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allegiance loyalty
충성, 충의, 충실, [일에 대한] 전념, loyalty
aperture an opening
째진 틈, 구멍, 구경, chasm
apogee the most distant point in the orbit of the moon or of an artificial satellite
최고점, 원지점
appellation a name
명칭, 호칭
armistice truce
휴전
blandishment flattery
아첨, 추종
bon vivant a person who enjoys good food, good drink, and luxirious living
미식가
bracing invigorating
...에게 기운나게 하다, 상쾌하게 하다, galvanize
brandish to wave or display threateningly
(칼 따위를) 휘두르다, (창을)내젓다
brink edge
가장자리
bristle to stiffen with anger; to appear in some way similar to hair standing
on end 강모, (머리가) 곤두서다, 성내다
calamity a disaster
불행, 재해
cloister a covered walk, with columns on one side, that runs along the
perimeter of a courtyard, especially in a convent or monastery;
a convent or monastery; a tranquil, secluded place
보행 복도, 안뜰, 수도원, 수도 새활, 조용한 외딴곳
coddle to baby
...을 상냥하게 다루다, 응석받이로 기르다; 응석받이,
cohort a group
한 패, 동료, 동아리; 군대, 그룹, 대
configuration arrangement
[요소, 부분의] 사관 위치, 배열, 배치, 외형
conflagration a large fire
큰 화재
craven cowardly
겁많은, 소심한; 비열한, 비겁한
deft skillful
솜씨 좋은, 능숙한
demise death
서거, 별세, defunct
denounce to condemn
비난하다, 고발하다
dilemma a situation in which one must choose between two equally attractive
choices; any problem or predicament
진퇴양난
dissemble to conceal the real nature of; to act or speak falsely in order to
deceive
[성격, 행위 등을] 숨기다, 가장하다, 위선적으로 행동하다
eclipse to block the light of; to overshadow; to reduce the significance of;
to surpass
[천체가]...을 가리다, ...을 숨기다, [빛]을 가로막다
efficacy effectiveness
효력, 효능
extremity the outermost point or edge; the greatest degree; grave danger;
끝, 선단, 맨끝; 절정, 곤경, 난국; 사지(손발), extreme
facade the front of a building; the false front of a building; the false front or
misleading appearance of anything
[건물의] 정면, [사물의]외관, 겉보기
faux false
옳지 않은, 그릇된
incarnation embodiment
1. 육체를 가진 존재가 되기 2. 구체화, 구상, 실현(embodiment)
incendiary used for setting property on fire; tending to arouse passion or anger;
inflammatory
1. 불을 내는, 태우는 2. 선동적인
malapropism humorous misuse of a word that sounds similar to the word intended
but has a ludicrously different meaning
말의 우스꽝스런 오용; 오용된 말
paranoia a mental illness in which the sufferer believes people are out to get
him; unreasonable anxiety
편집증, 과대망상증
posthumous occurring after one's death; published after the death of the author
사후의, 사후에 생긴
specious something that seems correct or appropriate but that lacks real
worth; deceptive; misleading; not genuine
허울 좋은, 그럴듯한, superfluous
throttle to choke; to strangle; to work a fuel lever or feed the flow of fuel to
an engine
조리개, 조절판
toxic poisonous
유독한, 독성의
triumvirate a ruling coalition of three officials; any group of three working jointly
1. 3두정치, 3인 집권 2. 3인조
unilateral involving one side only; done on behalf of one side only;
한쪽 편만의, 단독적인, 일방적인
waive to relinquish (a right); to forgo; to put aside for the time being
[권리, 주장 등]을 버리다, ...을 고의로 포기하다; 무시하다, renounce;
waver-흔들리다, weave-짜다