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Day 9 Flashcards

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indenture

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bind as servant

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dormancy

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inactivity

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peerless

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having no equal

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refractory

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unmanageable

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feature

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distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth); features: overall appearance

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incinerate

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burn to ashes

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alumnus

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graduate

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cadaverous

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like a corpse; pale

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seasonable

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occurring at the proper time or season; opportune

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nimble

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quick in movement; quick in understanding

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antebellum

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after the civil war

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effluent

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sewage (waste water)

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contravene

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contradict; oppose

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probe

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explore with tools; investigate

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ramble

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wander aimlessly (physically or mentally); digress

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putative

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generally accepted or believed

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apogee

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climax, highest point

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equilibrium

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balance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity

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vanguard

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forerunners; foremost position of an army; advance forces

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apathy *

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lack of energy or interest

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revive

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to bring back to life

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22
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fiat

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command

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23
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expiate

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to make up for, to make aments

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autocratic

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having absolute unchecked power; dictatorial

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25
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disband

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dissolve; disperse; (of a group) break up and separate

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abject

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wretches; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self-respect

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27
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ostentatious *

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showy 허세부리는

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28
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omnivorous

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eating or enjoying everything

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29
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euphoric

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overjoyed, excited

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30
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Obsequious

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extremely flattering or servile

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incorporate

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introduce something into a larger whole; include; embody; give material form to

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retraction

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removal; ‘taking back’

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33
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domineer

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rule over tyrannically

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propulsive

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driving forward

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confine

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shut in an enclosed space; restrict; keep within limits

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aloft

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upward; high up in the air

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distrait

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absentminded; distracted

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distinction

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honor; excellence; difference; contrast; discrimination

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warped

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crooked, twisted

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disjunction

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act or state of separation; disunity

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41
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enmesh

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to involve, to embroil

42
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formality

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ceremonious quality

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clench

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close tightly; grasp

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stock

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standard; kept regularly in stock or supply

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groom

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man employed to take care of horses

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studious

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given to diligent study

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tranquil

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calm, peaceful

48
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forebears

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ancestors

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insatiable

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not easily satisfied, extremely greedy

50
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graduate

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arrange into categories or grades

51
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asteroid

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small planet

52
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fraternize

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associate in a friendly way; 친하게 지내다

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despoll

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besmirch, damage

54
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neutralize

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to cancel out, to make powerless

55
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reliance

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dependence

56
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verification

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proving right; confirmation

57
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deputize

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work or appoint as a deputy; 대리를 명하다

58
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arbitration

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judgment, decision

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contest

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dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win

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resound

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be filled with sound

61
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practicable

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feasible; 알맞는; 실행 할 수 있는

62
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wanton

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out of control, excessive

63
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excoriating

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expressing strong disapproval

64
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pedagogy

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science of teaching

65
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presage

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foretell; be a warning or sign of

66
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erudition

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great knowledge or learning

67
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surrogate

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substitute; person or thing used in place of another

68
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insensate

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without feeling; lacking sense; foolish

69
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abbey

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a place for monks (승려) or nuns (수녀)

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tenet

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law, belief

71
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phenomena *

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observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation

72
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untenable

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indefensible; not able to be maintained

73
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substantiate *

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to give evidence for

74
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contaminate

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pollute

75
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treatise

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a detailed written work about a specific subject

76
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crave

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to want, to need

77
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emend *

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correct (usually text)

78
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contrive

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invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation); manage

79
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elan

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a vigorous spirit

80
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awe

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solemn wonder; feeling of respect mixed with wonder and fear

81
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brochure

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pamphlet

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pell-mell

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in confusion; disorderly

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juncture

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a place of connection, meeting place

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humbug

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a lie, falsehood

84
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embellishment

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decoration

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disparaged

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criticized

86
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pellucid

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transparent, able to be seen through

87
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nit

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pickers people who find fault with small details

88
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epitaph

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inscription in memory of a dead person (as on a tombstone)

89
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indiscriminate *

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without thought; random; careless

89
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eccentricity

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oddity; idiosyncrasy

90
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anodyne

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drugs that relieves pain or trouble; opiate

91
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vernacular

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localized speech, slang

92
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mitigate *

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to lessen or moderate effects of

93
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ecologist

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person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment

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retrospect

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looking back on the past, hindsight

95
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repentance

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being sorry

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perfidious

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traitorous, disloyal

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ramification

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branching out; subdivision; one branch of a system

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stoke

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stir up a fire or furnace; feed plentifully

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