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Day 11 Flashcards

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cognitive

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relating to reason and the mind

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brooch

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ornamental clasp; pin

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geniality

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cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy

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malnutrition

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lack of nutrition

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remunerative

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compensating; rewarding; profitable; well-paid

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anecdote *

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short account of something interesting; story

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moratorium

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legal delay of payment or action

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bar

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railing in a courtroom; legal profession; vertical line dividing a staff into equal measure

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warranted

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justified; 보증된

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transparent

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permitting light to pass through freely; easily detected; obvious; clear

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remediable

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reparable

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vigilante

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one who without authority assumes law enforcement powers

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anomalies

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oddities; things that don’t fit the pattern

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8
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reputed

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supposed; ~라고 일컬어지는

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rectify *

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to correct

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regime

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method of system or government

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elite

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the upper levels in a society; the privileged ones

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prize

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pry; move with a lever; value highly; esteem

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phylum

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major classification, second to kingdom, of plants and animals

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apropos

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with reference to; regarding

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facet

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small plane surface (of a gem (precious stone)); a side

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deduct

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to take away points

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shudder

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shake uncontrollably; tremble

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keepsake

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souvenir

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discorda

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not harmonious, conflicting

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rummage

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to look for, to search in

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altruist

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generous person, humanist

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sarcastic

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mocking, derisive, taunting, and stinging

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benison

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blessing

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intend

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to aim or plan

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itinerant

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wandering; traveling from place to place (to perform work)

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conspicuous

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easily seen; noticeable; striking

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recondite

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abstruse, hard to understand

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brood

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sit on in order to hatch; think deeply or worry anxiously

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deprecate *

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to disapprove of

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22
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hilarious

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very funny

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rally

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come or bring together; call up or summon (forces, vital powers, etc); revive

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dolt

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slow-thinking stupid person

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24
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ubiquity

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presence everywhere or in many places especially simultaneously

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insouciant

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without concern or care; unconcerned; indifferent

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vital

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necessary, urgent

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gale

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windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughters, tears)

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rankle

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to produce annoyance or irritation

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avert *

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prevent; avoid; turn away (eyes or thought)

27
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catapult

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slingshot; hurling machine
(v.) fire from catapult

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propel

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to launch or drive forward

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dubious *

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doubtful

29
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girth

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size around waist, bulk

30
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cadet

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student at a military school

31
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incidental *

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not essential; minor
(n.) something incidental

32
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limber

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flexible; supple; pliable

32
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illuminate

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to brighten, to bring light to

32
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interact

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to communicate or work together

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tactful

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diplomatic, knowing the right things to say, thoughtful; 재치있는

34
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mass

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christian religious ceremony

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nebula

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diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas; galaxy

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confirm

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corroborate; verify; support

36
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obloquy

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disgrace or censure

36
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gall

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effrontery, brashness; 뻔뻔함

37
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recant *

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to retract or take back a statement

37
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bludgeon

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club; heavy-headed weapon

37
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fidelity

A

loyalty

38
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yield

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amount produced; crop; income on investment; profit obtained from an investment

38
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symbiosis

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interdependent relationship (between groups, species) often mutually beneficia

39
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attentive

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watchful, paying attention

40
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meddlesome

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interfering
(v.) meddle = interfere

40
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reverend

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deserving reverence
(n.) priest

41
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rickety

A

old and falling apart

41
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alloy

A

mixture of two or more metals

42
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dissonant

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disharmonious, not agreeing

42
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slothful

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lazy, indolent

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humility

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humbleness, modesty

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solace

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comfort, feeling of safety or security

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inscribe

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to write in a book

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dulcet

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sweet sounding

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azure

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sky blue

46
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caulk

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make watertight by filling in cracks; 실리콘 칠하다

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architect

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creator or designer of a building

47
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propound

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put forth for consideration or analysis; set forth

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missive

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letter, note

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pastoral

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related to the country or fields

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congeal

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freeze; coagulate

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lumber

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move heavily or clumsily

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titanic

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gigantic

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occlude

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shut; close; obstruct

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gouge

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tear out; cut out (as if with a gouge)

50
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undermining

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attacking; attempting to overthrow

51
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reminiscence

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recollection

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vulture

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carrion-eating birds

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gazette

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official periodical publication; newspaper

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rustle

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make slight sounds like silk moving or being rubbed together

52
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atrophy *

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wasting away
(v.) weaken and lose flesh and muscle

53
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infelicity

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unsuitability; inappropriateness

54
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climactic

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relating to the highest point
(n.) climax

54
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pasty

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sickly, pale

55
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soluble

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able to be dissolved in a liquid; able to be worked out or solved

55
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exchequer

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treasury

56
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incense

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to infuriate

56
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habituate

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accustom or familiarize; addict

57
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energize

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invigorate; give energy to; make forceful and active

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