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Gre 40 Flashcards

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

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easily angered

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irate

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extremely angry; enraged

the irate customer demanded an immediate refund

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irredeemable

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incapable of being remedied or reformed

the highschool principal refused to believe that the boy’s behavior was irredeemable

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irreproachable

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blameless

one of the reasons he was made a judge is his irreproachable character

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resolve

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결의

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irresolvable

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unable to be resolved; not analyzable

the scientist concluded that the problem was irresolvable

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irrevocable

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conclusive, irreversible

the president took the irrevocable step of breaking diplomatic relations with the country

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itinerant

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wandering from place to place, unsettled

itinerant workers picked most of the grapes

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itinerary

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route of a traveler’s journey

the boss’s secretary confirmed his itinerary

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jaded

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tired by excess or overuse; slightly cynical

a life in police left bill jaded

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jaundiced

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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

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not interesting; childish

the art critic called ellen’s painting, “jejune at best”

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jettison

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to cast off, throw cargo overboard

alice moved from New YOrk to San Francisco completely jettisoning her old life

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jihad

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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

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giving to joking; merry

fortunately, most people at the holiday party was jocose

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joie de vivre

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joy of living

sally describes herself as “87 years young and still full of Joie de vivre”

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jubilee

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special anniversary

the church had its jubilee last year

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juncture

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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

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group of people united in political intrigue

the country’s ruling junta has postponed the scheduled elections.

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jurisdiction

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power to interpret and apply law; control

the court has no jurisdiction in this state

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kafkaesque

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characterized by distortion and impending danger

many of alfred hitchcock’s movies could be described as kafkaesque

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kismet

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fate ; destiny

“i’m sure our love is kismet,” the heroine told the hero

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knell

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sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure

the defeat was the death knell of the empire

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kudos

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fame, glory, honor

the instructor won kudos from students for her creative approach to teaching

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labile

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likely to change

tom’s labile personality can make him difficult to get along with

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laceration

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cut or wound

51
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lachrymose

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tearful; sad

the mood at the funeral was lachrymose

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lackadaisical

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idle, lazy; apathetic, indifferent

stuart is a lackadaisical student

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lackluster

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lacking brightness or vitality

his performance this year has been lackluster

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laconic

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using few words

the laconic scientist was not an ideal guest on the talk show

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laissez-faire

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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

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to thrash verbally or physically

the champion boxer lambasted his opponent

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lampoon

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to attack with satire, mock harshly

the movie lampoons the country’s leaders

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languid

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lacking energy, indifferent, slow

time moves at a languid pace at this tropical island resort

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languish

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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

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노곤함/무기력/

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languor

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lassitude

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lapidary

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relating to precious stones

mr.saunders sells lapidary equipment to jewelers in the NY area

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larceny

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theft of property

bob was charged with larceny

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larder

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place where food is stored

65
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largess

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generosity; gift

as a result of the billionaire’s largess, our town has a new public library

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larynx

A

후두

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lascivious

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lustful

the movie appeals primarily to the lascivious impulses in people

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latent

A

potential

69
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lax

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careless

lax safety standards

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leery

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suspicious

the child was taught to be leery of strangers

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legerdemain

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trickery

the magician’s legerdemain entertained the audience

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leitmotif

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a dominant, recurrent theme

73
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lexis

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vocabulary; the set of words in a language

74
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liaise

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to communicate and maintain contact

75
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libertine

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one without moral restraint

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libidinal

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relating to sexual desire

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libretto

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the text of a dramatic musical work

78
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licentous

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immoral; unrestrained by society

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lien

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유치권

80
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limn

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to depict

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limpid

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clear, transparent

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lingua franca

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a language used for communication among peoples speaking different languages

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liniment

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medicinal liquid used externally to ease pain

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lionize

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to treat as a celebrity

85
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lissome

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easily flexed, limber, agile

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listless

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lacking energy and enthusiasm

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lithe

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moving and bending with ease; graceful

we admired the dancer’s lithe movement

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livid

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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

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unwilling or reluctant; disinclined

russ is loath to change his major so late in his academic career

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lobbyist

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person who attempts to influence legislators or other public officials toward desired action

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locomotion

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movement from place to place

humankind has devised many means of locomotion

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