Chap1. List 1-2 Flashcards
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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
front of building
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foray
sudden attack for spoils; attempt to try new thing
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fumigate
putify; sanitize
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gestation
act of carrying the unborn in the womb; the process of development of the idea
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hibernal
of or relating to winter
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immaterial
unimportant
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impecunious
poor
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indigent
poor; in need of help
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indignation
anger caused by something unjust
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indiscriminately
in a manner that is random or without careful judgment; in way not restrained or restricted
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inert
without strength
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introspection
act of processing one's own idea
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lithe
easily bent; graceful
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Machiavellian
sneaky; cunning in politics
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metallurgy
science of metal
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multifarious
diverse
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obsequious
eager to please or obey
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oscillate
swing
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proclivity
tendency toward a particular thing
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quagmire
soft, muddy ground; troubled situation
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specious
misleading
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stodgy
rich and heavy(food); heavily built to hinder movement; dull or uninteresting; old fashioned
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verbatim
directly
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veritable
true
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virtuoso
master of art
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woe
agony; distress
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abet
aid, support
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absolve
release
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accommodate
provide housing provide something desired or do a favor
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ardor
passion; devotion
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aspersion
attack on somebody's name through false rumors
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astringent
causing tightening of body tissue; sharp and bitter attitude
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augment
enhance
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avant-garde
promoting new techniques in art
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clamor
strong public expression; confused or continued noise
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commission
the person chosen to perform a task; fee; give power to
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consign
hand over another person's care or control; assign to an unpleasant place
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contraband
black goods(밀수품); black slaves who escaped the union in civil war
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conversant
having knowledge about something, mainly by experience
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dictum
formal statement of opinion
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dishabille
state of being partly dressed in a casual or careless/informally manner
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diurnal
relating to or active mainly in the daytime; happening every day
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ethnocentric
evaluating other culture based on one's culture
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euphonious
harmonious
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fulsome
excessively flattering to the point of being offensive
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guile
skillful
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hone
grind; enhance
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impulse
urge
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incapacitate
disqualify
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inept
lacking skill
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instigate
to bring about or set in motion; to incite or urge on
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iridescence
display of object that change color based on position; brilliant effect
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jabber
speak quickly without making much sense
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lacerate
cut; criticize harshly
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lackluster
lacking brightness; lacking energy
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laggard
a person who is slow and behind others
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luminosity
brightness of something
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marginalize
to place someone in a weak or unimportant position (강등)
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moderate
not having extreme political or religious view; clam; average
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monologue
long speech
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mortify
make one feel shame; punish
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omnivorous
all-consuming
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pagan
one without religious belief
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pariah
outsider
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parity
state of equal power; condition of having borne offspring
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pedestrian
not interesting; walking
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perpetual
occurring repeatedly
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pertinent
having a clear connection with a particular subject or matter
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prescient
ability to predict future
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proprietor
person who owns a business or property
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provocation
annoying; something that stimulates
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remedial
cure
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sacrilege
disrespect to something sacred
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stripling
young man
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truncheon
short, thick weapon used as a weapon by a police officer
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vicarious
participating through the experience of another; indirect
