; 소름끼치는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: gruesome; grisly
• 예문: The city morgue is a macabre spot for the uninitiated.

macerate
• 우리말 뜻: 쇠약케하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: waste away
• 예문: Cancer macerated his body.

machiavellian
• 우리말 뜻: 권모술수의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: carfty; double-dealing
• 예문: I do not think he will be a good ambassador because he is not accustomed to the machiavellian maneuverings of foreign diplomats.

machinations
• 우리말 뜻: 음모
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: schemes
• 예문: I can see through your wily machinations.

madrigal
• 우리말 뜻: 짧은 연가
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pastoral song
• 예문: His program of folk songs included several madrigals which he sang to the accompaniment of a lute.

maelstrom
• 우리말 뜻: 큰 소용돌이
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: whirlpool
• 예문: The canoe was tossed about in the maeistrom.

magnanimous
• 우리말 뜻: 관대한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: generous
• 예문: The philanthropist was most magnanimous.

magnate
• 우리말 뜻: 거물
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: person of prominence or influence
• 예문: The steel stories of the trial, the reporters ridiculed the magniloquent speeches of the defense attorney.

magniloquent
• 우리말 뜻: 과장하는; 호언장담하는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: boastful; pompous
• 예문: In their stories of the trial, the reporters ridiculed the magniloquent speeches of the defense attorney.

magnitude
• 우리말 뜻: 크기; 넓이
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: greatness; extent
• 예문: It is difficult to comprehend the magnitude of his crime.

maim
• 우리말 뜻: 불구로 만들다; 쓸모없게하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mutilate; injure
• 예문: The hospital could not take care of all who had been wounded or maimed in the railroad accident.

maladroit
• 우리말 뜻: 서투룬; 솜씨없는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: clumsy; bungling
• 예문: In his usual maladroit way, he managed to upset the cart and spill the food.

malaise
• 우리말 뜻: 침체, 불쾌
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: uneasiness; distress
• 예문: She felt a sudden vague malaise when she heard sounds at the door.

malapropism
• 우리말 뜻: 우습게 잘못 쓰인 말
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: comic misuse of a word
• 예문: When Mrs. Malaprop criticizes Lydia for being \"as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile,\" she confuses \"allegory\" and \"alligator\" in a typical malapropism.

malcontent
• 우리말 뜻: <권력, 체제 등에 대한>반항자
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs
• 예문: He was one of the few malcontents in Congress; he constantly voiced his objections to the Presidential program.

malediction
• 우리말 뜻: 저주
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: curse
• 예문: The witch uttered maledictions against her captors.

malefactor
• 우리말 뜻: 범인
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: criminal
• 예문: We must try to bring these malefactors to justice.

malevolent
• 우리말 뜻: 악의있는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: wishing evil
• 예문: We must thwart his malevolent schemes.

malicious
• 우리말 뜻: 실술궂은
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: dictated by hatred or spite
• 예문: The malicious neighbor spread the gossip.

malign
• 우리말 뜻: 헐뜯다; 중상하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: speak evil of; defame
• 예문: Because of her hatred of the family, she maligns all who are friendly to them.

malignant
• 우리말 뜻: 악의가 있는; 유독성의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: having an evil influence; virulent
• 예문: This is a malignant disease; we may have to use drastic measures to stop its spread.

malingerer
• 우리말 뜻: 꾀병 부리는 사람
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: one who feigns illness to escape duty
• 예문: The captain ordered the sergeant to punish all malingerers.

mall
• 우리말 뜻: 나무 그늘이 진 산책길
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: public walk
• 예문: The Mall in Central Park has always been a favorite spot for Sunday strollers.

malleable
• 우리말 뜻: 두들겨 펼 수 있는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: capable of being shaped by pounding
• 예문: Gold is a malleable metal.

malodorous
• 우리말 뜻: 고약한 냄새가 나는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: foul-smelling
• 예문: The compost heap was most malodorous in summer.

mammal
• 우리말 뜻: 포유동물
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: a vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young
• 예문: Many people regard the whale as a fish and do not realize that it is a mammal.

mammoth
• 우리말 뜻: 거대한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: gigantic
• 예문: The mammoth corportations of the twentieth century are a mixed blessing.

manacle
• 우리말 뜻: 속박하다; 수갑을 채우다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: restrain; handcuff
• 예문: The police immediately manacled the prisoner so he could not escape.

mandate
• 우리말 뜻: 지시; 위임
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: order; charge
• 예문: In his inaugural address, the President stated that he had a mandate from the people to seek an end to social evils such as poverty, poor housing, etc.

mandatory
• 우리말 뜻: 위임의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: obligatory
• 예문: These instructions are mandatory; any violation will be severly punished.

mangy
• 우리말 뜻: 초라한; 비참한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: shabby; wrethced
• 예문: We finally threw out the mangy rug that the dog had destroyed.

maniacal
• 우리말 뜻: 광적인
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: raving mad
• 예문: His maniacal laughter frightened us.

manifest
• 우리말 뜻: 명백한; 분명한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: understandable; clear
• 예문: His evil intentions were manifest and yet we could not stop him.

mausoleum
• 우리말 뜻: 큰 무덤, 능
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: monumental tomb
• 예문: His body was placed in the family mausoleum.

mauve
• 우리말 뜻: 연한 자줏빛(의)
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pale purple
• 예문: The mauve tint in the lilac bush was another indication that spring had finally arrived.

maverick
• 우리말 뜻: 낙인 찍히지 않은 송아지; 독자적인 노선을 걷는 사람
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: an unbranded animal; rebel, nonconformist
• 예문: To the masculine literary establishment, George Sand with her insistence on wearing trousers and smoking cigars was clearly a maverick who fought her proper womanly role.

mawkish
• 우리말 뜻: 병적인, 역겨운
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: sickening; insipid
• 예문: Your mawkish sighs fill me with disgust.

maxim
• 우리말 뜻: 격언
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: proverb; a truth pithily stated
• 예문: His body was placed in the family mausoleum.

meager
• 우리말 뜻: 적은 양의; 하잘 것 없는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: scanty, inadequate
• 예문: His salary was far too meager for him to afford to buy a new car.

mealymouthed
• 우리말 뜻: 말만 부드러운, 가식적인, 속임수를 부리는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: indirect in speech; hypocritical; evasive
• 예문: Rather than tell Jill directly what he disliked, Jack made a few mealymouthed comments and tried to change the subject.

meander
• 우리말 뜻: 구불구불한 모습을 나타내다 (혹은 그런 식으로 움직이다)
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: to wind or turn in its course
• 예문: It is difficult to sail up this stream because of the way it meanders through the countryside.

meddlesome
• 우리말 뜻: 참견하기 좋아하는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: interfering
• 예문: He felt his marriage was suffering because of his meddlesome mother-in-law.

mediate
• 우리말 뜻: 중재하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: settle a dispute through the services of an outsider
• 예문: Let us mediate our differences rahter than engage in a costly strike.

mediocre
• 우리말 뜻: 평범한, 그저그런
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ordinary, commonplace
• 예문: We were disappointed because he gave a rather mediocre performance in this role.

meditation
• 우리말 뜻: 명상, 상념
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: reflection; thought
• 예문: She reached her decision only after much meditation.

medley
• 우리말 뜻: 혼합, 혼성
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mixture
• 예문: The band played a medley of Gershwin tunes.

meek
• 우리말 뜻: 유순한, 온순한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: submissive; patient and long-suffering
• 예문: Mr. Barrett never expected his meek daughter would dare to defy him by eloping with her suitor.

megalomania
• 우리말 뜻: 과대망상증
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mania for doing grandiose things.
• 예문: Developers who spend millions trying to build the world\'s tallest skyscraper suffer from megalomania.

melee
• 우리말 뜻: 난투, 싸움
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fight
• 예문: The captain ftried to ascertain the cause of the melee that had broken out among the crew members.

mellifluous
• 우리말 뜻: 감미로운, 듣기 좋은; 달변의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: flowing smoothly; smooth
• 예문: Italian is a mellifluous language.

memento
• 우리말 뜻: 표시, 상징, 기념물
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: token; reminder
• 예문: Take this book as memento of your visit.

memorialize
• 우리말 뜻: 기념하다, 기리다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: commemorate
• 예문: Let us memorialize his great contribution by dedicating this library in his honor.

mendacious
• 우리말 뜻: 거짓말을 하는, 진실되지 못한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lying; false
• 예문: He was a pathological liar, and his friends learned to discount his mendacious stories.

mendicant
• 우리말 뜻: 거지; 궁핍한, 구걸을 해야 하는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: beggar; poor, penniless
• 예문: From the moment we left the ship, we were surrounded by mendicants and peddlers.

menial
• 우리말 뜻: 비천한, 저급한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: suitable for servants; low
• 예문: I cannot understand why a person of your ability and talent should engage in such menial activities.

mentor
• 우리말 뜻: 은사, 스승
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: counselor; teacher
• 예문: During this very trying period, she could not have had a better mentor, for the teacher was sympathetic and understanding.

mercantile
• 우리말 뜻: 상업의, 무역의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: concerning trade
• 예문: I am more interested in the opportunities available in the mercantile field than I am in those in the legal profession.

minuscule
• 우리말 뜻: 미세한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: extremely small
• 예문: Why should I involve myself with a project with so minuscule a chance for success?

minute
• 우리말 뜻: 미세한
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: extremely small
• 예문: The twins resembled one another closely; only minute differences set them apart.

minutiae
• 우리말 뜻: 상세
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: petty details
• 예문: She would have liked to ignore the minutiae of daily living.

mirage
• 우리말 뜻: 신기루; 망상
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: unreal reflection; optical illusion
• 예문: The lost prospector was fooled by a mirage in the desert.

mire
• 우리말 뜻: 진흙으로 더럽히다; 진창에 빠뜨리다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: entangle; stick in swampy ground
• 예문: Their rear wheels became mired in mud.

mirth
• 우리말 뜻: 환희; 희희낙락
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: merriment; laughter
• 예문: Sober Malvolio found Sir Toby\'s mirth improper.

misadventure
• 우리말 뜻: 불운; 재난
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mischance; ill luck
• 예문: The young explorer met death by misadventure.

misanthrope
• 우리말 뜻: 염세가
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: one who hates mankind
• 예문: We thought the hermit was a misanthrope because he shunned our society.

misapprehension
• 우리말 뜻: 오해; 잘못 생각하기
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: error; misunderstanding
• 예문: To avoid misapprehension, I am going to ask all of you to repeat the instructions I have given.

miscegenaton
• 우리말 뜻: 이종족 혼교
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: intermarriage between races
• 예문: Some states passed laws against miscegenation.

miscellany
• 우리말 뜻: 문집
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: mixture of writings on various subjects
• 예문: This is an interesting miscellany of nineteenth-century prose and poetry.

mischance
• 우리말 뜻: 불운
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: ill luck
• 예문: By mischance, he lost his week\'s salary.

misconstrue
• 우리말 뜻: 잘못해석하다; 오해하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: interpret incorrectly; misjudge
• 예문: She took the passage serously rather than humorously because she misconstrued the author\'s ironic tone.

miscreant
• 우리말 뜻: 악한; 이단자
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: wretch; villain
• 예문: His kindness to the miscreant amazed all of us who had expected to hear severe punishment pronounced.

misdemeanor
• 우리말 뜻: 경범죄
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: minor crime
• 예문: The culprit pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor rather than face trial for a felony.

miserly
• 우리말 뜻: 인색한; 욕심많은
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: stingy; mean
• 예문: The miserly old man hoarded his coins not out of prudence but out of greed.

misgivings
• 우리말 뜻: 의심
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: doubts
• 예문: Hamlet described his misgivings to Horatio but decided to fence with Laertes despite his foreboding of evil.

mishap
• 우리말 뜻: <가벼운>사고
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: accident
• 예문: With a little care you could have avoided this mishap.

misnomer
• 우리말 뜻: 틀린명칭; 오칭
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: wrong name; incorrect designation
• 예문: his tyrannical conduct proved to all that his nickname, King Eric the Just, was a misnomer.

misogamy
• 우리말 뜻: 결혼을 싫어함
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: hatred of marriage
• 예문: He remained a bachelor not because of misogamy but because of ill fat: his fiancee died before the wedding.

misogynist
• 우리말 뜻: 결혼혐오자
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: haterof women
• 예문: She accused him of being a misogynist because he had been a bachelor all his life.

missile
• 우리말 뜻: 미사일
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: object to be thrown or projected
• 예문: Scientists are experimenting with guided missiles.

missive
• 우리말 뜻: 편지
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: letter
• 예문: The ambassador received a missive from the Secretary of State.

mite
• 우리말 뜻: 진드기; 잔돈
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: very small object or creature; small coin
• 예문: Gnats are annoying mites that sting.

mitigate
• 우리말 뜻: 완화하다
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: appease
• 예문: Nothing he did could mitigate her wrath; she was unforgiving.

mnemonic
• 우리말 뜻: 기억의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: pertaining to memory
• 예문: he used mnemonic tricks to master mew words.

mobile
• 우리말 뜻: 이동할 수 있는; 가동성의
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: movable; not fixed
• 예문: The mobile blood bank operated by the Red Cross visited our neighborhood today.

mode
• 우리말 뜻: 방식
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: prevailing style
• 예문: She was not used to their lavish mode of living.

modicum
• 우리말 뜻: 약간
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: limited quantity
• 예문: His story is based on a modicum of truth.

modish
• 우리말 뜻: 유행을 따르는
• 영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fashionable
• 예문: She always discarded all garments which were no longer modish.