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TOEIC Reading Vocabulary (1)

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acquisition
adolescent
adverse
aesthetic
affiliate
afflict
aggravate
agitation
alleviate
amends
anonymous
appraisal
articulate
ascertain
ascribe
assault
assert
asset
assimilate
attorney
augment
authentic
avail
avert
baffle
barren
batch
bizarre
bleak
blunder
blunt
bonus
brace
brittle
capsule
casualty
ceramic
cereal
commentary
commitment
commute
compatible
competence
compile
compulsory
concede
conceive
concession
concise
confer
configuration
conform
confusion
consecutive
consensus
conserve
conspicuous
constituent
constrain
consultant
contaminate
contemplate
contempt
contend
contradict
contrive
controversial
controversy
converge
convict
cordial
corps
corrode
corrupt
costume
courtesy
cripple
criterion
crucial
culminate
cumulative
curb
curt
cynical
deficit
degenerate
deliberate
denote
denounce
depict
designate
despise
deteriorate
diffuse
dilemma
dilute
discern
discrepancy
discrete
disguise
dismay
dispatch
disperse
disposition
disrupt
dissipate
distil
disturbance
divine
drastic
dubious
dwell
eccentric
edible
ego
elicit
elite
eloquent
embark
empirical
endow
enhance
ensue
entail
entity
entrepreneur
envisage
epoch
equilibrium
erosion
erroneous
escort
essence
ethics
ethnic
evoke
exemplify
exempt
exotic
expertise
explicit
exposition
exquisite
extinct
extinguish
fabricate
facet
facilitate
feeble
flap
fling
fluctuate
flutter
foam
foil
formidable
formulate
fort
fossil
foster
foul
fracture
fraud
fringe
frustrate
galaxy
gaol
garment
gear
glide
gloomy
gorgeous
gossip
graze
grease
grief
grieve
grim
hamper
hatch
haul
haunt
heal
heave
heir
heritage
hierarchy
hinder
hinge
hitherto
homogeneous
hose
hover
humidity
hurl
hypothesis
hysterical

Word and Definition List
acquisition   Speak
n. Syn. acquirement; attainment
(익히 비난 정품 인증) act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
adolescent   Speak
n.
(스칼렛) a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
adverse   Speak
a. Syn. unfavorable; hostile
(불리한) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
aesthetic   Speak
a. Syn. artistic; elegant
(미학) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
affiliate   Speak
v. Syn. associate; incorporate
(제휴 등록) associate; incorporate
afflict   Speak
v. Syn. plague; suffer; torment
(괴롭히다) cause pain, suffering or distress
aggravate   Speak
v. Syn. worsen; exacerbate
(악화) worsen; make worse or more troublesome
agitation   Speak
n. Syn. anxiety; disturbance
(동요) anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
alleviate   Speak
v. Syn. relieve; moderate; reduce
(경감) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
amends   Speak
n.
(보상) compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation
anonymous   Speak
a. Syn. unknown; nameless
(익명) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
appraisal   Speak
n. Syn. assessment; evaluation
(평가) assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
articulate   Speak
a. Syn. effective; distinct
(또렷하게 표현할) expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
ascertain   Speak
v. Syn. discover; insure
(확인하다) find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
ascribe   Speak
v. Syn. refer; attribute; assign
(돌리다) inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
assault   Speak
n. Syn. attack; onslaught
(폭행) attack; onslaught
assert   Speak
v. Syn. declare
(주장) declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
asset   Speak
n. Syn. properties; advantage
(자산) properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
assimilate   Speak
v. Syn. absorb
(동화) incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
attorney   Speak
n. Syn. lawyer
(변호사) lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
augment   Speak
v. Syn. increase
(확대) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
authentic   Speak
a. Syn. genuine; real; valid; trustworthy
(정통) not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
avail   Speak
v. Syn. profit; promote
(소용) turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
avert   Speak
v. Syn. prevent
(막기) prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
baffle   Speak
v. Syn. frustrate; perplex
(배��) frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
barren   Speak
a. Syn. desolate
(기술 불모) desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
batch   Speak
n.
(배치) quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
bizarre   Speak
a. Syn. fantastic
(기괴한) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
bleak   Speak
a. Syn. cold; cheerless
(의기소침한) cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
blunder   Speak
n. Syn. error
(이 끊긴) serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
blunt   Speak
a. Syn. insensitive
(이 무딘) having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
bonus   Speak
n.
(보너스) an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
brace   Speak
n.
(브레 이스) something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;
brittle   Speak
a.
(접근) easily broken; having little elasticity
capsule   Speak
n. Syn. pill
(캡슐) small container; pill in form of small rounded gelatinous; shortened version of a written work
casualty   Speak
n.
(사상자) serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
ceramic   Speak
a.
(도자기) of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
cereal   Speak
n.
(시리얼) grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
commentary   Speak
n.
(논평) written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
commitment   Speak
n.
(헌신) pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
commute   Speak
v.
(출퇴근) obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
compatible   Speak
a. Syn. harmonious
(가능) harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
competence   Speak
n.
(경쟁) quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
compile   Speak
v. Syn. assemble; gather; accumulate
(컴파일) put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
compulsory   Speak
a. Syn. mandatory; obligatory
(의무) mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
concede   Speak
v. Syn. admit; yield
(꾸미다) admit; yield; give up physical control of another
conceive   Speak
v. Syn. design; consider
(임신) form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
concession   Speak
n.
(양보) act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
concise   Speak
a. Syn. succinct; terse
(간결한) brief and compact; expressing much in few words
confer   Speak
v.
(부여) bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
configuration   Speak
n.
(구성) arrangement of parts or elements; outline
conform   Speak
v.
(준수) comply with; follow; fit; meet
confusion   Speak
n.
(혼동) mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
consecutive   Speak
a. Syn. successive; sequential
(연속) following one after another without interruption; sequential
consensus   Speak
n. Syn. Agreement; accord
(합의) general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
conserve   Speak
v. Syn. retain; preserve
(보존) retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
conspicuous   Speak
a. Syn. noticeable; prominent
(이채) noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
constituent   Speak
n. Syn. component; element; ingredient
(구성) component or part; citizen, voter
constrain   Speak
v. Syn. restrain; confine
(제약) restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
consultant   Speak
n.
(포함) an expert who gives advice
contaminate   Speak
v. Syn. taint; pollute; defile
(오염) make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
contemplate   Speak
v. Syn. ponder; meditate
(명상) look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
contempt   Speak
n. Syn. disgrace
(경멸) state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
contend   Speak
v.
(주장) strive in opposition; contest; dispute; struggle for
contradict   Speak
v. Syn. confront; oppose
(반대) confront; oppose
contrive   Speak
v.
(꾸미다) form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
controversial   Speak
a. Syn. controvertible; disputable
(논쟁) controvertible; disputable
controversy   Speak
n. Syn. contention; argument
(논쟁) contentious speech act; argument
converge   Speak
v. Syn. approach
(수렴) approach; tend to meet; come together
convict   Speak
v.
(죄수) find or declare guilty
cordial   Speak
a. Syn. gracious
(코디얼) gracious; showing warm and friendliness
corps   Speak
n.
(군단) an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
corrode   Speak
v.
(부식) destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
corrupt   Speak
a. Syn. spoiled; tainted
(부패) changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
costume   Speak
n. Syn. dress; attire
(의상) dress; attire; aset of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
courtesy   Speak
n.
(예의) polite behavior; act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of fact
cripple   Speak
n. Syn. handicap; maim; disable
(장애인) person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb
criterion   Speak
n.
(임계) standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test
crucial   Speak
a.
(원유) of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
culminate   Speak
v.
(절정에 달하다) reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
cumulative   Speak
a.
(누적) increasing by successive addition
curb   Speak
v.
(보도) bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
curt   Speak
a.
(커트) having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
cynical   Speak
a.
(냉소) skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
deficit   Speak
n. Syn. shortfall; shortage
(적자) inadequacy or insufficiency; sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
degenerate   Speak
v. Syn. deteriorate
(타락한) become worse; decline; fall
deliberate   Speak
v. Syn. consider; ponder
(고의) consider; think about carefully; weigh
denote   Speak
v. Syn. signify; indicate; show
(상징) indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically
denounce   Speak
v. Syn. condemn; criticize; announce
(비난하다) condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
depict   Speak
v. Syn. portray; describe
(축도) represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
designate   Speak
v. Syn. nominate; assign; name
(지정) indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
despise   Speak
v.
(경멸) dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn
deteriorate   Speak
v. Syn. decline
(저하) become worse; decline
diffuse   Speak
v.
(확산) spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
dilemma   Speak
n. Syn. predicament
(딜레마) predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
dilute   Speak
v. Syn. weaken; attenuate
(희석) weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
discern   Speak
v. Syn. detect; perceive
(분별) detect; perceive
discrepancy   Speak
n. Syn. difference
(차이) lack of consistency; difference
discrete   Speak
a. Syn. separate; distinct
(이 매각하다) separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
disguise   Speak
n.
(위장) dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception
dismay   Speak
v. Syn. discourage; frighten
(골칫거리인이) destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
dispatch   Speak
n. Syn. expedition; sending off
(파견) act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
disperse   Speak
v. Syn. scatter
(분산을 얼룩말) move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
disposition   Speak
n. Syn. temperament; nature; tendency
(처분) natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
disrupt   Speak
v. Syn. upset; interrupt
(혼란) upset; throw into confusion or disorder
dissipate   Speak
v. Syn. waste; scatter
(낭비) spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
distil   Speak
v.
(증류) drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream
disturbance   Speak
n. Syn. disorder; turmoil
(소동) disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
divine   Speak
v.
(신성) perceive intuitively; foresee future; have nature of or being a deity
drastic   Speak
a. Syn. radical; severe
(과감한) radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
dubious   Speak
a. Syn. questionable
(모호한) questionable; filled with doubt
dwell   Speak
v. Syn. reside; inhabit
(면만) live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
eccentric   Speak
a. Syn. irregular; odd; whimsical; bizarre
(편심) departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
edible   Speak
a. Syn. eatable
(식용) eatable; substance that can be used as food
ego   Speak
n.
(자아) self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves; exaggerated sense of self-importance
elicit   Speak
v. Syn. provoke
(유도) draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
elite   Speak
n.
(엘리트) a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
eloquent   Speak
a. Syn. expressive; persuasive
(웅변) vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
embark   Speak
v. Syn. commence
(승선) commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
empirical   Speak
a.
(경험적) derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
endow   Speak
v. Syn. grant; award
(부여) grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
enhance   Speak
v. Syn. increase; improve
(음란 강화) make better or more attractive; increase; improve
ensue   Speak
v. Syn. follow
(뒤이어 일어나다) pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence
entail   Speak
v. Syn. require; necessitate; involve
(수반) imply or require; cause to ensue or accrue; cut or carve in ornamental way
entity   Speak
n.
(단체) real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
entrepreneur   Speak
n. Syn. businessperson; enterprise
(기업) person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
envisage   Speak
v.
(직시하다) look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way
epoch   Speak
n. Syn. era
(시대) particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
equilibrium   Speak
n. Syn. balance
(평형) mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
erosion   Speak
n. Syn. corrosion
(침식) corrosion; a gradual decline of something
erroneous   Speak
a. Syn. mistaken; wrong
(말세) containing or derived from error; mistaken
escort   Speak
n.
(호위) one who conducts someone as attendant; guard; protection, care, or safeguard on a journey
essence   Speak
n.
(에센스) most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
ethics   Speak
n. Syn. morals; principles
(윤리) morals; study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
ethnic   Speak
a. Syn. racial
(소수 민족) relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
evoke   Speak
v. Syn. bring out; arouse
(연상) bring out; arouse; call forth
exemplify   Speak
v. Syn. embody
(예시) serve as an example of; embody
exempt   Speak
a.
(면제) not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
exotic   Speak
a. Syn. strange
(이색) from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
expertise   Speak
n. Syn. skill
(규정) specialized knowledge; expert skill
explicit   Speak
a. Syn. definite; outspoken
(조명 담금질) precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
exposition   Speak
n.
(박람회) exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue
exquisite   Speak
a. Syn. excellent; flawless
(아름다운) excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating
extinct   Speak
a. Syn. nonexistent; vanished; dead
(멸종) no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
extinguish   Speak
v.
(소화) quench; put out, as a light or fire; cause to die out; put an end to; destroy
fabricate   Speak
v. Syn. build
(조작) build; put together out of components or parts
facet   Speak
n. Syn. side
(일면) small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
facilitate   Speak
v. Syn. promote; expedite
(촉진) help bring about; make less difficult
feeble   Speak
a. Syn. weak; frail
(거미) lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
flap   Speak
n.
(플랩) flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat; slap
fling   Speak
v. Syn. discard
(날뛰는) throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
fluctuate   Speak
v. Syn. waver; shift
(변동) rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
flutter   Speak
v.
(떨림) vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
foam   Speak
n.
(거품) white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
foil   Speak
v. Syn. hinder
(호일) prevent from being successful
formidable   Speak
a. Syn. menacing; threatening
(무서운) arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
formulate   Speak
v. Syn. policy; theory
(공식화) decide upon and express in words
fort   Speak
n. Syn. fortress; stronghold
(요새) a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
fossil   Speak
n. Syn. remnant
(화석) remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age
foster   Speak
v. Syn. rear
(육성) rear; promote the growth of; help develop
foul   Speak
n. Syn. disgusting; filthy
(파울) act that violates of the rules of a sport
fracture   Speak
v. Syn. break; crack
(골절) break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse
fraud   Speak
n.
(사기) getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
fringe   Speak
n. Syn. margin; periphery
(프린지) margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
frustrate   Speak
v. Syn. thwart; defeat
(좌절) make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
galaxy   Speak
n.
(은하계) large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
gaol   Speak
n. Syn. jail
(교도소) place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment
garment   Speak
n.
(의류) any article of clothing, as coat or gown
gear   Speak
n.
(기어) toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
glide   Speak
v. Syn. slide; slip
(글라이드) slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
gloomy   Speak
a. Syn. dusky; dim
(우울) imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded
gorgeous   Speak
a. Syn. beautiful; magnificent
(화려한) dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent
gossip   Speak
n. Syn. rumor
(잡담) rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
graze   Speak
v. Syn. feed
(스친) scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
grease   Speak
n.
(그리스) oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things
grief   Speak
n.
(슬픔) pain of mind; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends; sorrow; sadness
grieve   Speak
v.
(절망) cause to be sorrowful; distress
grim   Speak
a.
(어두운) unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
hamper   Speak
v. Syn. obstruct
(타락) put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
hatch   Speak
v. Syn. breed
(해치) breed; emerge from the egg
haul   Speak
v. Syn. transport; drag
(정규직) draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction
haunt   Speak
v. Syn. torment; bother; disturb
(괴롭힐테야) be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
heal   Speak
v. Syn. cure
(치유) cure; make or get healthy again
heave   Speak
v. Syn. lift; raise; hoist; throw
(쉬다) cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
heir   Speak
n. Syn. descendent; offspring
(후손) person who inherits some title or office
heritage   Speak
n. Syn. legacy; bequest; tradition
(문화 유산) legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
hierarchy   Speak
n. Syn. class; order
(계층) arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
hinder   Speak
v. Syn. stunt; inhibit; hamper; impede
(방해) put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
hinge   Speak
n.
(경첩) a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
hitherto   Speak
ad.
(역사) to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now
homogeneous   Speak
a. Syn. uniform; similar
(균질) of the same or similar nature or kind
hose   Speak
n.
(호스) a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
hover   Speak
v. Syn. float; waver; vacillate
(마우스를 가져가면) hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
humidity   Speak
n. Syn. dampness; moisture
(습도) dampness; moisture
hurl   Speak
v. Syn. throw; cast; toss
(헐링 스틱) throw with great force; cast; toss
hypothesis   Speak
n. Syn. assumption; theory
(가설) assumption; theory
hysterical   Speak
a.
(히스테리) marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic