Day 13 Flashcards
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statuesque
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graceful and tall, dignified; 위엄있는
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erratic
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irregular, unsteady
2
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comeback
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retort (말대꾸); quick clever reply; return to former status
3
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impertinent
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insolent (건방진); rude; not pertinent
(n.) impertinence
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ulterior
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intentionally hidden; beyond what is evident; situated beyond; (secondary)
4
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extort
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to blackmail (강제로 탈취하다)
5
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hyperpnea
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overly fast breathing; 과호흡
6
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sacrifice
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give up something in order to gain
7
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sporadic *
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intermittent; on and off; (occurring at irregular intervals); 때때로 일어나는
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garrulous *
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talkative, verbose
8
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illusory *
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illusive; deceptive; not real
9
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revere
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to respect
10
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evocation
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an imaginative re-creation
11
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impenitent
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not repentant
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scintillating
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sparkiling fascinating
12
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hanker
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to long or yearn for
13
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monotony
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sameness leading to boredom; monotonousness
14
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valor
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bravery
14
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malicious *
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evil, cruel
15
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proviso
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stipulation (약정); condition in an agreement; provision (규정); 단서; 계약?
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exterminated
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wiped out
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abrasive
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harsh, hurtful
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malfunction
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breakdown, failure
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wearisome
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tiring, exhausting
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archetype
original model or pattern
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vacuous
silly, empty headed
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striated
marked with parallel bands; striped; grooved
(v.) striate
(n.) stria = thin groove or line
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consecrate
to declare holy or sacred (신성한)
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requisite
required, necessary
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miscellaneous
made up of a variety of parts
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penumbra
partial shadow (in an eclipse)
24
titter
nervous giggle; nervous laugh
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buttress *
to support
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insular
narrow minded
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sacre
sacred, holy
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errant
mistaken, erroneous
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haven
place of safety; refuge; harbor
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solicitous
anxious; worried; concerned; eager
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liberate
to set free, to emancipate
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suppliant
entreating; beseeching (expressing plea to someone in power)
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manor
estate of a lord or noble; 자급자족 경제의 단위
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whimsical *
changing mind based on a sudden decision or wish, fanciful, capricious
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concurrent
occurring or acting together
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vagary
impulse, sudden wish, whim
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rehabilitate
to renovate, to improve
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purveyor
one who sells something or causes something to spread
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dogmatic *
expressing unchanging or rigid opinions
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recession
withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
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affliction
state of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering
(v.) afflict = inflict grievous suffering
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brag
boast (자랑)
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demented
insane
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crotchety
eccentric; odd; whimsical; bad-tempered
(n.) crotchet = odd or whimsical notion
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grandeur
impressiveness; stateliness; majesty
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swindler
cheater
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matriarch
female head of the family
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ruckus
loud noise, turbulence
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welfare
wellbeing, interests, safety
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wiggle
wriggle; move from side to side with irregular twisting motions
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straggle
stray or fall behind (a main group); spread out in a scattered group; 뿔뿔이 흩어지다; 낙오하다
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foreshadow
give an indication beforehand; be a sign of (what is coming); portend; prefigure
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standstill
condition of no movement or activity; stop
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implication
something hinted at or suffused; implying; implicating
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jingoistic
extremely patriotic, racist
someone who believes that their own country is always best
56
synopsis
a brief summary of the major points of a thesis, theory, story or literary work; 개요
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enmity *
ill will; hatred; hostility; 증오
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repudiate *
to denounce or cast off in public; 거절하다; 비난하다
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morphology
study of a structure (organism, words, etc.)
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bedeck
to decorate, to cover in ornamets
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atlas
a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
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voodoo
religion practiced chiefly in Haiti
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jingoism
using words to stir up exaggerated patriotism
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gruel
thin liquid porridge
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reprimand *
reprove severely; rebuke; 견책, 꾸짓다
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pan
to reject, to criticize harshly
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covert
secretive; 은밀한
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raspy
making a harsh noise; grating; harsh
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enduring
long lasting
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antecede
to come before
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prodigal *
wasteful
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sanctify
to bless, to approve of something
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potentate
a person with great power
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insulated
set apart; isolated; 절연된
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gleam
brief flash of light; glow
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gnarl
protruding (밀려나는) knot on a tree
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forage
search for food
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subversive
secretly weakening, undermining
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covetous
avaricious; desirous of (someone else's possessions); 몹시 탐내는
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longevity
length of time
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spiel
advertisement, persuasive speech
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alliteration
repetition of beginning sound
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parchment
writing material made from the skin of a sheep or goat
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infernal
pertaining to hell; devilish
(n.) inferno = place of fiery heat or destruction
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underwarite
to assume financial responsibility for
금전적인 책임을 맡기다
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corroborate *
confirm; support; strengthen
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dilapidated
falling to pieces; in a bad condition; ruined because of neglect
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prosaic
dull, pedestrian
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solder
repair or make whole by using a metal alloy; 땜납
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amplify
increase in size or effect; expand; broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify
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graft
piece of transplanted tissue; portion of plant inserted in another plant
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averse
reluctant; disinclined; not liking or opposed; 싫어하다
