Day 49 Flashcards
(100 cards)
1
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monograph
A
scholarly article
2
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subplot
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a secondary plot in fiction or drama
2
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invalidate
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weaken; destroy; make invalid; nullify
2
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continually
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regularly, frequently
3
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peripheral *
A
located on the boundary or outside
3
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replica
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imitation
4
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sundry
A
miscellaneous
4
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explicitly
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very clear; nothing hidden
5
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trenchant
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keen, sharp, effective
5
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fracas
A
fight, brawl
소동
5
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plethora
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excess; overabundance
6
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anthropocentric
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regarding human beings as the center of the universe
6
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ballast
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heavy substance used to add stability or weight
v = supply with ballast
7
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adherent
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supporter; follower
8
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terminal
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part that forms the end; railroad or bus station
8
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lummox
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clumsy person
8
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bode
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foreshadow; portend
9
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portentous
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ominous, threatening
10
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carafe
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glass water bottle; decanter
10
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venerable
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admirable, highly esteemed
존경할 만한
11
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pedagogue
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teacher
12
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glamor
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compelling charm
13
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outstrip
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outrun; surpass; outdo
14
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malleable
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easy to shape or influence; flexible
15
bullion
gold and silver in the form of bars
16
pestle
tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl
17
paranoia
extreme suspicion of everyone
18
hut
crude dwelling; shack
19
supplicate
petition humbly; pray to grant a favor; 애원하다
20
unravel
disentangle; solve
21
irreproachable *
untouchable, perfect
22
distract
take (one's attention) off something; upset emotionally; make anxious
22
heedless
disobedient
23
utilitarian
useful, effective
24
tautological
needlessly repetitious
24
rhetorician
an eloquent writer or speaker; 수사학자
25
solvent
able to pay all depths
solvency
26
patois
local or provincial dialect
26
bungler
someone who is clumsy or inept
27
adapt
make or become suitable for a specific use; alter; modify; adjust
28
kindred
similar, related to
29
verbiage
wordiness
30
immutable *
unchangeable, permanent
30
impassioned
passionate, fervid
31
censorious *
severely critical
31
sluggard
lazy person
32
perjury
false testimony while under oath
v = perjure oneself = testify falsely under oath
33
belligerence
aggression
34
braid
plait; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together
35
unassuaged
unsatisfied; not soothed
35
petulant
sulky, bad tempered
36
craggy
rough edged
37
tentative *
uncertain, hesitant
37
sly
clever in deceiving; secretive, not telling one's intentions
37
quagmire *
soft, wet, boggy land; predicament
38
hodgepodge
strange mixture
38
eloquence *
expressiveness; persuasive speech; 웅변
39
picaresque
pertaining to rogues in literature
40
waft
move gently (in air or in seas) by wind or waves
40
snub
ignore or behave coldly toward
40
sanguinary
bloody
41
shackle
chain; fetter; confine with shackles
42
succumbing
giving in to; falling under the influence of; 굴복
43
pedigree
ancestry; lineage
43
abominate
loathe; hate
44
forfeit
something surrendered as punishment for a crime or breach of contract; 박탈
44
prolific *
producing a lot
45
efface *
to wipe out, to erase
46
peroration
conclusion of an oration
v perorate = conclude a speech
47
solidarity
mutual agreement and support
48
bowdlerize
expurgate (censor)
48
rout
complete disaster or failure
49
eccentric
strange, quirky
50
nettled
annoyed, irked
50
stupor
lack of energy
51
proficiency
competence, skill
51
repugnant *
disgusting, offensive, repelling
52
inductive
pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general
52
impugned
challenged; attacked in words
52
arsenal
storage place for military equipment
53
hygiene
cleanliness
54
ephemeral *
temporary
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demagogue
leader who anger or incites people for his own purpose
56
diabolical
devilish, evil
57
hortatory
encouraging; extortive; marked by exhortation
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viviparous
giving live birth (not through eggs)
58
denomination
religious group; unit in a system; name or designation
59
roster
roll call, a list of names; 명단
59
candor *
frankness; open honesty
60
acclivity
sharp upslope of a hill
60
loqu
talk
61
aboriginal
indigenous, native
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decimation
extensive destruction
63
estrangement
separation
64
devoid
empty of
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concentric
having a common center
66
connive
to plot in secret, to scheme
67
barrister
counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law
68
blackball
vote against (an applicant); ostracize (reject)
69
dart
move or throw suddenly and quickly
