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Day 49 Flashcards

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monograph

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scholarly article

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subplot

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a secondary plot in fiction or drama

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invalidate

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weaken; destroy; make invalid; nullify

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continually

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regularly, frequently

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peripheral *

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located on the boundary or outside

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replica

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imitation

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sundry

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miscellaneous

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explicitly

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very clear; nothing hidden

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trenchant

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keen, sharp, effective

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fracas

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fight, brawl
소동

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plethora

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excess; overabundance

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anthropocentric

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regarding human beings as the center of the universe

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ballast

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heavy substance used to add stability or weight
v = supply with ballast

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adherent

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supporter; follower

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terminal

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part that forms the end; railroad or bus station

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lummox

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clumsy person

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bode

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foreshadow; portend

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portentous

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ominous, threatening

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carafe

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glass water bottle; decanter

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venerable

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admirable, highly esteemed
존경할 만한

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pedagogue

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teacher

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glamor

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compelling charm

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outstrip

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outrun; surpass; outdo

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malleable

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easy to shape or influence; flexible

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bullion

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gold and silver in the form of bars

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pestle

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tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl

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paranoia

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extreme suspicion of everyone

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hut

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crude dwelling; shack

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supplicate

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petition humbly; pray to grant a favor; 애원하다

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unravel

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disentangle; solve

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21
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irreproachable *

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untouchable, perfect

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distract

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take (one’s attention) off something; upset emotionally; make anxious

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heedless

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disobedient

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utilitarian

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useful, effective

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tautological

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needlessly repetitious

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rhetorician

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an eloquent writer or speaker; 수사학자

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solvent

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able to pay all depths
solvency

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patois

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local or provincial dialect

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bungler

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someone who is clumsy or inept

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adapt

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make or become suitable for a specific use; alter; modify; adjust

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kindred

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similar, related to

29
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verbiage

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wordiness

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immutable *

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unchangeable, permanent

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impassioned

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passionate, fervid

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censorious *

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severely critical

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sluggard

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lazy person

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perjury

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false testimony while under oath
v = perjure oneself = testify falsely under oath

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belligerence

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aggression

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braid

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plait; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together

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unassuaged

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unsatisfied; not soothed

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petulant

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sulky, bad tempered

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craggy

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rough edged

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tentative *

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uncertain, hesitant

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sly

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clever in deceiving; secretive, not telling one’s intentions

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quagmire *

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soft, wet, boggy land; predicament

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hodgepodge

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strange mixture

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eloquence *

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expressiveness; persuasive speech; 웅변

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picaresque

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pertaining to rogues in literature

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waft

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move gently (in air or in seas) by wind or waves

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snub

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ignore or behave coldly toward

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sanguinary

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bloody

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shackle

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chain; fetter; confine with shackles

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succumbing

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giving in to; falling under the influence of; 굴복

43
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pedigree

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ancestry; lineage

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abominate

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loathe; hate

44
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forfeit

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something surrendered as punishment for a crime or breach of contract; 박탈

44
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prolific *

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producing a lot

45
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efface *

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to wipe out, to erase

46
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peroration

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conclusion of an oration
v perorate = conclude a speech

47
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solidarity

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mutual agreement and support

48
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bowdlerize

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expurgate (censor)

48
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rout

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complete disaster or failure

49
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eccentric

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strange, quirky

50
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nettled

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annoyed, irked

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stupor

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lack of energy

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proficiency

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competence, skill

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repugnant *

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disgusting, offensive, repelling

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inductive

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pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general

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impugned

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challenged; attacked in words

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arsenal

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storage place for military equipment

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hygiene

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cleanliness

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ephemeral *

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temporary

55
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demagogue

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leader who anger or incites people for his own purpose

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diabolical

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devilish, evil

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hortatory

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encouraging; extortive; marked by exhortation

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viviparous

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giving live birth (not through eggs)

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denomination

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religious group; unit in a system; name or designation

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roster

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roll call, a list of names; 명단

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candor *

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frankness; open honesty

60
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acclivity

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sharp upslope of a hill

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loqu

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talk

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aboriginal

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indigenous, native

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decimation

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extensive destruction

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estrangement

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separation

64
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devoid

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empty of

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concentric

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having a common center

66
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connive

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to plot in secret, to scheme

67
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barrister

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counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law

68
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blackball

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vote against (an applicant); ostracize (reject)

69
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dart

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move or throw suddenly and quickly

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