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conventional

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common, customary, unexceptional

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convivial

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fond of partying

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copious

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abundant, plentiful

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corollary

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something that follows

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corroborate

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to confirm, to back up with evidence

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cosmopolitian

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at home in many places or situations, internationally sophisticated

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countenance

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face, facial expression, especially an encouraging one

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coup

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a brilliant victory or accomplishment

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covert

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secret, hidden

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covet

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to wish for enviously

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culinary

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relating to cooking or the kitchen

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culminate

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to climate, to reach full effect

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culpable

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deserving blame, guilty

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cursory

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hasty, superficial

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daunt

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to make fearful, to intimidate

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debacle

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violent breakdown, sudden overthrow, overwhelming defeat

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debauchery

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wild living, excessive intemperance

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decadent

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decaying or decayed, especially in terms of morals

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decorous

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proper, in good taste, orderly

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deference

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submission to another’s will, respect, courtesy

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deleterious

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harmful

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delineate

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to describe accurately, to draw in outline

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deluge

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a flood, an inundation

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demagogue

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a leader of people, but more a rabble rouser

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denizen
inhabitant
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depravity
extreme wickedness, corruption
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deprecate
to express disapproval of
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deride
to ridicule, to laugh at contemptuously
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derogatory
disapproving, degrading
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despondent
extremely depressed, full of despair
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despot
an absolute ruler, an autocrat
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destitute
extremely poor, utterly lacking
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desultory
without a plan or purpose, disconnected, random
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dialectical
변증법적인
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didactic
intended to teach, morally instructive, pedantic
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dilettante
someone with superficial knowledge of the arts, amateur , a dabbler
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discern
to have insight, to see things clearly, to discriminate, to differentiate
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discreet
prudent, judiciously reserved
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disinterested
not taking sides, unbiased
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disparage
to belittle, to say uncomplimentary things about, usually in a somewhat indirect way
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disparate
different, incompatible, unequal
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disseminate
to spread the seeds of something, to scatter, to make widely known
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dissipate
to thin out, drift away, dissolve, to waste or squander
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dissolution
the breaking up or dissolving of something into parts
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distend
to swell, to extend a great deal
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docile
easily thought, obedient, easy to handle
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doctrinaire
inflexibly committed to a doctrine or theory without regard to tits practicality , dogmatic
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duplicity
the act of being two-faced ,double dealing deception
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indubitable
something beyond doubt
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ebullient
boiling, bubbling with excitement
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eclectic
choosing the best from many sources
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edify
to enlighten, to instruct , especially in moral or religious matters
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self effacing
to be modest
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effusion
a pouring forth
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egalitarian
believing in the social and economic equality of all people
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egocentric
selfish, believing that one is the center of everything
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egregious
extremely bad, flagrant
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elliptical
oval, missing a word or words, obscure
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elusive
hard to pin down, evasive
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emulate
to strive to equal or excel, usually through imitation
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encroach
to make gradual or stealthy inroads into, to trespass
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endemic
native, restricted to a particular region or era, indigenous
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enervate
to reduce the strength or energy of, especially to do so gradually
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ordeal
시련
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enfranchise
to grant the privileges of citizenship, especially the right to vote
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engender
to bring into existence ;to create; to cause
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enormity
extreme evil, a hideous offense, immensity
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epigram
a brief and usually witty or satirical saying
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epithet
a term used to characterize the nature of something, sometimes a disparaging term used to describe a person
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epitome
a brief summary that captures the meaning of the whole, the perfect example of something, a paradigm
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equanimity
composure, calm
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equitable
fair
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equivocal
ambiguous, intentionally confusing, capable of being interpreted in more than one way
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esoteris
hard to understand, understood by only a select few peculiar
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espouse
to support, to advocate
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euphemism
a pleasant or inoffensive expression used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one
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evanescent
fleeting, vanishing, happening for only the briefest period
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exacerbate
to make worse
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exacting
extremely demanding, difficult, requiring great skill or care
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exasperate
to annoy thoroughly, to make very angry, to try the patience of
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exhort
to urge strongly, to give a serious warning to
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bullhorn
확성기
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exhaustive
through, rigorous, painstaking
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exigency
an emergency, an urgency
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existential
실존주의
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expatriate
to throw out of his or her native land
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expedient
providing an immediate advantage, serving one's immediate self - interest
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plumber
배관공
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expedience
practicality , being especially suited to a particular goal
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expedite
to speed up or ease the progress of
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explicit
clearly and directly expressed
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implicit
indirectly expressed or implied
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extol
to praise highly, to laud
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extraneous
unnecessary, irrelevant, extra
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feeble
허술한
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extrapolate
to project or deduce from something known, to infer
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interpolate
삽입하다
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extricate
to free from difficulty
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tow truck
견인 트럭
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inextricable
something that is permanently stuck
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exult
to rejoice, to celebrate
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facetious
humorous, not serious, clumsily humorous
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facile
fluent, skillful in a superficial way, easy
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farcical
absurd, ludicrous
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fastidious
meticulous, demanding, finicky
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finicky
excessively particular or fastidious; difficult to please; fussy.
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fatalist
운명론자
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farce
익살극
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fatuous
foolish, silly, idiotic
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fauna
animals
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fecund
fertile, productive
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suitor
구혼자
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felicity
happiness, skillfulness, especially at expressing things
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fervor
great warmth or earnestness, ardor zeal
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avid
광적인
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ardor
열중
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fetter
to restrain, to hamper
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fidelity
faithfulness, loyality
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adultry
marital infidelity
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figurative
metaphorical
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finesse
skillful maneuvering, subtlety , craftiness
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flaunt
to show off, to display ostentatiously
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flout
to disregard something out of disrespect
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foible
minor character flaw
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foment
to stir up, to instigate
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instigate
선동하다
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forbear
to refrain from, to abstain
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forego
to do without, to forbear
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fortuitious
accidental, occurring by chance
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founder
to fail/ collapse/ sink
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flounder
허우적 거리다, / 당황하여 허둥되다
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plait
a braid, especially of hair or straw
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caress
an act or gesture expressing affection
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serene
calm, peaceful, tranquil, unruffled
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vouch
to support as being true, certain , reliable
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slurred
to pass over lightly, or without due mention or consideration/ to pronounce indistinctly
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hock
the joint in the hind leg of a horse
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bellowed
to roar
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precariously
1)dependent on circumstances beyond one's control, 2) exposed to or involving danger
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lunge
a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife
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hoisted
to raise or lift/ drink
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knoll
a small rounded hill[ a high place or part]
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aslant
at a slant, obliquely
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affectionate
loving
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petulant
showing sudden impatient irritation
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trudged
to walk, especially laboriously or wearily
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geyser
a hot spring that intermittently sends up fountain-like jet of water/ steam into the air
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divot
a loose piece of turf
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pane
유리창
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waning
to decrease in power, importance, prosperity/ approach an end
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foyer
the lobby of a theater, hotel apartment house
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chortling
to chuckle gleefully
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ulterior
이면의
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holistic
whole is more than merely the sum of its parts
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pang
고통
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frenetic
frantic, frenzied
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furtive
secretive, sly
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forebear
ancestor
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gregarious
사교적인/ sociable, enjoying the company of others
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gauche
unskillful, awkward, maladroit/ opposite of dextrous
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glut
surplus, an overabundance
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grandiloquent
pompous, using a lot of big words in an attempt to sound impressive
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sermon
설교
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deacon
교회의 집사
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minister
목사
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eloquent
웅변, 웅변적
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grandiose
absurdly exaggerated
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gratuitous
given freely(said of something bad), unjustified, unprovoked, uncalled for
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gratuity
a tip
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gravity
seriousness
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hapless
unlucky
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harbinger
a forerunner, a signal of
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hegemony
leadership, especially of one nation over another
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heresy
any belief that is strongly opposed to established belief
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recant
철회하다
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hermetic
impervious to external influence, airtight
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impervious
꿈적하지 않는
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heyday
golden age, prime
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hiatus
a break or interruption, ofter from work
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histrionic
overly dramatic, theatrical
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squirm
어색한
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homily
a sermon