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DAY 3 (171~245) Flashcards

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Concise

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brief and to the point; succinct

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Lax

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careless; not diligent; relaxed

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Esoteric

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hard to understand; understood by only a select few; peculiar

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exemplary

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outstanding; setting a great example

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Exemplify

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to serve as an example of

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nostalgia

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a sentimental longing for the past; homesickness

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Scrupulous

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strict; careful (usually for ethical reasons)

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Slander

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to defame; to speak maliciously of someone

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amass

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to accumulate

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Pedestrian

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common; ordinary; banal

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Emulate

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to strive to equal or excel, usually through imitation

emular = competitor
emulation = competition
emulous = competitive
be emulous of = in awe

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Universal

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occurring or present everywhere

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orthodox

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conventional; adhering to established principles or doctrines, especially in religion

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immutable

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unchangeable; permanent

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Mar

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damage; bruise; spoil

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Merger

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a joining or marriage

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Neutral

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unbiased; not taking sides; objective

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Hypothetical

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uncertain; unproven

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Saccharine

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sweet; excessively or disgustingly sweet

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Volatile

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quick to evaporate; highly unstable; explosive

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Animosity

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resentment; hostility; ill will

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Trepidation

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fear; apprehension; nervous trembling

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Supercilious

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haughty; patronizing

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Appease

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to soothe; to pacify

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Fickle
capricious; whimsical; unpredictable
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preclude
to prevent; to make impossible; to shut out
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Innocuous
harmless
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Cryptic
mysterious; mystifying
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incongruous
not harmonious; not consistent; not appropriate
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Rescind
to repeal; to take back formally
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Vilify
to debase; to degrade; to defame
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stanza
a recurring unit in poetry or music
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Peripheral
unimportant
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Amity
friendship
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Desecrate
to profane a holy place (the opposite is consecrate)
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Sage
wise; possessing wisdom derived from experience or learning
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Meander
to wander slowly; like a winding river
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Furtive
secretive
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efface
to erase; to rub away the features of
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Credulous
believing; gullible
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Innate
existing since birth; inborn; inherent
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Retract
to take back; to withdraw; to pull back
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Fundamental
basic
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Nullify
to make unimportant
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Jeopardy
danger
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hedonistic
pleasure-seeking; indulgent
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Stringent
strict; restrictive
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Fortuitous
accidental; occurring by chance
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remorse
sadness; regret
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repress
to hold down
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ameliorate
to make better or more tolerable
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Blasphemy
irreverence; an insult to something held sacred; profanity
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sycophant
one who sucks up to others
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Pretentious
showy; putting on airs to gain attention or admiration
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Contrite
deeply apologetic; remorseful
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Rejuvenate
to make young and strong again
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avarice
greed
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Benefactor
a generous donor
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Voluminous
very large; spacious
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Vehement
urgent; passionate
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Verbose
wordy; overly talkative
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gullible
overly trusting; willing to believe anything
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Prodigious
extraordinary; enormous
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coalesce
to come together as one; to fuse; to unite
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Hindrance
an obstruction; an annoying interference or delay
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meander
to wander slowly; like a winding river
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prudent
careful; having foresight
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unprecedented
happening for the first time; never seen before
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blithe
carefree; cheerful
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pivotal
crucial
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apocryphal
of doubtful origin; false
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hackneyed
banal; overused; trite
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fundamental
basic
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assuage
to soothe; to pacify; to ease the pain of; to relieve

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