Deck 'Everything' Vol.2 Flashcards

(30 cards)

1
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lull (meaning)

A

v.calm

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2
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caress (meaning)

A

[ kuh-res ] a gesture expressing affection

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3
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rend (meaning)

A

tear into pieces

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4
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convulsion (meaning)

A

sudden, violent, irregular movement of the body

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5
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seep (meaning)

A

flow or leak flowing porous material (porous = full of pores)

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6
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vestige (meaning)

A

remnants

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7
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floe (meaning)

A

a sheet of floating ice

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8
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capsize (meaning)

A

be overturned in the water

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9
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feeble (meaning)

A

lacking physical strength

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10
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gusts (meaning)

A

a sudden strong rush of wind

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11
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concussion (meaning)

A

temporary unconsiciousness

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12
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behold (meaning)

A

see or observe

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13
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spasm (meaning)

A

a sudden, involuntary muscular contraction

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14
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talisman (meaning)

A

a object, engraved with figures supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm.

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15
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eon (meaning)

A

Very long period of time

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16
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quiescent (meaning)

A

[ kwee-es-uhnt] in a state or period of inactivity

17
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disconcerting (meaning)

A

causing one to feel unsettled

18
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swoop (meaning)

A

move rapidly downward through the air

19
Q

The dimension of Rama (from “Rendezvous with Rama”)

A

16 km wide, 50 km long

20
Q

Define ‘project delta’

A

Project delta is the difference between the actual and planned progress, budget, or scope of a project.

21
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Snicker (meaning)

A

a smothered laugh

22
Q

뭐에 대하여 골똘히 생각하다 (b** **)

23
Q

부적절하게 웃다

A

laughed out of court (cannot control appropriately)

24
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retroactive (meaning)

A

taking effect from a date in the past

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oblique (meaning)
neither parallel nor at right angles to something
26
morbid (meaning)
chraracterised by unhealthy interest in disturbing subject
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군법재판소
court martial
28
refract (meaning)
make light huge changes when slightly tilted
29
tracery (meaning)
ornamental stone open work
30
prying (meaning)
excessively interested in a person's private affairs. 'prying hands'