PREP HOUSE Flashcards

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abate

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v. to subside, to reduce

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abject

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비참한, 절망적인 (abject poverty)

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abnegate

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포기하다, 버리다, 자제하다

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aberration

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비정상적인

something not typical

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aberrant

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errant, erratic

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absolve

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용서하다, 사면하다

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accede

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양보하다, 동의하다

give in; to yield; to agree

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antecedent

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선조, 선례

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cede

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양도하다

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con

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시인하다, 인정하다 (잘못을, 패배를)

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recede

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후퇴, 철회하다

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acquiesce

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to comply passively; to accept

따르다

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acquit

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사면하다, 석방하다

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quiescent

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조용한

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affectation

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n. unnatural or artificial behavior

부자연스러움, 가짜 행동

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fecund

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풍부한, 비옥한

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feckless

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무능한, 무책임한

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lenient

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관대한

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levity

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가벼움

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relent

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마음이 풀리다, 더 관대해지다

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subordinate

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부수적인, (~보다~을) 경시하다

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valiant

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용감한, valor, valorous, valiant

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convalesce

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병에 차도가 있다, 완쾌하다

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anachronism

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n. something out of place in time

시대에 안 맞는

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cronyism
친구 편애주의(학연, 지연 등)
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antagonize
v. to incur the dislike of | 적대시하다
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antiseptic
살균제
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antibiotic
항생제
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antipathy
n. firm dislike
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arcane
adj. mysterious; known or understood by only a few
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ardent
passionate; enthusiastic | ex) ardent heart
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arson
방화
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artifice
교활함, 속임수, 책략
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ascetic
adj. practicing self-denial | 고행의, 수련의, 엄격한
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assume
v. 1. to undertake the duties of (떠맡다, 인수하다) 2. to affect the appearance of (가장하다, ~인 척하다) 3. to suppose arrogant
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sumptuous
호화, 사치스러운
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shrewd
상황 판단이 빠른, astute
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augment
v. to make bigger; to increase (늘이다)
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august
위엄있는, 장엄한
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austere
adj. unadorned; stern; forbidding; without excess 근면한, 검소한
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avarice
n. greed; excessive love of riches
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avid
욕심, 열렬한
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axiomatic
adj. self-evident | 자명한
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belie
v. to give a false impression of; to contradict (contradict the clauses) 상반되다, 모순되다
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bolster
v. to support; to buoy up | 지지하다
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buoyant
명랑한, 쾌활한
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aesthetic
심미적, 미학적
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capitulate
항복하다
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recapitulate
요약하다
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precipitate
재촉하다, 황급한
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precipice
절벽
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censure
v. to condemn severely for doing something bad 1. 비난하다 2. 검열하다
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circumlocution
돌려서 말하다
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circumspect
신중한
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circumvent
회피하다
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proscribe
금지하다 prohibit
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clandestine
adj. concealed or secret, usually for an evil purpose
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occlude
닫다
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preclude
금지하다 prevent
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cogent
adj. powerfully convincing
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cognizant
알고 있는
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cogitate
생각하다, 숙고하다
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incognito
익명의, 가명의, 암행의
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collude
v. to work with someone secretly in order to do something illegal 공모하다 connive(속이는), conspire
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allude
암시하다
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delude
속이다
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elude
회피하다
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ludicrous
웃긴, ridiculous
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compelling
adj. 1. forceful; causing to yield; | 2. convincing
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dispel
쫓아버리다
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repel
격퇴시키다, 퇴치시키다 | repellent
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complacent
자기만족의, adj. self-satisfied; overly pleased with oneself
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placid
평화로운
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placate
달래다, 위로하다
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placebo
효과과 없는 약
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pacify
평화를 주다, 진정시키다
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compliant
adj. willing to comply; submissive
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composure
n. calmness, tranquility
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poise
평형, 침착, 냉정
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juxtapose
배치, 병렬
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repose
resting
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posture
부자연스러운 태도를 취하다
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conciliatory
회유하는, 달래는 | adj. making peace; attempting to resolve a dispute through goodwill
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condescend
v. 1. to lower oneself; 2. to assume an air of superiority (syn) patronize 생색내다
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confound
v. to cause to become confused
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infuse
유입하다
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diffuse
발산하다, 말이 장황한
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effusive
분출하는
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profuse
풍부한, 넘치는, 낭비하는, 헤픈
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suffuse
가득차다
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congenial
adj. agreeably suitable; pleasant, genial
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congenital
탁월한, 선천적인
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engender
만들어내다, (예산을) 창출해내다
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conjecture
v. to infer from inconclusive evidence; to guess | 추측하다 (생각을 같이 쏘아보다)
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adjacent
인접한
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dejected
낙심한
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subject
v. 지배하다, 정복하다
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conspicuous
adj. easy to notice; obvious
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despicable
비열한
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prospect
전망, 계획
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perspicacious
통찰력있는
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contretemps
재앙
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extemporaneous
즉흥의 improvised, impromptu
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contentious
adj. argumentative; quarrelsome
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contiguous
adj. side by side; adjoining
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contingent
의존적인, 부수적인
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intact
건드리지 않는, 손상되지 않은
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convoluted
adj. intricate; complicated
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voluble
말많은, 수다스러운 (혀가 꼬이는)
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copious
adj. abundant; plentiful | copious coffee
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curtail
v. to shorten; to cut short (자르다, 소비를 줄이다)
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canine
개의, 개과의
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dampen
v. 1. to become wet 2. to deaden, restrain, or depress (분위기를 깨다, 찬물을 끼얹다)
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debunk
v. to expose the nonsense of | ex. debunk 9/11
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decorous
adj. proper; in good taste 고상한, 기품있는 (decent, courteous) not decorous
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decry
v. to condemn openly | ex. street protesters decry food price hikes
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defer
v. 1. to postpone | 2. to accept another's opinions or judgment through respect (존중하다, 존경하다)
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confer
주다, 수여하다
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proliferate
자손을 가져오다, 확산 시키다 | proliferation of nuclear