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vagary, ingress, board something up, venture, lackey, unheeded vagary [ vuh-gair-ee, vey-guh-ree ]: 1. (날씨 등의) 예측 불허의 변화 2. 엉뚱한 짓, 괴팍한 언행; 변덕 noun, plural va·gar·ies. 1. an unpredictable or erratic action, occurrence, course, or instance: the vagaries of weather; the vagaries of the economic scene. 2. a whimsical(엉뚱한), wild, or unusual idea, desire, or action. e.g. Ironically enough, the vagaries of life move us on surely as much as its blessings, and somet..
afflict, affliction, solace afflict [ uh-flikt ]: 1. 괴롭히다 2. 피해를 입히다 1. to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously: to be afflicted with migraine headaches. 2. Obsolete. to overthrow; defeat. to humble. affliction [ uh-flik-shuhn ]: 격식 고통, 고통의 원인 1. a state of pain, distress, or grief; misery: They sympathized with us in our affliction. 2. a cause of mental or bodily pain, as sickness, loss, cala..
graspable, ebb and flow, flux, lurch, edifice graspable: 붙잡을 수 있는; 이해할 수 있는 ebb and flow: (조수처럼) 밀려 왔다 밀려 갔다 하다, 성쇠를 되풀이하다, 변동하다 I saw the ebb and flow at the seaside. ebb: 1. 동사 격식 빠지다, 썰물이 되다 (=go out), (↔flow) 2. 동사 서서히 사그라지다[약해지다] (=decrease) 1. the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow). 2. a flowing backward or away; decline or decay: the ebb of a once great nation. 3. a point of decline: His..
enchant, grail, lounge, listless enchant [ en-chant, -chahnt ]: 1. 황홀하게 만들다 2. 마술을 걸다 verb (used with object) - to subject to magical influence; bewitch: fairytales about witches who enchant handsome princes and beautiful maidens. - to delight to a high degree: Her gaiety and wit have enchanted us all. - to impart a magic quality or effect to. e.g. They enchant us, seduce us, tempt us, promise us that there is more to life than..
timbre, murky, mirage, facade timbre [ tam-ber, tim-; French tan-bruh ]: 음색 1. Acoustics, Phonetics. the characteristic quality of a sound, independent of pitch and loudness, from which its source or manner of production can be inferred. Timbre depends on the relative strengths of the components of different frequencies, which are determined by resonance. 2. Music. the characteristic quality of sound produced by a particular..
Modals and semi-modals modal: 법조동사(가능성·허락·의도 등을 나타내는 can·may·will 같은 조동사) - During the war, the police might/ could may arrest you for criticising the government. - 'I'm seeing Dr Evans next week.' 'That can't mustn't be right. He's on holiday then' - I can't access the database. You must have to put in must have got to put in a password. - Walking under a ladder is supposed to should be unlucky. Advanced Grammar in U..
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