Unit 15, Lesson 4

Question 1

삼가다

Answer 1

to abstain from; to refrain from

Question 2

치

Answer 2

(an old unit of length in Korea) about 3.03cm

Question 2

빈익빈부익부

Answer 2

the widening gulf between rich and poor; “the poor get poorer and the rich get richer”

Question 2

여정

Answer 2

an itinerary

Question 3

골칫거리

Answer 3

a nuisance; a bother; a pest; a headache; “material for brain [use]”

Question 4

썰매

Answer 4

a sled

Question 4

내진

Answer 4

earthquake-proof; “enduring earthquake”

Question 5

수다

Answer 5

chatting; chats; casual talk

Question 6

이상

Answer 6

abnormal(ity); absurd(ity) (-하다)

Question 6

세계기상기구

Answer 6

the World Meteorological Organization

Question 7

타다

Answer 7

to be sensitive to; to be apt to feel; to be influenced by (weather, shyness, etc.)

Question 7

오히려

Answer 7

on the contrary

Question 9

주머니

Answer 9

a pocket; a (small) sack

Question 10

논밭

Answer 10

a farm field; “rice paddy and vegetable field”

Question 11

빈국

Answer 11

a poor country

Question 12

접어들다

Answer 12

to go into (a phase, such as a season or time); to enter into

Question 13

폭염

Answer 13

heat wave; scorching heat; “fierce heat”

Question 14

특보

Answer 14

a special report; (weather) advisory; “a special announcement/warning”

Question 15

인체

Answer 15

the human body

Question 15

풍수해

Answer 15

disasters caused by wind and water

Question 16

구축

Answer 16

establishing (-하다/되다)

Question 16

민관

Answer 16

(both) civilian and governmental

Question 17

긴밀

Answer 17

closeness; intimacy; “tight and dense” (-하다)

Question 17

인프라

Answer 17

infrastructure; “infra”

Question 17

마음가짐

Answer 17

(mental) attitude

Question 18

띄다

Answer 18

to be seen; to be visible (눈에-)

Question 19

가물가물

Answer 19

dim; faint; flickering; glimmering (a "mimicking" word that describes flickering)

Question 21

기울이다

Answer 21

to devote (oneself) to; to concentrate on; "to lean"

Question 22

난민

Answer 22

a victim of natural disaster or war; "people in difficulty"

Question 23

천재지변

Answer 23

a natural disaster

Question 24

빈부격차

Answer 24

the gap between the rich and the poor

Question 25

인재

Answer 25

a man-made disaster; a disaster caused by humans

Question 27

강제적

Answer 27

forceful

Question 28

생수

Answer 28

freshwater; mineral water; "live water"

Question 29

지진해일

Answer 29

a tsunami; "earthquake sea wave"

Question 29

반비례

Answer 29

an inverse proportion/ratio (-하다)

Question 30

무대장치

Answer 30

a stage set

Question 31

선포

Answer 31

announcement; proclamation (-하다/되다)

Question 31

밤사이

Answer 31

overnight; during the night

Question 32

돌부리

Answer 32

a jagged stone; stone with sharp part sticking out of the ground

Question 33

손수레

Answer 33

a hand cart

Question 34

밀접

Answer 34

closeness; intimacy; "dense contact" (-하다)

Question 34

시절

Answer 34

the season; the time of year; the time; the times

Question 35

퇴근길

Answer 35

the way home from work

Question 36

극복

Answer 36

overcoming; conquest (-하다/되다)

Question 37

공개

Answer 37

disclosure; opening to the public (-하다/되)

Question 38

해당

Answer 38

relevancy; applicability (-하다/되다)

Question 40

야기

Answer 40

to cause/be caused (-하다/되다)

Question 40

외피

Answer 40

a crust; a shell; epidermis; "outer skin"

Question 41

쓸쓸하다

Answer 41

to be lonely

Question 42

성분

Answer 42

a component; an ingredient

Question 44

호소

Answer 44

appeal; complaint (-하다)

Question 45

진눈깨비

Answer 45

sleet; wet snow

Question 47

산림

Answer 47

forest; woods; "mountain forest"

Question 48

요소

Answer 48

a factor; an element

Question 49

동참

Answer 49

joining (for noble causes) (-하다)

Question 51

이례적

Answer 51

unusual; uncommon

Question 52

옷차림

Answer 52

attire; an outfit; "dress setting"

Question 53

환하다

Answer 53

to be bright; to be well lit; to be clear; to be unobstructed; to be versed (in); to be familiar (with)

Question 55

황폐화

Answer 55

devastation; ruining (-하다/되다)

Question 56

낙엽

Answer 56

a fallen leaf

Question 58

지형적

Answer 58

topographical

Question 59

차곡차곡

Answer 59

neatly; orderly (a "mimicking" word that describes stacking things neatly)

Question 60

엷다

Answer 60

to be thin; to be light; to be flimsy

Question 61

강타

Answer 61

a heavy blow; "strong hit"

Question 62

대응책

Answer 62

a countermeasure; a solution

Question 63

설계

Answer 63

a design; a plan; a blueprint (-하다/되다)

Question 64

빙판길

Answer 64

an icy road; "ice plate road"

Question 65

분간

Answer 65

distinguishing (-하다/되다)

Question 66

감상

Answer 66

a sentiment; emotion

Question 68

산업화

Answer 68

industrialization (-하다/되다)

Question 69

수행

Answer 69

implementation; practice (-하다)

Question 70

어느새

Answer 70

before one realizes; in no time; so soon

Question 71

전력

Answer 71

electric power; electricity

Question 72

정성

Answer 72

sincerity; sympathy; devotion

Question 74

풍랑

Answer 74

wind and waves; rough seas

Question 75

값지다

Answer 75

to be expensive; to be precious; to be valuable; to be priceless

Question 76

비상사태

Answer 76

a state of emergency

Question 78

강풍

Answer 78

a strong wind; a gust

Question 79

다소

Answer 79

more or less; "many and few"

Question 80

기상캐스터

Answer 80

a weather forecaster; a meteorologist; "weather caster"

Question 82

불청객

Answer 82

an uninvited guest; an unwelcome visitor; a gate-crasher; persona non grata

Question 83

치고

Answer 83

considering; seeing; as; for

Question 84

뚜렷하다

Answer 84

to be apparent; to be clear; to be distinct

Question 85

활성화

Answer 85

activation; galvanization (-하다/되다)

Question 86

조차

Answer 86

even

Question 87

위력

Answer 87

power; force