Reading Fusion-Book 2 Unit 12 (K)

catastrophe

참사, 재앙
A lot of people sent aid to that country after it was struck by the huge catastrophe and needed help.

collide

충돌하다; 부딪히다
The car collided into other car coming in the opposite direction on the highway.

conjure up

~을 상기시키다; 생각해내다
They hoped to conjure up the spirit of their dead friend.

deterrent

제지하는 것
Cameras are a major deterrent to crime.

dispatch

파견하다, 보내다
Troops have been dispatched to the area.

ear-piercing

귀청을 찢는 듯한
Then Stefan let out a loud ear-piercing scream.

hijack

납치하다
To hijack an airplane or a ship is an act of terrorism.

incident

사건; 사고
There was a strange incident in the supermarket today.

kidnap

납치하다; 유괴하다
Gangsters sometimes kidnap rich people to get their money.

lethal

치명적인
Guns are lethal weapons.

maritime

바다의
Amalfi and Venice were important maritime powers.

merchant

상인
Amelia’s father was a rich merchant who bought and sold things.

motive

동기; 의도
His motive for studying so hard is to get into a good college.

pact

조약; 협정
The country negotiated a trade pact with the US.

port

항구
Busan is one of the main ports in Korea.

provoke

자극하다; 일으키다
Deconstructionism is one of the words that provokes a strong reaction from both sides.

ransom

배상금
The kidnappers demanded a ransom of $100,000 from his family.

resolution

결의; 결심
My resolution is to stop drinking coffee.

spectacular

장관의; 화려한
There will be spectacular fireworks tonight.

stakes

(내기에 건)돈
The stake he placed in the game was someone else’s horse.

supertanker

초대형 유조선
A supertanker is an extremely large ship that is used for transporting oil.

territorial

영토의
The territorial border begins up there.

the lion's share

가장 좋은(큰) 몫
Unfortunately, the United States must share the lion's share of the burden for now.

vulnerable

취약한; 영향받기 쉬운
The fortress was vulnerable to attack from the air.

ward off

물리치다; 보호하여 떼어내다
The veil was also believed to magically have the power to ward off surrounding evils that wish to harm the bride