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1. insidious   drill

1.1. Definition

Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

  • ​spreading gradually or without being noticed, but causing serious harm

2. sonnet   drill

2.1. Definition

  • a traditional 14-line poem

3. conducive   drill

3.1. Definition

Merriam-Webster

  • tending to promote or assist

3.2. Translation

  • 이바지하는

4. vouch   drill

4.1. Definition

Cambridge

  • to be able from your knowledge or experience to say that something is true

5. tepid   drill

5.1. Definition

Merriam-Webster

  • moderately warm
  • lacking in passion, force, or zest

6. unscathed   drill

6.1. Definition

Merriam-Webster

  • wholly unharmed, not injured

7. décolletage   drill

ˌdɛkələˈtɑʒ

7.1. Definition

  • a low-cut neckline on a woman's dress or top, as well as the exposed area of a woman's neck, shoulders, collarbone, and upper chest

8. gloat   drill

8.1. Definition

  • to feel or express great pleasure or satisfaction that you have had success or good luck, and someone else has not

8.2. Translation

  • 우쭐대다

9. bloviate   drill

9.1. Definition

  • to speak or write at great length in a pompous, boastful, or excessively lengthy manner, usually offering very little real substance or meaning

10. lavor   drill

10.1. Translation

11. gracile   drill

11.1. Definition

  • (of a hominid species) of slender build.
    • (of a person) slender or thin, especially in a charming or attractive way.

12. effigy   drill

12.1. Definition

  • a sculpture or model of a person.
    • a roughly made model of a particular person, made in order to be damaged or destroyed as a protest or expression of anger.

13. domicile   drill

13.1. Definition

noun

  • formal law the country that a person treats as their permanent home, or lives in and has a substantial connection with.
    • US a person's residence or home.

verb

  • formal law treat a specified country as a permanent home.
    • US reside or be based.

14. pestilence   drill

14.1. Definition

  • archaic a fatal epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague.

14.2. Thesaurus

  • plague

15. fib   drill

15.1. Definition

noun

  • a lie, typically an unimportant one.

verb

  • tell an unimportant lie.

16. morose   drill

16.1. Definition

  • gloomy, bad-tempered, and uncommunicative.

16.2. Translation

  • 뚱한

17. rampant   drill

17.1. Definition

  • (especially of something unwelcome or unpleasant) flourishing or spreading unchecked.
    • (of a person or activity) violent or unrestrained in action or performance.
    • (of a plant) lush in growth; luxuriant.
  • heraldry (of an animal) represented standing on one hind foot with its forefeet in the air (typically in profile, facing the dexter (left) side, with right hind foot and tail raised, unless otherwise specified).
  • architecture (of an arch) springing from a level of support at one height and resting on the other support at a higher level.

17.2. Translation

  • 맹렬한

18. nauseous   drill

18.1. Definition

  • affected with nausea; inclined to vomit.
  • causing nausea; offensive to the taste or smell.
    • disgusting, repellent, or offensive.

19. abscond   drill

19.1. Definition

  • leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft.
    • (of a person on bail) fail to surrender oneself for custody or trial at the appointed time.
    • (of a person kept in detention or under supervision) escape.
    • (of a colony of honeybees, especially Africanized ones) entirely abandon a hive or nest.

19.2. Etymology

From Latin abscondere ‘hide’, from ab- ‘away, from’ + condere ‘stow’.

20. travesty   drill

20.1. Definition

noun

  • a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something.

verb

  • represent in a false or distorted way.

20.2. Etymology

From Italian travestire, from trans- ‘across’ + vestire ‘clothe’.

20.3. Translation

  • 우스꽝스럽게 만들다
  • 우스꽝스러운 일

21. reprobate   drill

21.1. Definition

noun

  • an unprincipled person (often used humorously or affectionately).
  • archaic (in Calvinism) a sinner who is not of the elect and is predestined to damnation.

adjective

  • unprincipled (often used as a humorous or affectionate reproach).
  • archaic (in Calvinism) predestined to damnation.

verb

  • express or feel disapproval of.

21.2. Translation

  • 사악한
  • 신에게 버림받은

22. malfeasance   drill

22.1. Definition

  • wrongdoing, especially by a public official.

22.2. Translation

  • 부정 행위

23. bona fide   drill

23.1. Definition

  • genuine; real.
  • law sincerely; without intention to deceive.

23.2. Translation

  • 진실한

24. miscreant   drill

24.1. Definition

  • a person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law.
    • archaic a heretic.
  • (of a person) behaving badly or in a way that breaks a law or rule.
    • archaic heretical.

25. imbibe   drill

25.1. Definition

  • formal, humorous drink (alcohol).
  • absorb or assimilate (ideas or knowledge).
  • botany (especially of seeds) absorb (water) into ultramicroscopic spaces or pores.

25.2. Etymology

From Latin imbibere, from in- ‘in’ + bibere ‘to drink’.

26. ravishing   drill

26.1. Definition

  • delightful; entrancing.

26.2. Translation

  • 매혹적인

27. vex   drill

27.1. Definition

  • make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters.

27.2. Etymology

From Latin vexare ‘shake, disturb’.

28. carnal   drill

28.1. Definition

  • relating to physical, especially sexual, needs and activities.

29. confide   drill

29.1. Definition

  • tell someone about a secret or private matter while trusting them not to repeat it to others.
    • trust (someone) enough to tell them of a secret or private matter.
    • dated entrust something to (someone) for safekeeping.

29.2. Etymology

From Latin confidere ‘have full trust’.

30. narcotic   drill

30.1. Definition

  • originally referred medically to any psychoactive compound with numbing or paralyzing properties.
  • In the United States, it has since become associated with opiates and opioids, commonly morphine and heroin, as well as derivatives of many of the compounds found within raw opium latex.

30.2. Etymology

From Ancient Greek ναρκῶ "I make numb"

31. château   drill

pl. châteaux

31.1. Definition

  • a manor house, or palace, or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions.

32. numismatics   drill

32.1. Definition

  • the study or collection of coins, paper currency, and medals.

33. philately   drill

33.1. Definition

  • the collection and study of postage stamps.

33.2. Etymology

From Greek philo- 'loving' and ateleia 'exemption from payment', from Greek a- 'not' and telos 'toll, tax'

34. turbid   drill

34.1. Definition

  • (of a liquid) cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter.

34.2. Etymology

  • From Latin turba 'a crowd, a disturbance'

35. doozy   drill

35.1. Definition

  • something outstanding or unique of its kind: often troublesome, difficult or problematic, but sometimes extraordinary in a positive sense.

36. lachrymose   drill

36.1. Definition

  • tearful or given to weeping.

37. infirmary   drill

37.1. Definition

  • a place in a large institution for the care of those who are ill.
    • a hospital.

37.2. infirmarian

  • a person, traditionally in a religious house like a monastery or nunnery, who is responsible for caring for the sick and elderly members of the community.

38. lechery   drill

38.1. Definition

  • excessive or offensive sexual desire; lustfulness.

38.2. Translation

  • 호색

39. metastasize   drill

39.1. Definition

  • (of a cancer) spread to other sites in the body by metastasis.

39.2. Translation

  • (암이) 전이하다

40. discombobulate   drill

40.1. Definition

  • disconcert or confuse (someone).

40.2. Translation

  • 혼란스러운

41. integument   drill

41.1. Definition

  • a tough outer protective layer, especially that of an animal or plant.

41.2. Etymology

From Latin integumentum, from in- 'in' + tegere 'to cover'

41.3. Translation

  • 외피

42. feud   drill

42.1. Definition

noun

  • a prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute.
    • a state of prolonged mutual hostility, typically between two families or communities, characterized by violent assaults in revenge for previous injuries.

verb

  • take part in a prolonged quarrel or conflict.

43. contusion   drill

43.1. Definition

  • the medical term for a bruise.

44. eunuch   drill

ˈjuː.nək

44.1. Definition

  • a man who has been castrated, especially (in the past) one employed to guard the women's living areas in an Asian court.
    • an ineffectual person.

44.2. Etymology

From Latin eunuchus, from Greek eunoukhos literally 'bedroom guard'

44.3. Translation

  • 내시

45. vicissitude   drill

45.1. Definition

  • a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.
    • literary alternation between opposite or contrasting things.

45.2. Translation

  • 변천

46. incontinence   drill

46.1. Definition

  • lack of voluntary control over urination or defecation.
  • lack of self-restraint.

47. incorrigible   drill

47.1. Definition

adjective

  • (of a person or their tendencies) not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed.

noun

  • an incorrigible person.

48. chagrin   drill

ʃəˈɡɹɪn

48.1. Definition

  • feel distressed or humiliated.

48.2. Translation

  • 억울함

49. waft   drill

49.1. Definition

verb

  • pass or cause to pass easily or gently through or as if through the air.

noun

  • a gentle movement of air.
    • a scent or odor carried on a movement of air.

50. denigrate   drill

50.1. Definition

  • criticize unfairly; disparage.

51. indignation   drill

51.1. Definition

  • anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.

52. emancipation   drill

52.1. Definition

  • the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.

53. enunciate   drill

53.1. Definition

  • say or pronounce clearly.

54. evict   drill

54.1. Definition

  • expel (someone) from a property, especially with the support of the law.

55. ode   drill

55.1. Definition

  • a lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter.
    • a poem meant to be sung.

55.2. Etymology

From French, from late Latin oda, from Greek ōidē Attic form of aoidē 'song'

56. -ode¹   drill

56.1. Definition

  • of the nature of a specified thing.

56.2. Etymology

From Greek adjectival ending -ōdēs

57. -ode²   drill

57.1. Definition

  • in names of electrodes, or devices having them.

57.2. Etymology

From Greek hodos 'way'

58. phallus   drill

58.1. Definition

  • a penis, especially when erect (typically used with reference to male potency or dominance).
    • an image or representation of an erect penis, typically symbolizing fertility or potency.

59. sordidity   drill

59.1. Definition

  • the state or quality of being sordid, meaning morally degraded, dirty, filthy, or ignoble

59.2. Translation

  • 저속한

60. precipice   drill

60.1. Definition

  • a very steep rock face or cliff, especially a tall one.

61. curtail   drill

61.1. Definition

  • reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on.
    • archaic deprive someone of (something).

61.2. Translation

  • 삭감하다

62. churlish   drill

62.1. Definition

  • rude in a mean-spirited and surly way.

62.2. Translation

  • 야비한

63. surly   drill

63.1. Definition

  • bad-tempered and unfriendly.

64. complicit   drill

64.1. Definition

  • involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing.

65. pretext   drill

65.1. Definition

  • a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason.

66. maim   drill

66.1. Definition

  • wound or injure (someone) so that part of the body is permanently damaged.

66.2. Synonyms

67. mutilate   drill

67.1. Definition

  • inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on.
    • inflict serious damage on.

67.2. mutilation

  • the act of severely damaging, cutting off, or ruining an essential part of a body or an object

68. somnambulism   drill

68.1. Definition

  • sleepwalking

68.2. Etymology

From Latin mutilus 'maimed'

69. benefactor   drill

69.1. Definition

  • a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause.

70. lascivious   drill

70.1. Definition

  • (of a person, manner, or gesture) feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire.

70.2. Translation

  • 음탕한

71. whimsical   drill

71.1. Definition

  • playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way.
  • acting or behaving in a capricious manner.

72. leprosy   drill

72.1. Definition

  • Hansen's disease (HD)

72.2. Translation

  • 나병
  • 문둥병

73. shed¹   drill

73.1. Definition

  • a simple roofed structure, typically made of wood or metal, used as a storage space, a shelter for animals, or a workshop.

74. shed²   drill

74.1. Definition

  • (of a tree or other plant) allow (leaves or fruit) to fall to the ground.
    • (of a reptile, insect, etc.) allow (its skin or shell) to come off, to be replaced by another one that has grown underneath.
    • (of a mammal) lose (hair) as a result of molting, disease, or age.
    • take off (clothes).
    • discard (something undesirable, superfluous, or outdated).
    • have the property of preventing (something) from being absorbed.
    • eliminate part of (an electrical power load) by disconnecting circuits.

75. fiefdom   drill

  • fief

75.1. Definition

  • It consisted of a form of property holding or other rights granted by an overlord to a vassal, who held it in fealty or "in fee" in return for a form of feudal allegiance, services or payments.
  • Fief - Wikipedia

76. giddy   drill

76.1. Definition

  • having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger; dizzy.

76.2. Etymology

From Old English gidig "possessed by a god"

76.3. Translation

  • 현기증나는
  • 마음이 들뜬

77. schlong   drill

77.1. Definition

  • US a vulgar slang word for penis.

78. feral   drill

78.1. Definition

  • (especially of an animal) in a wild state, especially after escape from captivity or domestication.
    • resembling a wild animal.

78.2. Etymology

From Latin ferus 'wild'

78.3. Translation

  • 야생의
  • 야성적인

79. perfidy   drill

79.1. Definition

  • deceitfulness; untrustworthiness.
  • a form of deceptive tactic where one side pretends to act in good faith, such as signaling a truce (e.g., raising a white flag), but does so with the deliberate intention of breaking that promise.

79.2. Etymology

From Latin per- 'to ill effect' and fides 'faith'

80. ordination   drill

80.1. Definition

  • the action of ordaining or conferring holy orders on someone.
    • a ceremony in which someone is ordained.
  • ecology a statistical technique in which data from a large number of sites or populations are represented as points in a two- or three-dimensional coordinate frame.

80.2. Translation

  • 안수

81. polemic   drill

81.1. Definition

  • a speech or piece of writing expressing a strongly critical attack on or controversial opinion about someone or something.
    • the art or practice of engaging in controversial debate or dispute.
  • expressing or constituting a strongly critical attack on or controversial opinion about someone or something; polemical.

81.2. Etymology

From Greek polemos 'war'

82. tirade   drill

82.1. Definition

  • a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.

82.2. Etymology

From French 'long speech', from Italian tirata 'volley', from tirare 'to pull'

83. virility   drill

83.1. Definition

  • (in a man) the quality of having strength, energy, and a strong sex drive; manliness.

83.2. Translation

  • 정력

84. assiduously   drill

84.1. Definition

  • with great care and perseverance.

85. inexorably   drill

85.1. Definition

  • in a way that is impossible to stop or prevent.

85.2. Translation

  • 가차없이, 무자비하게

86. vis-á-vis   drill

[vɪzəvɪ]

86.1. Definition

preposition

  • in relation to; with regard to
    • as compared with; as oppsed to

adverb

  • archaic in a position facing a specified or implied subject

noun

  • a person or group occupying a corresponding position to that of another person or group in a different area or domain; a counterpart.
  • a face-to-face meeting

87. adamantly   drill

87.1. Definition

  • in a way that suggests one will not be persuaded to change one's mind; firmly and resolutely.

87.2. Translation

  • 단호하게

88. oneirology   drill

88.1. Definition

  • scientific study of dreams

88.2. Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄνειρον 'dream' and -λογία 'the study of'

89. excursion   drill

89.1. Definition

  • a short journey or trip, especially one engaged in as a leisure activity.
  • a deviation from a regular pattern, path, or level of operation.
    • archaic a digression
  • technical an instance of the movement of something along a path or through an angle.
  • archaic a military sortie.

89.2. Etymology

From Latin ex- 'out' and currere 'to run'

89.3. Translation

  • 소풍
  • 편위

90. ramify   drill

90.1. Definition

  • form branches or offshoots.
    • spread or branch out; grow and develop in complexity or range.

90.2. Etymology

From Latin ramus 'branch'

91. ramification   drill

91.1. Definition

  • a consequence of an action or event, especially when complex or unwelcome.
    • a subdivision of a complex structure or process perceived as comparable to a tree's branches.
    • formal technical the action or state of ramifying or being ramified.

91.2. Etymology

From French ramifier 'form branches', from Latin ramus 'branch'

91.3. Translation

  • 파급효과

92. asphyxiation   drill

92.1. Definition

  • the state or process of being deprived of oxygen, which can result in unconsciousness or death; suffocation.

92.2. Etymology

From Ancient Greek α- 'without' and σφύξις 'squeeze' (throb of heart)

92.3. Translation

  • 질식

93. congenital   drill

93.1. Definition

  • (of a disease or physical abnormality) present from birth.
    • (of a person) having a particular trait from birth or by firmly established habit.

93.2. Etymology

From Latin con- 'together' and genitus past participle of gignere 'beget'

94. teratogenic   drill

94.1. Definition

  • something, like a drug or other substance, that can cause birth defects by interfering with the normal development of an embryo or fetus

94.2. Etymology

From Greek τέρας 'sign sent by the gods, portent, marvel, monster'

95. happenstance   drill

95.1. Definition

  • North American coincidence

96. corroborate   drill

96.1. Definition

  • confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).

96.2. Etymology

From Latin cor- 'together' and robur 'strength'

96.3. Translation

  • 확증하다

97. frond   drill

97.1. Definition

  • the leaf or leaflike part of a palm, fern, or similar plant.

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97.2. Translation

  • 엽상체

98. hitherto   drill

98.1. Definition

  • until now or until the point in time under discussion.

99. hedge   drill

99.1. Definition

noun

  • a fence or boundary formed by closely growing bushes or shrubs.

verb

  • surround or bound with a hedge.
  • limit or qualify (something) by conditions or exceptions.

99.2. Translation

  • 방지책
  • 에워싸다

100. miscarriage   drill

100.1. Definition

  • sudden loss of a pregnancy before the 20th week.

101. parasocial   drill

101.1. Definition

  • a one-sided emotional connection a person develops with a media figure they don't know personally.

102. papacy   drill

102.1. Definition

  • the tenure of office of a pope.

103. eviscerate   drill

103.1. Definition

  • disembowel
  • deprive (something) of its essential content.
  • surgery remove the contents of (a body organ).

103.2. Etymology

From Latin e- 'out' and viscera 'internal organs'

104. egregious   drill

104.1. Definition

  • outstandingly bad; shocking.
  • archaic remarkably good.

104.2. Etymology

From Latin ex- 'out' and grex, greg- 'flock'

104.3. Translation

  • 악명 높은

105. syndicate   drill

105.1. Definition

noun

  • a group of individuals or organizations combined to promote some common interest.
    • an association or agency supplying material simultaneously to a number of newspapers or periodicals.
    • a committee of syndics.

verb

  • control or manage by a syndicate.
    • publish or broadcast (material) simultaneously in a number of newspapers, television stations, etc.
    • sell (a horse) to a syndicate.

105.2. Etymology

From late Latin syndicus 'delegate of a corporation'

105.3. Translation

  • 신디케이트
  • 범죄단
  • 신문 잡지 연맹을 통하여 배급하다

106. nix   drill

106.1. nix¹

informal

  • pronoun nothing
  • exclamation expressing denial or refusal.
  • verb North American put an end to; cancel.

106.1.1. Etymology

From German nichts 'nothing'

106.2. nix²

  • rare (in folklore) a water sprite.

106.3. nix³

  • dated informal used as a signal or warning that a person in authority is approaching.

107. behead   drill

107.1. Definition

  • cut off the head of (someone), especially as a form of execution.

107.2. Etymology

From Old English be- 'off (removal)' and heafod 'head'

107.3. Translation

  • 목을 베다
  • 참수형에 처하다

108. anorexia   drill

108.1. Definition

  • an eating disorder characterized by restriction of food intake leading to low body weight, typically accompanied by intense fear of gaining weight and disturbed perception of body weight and image.
    • medicine lack or loss of appetite for food (as a medical condition).

108.2. Etymology

From Greek an- 'without' and orexis 'appetite'

108.3. Translation

  • 신경성 식욕 부진증
  • 식욕 감퇴

109. off-putting   drill

109.1. Definition

  • unpleasant, disconcerting, or repellent.

110. inoculate   drill

110.1. Definition

  • immunize (someone) against a disease by introducing infective material, microorganisms, or vaccine into the body.
    • introduce (an infective agent) into an organism.
    • introduce (cells or organisms) into a culture medium.

110.2. Etymology

From Latin in- 'into' and oculus 'eye, bud', which together meant 'engrafted'

111. unapologetically   drill

111.1. Definition

  • in a manner that does not acknowledge or express regret.

111.2. Translation

  • 당당하게

112. itinerary   drill

112.1. Definition

  • a planned route or journey.
    • a travel document recording a route or journey.

112.2. Etymology

From Latin iter 'journey, road'

113. disembowel   drill

113.1. Definition

  • cut open and remove the internal organs of.

113.2. Translation

  • 내장을 꺼내다

114. pulverize   drill

114.1. Definition

  • reduce to fine particles.
    • informal, British defeat utterly

114.2. Etymology

From Latin pulvis 'dust'

114.3. Translation

  • 분쇄하다

115. deflagration   drill

115.1. Definition

  • subsonic combustion in which a pre-mixed flame propagates through an explosive or a mixture of fuel and oxidizer

116. vociferous   drill

116.1. Definition

  • (especially of a person or speech) vehement or clamorous.

116.2. Translation

  • 큰 소리로 고함치는

117. vehement   drill

117.1. Definition

  • showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.

117.2. Translation

  • 격렬한, 열렬한

118. asinine   drill

118.1. Definition

  • extremely stupid or foolish.

119. orifice   drill

119.1. Definition

  • an opening, as of a pipe or tube, or one in the body, such as a nostril or the anus.

119.2. Etymology

From Latin os, or- 'mouth' + facere 'make'

120. fornication   drill

120.1. Definition

  • sexual intercourse between people not married to each other.

121. palpable   drill

121.1. Definition

  • (of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible.
  • able to be touched or felt.

121.2. Etymology

From Latin palpare 'to feel, to touch gently'

122. hubris   drill

122.1. Definition

  • excessive pride or self-confidence.
    • (in Greek tragedy) excessive pride toward or defiance of the gods, leading to nemesis.

122.2. Etymology

From Greek directly

122.3. Translation

  • 거만

123. carcinogenic   drill

123.1. Definition

  • having the potential to cause cancer.

123.2. Translation

  • 발암성의

124. circuitous   drill

124.1. Definition

  • (of a route or journey) longer than the most direct way.

124.2. Translation

  • 에두르는

125. feudal   drill

125.1. Definition

  • according to, resembling, or denoting the system of feudalism.
    • absurdly outdated or old-fashioned.

125.2. Etymology

From medieval Latin feudum 'a kind of fee'

125.3. Translation

  • 영지의
  • 봉토의

126. profundity   drill

126.1. Definition

  • deep insight; great depth of knowledge or thought.
    • great depth or intensity of a state, quality, or emotion.
    • a statement or idea that shows great knowledge or insight.

126.2. Translation

  • 심오함

127. furlough   drill

127.1. Definition

128. staid   drill

128.1. Definition

129. bemoan   drill

129.1. Definition

  • express discontent or sorrow over (something).

130. pontificate   drill

130.1. Definition

131. relish   drill

131.1. Definition

  • swollen and distended or congested.
    • (of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic.

131.2. Etymology

From Latin turgere 'to swell': inflected to turgidus 'swollen'

131.3. Translation

  • 과장된
  • 부어오른

132. turgid   drill

132.1. Definition

133. suprious   drill

133.1. Definition

134. breech   drill

134.1. Definition

135. careen   drill

135.1. Definition

  • North America move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way in a specified direction.
  • turn (a ship) on its side for cleaning, caulking, or repair.
    • (of a ship) tilt; lean over.

135.2. Etymology

From Latin carina 'a keel'

135.3. Translation

  • 기울다
  • 배를 기울임

136. levee²   drill

136.1. Definition

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  • an elevated ridge alongside the banks of a river, often intended to protect against flooding of the area adjoining the river

137. levee²   drill

137.1. Definition

Merriam-Webster

  • a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed
  • an afternoon assembly at which the British sovereign or royal representative receives only men
  • a reception usually in honor of a particular person

138. preposterous   drill

138.1. Definition

  • contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous.

138.2. Etymology

From Latin praeposterus 'reversed, absurd', from prae 'before' and posterus 'coming after'

138.3. Translation

  • 터무니없는

139. levy   drill

139.1. Definition

  • impose (a tax, fee, or fine)
    • impose a tax, fee, or fine on
    • seize (property) to satisfy a legal judgment
  • archaic enlist (someone) for military service
    • begin to wage (war)

139.2. Etymology

From Old French lever 'raise', from Latin levis 'light'

140. tariff   drill

140.1. Definition

  • by the government of a country or by a supranational union on imports or exports of goods

140.2. Etymology

From Latin tariffe 'set price', from Ottoman Turkish تعرفه (ta'rife) 'list of prices'

140.3. Translation

  • 관세

140.4. Thesaurus

  • tariff
    • the legal term for taxes on imports and exports
  • custom
    • the legal entity that governs the transportation of goods between countries
  • duty
    • casual way of calling the tax for imported goods

140.5. See Also

141. concussion   drill

mild Traumatic Brain Injury, mTBI

141.1. Definition

  • head injury that temporarily affects brain functioning.

141.2. Translation

  • 뇌진탕

141.3. See Also

142. impecunious   drill

142.1. Definition

  • having little or no money.

142.2. Translation

  • 돈이 없는

143. ferocious   drill

143.1. Definition

  • savagely fierce, cruel, or violent.
    • (of a conflict) characterized by or involving aggression, bitterness, and determination.
    • informal extreme and unpleasant.

143.2. Etymology

From Latin ferox 'fierce'

143.3. Translation

  • 사나운, 지독한

144. custody   drill

144.1. Definition

  • the protective care or guardianship of someone or something.
    • imprisonment.
    • law parental responsibility, especially as allocated to one of two divorcing parents.

144.2. Etymology

From Latin custos 'guardian'

144.3. Translation

  • 보관, 구류
  • 양육권, 보호권; 양육, 관리

144.4. Thesaurus

  • in custody 체포된, 구류된

145. grimace   drill

145.1. Definition

noun

  • an ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.

verb

  • make a grimace.

145.2. Translation

  • 얼굴을 찌푸림
  • 얼굴을 찌푸리다

146. wince   drill

146.1. wince¹

146.1.1. Definition

verb

  • give a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of or in anticipation of pain or distress.

noun

  • a slight grimace or shrinking movement caused by pain or distress.

146.1.2. Translation

  • 질겁
  • 움찔하다

146.2. wince²

146.2.1. Definition

  • a roller for moving textile fabric through a dyeing vat.

147. hogwash   drill

147.1. Definition

  • nonsense

147.2. Etymology

'kitchen swill for pigs'

148. swill   drill

148.1. Definition

verb

  • british wash or rinse out (an area or container) by pouring large amounts of water or other liquid over or into it.
    • cause (liquid) to swirl around in a container or cavity.
    • (of a liquid) move or splash about over a surface.
  • informal drink (something) greedily or in large quantities.
    • accompany (food) with large quantities of drink.

noun

  • kitchen refuse and scraps of waste food mixed with water for feeding to pigs.
    • informal alcohol of inferior quality.
  • informal a large mouthful of a drink.

149. commensurate   drill

149.1. Definition

  • corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.

149.2. Translation

  • 같은 정도의

150. clamor   drill

150.1. Definition

noun

  • a loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting vehemently.
    • a strongly expressed protest or demand from a large number of people.

verb

  • (of a group of people) shout loudly and insistently.
    • make a vehement protest or demand.

150.2. Etymology

From Latin clamare 'cry out'

150.3. Disambiguation

  • Claymore mine directional anti-personnel mine

151. narcolepsy   drill

151.1. Definition

  • a chronic neurological disorder that impairs the ability to regulate sleep–wake cycles,

152. covert   drill

152.1. Definition

  • not openly acknowledged or displayed.
  • a thicket in which game can hide.
  • ornithology any of the feathers covering the bases of the main flight or tail feathers of a bird.

152.2. Etymology

From Old French covert, past participle of covrir, 'to cover'

152.3. Translation

  • 은밀한
  • 숨는 장소

153. estuary   drill

153.1. Definition

  • the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.

153.2. Etymology

From Latin aestuarium 'tidal part of a shore', from aestus, 'tide'

153.3. Translation

  • 강어귀

154. bascule   drill

154.1. Definition

  • A counterbalanced structure having one end that rises as the other lowers.

155. indictment   drill

155.1. Definition

  • North American a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.
    • the action of indicting or being indicted.
  • a thing that serves to illustrate that a system or situation is bad and deserves to be condemned.

155.2. Translation

  • 기소, 기소절차

156. stammer   drill

156.1. Definition

  • speak with sudden involuntary pauses and a tendency to repeat the initial letters of words.
  • a tendency to stammer.

157. dilettante   drill

dilətänt

157.1. Definition

  • a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge.
    • archaic a person with an amateur interest in the arts.

157.2. Etymology

From Italian 'person loving the arts', from Latin delectare 'to delight'

157.3. Translation

  • 도락의
  • 예술의 애호가

158. wring   drill

158.1. Definition

  • squeeze and twist (something) to force liquid from it.
  • an act of squeezing or twisting something.

159. devolution   drill

159.1. Definition

  • the transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, especially by central government to local or regional administration.
    • formal descent or degeneration to a lower or worse state.
    • law the legal transfer of property from one owner to another.
    • biology evolutionary degeneration.

160. protract   drill

160.1. Definition

  • lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.

161. ordeal   drill

161.1. Definition

  • a painful or horrific experience, especially a protracted one.
  • historical an ancient test of guilt or innocence by subjection of the accused to severe pain, survival of which was taken as divine proof of innocence.

162. desist   drill

162.1. Definition

  • cease; abstain.

163. impertinent   drill

163.1. Definition

  • not showing proper respect; rude.
  • formal not pertinent to a particular matter; irrelevant.

163.2. Etymology

From Latin in- 'not', pertinere 'pertain'

163.3. Translation

  • 적절하지 않은
  • 주제넘은

164. impudence   drill

164.1. Definition

  • the quality of being impudent; impertinence.

164.2. Etymology

From Latin in- 'not', pudent 'ashamed, modest', from pudere 'be ashamed'

164.3. Translation

  • 뻔뻔스러움

165. sass   drill

165.1. Definition

  • impudence; cheek.
  • be cheeky or rude to (someone).

166. haft   drill

166.1. Definition

  • the handle of a knife, axe, or spear
  • provide (a blade, axe head, or spearhead) with a haft

166.2. Translation

  • 손잡이

167. banal   drill

167.1. Definition

  • so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring

167.2. Translation

  • 평범한, 케케묵은

168. moiety   drill

168.1. Definition

  • each of two parts into which a thing is or can be divided
    • a part or portion, especially a lesser share
    • CHEMISTRY a distinct part of a large molecule

168.2. Etymology

From Latin medius 'middle'

169. trough   drill

169.1. Definition

  • a long, narrow open container for animals to eat or drink out of
    • a long, narrow, open container for growing plants or mixing chemicals
    • a channel used to convey a liquid
    • a long hollow in the earth's surface
    • an elongated region of low atmospheic pressure
    • a hollow between two wave crests in the sea
    • mathematics a region around the minimum on a curve of variation of a quantity
    • a point of low activity, achievement, or satisfaction

169.2. Translation

  • 구유, 물통

170. frivolous   drill

170.1. Definition

  • not having any serious purpose or value
    • (of a person) carefree and not serious

170.2. Etymology

From Latin frivolus 'silly, trifling'

170.3. Thesaurus

  • frivolously
    • in a silly, unserious, or unsensible way

171. exonerate   drill

171.1. Definition

  • (especially of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing, especially after due consideration of the case.
  • release someone from (a duty or obligation)

171.2. Etymology

  • From Latin ex- 'from' + onus, oner- 'a burden'

171.3. Thesaurus

  • absolve 방면하다
    • set or declare (someone) free from blame, guilt, or responsibility.

172. elective   drill

172.1. Definition

  • related to or working by emans of election
    • (of a person or office) appointed or filled by election
    • (of a body or position) possessing or giving the power to elect
  • (of surgical or medical treatment) chosen by the patient rather than urgently necessary
    • (of a course of study) chosen by the student rather than compulsory
  • North American an optional course of study

172.2. Etymology

From Latin eligere, "pink out"

172.3. Translation

  • 임의로 선택할 수 있는, 선택과목
  • 선거에 의한

173. regent   drill

173.1. Definition

  • a person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated
  • North American a member of the governing body of a university or other academic institution
  • acting as regent for a monarch

173.2. Etymology

From Latin regere, "rule"

173.3. Translation

  • 섭정, 섭정하는
  • regent class 우등생반
    • In New York, Regents is offered for higher-achieving students, with Advanded or Honors designation.

174. affidavit   drill

174.1. Definition

  • law a written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, for use as evidence in court.

174.2. Translation

  • 선서서

175. decimate   drill

175.1. Definition

  • kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of
    • drastically reduce the stength or effectiveness of (something)
  • historical kill one in every ten of (a group of soldiers or others) as a punishment for the whole group
  • From Latin decimus, "tenth"

176. chastise   drill

176.1. Definition

  • rebuke or reprimand severely
    • dated punish, especially by beating

176.2. Translation

  • 몹시 비난하다

176.3. Thesaurus

  • scold 꾸짖다
  • criticize
  • rebuke
    • express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions
    • 견책, 힐책, 견책하다, 몰아대다
  • reprimand
    • a rebuke, especially an official one.
    • 견책 견책하다
    • From Latin reprimere, "things to be held in check"
  • reprove
    • reprimand or censure (someone)
    • 질책하다
    • From Latin reprobare, "disapprove"
  • upbraid
  • reproach
  • admonish
    • warn or reprimand someone firmly
      • advise or urge (someone) earnestly
      • archaic warn (someone) of something to be avoided
    • 타이르다, 훈계하다
    • From Latin admonere, "urge by warning"
  • chide
  • censure
    • express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement
    • 비난, 비난하다
    • From Latin censere, "assess"
  • castigate
  • lambaste
  • reprehend
  • chasten
  • recompense
  • rate
  • objurgate
  • give someone a earful/mouthful/caning/…

177. per contra   drill

177.1. Definition

adverb

  • on the other hand; on the contrary

noun

  • the opposite side of an account or an assessment

177.2. Etymology

From Italian.

178. ceteris paribus   drill

caeteris paribus

178.1. Definition

Latin phrase meaning "other things equal"

179. page   drill

179.1. page¹

179.1.1. Definition

noun

  • one side of a sheet of paper in a collection of sheets bound together, especially as a book, magazine, or newspaper.
    • the material written or printed on a page.
    • a page of a newspaper or magazine set aside for a particular topic.
    • printing the type set for the printing of a page.
    • computing a section of stored data, especially that which can be displayed on a screen at one time.
    • a significant episode or period considered as a part of a longer history.

verb

  • leaf through (a book, magazine, or newspaper).
    • computing move through and display (text) one page at a time.
  • computing divide (a piece of software or data) into sections, keeping the most frequently accessed in main memory and storing the rest in virtual memory.
  • assign numbers to the pages in (a book or periodical); paginate.

179.1.2. Etymology

From Latin pangere, 'fasten'

179.2. page²

179.2.1. Definition

noun

  • a young person employed in a hotel or other establishment to run errands, open doors, etc.
    • a young boy attending a bride at a wedding.
    • historical a boy in training for knighthood, ranking next below a squire in the personal service of a knight.
    • historical a man or boy employed as the personal attendant of a person of rank.

verb

  • ummon (someone) over a public address system, so as to pass on a message.
    • contact (someone) by means of a pager.

179.2.2. Etymology

From Greek paidion, diminutive of pais, paid-, 'boy'

180. punctilious   drill

180.1. Definition

  • showing great attention to detail or correct behavior

180.2. Translation

  • 격식을 차리는
  • 쓸데없이 격식을 차리는

180.3. Etymology

From French pointille

181. exacerbate   drill

181.1. Definition

  • make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.

181.2. Translation

  • 악화시키다

181.3. Etymology

  • From Latin exacerbare 'make harsh', from acerbus 'harsh, bitter'

182. exasperate   drill

182.1. Definition

  • irritate and frustrate (someone) intensely

182.2. Translation

  • 격분시키다
  • 극심한 짜증을 느끼게 하다

182.3. Etymology

  • From Latin exasperare 'irritate', from asper 'rough'

183. ovation   drill

183.1. Definition

  • a sustained and enthusiastic show of appreciation from an audience, especially by means of applause.
  • Roman history a processional entrance into Rome by a victorious commander, of lesser honor than a triumph.

184. euphony   drill

184.1. Definition

  • Effect of sounds being perceived as pleasant, rhythmical, lyrical, or harmonious.

184.2. External Link

185. grandiosity   drill

185.1. Definition

  • psychology sense of superiority, uniqueness, or invulnerability that is unrealistic and not based on personal capability

185.2. External Link

186. confluence   drill

186.1. Definition

  • the junction of two rivers, especially rivers of approximately equal width
    • the act oor process of merging

186.2. Translation

  • 합류, 합류점

187. impunity   drill

187.1. Definition

  • exemption form punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action

187.2. Translation

  • 형을 받지 않음

188. tallow   drill

188.1. Definition

  • a hard fatty substance made from rendered animal fat, used in making candles and soap
  • archaic smear (something, especially the bottom of a boat) with tallow

188.2. Translation

  • 수지 양초
  • 짐승 기름
  • 수지를 바르다

189. shimmer   drill

189.1. Definition

  • shine with a soft tremulous light.
  • a soft, slightly wavering light.

189.2. Translation

  • 반짝임
  • 흔들리는 상
  • 희미하게 반짝이다
  • 흔들리다

190. subvert   drill

190.1. Definition

  • undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).

190.2. Etymology

From Latin sub- ,'from below' and vertere, 'to turn'

191. stroppy   drill

191.1. Definition

  • bad-tempered and argumentative

192. contraband   drill

192.1. Definition

  • illegally imported or exported goods

193. unkempt   drill

193.1. Definition

  • (especially of a person) having an untidy or disheveled appearance.

193.2. Translation

빗질하지 않은, 깔끔하지 못한

194. clove   drill

194.1. clove¹

194.1.1. Definition

clove gillyflower

  • the dried flower bud of a tropical tree, used as a pungent aromatic spice.
    • aromatic analgesic oil extracted from the clove and used medicinally, especially for the relief of dental pain.
  • the Indonesian tree from which cloves are obtained.
  • a clove-scented pink which is the original type from which the carnation and other double pinks have been bred.

194.1.2. Translation

정향

194.2. clove²

194.2.1. Definition

  • any of the small bulbs making up a compound bulb of garlic, shallot, etc.

194.2.2. Translation

(마늘) 한 쪽

195. cleave   drill

195.1. cleave¹

195.1.1. Definition

cleavecleaves-clove/cleft/cleaved-cloven-cleaving

  • split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain.
    • split (a molecule) by breaking a particular chemical bond.
    • biology (of a cell) divide.
    • make a way through (something) forcefully, as if by splitting it apart.

195.1.2. Translation

쪼개다

195.2. cleave²

195.2.1. Definition

  • stick fast to
    • adhere strongly to (a particular pursuit or belief).
    • become very strongly involved with or emotionally attached to (someone).

196. precocious   drill

196.1. Definition

  • (of a child) having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual.
    • (of behavior or ability) indicative of early development.
    • (of a plant) flowering or fruiting earlier than usual.

196.2. Translation

조숙한

196.3. Etymology

From Latin praecox, praecoc- (from praecoquere 'ripen fully', from prae 'before' + coquere 'to cook') + -ious.

197. vagary   drill

197.1. Definition

noun

  • an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone's behavior.

197.2. Translation

  • 엉뚱한 짓

197.3. Etymology

From Latin vagari 'wander'.

197.4. Synonyms

197.4.1. capricious

  • given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior
  • 변덕스러운

198. imposture   drill

198.1. Definition

  • an instance of pretending to be someone else in order to deceive others.

198.2. Translation

사기

198.3. Etymology

via French from late Latin impostura, from Latin imposit- 'imposed upon', from the verb imponere

199. redound   drill

199.1. Definition

  • contribute greatly

200. unscrupulous

200.1. Definition

  • having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair.
  • lacking moral standards or conscience to guide one's conduct

201. fauna

201.1. Definition

  • All animals in a particular region, or period.

201.2. Example

  • flora and fauna: plants and animals in the broadest sense.

202. regal

202.1. Definition

  • of, resembling, or fit for a monarch, especially in being magnificent or dignified.

202.2. Etymology

  • From latin, regalis, from reg-, rex, 'king'

202.3. Translation

  • 품위 있는

203. squalid   drill

203.1. Definition

  • (of a place) extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.

204. insipid   drill

204.1. Definition

  • lacking flavor

205. amnesia   drill

205.1. Translation

  • 기억상실증

206. larceny   drill

206.1. Definition

  • theft of personal property.

206.2. Translation

  • 절도죄

207. petrified

207.1. Definition

  • so frightened that one is unable to move; terrified.
  • (of organic matter) changed into a stony substance; ossified

207.2. Translation

  • 석화된

208. gait   drill

208.1. Definition

  • a person's manner of walking.
    • the paces of an animal, especially a horse or dog.

209. meritorious   drill

209.1. Definition

  • deserving reward or praise.
  • North American law (of an action or claim) likely to succeed on the merits of the case.

209.2. Translation

  • 가치 있는, 공훈 있는

210. insomnia

210.1. Translation

  • 불면증

211. flagrant   drill

211.1. Definition

  • of something considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously or obviously offensive.

211.2. Translation

  • 악명 높은

212. epithet   drill

212.1. Definition

  • an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.
    • an epithet as a term of abuse.

212.2. Translation

  • 별명, 형용어구

213. decadent

213.1. Definition

  • characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline.
  • luxuriously self-indulgent.

213.2. Translation

  • 퇴폐적인

214. innocuous

214.1. Definition

  • not harmful or offensive.

214.2. Etymology

  • From latin in-, 'not' and nocuus, 'injurious'

215. tenacity   drill

215.1. Definition

  • the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip.
    • the quality or fact of being very determined; determination.
    • the quality or fact of continuing to exist; persistence

215.2. Translation

  • 끈기

216. adage   drill

216.1. Definition

  • a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.

216.2. Etymology

  • From Latin, adagium, 'saying', from aio, 'I say'.

217. heresy

217.1. Translation

  • 이단

218. substantive

218.1. Definition

  • having a firm basis in reality and therefore important, meaningful, or considerable.
  • having a separate and independent existence.
  • (of law) defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which such things are established.
  • (of a dye) not needing a mordant

218.2. Translation

  • 실사, 실명사, 명사로 쓰여진?

219. blasphemy

219.1. Translation

  • 신성모독

220. distraught   drill

220.1. Definition

  • deeply upset and agitated.

220.2. Translation

  • 정신이 혼미한

221. corpus

221.1. Definition

  • From Latin, corpus, meaning body.
  • a collection of written texts, especially the entire works of a particular author or a body of writing on a particular subject.
    • a collection of written or spoken material in machine-readable form, assembled for the purpose of studying linguistic structures, frequencies, etc.
  • anatomy the main body or mass of a structure.

222. Pterodactyl

222.1. Definition

  • An informal way of saying Pterodactylus or sometimes even the order Pterosauria.

223. noxious

223.1. Definition

  • harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.

223.2. Translation

  • 유해한, 유독한

224. retentive   drill

224.1. Definition

  • (of a person's memory) having the ability to remember facts and impressions easily.
  • (of a substance) able to absorb and hold moisture.
    • medicine serving to keep something in place.

225. zest

225.1. Definition

noun

  • great enthusiasm and energy.
    • a quality of excitement and piquancy.
  • the outer colored part of the peel of citrus fruit, used as flavoring.

verb

  • scrape off the outer colored part of the peel of (a piece of citrus fruit) for use as flavoring.

225.2. Etymology

  • From French zeste ‘orange or lemon peel’

225.3. Translation

  • 풍미, 묘미

226. chum

226.1. Definition

  • a close friend

227. hemorrhoid

227.1. Translation

  • 치칠

228. vanquish

228.1. Definition

  • defeat thoroughly

229. caress

229.1. Definition

  • touch or stroke gently or lovingly.
  • a gentle or loving touch.

229.2. Translation

  • 애무, 애무하다

Author: Jeemin Kim

Created: 2026-09-14 Mon 06:07