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GRE 모르는단어 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aplomb | imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance; the perpendicular, or vertical, position. |
| bemused | deeply absorbed in thought |
| coeval | contemporary (a person of nearly the same age as another) |
| defiance | bold resistance to an opposing force or authority |
| ecclesiatical | of or pertaining to the church or the clergy; churchly; clerical; not secular |
| epicurean | a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) |
| etiolate | make weak by stunting the growth or development of |
| fawn | try to gain favor by cringing or flattering |
| grovel | show submission or fear |
| iambic | a poetic and musical foot consisting of two syllables, the first short, the second long |
| Mendicant | beggar |
| nostrum | false and ineffective medicine |
| panacea | a medicine that cures all ills, or a remedy that solves all problems |
| poltroon | a wretched coward; craven |
| pretense | pretending or feigning; make-believe; a false show of something |
| proffer | to put before a person for acceptance; offer |
| ragtag | shaggy, unkempt, ragged, disorderly |
| Raillery | mockery |
| rectitude | rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue |
| redress | act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil |
| refectory | a communal dining hall in a religious, academic, or other institution |
| rider | an additional clause, usually unrelated to the main body, attached to a legislative bill in passing it. |
| simulacrum | a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance |
| sinecure | an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns |
| smarmy | revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating, or false earnestness |
| subservience | slavish: abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant |
| theocracy | a form of government in which god or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities. |
| unctuous | characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug |
| vassals | a person holding some similar relation to a superior; a subject, subordinate, follower, or retainer. |
| celestial | of or relating to the sky or heavens |
| infernal | of or relating to hell or the underworld |
| encroach | to advance beyond proper or former limits; to take another's possessions or rights |
| coalesce | grow together, unite or fuse |
| Impotence | inability; lack of strength |
| embroidering | embellishing; overstating |
| erstwhile | in the past |
| Obstreperous | noisily defiant or boisterous |
| objurgate | to scold |
| gaucherie | tactless act |
| tinker | 성의없이 대충 고치다 |
| ornery | bad-tempered, combative; stubborn |
| relent | abandon; mitigate a harsh treatment |
| eleemosynary | 자선의, 적선받는, (은혜를 베푸는) |
| waylay | stop or interrupt and detain them in conversation; trouble in some other way |
| meretricious | 야한; 저속한 |
| dilapidate | bring into a condition of decay |
| descry | 발견하다, 찾아내다; 어렴풋이 식별하다 |
| rodomontade | boastful or inflated talk |
| solace | a feeling of comfort that makes you feel less sad |
| grisly | causing horror or disgust |
| singe | burn (sth) superficially or lightly |
| eerie | strange, frightening |
| redoubtable | respectful with fear |
| harness | 굴레; to put into use |
| scotch | to put an end to a rumor, plan, or idea before it can develop any further |
| jibe | a rude, insulting remark about sb that's intended to make them look foolish |
| reconnaissance | activity of obtaining military info about a place |
| denigrate | to criticize sb unfairly |
| viscid | 끈적이는, 끈끈한 |
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