SAT Common Vocabualry 1-1000

Abandon

단념하다, 포기하다,

to give up, desert, forsake

abase

비하하다, 깔보다, 낯추다,

belittle, degrade, denigrate, deride

abash

당황하게 하다, 부끄럽게 하다, 수줍게 하다,

to make someone feel embarrassed, humiliate, mortify, disconcert

abate

악화시키다, 감하다, 줄이다,

to decrease, reduce, dwindle

abbreviate

단축하다, 생략하다,

to reduce to a shorter form, abridge, curtail, trim

abdicate

사임하다, 퇴위하다,

to step down from a powerful position, resign

abet

부추기다, 선동하다,

to encourage someone to do something wrong or illegal, assist, aid

abhor

~을 몹시 싫어하다, 혐오하다,

to hate deeply, detest, loathe

abolish

폐지하다,

to cancel, make void, annul, nullify, revoke

abominable

혐오스러운, 끔찍한,

detestable, extremely unpleasant, dreadful

abrasive

닳게 하는, 문질러 벗겨지는; 거친, 불쾌한,

grinding, coarse, scratchy; harsh and rough in manner, rude

abridge

~을 단축하다, 생략하다,

to abbreviate, shorten, condense, curtail

absolve

~을 면제하다, 무죄임을 선언하다, 용서하다,

to forgive, make free of sin or blame, acquit, exculpate, vindicate

abstain

절제하다, 자제하다, 삼가다, 피하다,

to refrain from, choose not to do something, hold back, eschew, shun

abstemious

절제하는, 자제하는,

Restraining oneself, self-disciplined, ascetic, abstinent, temperate

abstract

추상적인, 관념적인,

nonconcrete, difficult to understand, theoretical, conceptual

abstruse

난해한, 이해하기 어려운,

hard to understand, esoteric , recondite

absurd

우스꽝스러운, 터무니 없는,

ridiculous, ludicrous, irrational

acclaim

갈채를 보내다, 환호하다, 칭찬하다,

to praise enthusiastically, approve passionately, applaud, hail

accolade

표창, 명예, 칭찬, 경의,

award, merit, honor, praise tribute

accord

합의; 동의하다, 일치하다, 합의하다; 부여하다, 주다,

consensus, concord, harmony; to agree, match, correspond; confer, bestow, afford

accountable

책임이 있는,

responsible, answerable, liable

accustom

~에 익숙해지다, 길들게 하다,

to be used to, familiarize, acclimatize, acclimate, adapt to

acerbic

쓴, 떫은; 신랄한, 가혹한,

bitter, sour in taste; caustic, incisive, trenchant

acquiesce

따르다, 묵인하다,

to agree passively, accept something reluctantly but without protest, comply unwillingly

acrid

콕 쏘는, 쓴, 매운, 신랄한,

pungent, unpleasantly bitter in taste or manner, acerbic, caustic

acrimonious

신랄한, 독기 있는,

acrid, acerbic, bitter, spiteful, hostile

acumen

예리함, 통찰력,

mental keenness or sharpness, shrewdness, insight

acute

예리한, 날카로운, 극심한, 극성의,

keen, sharp, shrewd,; severe, critical, grave

adamant

완강한, 고집이 센,

stubborn, resolute, dogmatic, obstinate, obdurate

adept

숙련된, 뛰어난,

extremely skilled, proficient, adroit, dexterous, deft

adhere

고수하다, 들러붙다; 지키다,

stick to something, hold one; follow the law of, obey, abide by

adjudicate

판결하다, 재판하다,

to judge, hear or settle

admonish

꾸짖다, 경고하다, 책망하다,

to warn, criticize, scold, reprove, reproach, rebuke

adroit

능숙한, 영리한,

skillful, adept, competent, dexterous, def

adulation

과찬, 지나친 칭찬, 추종,

extreme flattery, admiration, lionization

adversary

적수, 상대방,

one's opponent in a contest, or conflict, rival, enemy, foe

advocate

변호하다, 지지하다; 변호인,

to support, champion, promote, underpin; supporter, backer, prompter

aesthetic

미의, 미적인,

pertaining to art or beauty, artistic, appealing

affable

친근한, 붙임성이 좋은, 사귀기 쉬운,

friendly, easy going, genial, gregarious, cordial

affected

가장된, 꾸민,

artificial, pretentious, unnatural, designed to impress (second meaning)

affinity

호감, 친근감; 비슷한, 관련성,

natural attraction, liking; similarity, resemblance

affirm

단언하다, 확인하다,

to confirm, state as fact

afflict

고통을 주다, 심신을 괴롭히다,

to cause suffering or pain, torment, plague, distress

affluent

부유한, 유복한,

wealthy, rich, opulent

aggrandize

크게 하다, 확장하다; 과장하다,

to make great, increase, expand; exaggerate, overstate, embellish

aggravate

악화시키다, 짜증나게 하다,

worsen, exacerbate compound

aggregate

집합, 합계; 집합의, 합계의,

total, collection, mass; total, collective

agile

민첩한, 날렵한, 기민한, 순발력 있는,

nimble, able to move quickly and easily, alert

alacrity

민첩, 민활, 활발,

cheerful and brisk readiness, enthusiasm

allege

증거 없이 주장하다, 혐의를 제기하다,

to state without proof

allegory

풍유법, 비유, 우화, 상징,

symbolic representation, story in which characters are used as symbols

alleviate

완화시키다, 경감시키다, 편하게 하다,

to relieve, lessen, make less severe

allure

~을 꾀다, 꾀어내다,

to entice with something desirable, tempt, attract

aloof

냉담한, 무관심한,

distant, reserved in manner

alter

변하다, 달라지다, 바꾸다, 고치다,

change or cause to change in character or composition

altercation

언쟁, 논쟁,

argument or disagreement

altruistic

애타적인, 다른 사람들을 돕는,

devoted to helping others, selflessness

amalgam

합금, 혼합된것,

fusion, a blend of different things

ambiguous

뜻이 애매모호한,

confusing, unclear as to meaning

ambivalent

모순되는, 상반되는,

indecisive, experiencing conflicting feelings

ameliorate

~을 개선하다, 개량하다, 나아지다, 개선하다

to make better, improve

amend

(법안 따위)를 개정하다, 수정하다,

to alter, modify, change for the better, correct

amiable

호감을 주는, 상냥한, 붙임성 있는,

friendly, pleasant, agreeable

amicable

우호적인, 사이좋은, 원만한,

possessing or showing friendliness or good will, polite

amplify

증폭시키다,

to make larger or greater, magnify, augment

anachronistic

시대에 맞지 않는, 시대 착오의,

having an error involving time in a story, outdated

analogous

유사한, 비슷한, 닮은,

comparable, similar, equivalent

anecdote

일화, 기담,

a short, humorous story

animated

생동감 있는,

filled with activity, vigor, movement

animosity

원한, 증오, 적의,

a feeling or hostility or hatred

anomalous

변칙적인, 이례적인, 모순된, 상반적인,

abnormal, irregular, atypical

anonymous

신원불명의,

unknown, nameless

antagonistic

적대하는, 대립하는, 반목하는,

hostile, actively opposing

anticipate

예상하다, 예측하다, 기대하다,

regard as probable, expect, predict

antipathy

천성적으로 싫어함, 반감,

a natural dislike, hostility, extreme oppositions or aversion

antiquated

낡은, 구식의, 시대에 뒤진,

too old to be fashionable or useful, old and out of date, old-fashioned

apartheid

인종 차별 대우,

racial segregation, especially a former segregation policy of South Africa

apathy

무관심, 무감각,

lack of interest or emotion, indifference

aplomb

태연, 침착, 평정,

self-confident assurance, poise, calmness

apostasy

배교, 배신, 변절,

renunciation of religious faith, treachery, perfidy

apparatus

기구, 장치,

technical equipment, machinery, tool

appease

~을 달래다, ~을 가라 앉히다,

to soothe, pacify, relieve

apprehensive

염려되는, 불안한,

dreading or fearing coming adversity, anxious or worried

approbation

인정, 승인, 찬성, 칭찬, 추천,

approval, acceptance, praise

aptitude

소질, 재능, 능력,

capacity for learning, natural ability

arbitrary

제멋대로인, 변덕스러운, 독단적인, 횡포함,

determined by chance or impulse, impulsive, capricious, whimsical

arcane

비밀의, 심원한, 불가사의한,

unknown to the masses, mysterious, secret or obscure

archaic

구식의, 구태의연한,

antiquated, outdated, obsolete

arduous

힘든, 곤란한,

difficult, tiresome, laborious, strenuous, onerous

aria

아리아, (오페라, 오라토리오 따위에서 기악 반주가 있는 서정적인 가락의 독창곡)

a long, accompanied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or oratorio

articulate

잘 표현하다, 말을 잘 하다,

to speak or pronounce clearly and distinctly, express effectively

artifice

책략, 교활한 계략,

clever or artful skill, ingenious device or expedient, artful trick

ascertain

~을 확인하다, 규명하다, 확정하다,

to discover, make certain, find out something by examination

ascetic

금욕주의의 ,

monk-like, self-denying, abstinent, austere, abstemious

ascribe

~의 탓으로 돌리다,

to refer to supposed cause, source, or author, attribute

aspire

열망하다, 염원하다,

to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal, desire, want

assiduous

근면한, 지칠 줄 모르는, 부지런한,

diligent, conscientious, industrious, laborious, sedulous

assimilate

~을 동질화하다, ~을 동화하다; 이해하다,

to make or become similar; to take in and understand

assuage

~을 완화하다, 경감시키다,

to soothe, make less severe, satisfy, ease, alleviate