암기단어(단어-뜻) Flashcards
(221 cards)
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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
in a leading position
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par /pɑr/
def1. the usual or expected standard, especially the standard of someone's work or health
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mint /mɪnt/
def3. [countable] the place where a country makes its coins and paper money
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hot off the press(es)
only just printed, or only just received
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manganese brass /ˈmæŋɡəˌniz/ /bræs/
- 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
To do the calculation for oneself
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pulling the plug on
to stop an activity, especially by no longer providing the money needed to allow it to continue
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prelude (to) /ˈpreljud/
def2. an event that happens before and introduces a more important event
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flout /flaʊt/
to deliberately refuse to obey a rule or custom
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mince (your) words /mɪns/
to be careful about what you say in order to be polite or not offend someone
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indict /ɪnˈdaɪt/
to accuse someone officially of a serious crime
| -기소
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concoct /kənˈkɑkt/
def1. to invent a false explanation or false information, especially for a dishonest purpose
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on the face of it
- 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/
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
- 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)
- 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
줄을 잘 못 섰어.
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confining to /kənˈfaɪn/
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)
- 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
to get into trouble with someone or something
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with a view to (doing) something
with the hope of doing something in the future
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predicate /ˈpredɪkeɪt/
to base an action or decision on the existence or truth of something else
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scrap /skræp/
def1. [transitive] informal to decide not to continue with something such as a plan or an event
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chips are down
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
def1. to try in a determined way to get something from someone
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fold
| /foʊld/
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)/
def1. someone who bets (=risks their money) on the result of a horse race
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enticing /ɪnˈtaɪsɪŋ/
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/
- 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
def2. [intransitive] to stop being involved in an activity, event, or situation
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pay off
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
to behave well and not break any rules or laws
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no stranger
to have no/a lot of experience of something
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ensue /ɪnˈsu/
to happen after something else, often as a result of it
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fuselage /ˈfjuzəˌlɑʒ/
the main part of an aircraft that the wings are fixed to
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agility /əˈdʒɪləti/
agaile /ˈæˌdʒəl/adj.def1. able to move quickly and easily 의 명사형
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bank /bæŋk/
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)
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
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tanker /ˈtæŋkər/
- 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/
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)/
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/
happening or coming after something else
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up the ante /ˈænti/
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/
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/
to not understand something correctly
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pliability /ˌplaɪəˈbɪləti/
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/
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/
def2. according to a strict way of understanding the meaning of a rule or a set of facts
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opt /ɒpt/
to make a choice or decision from a range of possibilities
| -opt for something / -opt to do something
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applaudable /əplɔ́ːdəbl/
def1. worthy of high praise
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fraction /ˈfrækʃ(ə)n/
def1. a small part or amount of something
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put at
put something at something to calculate the cost, amount, size etc of something
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evolve /ɪˈvɒlv/
def2-a. [transitive] to develop something gradually
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versatile /ˈvɜː(r)sətaɪl/
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/
if a leader or government decrees something, they officially decide or order it
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top down
def1. controlled by the people with the highest status in an organization
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expendable /ɪkˈspendəb(ə)l/
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/
def3. the amount of people or things that an aircraft or other vehicle is able to carry
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stubby /ˈstʌbi/
short and thick
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in a heartbeat
used for saying that you are very willing to do something
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sky-high
very high
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quadruple /kwɑˈdrup(ə)l/
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/
trying to help, but often making things worse
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derail /dɪˈreɪl/
- def1. [transitive] to make a train come off its rails
| - to leave the track
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wean /win/
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/
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/
an alcoholic drink that you drink regularly
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cloak /kloʊk/
def2. [singular] mainly literary something that covers or hides something else
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lament /ləˈment/
to show publicly that you feel sad or disappointed about something
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denounce /dɪˈnaʊns/
def1. to criticize someone or something severely in public
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abdication /ˌæbdɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
- 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/
def1. large and heavy
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yoke /joʊk/
def2. [singular] formal a situation or an experience that limits someone's freedom
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patch the budget hole
patch /pætʃ/ verb [transitive] to cover a hole in clothes by sewing a patch over it
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pitfall /ˈpɪtˌfɔl/
a problem that is likely to happen in a particular situation
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entrenched /ɪnˈtrentʃt/
entrenched attitudes or feelings have existed for a long time and are difficult to change
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incremental /ˌɪŋkrəˈment(ə)l/
increasing gradually
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bombastic /bɑmˈbæstɪk/
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/
def2. hollow promises or threats are not sincere, or are about things that will not really happen
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pronouncement /prəˈnaʊnsmənt/
an official public statement
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predecessor /ˈpredəˌsesər/
def1. the person who had a job or official position before someone else
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undo /ʌnˈdu/
def2. [transitive] to have the effect of changing something back into its original, usually worse state
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timbre /ˈtæmbər/
the quality of sound that a particular voice or musical instrument has
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harness /ˈhɑrnəs/
def1. to get control of something in order to use it for a particular purpose
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allure /əˈlʊr/
a special, exciting, and attractive quality that someone or something has
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flaccid /ˈflæsɪd/
def1. flaccid skin or muscles are loose and soft
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surrogate /ˈsʌrəɡət/
someone or something that replaces another person or thing as their representative
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loom large /lum/
def1. to have a lot of importance or influence over someone or something
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sock away /sɑk/
to save money
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envision /ɪnˈvɪʒ(ə)n/
- 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/
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/
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/
def2. [transitive] to cover or fill something with a soft substance in order to protect it
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head on
- 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.
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plow into =plough into
| /plaʊ/
def2. to invest a lot of money in something in order to improve it or make it successful
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pare down
- 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.
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wilfully /ˈwɪlfəli/
wilful /ˈwɪlfəl/ adj. def1. done deliberately in order to cause damage or harm
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inflammatory /ɪnˈflæməˌtɔri/
def1. likely to make people feel angry
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plague /pleɪɡ/
def2. to annoy someone all the time by doing something or by asking for something
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mischief /ˈmɪstʃɪf/
def1. behavior or play, especially of children, that causes trouble but not serious harm to other people
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antics /ˈæntɪks/
def2. behavior that is considered to be deliberately stupid and likely to cause problems
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drown /draʊn/
def3. drown or drown out [transitive] to prevent a sound from being heard by making a louder noise
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mutilate /ˈmjut(ə)lˌeɪt/
to damage someone's body permanently by cutting it or removing part of it
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malign /məˈlaɪn/
causing harm
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shy away (from something)
to avoid someone, or to be unwilling to do something, because you are nervous, afraid, or not confident
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to hand /hænd/
near where you are and therefore available to use
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take off
def3. [intransitive] to become successful or popular very fast
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spell /spel/
def2. [transitive] to show that something is going to happen, usually something bad
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repository /rɪˈpɑzəˌtɔri/
- 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
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rebellion /rɪˈbeljən/
def1. [countable/uncountable] an attempt to remove a government or leader by force
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windfall /ˈwɪn(d)ˌfɔl/
def1. an amount of money that you get when you are not expecting it, especially a large amount
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-the last straw -the last/final straw
| or the straw that broke the camel's back
the last of a series of events that causes an angry or violent reaction
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set out
def1. [intransitive] to leave on a trip
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gobble up /ˈɡɑb(ə)l/
def1. to use a lot of something very quickly
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bickering /ˈbɪkəriŋ/
bicker /ˈbɪkər/ verb [intransitive] to argue about things that are not important
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the FAA /ˌef eɪ ˈeɪ/
the Federal Aviation Administration/ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃ(ə)n/: the U.S. government organization that is responsible for the safety of airplanes and airports
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chump change /tʃʌmp/
a small or unimportant amount of money
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blast /blæst/
def5. [transitive] to criticize someone very strongly
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pull a fast one over
to trick someone
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arouse /əˈraʊz/
def2. Literary to wake someone who has been sleeping
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groggy /ˈɡrɑɡi/
feeling tired, weak, or confused, especially because you are sick or have not had enough sleep
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the tables turn / turn the tables (on someone)
- 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
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able and willing / ready, willing, and able
willing to do something and capable of doing it
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lights-out time/ light-out
the time at night when people in a prison, camp, school, etc. must turn off the lights and go to sleep
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latency /ˈleɪt(ə)ntsi/
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
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douse /daʊs/
def1. to cover something or someone with a liquid, especially water or fuel
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curtail /kɜrˈteɪl/
to reduce or limit something, especially something good
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younger set
A set of things is a number of things that belong together or that are thought of as a group
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back burner / put something on the back burner
to decide not to deal with something until later
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shut-eye
sleep
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mesh /meʃ/
def1-a. if two things mesh, they work well together
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deprivation /ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃ(ə)n/
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
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cash cow
a product or business that earns a lot of money, especially when this money is used to pay for something else
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on hold /hoʊld/
def1. if something is on hold, you have stopped it from happening now, but it may happen later
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at the height of/ height /haɪt/
def3. [singular] the time or level of greatest activity
| def5. [singular] the point when something is at its best or strongest
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stoop /stup/
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
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invoked / invoke /ɪnˈvoʊk/
def1. to use a law or rule in order to achieve something
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long overdue / overdue /ˌoʊvərˈdu/
if something is overdue, it should have been done before now
| long overdue
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engross /ɪnˈɡroʊs/
if something engrosses you, you think about nothing else
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bereavement /bɪˈrivmənt/
def2. [countable] the death of a relative or close friend
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model on
| or model after
[often passive] model something on something to copy a way of doing something or a system
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come a long way
to improve a lot, or to make a lot of progress
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fatality /fəˈtæləti/
def1. [countable] formal a death caused by an accident, war, violence, or disease
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pernicious /pərˈnɪʃəs/
very dangerous or harmful, especially to someone's moral character
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spatial /ˈspeɪʃ(ə)l/
def1-a. relating to people's ability to understand size, shape, position, and depth
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fiendishly /ˈfindɪʃli/
used for emphasizing what you are saying, especially how difficult, evil, or clever something is
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as opposed to
used for referring to something that is very different from what you have just mentioned
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citation /saɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
def1. [countable] legal American an official statement ordering someone to appear in a court of law
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unravel /ʌnˈræv(ə)l/
def2. [intransitive] (of a system, plan, relationship, etc.) to start to fail or no longer stay together as a whole
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late bloomer
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.
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administer /ədˈmɪnɪstər/
def2. formal to give someone a drug or medical treatment
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inch up / inch /ɪntʃ/
def2. [intransitive] to gradually become greater or smaller in amount or number inch up/down/higher/lower
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percentile /pərˈsenˌtaɪl/
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.
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fluke /fluk/
something that happens unexpectedly because of an accident or good luck
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proportional /prəˈpɔrʃən(ə)l/
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
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nail down
def2. informal to definitely decide, arrange, or complete something
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obstreperous /ɑbˈstrepərəs/
refusing to behave in a reasonable way and sometimes protesting loudly
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innate /ˈɪˌneɪt/
an innate quality or ability is one that you have always had
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peddle /ˈped(ə)l/
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
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purported /pərˈpɔrtəd/
said by some people to be real or true, but not proved to be real or true
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payoff /ˈpeɪˌɔf/
def1. the benefit that you get from doing something
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measure up (to something/someone)
- 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)
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offset /ˈɔfˌset/
def1. [countable] something that balances the effect of something else, so that there is no advantage or disadvantage
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fuzzy /ˈfʌzi/
def3. difficult to understand, or not explained clearly
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rest on / or rest upon
rest on something to be based on something
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swath /swɑθ/
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
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disposable income /dɪˈspoʊzəb(ə)l/
money that you have left to spend after you have paid your bills
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end user
someone who buys and uses a product, especially a computer or a piece of software
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stand to / stand to do something
to be in a particular situation or state that makes something likely to happen to you
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imply /ɪmˈplaɪ/
def1. if one thing implies another thing, the other thing is likely to exist or be true
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outlay /ˈaʊtˌleɪ/
the amount of money that you must spend in order to buy something or to start a new business or project
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blithely /ˈblaɪðli/
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
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accrue /əˈkru/
def2. [intransitive] if benefits and advantages accrue to you, you receive them
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beat /bit/
def3. [usually singular] an area that a police officer has responsibility for and must walk around regularly
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in the event of something / in the event that something happens
- used for saying what will happen in a particular situation
| - if something happens
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hearty /ˈhɑː(r)ti/
def3. Formal hearty feelings are sincere and you feel them strongly
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St. Patrick’s Day /ˌseɪnt ˈpætrɪks ˌdeɪ/
March 17, a Christian festival of the national saint of Ireland, when many people wear green
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pub crawl
the activity of going to several pubs one after the other and having a drink in each one
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gear up
to prepare yourself, or to prepare something for an activity or event
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intent /ɪnˈtent/
def1. concentrating hard on something
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lush /lʌʃ/
an insulting word for someone who drinks a lot of alcohol
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quaff /kwɒf/
to drink something quickly or with a lot of enjoyment
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suds /sʌdz/
a lot of small bubbles on top of water that has soap in it
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payload /ˈpeɪˌləʊd/
def1. [COUNTABLE/UNCOUNTABLE] the amount of people or things that an aircraft or other vehicle is able to carry
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clock in or clock on
in a factory, to pass a special card through a piece of equipment to record that you have arrived at work
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breakdown /ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn/
def4. [uncountable] (technical) the breaking of a substance into the parts of which it is made
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hypothetical /ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪk(ə)l/
based on situations or events that seem possible rather than on actual ones
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erroneously /ɪˈrəʊniəs/
erroneous /ɪˈrəʊniəs/ adj. Formal not correct; based on wrong information의 부사형
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rid someone/something of someone/something
to remove something that is causing a problem from a place, group, etc.
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on behalf of someone/ on someone’s behalf /bɪˈhæf/
def1. as the representative of someone or instead of them
def2. because of someone; for someone
def3. in order to help someone
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in lieu of /luː/
instead, or instead of
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draught beer (=draft beer) /dræft/
[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
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smashed /smæʃt/
extremely drunk
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crack up
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
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apocryphally /əˈpɒkrəf(ə)l/
apocryphal /əˈpɒkrəf(ə)l/ adj. probably not true, but believed by a lot of people to be true의 부사
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take comfort
comfort /ˈkʌmfə(r)t/ n. def2. [UNCOUNTABLE] a feeling of being less sad or worried about something than you were previously
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quandary /ˈkwɒndəri/
usually singular the state of not being able to decide what to do in a difficult situation, synonym : dilemma
