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Deck 'Everything' Vol.3 Flashcards

1
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behind the time, late → t***y

A

tardy

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2
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mortified (meaning)

A

very embarrassed

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derelict [ der-uh-likt ] (meaning)

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crucial

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unpalatable [ uhn-pal-uh-tuh-buhl ] (meaning)

A

not pleasant to taste

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5
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xenophobia (meaning)

A

irrational dislike

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6
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subside (meaning)

A

become less intensive

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quell (meaning)

A

put an end to

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plaintively (meaning)

A

sounding sad

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throes (meaning)

A

intense pain & struggle

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incipient (meaning)

A

beginning to happen

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epilepsy (meaning in Korean)

A

간질, 뇌전증

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vouchsafe (meaning)

A

grant something to someone in a condescending manner

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할말을 잊다 (with ‘loss’)

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at a loss at words = unable to think of anything to say

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befall (meaning)

A

(something usually negative) happens to

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hazy (meaning)

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misty

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wisp (meaning)

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a small bunch

17
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murmur (meaning)

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a low continuous background noise

18
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penultimate (meaning)

A

last one i a series of somthing

19
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Coriolis effect

A

The Coriolis effect is an inertial force that deflects moving objects to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere.

20
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ephemeral (meaning)

A

lasting for a very short period of time

21
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trimaran

A

a yacht with 3 parallel hulls

22
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recapitulate

A

[ree-kuh-pich-uh-leyt] summarise the main points again

23
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formidable

A

inspiring fearful respect

24
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levee

A

[lev-ee] an embankment designed to prevent the flooding of a river.

25
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contraption (meaning)

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a machine that appears strange and often unnecessarily complicated

26
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strut (meaning)

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a bar forming part of a framework to resist compression

27
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12 star signs

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Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces

28
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stalactite (meaning 한글로)

A

[ stuh-lak-tahyt ] 종유석

29
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gingerly (meaning)

A

in cautious manner

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