DAY 2 (81~160) Flashcards by Unknown Unknown | Brainscape

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voluntary

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willing, unforced

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disparage

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to belitte

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didactic

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instructive

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prosaic

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dull, unimaginative

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disparate

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different, incompatible

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ephemeral

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short-lived, fleeting

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compliant

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yielding, submissive

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expedient

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providing an immediate advantage, serving one’s immediate self interest

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profuse

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flowing, extravagant

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fastidious

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meticulous, demanding

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belligerent

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combative, quarrelsome, waging war

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astute

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perceptive, intelligent

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languish

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to become weak or depressed

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censure

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to condemn severely

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stagnation

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motionlessness, inactivity

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mitigate

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to lessen the severity of something

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reprehensible

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worthy of blame

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engender

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to create, to produce

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exemplary

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outstanding, setting a great example

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relegate

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to banish, to send away

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neutral

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unbiased, not taking sides, objective

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anecdote

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a brief, entertaining story

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scanty

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inadequate, minimal

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fallacious

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fake

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acclaim

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praise, applause, admiration

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uniform

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consistent, unchanging, same for everyone

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repress

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to hold down

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incoherent

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jumbled, chaotic, impossible to understand

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articulate

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speaking clearly and well

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solicit

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to ask for, to seek

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reproach

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to scold

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condescend

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to patronize (잘난척하다)
to act graciously towards another regarded as being on a lower level (겸손하게 행동하다)

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orthodox

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conventional, adhering to established principles

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indolence

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laziness

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congenial

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agreeably suitable, pleasant

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preclude

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to prevent, make impossible, shut out

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apprehensive

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worried, anxious

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elaborate

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detailed, careful, thorough

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resignation

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reluctant acceptance of a bad situation

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elusive

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hard to pin down, evasive

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taciturn

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untalkative by nature

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efface

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to erase, to rub away the features of

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ameliorate

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to make better or more tolerable

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flagrant

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shocking, outstandingly bad

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acquiesce

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to give in, to agree

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atrophy

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to waste away from lack of use

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concise

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brief and to the point, succinct

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dubious

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doubtful, uncertain

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immutable

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unchangeable, permanent

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credulous

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believing, gullible

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static

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stationary, not changing or moving

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coalesce

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to come together as one, to fuse, to unite

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blasphemy

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irreverence, an insult to something held sacred, profanity

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lax

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careless, not diligent

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cryptic

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mysterious

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levity

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lightness, unseriousness

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ambivalent

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undecided, having mixed feelings

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innate

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existing since birth, inborn, inherent

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sycophant

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one who sucks up to others

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amiable

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friendly

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esoteric

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hard to understand

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extraneous

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irrelevant, extra, unnecessary

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tedious

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boring

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exhaustive

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thorough, complete

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caustic

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like acid, corrosive

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inadvertent

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lax, careless, without intention

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incongruous

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not harmonious, not consistent, not appropriate

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belittle

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to make seem little

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unprecedented

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happening for the first time, never seen before

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digress

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to go off the subject

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appease

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to soothe, to pacify

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frivolous

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not serious, not solemn

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instigate

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to provoke, to stir up

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sage

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wise

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predecessor

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someone or something that came before another

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jeopardy

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danger

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tangible

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touchable, palpable

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indulgent

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lenient, yielding to desire

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remorse

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sadness, regret

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pivotal

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crucial