Target Listening (Practice Test)-Practice Book 4 Unit 06 (K)

admittedly

명백히, 물론
admittedly, I am not the best driver in the world.

adolescent

젊은이
adolescents are often confused because of their emotions; they do not realize this is normal.

alert

경고하다, 주의하다
alert the captain of the upcoming storm.

approximately

대략, 대체로
They determined the age of the fossil to be approximately three million years old.

burglarize

침입하여 강도질하다
Police caught the thieves that burglarized our home.

captivate

매혹하다, 마음을 사로잡다
The audience was captivated by her lovely song.

cheerleading squad

응원단
Our high school cheerleading squad fills the fans with confidence when our team is losing.

chronicle

연대기
His latest book is a chronicle of Napoleon's last days leading up to the battle of Waterloo.

clash

충돌하다, 부딪치다
There was a clash of ideas about whether to convert the park into an apartment building.

commitment

약속, 공약
She made a commitment to meet her trainer at the gym every day.

comparison

비교, 대조
The comparison of the long term costs is what helped them make their decision.

confide

(비밀을)털어놓다
I usually confide in my sister whenever I need to talk to someone.

constitute

구성하다, 만들어내다
Giving advice to young teens constituted most of his time at work.

contradict

부정하다, 부인하다
He said he was at home Thursday night, but his wife contradicted his story and said he wasn't there.

convey

전달하다
I have to go away on business, but please convey the information to my assistant.

council

협의, 협회
After a long deliberation, the council decided to free the hostages.

counselor

지도원
Being a counselor at a camp was one of my favorite summer jobs.

deliberately

고의로
He deliberately misled his parents.

elaborate

상세히 말하다
The eye witness elaborated on the details of the accident.

enthusiastic

열렬한
My professor is enthusiastic about my idea for my dissertation. She wants to meet with me to discuss it.

equate

동등시하다
You can equate five pennies to one nickel.

ethic

윤리, 도덕
Her ethics keep her from doing immoral things.

ethical

도덕상의, 윤리적인
The committee is in place to ensure the ethical treatment of all research animals.

flight attendant

객실 승무원
Annie works as a flight attendant for a large airline.

hideous

흉측한
The monster's face looked hideous!

ideal

이상적인
Tony and Sue are the ideal couple.

illegally

불법적으로
He illegally acquired Joe's bank information.

inconsistence

모순, 불일치
There are too many inconsistencies in his report for it to be useful to us.

integrity

성실, 완전
Most people wanted him to run for office since he has a lot of integrity.

intellectual

지적인
All this intellectual discussion of philosophy makes me feel curious to learn more.

irresponsible

무책임한
It was irresponsible of you to take your father's car without asking him.

lame

서투른
The lame dog had to limp home after he hurt his paw.

mature

성숙하다
As her skills as a pianist matured, she devloped a good musical reputation.

misbehave

품행이 좋지 못하다
Children tend to misbehave when there is no strict boundaries.

norm

규범, 표준
In the past, only a small percentage of the population used cell phones, but now, having a cell phone is the norm.

possession

소유물, 재산
She lost all her possessions during the fire.

potter

도공
The potter turned the lump of clay into a lovely vase.

preliminary

예비적인, 사전의
Before her surgery, the doctors wanted to run some preliminary tests.

receptionist

접수원
Harold left a message with the receptionist.

represent

대표하다
Who will represent us at the meeting next week?

rusty

서툴러진
Joe hasn't played baseball in over ten years so his skills are rusty.

salvage

지키다, 구출하다
The navy was able to salvage the plane from the sea.

tendency

경향, 추세
He has a tendency to close his eyes when he catches the ball.

testimony

증언
Her testimony seemed to be the most convincing.

tremendously

엄청나게, 매우
I wasn't tremendously concerned about the fact that my socks didn't match.

unpatriotic

애국심이 없는
Some people believe that to burn your nation's flag is an unpatriotic act.

varied

다채로운
There were varied titles for me to choose from to write my book report.

violate

어기다, 위반하다
If you violate the rules you will be punished.

volunteer

자진하여하다, 자원하다
I volunteered to tutor high school students in math when I was in college.

workforce

노동력
The workforce is dwindling as the baby boomers retire and young workers move overseas.