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암기단어(단어-뜻) Flashcards

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edge /edʒ/

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to move somewhere slowly, carefully, and with small movements, or to make something do this

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squabble /ˈskwɑb(ə)l/

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to argue with someone about something that is not important

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thunderous /ˈθʌnd(ə)rəs/

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def2. looking very angry

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top-notch

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very high in quality

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on notice /ˈnoʊtɪs/

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def2. [uncountable] information or a warning about something that is going to happen

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living off

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live off someone/something to depend on someone or something for the money or food that you need

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401(k) /ˌfɔr oʊ wʌn ˈkeɪ/

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  • in the U.S., a special account in which people can save some of the money they earn for their retirement without paying taxes on it.
  • A 401(k) plan is the common name in the USA for the tax-qualified, defined-contribution pension account defined in subsection 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Taxation Code.
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take a hit

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def 2. to suffer damage or loss

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in short order

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quickly and without any problems

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IRA(Indiviual retirement account) /ˌaɪ ɑr ˈeɪ/

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individual retirement account: money that people can save without paying taxes on it until they begin to use the money when they are older

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cruch time /krʌntʃ/

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(informal) an extremely important moment or period of time when you must make a decision or take action; a crucial time

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figuratively /ˈfɪɡjərətɪvli/

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using words not in their normal literal meaning but in a way that makes a description more interesting or impressive

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Donald Trump

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a wealthy New York City real-estate developer

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take exception /ɪkˈsepʃ(ə)n/

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to dislike something because you feel annoyed or offended by it

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en masse /ɑn ˈmæs/

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all together as a group

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hold back

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def3. [intransitive/transitive] to decide not to do or say something, or to make someone decide not to do or say something

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maven /ˈmeɪvən/

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an expert in a particular subject

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bifurcated /ˈbaɪfərˌkeɪt/

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  • to divide into two separate parts, especially parts that go in different directions
  • if a road, river etc bifurcates, it divides into two separate parts
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snowball /ˈsnoʊˌbɔl/

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to develop quickly and become very big or serious

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pay parity /ˈperəti/

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a situation in which different people or things are equal

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the game changer

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  • a person, an idea or an event that completely changes the way a situation develops
  • (literally, or figuratively, ) Something unexpected which changes the rules of a process viewed as a game.
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relentless /rɪˈlentləs/

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  • def2. determined, and never stopping your attempts to achieve something
  • def2 refusing to give up or be less strict or severe
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toil /tɔɪl/

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def1. to work very hard doing something difficult and tiring, especially physical work

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laggards /ˈlæɡərd/

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a person or organization that is slow to do something or slow to make progress

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at the vanguard of

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in a leading position

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par /pɑr/

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def1. the usual or expected standard, especially the standard of someone’s work or health

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mint /mɪnt/

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def3. [countable] the place where a country makes its coins and paper money

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hot off the press(es)

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only just printed, or only just received

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manganese brass /ˈmæŋɡəˌniz/ /bræs/

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  • a hard gray metal used for making steel and glass
  • def1. [uncountable] a shiny yellow metal that is used for making musical instruments and objects such as door handles. It is a mixture of copper and zinc
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do the math

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To do the calculation for oneself

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pulling the plug on

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to stop an activity, especially by no longer providing the money needed to allow it to continue

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prelude (to) /ˈpreljud/

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def2. an event that happens before and introduces a more important event

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flout /flaʊt/

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to deliberately refuse to obey a rule or custom

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mince (your) words /mɪns/

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to be careful about what you say in order to be polite or not offend someone

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indict /ɪnˈdaɪt/

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to accuse someone officially of a serious crime

-기소

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concoct /kənˈkɑkt/

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def1. to invent a false explanation or false information, especially for a dishonest purpose

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on the face of it

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  • used for saying that something appears to be true but might not be true when you have examined it in more detail
  • used to say that something seems to be good, true, etc. but that this opinion may need to be changed when you know more about it
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christen /ˈkrɪs(ə)n/

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def1. [often passive] to baptize a baby and officially give it a name
def2. to give a name to someone or something

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tack onto

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  • tack on phrasal verb [transitive] to add something extra, especially something that does not seem to belong to the rest
  • tack something on/ tack something onto something (informal) to add something to something that already exists, especially in a careless way
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go to great lengths (to do something)

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  • to try in a very determined or unreasonable way to achieve something
  • to put a lot of effort into doing something, especially when this seems extreme
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on the wrong side of the line

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줄을 잘 못 섰어.

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confining to /kənˈfaɪn/

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def1. [usually passive] to force someone to stay in a place and prevent them from leaving

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go through the motions (of doing something)

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  • to do things in the usual way but without much effort or enthusiasm because you do not expect to succeed
  • to do or say something because you have to, not because you really want to
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fall foul of

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to get into trouble with someone or something

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with a view to (doing) something

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with the hope of doing something in the future

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predicate /ˈpredɪkeɪt/

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to base an action or decision on the existence or truth of something else

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scrap /skræp/

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def1. [transitive] informal to decide not to continue with something such as a plan or an event

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chips are down

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When the chips are down SPOKEN used for saying what happens when a situation becomes difficult or reaches an important point

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press for

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def1. to try in a determined way to get something from someone

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fold

/foʊld/

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def3. fold or fold up [intransitive] if a business folds, it closes because it is not able to make enough money

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punter /ˈpʌntə(r)/

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def1. someone who bets (=risks their money) on the result of a horse race

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enticing /ɪnˈtaɪsɪŋ/

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something that is enticing is so good or attractive that you want to have it or do it very much

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liquidity crisis /lɪˈkwɪdəti/

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  • liquidity /lɪˈkwɪdəti/ noun [uncountable] Bussiness a situation in which a business has money or property that it can sell in order to pay money that it owes
  • 유동성위기(돈이 부족하다, 돈이 안돈다.)
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pull out

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def2. [intransitive] to stop being involved in an activity, event, or situation

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pay off

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def3. [transitive] to give someone all the money that you have borrowed from them to buy something

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keep your nose clean

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to behave well and not break any rules or laws

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no stranger

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to have no/a lot of experience of something

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ensue /ɪnˈsu/

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to happen after something else, often as a result of it

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fuselage /ˈfjuzəˌlɑʒ/

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the main part of an aircraft that the wings are fixed to

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agility /əˈdʒɪləti/

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agaile /ˈæˌdʒəl/adj.def1. able to move quickly and easily 의 명사형

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bank /bæŋk/

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def2. [intransitive] if an airplane banks, it turns quickly in the air, with one wing higher than the other

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UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

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tanker /ˈtæŋkər/

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  • a large ship, truck, or airplane that carries gas or oil

- a ship or lorry/truck that carries oil, gas or petrol/gas in large quantities

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tout /taʊt/

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def1. [transitive] to praise someone or something because you want other people to think they are good or important
def2. [intransitive/transitive] to try to persuade people to buy something by telling them about it, especially loudly and in public

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stammer /ˈstæmə(r)/

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to keep repeating a sound and have difficulty in saying certain words because of a speech problem, nervousness, excitement etc

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subsequent /ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/

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happening or coming after something else

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up the ante /ˈænti/

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up/raise the ante to try to get a greater advantage from a situation by taking a bigger risk

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biodegrade /ˌbaɪəʊdɪˈɡreɪd/

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if a substance biodegrades, bacteria cause it to separate into very small parts so that it is not harmful to the environment

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mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/

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to not understand something correctly

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pliability /ˌplaɪəˈbɪləti/

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pliable /ˈplaɪəb(ə)l/ adj. def1. able to bend or change shape easily without breaking의 명사형.

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kernel /ˈkɜː(r)n(ə)l/

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def1. the soft part inside a nut or a seed

def2. the central or most important part of something

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technically /ˈteknɪkli/

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def2. according to a strict way of understanding the meaning of a rule or a set of facts

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opt /ɒpt/

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to make a choice or decision from a range of possibilities

-opt for something / -opt to do something

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applaudable /əplɔ́ːdəbl/

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def1. worthy of high praise

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fraction /ˈfrækʃ(ə)n/

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def1. a small part or amount of something

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put at

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put something at something to calculate the cost, amount, size etc of something

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evolve /ɪˈvɒlv/

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def2-a. [transitive] to develop something gradually

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versatile /ˈvɜː(r)sətaɪl/

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def1. able to be used in many different ways

def2. having a wide range of different skills and abilities

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decreed /dɪˈkriː/

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if a leader or government decrees something, they officially decide or order it

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top down

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def1. controlled by the people with the highest status in an organization

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expendable /ɪkˈspendəb(ə)l/

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used for describing someone or something that you are willing to get rid of, lose, or allow to be killed because they are no longer useful or necessary

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payload

/ˈpeɪˌləʊd/

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def3. the amount of people or things that an aircraft or other vehicle is able to carry

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stubby /ˈstʌbi/

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short and thick

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in a heartbeat

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used for saying that you are very willing to do something

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sky-high

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very high

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quadruple /kwɑˈdrup(ə)l/

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if a number or an amount quadruples, or if you quadruple it, it becomes four times bigger than it was

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well-intentioned /ˌwel ɪnˈtenʃənd/

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trying to help, but often making things worse

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derail /dɪˈreɪl/

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  • def1. [transitive] to make a train come off its rails

- to leave the track

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wean /win/

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to make a baby stop taking its mother’s milk and start to eat solid food

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wean off or wean from /win/

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wean someone off something to make someone gradually stop depending on something that they like and have become used to, especially a drug or a bad habit

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tipple /ˈtɪp(ə)l/

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an alcoholic drink that you drink regularly

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cloak /kloʊk/

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def2. [singular] mainly literary something that covers or hides something else

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lament /ləˈment/

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to show publicly that you feel sad or disappointed about something

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denounce /dɪˈnaʊns/

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def1. to criticize someone or something severely in public

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abdication /ˌæbdɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

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  • def2. [transitive] formal to stop accepting a particular responsibility or obligation that you have
  • If you say that someone has abdicated responsibility for something, you disapprove of them because they have refused to accept responsibility for it any longer.
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hefty /ˈhefti/

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def1. large and heavy

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yoke /joʊk/

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def2. [singular] formal a situation or an experience that limits someone’s freedom

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patch the budget hole

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patch /pætʃ/ verb [transitive] to cover a hole in clothes by sewing a patch over it

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pitfall /ˈpɪtˌfɔl/

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a problem that is likely to happen in a particular situation

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entrenched /ɪnˈtrentʃt/

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entrenched attitudes or feelings have existed for a long time and are difficult to change

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incremental /ˌɪŋkrəˈment(ə)l/

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increasing gradually

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bombastic /bɑmˈbæstɪk/

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using words that are intended to impress people but do not sound sincere or do not express things very clearly

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hollow /ˈhɑloʊ/

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def2. hollow promises or threats are not sincere, or are about things that will not really happen

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pronouncement /prəˈnaʊnsmənt/

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an official public statement

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predecessor /ˈpredəˌsesər/

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def1. the person who had a job or official position before someone else

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undo /ʌnˈdu/

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def2. [transitive] to have the effect of changing something back into its original, usually worse state

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timbre /ˈtæmbər/

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the quality of sound that a particular voice or musical instrument has

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harness /ˈhɑrnəs/

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def1. to get control of something in order to use it for a particular purpose

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allure /əˈlʊr/

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a special, exciting, and attractive quality that someone or something has

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flaccid /ˈflæsɪd/

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def1. flaccid skin or muscles are loose and soft

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surrogate /ˈsʌrəɡət/

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someone or something that replaces another person or thing as their representative

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loom large /lum/

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def1. to have a lot of importance or influence over someone or something

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sock away /sɑk/

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to save money

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envision /ɪnˈvɪʒ(ə)n/

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  • to envisage(/ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ/ verb [transitive] to have something as a plan or an intention)
  • to imagine what will happen or what a situation will be like in the future
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extravagant /ɪkˈstrævəɡənt/

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def1. spending or costing a lot of money, especially more than is reasonable

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not by any stretch (of the imagination) /stretʃ/

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used for saying that you think something cannot be true or possible no matter how hard you try to imagine it

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pad /pæd/

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def2. [transitive] to cover or fill something with a soft substance in order to protect it

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head on

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  • def2. if you deal with a problem head-on, you deal with it in a very direct way
  • A head-on conflict or approach is direct, without any attempt ot compromise or avoid the issue.
128
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plow into =plough into

/plaʊ/

A

def2. to invest a lot of money in something in order to improve it or make it successful

129
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pare down

A
  • to gradually reduce something considerably in size or amount
  • If you describe something as pared-down, you mean that it has no unneccessary features, and has been reduced to a very simple form.
130
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wilfully /ˈwɪlfəli/

A

wilful /ˈwɪlfəl/ adj. def1. done deliberately in order to cause damage or harm

131
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inflammatory /ɪnˈflæməˌtɔri/

A

def1. likely to make people feel angry

132
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plague /pleɪɡ/

A

def2. to annoy someone all the time by doing something or by asking for something

133
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mischief /ˈmɪstʃɪf/

A

def1. behavior or play, especially of children, that causes trouble but not serious harm to other people

134
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antics /ˈæntɪks/

A

def2. behavior that is considered to be deliberately stupid and likely to cause problems

135
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drown /draʊn/

A

def3. drown or drown out [transitive] to prevent a sound from being heard by making a louder noise

136
Q

mutilate /ˈmjut(ə)lˌeɪt/

A

to damage someone’s body permanently by cutting it or removing part of it

137
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malign /məˈlaɪn/

A

causing harm

139
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shy away (from something)

A

to avoid someone, or to be unwilling to do something, because you are nervous, afraid, or not confident

140
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to hand /hænd/

A

near where you are and therefore available to use

141
Q

take off

A

def3. [intransitive] to become successful or popular very fast

142
Q

spell /spel/

A

def2. [transitive] to show that something is going to happen, usually something bad

143
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repository /rɪˈpɑzəˌtɔri/

A
  • def1. a place where large quantities of things are stored or kept safe
  • def2. a person, book, library, etc. considered as a store of information and knowledge
144
Q

rebellion /rɪˈbeljən/

A

def1. [countable/uncountable] an attempt to remove a government or leader by force

145
Q

windfall /ˈwɪn(d)ˌfɔl/

A

def1. an amount of money that you get when you are not expecting it, especially a large amount

146
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-the last straw -the last/final straw

or the straw that broke the camel’s back

A

the last of a series of events that causes an angry or violent reaction

147
Q

set out

A

def1. [intransitive] to leave on a trip

148
Q

gobble up /ˈɡɑb(ə)l/

A

def1. to use a lot of something very quickly

149
Q

bickering /ˈbɪkəriŋ/

A

bicker /ˈbɪkər/ verb [intransitive] to argue about things that are not important

150
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the FAA /ˌef eɪ ˈeɪ/

A

the Federal Aviation Administration/ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃ(ə)n/: the U.S. government organization that is responsible for the safety of airplanes and airports

151
Q

chump change /tʃʌmp/

A

a small or unimportant amount of money

152
Q

blast /blæst/

A

def5. [transitive] to criticize someone very strongly

153
Q

pull a fast one over

A

to trick someone

155
Q

arouse /əˈraʊz/

A

def2. Literary to wake someone who has been sleeping

156
Q

groggy /ˈɡrɑɡi/

A

feeling tired, weak, or confused, especially because you are sick or have not had enough sleep

157
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the tables turn / turn the tables (on someone)

A
  • to succeed in gaining an advantage over someone who until now had an advantage over you
  • to change a situation so that you are now in a stronger position than the person who used to be in a stronger position than you
158
Q

able and willing / ready, willing, and able

A

willing to do something and capable of doing it

159
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lights-out time/ light-out

A

the time at night when people in a prison, camp, school, etc. must turn off the lights and go to sleep

160
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latency /ˈleɪt(ə)ntsi/

A

def2. Computing a measurement of delay in a system, especially the length of time it takes computer information to get from one place to another

161
Q

douse /daʊs/

A

def1. to cover something or someone with a liquid, especially water or fuel

162
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curtail /kɜrˈteɪl/

A

to reduce or limit something, especially something good

163
Q

younger set

A

A set of things is a number of things that belong together or that are thought of as a group

164
Q

back burner / put something on the back burner

A

to decide not to deal with something until later

165
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shut-eye

A

sleep

166
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mesh /meʃ/

A

def1-a. if two things mesh, they work well together

167
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deprivation /ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃ(ə)n/

A

def1. [uncountable] a situation in which people do not have basic things that they need to live a comfortable life
def2. [countable/uncountable] a situation in which you do not have something that you need or want

168
Q

cash cow

A

a product or business that earns a lot of money, especially when this money is used to pay for something else

169
Q

on hold /hoʊld/

A

def1. if something is on hold, you have stopped it from happening now, but it may happen later

170
Q

at the height of/ height /haɪt/

A

def3. [singular] the time or level of greatest activity

def5. [singular] the point when something is at its best or strongest

171
Q

stoop /stup/

A

def1. stoop or stoop down to bend the top half of your body downward
def1-a. to walk or stand with your head and shoulders bent forward and downward

172
Q

invoked / invoke /ɪnˈvoʊk/

A

def1. to use a law or rule in order to achieve something

173
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long overdue / overdue /ˌoʊvərˈdu/

A

if something is overdue, it should have been done before now

long overdue

175
Q

engross /ɪnˈɡroʊs/

A

if something engrosses you, you think about nothing else

176
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bereavement /bɪˈrivmənt/

A

def2. [countable] the death of a relative or close friend

177
Q

model on

or model after

A

[often passive] model something on something to copy a way of doing something or a system

178
Q

come a long way

A

to improve a lot, or to make a lot of progress

179
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fatality /fəˈtæləti/

A

def1. [countable] formal a death caused by an accident, war, violence, or disease

180
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pernicious /pərˈnɪʃəs/

A

very dangerous or harmful, especially to someone’s moral character

181
Q

spatial /ˈspeɪʃ(ə)l/

A

def1-a. relating to people’s ability to understand size, shape, position, and depth

182
Q

fiendishly /ˈfindɪʃli/

A

used for emphasizing what you are saying, especially how difficult, evil, or clever something is

183
Q

as opposed to

A

used for referring to something that is very different from what you have just mentioned

184
Q

citation /saɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

A

def1. [countable] legal American an official statement ordering someone to appear in a court of law

186
Q

unravel /ʌnˈræv(ə)l/

A

def2. [intransitive] (of a system, plan, relationship, etc.) to start to fail or no longer stay together as a whole

187
Q

late bloomer

A

A late bloomer is a person whose talents or capabilities are not visible to others until later than usual. The term is used metaphorically to describe a child or adolescent who develops more slowly than others in their age group.

188
Q

administer /ədˈmɪnɪstər/

A

def2. formal to give someone a drug or medical treatment

189
Q

inch up / inch /ɪntʃ/

A

def2. [intransitive] to gradually become greater or smaller in amount or number inch up/down/higher/lower

190
Q

percentile /pərˈsenˌtaɪl/

A

one of the 100 equal groups that a large number of people or things are divided into for comparing something such as test scores, height, salaries, etc.

191
Q

fluke /fluk/

A

something that happens unexpectedly because of an accident or good luck

192
Q

proportional /prəˈpɔrʃən(ə)l/

A

def1. correct or appropriate in size, amount, or degree when considered in relation to something else
def2. keeping the same relationship of size or amount to something else

193
Q

nail down

A

def2. informal to definitely decide, arrange, or complete something

194
Q

obstreperous /ɑbˈstrepərəs/

A

refusing to behave in a reasonable way and sometimes protesting loudly

196
Q

innate /ˈɪˌneɪt/

A

an innate quality or ability is one that you have always had

197
Q

peddle /ˈped(ə)l/

A

def1. to sell something on the street or by going to customers, instead of in a store
def2. to try to make people believe a story, explanation, or idea, especially when it is wrong

198
Q

purported /pərˈpɔrtəd/

A

said by some people to be real or true, but not proved to be real or true

199
Q

payoff /ˈpeɪˌɔf/

A

def1. the benefit that you get from doing something

200
Q

measure up (to something/someone)

A
  • def1. [intransitive] to be good enough measure up to
  • (usually used in negative sentences and questions) to be as good, successful, etc. as expected or needed (synonym: match up)
201
Q

offset /ˈɔfˌset/

A

def1. [countable] something that balances the effect of something else, so that there is no advantage or disadvantage

202
Q

fuzzy /ˈfʌzi/

A

def3. difficult to understand, or not explained clearly

203
Q

rest on / or rest upon

A

rest on something to be based on something

204
Q

swath /swɑθ/

A

def1. a large area of land, usually longer than it is wide

def2. a large number of people or things or a large area of something

205
Q

disposable income /dɪˈspoʊzəb(ə)l/

A

money that you have left to spend after you have paid your bills

206
Q

end user

A

someone who buys and uses a product, especially a computer or a piece of software

207
Q

stand to / stand to do something

A

to be in a particular situation or state that makes something likely to happen to you

208
Q

imply /ɪmˈplaɪ/

A

def1. if one thing implies another thing, the other thing is likely to exist or be true

209
Q

outlay /ˈaʊtˌleɪ/

A

the amount of money that you must spend in order to buy something or to start a new business or project

210
Q

blithely /ˈblaɪðli/

A

def1. in a way that does not consider the real problems or possible disadvantages of something
def2. happily, especially because you do not realize that something is wrong

211
Q

accrue /əˈkru/

A

def2. [intransitive] if benefits and advantages accrue to you, you receive them

222
Q

beat /bit/

A

def3. [usually singular] an area that a police officer has responsibility for and must walk around regularly

223
Q

in the event of something / in the event that something happens

A
  • used for saying what will happen in a particular situation

- if something happens

224
Q

hearty /ˈhɑː(r)ti/

A

def3. Formal hearty feelings are sincere and you feel them strongly

225
Q

St. Patrick’s Day /ˌseɪnt ˈpætrɪks ˌdeɪ/

A

March 17, a Christian festival of the national saint of Ireland, when many people wear green

227
Q

pub crawl

A

the activity of going to several pubs one after the other and having a drink in each one

228
Q

gear up

A

to prepare yourself, or to prepare something for an activity or event

229
Q

intent /ɪnˈtent/

A

def1. concentrating hard on something

230
Q

lush /lʌʃ/

A

an insulting word for someone who drinks a lot of alcohol

231
Q

quaff /kwɒf/

A

to drink something quickly or with a lot of enjoyment

232
Q

suds /sʌdz/

A

a lot of small bubbles on top of water that has soap in it

233
Q

payload /ˈpeɪˌləʊd/

A

def1. [COUNTABLE/UNCOUNTABLE] the amount of people or things that an aircraft or other vehicle is able to carry

234
Q

clock in or clock on

A

in a factory, to pass a special card through a piece of equipment to record that you have arrived at work

235
Q

breakdown /ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn/

A

def4. [uncountable] (technical) the breaking of a substance into the parts of which it is made

236
Q

hypothetical /ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪk(ə)l/

A

based on situations or events that seem possible rather than on actual ones

237
Q

erroneously /ɪˈrəʊniəs/

A

erroneous /ɪˈrəʊniəs/ adj. Formal not correct; based on wrong information의 부사형

238
Q

rid someone/something of someone/something

A

to remove something that is causing a problem from a place, group, etc.

239
Q

on behalf of someone/ on someone’s behalf /bɪˈhæf/

A

def1. as the representative of someone or instead of them
def2. because of someone; for someone
def3. in order to help someone

241
Q

in lieu of /luː/

A

instead, or instead of

243
Q

draught beer (=draft beer) /dræft/

A

[Countable, Uncountable] beer that is stored in and served from a large container, usually a barrel. Many people who know a lot about beer think draught beer is better than beer sold in bottles or tins

244
Q

smashed /smæʃt/

A

extremely drunk

245
Q

crack up

A

def3. something is not all it’s cracked up to be used for saying that something is not as good as people say that it is

246
Q

apocryphally /əˈpɒkrəf(ə)l/

A

apocryphal /əˈpɒkrəf(ə)l/ adj. probably not true, but believed by a lot of people to be true의 부사

247
Q

take comfort

A

comfort /ˈkʌmfə(r)t/ n. def2. [UNCOUNTABLE] a feeling of being less sad or worried about something than you were previously

248
Q

quandary /ˈkwɒndəri/

A

usually singular the state of not being able to decide what to do in a difficult situation, synonym : dilemma

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