Extensive Reading-Book B Unit 42 (K)

accents

[음성]악센트, 강세
The people from the north and the people from the south have different accents.

asymmetry

어울리지 않음, 불균형
In science, there seems to be asymmetry in the way boys and girls are trained.

coherence

일관성
After they pulled her out from the debris, she lacked coherence to account the details of the accident.

colloquial

구어(체)의, 담화체의, 일상 회화의
Although she had studied in the United States, she was only familiar with colloquial English.

colonization

식민지화
The French colonization of Vietnam had its basis in economic profit.

cross-sections

단면, 계층
The student population represented a well represented cross-section of the city.

cursory

서두르는, 소홀한
A cursory examination of the water revealed that it was contaminated.

independently

독립하여, 자주적인
The goal of most home schooling families is to teach their children to think critically and independently.

lexicon

[언어]어휘 목록
When they first studied the African lexicon, they tried to understand the relationship between the words.

marked

두드러진
She had a marked taste for unusual foods.

morph

변종
Many cartoon characters are able to morph into other characters in an instant.

mother tongue

모국어, 모어(태어나서 어머니에게 배우는 말)
Since leaving her country, she had not heard anyone speaking her mother tongue till now.

prevalent

일반적으로 행하여 지는
Christianity is probably the most prevalent religion in the world today.

pronounced

명백한, 뚜렷한
The teacher had pronounced views on how children should be educated.

respective

각자의, 각각의
The two missionaries decided to go their respective ways.

streamlining

능률적으로 하다
streamlining the product approval process improved the company's sales.

succinctly

(말등이)간결한
She was able to express her ideas succinctly.

uniformity

한결같은
In order to promote uniformity in the students' thinking, the teacher recommended they all read the same classic books.

variations

변화, 변동
There were many variations of the story, but they all had the same ending.

vernacular

자국어
The Spanish that is taught in school is very different than the vernacular of the village.