Day 9 Flashcards
1
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indenture
A
bind as servant
2
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dormancy
A
inactivity
3
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peerless
A
having no equal
4
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refractory
A
unmanageable
5
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feature
A
distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth); features: overall appearance
6
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incinerate
A
burn to ashes
7
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alumnus
A
graduate
8
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cadaverous
A
like a corpse; pale
9
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seasonable
A
occurring at the proper time or season; opportune
10
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nimble
A
quick in movement; quick in understanding
11
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antebellum
A
after the civil war
12
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effluent
A
sewage (waste water)
13
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contravene
A
contradict; oppose
14
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probe
A
explore with tools; investigate
15
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ramble
A
wander aimlessly (physically or mentally); digress
16
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putative
A
generally accepted or believed
17
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apogee
A
climax, highest point
18
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equilibrium
A
balance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity
19
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vanguard
A
forerunners; foremost position of an army; advance forces
20
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apathy *
A
lack of energy or interest
21
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revive
A
to bring back to life
22
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fiat
A
command
23
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expiate
A
to make up for, to make aments
24
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autocratic
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having absolute unchecked power; dictatorial
25
disband
dissolve; disperse; (of a group) break up and separate
26
abject
wretches; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self-respect
27
ostentatious *
showy 허세부리는
28
omnivorous
eating or enjoying everything
29
euphoric
overjoyed, excited
30
Obsequious
extremely flattering or servile
31
incorporate
introduce something into a larger whole; include; embody; give material form to
32
retraction
removal; 'taking back'
33
domineer
rule over tyrannically
34
propulsive
driving forward
35
confine
shut in an enclosed space; restrict; keep within limits
36
aloft
upward; high up in the air
37
distrait
absentminded; distracted
38
distinction
honor; excellence; difference; contrast; discrimination
39
warped
crooked, twisted
40
disjunction
act or state of separation; disunity
41
enmesh
to involve, to embroil
42
formality
ceremonious quality
43
clench
close tightly; grasp
44
stock
standard; kept regularly in stock or supply
45
groom
man employed to take care of horses
46
studious
given to diligent study
47
tranquil
calm, peaceful
48
forebears
ancestors
49
insatiable
not easily satisfied, extremely greedy
50
graduate
arrange into categories or grades
51
asteroid
small planet
52
fraternize
associate in a friendly way; 친하게 지내다
53
despoll
besmirch, damage
54
neutralize
to cancel out, to make powerless
55
reliance
dependence
56
verification
proving right; confirmation
57
deputize
work or appoint as a deputy; 대리를 명하다
58
arbitration
judgment, decision
59
contest
dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win
60
resound
be filled with sound
61
practicable
feasible; 알맞는; 실행 할 수 있는
62
wanton
out of control, excessive
63
excoriating
expressing strong disapproval
64
pedagogy
science of teaching
65
presage
foretell; be a warning or sign of
66
erudition
great knowledge or learning
67
surrogate
substitute; person or thing used in place of another
68
insensate
without feeling; lacking sense; foolish
69
abbey
a place for monks (승려) or nuns (수녀)
70
tenet
law, belief
71
phenomena *
observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation
72
untenable
indefensible; not able to be maintained
73
substantiate *
to give evidence for
74
contaminate
pollute
75
treatise
a detailed written work about a specific subject
76
crave
to want, to need
77
emend *
correct (usually text)
78
contrive
invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation); manage
79
elan
a vigorous spirit
80
awe
solemn wonder; feeling of respect mixed with wonder and fear
81
brochure
pamphlet
81
pell-mell
in confusion; disorderly
82
juncture
a place of connection, meeting place
83
humbug
a lie, falsehood
84
embellishment
decoration
85
disparaged
criticized
86
pellucid
transparent, able to be seen through
87
nit
pickers people who find fault with small details
88
epitaph
inscription in memory of a dead person (as on a tombstone)
89
indiscriminate *
without thought; random; careless
89
eccentricity
oddity; idiosyncrasy
90
anodyne
drugs that relieves pain or trouble; opiate
91
vernacular
localized speech, slang
92
mitigate *
to lessen or moderate effects of
93
ecologist
person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment
94
retrospect
looking back on the past, hindsight
95
repentance
being sorry
96
perfidious
traitorous, disloyal
97
ramification
branching out; subdivision; one branch of a system
98
stoke
stir up a fire or furnace; feed plentifully
