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solvent

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n, a. 용해질; 규모에 맞게 소비하는

[n. solvency]

: dissolvent; dissolving something, capable of meeting inncial obligations

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sophism

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n, a. 궤변의

[a. sophistic]

: apparently clever but flawed argument

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sophistication

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n. 교양있는

[a. sophisticated]

: knowledgeableness and refinement, polish, techincal advancedness, elegance

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soporific

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n, a. 수면제, 지루한

: hypnotic, sleep-including, tedious

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sordid

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a. 더러운

= filthy(filthiness), foul, morally degraded

: dirty

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sound

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a. 튼튼한, 논리가 튼튼한

: not damaged, healthy, based on good sense and valid reasoning, coherent, convincing

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sparse

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a. 희박한

: occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals, not thick or dense

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spartan

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a. 스파르타식의, 엄격한, 장식없고, 절약하는, 간결한

= austere

: rigorously self-disciplined or self-restrained, simple, frugal, marked by brevity of speech

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specious

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a. 허울만 그럴듯한?

= sophistic

: appearing to be true but really false

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speculate

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v. 추론하다

[a. speculative, n. speculation]

: engage in reasoning often based on inconclusive evidence

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spontaneous

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a. 자발적인

[n. spontaneity]

: self-generated, arising from a natural inclination, unstudied in manner or behavior

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spot

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n, v. 얼룩, 장소; detect

: place, mark, blemish; detect, see

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spur

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v, n. 자극하다, 격려하다

: encourage somebody to try harder, stimulate, induce; inducement, incentive

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spurn

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v. 경멸하며 거절하다

= scorn

: reject somebody or something with disdain

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squalid

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a. 더러운

splendid

[n. squalor]

: dirty, sordid, lacking in honesty, dignity, and morals, shappby

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squander

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v. 낭비하다

skimp, scrimp

: spend wastefully or extravagantly

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squash

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v. 짓누르다

: flatten something with pressure, put down a rebellion, suppress a revolt, crush by trampling, squelch, stiffle

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stagnant

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a. 정체된

: not flowing, unmoving, inactive, still

cf) e.g. stagflation

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stalwart

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a. 굳센

= sturdy, stout, stouthearted

faint-hearted

: strong, bold, brave, firm and reolute

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status quo

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n. 현상태

: the condition or state of affairs that currently exists

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stealty

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a. 은밀한

= furtive, clandestine, surreptitious, secretive, covert

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stiff

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a. 딱딱한

= rigid, strict

supple

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stilted

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a. 거드름피우는

= pretentious, unnatural, wooden

: stiffly formal

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stingy

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a. 인색하게 굴다

= parsimonious, penurious, skimpy

: not generous in giving or spending money, small and inadequate

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stint
v. 인색하게 굴다 ## Footnote [a. stinting\<\> unstinting] : be miserly
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stoic
a, n. 무감정한, 무감각한 ## Footnote : one who is seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure or pain
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stolid
a, n. 무감정한, 무감각한 ## Footnote = impassive : having little emotion or sensibility cf) e.g. massive and stolid bureaucracy
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streamline
v. 곡선모양으로 부드럽게 돌아가는, 유연하게 넘어가다 ## Footnote : design or build with smooth shape, make something more efficient, rationalize
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stymie
v. 장애물 방해물 ## Footnote = obstruct, frustrate, foil, impede, hinder, hamper, thwart : block
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subject
n. 주제, 과목, 피통치자 ## Footnote potentate [a. subject to: ~에 종속된, dependent to, prone to] : topic, course of study, a ruled person
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subjugate
v. 정복하다, 노예로 만들다,억압하다, 억제하다 ## Footnote [n. subjugation] : force into submission by military conquest
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submissive
a, n. 복종하는 ## Footnote = obedient : ready to submit to others
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subside
v. 가라앉다 ## Footnote = sink, sag : diminish in intensity, drop to lower level
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subsidiary
a. 보조금 ## Footnote [n. subsidy, v. subsidize] : helping or supporting, helping or supporting
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substantial
a. 엄청난; 물질의 ## Footnote : considerable in amount or importance, real and tangible cf) ref. substantive-essential, with practical importance
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subterfuge
n. 속임수(핑계) ## Footnote : something designed to deceive
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subtle
a. 명백하지 않은; 사람이 나대지 않는 ## Footnote [c. subtler] : slight and not obvious, pleasantly understated, refined cf) ref. subtle-ignore, observe: (명백하지 않아서) 무시하기 쉽고, 관찰하긴 어려움
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succinct
a. 간단명료 ## Footnote = concise, pithy : brief and to the point
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succumb
v. 죽다, 사망, 굴복 ## Footnote : yield to somebody, give in, die
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sumptuous
a. 사치하는 ## Footnote = extravagant, wasteful, luxurious, prodigal, profligate
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supercilious
a. 오만한 ## Footnote = assuming, condescending, haughy(haughtiness), bubris, vain : of contempt and arrogance
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superfluous
a. 여분의, 비핵심의 ## Footnote = redundant [n. superfluity] : more than necessary
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supplant
v. 대체하다, 쫒아내다, 제거하다? ## Footnote : replace, displace, oust somebody
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supplicate
v. 간청하다 ## Footnote = entreat, solicit, invoke [n. supplication] : ask for humby or earnestly
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surmise
v, n. 추측 ## Footnote = guesswork, conjecture, speculation, supposition : make guess about something, guess, deduce, infer
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surmount
v. 극복하다 ## Footnote : overcome difficulty cf) ref. mount
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surrogate
n. 대리 ## Footnote = proxy : substitute
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swerve
v. 급턴하다 ## Footnote unswerving: 방향바꾸지 않는, 쭉가는, 굳센 : make a sudden change in direction cf) ref. plummet-fall, swerve-turn
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sybaritic
a. 방탕한, 사치스러운 쾌락주의 ## Footnote = luxury, hedonic ascetic [n. sybarite] : self-indulgent, pleasure-seeking, marked by excessive
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symmetry
n. 균형(비율이 좋은) ## Footnote asymmetrical [a. symmetrical] : balanced proportions
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synthesis
n. 합치다(인공적으로) ## Footnote [v. synthesize] : combining of different elements into whole, formation of chemical compounds
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tacit
a. 암묵적인(말을 하긴하는데 암묵적으로..) ## Footnote explicit : not spoken, implied by or inferred
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taciturn
a. 과묵한, 말을 안하는 ## Footnote [n. taciturnity] : habitually untalkative
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tact
n. 교묘하게 피하다, 능숙하게 처리하다 ## Footnote = finesse : ability to avoid giving offense, acute sensitivity to what is proper in dealing with others, diplomacy
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tangential
a. 부수적인 ## Footnote = almost irrelevant, peripheral : of tangent
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taint
v, n. 더럽히다 ## Footnote = pollute, contaminate, spoil : pollute, contaminate, spoil; stain, blemish
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tantamount
a. 대등한, 동등한 ## Footnote : equivalent to a particular thing in effect, outcome, or value
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taper
v. 폭을 줄이다 ## Footnote : make narrower cf) ref. taper-width, retrench-expense/ e.g. tapering of quantitative easing
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tardy
a. 속도를 느리게 하다 ## Footnote = late, delayed, sluggish, retard prompt
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taut
a. 패팽한 ## Footnote slack, lax loose : pulled or stretched tightly
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tedious
a. 지루한 ## Footnote [n. tedium] : boring, dull
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teem
v. 가득차다, 가득차있는 상태(가득채우다 아님, 자동사임) ## Footnote be scarce [a. teeming] : be full of
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tempestuous
a. 격렬한 ## Footnote halcyon [n. tempest] : with storms, emotionally turbulent
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temporal
a. 시간의, 일시적인 ## Footnote : relating to time, chronological/ lasting only a short time
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tenacious
a. 고집 ## Footnote = pertinacious [n. tenecity] : very determined or stubborn
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tendentious
a. 편하적 열렬지지 ## Footnote = partisan : written or spoken by somebody who wants to supports a particular viewpoint or cause
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tentative
a. 불확실한, 자신없는; 잠정적인 ## Footnote conclusive : uncertain, provisional, temporary cf) e.g. speak tentatively
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tenuous
a. 얇은, 논리가 희박한 ## Footnote sound : thin, weak and unconvincing
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terror
n. 심하게 공포감을 주다 ## Footnote [v. terrify] : intense fear
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terse
a. 간결한 ## Footnote = curt, laconic, reticent, taciturn [n. terseness] : brief and unfriendly, often conveying annoyance
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theatrical
a. 극적인 ## Footnote = melodramatic, dramatic, histrionic restrained, natural : unnatural, exaggerated
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timorous
a. 소심한 ## Footnote : timid, fearful
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tolerant
a. 견디는 ## Footnote bigoted [v. tolerate] : accepting different views, withstanding harsh treatment
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torpid
a. 무기력한 ## Footnote = listless, sluggish, lethargic, languid, lassitude [n. torpor] : lacking physical or mental energy
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tortuous
a. 꼬여있는, 복잡한 ## Footnote = labyrinthine : twisting and winding, extremely complex cf) ref. distort:왜곡하다, contort:몸을 배배꼬다

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