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stoic

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a, n. 관심도 없고, 반응도 없는 사람

: one who is seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure or pain

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stolid

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a, n. 무감정한, 무감각한

= impassive

: having little emotion or sensibility

cf) e.g. massive and stolid bureaucracy

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streamline

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v. 곡선모양으로 부드럽게 돌아가는, 유연하게 넘어가다

: design or build with smooth shape, make something more efficient, rationalize

cf) 물 흐르듯 흘러서 걸리는 게 없으니까 효율적

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stymie

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v. 장애물, 방해물

= obstruct, frustrate, foil, impede, hinder, hamper, thwart

: block

cf) 스따이미

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subject

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n. 1) 주제, 2) 과목, 3) 피통치자

potentate(지배자)

[a. subject to: ~에 종속된, dependent to, prone to]

: topic, course of study, a ruled person

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subjugate

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v. 정복하다. 노예로 만들다. 억압하다. 억제하다

[n. subjugation]

: force into submission by military conquest

cf) jug:멍에

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submissive

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a, n. 복종하는

= obedient

: ready to submit to others

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subside

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v. (밑에 면)가라앉다

= sink, sag(처진;눈, 기운)

: diminish in intensity, drop to lower level

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subsidiary

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a. 보조금

[n. subsidy(보조금) v. subsidize(보조하다)]

: helping or supporting, helping or supporting

cf) 썹씨디어리

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substantial

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a. 1) 엄청난(양); 2) 물질의(물질적인)

: considerable in amount or importance, real and tangible

cf) ref. substantive-essential, with practical importance

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subterfuge

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n. 속임수(핑계를 대서 속임)

: something designed to deceive

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subtle

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a. 명백하지 않은; 사람이 나대지 않는. 거슬리지 않는

[c. subtler]

: slight and not obvious, pleasantly understated, refined

cf) ref. subtle-ignore, observe: (명백하지 않아서) 무시하기 쉽고, 관찰하긴 어려움

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succinct

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a. 간단명료

= concise, pithy

: brief and to the point

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succumb

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v. 죽다, 사망, 굴복

: yield to somebody, give in, die

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sumptuous

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a. 사치하는

= extravagant, wasteful, luxurious, prodigal, profligate

cf) sum; consume(소비하다)

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supercilious

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a. (태도가 넘치는)오만한

= assuming, condescending, haughy(haughtiness), bubris, vain

: of contempt and arrogance

cf) super: 넘어간다, 초과하다

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superfluous

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a. 여분의, 비핵심의

= redundant(여분의, 비핵심의 ,+장황한)

[n. superfluity]

: more than necessary

cf) superflous는 ‘장황한’의 의미 없음

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supplant

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v. 대체하다, 쫒아내다, 목적어를 없애다

: replace, displace, oust somebody

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supplicate

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v. 간청하다

= entreat, solicit, invoke

[n. supplication]

: ask for humby or earnestly

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surmise

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v, n. 추측

= guesswork, conjecture, speculation, supposition

: make guess about something, guess, deduce, infer

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surmount

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v. 극복하다

: overcome difficulty

cf) ref. mount=ascend sur: 넘다, mount: 산 = 산을 넘다; 극복하다

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surrogate

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n. 대리

= proxy

: substitute

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swerve

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v. (가다가 꺾는) 변화가 생김 급 turn하다

unswerving: 방향바꾸지 않는, 쭉가는, 굳센

: make a sudden change in direction

cf) plummet-fall(갑자기 뚝! 떨어지다) swerve-turn(확! 돌다)

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sybaritic

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a. 방탕한, 사치스러운 쾌락주의

= luxury, hedonic

ascetic(금욕주의)

[n. sybarite]

: self-indulgent, pleasure-seeking, marked by excessive

cf) sybaria라는 고대도시 사람들이 쾌락적, 방탕한 삶을 살았다고 함

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symmetry

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n. 균형(비율이 좋은)

asymmetrical

[a. symmetrical]

: balanced proportions