punitive: 1. 처벌을 위한2. (세금 등이 지불하기 힘들 정도로) 가혹한
FORMAL Punitive actions are intended to punish people.
grandstanding: (특히 사업·정치 등에서) 사람들의 눈길을 끌려는 행위
Grandstanding means behaving in a way that makes people pay attention to you instead of thinking about more important matters.
confound: …이 틀렸음을 입증하다
to confound expectations
VERB If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong.
rites of passage: 통과의례
1. NOUN
a ceremony performed in some cultures at times when an individual changes his status, as at puberty and marriage
2. NOUN
a significant event in a transitional period of someone's life
deftly: 솜씨 좋게, 교묘히
deft: WRITTEN A deft action is skilful and often quick.
antidote: 1. 해독제2. 해소 수단, 해결책
1. An antidote is a chemical substance that stops or controls the effect of a poison.
2. Something that is an antidote to a difficult or unpleasant situation helps you to overcome thesituation.
emulate:
1. 타동사 격식 (흠모하는 대상을) 모방하다[따라 가다]
2. 타동사 컴퓨터 (컴퓨터 프로그램 등이) 에뮬레이트하다, 모방하다
sap: 약화시키다, 차츰 무너뜨리다
VERB If something saps your strength or confidence, it gradually weakens or destroys it.
commotion: 소란, 소동
NOUN A commotion is a lot of noise, confusion, and excitement.
irritant:
1. 전문 용어 (피부를 따갑게 하거나 하는) 자극물
NOUN FORMAL
An irritant is a substance which causes a part of your body to itch or become sore.
2. 짜증스러운[거슬리는] 것
NOUN FORMAL
If you describe something as an irritant, you mean that it keeps annoying you.
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