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9.20 ~9.26

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instigate

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to incite, urge, agitate

ex) the president vowed to bring those who had instigated the rebellion to justice

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instrumental

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serving as a means or a cause

instrumental in our success was good planning

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insurgent

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rebellious, insubordinate

the insurgent forces took over the capital

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insurrection

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rebellion

the insurrection was led by generals unhappy with the country’s leadership

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integral

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central, indispensable

the engine is an integral part of a car

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integrity

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uprightness; wholeness

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intemperate

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not moderate

try not to be intemperate in eating

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inter

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to bury

the bodies of the victims of the disaster were interred in a mass grave

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interdict

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to forbid, prohibit

the interdicted goods were seized by border police

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interlocutor

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someone taking part in a dialogue

my interlocutor looked me directly in the eye

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interloper

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trespasser; meddler in others’ affairs

some of the older workers regarded the new boss as an interloper

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intermittent

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starting and stopping

the rain is intermittent

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intimate

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make known subtly and indirectly

the boss intimated that he would not approve my application for unpaid leave

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intimation

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clue,suggestion

the first intimation we had that a problem existed was when the teacher called us.

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intransigent

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uncompromising, refusing to be reconciled

both sides in the dispute were intransigent

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intrepid

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fearless

the intrepid mountain climber refused to be driven back by the snowstorm

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inure

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to harden; accustom; become used to

the peasants have become inured to hardship

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invective

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noun) verbal abuse

the moderator warned the debaters not to engage in an invective

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inveigh

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to disapprove; protest vehemently

the critic inveighed against the decline in standards in music

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inveigle

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to win over by flattery or coaxing

sam managed to inveigle his father into letting him borrow his car

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invest

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to endow with authority

the U.S constitution invests great power in the president

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inviolate

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not violated; intact

certain central principles are inviolate

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invocation

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prayer

the invocation was given by a navy chaplain

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iota

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very tiny amount

there’s not an iota of evidence to support the theory

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irascible
easily angered
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irate
extremely angry; enraged | the irate customer demanded an immediate refund
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irredeemable
incapable of being remedied or reformed | the highschool principal refused to believe that the boy's behavior was irredeemable
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irreproachable
blameless | one of the reasons he was made a judge is his irreproachable character
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resolve
결의
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irresolvable
unable to be resolved; not analyzable | the scientist concluded that the problem was irresolvable
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irrevocable
conclusive, irreversible | the president took the irrevocable step of breaking diplomatic relations with the country
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itinerant
wandering from place to place, unsettled | itinerant workers picked most of the grapes
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itinerary
route of a traveler's journey | the boss's secretary confirmed his itinerary
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jaded
tired by excess or overuse; slightly cynical | a life in police left bill jaded
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jaundiced
having a yellowish discoloration of the skin; affected by envy, resentment, or hostility he is a talented writer, but his jaundiced view of life becomes tiresome after a while
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jejune
not interesting; childish | the art critic called ellen's painting, "jejune at best"
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jettison
to cast off, throw cargo overboard | alice moved from New YOrk to San Francisco completely jettisoning her old life
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jihad
a muslim holy war; a crusade | jihad can often refer to an internal struggle to correct one's own mistake
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jocose
giving to joking; merry | fortunately, most people at the holiday party was jocose
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joie de vivre
joy of living | sally describes herself as "87 years young and still full of Joie de vivre"
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jubilee
special anniversary | the church had its jubilee last year
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juncture
point where two things are joined; turning point | at this juncture in the country's history we must carefully consider our course
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junta
group of people united in political intrigue | the country's ruling junta has postponed the scheduled elections.
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jurisdiction
power to interpret and apply law; control | the court has no jurisdiction in this state
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kafkaesque
characterized by distortion and impending danger | many of alfred hitchcock's movies could be described as kafkaesque
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kismet
fate ; destiny | "i'm sure our love is kismet," the heroine told the hero
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knell
sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure | the defeat was the death knell of the empire
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kudos
fame, glory, honor | the instructor won kudos from students for her creative approach to teaching
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labile
likely to change | tom's labile personality can make him difficult to get along with
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laceration
cut or wound
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lachrymose
tearful; sad | the mood at the funeral was lachrymose
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lackadaisical
idle, lazy; apathetic, indifferent | stuart is a lackadaisical student
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lackluster
lacking brightness or vitality | his performance this year has been lackluster
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laconic
using few words | the laconic scientist was not an ideal guest on the talk show
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laissez-faire
noninterference in the affairs of others. | the principal asked the teacher to take a less laissez-faire approach to students
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lambaste
to thrash verbally or physically | the champion boxer lambasted his opponent
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lampoon
to attack with satire, mock harshly | the movie lampoons the country's leaders
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languid
lacking energy, indifferent, slow | time moves at a languid pace at this tropical island resort
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languish
to become weak; to live in disheartening conditions; to be neglected. A small part of the population was left to languish in poverty
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lassitude
노곤함/무기력/
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languor
lassitude
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lapidary
relating to precious stones | mr.saunders sells lapidary equipment to jewelers in the NY area
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larceny
theft of property | bob was charged with larceny
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larder
place where food is stored
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largess
generosity; gift | as a result of the billionaire's largess, our town has a new public library
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larynx
후두
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lascivious
lustful | the movie appeals primarily to the lascivious impulses in people
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latent
potential
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lax
careless | lax safety standards
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leery
suspicious | the child was taught to be leery of strangers
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legerdemain
trickery | the magician's legerdemain entertained the audience
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leitmotif
a dominant, recurrent theme
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lexis
vocabulary; the set of words in a language
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liaise
to communicate and maintain contact
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libertine
one without moral restraint
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libidinal
relating to sexual desire
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libretto
the text of a dramatic musical work
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licentous
immoral; unrestrained by society
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lien
유치권
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limn
to depict
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limpid
clear, transparent
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lingua franca
a language used for communication among peoples speaking different languages
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liniment
medicinal liquid used externally to ease pain
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lionize
to treat as a celebrity
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lissome
easily flexed, limber, agile
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listless
lacking energy and enthusiasm
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lithe
moving and bending with ease; graceful | we admired the dancer's lithe movement
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livid
discolored from a bruise; reddened with anger | tom's father was livid after learning that his son had been caught stealing
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loath
unwilling or reluctant; disinclined | russ is loath to change his major so late in his academic career
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lobbyist
person who attempts to influence legislators or other public officials toward desired action
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locomotion
movement from place to place | humankind has devised many means of locomotion

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