31. tactile : of or able to be felt by the sense of touch

• the tactile organs/촉각기관

인간은 촉각, 후각, 미각, 시각, 청각의 5대 감각기관을 가지고 있습니다. 이 5대 감각이외 초능력적인 느낌으로 무언가를 감지하기도 합니다. 이러한 제6의 감각 내지는 느낌을 우리는 육감(六感 : the sixth feeling/ sense )이라고 하며, 흔히 "육감(六感 : the sixth feeling/ sense)으로 알았다"는 말을 자주합니다.

32. strategy : (n)
① the science of planning and directing large-scale military operations, specif. (as distinguished from TACTICS) of maneuvering forces into the most advantageous position prior to actual engagement with the enemy/ 전략
② a particular plan for gaining success in a particular activity, e.g. in a war, a game, or a competition, or for personal advantage

• Our strategy was to play defensively for most of the game, with sudden attacking bursts.

33. intact [in-, not + -tangere, to touch : SEE TACT] : with nothing missing or injured; kept or left whole; whole because no part has been touched, spoilt, or broken

• The fragile parcel arrived intact.

34. tag :
(n) a small piece of paper, material, etc., fixed to something to show what it is, who owns it, what it costs, etc./ 가격 등의 꼬리표
(v) to fasten a tag to

• a car with a $25,00 price tag

• Ever since he failed the exam he's been tagged as stupid.

• He decided to tag on an extra paragraph at the end summarizing what he'd said.

• The baby elephant was tagging along behind its mother.

• Whenever we go outs she always tags along, although no one ever invites her.

35. question tag : a phrase such as "isn't it ?", "will you ?", "shall we ?", " doesn't she ?", etc. added to the end of a sentence to make it a question or ask for agreement/ 부가의문문

36. thumbtack [thuma < tumor, to swell  < thumb(엄지손가락.. meaning "enlarged finger")  + tack, a short nail or pin with a sharp point and a relatively large, flat head] : (n) a tack with a wide, flat head, that can be pressed into a board, etc. with a thumb / 압정(押釘)

37. tack :
(n) 
① a short nail or pin with a sharp point and a relatively large, flat head
/ 납작 못
② 방침, 방식

• He hammerer a tack into the wall and hung a small picture on it.

(v) 
① 압정으로 고정시키다.
② 추가하다, 첨가하다, 붙이다.

• An extra paragraph was tacked onto the President's speech.

38. attack [ at-, ad-, toward + -tag, to touch < -tack : (적)에(at-) 손을 대서(touch .. -tack) 손을 봐주는 것이 attack(공격하다)가 아닙니까 ?] : to use force against in order to harm; start a fight with; strike out at with physical or military force; assault

Comparison  
attack implies vigorous, aggressive action, whether in actual combat or in an undertaking [to attack a city, a problem, etc.]; assail means to attack by repeated blows, thrusts, etc. [assailed by reproaches]; assault implies a sudden, violent attack or onslaught and suggests direct contact and the use of force; beset implies an attack or onset from all sides [beset with fears]; storm suggests a rushing, powerful assault that is stormlike in its action and effect; bombard means to attack with artillery or bombs, and in figurative use suggests persistent, repetitious action [to bombard a speaker with questions]

39. tackle [takel < takel < taken, to take] :
(n) 
① apparatus; equipment; gear/ * fishing tackle, 낚시도구
② a rope and pulley block, or a system of ropes and pulleys, used to lower, raise, or move weight/도르래장비
③ the act or an instance of tackling in football/(축구에서의) 태클

(v) 
① to fasten by means of tackle
② to harness (a horse)
③ to take hold of; seize
④ to undertake to do or solve (something difficult)/ * to tackle a job
⑤ Football, to stop or throw (an opponent carrying the ball)

40. taste [taxare, to touch < tangere, SEE TACT] :맛, 미각 - 고추장 등을 맛 보려면 손가락으로 찍어서(touch) 혀에 touch.

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First uploaded : February 15, 2000 / Last updated : March 13, 2002