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Day 8 Flashcards

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caldron

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large kettle; 가마솥

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indignity

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treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity, respect; 경멸

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sanction *

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to approve; to ratify
permission; penalty intended to enforce compliance

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proliferation *

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rapid growth; spread; multiplication

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requite

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to make return for; to repay; to reciprocate; to revenge
requital

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lance

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to pierce with a lance; to cut into
spearlike weapon; 창

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prank

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mischievous trick

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mitigated

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made less severe

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illusion

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misleading vision

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simul

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like, resembling

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steadfast

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unswerving, loyal, reliable

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wrinkle

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small ridge on a smooth surface (face or cloth)

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accost

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to approach and speak first to a person

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unregenerate

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making no attempt to change one’s bad practices

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cataclysm

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debacle, disaster

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douse

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plunge into water or liquid; dip; immerse; drench; wet throughly; extinguish; 물에 쳐박다

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megalomania

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mania for doing grandiose things; 과대망상증

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lounge

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stand, sit, or lie in a lazy, relaxed way

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unanimous

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in full agreement, one mind

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pompous

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filled with excessive self-importance

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idolatry

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worship of idols; excessive admiration or devotion

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noxious

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harmful

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23
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lateral

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of or coming from the side

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depraved

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immoral, lacking basic values

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validated

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proved right

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iridescent

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exhibiting rainbow like colors

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muse (N)

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inspiration

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flighty

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capricious; often chasing, esp. from one lover to another; impulsive

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maladroit

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clumsy, bungling

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cache

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hidden stash or safe place

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pejorative

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disparaging, insulting

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32
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retrench

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to cut down expenses; economize

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33
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fledgling

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beginner, tyro

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34
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loiter

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to dawdle, waste time

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transcendental

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going beyond common thought or ideas; known only by studying thoughts or intuition

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36
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contumacious

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stubbornly rebellious or disobedient

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defrock

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strip a priest or minister of church authority; unfrock

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chide

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scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong); 꾸짓다

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incipient

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imminent, about to occur

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muster

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gather; assemble (troops)

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munificence

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generosity

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sound

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physically, emotionally, or mentally strong

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stickler

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perfectionist; person who insists things be exactly right

44
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reactionary

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opposed to progress or change

45
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badinage

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teasing conversation; banter; joking talk

46
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interstice

A

narrow space between things

47
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spectrophobia

A

fear of ghosts
fear of mirrors and the reflections

48
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antagonism *

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strong feeling of dislike or hatred

49
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impair *

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to handicap, to prevent, to disable

50
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strife

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conflict

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pugn

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to fight

52
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graphic

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pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described

53
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disillusioned

A

freed wrong ideas

54
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sagacity

A

wisdom

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novice

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beginner

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flaccid

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flabby; lacking firmness; weak

57
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flutter

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wave (the wings) lightly, rapidly and irregularly; vibrate rapidly

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quart

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a measure of volume (two pints)

59
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idyll

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short poem idealizing rural life; simple happy period of life (in the country)

60
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invective

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verbal abuse or attack

61
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nominal

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in name only, insignificant, tiny

62
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reverential

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showing respect

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esteem

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respect, value

64
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perservere

A

to triumph over adversity

65
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padre

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chaplain (in the armed forces)

66
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fleeting

A

temporary, short lived

67
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cursory *

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superficial

68
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blunt

A

having a dull edge; abrupt and frank in speech or manner; brusque
to make or become less sharp

69
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beleaguered

A

confused, distraught

70
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inception

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beginning or birth

71
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elysian

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relating to paradise; blissful

72
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cohesive

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logical, unifying

73
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credibility

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believability

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martial

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warlike; of war

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delineated

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outlined

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feral

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not domestic; wild

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abut

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border upon; adjoin

78
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dauntless

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fearless, intrepid

79
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optimist *

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person who looks on the bright side

80
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guarded

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wary, careful

81
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gingerly

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very carefully

82
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cornice

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projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars)

83
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antibody

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something which fights against deceases or viruses

84
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ashen

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ash-colored; deadly pale

85
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nondescript

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plain, nearly unnoticeable, featureless

86
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fruitful

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producing results; profitable; prolific; producing in abundance

87
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vassal

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slave, servant

88
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evasiveness

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trying to avoid something

89
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inadvertent

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unintentionally, accidentally

90
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beatitude

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blessedness; state of great happiness

91
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synchronize

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to arrange to bring together, to coordinate

92
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monotonous

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dull; repetitive

93
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provincial *

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narrow minded, unsophisticated

94
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vapid

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empty, vacuous

95
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superfluous *

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excessive; overabundant; unnecessary

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cater

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provide food and drink for; cater to: try to satisfy (desires of a bad kind)

97
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brittle

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easily broken; difficult

98
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impenetrable

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not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding; impossible to understand

99
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recess

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pause; temporary cessation; alcove; secret inner place

100
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declivity

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downward slope

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