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Day 10 Flashcards

1
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nonplussed

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utterly perplexed

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penitent

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apologetic

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reckoning

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calculation

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pluck

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courage

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flinch

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hesitate

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presume

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take for granted; assume; act overconfidently; take liberties

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suffuse

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to fill, to spread

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cantankerou

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bad tempered

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riip

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tear or be torn quickly and violently

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seclusion *

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isolation; solitude

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melee

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fight

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harbor (V)

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to protect
to believe

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rhapsody

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excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling; musical composition of irregular form

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cclarion

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shrill, trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times

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tiff

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minor quarrel

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grandiloguqnet

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pompous; bombastic (과장한); using high-sounding language

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lust

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intense sexual desire; intense eagerness

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pith

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core or marrow; spongelike substance in the center of stems; essence; substance

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bonny

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attractive, pretty

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introspective

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looking within oneself
introspection = self-examination

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insurgent

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rebel

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coop

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chicken-shed

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hermitage

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home of a hermit

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nihilist

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one who believes that life is meaningless

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obtrusive

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very noticeable, protruding

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rent

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tear made bu rending; rip; split

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oratory

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a place of prayer; a private or institutional chapel

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tangible

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able to be touched; real; concrete; palpable; possible to realize or understand

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murky

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unclear, dark

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truncate *

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cut the top off; shorten

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apatahetic

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indifferent, uncaring

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enigmatic

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obscure; puzzling

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primp

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groom oneself with care; adorn oneself

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flag

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to weaken, to lose strength

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31
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extolled

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praised

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convene

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to gather together

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patronize

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to be condescending to (겸손)
to support or be a regular customer of

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magnanimity

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generosity (of spirit)

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audit

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examination of accounts of a business; official examination

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procrastination

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postponing, delaying

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37
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conscript

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to force into military service

38
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truncated

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curtailed, shortened

39
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pronounced

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distinct; very noticeable

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collaboration

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working together on one thing

41
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lum

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light

42
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hypothetical *

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based on guesswork; not proven

43
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saga

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scandinavian myth; any legend; long heroic narrative

44
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cope

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to deal with

45
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tirade *

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long angry denunciatory speech; diatribe (통렬한 비난의 연설); harangue; extended scolding

45
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equable

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tranquil; of even calm temper; (of temperature) steady; uniform

46
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levy

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impose (a fine); collect (a payment); impose or collect (a tax)

47
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variegated

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multicolored

48
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mnemonic

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pertaining to memory; assisting the memory

49
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abstract *

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theoretical
hard to understand

50
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miscellany

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mixture of writings on various subjects; collection of various items

51
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unmitigated

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not moderated; unrelieved or immoderate; without qualification; absolute

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cohere

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to stick together

52
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baseless

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untrue, not factual

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scintillate

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sparkle; flash; be animated; be full of life

54
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heinous

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horrible, unthinkable

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tout

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promote or publicize (one’s goods or service); praise excessively

56
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disabuse

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to enlighten, to inform, to debunk

57
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intrepid *

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fearless

57
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tortuous

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sharply twisting or curving

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viscous

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thick and sticky; gluey; viscid

59
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cascade

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small waterfall

60
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impediment

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hindrance; stumbling-block; speech defect preventing clear articulation

61
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grill

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question severely; cook on a grill; broil
(n.) = cooking surface of parallel metal bars

62
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suffice

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to be enough

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pivotal

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very important, instrumental

63
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laggard *

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slow; sluggish
(n.) one who lags; straggler

64
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ingenious *

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marked by inventive skill; clever; resourceful
(n.) ingenuity

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glutton *

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a greedy person

66
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taxonomist

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specialist in classifying (animals, etc.)

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portend

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foretell; presage; be a sign or warning of
(n.) portent = sign; omen; forewarning

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embrace

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hug; clasp with the arms; adopt or espouse; accept readily; encircle; include

68
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vantage

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position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point)

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authoritarian *

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subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another’s will

70
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dislodge

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remove (forcibly); force out of a position

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chaperon

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older person who accompanies and supervises a young unmarried woman

72
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mutter

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utter (complaining words) indistinctly in low tones

72
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barrage

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bombardment; stream (of abuse etc.); 충격, 연발 사격

72
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quarantine

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to isolate; to prevent disease

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beget

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to create or produce

73
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rapport

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connection, feeling of empathy

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imbroglio

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conflict, argument

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piety *

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devoutness; reverence for god

76
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parallel

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resembling each other

77
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indigenous

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native to a particular place

78
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snuffle

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sniffle; sniff repeatedly (in order to keep liquid from running out of the nose

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marrow

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sot fatty tissue that fills most bone cavities and is the source of blood cells

80
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accumulation

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collection of things or growth

81
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recrimination

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accusation

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frolicsome

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playful

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brusqueness

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unfriendliness, abruptness

83
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condign

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adequate; (of punishment) severe and well deserved

84
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entree

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entrance; a way in; right to enter; main dish of a meal

85
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laughable

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ridiculous, silly

86
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agile

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flexible

87
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bruise

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injure without breaking the skin

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