Vocabulary Test 24

Virginia, USA (2007)

Match the new words with their meanings.

 

1. canard

2. capricious

3. catholic

4. chicanery

5. cogent

6. contumacious

7. corroborate

8. cosset

9. coterie

10. cupidity

 

a. untruth

b. seditious

c. clique

d. rapacity

e. erratic

f. validate

g. extensive

h. sneakiness

i. valid

j. pamper

 

 

답:

 

1. canard -> a. untruth: a lie, falsehood, falsify, fib, misrepresentation, untruth, 허위, 유언비어

2. capricious -> e. erratic: changing one's mind quickly, changeable, erratic, fickle, inconsistent, mercurial, willful, whimsical, 변덕스러운, 잘 변하는

3. catholic -> g. extensive: universal, broad, and comprehensive, 범기독교, 폭이 넓은

4. chicanery -> h. sneakiness: deception by means of craft or guile. 교묘한 속임수

5. cogent -> i. valid: convincing and well-reasoned, persuasive, solid, sound, telling, valid (명사), 설득력있는

6. contumacious -> b. seditious: rebellious, factious, insubordinate, insurgent, mutinous, rebellious, seditious. 반항적인

7. corroborate -> f. validate: to support with evidence, authenticate, back, buttress, confirm, substantiate, validate, verify (동사) 진술, 이론 등을 뒷받침하는 증거나 정보를 제공하다, 확증하다, 입증하다.

8. cosset -> j. pamper: to pamper, treat with great care, cater to, cuddle, dandle, fondle, love, pamper, pet, spoil. 애지중지하다, 애정을 퍼붓다.

9. coterie -> c. clique: an intimate group of persons with a similar purpose. clique, set. 흥미나 활동을 공유하면서 다른 사람들에게는 배타적인 소규모 집단이나 그룹

10. cupidity -> d. rapacity: greed, strong desire, avarice, covetousness, rapacity 재산, 권력에 대한 탐욕

 

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