A-2 Flashcards by Tommy kim

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abberation

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something not typical

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abhor

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to hate very much

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abject

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hopeless

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abnegate

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to deny oneself things

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abstinent

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voluntarily not doing something

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abstract

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theoretical

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acquiesce

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to comply passively, 찬성하다

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acrid

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harshly pungent, bitter

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acrimonious

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full of spite

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acumen

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keenness of judgment

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aesthetic

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having to do with artistic beauty

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affable

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friendly

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affectation

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unnatural or artificial behavoir

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affinity

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sympathy,attraction

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aggregate

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sum total

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agnostic

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one who believes that the existence of a god can be neither proven nor disproven

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agrarian

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relating to land

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alacrity

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cheerful eagerness or readiness to respond

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allege

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to assert without proof

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altruism

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selflessness

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ambience

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atmosphere

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ambiguous

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unclear in meaning

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ambivalent

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undecided

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amerliorate

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to make better or more tolerable

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amenable

obedient

amenity

pleasantness

amiable

friendly

amnesty

official pardon for a group of people who have violated a law or policy

anarchy

absence of government or control

anecdote

short account of a humorous or revealing incident

anguish

agonising physical or mental pain

animosity

resentment

anomaly

aberration, irregularity

antecedent

someone or something that went before

antipathy

firm dislike

antithesis

the direct opposite

apartheid

former policy of racial segregation and oppression in South africa

apathy

lack of interest

aphorism

a brief, often witty saying

apocalypse

세계의 종말의 관련된 예언

apocryphal

출저가 의심스러운

apotheosis

elevation to divine status

appease

to soothe

appreciate

to increase in value

apprehensive

anxious that sth bad will happen

aptitude

capacity for learning

arbiter

one who decides, a judge

arbitrary

random

arcane

mysterious

archaic

extremely old, ancient

archetype

an original model or pattern

ardent

passionate

arduous

hard, difficult

aristocratic

of noble birth

artful

crafty

assimilate

to take in, absorb

assuage

to soothe

astute

shrewd, keen in judgement

austere

unadorned, stern

autocratic

ruling with absolute authority

avuncular

like an uncle

awry

off course

axiom

self evident rule, widely accepted saying