Day 18 Flashcards
1
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egalitarian
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equal, believer in equality; 평등주의의
2
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catholic
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encompassing all
3
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fetid
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rotten, putrid
4
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circuit
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closed circular line around an area, circumference
5
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estranged
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separated, alienated
6
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incongruous *
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dissimilar, not matching
7
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sluice
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artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water
8
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nuisance
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annoyance
9
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aerie
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nest of a large bird of prey
10
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trappings
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outward decorations, ornaments
11
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slake
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satisfy (thirst), quench, sate
12
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abate *
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lessen, weaken
13
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rancorous
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vengeful, resentful, bitter; 원한이 있는
14
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stanza
A
division of a poem
15
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disparate
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different, incompatible
16
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provision
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act of providing; something provided
17
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sanctimonious
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falsely pious or self righteous
18
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marital
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pertaining to marriage
19
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append
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attach
20
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chromatic
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relating to or having a lot of color
21
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hilarity
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great laughter
22
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grievance
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cause of complaint
23
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unearth
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dig up; discover (facts) by careful searching
24
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depreciate
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to lessen in value
25
vain
full of self-admiration; conceited; without result; unsuccessful
(n.) vanity
26
disavowed
disclaimed
27
esteemed
honored, respected
28
semblance
outward appearance; guise
29
besiege
to attack, to surround on all sides
30
attest
testify; bear witness
31
regenerate
to renew, regrow
32
finagle
to trick
33
juxtapose
place side by side
34
sadistic
inclined to cruelty (잔인한 경향이 있다)
(n.) sadism = delight in cruelty
35
morbid
obsessed with death
36
mangle
tear or cut to pieces, mutilate or disfigure
37
meticulous *
very careful; showing great attention to detail
38
fluency
smoothness of speech
39
conjoined
joined or fused together
40
sterile
empty, iinfertile
41
impinge
to interfere or restrict
42
proscenium
part of stage in front of curtain, front arch of a stage
43
mangy
shabby (비열한); wretched; suffering from mange; of bad appearance
44
fresco
painting on wet plaster (usually fresh)
45
symbolizing
acting as a symbol of
46
effervescence *
inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; 감격
47
morgue
mortuary; place where bodies are kept before burial or cremation
48
outburst
an angry outcry or speech
49
bon
good
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egotism *
tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively; conceit (excessive pride in oneself); self-importance
51
urchin
mischievous child (usually boy)
52
undermine *
weaken, compromise
53
chant
tune (melody) in which a number of words are sung on the same note
54
demotic
of or pertaining to the people
55
fluke
unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune; accidental stroke of good luck
56
anguish
acute pain; extreme suffering
57
harping
tiresome dwelling on a subject
58
hostage
person who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy
59
waif
a pitiful or homeless child
60
catharsis
a release of emotions
61
amazon
female warrior
62
remorse *
deep regret for wrongdoing; guilt
63
apiculture
bee-keeping
64
laborious
difficult, arduous
65
escapade
prank; flighty conduct; reckless adventure that disobeys rules; 탈선행위
66
cagey
clever, shrewd (hesitant about committing oneself)
67
torpor *
lassitude, enervation; a state of physical or mental inactivity
68
disapprobation
disapproval, condemnation (criticism)
69
vex
annoy; distress (suffering, pain, anguish)
70
denuded
stripped
71
denotation
meaning, distinguishing by name
(v.) denote = indicate, refer to directly
72
secluded
isolated, alone
73
mealymouthed
indirect in speech (when something unpleasant must be said)
74
heyday
time of somebody's greatest popularity
75
credo
set of beliefs
76
unadorned
plain, without decoration
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depravity *
moral corruption; 악행
78
slither *
slip or slide
79
executioner
person administering capital punishment
80
draft
first rough form; conscription
81
purport
intention; purpose; meaning
82
beneficial
having good or positive effects
83
chronology
time line
84
debutante
young woman making formal entrance into society
85
comity
courtesy; civility
86
flaunting
showing off
87
gentile
one who is not Jewish
88
stamina
power of endurance; strength
89
material
made of physical matter, important
90
luster
shine
91
dispelled
removed
92
legacy
gift made by a will, something handed down from an ancestor
93
paramour
illicit lover
94
superficial *
on surface only, without depth or substance
95
toss
throw lightly, move or lift the head with a sudden motion
96
lout
fool
97
transpire
become known, be revealed
98
underling
subordinates, follower; a person lower in status or rank
99
limbo
region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept; prison
100
menagerie
collection of wild animals on exhibition, zoo
