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1
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insomnia

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inability to fall asleep or remain asleep

2
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somnolent

A

sleepy

3
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somniferous

A

inducing sleep

4
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sophist

A

one who is skilled in deceptive argumentation

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sophistry

A

plausible but misleading argumentation

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sophomoric

A

showing lack of judgment

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specimen

A

a representation of a class or whole; a sample

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speculate

A

take something as true based on insufficient evidence

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perspicacious

A

shrewd, astute, keen-witted

10
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aspiration

A

expulsion of breath in speaking

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spirograph

A

device that records the movements of breathing

12
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static

A

having no motion; fixed; stationary

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subterfuge

A

trick or tactic used to avoid something

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supernal

A

celestial; heavenly

15
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surtax

A

additional tax

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syllogism

A

argument with a conclusion deduced from two premises

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synchronous

A

occurring at the same time; moving at the same rate

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syndicate

A

association of people who undertake a duty or transact business

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tactus

A

sense of touch

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tangent

A

digression, diversion

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telemeter

A

an instrument that measures distance

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telemetry

A

science of transmitting data from someplace remote to a distant receiving station

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teleseism

A

tremor from a distant earthquake

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telephony

A

sound transmission between distant stations

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temporal

A

related to time

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temporize

A

act evasively to gain time, avoid an argument, or postpone a decision

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extemporaneous

A

unrehearsed

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temporality

A

being bound in time

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tenacious

A

stubborn, holding firm

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contend

A

strive in opposition; to struggle

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contention

A

act of striving in controversy

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tensor

A

a muscle that stretches a body part

33
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termless

A

having no limits; unending

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terraqueous

A

consisting of land and water

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terraceous

A

earthen

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terrestial

A

earthly

37
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terra firma

A

dry land

38
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terra incognita

A

unknown land

39
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complaisant

A

overly polite; willing to please

the novel is mainly about a woman and her complaisant husband

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complicity

A

partnership in wrongdoing

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compunction

A

uneasiness caused by guilt

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conception

A

something conceived in the mind

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conciliatory

A

overcoming distrust or hostility

Ben felt bad about starting the argument with Sue and talked to her in a conciliatory way

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concoct

A

to invent

the teacher waited to see what excuse billy would concoct for not doing his assignment

45
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concomitant

A

existing concurrently

the increase in poverty led to a concomitant increase in crime

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concur

A

to agree

a majority of the committee concurs with the proposal

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condone

A

to overlook voluntarily; forgive

the teacher condoned the student’s poor behavior

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conduit

A

a pipe or channel for conveying fluids; conveyor of information

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conformity

A

harmony; agreement

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congenial

A

similar in tastes and habits; friendly; suited to

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congenital

A

existing at or before birth

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conglomerate

A

group of varied things

the painting uses a conglomerate of colors

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conglomeration

A

an accumulation of diverse things

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congruent

A

corresponding

the two triangles are congruent

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conjunction

A

a simultaneous occurrence; a combination

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connoisseur

A

a person with refined taste

57
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connotation

A

a meeting suggested by a word or thing

the word ‘lady’ has acquired unfavorable connotations for many people

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connote

A

to suggest or imply in addition to literal meaning

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consanguinity

A

relationship by blood or by a common ancestor; close connection
The woman is seeking a divorce on grounds of consanguinity

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consign

A

to entrust; commit irrevocably

My wife consigned my five-year-old sweatshirt to the garbage

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consolidate

A

to combine; form into one system

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consonance

A

something consistent with; in agreement with

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consortium

A

an association formed for joint venture

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conspicuous

A

very noticeable; striking

Beth’s orange hair makes her conspicuous

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constituency

A

body of voters of the residents of a district represented by an elected official

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consituent

A

part; citizen, voter

The senator visits her constituents regularly

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consummate

A

accomplished, complete

A consummate pianist, Jun had performed all over the world

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contemporary

A

belonging to the same period of time; current, modern

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contemptuous

A

manifesting or feeling contempt; scornful

The novelist is contemptuous of the work of other writers

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contend

A

to battle, compete, assert

Harry plans to contend for the middle weight boxing title

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continence

A

self control

Continence is a virtue that he aspires to

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contingent

A

dependent on conditions not yet established

73
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contrite

A

feeling very sorry and guilty for something bad that you have done

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conundrum

A

riddle; puzzle with no solution

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convalesce

A

to return to health after illness; recuperate

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convention

A

an accepted technique or device; practice widely observed in a group
The conventions of English spelling are difficult to master

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conviction

A

a fixed belief

Julie’s conviction is that more should be done to help the poor

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Conviviality

A

sociable state or condition

Everyone praised the conviviality of the hosts

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convoke

A

to call together

The national association convoked a meeting of all its local chapters

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copious

A

abundant, plentiful

The teacher provided copious notes for her students

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coquette

A

woman who flirts

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cornucopia

A

horn overflowing with fruit and grain; state of abundance

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corpus

A

a large collection of writings on a specific subject or of a specific kind

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cosset

A

to give a lot of attention to making someone comfortable

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pamper

A

하고싶은대로 하게하다

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coterie

A

small group of persons with a similar interest

The coterie of poets met regularly

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coterminous

A

having common boundaries

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countenance

A

1)facial expression
2)verb) to favor, support
The principal countenanced greater involvement of the student council in running the school

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overhang

A

to project over/ 일부가 돌출된 부분

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tertial

A

relating to the third row of flight feathers on the basal selection of a bird’s wing

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tertian

A

recurring after three days

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tertiary

A

third in degree or rank

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tertium quid

A

a third thing of indeterminate character

94
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tertiary color

A

a color that results from mixing two secondary colors

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apotheosis

A

glorification; glorified ideal

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theogamy

A

marriage of gods

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physiotherapy

A

treatment of physical injury with therapeutic exercise

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thermoduric

A

able to survive high temperatures

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thermolabile

A

subject to change or destruction by heating

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dermatome

A

instrument used to cut slices of the skin in skin grafts

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microtome

A

instrument that cuts specimens into slices for examination with microscopes

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gastrotomy

A

surgical incision into the stomach

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vasectomy

A

surgical removal of a duct that carries semen

104
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topography

A

the configuration of a land surface

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topology

A

regional anatomy

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toponym

A

the name of a place

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topophobia

A

fear of certain places

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topos

A

a traditional theme

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torsion

A

act of twisting or turning

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tortuous

A

winding; twisting; circuitous

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protract

A

draw out; prolong

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tremulous

A

marked by shaking or trembling

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tremolo

A

a quivering effect produced by quickly repeating a single tone

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turbid

A

in a state of turmoil

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turbine

A

machine that converts the energy of moving fluid to rotary mechanical power

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typal

A

relating to or serving as a type

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typify

A

represent as a typical example of; symbolize

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typology

A

the study or classification of types

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ultramundane

A

extending beyond the world or the universe

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unfetter

A

free from restraints; liberate

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national commission

A

unesco

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ingrained

A

firmly fixed/ established

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quota

A

the share or proportional part of a total

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femur

A

대퇴골

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pelivs

A

골반

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backhoe

A

폴크레인

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rancher

A

목장주인

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weather out

A

악천후로 — 에 들어가지 못하게 하다

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quarry

A

1) 채석장

2) 사냥감

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amicus curiae

A

법정 조언자

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en banc

A

전원 합의체

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rivalrous

A

경쟁의, 대항의, 맞서는

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morass

A

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punt

A

to propel

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urbane

A

refined, sophisticated, suave

136
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urbanite

A

city dweller

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urbanologist

A

specialist in city life

138
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usury

A

lending money at exorbitant rates

139
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utile

A

useful

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utilitarian

A

concerned with usefulness rather than beauty

141
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vacuity

A

emptiness of mind; lack of ideas

142
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vacuole

A

small cavity in cell cytoplasm

143
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convection

A

transmission

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veritable

A

real; genuine

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verity

A

truthfulness

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aver

A

to affirm; declare to be true

147
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veracity

A

accuracy, truthfulness

148
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verisimilitude

A

quality of appearing true or real

149
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verbatim

A

corresponding word for word

150
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proverbial

A

widely referred to

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verbiage

A

an excess of words; wordiness

152
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versatile

A

adaptable; all-purpose

153
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vertigo

A

diziness

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viatical

A

relating to a road or traveling

155
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viaticum

A

traveling provisions

156
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via media

A

middle way or course

157
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vista

A

a distant view or prospect

158
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virile

A

having the characteristics of an adult male

159
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virulent

A

very harmful; poisonous; hostile

160
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virago

A

woman who is noisy and scolding

161
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virility

A

manly characteristic; potency

162
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virilism

A

male sexual characteristics in a female

163
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curriculum vitae

A

summary of a person’s education and professional life

164
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vivarium

A

enclosure where living things are raised for observation and research

165
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vivisection

A

the practice of cutting into or otherwise injuring living animals