Today's vocaburary

▶abase : 떨어 뜨리다, 낮추다; 창피를 주다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: lower; humiliate
예문: His refusal to abase himself in the eyes of his followers irritated the king, who wanted to humiliate him.

▶regime : 제도
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: method or system of government
예문: When a Frenchman mentions the Old Regime, he refers to the government existing before the revolution.

▶reiterate : 되풀이하다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: repeat
예문: I shall reiterate this message until all have understood it.

▶relegate : 내쫓다; 좌천시키다
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: banish; consign to inferior position
예문: If we relegate these experienced people to positions of unimportance because of their political persuasions, we shall lose the services of valuably trained personnel.

▶dally : 희롱하다, 가지고 놀다; 꾸물거리다.
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: trifle with, procrastinate
예문: Laertes told Ophelia that Hamlet could only dally with her affection.

▶dank : 축축한, 습기가 많은
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: damp
예문: The walls of the dungeon were dank and slimy.

▶suavity : 세련; 우아
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: urbanity; polish
예문: He is particularly good in roles that require suavity and sophistication.

▶complacent : 자기 만족적인, 느긋한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: self-satisfied
예문: There was a complacent look on his face as he examined his paintings.

▶futile : 효과없는; 쓸데없는; 무익한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: useless; hopeless; ineffectual; trifling
예문: It is futile for me to try to get any work done around here while the telephone is ringing every 30 seconds

▶timorous : 겁많은; 소심한
영어 뜻 혹은 유의어: fearful; demonstrating fear
예문: His timorous manner betrayed the fear he felt at the moment.