7/23/21

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excoriate

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to rub the skin off of; to criticize very harshly

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relegate

Answer 2

강등시키다, 좌천시키다

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posturing

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behavior that is intended or misleading

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accolade

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an award/previlege granted as a special honor

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infringe

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위반하다

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obstruct

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block, hinder

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euphoria

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a feeling or state of intense excitement

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composure

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the state of feeling or being calm

Throughout the crisis he retained his composure.

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apprehension

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anxiety or fear that something bad will happen; arrest

The apprehensive parents kept their children indoors as neighborhood crime increased.

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congruent

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in agreement, harmony

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confiscatory

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몰수(압수)의, (엄청난) 세금 징수

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consummate

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make (relationship) complete by having an intercourse; high degree of skill; perfect

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propound

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propose, put forward

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inane

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dumb, foolish, 무의미한

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spurious

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false, fake

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terse

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(예의에 어긋날 정도로) 간결한

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fallacious

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false, erroneous

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succinct

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briefly and clearly expressed

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bellicose

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demonstrating aggression or willingness to fight

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blithe

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showing casual indifference considered to be improper; happy/joyous
태평한; 쾌활한

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extol

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praise enthusiastically

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deprecate

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disapprove (못마땅해 하다)

Coach Jones is a good coach because he does not deprecate his players even when they make mistakes.

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spurn

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reject with disdain or contempt

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discountenance

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to express disapproval

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eulogize

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praise highly in speech/writing

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tenet

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주의; 교리; idea held to be true

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polity

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government, constitution

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construe

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interpret, translate

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contextualize

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place in context; 맥락(전후 사정과) 관련짓다

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conundrum

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a riddle, any mystery

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converge

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move towards one another or toward a point; unite

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document

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support with evidence; cite sources in a detailed way

Journalists embedded with military units are able to document a war as it happens.

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dogma

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a system of principles laid down by an authority; established belief

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gainsay

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declare false, deny; oppose

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garrulous

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talkative, wordy

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illiberality

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narrow-mindedness, bigotry

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impartial

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unbiased, fair

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outstrip

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surpass, exceed; be larger or better than; leave behind

Our sales figures this quarter have outstripped those of any other quarter in the company’s history.

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prodigious

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extraordinarily large; impressive

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profligate

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completely and shamelessly immoral, or extremely wasteful

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pugnacious

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inclined to fight, combative

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quotidian

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daily, everyday, ordinary

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ranks

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personnel; a group of people considered all together

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viable

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capable of living (or growing); practical

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warranted

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justified, authorized