Extensive Reading-Book B Unit 03 (K)

absorbing

흡수하다
By absorbing the nutrients and water through its roots, a tree continues to grow in the winter when their leaves have fallen off.

binocular

쌍안의
binocular vision is vision in which both eyes are used together.

blur

흐릿해지다
After the impact of the accident, her surroundings began to blur.

ciliary

속눈썹의
The ciliary body inside the eye is part of the uveal tract-the layer of tissue which provides most of the nutrients in the eye

compensate

보상하다
His zeal and compassion more than compensates his lack of experience in the field.

contraction

수축
The contraction of certain muscles in our body enable our arms and legs to move.

converge

모이다
All the various roads converge at the main gate.

converts

전환하다
The human body converts the food we eat into energy that we can use.

cornea

각막
The cornea covers the iris and the pupil.

depth

깊이
He dove into the swimming pool, he did not realize the depth of it.

exceptional

예외적인
The exceptional violinist started playing her instrument at the age of three.

iris

홍채
People have different colored irises--some are blue, brown, and green.

merge

합병하다, 융합하다
The goal of our meeting is to merge our differing ideas into one workable solution.

perception

지각
There is a perception in the western world that Asian people are all good at math.

phenomenal

경이적인
The results of the test were phenomenal; she will no longer require surgery.

processing

처리하다
processing the information they learn at school is crutial if students are to be successful.

retina

망막
The retina is the most complicated part of the eye; it is like a messenger that sends information to the brain.

simultaneously

동시에
The boy was very gifted and was able to learn five languages simultaneously.

transmitted

전하다, 보내다
The ship was able to transmit their message safely without the enemy intercepting them.

transparent

투명한, 특정한 방사선을 통과하는
He didn't realize he was walking into a glass door because it was so transparent.