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Chap1. List 9-10 Flashcards

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1
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aberration

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deviation

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acerbic

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sour or bitter

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aeronautics

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theory and practice of flight

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affront

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word or action to offense someone

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altercation

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noisy dispute carried with anger

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anomaly

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exception

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apex

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top

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bauble

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cheap jewelry

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blunt

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dull in sense

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calamity

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tragedy

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commencement (2 meaning)

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initiation; graduation

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consummate

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succeed

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crag

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rough, steep cliff or rock

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crystalline

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very clear

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cusp

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pointed end; moment of transition

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cynosure

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notable

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directive

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command

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dismember

A

해부

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encroach

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invade

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enigma

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puzzle; mystery

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extol

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celebrate

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fastidious

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overly picky on details

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forerun

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prevent something by taking early action

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grandiloquent

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flowery

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harangue

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long noisy, aggressive speech

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hawkish

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militarist

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hoodwink

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trick or deceive

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intermediary

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negotiator

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intrepid

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bold

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irrepressible

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unable to be controlled or oppressed

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irrevocable

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unable to be changed

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locomotion

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act or ability to move

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malicious

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cruel

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malleable

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able to fix shape without being broken

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opulence

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wealth, luxury

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overwrought

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too excited

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penance

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self-punishment

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perchance

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maybe

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peripatetic

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nomadic

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perseverance

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act of perusing one action despite harsh condition

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plutocracy

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government by wealth

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precocious

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gifted

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prospectus

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pamphlet

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providential

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lucky

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prowess

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skill

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punctilious (2 meanings)

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attentive to details; careful about correct behavior

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rampart

A

성벽

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termagant

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violent

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tryst

A

engagement between lovers

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vociferous

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vocal; outspoken

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acme

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apex

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ad hoc

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created for particular purpose

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aesthetic

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pleasing; elegant

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anhydrous

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no water

54
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autocracy

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dictatorship

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bombastic

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sounds impressive but holds no meaning

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bovine

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lazy like cow

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bullish

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bright; confident

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chivalrous

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heroic

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communicable

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exchangable

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crux (2 meanings)

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mystery; core

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dendrology

A

study of trees

62
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efficacy

A

effectiveness

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egregious

A

exceptionally bad

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embolism

A

혈관 막힘

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epiphany

A

sudden discovery

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exhort

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encourage

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faculty

A

control; staff

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fracas

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fight

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fray

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fight; to become weakened

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gait

A

manner of walking, moving, or progress

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inadvertently

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accidentally

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inflection

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act of curving, turning, or bending

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insurrection

A

rebellion

74
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interpolation

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act of adding new thing to something else

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laureate

A

award of honor

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littoral

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seaside, coastline

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maelstrom (2 meanings)

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huge, powerful storm; confusing and violent situation

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mellifluous

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harmonious

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module

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example; part with a function

80
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mooring

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act of securing thing/beliefs

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omniscient

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all-knowing

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patronize

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to help, support

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penchant

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inclination

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pilfer

A

좀도둑질

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preemptive

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attacking before enemy attacks

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privation

A

loss; poverty

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procrastinate

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postpone and doing it once

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provisional

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temporary

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pugnacious

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aggressive

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ramification

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outcome, effect

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recompense

A

compensate

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retrogression

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process of declining to earlier/less complicated state

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sacrosanct

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too important or sacred to be challenged

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scion

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heir

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sequester (2 meaning)

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isolate; take over

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spinster

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unmarried old woman

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surety

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sponsor

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unconscionable

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unethical

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vivisection

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animal experiment

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