DAY 3 (161~240)

Question 1

scrupulous

Answer 1

strict, careful

Question 2

refute

Answer 2

to disprove, prove to be false

Question 3

stoic

Answer 3

indifferent to pleasure or pain

Question 3

respite

Answer 3

a rest, a period of relief

Question 4

volatile

Answer 4

quick to evaporate, high unstable, explosive

Question 5

hedonistic

Answer 5

pleasure-seeking, indulgent

Question 5

peripheral

Answer 5

unimportant

Question 6

idiom

Answer 6

a peculiar expression

Question 6

benefactor

Answer 6

a generous donor

Question 6

brevity

Answer 6

briefness

Question 7

apocryphal

Answer 7

of doubtful origin, false

Question 8

virtuoso

Answer 8

masterful musician or practitioner

Question 9

slander

Answer 9

to defame, to speak maliciously of someone

Question 10

animosity

Answer 10

resentment, hostility, ill will

Question 11

deplete

Answer 11

to use up, to reduce, to lessen

Question 12

amity

Answer 12

friendship

Question 13

stringent

Answer 13

strict, restrictive

Question 14

voluminous

Answer 14

very large, spacious

Question 14

auspicious

Answer 14

favorable, promising, pointing to a good result

Question 15

fickle

Answer 15

capricious, whimsical, unpredictable

Question 16

lethargy

Answer 16

sluggishness, laziness, drowsiness

Question 17

amass

Answer 17

to accumulate

Question 17

hackneyed

Answer 17

banal, overused, trite

Question 18

trepidation

Answer 18

fear, apprehension, nervous trembling

Question 18

willfull

Answer 18

1. deliberate 2. obstinate, insistent on having one's way

Question 19

desecrate

Answer 19

to profane a holy place 훼손하다

Question 19

bastion

Answer 19

stronghold, fortress, fortified place

Question 20

fortuitous

Answer 20

accidental, occurring by chance

Question 21

assuage

Answer 21

to soothe, to pacify, to ease the pain, to relieve

Question 21

vehement

Answer 21

urgent, passionate

Question 22

prodigious

Answer 22

extraordinary, enormous

Question 23

torpor

Answer 23

sluggishness, inactivity, apathy

Question 24

furtive

Answer 24

secretive

Question 25

supercilious

Answer 25

haughty, patronizing

Question 25

prudent

Answer 25

careful, having foresight

Question 26

verbose

Answer 26

wordy, overly talkative

Question 27

pedestrian

Answer 27

common, ordinary, banal

Question 28

fanatic

Answer 28

one who is extremely devoted to a cause or idea

Question 28

enhance

Answer 28

to make better, to augment

Question 29

retract

Answer 29

to take back, to withdraw, to pull back

Question 30

ambiguous

Answer 30

unclear in meaning, confusing

Question 30

rescind

Answer 30

to repeal, to take back formally

Question 31

paucity

Answer 31

scarcity

Question 32

subtle

Answer 32

not obvious, ingenious, crafty

Question 33

zealous

Answer 33

fervent, devoted to something

Question 34

emulate

Answer 34

to strive to equal or excel, usually through imitation

Question 34

benign

Answer 34

gentle, not harmful, kind

Question 35

compliant

Answer 35

yielding, submissive

Question 36

innumerable

Answer 36

too many to count, many

Question 37

meander

Answer 37

to wander slowly

Question 38

authoritarian

Answer 38

a dictator

Question 38

brawn

Answer 38

bulk, muscles

Question 39

contrite

Answer 39

deeply apologetic, remorseful

Question 39

exemplify

Answer 39

to serve as an example of

Question 40

facilitate

Answer 40

to make easier

Question 41

hypothetical

Answer 41

uncertain, unproven

Question 42

recalcitrant

Answer 42

stubbornly defiant of authority or control

Question 42

saccharine

Answer 42

sweet, excessively disgusting or sweet

Question 43

diffident

Answer 43

timid, lacking in self-confidence

Question 44

gullible

Answer 44

overly trusting, willing to believe anything

Question 44

drone

Answer 44

to talk on and on in a dull way

Question 45

nullify

Answer 45

to make unimportant

Question 45

mar

Answer 45

damage, bruise, spoil

Question 46

parsimony

Answer 46

stinginess

Question 47

propriety

Answer 47

properness, good manners

Question 47

rejuvenate

Answer 47

to make young and strong again

Question 48

skeptical

Answer 48

doubting

Question 49

tenacious

Answer 49

tough, hard to defeat

Question 50

authentic

Answer 50

real

Question 51

animated

Answer 51

alive, moving

Question 52

dearth

Answer 52

a lack of, scarcity

Question 52

bias

Answer 52

prejudice, tendency, tilt

Question 52

blithe

Answer 52

carefree, cheerful

Question 53

divert

Answer 53

1. to change the direction of, alter the course of 2. to amuse

Question 53

entrall

Answer 53

to thrill, fascinate

Question 54

heed

Answer 54

to listen to

Question 55

hindrance

Answer 55

an obstruction, an annoying interference or delay 방해

Question 56

irascible

Answer 56

irritable

Question 56

merger

Answer 56

a joining or marriage

Question 56

nostalgia

Answer 56

a sentimental longing for the past