Reading for the Real world 2nd_Student-Book 3 Unit 20 (K)

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세트공유

advent

출현, 도래
Life in American was transformed by the advent of automobiles.

assuage

진정시키다
To assuage their fears, the captain told everyone that a rescue boat was on the way.

capitalize

~을 이용하다
England capitalized on Argentina's mistake and scored a goal in the final minute of the match.

contradiction

모순, 상반
You said previously that you were against proposition 450, then you voted for it. That's a big contradiction.

conviction

확신, 신념
I have a strong conviction that this is the truth.

decency

품위있음, 예의바름
He and his wife have always treated us with a great sense of decency.

decode

암호를 풀다, 해독하다
The spy decoded the message and sent his findings back to headquarters.

drastically

과감하게
The new reforms by the popular president drastically improved the everyday life of the people.

eradicate

뿌리째 뽑다, 박멸하다
The government concentrated all their efforts to eradicate corruption.

foster

육성하다
We must foster the growth of the smaller nations.

haunt

(특히 불쾌한 생각이) 뇌리에서 떠나지 않다[계속 떠오르다]
The memory of the earthquake continued to haunt her for many years.

nobility

귀족, 귀족계급
The nobility needs to do a better job of helping the less fortunate.

refine

개선하다
The sculpture looked very good, but his professor asked him to refine the facial features.

tariff

관세
The government imposed a large rice tariff on all rice imports in order to collect lots of revenue.

tarnish

(명예 등을) 더럽히다
His time in jail had tarnished his good reputation.