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- milieu
- 밀 류 2, 환경:A caring and involved community is the proper ~ for raising a family.
- minuscule
- 미 너 스뀰 1, ì¥ê¼¬ë¦¬ë§Œí•œ:Hank's salary was ~, but the benefits were pretty good: he got to sit next to the refrigerator and eat all day long.:Minute is the synonym for ~. The small details of something are the minutiae(미 누 쉬 ì´ 2)
- misanthropic
- 미 ì¬ ëœ¨ë¡¸ 픽 3, 염세ì ì¸((åŽä¸–)[명사][하다형 ìžë™ì‚¬] 세ìƒì„ ê´´ë¡ê³ 비관ì ì¸ ê²ƒìœ¼ë¡œ ìƒê°í•˜ê³ 싫어함):A ~ person doesn't make distinctions; he or she hates everyone. The opposite of a misanthrope(미 ì¬ ëœ¨ë¡œì›Š 1) is a philanthropist
- mitigate
- 미 í„° ê²Œìž 1, to moderate the effect of something:The sense of imminent disaster was ~ed by the guide's calm behavior and easy smile.:The effects of the disease were ~ed by the experimental drug treatment:Nothing Joel said could ~ the enormity of forgetting his mother-in-law's birthday.:Unmitigated means absolute, unmoderated, not made less intense or severe.
- mollify
- ë§ ëŸ¬ íŒŒì´ 1, 달래다:Lucy ~ied the angry police officer by kissing his hand.:ì§„ì •ì‹œí‚¤ë‹¤:My father was not ~ied by my promise never to crash his car into a brick wall again.
- monolithic
- 마 ë„ ë¦¬ ë¡ 3, massive, solid, uniform, and unyielding:A huge corporation is often said to be ~, esp. if it is enormous and powerful and all its parts are dedicated to the same purpose.:If the opposition to a plan were said to be monolithic, it would probably consist of a very large group of people who all felt the same way.
- moribund
- 모 뤄 번드 1, 다죽어가는:The steel industry in this country was ~ a few years ago, but now it seems to be reviving somewhat.:A dying creature could be said to be ~, too, althouogh this word is usually used in connection with things that die only figuratively.
- morose
- 머 로우즈 2, 뚱한:Louise was always so ~ about everything that she was never any fun to be with.
- mortify
- 몰 í„° íŒŒì´ 1, 쪽팔리게하다:I was ~ied when my father asked my girlfriend whether she thought I was a dumb, pathetic wimp.:We had a ~ing experience at the opera; when Stanley sneezed, the entire orchestra stopped playing and stared at him for several minutes.
- munificent
- 뮤 니 í¼ ì¬íŠ¸ 2, very generous; lavish:The ~ millionaire gave lots of money to any charity that came to him with a request.:Mrs.Bigelow was a ~ hostess; there was so much wonderful food and wine at her dinner parties that the guests had to rest between courses. She was known for her munificence.
- myopia
- ë§ˆì´ ì˜¤ìš° ì‚ ì–´ 2, nearsightedness; lack of foresight:~ is the fancy medical name for the inability to see clearly at a distance. It's also a word used in connection with people who lack other kinds of visual acuity.:The president suffered from economic ~; he was unable to see the consequences of his fiscal policies.:The worker's dissatisfaction was inflamed by management's ~ on the subject of wages.:To suffer ~ is to be myopic(ë§ˆì´ ì•„ ì‚‘ 2).
- myriad
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미 뤼 얻 1, 무수(a huge number):A country sky on a clear night is filled with ~ of stars.:There are ~ reasons why I don't like school.
~ stars is a lot of stars. - narcissism
- ë‚˜í• ì”¨ 씨 ì 1, ìžì•„ë„ì·¨:Throwing a kiss to your reflection in the mirror is an act of ~. So is filling your living room with all your bowling trophies or telling everyone how smart and good-looking you are. You are a narcissist(ë‚ ì¨ ì”¨ìŠ¤íŠ¸ 1) Someone who suffers from ~ is said to be narcissistic(ë‚ ì¨ ì”¨ìŠ¤ 틱 3)
- nebulous
- 네 ë·¸ 러쓰 1, 불명료한:Oscar's view was so ~ that no one can figure out what he thinks about anything.ì• ë§¤í•œ:The community's boundaries are somewhat ~; where they are depends on whom you ask.:A nebula(네 ë·¸ 러 1)is an interstellar cloud, the plural of which is nebulae(네 ë·¸ ë¦¬ì´ 1)
- nefarious
- 니 페어 뤼 어쓰 2, 사악한:The radicals' ~ plot was to destroy New York by filling the reservoir with strawberry Jell-O.
- neologism
- 니 ì–¼ 러 ì¥ ì 2, ì‹ ì¡°ì–´:Pedants don't like ~s. They like words we already have. But at one time every word was a ~. Someone somewhere had to be the first to use it.
- nepotism
- 네 í¼ í‹° ì 1, 족벌주ì˜:Clarence had no business acumen, so he was counting on ~ when he married the boss's daughter.
- nominal
- 너 머 ë„ 1, 명목ìƒì˜:Bert was the ~ chairman of the committee, but Sue was really the one who ran things.:insignificant:The cost was ~ in comparison with the enormous value of what you received.:A-OKì™„ì „ë¬´ê²°í•œ:"All systems are ~,"said the NASA engineer as the space shuttle successfully headed into orbit.
- noxious
- ë‚™ 셔쓰 1, ìœ í•´í•œ:Smoking is a ~ habit in every sense.:ìœ ë…í•œ:Poison Ivy is a ~ weed.
- obdurate
- ì•• ë” ë¥ 1, ì™„ê³ í•œ:The committee's ~ refusal to listen to our plan was heartbreaking to us, since we had spent ten years coming up with it.
- obfuscate
- ì•• í¼ ìŠ¤ì¼€ìž 1, to darken; to confuse; to make confusing:The spokesman's attempt to explain what the president had meant merely ~ed the issue further. People had hoped the spokesman would elucidate the issue.:Too much gin had ~ed the old man's senses.:The professor's inept lecture gradually ~ed a subject that had been crystal clear to us before.
- oblique
- 오우 블리잌 2, at an angle 비스듬한:In geometry, lines are said to be ~ if they are neither parallel nor perpendicular to one another. The word ahs a related meaning outside of mathematics. An ~ statement is one that does not directly address the topic at hand, that approaches it as if from an angle.An allusion could be said to be an ~ reference.An ~ argument is one that does not directly confront its true subject. To insult someone ~ly(ì—둘러서) is to do so indirectly.: ì—ë‘른 Harry sprinkled his student council speech with ~ references to the principal's new toupee; the principal is so dense(우둔한)that he never figured out what was going on, but the rest of us were rolling on the floor.
- obsequious
- ì—… 씨 í¬ìœ„ ì–´ì“° 2, 알랑거리는:Ann's assistant was so ~ that she could never tell what he really thought about anything.
- obtuse
- ì•„í•© 투쓰 2, ë‘”(ê°)í•œ:Karen was so ~ that she didn't realize for several days that Caleb had asked her to marry him.
- officious
- ì–´ 피쉬 ì–´ì“° 2, 다사스럽다(다사―스럽다(多事―)[―따][∼스러우니·∼스러워][형용사][ã…‚ 불규칙 활용] 긴하지 ì•Šì€ ì¼ì—ë„ ì°¸ê²¬í•˜ê¸° 좋아하여 ê³µì—°ìŠ¤ë ˆ ë°”ì˜ë‹¤.):The ~ officer could never resist sticking his nose into other people's business.
- onerous
- 아 너 뤄쓰 1, 부담스런:We were given the ~ task of cleaning up the fairgrouds after the carnival.
- opulent
- ì•„ ì„ ëŸ°íŠ¸ 1, 사치스러운:Everything in the ~ palace was made of gold--except the toilet-paper holder, which was made of platinum.
- ostensible
- ì•„ 스뗀 ì¨ ë²Œ 2, 표면ìƒì˜:Blake's ~ mission was to repair a broken telephone, but his real goal was to eavesdrop on the boss's conversation.
- ostentatious
- 아스 í… í…Œì´ ì…”ì“° 3, 어마어마한:The designer's use of expensive materials was ~; every piece of furniture was covered with silk or velvet, and every piece of hardware was made of silver or gold.ê²‰ì¹˜ë ˆì—ì‹ ê²½ì“°ëŠ”:The donor was ~ in making his gift to the hospital; he held a big press conference to announce it and then walked through the wards to give patients an opportunity to thank him personally.
- palliate
- 팰 리 ì—ìž 1, to relieve or alleviate something without getting rid of the problem; to assuage; to mitigate:You take aspirin in the hope that it will ~ your headache. Aspirin is a palliative(팰 리어 íŒ 1)
- paltry
- í¼ì•Œ 트뤼 1, 보잘것없는:The laywer's efforts on our behalf were paltry; they didn't add up to anything.:얼마안ë˜ëŠ” The paltry fee he paid us was scarcely large enough to cover our expenses.
- panacea
- 페 너 씨 어 3, 만병통치약:The administration sseemd to believe that a tax cut would be a ~ for the country's economic ills.
- parochial
- í¼ ë¡œìš° ë¼ ì–¼ 2, 편협한:The journalist's ~ point of view prevented him from becoming a nationally known figure.:provincial:The townspeople's concerns were entirely ~; they worried only about what happened in their town and not about the larger world around it.:A lot of people think a parochial school is a religious school. Actually, a ~ school is the school of the parish or neighborhood. In other contexts, though, ~ has negative connotations.
- partisan
- 팔 í„° ì „ 1, one who supports a particular person, cause, or idea:Henry's plan to give himself the award had no ~ except himself:I am the partisan of any candidate who promises not to make promises.:The mountain village was attacked by ~s of the rebel chieftain(ë‘목).:Partisan can also be used as an adjective meaning biased, as in ~ politics. An issue that everyone agrees on regardless of the party he or she belongs to is a non~ issue. Bipartisan means supported by two parties.:Both the Republican and Democratic senators voted to give themselves a raise. The motion had bipartisan support.
- patent
- íŽ˜ì´ í„´íŠ¸ 1, 명백한: To say that the earth is flat is a ~ absurdity, since the world is obviously spherical.
- paternal
- í¼ í„¸ ë„ 2, 아버지같ì€:Rich is ~ toward his niece.
- pathology
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í¼ ë”¸ 러 ì¥ 2, 병리학:
Pathological 병ì ì¸ - patrician
- í¼ íŠ¸ë¤¼ ì…˜ 2, 귀족:Mr.Perno was a ~, and he was never truly happy unless his place at the dinner table was set with at least half a dozen forks.:귀족ì ì¸:Polo is a ~ sport.
- peccadillo
- 페 커 딜 로우 3, 경범죄:The smiling defendant acted as though first-degree murder were a mere ~ rather than a hideous crime.
- pedantic
- í¼ ëŒ„ 틱 2, 현학ì ì¸:The discussion quickly turned ~ as each participant tried to sound more learned than all the others.
- pejorative
- í¼ ì¡°ì–´ 뤄 íŒ 2, disparaging(디스 페 뤄 쥥 2, 얕보는)"Hi, stupid" is a ~ greeting. "Loudmouth" is a nickname with a ~ connotation.:Abe's description of the college as "a pretty good school" was unintentionally ~.
- pentitent
- 페 너 턴트 1, 미안한:Julie was ~ when Hank explained how much pain she had caused him.:뉘우치는:The two boys tried to sound ~ at the police station, but they weren't really sorry that they had herded the sheep into Mr.Ingersoll's house. They were im~.
- peremptory
- í¼ ë¤°ã… í„° 뤼 2, final; categorical; dictatorial:Someone who is ~ says or does something without giving anyone a chance to dispute it.:Frank's father ~ily banished him to his room.
- perfidy
- 펄 í¼ ë”” 1, ë°°ë°˜:I was appalled(질리다)at Al's ~. He had sworn to me that he was my best friend, but then he asked my girlfriend to the prom.:adj. perfidious(펄 피 ë”” ì–´ì“° 2)
- perfunctory
- 펄 펑ㅋ í„° 뤼 2, 마지못해하는:John made a couple of ~ attempts at answering the questions on the test, but then he put down his pencil and his head and slept until the end of the period.:ì•„ë¬´ë ‡ê²Œë‚˜ 하는:Sandra's lawn mowing was perfunctory at best:she skipped all the difficult parts and didn't rake up any of the clippings.
- peripatetic
- 페 뤄 페헤 태 틱 4, wandering; traveling continually; itinerant:Groupies(ë¹ ìˆœì´) are a ~ bunch, traveling from concert to concert to follow their favorite rock stars.
- periphery
- í¼ ë¤¼ í¼ ë¤¼ 2, the outside edge of something:Jose never got involved in any of our activities; he was always at the ~.:The professional finger painter enjoyed his position at the ~ of the art world.:To be at the ~ is to be peripheral(í¼ ë¤¼ í¼ ë¤Œ 2).A peripheral interest is a secondary or side interest.:Your peripheral vision is your ability to see to the right and left while looking straight ahead.
- permeate
- 펄 미 ì—ìž 1, í¼ì§€ë‹¤:A horrible smell quickly ~ed the room after Jock lit a cigarette.:ì«™ê¹”ë ¤ìžˆë‹¤:Corruption had ~ed the company; every single one of its executives belonged in jail.:something that can be ~ed is said to be permeable.A ~ raincoat is one that lets water seep through.
- pernicious
- 펄 니쉬 ì–´ì“° 2, 치명ì ì¸:Lung cancer is a ~ disease.
- perquisite
- 펄 í¬ì›Œ 짙 1, a privilege that goes along with a job; a "perk":Free access to a photocopier is a ~ of most office jobs.:The big corporate lawyer's ~s included a chauffeured limousine, a luxurious apartment in the city, and all the chocolate ice cream he could eat. :A ~ should not be confused with a prerequisite(프뤼 ë¤ ë„워 짙 2), which is a necessity.:Health and happiness are two ~s of a good life:A college degree is a ~ for many high-paying jobs.
- pertinent
- 펄 터 넌트 1, relevant; dealing with the matter at hand:The suspect said that he was just borrowing the jewelry for a costume ball. The cop said he did not think that was ~. im~ means disrespectful.
- perturb
- 펄 털브 2, to disturb greatly:Ivan's mother was ~ed by his aberrant behavior at the dinner table. Ivan's father was not bothered. Nothing bothered Ivan, Sr. He was imperturbable.
- peruse
- í¼ ë£¨ì¦ˆ 2, ì •ë…하다:The lawyer ~ed the contract for many hours, looking for a loophole that would enable his client to back out of the deal.:To ~ something is to engage in perusal.:My perusal of the ancient texts brought me no closer to my goal of discovering the meaning of life.
- petulant
- 페 출 런트 1, ê´´í…í•œ:The ~ waiter slammed down our water glasses and spilled a tureen of soup onto Roger's toupee.심기가뒤틀린:Gloria became ~ when we suggested that she leave her pet cheetah at home when she came to spend the weekend; she said that we had insulted her cheetah and that an insult to her cheetah was an insult to her.:To be ~ is to engage in petulance, or rudeness.
- philistine
- í•„ 리 ìŠ¤í‹°ì¸ 1, êµì–‘없는사람
- pivotal
- 피 버 털 1, crucial:A pivotal comment is a comment that turns a discussion. It is a very important comment.:중추ì ì¸ A ~ member of a committee is a crucial or extremely important member of a committee.
- platitude
- 플래 í„° 툳 1, 케케묵ì€ë§:The principal thinks he is a great orator, but his loud, boring speech was full of ~s.adj.platitudinous쓸ë°ì—†ëŠ” ë§ì„ 하는(플래 í„° 투 ë”” 너쓰 3)
- plebian
- 플러 비 ì–¸ 2, 서민ì ì¸:Sarah refused to eat frozen dinners, saying they were too ~ for her discriminating palate(팰 ë … 1, 미ê°)
- plethora
- í”Œë ˆ ë– ë¤„ 1, an excess:We ate a ~ of candy on Halloween and a ~ of turkey on Thanksgiving.:Letting the air force use our backyard as a bombing range created a ~ of problems.