Day 17 Flashcards
1
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hypodermic
A
injection under skin
2
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sycophantic
A
flattering to gain something
3
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luxuriate
A
take pleasure in great comfort
4
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initiative
A
creativity
5
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puny
A
weak, tiny
6
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precipitous
A
steep, overhasty; 성급한
7
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reprobation
A
severe disapproval
8
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uproar
A
noisy confusion; 소란
9
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jumble
A
mix in a confused way; 난잡하게 하다
10
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parquet
A
floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosaic like matter
11
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circum
A
around, in a circle
12
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genesis
A
birth, beginning point
13
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abortive
A
unsuccessful, fruitless; 유산의, 조산의
14
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myriarch
A
ruler of 10,000 troops
15
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corpuscle
A
red or white cell in the blood
16
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mat
A
not shiny, matte, having a dull finish
17
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dissonance
A
discord
18
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verified
A
proved right
19
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brigand
A
robber, thief
20
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thrall
A
slave
21
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saturnalian
A
gloomy, moody
22
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rationale
A
fundamental reason
23
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elegy *
A
poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead)
24
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rabid
A
extremely zealous (열광적인)
suffering rabies
25
compost
mixture of decaying organic matter used as fertilizer
(v.) put or make compost
26
wizened
shriveled, withered; 시들게 하다
27
loathe
detest (hate)
28
hereafter
life after death
29
bilious
bad tempered, easily irritated
30
whit
small amount
31
quell *
to soothe, to calm
32
stoic
unemotional, silent
33
infallible
unerring, never making mistakes
34
drone
idle person who lives on other people's work
35
waylay
to mislead or misdirect
36
plebiscite
direct vote by the entire electorate
37
subtle
not obvious
38
parable
short simple story teaching a moral
39
scouring
cleaning thoroughly
40
insightful
intelligent, understanding
41
lineaments
features especially of the face
42
disconcert
confuse, upset, embarrass, perturb
43
aesthetic *
artistic
44
aperture
opening, hole, adjustable opening in a camera that limits the amount of light
45
automation
mechanism that imitates actions of humans
46
touchy
oversensitive
47
ulcer
sore place appearing on the skin inside or outside the body
48
acetic
vinegary
49
labyrinth*
complicated maze
50
milieu
surroundings or environment
51
insubstantial
lacking substance; insignificant; (not strong)
52
extensive
wide ranging, large
53
baroque
highly ornate
54
barterer
trader
(v.) barter = trade; exchange good for other goods rather than money
55
well-bred
of good upbringing; well-mannered and refined (세련된)
56
enrapture
to give pleasure intensely; fill with rapture and delight (황홀하게 하다)
57
obliterated
wiped out (destroy)
58
mnemonics
system to improve memory
59
erroneous *
wrong (inaccurate)
60
phlegmatic
cool, calm
61
molecule
the smallest particle
62
supple
flexible
63
bequeath *
to give, to leave something in a person's will (남기다, 전하다)
64
decoy
to bait
65
bustle
to hurry
66
impute
to blame (to credit; 돌리다)
67
impressionable
easily influenced (because of lack of critical ability)
68
chisel
swindle (He chiseled me out of fifty dollars: 그는 나에게 50 달러 깎아서 줬다.)
(n.) wedge like tool for cutting
69
resourceful
clever
70
mace
ceremonial staff used as a symbol of authority
clublike medieval weapon
71
enormity
extreme evil or offense (great in scale)
72
meander *
wind or turn in its course; follow a winding or turning course (zigzag)
73
dour
stern, joyless (in appearance)
74
elysium
place or condition of bliss
75
reaper
one who harvests grain
(grim reaper: one who harvests soul...?)
76
implicit
understood but not stated
77
sotte voce
very softly, whispering
78
mentor
counselor, teacher
79
microcosm
small or miniature copy of something
80
peevishness
childish sullenness, irritability (투정부리는)
81
domicile
home
82
precedence
importance or coming before in place, time, rank
83
intolerance
close-minded, unaccepting of different ideas
84
precis
concise summing up of main points
85
grouch
bad-tempered complaint; person who keeps complaining
86
abhorrence
hatred
87
evenhanded
impartial; fair
88
unification
act of uniting or joining together
89
malignant
tending to cause death
90
plait
braid; interwine
90
dissident
rebellious
91
legend
explanatory list of symbols on a map
91
cantata
story set to music to be sung by a chorus
92
regress
to return to an earlier state
93
scabbard
case for a sword blade
94
marked
noticeable; targeted for attack
95
broil
cook by direct heat
96
futility
uselessness; hopelessness
97
scale
climb up; ascend
98
defy
to disobey, to go against
