Reading for the Real World 3/e-Book 3 Unit 05 (K)

canopy

(숲의 나뭇가지들이) 지붕 모양으로 우거진 것
A hunt usually begins when a group of monkeys is spotted in the canopy.

credible

믿을 만한
Dick gave a credible reason for being late and didn't get in any trouble.

depleted

감손된
Food supplies were severely depleted.

detect

탐지하다
I could detect the smell of tobacco on his clothes.

discredited

신뢰가 떨어진
The National Assembly was discredited by many people.

eradicate

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

evaporation

증발
evaporation is the process in which water is transformed from its liquid state to vapor state.

foliage

나뭇잎
In Korea, the fall foliage peaks in late October.

genetically

유전자적으로
The extra names describe how different plants are related genetically.

incidence

(사건·영향의) 범위, 발생, 발생률, 빈도, 발병률
The incidence of autism has increased in the recent years.

intensive

집중적인
She took an intensive English course in the States.

logging

벌목
The Government is committed to tackling illegal logging.

modification

수정, 변경
Considerable modification of the existing system is needed.

optimum

최적의
To get optimum results from your digital camera, you should read all of the instructions.

Parkinson's disease

파킨슨병
Not all people with Parkinson’s disease have dementia.

pesticide

구충제, 살충제
We wash our fruits and vegetables to remove the harmful pesticides applied to them by farmers.

precipitation

강우량, 강우
Hail and sleet are types of precipitation.

prone (to)

경향이 있는
The shorter men seemed more prone to disease.

publicity

언론의 관심
The case received wide publicity in the country.

slash

베다, 대폭 줄이다
Today, the average French meal has been slashed down to 38 minutes.

statistically

통계상으로
statistically speaking, left-handedness lives longer too.

sustainable

지속할 수 있는
Building materials should be sustainable and energyefficient.

temperate

온화한
The weather in this area is usually temperate.

toxic

유독성의
Don't they have a reliable system of toxic waste disposal?

tropical

열대의, 열대성의
The tropical regions around the equator are generally warm and humid.

tumor

종양
Doctors recently discovered a brain tumor in the woman's brain.

vanish

사라지다
Johnny vanished from the stage right before our eyes.

vegetation

초목
The vegetation in the forest was rich and abundant.