DAY 2 (81~160)

Question 1

voluntary

Answer 1

willing, unforced

Question 2

disparage

Answer 2

to belitte

Question 2

didactic

Answer 2

instructive

Question 2

prosaic

Answer 2

dull, unimaginative

Question 2

disparate

Answer 2

different, incompatible

Question 3

ephemeral

Answer 3

short-lived, fleeting

Question 4

compliant

Answer 4

yielding, submissive

Question 5

expedient

Answer 5

providing an immediate advantage, serving one’s immediate self interest

Question 5

profuse

Answer 5

flowing, extravagant

Question 6

fastidious

Answer 6

meticulous, demanding

Question 7

belligerent

Answer 7

combative, quarrelsome, waging war

Question 7

astute

Answer 7

perceptive, intelligent

Question 8

languish

Answer 8

to become weak or depressed

Question 9

censure

Answer 9

to condemn severely

Question 10

stagnation

Answer 10

motionlessness, inactivity

Question 11

mitigate

Answer 11

to lessen the severity of something

Question 12

reprehensible

Answer 12

worthy of blame

Question 13

engender

Answer 13

to create, to produce

Question 14

exemplary

Answer 14

outstanding, setting a great example

Question 15

relegate

Answer 15

to banish, to send away

Question 16

neutral

Answer 16

unbiased, not taking sides, objective

Question 17

anecdote

Answer 17

a brief, entertaining story

Question 18

scanty

Answer 18

inadequate, minimal

Question 19

fallacious

Answer 19

fake

Question 20

acclaim

Answer 20

praise, applause, admiration

Question 21

uniform

Answer 21

consistent, unchanging, same for everyone

Question 22

repress

Answer 22

to hold down

Question 23

incoherent

Answer 23

jumbled, chaotic, impossible to understand

Question 24

articulate

Answer 24

speaking clearly and well

Question 25

solicit

Answer 25

to ask for, to seek

Question 26

reproach

Answer 26

to scold

Question 27

condescend

Answer 27

1. to patronize (잘난척하다) 2. to act graciously towards another regarded as being on a lower level (겸손하게 행동하다)

Question 28

orthodox

Answer 28

conventional, adhering to established principles

Question 29

indolence

Answer 29

laziness

Question 29

congenial

Answer 29

agreeably suitable, pleasant

Question 30

preclude

Answer 30

to prevent, make impossible, shut out

Question 31

apprehensive

Answer 31

worried, anxious

Question 32

elaborate

Answer 32

detailed, careful, thorough

Question 33

resignation

Answer 33

reluctant acceptance of a bad situation

Question 34

elusive

Answer 34

hard to pin down, evasive

Question 35

taciturn

Answer 35

untalkative by nature

Question 36

efface

Answer 36

to erase, to rub away the features of

Question 37

ameliorate

Answer 37

to make better or more tolerable

Question 38

flagrant

Answer 38

shocking, outstandingly bad

Question 39

acquiesce

Answer 39

to give in, to agree

Question 40

atrophy

Answer 40

to waste away from lack of use

Question 41

concise

Answer 41

brief and to the point, succinct

Question 41

dubious

Answer 41

doubtful, uncertain

Question 42

immutable

Answer 42

unchangeable, permanent

Question 43

credulous

Answer 43

believing, gullible

Question 44

static

Answer 44

stationary, not changing or moving

Question 45

coalesce

Answer 45

to come together as one, to fuse, to unite

Question 45

blasphemy

Answer 45

irreverence, an insult to something held sacred, profanity

Question 46

lax

Answer 46

careless, not diligent

Question 47

cryptic

Answer 47

mysterious

Question 48

levity

Answer 48

lightness, unseriousness

Question 49

ambivalent

Answer 49

undecided, having mixed feelings

Question 50

innate

Answer 50

existing since birth, inborn, inherent

Question 51

sycophant

Answer 51

one who sucks up to others

Question 51

amiable

Answer 51

friendly

Question 52

esoteric

Answer 52

hard to understand

Question 53

extraneous

Answer 53

irrelevant, extra, unnecessary

Question 53

tedious

Answer 53

boring

Question 54

exhaustive

Answer 54

thorough, complete

Question 55

caustic

Answer 55

like acid, corrosive

Question 56

inadvertent

Answer 56

lax, careless, without intention

Question 57

incongruous

Answer 57

not harmonious, not consistent, not appropriate

Question 58

belittle

Answer 58

to make seem little

Question 58

unprecedented

Answer 58

happening for the first time, never seen before

Question 59

digress

Answer 59

to go off the subject

Question 60

appease

Answer 60

to soothe, to pacify

Question 60

frivolous

Answer 60

not serious, not solemn

Question 61

instigate

Answer 61

to provoke, to stir up

Question 62

sage

Answer 62

wise

Question 63

predecessor

Answer 63

someone or something that came before another

Question 64

jeopardy

Answer 64

danger

Question 65

tangible

Answer 65

touchable, palpable

Question 66

indulgent

Answer 66

lenient, yielding to desire

Question 66

remorse

Answer 66

sadness, regret

Question 67

pivotal

Answer 67

crucial