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litany
lengthy recitation; repetitive chant
literati
scholarly or learned persons
limpid
clear,transparent
limn
to draw, describe
lilliputian
extremely small
libido
sexual desire
intent
집중된, 전념하고있는
libertine
one without moral restraint
levity
light manner or attitude
levee
an embankment that prevents a river from overflowing
lethargic
inactive
latent
present but hidden; potential
lassitude
lethargy; sluggishness
lambaste
to thrash verbally or physically
jejune
1) 빈약한, 영양가가 낮은
2) 무미건조한, 흥미없는
3) 미숙한, 어린애같은
sonnet
14행시
treatise
책, 전문서적, 논문
gaudy
화려한
meretricious
gaudy; plausible but false; specious
mendacious
dishonest
menagerie
variety of animals kept together
delusions
잘못된 신념, 망상
megalomania
delusions of power or importance
dual
2
crony
친구, 옛 친구
maelstrom
whirlpool; turmoil
machinations
plots or schemes
machiavellian
crafty, 교활한
lustrous
shining
lucre
money or profits
injunction
1) 중지 명령
2) 권고
mettle
courage; endurance
mettlesome
full of courage and fortitude; spirited
militate
to work against
minatory
threatening; menacing
minutia
petty details
pollster
여론 조사원
factotum
잡역부
intransigence
uncompromising
extravagant
낭비하는, 비싼
dispose
배치하다
sanction
1) 재제, 조치, 구속
2) 인가
miscellany
mixture of writings on various subjects
miscreant
villain; criminal
mitigation
the act of reducing the severity or painfulness of something
mnemonic
related to memory; assisting memory
modicum
limited quantity
vested
1) 기득의
2) 기정의
piecemeal
1) 조금씩 단편적으로
2) 산산조각으로
morose
ill-humored; sullen [ 시무룩한, 기분이 언짢은, 말을 안 하는]
motley
many colored; made up of many parts
adulation
1) 아첨
2) 알랑거리는 말
ire
노여움, 분노
inexpiable
보상할 수 없는, 용서할 수 없는
infidel
무신론자, 이교도
ingrate
an ungrateful person
inimical
적대적인, 불리한
insoluble
1) 용해되지 않는
2) that can not be solved
insurmountable
that cannot be overcome
interminable
끝나지 않는, 지루한
imperil
put in danger; jeopardize
impersonate
1) ~의 역할을 하다
2) represent in personal form
imprecate
call down, curse
impregante
1) make pregnant
2) imbue, fill
imprint
1) 표시하다
2) 흔적
inbred
타고난, 선천적인
incarcerate
imprison
incendiary
1) causing fire
2) 선동적인
arsonist
방화범
incriminate
고발하다, 죄를 씌우다
incise
1) cut into
2) carve, engrave
inculcate
되풀이하여 가르치다
multifarious
diverse
mundane
worldly as opposed to spiritual; concerned with the ordinary
negate
to cancel out, nullify
nexus
a means of concentration; a connected group or series; a center
nonplussed
bewildered
dote
노망나다, 망령들다
nostrum
medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness; supposed cure
prosaic
산문체의, 평범한
narcotic
마약
nugatory
trifling; invalid
obdurate
stubborn
obsequious
overly submissive
obsequy
funeral ceremony (often used in plural, obsequious)
obviate
to make unnecessary; to anticipate and prevent
occlude
to shut; block
officious
too helpful; meddlesome
courteous
예의바른, 친절한
molt
허물을 벗다
foal
말의 새끼
instalment
one of several parts into which a story, plan, or money owed has been divided
backwater
a place that does not change because it is not influenced by new ideas or events that happen in other places
posse
a group of people who have come together for the same purpose
gloat
to show in an annoying way that you are proud of your own success or happy about someone else’s failure
come full circle
things are now the same as they were in the beginning
doxxing
discovery and revelation of personal information such as home address, phone numbers, bank details
fringe
the outer or less important part of an area, group, or activity
contingency
something that might possibly happen in the future, usually causing problems or making further arrangements necessary
uncanny
strange or mysterious; difficult or impossible to explain
foreground
to give the most importance to a particular subject
put-upon
treated unfairly by others who want you to help them
affiliation
a connection with a political party or religion, or with a larger organization
tee-up
to put a golf ball on the tee
peat
a dark brown substance like soil that was formed by plants dying and becoming buried/ turf
aviation
the activity of flying aircraft
fracking
a method of getting oil or gas from the rock below the surface
elute
추출
acclimated
적응시키다
quadrant
사분면
retention time
기억력/보유/보존 시간
oligarchy
과두정치
onomatopoeia
formation or use of words that imitate sounds of the actions they refer to
heap
쌓아 올리다
ornithologist
scientist who studies birds
bourgeoisie
중산시민, 계급
ostentatious
showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious
overweening
presumptuous; arrogant; overbearing
paean
song of joy or triumph; a fervent expression of joy
paleontology
study of past geological eras through fossil remains
anthropology
인류학
heretic
이교도의
panegyric
elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise
pathos
quality that causes a feeling of pity or sorrow
pathological
departing from normal conditions
patois
a regional dialect; nonstandard speech; jargon
pedant
uninspired, boring academic
pellucid
transparent; translucent; easily understood
penury
extreme poverty
peregrination
wandering from place to palce
perfidious
faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy
perfunctory
superficial; not thorough; performed really as a duty
perigee
근지점
confucian
유교
composite image
합성사진
hitherto
1) 지금까지
2) 여기까지
diminutive
작은
venue
현장/입장/의견
cetaceans
고래과의
extrasensory
초감각적인
disemboweled
창자가 뜯기다
pique
noun) fleeting feeling of hurt pride
verb) provoke, arouse
placid
calm
plaintive
melancholy; mournful
piquant
appealingly stimulating; pleasantly pungent; attractive
pungent
자극하는, 심한 고통을 주는
piety
devoutness
physiognomy
facial features
battalion
대대
phlegmatic
calm in temperament; sluggish
petulant
rude; peevish
fizzle
1) 소리지르다
2) 실패하다,좌절하다
oratory
웅변술
defect
변절자
municipality
당국, 지자체
milling
1) 맷돌로 갈다
2) 떼를 지어 돌아다니다
ad hoc
임시의, 특별한
makeshift
임시변통의
hawk
소식 따위를 알리다
sceptic
skeptic
grandstanding
인기를 노리는 연기
aspire
열망하다
phalanx
밀집대형
row
말다툼
recurrent
정기적으로 재발하는
plumb
to determine the depth; to examine deeply
plume
congratulate oneself in a self-satisfied way
plummet
to fail, plunge
plutocracy
society ruled by the wealthy
poseur
person who affects an attitude or identity to impress others
prate
to talk idly; chatter
peeve
약올리다, 안달나게 하다
