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choosy I thanked her and felt ungrateful for having wanted a stocking, but not this stocking. Who was I to be choosy? To say that this nice thing she was offering wasn't the thing I wanted? CHOOSY 까다로운, 가리는게 많은 He's choosy about where he buys fresh fruits and vegetables. You can't be too choosy if you want a job right away. ​ ​ ​ 2019. 12. 26.
Emasculated When men desire things they are "passionate." When they feel they have not received something they need they are "deprived," or even "emasculated," and given permission for all sorts of behavior. But when a woman needs she is needy. She is meant to contain within her own self everything necessary to be happy. EMASCULATE 무력화된 A lot of men would feel emasculated if they stayed at home while their .. 2019. 12. 26.
Enormity Surely, a person who calls off a wedding is meant to be sitting sadly at home, reflecting on the enormity of what has transpired. ENORMITY 거대함, 막대함 the inconcievable enormity of the universe The enormity of the wilderness awed us. Shock over the enormity of the crime has subsided. ​ ​ ​ TRANSPIRE 알고보니 ~ 이다, 일어나다/발생하다, (비밀이) 누설되다 A lot has transpired since we last spoke. As it later transpired, s.. 2019. 12. 25.
Catapult Jack was thirty-six and had just published On the Road, the novel that would become a counterculture classic and catapult him into literary celebrity. CATAPULT 갑자기 (어떤 상태에) 이르게 하다 / 세게 내던지다, 발사하다 The award for best actress meant that almost overnight she was catapulted into the limelight(stardom). When the two vehicles collided, he was catapulted forwards. ​ ​ 2019. 12. 25.
Lustrous As a part of our work, we selected 21 organizations for their lustrous cultures. LUSTROUS 찬란한, 윤이나는, 매력적인, 저명한 He set a lustrous example for others to follow. Lustrous silver jewelry adorned her neck. ​ ​ 2019. 12. 22.
Culminate America's impeachment process is expected to culminate in a full vote in the House of Representatives within days. CULMINATE. 절정/최고조에 달하다 Her long acting career culminated when she won the oscar. My arguments with the boss got worse and worse, and finally culminated in my resigniation. Their many years of research have finally culminated in a cure for the disease. ​ ​ 2019. 12. 22.