Chap1. List 11-12 Flashcards
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abstruse
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complicated
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accountable
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answerable
3
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adumbrate
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outline; forshadow
4
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aerate
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supply/add air to something
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aggrieve
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abuse
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ambidextrous
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skillful in many areas
7
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anthology
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literary collection
8
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artifice
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faint; deceive with skill
9
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balmy (2 meaning)
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warm climate; foolish
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blazon (2 meaning)
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announce; decorate
11
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calibrate
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assess
12
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capillary
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thin tube
13
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chaff
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anything unwanted or worthless
14
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chicanery
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dishonesty
15
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concord
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friendship
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consecrate
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bless
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conundrum (2 meaning)
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joke question; complex, difficult question
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covenant
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contract
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cryptic
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confusing
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defunct
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no longer living or existing
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din (2 meaning)
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loud noise; 주입식 교육
22
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discerning
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wise
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disingenuous
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not honest
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disposition (5 meaning)
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inclination; placement; authority; final decision; delegation of responsibility
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elocution
art of public speaking
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emanate
come or spread out from a source
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evanescent
tending to vanish
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extrajudicial
beyond the boundary of the court; 사적재재
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fecund
highly productive
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fetter
anything that restricts action or progress ;족쇄
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fiasco (2 meaning)
sudden failure; flask
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finesse
details
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foolhardy
overly bold
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fretful
tending to worry or be distressed
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gargantuan
massive
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gradient
slope of given shape
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insipid
boring
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inure (2 meaning)
adapt to something unpleasant; come in to use
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Lilliputian
very small
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maudlin
overly emotional
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moratorium
temporary suspension
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mordant
sarcastic; acidic
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neologism
new word
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perennial
long-lived
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preordained
fated
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profusion
great quantity
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sedulous
persistent
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tenous
weak
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torpid
inactive
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vehement
powerful
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airborne
carried by the air
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anagram
word created by moving around the letters of another word
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anemia
lifelessness, weakness
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appellate
having the power to reverse a decision made by a lower court
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approbation
acceptance
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astute
cunning
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avian
relating to birds
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baleful
hostile
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boisterous
wild; lively
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calumny
attack on reputation
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conscription
mandatory service required by the government
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consolation
act that comforts others
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curtail
reduce
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debacle (2 meaning)
total failure or defeat; flooding
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den (2 meanings)
home for wild animals; secret room
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destitute
lacking
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disheveled
unorganized
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dispensation
arrangement
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exacting (2 meaning)
very strict; exhausting
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excrement
dung
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exorbitant
excessive
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extemporaneous
improvised
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fatuous
stupid
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gnash
grind teeth to show anger
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heterogeneous
diverse
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homage
show respect
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impalpable
intangible
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improvident
not caring for the future
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inalienable
cannot be given
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inexorable
unstoppable
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innocuous
innocent
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inquisitive
curious in annoying ways
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isolationism
noninvolvement
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jarring
clashing
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mete
distribute
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minutia
minor detail
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misappropriate
steal something for own use
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monogamy
one partner at a time
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nefarious
evil
90
officious
unneccessary; informal
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onslaught
violent attack
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paleontology
study of fossil
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pendulum
펜듈럼
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physiology
study of function of living things
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pivotal
critical; turning point
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plumage
feathers
97
sedition
revolt
98
soliloquy
monologue
99
status quo
current situation; normality
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usury
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