Vocabulary

repugnant, poignant, conciliation

Korean 마스크맨 2015. 4. 28. 22:12

Repugnant: 받아들이기 힘든, 불쾌한



If ​behaviour or ​beliefs, etc. are repugnant, they are very ​unpleasant, ​causing a ​feeling of disgust:
a repugnant ​smell.
I find your attitude towards these women ​quite repugnant.
The ​idea of ​cheating in an ​exam is ​morally repugnant to me.

The ​trade in ​wild animals was repugnant to most ​people.


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Poignant : 가슴 아픈[저미는]


 causing or having a very ​sharp feeling of ​sadness:
The ​photograph awakens poignant ​memories of ​happier days.
It is ​especially poignant that he ​died on the ​day before the ​wedding.
The ​monument is a poignant ​reminder of those who ​died in the ​war.
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conciliate:  (격식) 달래다, 회유하다
to end a ​disagreement or someone's ​anger by
acting in a ​friendly way or
slightly changing your opinions, or to
satisfy someone who ​disagrees with you by ​acting 
in this way:
An ​independent adviser has been ​brought in to 
conciliate between the two ​sides involved in the 
conflict.
These ​changes have been made in an ​attempt to
conciliate ​critics of the ​plan

All ​attempts at conciliationfailed and thedispute continued.
a conciliatory ​gesture/​remark
: 회유의 제스처 / 발언