2009년 11월 16일

 

English Words

decadence

attire

corrosion

itinerary

dividend /′dividend/

patron

forfeit

abate

affix

solicit

curb

distract

inaugurate

moral, morale, vs. mortal

moral
morale
mortal

dip

proceed vs. precede

proceed
precede

contend, content, contents vs. consent

defy

  • impossible or almost impossible to ~
  • defy description
  • defy explanation
  • defy solution
  • defy comparison

hard-line

  • having extreme political beliefs, and refusing to change them
  • a hard-line Marxist

hard-line

  • having extreme political beliefs, and refusing to change them
  • a hard-line Marxist

exquisite

  • extremely beautiful and very delicately made
  • the most exquisite craftsmanship
  • They are also bottled in specially-designed exquisite glass containers.

brew

  • to make beer
  • Until recently makgeolli has been brewed with imported rice or wheat which is just one-forth the price of freshly harvested Korean rice.
  • to make a drink of tea or coffee
  • freshly brewed coffee

round-the-clock

  • happening all the time, both day and night:
  • round-the-clock medical care

cold call

strangle

  • to kill someone by pressing their throat with your hands, a rope etc
  • The fact that she was strangled may hint to the motive.

strut

  • to walk proudly with your head high and your chest pushed forwards, showing that you think you are important
  • I strutted around Chicago as if I were really somebody.

grief-stricken

  • without being paid
  • As grief-stricken family make funeral preparation,

voluntary

  • without being paid
  • She does a lot of voluntary work for the Red Cross.
  • without being forced

vulnerable

  • someone who is vulnerable can be easily harmed or hurt:
  • a place, thing, or idea that is vulnerable is easy to attack or criticize

legitimate

  • fair or reasonable:
  • acceptable or allowed by law:
  • Their business operations are perfectly legitimate.

keepsake

  • a small object that you keep to remind you of someone [= memento]

prom

  • a formal dance party for high school students, often held at the end of a school year

righteous

  • morally good and fair:

downright

  • used to emphasize that something is completely bad or untrue:
  • It's downright disgusting.
  • It could be downright dangerous.
  • That's downright lie.

plain (adverb)

  • used to emphasize an adjective, usually one referring to a bad quality:
  • It's just plain crazy to spend all your pay as soon as you get it.
  • The food was just plain terrible.
  • The volume was just plain annoying.

ellipsis

  • the sign (...) used in writing to show that some words have deliberately been left out of a sentence

obesity

  • Obesity spreads through friends and through spouses and through siblings.

spouse

  • Obesity spreads through friends and through spouses and through siblings.

butler

  • the main male servant of a house

shelter

  • a place to live, considered as one of the basic needs of life:
  • a building where people or animals that have nowhere to live or that are in danger can stay and receive help

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