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 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

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 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

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

 

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