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1
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actuate

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activate; motivate

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affection

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act of speech that is not natural or real

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antics

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prank; nonsense

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antiquarian

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dealer; collector

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apparition

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illusion; phantom

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aristocracy

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nobility; upperclass

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avocation

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secondary job that one pursues for enjoyment; hobby

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benediction

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grace; blessing

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betrothal

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formal engagement of marriage

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brigand

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outlaw; robber

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burnish

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polish and make something smooth or shiny by rubbing(연마)

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burrow

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dig

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capitalize

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take advantage of

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capricious

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sudden change in behavior

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castigate

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criticize

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conflagration

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huge fire

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conjugal

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relating to married couple’s relationship

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dastardly

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coward; driven by evilness

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denomination

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classification

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disclaimer

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statement denying responsibility

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dutiable

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taxable

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efface

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blow out; wipe off

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embodiment

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the physical form of something that is abstract

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exculpate

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clear from guilt or blame

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facade

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front of building

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foray

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sudden attack for spoils; attempt to try new thing

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fumigate

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putify; sanitize

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gestation

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act of carrying the unborn in the womb; the process of development of the idea

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hibernal

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of or relating to winter

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immaterial

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unimportant

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impecunious

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poor

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indigent

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poor; in need of help

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indignation

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anger caused by something unjust

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indiscriminately

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in a manner that is random or without careful judgment; in way not restrained or restricted

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inert

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without strength

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introspection

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act of processing one’s own idea

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lithe

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easily bent; graceful

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Machiavellian

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sneaky; cunning in politics

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metallurgy

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science of metal

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multifarious

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diverse

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obsequious

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eager to please or obey

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oscillate

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swing

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proclivity

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tendency toward a particular thing

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quagmire

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soft, muddy ground; troubled situation

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specious

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misleading

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stodgy

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rich and heavy(food); heavily built to hinder movement; dull or uninteresting; old fashioned

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verbatim

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directly

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veritable

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true

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virtuoso

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master of art

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woe

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agony; distress

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abet

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aid, support

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absolve

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release

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accommodate

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provide housing provide something desired or do a favor

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ardor

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passion; devotion

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aspersion

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attack on somebody’s name through false rumors

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astringent

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causing tightening of body tissue; sharp and bitter attitude

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augment

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enhance

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avant-garde

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promoting new techniques in art

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clamor

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strong public expression; confused or continued noise

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commission

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the person chosen to perform a task; fee; give power to

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consign

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hand over another person’s care or control; assign to an unpleasant place

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contraband

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black goods(밀수품); black slaves who escaped the union in civil war

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conversant

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having knowledge about something, mainly by experience

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dictum

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formal statement of opinion

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dishabille

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state of being partly dressed in a casual or careless/informally manner

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diurnal

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relating to or active mainly in the daytime; happening every day

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ethnocentric

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evaluating other culture based on one’s culture

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euphonious

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harmonious

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fulsome

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excessively flattering to the point of being offensive

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guile

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skillful

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hone

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grind; enhance

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impulse

A

urge

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incapacitate

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disqualify

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inept

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lacking skill

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instigate

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to bring about or set in motion; to incite or urge on

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iridescence

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display of object that change color based on position; brilliant effect

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jabber

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speak quickly without making much sense

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lacerate

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cut; criticize harshly

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lackluster

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lacking brightness; lacking energy

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laggard

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a person who is slow and behind others

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luminosity

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brightness of something

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marginalize

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to place someone in a weak or unimportant position (강등)

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moderate

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not having extreme political or religious view; clam; average

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monologue

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long speech

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mortify

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make one feel shame; punish

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omnivorous

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all-consuming

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pagan

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one without religious belief

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pariah

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outsider

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parity

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state of equal power; condition of having borne offspring

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pedestrian

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not interesting; walking

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perpetual

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occurring repeatedly

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pertinent

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having a clear connection with a particular subject or matter

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prescient

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ability to predict future

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proprietor

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person who owns a business or property

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provocation

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annoying; something that stimulates

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remedial

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cure

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sacrilege

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disrespect to something sacred

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stripling

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young man

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truncheon

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short, thick weapon used as a weapon by a police officer

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vicarious

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participating through the experience of another; indirect

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