Chapter 6 Flashcards
(10 cards)
abnormality
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Word: abnormality (noun)
Definition: not normal, average, typical, or usual; deviating from a standard:
Synonym: irregular, deviant, unnatural, odd
Pronunciation: abnorMALity (Wrong stress)
Translation: 기형, 이상
Sentence of book: a phobia (an unreasonable fear of something) is a common type of psychological abnormality.
My sentence: She has an abnormality in her brain.
disillusioned
Word: disillusioned (adj)
Definition: to free from or deprive(remove) of illusion, belief, idealism
Synonym: undeceive, disappoint.
Pronunciation: disILUsioned
Translation: 환상이 깨진, 환멸을 느낀
Sentence of book: As the cost of gasoline goes ever higher, many people are becoming disillusioned with large, inefficient cars.
My sentence: I soon became disillusioned with the job.
seep
Word: seep (verb)
Definition: to pass, flow, or ooze gradually through a porous substance:
Synonym: ooze
Pronunciation: seep
Translation: 물기등이 스미다, 배다
Sentence of book: The water from the overflowing bathtub began to seep through the floor, ten into the ceiling of the apartment below.
My sentence: Water seeps through cracks in the wall.
portrayal
Word: portrayal (noun)
Definition: the act of portraying.
Synonym: charicterization
Pronunciation: porTRAYal
Translation: 묘사
Sentence of book: The prominent Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky’s synesthesia may have triggered the creation of his famous portrayals of musical compositions as abstract paintings.
My sentence: This is an accurate portrayal of war.
simultaneous
Word: simultaneous (adj)
Definition: existing, occurring, or operating at the same time
Synonym: concurrent, coincident.
Pronunciation: simulTANeous
Translation: 동시의
Sentence of book: The corporation had simultaneous talks with several potential buyers in an effort to quickly sell the failing company.
My sentence: Two lovers’ thoughts are almost simultaneous.
prominent
Word: prominent (adj)
Definition:standing out so as to be seen easily Synonym: famous, top
Pronunciation: PROminent
Translation: 중요한, 유명한
Sentence of book: Archbishop Desmond Tutu from South Africa is one of the most prominent advocates of peaceful change in polities.
My sentence: It was a very prominent question in my mind.
sniff
Word: sniff
Definition: to draw air through the nose in short
Synonym: breath in, inhale, sell
Pronunciation: sNIff
Translation: 코를 훌쩍이다.
Sentence of book: Scratch and sniff cards in magazines allow perfume companies to market their product in a way that targets more than one of the senses.
My sentence: Dogs sniff and smell everything.
wobbly
Word: wobbly (adj)
Definition: shaky; unsteady.
Synonym: unstable, wavering, unsteady, unbalanced
Pronunciation: WObbly
Translation: 흔들리는, 기우뚱한
Sentence of book: The wobbly leg on the chair caused the woman to fall off and hit her head.
My sentence: The table is so wobbly that I can hardly write.
spontaneously
Word: spontaneously (adv)
Definition:coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effortor premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned:
Synonym: unpremeditated, free
Pronunciation: sponTANeously
Translation: 자발적으로, 자연스럽게
Sentence of book: The audience spontaneously began to cheer when the governor stepped onto the stage to speak.
My sentence: Many people spontaneously stood up and cheered.
refined
Word: refined (adj)
Definition: having or showing well-bred feeling, taste, etc
Synonym: cultivated, polished, polite, civilized,
Pronunciation: reFINed
Translation: 정제된, 제련된
Sentence of book: It is only when our brain develops that the boundaries between each of synesthesia., on the other hand, retain these indistinct boundaries throughout their lives.
My sentence: He grew to be a refined gentleman.
