Extensive Reading Ch.008
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 indiscretion | n 경솔함 error of judgment Many people admit their indiscretions when they are found guilty. |
| inevitable | adj 피할수 없는 unavoidable Many historians believe the civil war was inevitable when the population of the United States divided. |
| insightful | adj 통찰력이 있는 penetrating discernment "The witness was very insightful in the criminal investigation." |
| revelation | n 폭로, 적발 "the act of revealing through supernatural means." Benjamin had a revelation when he discovered lightning was electricity. |
| subsequent | adj 연속적인 following after in time (syn. succeeding, next / ant. previous, prior) The first time he flew by himself he felt OK, but on subsequent flights he felt more nervous. |
| architect | n 건축가 one who designs buildings "I wonder who the architect was who built the White House." |
| resemblance | n 유사성, 닮음 similar in appearance There is usually a clear resemblance between children and their parents. |
| impregnate | v 임신시키다 make pregnant, fertilize "Once a woman is impregnated the child develops in the womb." |
| sympathetic | adj 동감하는 feeling compassion towards else Mother Theresa was sympathetic towards the poor and helpless. |
| fatalism | n 운명론, 숙명론 the belief that all events are predetermined and hence inevitable Fatalism is very dangerous to believe in because it says we are helpless to the natural order of things. |
| naturalism | n 자연주의 the view of the world that takes account only of natural elements and forces Science can take a form of naturalism when it observes nature in itself. |
| footsteps | n 발자국 imitate what someone else is doing I could hear the child's footsteps as he was sneaking to the bathroom. |
| mason | n 석공, 벽돌공 a person who dresses stones or bricks The mason started loading the bricks at the house. |
| normalcy | n 정상 being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning Any hope for normalcy was gone after the protest. |
| surrealists | n 초현실주의자 an artist who is a member of the movement called surrealism "Surrealists have a mind-expanding way of viewing art." |
| prevalent | adj 멀리 퍼진, 만연한 widespread Food culture is prevalent in every population. |
| bourgeois | n 중산계급시민 a member of the middle class "The American middle class is considered the bourgeois." |
| mistress | n 여주인 a woman who has a continuing,extramarital sexual relationship with one man The man committed adultery with his mistress when his wife wasn't around. |
| fictitious | adj 만들어진, 창작의 "created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment" "Many science fiction novels deal with fictitious characters." |
| portions | n 1인분, 부분 A section or quantity within a larger thing Portions of the meat are still undercooked. |
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