DAY 3 (161~240) Flashcards by Unknown Unknown | Brainscape

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scrupulous

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strict, careful

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refute

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to disprove, prove to be false

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stoic

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indifferent to pleasure or pain

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respite

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a rest, a period of relief

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volatile

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quick to evaporate, high unstable, explosive

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hedonistic

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pleasure-seeking, indulgent

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peripheral

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unimportant

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idiom

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a peculiar expression

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benefactor

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a generous donor

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brevity

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briefness

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apocryphal

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of doubtful origin, false

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virtuoso

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masterful musician or practitioner

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slander

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to defame, to speak maliciously of someone

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animosity

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resentment, hostility, ill will

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deplete

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to use up, to reduce, to lessen

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amity

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friendship

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stringent

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strict, restrictive

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voluminous

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very large, spacious

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auspicious

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favorable, promising, pointing to a good result

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fickle

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capricious, whimsical, unpredictable

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lethargy

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sluggishness, laziness, drowsiness

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amass

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to accumulate

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hackneyed

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banal, overused, trite

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trepidation

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fear, apprehension, nervous trembling

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willfull

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deliberate
obstinate, insistent on having one’s way

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desecrate

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to profane a holy place 훼손하다

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bastion

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stronghold, fortress, fortified place

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fortuitous

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accidental, occurring by chance

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assuage

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to soothe, to pacify, to ease the pain, to relieve

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vehement

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urgent, passionate

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prodigious

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extraordinary, enormous

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torpor

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sluggishness, inactivity, apathy

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furtive

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secretive

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supercilious

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haughty, patronizing

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prudent

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careful, having foresight

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verbose

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wordy, overly talkative

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pedestrian

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common, ordinary, banal

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fanatic

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one who is extremely devoted to a cause or idea

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enhance

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to make better, to augment

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retract

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to take back, to withdraw, to pull back

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ambiguous

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unclear in meaning, confusing

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rescind

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to repeal, to take back formally

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paucity

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scarcity

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subtle

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not obvious, ingenious, crafty

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zealous

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fervent, devoted to something

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emulate

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to strive to equal or excel, usually through imitation

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benign

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gentle, not harmful, kind

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compliant

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yielding, submissive

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innumerable

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too many to count, many

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meander

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to wander slowly

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authoritarian

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a dictator

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brawn

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bulk, muscles

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contrite

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deeply apologetic, remorseful

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exemplify

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to serve as an example of

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facilitate

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to make easier

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hypothetical

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uncertain, unproven

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recalcitrant

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stubbornly defiant of authority or control

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saccharine

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sweet, excessively disgusting or sweet

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diffident

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timid, lacking in self-confidence

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gullible

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overly trusting, willing to believe anything

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drone

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to talk on and on in a dull way

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nullify

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to make unimportant

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mar

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damage, bruise, spoil

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parsimony

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stinginess

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propriety

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properness, good manners

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rejuvenate

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to make young and strong again

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skeptical

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doubting

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tenacious

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tough, hard to defeat

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authentic

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real

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animated

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alive, moving

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dearth

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a lack of, scarcity

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bias

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prejudice, tendency, tilt

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blithe

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carefree, cheerful

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divert

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to change the direction of, alter the course of
to amuse

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entrall

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to thrill, fascinate

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heed

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to listen to

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hindrance

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an obstruction, an annoying interference or delay 방해

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irascible

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irritable

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merger

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a joining or marriage

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nostalgia

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a sentimental longing for the past