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habit, habitat, habitant, inhabit mitigate : 완화시키다(To mitigate something means to make it less unpleasant, serious, or painful.) emit : 빛 열 가스 등을 내뿜다 emission : 빛 열 가스 등의 배출, 배출물, 배기가스 Globally, cities are best placed to mitigate emissions as urban areas are much more energy intensive than rural areas, say researchers. seize : 꽉 붙잡다, 폭력을 써서 장악하다, 주도권을 잡다 seized : ~을 소유한, 점유한 controversial : 논란이 많은 (controversy : 논란) (contradict .. 2015. 1. 14.
raise, rise, arise/ suspend, suspect, suspense raise[레이즈] - raised- raised : ㉹ ~을 위로 들어올리다, 양/수준을 인상하다, 문제를 제기하다, 아이/동물을 키우다, 발생시키다 - We were forced to raise the price. - If inflation metrics can't maintain high enough levels, that may force the Fed to refrain from raising interest rates later this year, Rehling reasoned. - Currently, the Fed indicated that it would like to raise interest rates sometime this summer. - One Direction fans want.. 2015. 1. 13.
probe dictate : 받아쓰게 하다, 듣는 사람이 기분나쁘게 명령하다, ~을 좌우하다, ~에 영향을 주다 fraternity : 협회, 조합, 형제애, 동지애, 박애 "Our values are liberty, equality and fraternity and we cannot allow terrorists to dictate to us," he added. cram : 좁은 공간 속으로 억지로 밀어넣다/잔뜩 들어가다 So many poeple were crammed into the Place de la Republique that created a bottleneck. turnout : 참가자의 수, 투표율 (turn ˇ out :모습을 드러내다) sheer[ʃɪr] : 크기 정도 양이 순전한, 몹시 가파.. 2015. 1. 12.
lie, lay light - lit - lit London landmarks will be lit in the colours of the French national flag later in tribute to those murdered in last week's attacks in Paris. decorate : 꾸미다, 훈장을 수여하다 A decorated former general, Mr Petraeus resigned as CIA chief in 2012 after details of his affair with Paula Broadwell emerged. cite : 이유를 들다, 인용하다, 법정에 소환하다, 표창하다 anonymity : 익명(성), 특색 없음 The paper cites officials .. 2015. 1. 11.