Day 10 Flashcards
1
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nonplussed
A
utterly perplexed
2
Q
penitent
A
apologetic
3
Q
reckoning
A
calculation
3
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pluck
A
courage
4
Q
flinch
A
hesitate
5
Q
presume
A
take for granted; assume; act overconfidently; take liberties
6
Q
suffuse
A
to fill, to spread
7
Q
cantankerou
A
bad tempered
8
Q
riip
A
tear or be torn quickly and violently
9
Q
seclusion *
A
isolation; solitude
10
Q
melee
A
fight
11
Q
harbor (V)
A
to protect
to believe
12
Q
rhapsody
A
excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling; musical composition of irregular form
13
Q
cclarion
A
shrill, trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times
13
Q
tiff
A
minor quarrel
14
Q
grandiloguqnet
A
pompous; bombastic (과장한); using high-sounding language
15
Q
lust
A
intense sexual desire; intense eagerness
16
Q
pith
A
core or marrow; spongelike substance in the center of stems; essence; substance
16
Q
bonny
A
attractive, pretty
17
Q
introspective
A
looking within oneself
introspection = self-examination
18
Q
insurgent
A
rebel
19
Q
coop
A
chicken-shed
20
Q
hermitage
A
home of a hermit
21
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nihilist
A
one who believes that life is meaningless
22
obtrusive
very noticeable, protruding
23
rent
tear made bu rending; rip; split
24
oratory
a place of prayer; a private or institutional chapel
25
tangible
able to be touched; real; concrete; palpable; possible to realize or understand
26
murky
unclear, dark
27
truncate *
cut the top off; shorten
28
apatahetic
indifferent, uncaring
28
enigmatic
obscure; puzzling
29
primp
groom oneself with care; adorn oneself
30
flag
to weaken, to lose strength
31
extolled
praised
32
convene
to gather together
33
patronize
to be condescending to (겸손)
to support or be a regular customer of
34
magnanimity
generosity (of spirit)
35
audit
examination of accounts of a business; official examination
36
procrastination
postponing, delaying
37
conscript
to force into military service
38
truncated
curtailed, shortened
39
pronounced
distinct; very noticeable
40
collaboration
working together on one thing
41
lum
light
42
hypothetical *
based on guesswork; not proven
43
saga
scandinavian myth; any legend; long heroic narrative
44
cope
to deal with
45
tirade *
long angry denunciatory speech; diatribe (통렬한 비난의 연설); harangue; extended scolding
45
equable
tranquil; of even calm temper; (of temperature) steady; uniform
46
levy
impose (a fine); collect (a payment); impose or collect (a tax)
47
variegated
multicolored
48
mnemonic
pertaining to memory; assisting the memory
49
abstract *
theoretical
hard to understand
50
miscellany
mixture of writings on various subjects; collection of various items
51
unmitigated
not moderated; unrelieved or immoderate; without qualification; absolute
52
cohere
to stick together
52
baseless
untrue, not factual
53
scintillate
sparkle; flash; be animated; be full of life
54
heinous
horrible, unthinkable
55
tout
promote or publicize (one's goods or service); praise excessively
56
disabuse
to enlighten, to inform, to debunk
57
intrepid *
fearless
57
tortuous
sharply twisting or curving
58
viscous
thick and sticky; gluey; viscid
59
cascade
small waterfall
60
impediment
hindrance; stumbling-block; speech defect preventing clear articulation
61
grill
question severely; cook on a grill; broil
(n.) = cooking surface of parallel metal bars
62
suffice
to be enough
63
pivotal
very important, instrumental
63
laggard *
slow; sluggish
(n.) one who lags; straggler
64
ingenious *
marked by inventive skill; clever; resourceful
(n.) ingenuity
65
glutton *
a greedy person
66
taxonomist
specialist in classifying (animals, etc.)
67
portend
foretell; presage; be a sign or warning of
(n.) portent = sign; omen; forewarning
68
embrace
hug; clasp with the arms; adopt or espouse; accept readily; encircle; include
68
vantage
position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point)
69
authoritarian *
subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will
70
dislodge
remove (forcibly); force out of a position
71
chaperon
older person who accompanies and supervises a young unmarried woman
72
mutter
utter (complaining words) indistinctly in low tones
72
barrage
bombardment; stream (of abuse etc.); 충격, 연발 사격
72
quarantine
to isolate; to prevent disease
72
beget
to create or produce
73
rapport
connection, feeling of empathy
74
imbroglio
conflict, argument
75
piety *
devoutness; reverence for god
76
parallel
resembling each other
77
indigenous
native to a particular place
78
snuffle
sniffle; sniff repeatedly (in order to keep liquid from running out of the nose
79
marrow
sot fatty tissue that fills most bone cavities and is the source of blood cells
80
accumulation
collection of things or growth
81
recrimination
accusation
82
frolicsome
playful
82
brusqueness
unfriendliness, abruptness
83
condign
adequate; (of punishment) severe and well deserved
84
entree
entrance; a way in; right to enter; main dish of a meal
85
laughable
ridiculous, silly
86
agile
flexible
87
bruise
injure without breaking the skin
