GRE voca - Day17 Flashcards

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leaning

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기호, 편애 a tendency or partiality of a particular kind

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learned

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유식한 (of a person) having much knowledge acquired by study

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legendary

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전설적인, 매우 유명한 remarkable enough to be famous; very well known

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legible

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읽을 수/ 이해할 수 있는 (of handwriting or print) clear enough to read

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lenient

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(처벌, 규칙 적용이) 관대한 tolerant; flexible where rules are concerned; permissive

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lethargy

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무기력 a lack of energy and enthusiasm

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lettered

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  1. 글자를 넣은 covered or decorated with letters or words 2. 박식한, 교육받은 formally educated
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leviathan

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거대한 바다동물; 거대한 것

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levity

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경솔함, 변덕, 경박함 lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate, frivolity; inconstancy

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libel

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  1. 문서에 의한 명예훼손 a published false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation; a written defamation 2. (문서로) 명예를 훼손하다 make a false and malicious statement about
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liberality

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후함, 관대함 the quality of being open to new ideas and free from prejudice; the quality of giving or spending freely

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liberalize

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(법률,정치적 시스템을) 완화하다 to make liberal or more liberal

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liberate

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해방시키다; 자유롭게(벗어나게)해주다 to set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control, to release from combination

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libertine

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난봉꾼 a person, esp. a man who behaves without moral principles or a sense of responsibility, esp. in sexual matter

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license

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허락, 인가하다 to permit or authorize especially by formal license; allow

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licentious

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음란한, 문란한 promiscious and unprincipled in sexual matters

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lighthearted

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걱정이 없는, 쾌활한, 명랑한 cheerful and carefree

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liken

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비유하다, 비견하다 to compare with something else

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limp

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  1. 절뚝거리다 to walk with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff lef or foot 2. 기운없는, 축 처진; 흐물흐물한, 흐느적거리는 lacking or having lost rigidity
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limpid

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(액체) 깨끗한, 맑은, 명백한 free of anything that darkens; completely clear

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linger

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(아쉬운 듯이)남아 있다, (떠나지 않고) 꾸물거리다; 서성대다 to be slow in leaving, especially out of reluctance

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lionize

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명사로 대접해주다, 치켜세우다 to give a lot of public attention and approval to (someone); to treat as a celebrity

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lithe

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유연한, 우아한 characterized by easy flexibility and grace

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loaf
빈둥거리다 to idle one's time away, typically by aimless wandering or loitering; to laze
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loath
내켜하지 않는, 싫어하는 unwilling or reluctant; disinclined
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loathe
혐오하다 to feel intense dislike or disgust for
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loathsome
혐오스러운 causing hatred or disgust; repulsive
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locus
(특정) 위치, 장소 a locality; a place, a center or focus of great activity or intense concentration
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lofty
1. 높은, 높이 솟은 of imposing height 2. 숭고한 of a noble or exalted nature 3. 오만한, 거만한 arrogant
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longevity
장수, 오래 지속됨 long life, long duration of service
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lopsided
한쪽으로 기울어진, 불균형의 heavier, larger, or higher on one side than on the other; sagging or leaning to one side
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loquacious
(매우) 수다스런 very talkative
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lubricate
기름칠하다, 매끄럽게 하다, 원활하게 하다 to make something slippery or smooth by applying an oily substance
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lucid
1. 맑고 투명한 clear and transparent 2. 명백하여 이해하기 쉬운 expressed clearly; easy to understand 3. 제정신의 sane
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lucrative
수지 맞는, 유리한, 돈벌이가 되는 producing wealth; profitable
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ludicrous
웃기는, 익살스런 laughable or hilarious because of obvious absurdity or incongruity
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lugubrious
침울한, 슬픈 looking or souding sad and dismal
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lukewarm
(물) 미지그한, 열의없는 mildly wram; tepid, lacking conviction or enthusiasm; indifferent
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lull
1. 일시적 잠잠함, 소강상태 a temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity 2. 달래다, 어르다, 재우다 to calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements; to allay(a person's doubts, fear, or suspicious), typically by deception
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luminary
선각자, 권위자, 유명인, 등불 a person who inspires or influences others, esp. one prominent in a particular sphere
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luminous
빛나는, 반짝이는 emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
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lurch
(갑자기) 휘청하다 (휘청거리다) to move suddenly and unsteadily
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lure
꾀다, 유혹하다 to attract or tempt
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lurid
(색깔) 매우 밝은, 선정적인; 충격적인, 끔찍한 very vivid in color, esp. so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect; causing shock or horror, gruesome
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lurk
잠복하다, 숨어서 기다리다 (of a person or animal) to be or remain hidden so as to wait in ambush for someone or something
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luster
광택 a gentle sheen or soft glow, esp. that of a partly reflective surface
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luxuriant
무성한, 비옥한, 풍성항 (of vegetation) rich and profuse in growth; lush
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luxurious
사치스런; 호사스런 giving self-indulgent or sensuous pleasure; extremely comfortable, elegant, or enjoyable, esp. in a way that involves great expense
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macabre
으스스한, 소름끼치는 disturbing and horrifying because of depiction of death and injury
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machination
교묘한 책략(술책), 음모 scheming activity for an evil purpose
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maculate
1. 반점이 있는, 더러워진 spotted or stained 2. 반점을 찍다, 더럽히다 to stain, make impure
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madcap
무모한, 무분별한, 황급한, 미친 done without considering the consequence; crazy or reckless
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maelstrom
큰 소용돌이, 대혼란 a violent or turbulent situation; a whirlpool of extraordinary size or violence
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magnanimity
도량, 관대함 very generous or forgiving, esp. toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself
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magniloquent
호언 장담하는 using high-flown or bombastic language
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majestic
장엄한, 위풍당당한 having or showing impressive beauty or dignity
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maladroit
솜씨없는, 서투른 ineffective or bungilng; clumsy
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malady
질병, 병폐, 심각한 문제
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malaise
(설명, 규명하기 힘든) 문제들(불안감); 불쾌감
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malevolent
악의적인, 사악한 having or showing a wish to to devil to others
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malfeasance
부정 행위, 위법 행위, 불법 행위 misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official
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malicious
악의있는, 심술궂은 characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm
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malign
(악의적으로) 비난하다 to speak about someone in a spitefully critical manner
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malinger
꾀병을 부리다, (의무) 회피하다 to exaggerate or feign illness in order to escape duty or work
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malleable
(금속) 변형이 잘 되는 figurative easily influenced; pliable
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malodorous
악취가 나는 smelling very unpleasant
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mandate
명령, 요구하다; 권한을 주다 to make mandatory, as by law; decree or require; to assign to a specified nation under a mandate
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maniac
광적으로 열중하는 사람 a person exhibiting extreme symtoms of wild behavior, esp. when violent and dangerous
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manifest
뚜렷한, 명백한 clear or obvious to the eye or mind
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manipulate
조종하다; 교묘하게 다루다, 조작하다 to influence or manage shrewdly or deviously, to tamper with or falsify for personal gain
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mannered
격식차린, 억지로 꾸민 artificial or affected
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manumit
해방하다 to release from slavery; to set free
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mar
망치다, 손상하다 to impair the quality of; to spoil
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marbled
대리석 무늬의 having markings or coloration suggestive of marble
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marginal
1. 사소한, 중요하지 않은 of secondary or minor importance; not central 2. 가까스로 수지가 맞는, 한계 수익점의 close to the limit of profitability, esp. through difficulty of exploitation
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martial
싸움의, 전쟁의 experienced in or inclined to war; warlike
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martinet
엄격한 규율가, 엄격한 교관 a strict disciplinarian, esp. in the armed forces
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mask
숨기다, 가리다 conceal something from view; disguise or hide
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massacre
완패, 학살(하다), 대학살 the act or an instance of killing a large number of humans indiscriminately and cruelly
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masterful
명인 솜씨의, 대가의, 훌륭한 performed or performing very skillfully
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masticate
씹다 to chew
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matchless
적수가 없는, 대단한 unable to be equaled; incomparable
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matriculation
입학, 입학허가 enrollment at a college or university; admission to a college or university
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matter-of-fact
현실적인, 실직적인; 사무적인 unemotional and practical; adhering to the unembellished facts, straightforward
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maudlin
지나치게 감상적인, 취하면 우는, 잘우는 self-pityingly or tearfully sentiment, often through drunkenness
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maven
전문간 a person who has special knowledge or experience; an expert or connoisseur
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maverick
독불장군 a person who refuses to conform to a particular party or group
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mawkish
매우 감상적인 sentimental in a feeble or sickly way
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meager
부족한, 빈약한, 작은, 적은, 하찮은, scanty, scarce, deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent
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mean
질이 떨어지는, 가치가 없는, 양이 적은, 시시한 low in quality or grade; inferior; low in value or amount; paltry
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meander
정처없이 거닐다, (걍) 굽이굽이 흐르다 (of a speaker or text) proceed aimlessly or with little purpose
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measly
(양) 아주 조금인, 쥐꼬리만한 contemptibly small or few