Chap1. List 9-10 Flashcards
(100 cards)
1
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aberration
A
deviation
2
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acerbic
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sour or bitter
3
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aeronautics
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theory and practice of flight
4
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affront
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word or action to offense someone
5
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altercation
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noisy dispute carried with anger
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anomaly
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exception
7
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apex
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top
8
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bauble
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cheap jewelry
9
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blunt
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dull in sense
10
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calamity
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tragedy
11
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commencement (2 meaning)
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initiation; graduation
12
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consummate
A
succeed
13
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crag
A
rough, steep cliff or rock
14
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crystalline
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very clear
15
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cusp
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pointed end; moment of transition
16
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cynosure
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notable
17
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directive
A
command
18
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dismember
A
해부
19
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encroach
A
invade
19
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enigma
A
puzzle; mystery
20
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extol
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celebrate
21
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fastidious
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overly picky on details
22
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forerun
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prevent something by taking early action
23
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grandiloquent
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flowery
24
harangue
long noisy, aggressive speech
25
hawkish
militarist
26
hoodwink
trick or deceive
27
intermediary
negotiator
28
intrepid
bold
29
irrepressible
unable to be controlled or oppressed
30
irrevocable
unable to be changed
31
locomotion
act or ability to move
32
malicious
cruel
33
malleable
able to fix shape without being broken
34
opulence
wealth, luxury
35
overwrought
too excited
36
penance
self-punishment
37
perchance
maybe
38
peripatetic
nomadic
39
perseverance
act of perusing one action despite harsh condition
40
plutocracy
government by wealth
41
precocious
gifted
42
prospectus
pamphlet
43
providential
lucky
44
prowess
skill
45
punctilious (2 meanings)
attentive to details; careful about correct behavior
46
rampart
성벽
47
termagant
violent
48
tryst
engagement between lovers
49
vociferous
vocal; outspoken
50
acme
apex
51
ad hoc
created for particular purpose
52
aesthetic
pleasing; elegant
53
anhydrous
no water
54
autocracy
dictatorship
55
bombastic
sounds impressive but holds no meaning
56
bovine
lazy like cow
57
bullish
bright; confident
58
chivalrous
heroic
59
communicable
exchangable
60
crux (2 meanings)
mystery; core
61
dendrology
study of trees
62
efficacy
effectiveness
63
egregious
exceptionally bad
64
embolism
혈관 막힘
65
epiphany
sudden discovery
66
exhort
encourage
67
faculty
control; staff
68
fracas
fight
69
fray
fight; to become weakened
70
gait
manner of walking, moving, or progress
71
inadvertently
accidentally
72
inflection
act of curving, turning, or bending
73
insurrection
rebellion
74
interpolation
act of adding new thing to something else
75
laureate
award of honor
76
littoral
seaside, coastline
77
maelstrom (2 meanings)
huge, powerful storm; confusing and violent situation
78
mellifluous
harmonious
79
module
example; part with a function
80
mooring
act of securing thing/beliefs
81
omniscient
all-knowing
82
patronize
to help, support
83
penchant
inclination
84
pilfer
좀도둑질
85
preemptive
attacking before enemy attacks
86
privation
loss; poverty
87
procrastinate
postpone and doing it once
88
provisional
temporary
89
pugnacious
aggressive
90
ramification
outcome, effect
91
recompense
compensate
92
retrogression
process of declining to earlier/less complicated state
93
sacrosanct
too important or sacred to be challenged
94
scion
heir
95
sequester (2 meaning)
isolate; take over
96
spinster
unmarried old woman
97
surety
sponsor
98
unconscionable
unethical
99
vivisection
animal experiment
