DAY 3 (161~240) Flashcards
scrupulous
strict, careful
refute
to disprove, prove to be false
stoic
indifferent to pleasure or pain
respite
a rest, a period of relief
volatile
quick to evaporate, high unstable, explosive
hedonistic
pleasure-seeking, indulgent
peripheral
unimportant
idiom
a peculiar expression
benefactor
a generous donor
brevity
briefness
apocryphal
of doubtful origin, false
virtuoso
masterful musician or practitioner
slander
to defame, to speak maliciously of someone
animosity
resentment, hostility, ill will
deplete
to use up, to reduce, to lessen
amity
friendship
stringent
strict, restrictive
voluminous
very large, spacious
auspicious
favorable, promising, pointing to a good result
fickle
capricious, whimsical, unpredictable
lethargy
sluggishness, laziness, drowsiness
amass
to accumulate
hackneyed
banal, overused, trite
trepidation
fear, apprehension, nervous trembling
willfull
- deliberate
- obstinate, insistent on having one’s way
desecrate
to profane a holy place 훼손하다
bastion
stronghold, fortress, fortified place
fortuitous
accidental, occurring by chance
assuage
to soothe, to pacify, to ease the pain, to relieve
vehement
urgent, passionate
prodigious
extraordinary, enormous
torpor
sluggishness, inactivity, apathy
furtive
secretive
supercilious
haughty, patronizing
prudent
careful, having foresight
verbose
wordy, overly talkative
pedestrian
common, ordinary, banal
fanatic
one who is extremely devoted to a cause or idea
enhance
to make better, to augment
retract
to take back, to withdraw, to pull back
ambiguous
unclear in meaning, confusing
rescind
to repeal, to take back formally
paucity
scarcity
subtle
not obvious, ingenious, crafty
zealous
fervent, devoted to something
emulate
to strive to equal or excel, usually through imitation
benign
gentle, not harmful, kind
compliant
yielding, submissive
innumerable
too many to count, many
meander
to wander slowly
authoritarian
a dictator
brawn
bulk, muscles
contrite
deeply apologetic, remorseful
exemplify
to serve as an example of
facilitate
to make easier
hypothetical
uncertain, unproven
recalcitrant
stubbornly defiant of authority or control
saccharine
sweet, excessively disgusting or sweet
diffident
timid, lacking in self-confidence
gullible
overly trusting, willing to believe anything
drone
to talk on and on in a dull way
nullify
to make unimportant
mar
damage, bruise, spoil
parsimony
stinginess
propriety
properness, good manners
rejuvenate
to make young and strong again
skeptical
doubting
tenacious
tough, hard to defeat
authentic
real
animated
alive, moving
dearth
a lack of, scarcity
bias
prejudice, tendency, tilt
blithe
carefree, cheerful
divert
- to change the direction of, alter the course of
- to amuse
entrall
to thrill, fascinate
heed
to listen to
hindrance
an obstruction, an annoying interference or delay 방해
irascible
irritable
merger
a joining or marriage
nostalgia
a sentimental longing for the past
