English 3 Flashcards
compliment
(admiration/applause/찬사/칭찬)
an expression of praise, commendation, or admiration:
highest compliment
ex) He gave him a great compliment for what he had done.

compliance
(conformity/consent/준수/따름)

a tendency to yield readily to others, especially in a weak and subservient way. cooperation or obedience:
For this reason, and in compliance with our state governor’s request, church services at Parkside will not take place in person on Sunday, March 15.
- ex) The state carried out in compliance with the Constitutional law.
- compliance** with the Constitutional law is required by the state.
span
(stretch over/extend/cover/걸쳐 이어지다/포괄하다)
to extend or reach over (space or time):
- He was the only sacrifice that could span all of time.
ex) The work of Jesus could span all of time and all around the world.*

apprentice
(pupil/제자로삼다)
to serve as an apprentice:
- For servants learn a great deal from the masters to whom they are apprenticed.
ex) The master chef apprenticed the young boy for several months.*

ambiguity
(uncertainty/vagueness/애매모호)
doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention: an unclear, indefinite, or equivocal word, expression, meaning, etc.:
ex) You need to choose the right vocabularies in order to avoid ambiguity.

sewer
(sewage system/gutter/하수관)
an artificial conduit, usually underground, for carrying off waste water and refuse, as in a town or city.
- We were as when some precious piece of gold falls into the sewer.
ex) If you do not clean the bathroom, a repulsive smell will come from the sewer.*

tenure
(occupation/ownership/재임/거주)
the holding or possessing of anything:
- Let us keep in mind the frail tenure upon which we hold our temporal mercies.*
- ex) During his tenure of the presidency of the nation, he did his best.*

ponder
(consider/contemplate/숙고하다)
to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon).
- Psalms 111:2 Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them.
ex) We ponder about what we should do after this situation.*

flirting
(flirtation/toying/희롱하는)
to court triflingly or act amorously without serious intentions; play at love; coquet.
- He had stopped flirting with other women and had started showing her greater respect.*
- ex) She was flirting with the young man.*

pantry
(closet/larder/식료품저장실)
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- I’ll run a food pantry up your own.*
- ex) You should fix your pantry right now.*

bureaucrat
(administrator/관료)
an official of a bureaucracy.
We are assured that God is neither an unapproachable
bureaucrat nor a whimsical genie in a bottle.
ex) They tried to discharge many bureaucrats from their jobs.

whimsical
(엉뚱한/unusual/odd)
erratic; unpredictable:
ex) He is so whimsical in his behavior.

poacher
(밀렵꾼)
a person who trespasses on private property, especially to catch fish or game illegally.
ex) The poachers tried to kill elephants to get ivory.
inaugurate
(개시하다/open/launch)
to make a formal beginning of; initiate; commence; begin:
- Jesus inaugurated the Kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven.*
- ex) They inaugurated a new method of using A.I. in the food industry.*

paragon
(모범/exemplar)
a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence:
- He can point to Himself as the paragon of holiness.*
- ex) He was the paragon of achieving success among his classmates.*
plausible
(타당한/persuasive/possible)
having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable:
- It’s plausible and even logical, but I wouldn’t say it’s something to count on.*
- ex) His opinion was somewhat plausible.*
swell
(부풀다/groovy/fashionable)
to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
ex) His head was beginning to swell up because of the sting of the bee.

susceptible
(민감함/쉽게반응하는/affected/liable)
accessible or especially liable or subject to some influence, mood, agency, etc.:
- we might pray for politicians, leaders, or world rulers who are susceptible to the abuse of power.*
- ex) They are very susceptible to money.*

marginalize
(하찮은/diminish)
to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power:
- Our keen and prayerful attention can be focused on the marginalized, or those with special needs.*
- ex) The growing numbers of the infected could have marginalized the efforts of the government.*

myriad
(무수히/countless)
a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things.
- For many, what often seems most urgent are the myriad things on our ‘to do’ lists.*
- ex) The earth will face myriad problems after the Corona Virus.*
atrocious
(끔찍한/awful/shocking)
extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel, or brutal:
- to carry out these kinds of abhorrent atrocities.*
- *Atrocity = disaster**
bid
(명령하다/request)
to command; order; direct:
Assuredly they could if He who opens the mouth of the dumb should bid them lift up their voice.
benevolence
(자비/generosity/kindness)
desire to do good to others; goodwill; charitableness:
His vast benevolence must, from the very nature of things, have afforded Him the deepest possible delight, for benevolence is joy.
luster
(광택/영광/brightness/glow)
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
Christ had His songs, even in the darkness; even though His face was marred, and His countenance had lost the luster of earthly happiness,