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SAT 필수어휘 99개
SAT 필수어휘 99
1.abate
make less active or intense
완화시키다
2.abdicate
give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
퇴위하다, 포기하다
3.aberration
a state or condition markedly different from the norm
정상에서 벗어남, 탈선
4.abstain
refrain from voting
기권하다, 삼가다
5.adversity
a state of misfortune or affliction
역경,불운
6.aesthetic
relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics
미적인, 심미적인
7.amicable
characterized by friendship and good will
우호적인
8.anachronistic
chronologically misplaced
시대착오적인, 시대에 뒤진
9.arid
lacking sufficient water or rainfall
건조한
10.asylum
a shelter from danger or hardship
피난처, 보호시설
11.benevolent
intending or showing kindness
자비로운
12.bias
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
편견, 선입견
13.boisterous
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
떠들썩한, 거친
14.brazen
unrestrained by convention or propriety
뻔뻔스러운
15.brusque
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
퉁명스러운, 무뚝뚝한
16.camaraderie
the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
우정, 동료애
17.canny
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
영리한
18.capacious
large in capacity
널찍한, 포용력 있는
19.capitulate
surrender under agreed conditions
조건부로 항복하다
20.clairvoyant
someone who has the power of clairvoyance
투시안을 가진 사람
21.collaborate
work together on a common enterprise of project
협력하다
22.compassion
a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
측은함, 동정심
23.compromise
a middle way between two extremes
타협
24.condescending
(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
짐짓 겸손한 척 하는
25.conditional
qualified by reservations
조건부의
26.conformist
someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters)
순응자
27.convergence
the occurrence of two or more things coming together
한 점으로 집중함
28.deleterious
harmful to living things
해로운, 유독한
29.demagogue
a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices
선동가
30.digression
a message that departs from the main subject
지엽적인 화제로 빠짐, 삼천포로 빠짐
31.diligent
quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness
근면한
32.discredit
cause to be distrusted or disbelieved
신용을 떨어뜨리다
33.disdain
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
경멸
34.divergent
diverging from another or from a standard
분기하는, 갈라지는
35.empathy
understanding and entering into another's feelings
감정이입, 공감
36.emulate
strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
열심히 흉내내다, 우열을 다투다
37.enervating
causing debilitation
기력을 약화시키는, 힘을 빼는
38.ephemeral
lasting a very short time
순식간의, 하루살이의
39.evanescent
tending to vanish like vapor
사라져 가는, 순간의
40.exemplary
worthy of imitation
모범적인
41.extenuating
partially excusing or justifying
정상을 참잘할 만한, 죄를 가볍게 할 수 있는
42.florid
elaborately or excessively ornamented
화려한, 불그스레한
43.forbearance
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
관용
44.fortitude
strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage
강건함
45.fortuitous
having no cause or apparent cause
뜻밖의, 우연한
46.foster
promote the growth of
육성하다, 기르다
47.fraught
marked by distress
고민하는, 가득 실은
48.frugal
avoiding waste
검소한
49.hackneyed
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
낡은, 진부한
50.haughty
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
거만한
51.hedonist
someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
쾌락주의자
52.hypothesis
a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
가설
53.impetuous
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
성급한, 맹렬한
54.impute
attribute or credit to
탓으로 돌리다
55.inconsequential
lacking worth or importance
하찮은
56.inevitable
incapable of being avoided or prevented
불가피한
57.intrepid
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
용감무쌍한, 대담한
58.intuitive
spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency
직관적인
59.jubilation
a feeling of extreme joy
환희
60.lobbyist
someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer
의안 통과 운동자, 로비스트
61.longevity
duration of service
수명, 장수
62.mundane
found in the ordinary course of events
평범한, 세속적인
63.nonchalant
marked by blithe unconcern
무관심한, 열의가 없는
64.opulent
rich and superior in quality
부유한, 풍부한
65.orator
a person who delivers a speech or oration
연설자, 웅변가
66.ostentatious
intended to attract notice and impress others
과시하는, 야한
67.parched
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
바짝 마른
68.perfidious
tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans
배반하는, 불성실한
69.pragmatic
concerned with practical matters
실용적인
70.precocious
characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)
조숙한
71.pretentious
making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
자만하는, 젠체하는
72.procrastinate
postpone doing what one should be doing
늑장부리다, 꾸물거리다
73.prosaic
not fanciful or imaginative
산문적인, 산문의, 지루한
74.prosperity
an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
번영, 호황
75.provocative
serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy
도발적인
76.prudent
careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
신중한
77.querulous
habitually complaining
투덜거리는
78.rancorous
showing deep-seated resentment
원한이 있는
79.reclusive
withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
은둔한
80.reconciliation
the reestablishing of cordial relations
화해
81.renovation
the act of improving by renewing and restoring
새 단장
82.restrained
cool and formal in manner
삼가는, 차분한
83.reverence
a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
존경, 숭상
84.sagacity
the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
현명
85.scrutinize
to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
세밀히 조사하다
86.spontaneous
happening or arising without apparent external cause
자연히 일어나는
87.spurious
plausible but false
가짜의
88.submissive
inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination
복종하는, 유순한
89.substantiate
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
실체화 하다, 구현시키다
90.subtle
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
미묘한
91.superficial
concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually
피상적인
92.superfluous
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
불필요한, 여분의
93.surreptitious
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
비밀의, 내밀한
94.tactful
having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others
재치있는, 세련된
95.tenacious
good at remembering
끈질긴, 점착력이 있는, 오래 기억하는
96.transient
of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind
덧없는, 순간적인
97.venerable
impressive by reason of age
존경할 만한
98.vindicate
show to be right by providing justification or proof
정당함을 입증하다
99.wary
marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
조심성 있는, 세심한