Chap1. List 5-6 Flashcards by Jihyun (John) Park

abhorrent

causing hatred or disgust

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abomination

something that cause great disgust and hatred

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acclimate

adjust to new enviornment

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acoustic

related to the sense of hearing or the science of sound

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adage

short, old saying that conveys truth

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aficionado

a person who as passion or is expert about certain thing

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allay

ease; relieve

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amorphous

not having definite term or shape

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antagonistic

showing hatred

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berate

scold sternly

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biped

animal that utilizes two feet to move

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bludgeon

철퇴; hit with weapon; coerce aggressively

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broker

person who acts as agent

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browbeat

bully; scare

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carnage

mass killing

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chronometer

clock

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cliche

something overused to the point where it becomes uninteresting

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convivial

sociable; companionable

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corpuscle

any tiny particle; cell; atom

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corrosive

having power to cause deterioration; bitter; sarcastic

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curt

too brief to a point of being rude

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diatribe

abusive writing

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discern

see and understand clearly; able to recognize the difference

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distrain

force someone to do something by seizing property 협박

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duress

threats forcing someone to do something; imprisonment

encryption

process of coding information or data so that it could be unreadable

expiate

pay for an offense, guilt, or wrongdoing

extenuate

weaken others' claim with reason; lessen the effect or strength of

fitful

active or occurring irregularly

genuflect

kneel; bow down

grapple

hold; grip

havoc

widespread destruction; great confusion

inebriate

make, become drunk

jurisdiction

authority or the extent of the power to make legal decision

logos

logical appeal

lucid

clear; vivid

martyr

person who chooses to be killed rather than giving up belief; constant pain

necrosis

death of cells or tissues in parts of body

orthopedic

relating to the branch of medicine with bones, joints, etc.

pension

regular payment made to a person

placid

peaceful, undisturbed; not easily excited

prerequisite

thing required for something that follows

proffer

to present acceptance

prudery

excessively proper and modest in behavior

sentient

able to feel or perceive

surly

bad-tempered; rude; gloomy weather

temerity

reckless or foolish

tumultuous

characterized by loud, excited noise

vignette

scenario; portrayal

whimsical

playful; impulsive

abyss

deep opening; difficult or destructive situation

accession (3 meaning)

obtaining rank or power; increase by something added; acceptence

adjure

urge or request earnestly; issue formal command

amplitude

measure of the size of something

appendage

addition; accessory

arbiter

judge; expert

battery

fortress to place heavy guns; act of hitting someone repeatedly; series or arrangement of similar things

bray (2 meaning)

make a loud noise; crush or grind into a powder

burgeoning

beginning to grow

bursar

official in charge of funds and finances

cerebral

brainy; analytical

circumspect

carefulness

concoct

prepare by mixing various ingredients; come up with something

condescending

showing a tone of superiority

convergent

merging, connecting

crucible (2 meaning)

very difficult test; container that hold substance to melting degree

culmination

reaching the climax

culvert

tunnel that passes under road

deprecate

express disapproval of

desolate

lifeless; deserted; glommy; miserable

elated

extreme happiness

gamut

whole range or series

grandiose

grand; majestic

gratuity

tip, reward

humanities

art; classics

idiosyncrasy

characteristic unique to something

incipient

emerging; developing

incursion

sudden attack or invasion

Indigenous

native

indisposition

dislike; unwillingness

infantile

newborn

infectious

contagious

inkling

hint

lampoon

mock; public criticism

lodge

renting place; being stuck in a place

misogynist

someone who hates women

monarch

왕국

nuance

light clivity

palatable

delicious

paramount

utmost importance

picayune

insignificant

pneumatic

relating to gas; relating to soul

potable

drinkable

protocol

agreement

suffrage

right to vote

torpor

state of being physically or mentally inactive

trove

treasure

vertigo

dizziness

winsome

attractive; lovable

wizen

shrink; become wrinkled