10 words & 1 phrase a day 140417

federal - 연방의

ex)In the USA, the federal government sometimes has disagreements with the state's government.

 

marble - 대리석

ex)The statue was made from pure white marble.

 

matter - 중요하다.

ex)Stop worrying. It really doesn't matter.

 

persist - 계속되다.

ex)The rain persisted throughout the night and into the next morning.

 

feed - 먹이다.

ex)The farmer has to get up early in order to feed the animals.

 

apparatus - 장치, 기구

ex)There is a lot of expensive scientific aapratus in the lab.

 

resolution - 해결

ex)We need to find a resolution to this argument before we can move on.

 

impression - 인상

ex)I had the impression that she wasn't very happy.

 

absorb - 흡수하다.

ex)A sponge can absorb a lot of water.

 

unbearable - 감당하기 힘든

ex)After losing his job and his home, life became unbearable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

make sense - to be possible to understand; to have a clear meaning  말이 되다.

ex)What does this sentence mean? It doesn't make sense to me.