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litany

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lengthy recitation; repetitive chant

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literati

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scholarly or learned persons

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limpid

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clear,transparent

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limn

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to draw, describe

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lilliputian

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extremely small

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libido

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sexual desire

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intent

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집중된, 전념하고있는

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libertine

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one without moral restraint

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levity

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light manner or attitude

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levee

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an embankment that prevents a river from overflowing

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lethargic

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inactive

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latent

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present but hidden; potential

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lassitude

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lethargy; sluggishness

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lambaste

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to thrash verbally or physically

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jejune

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1) 빈약한, 영양가가 낮은
2) 무미건조한, 흥미없는
3) 미숙한, 어린애같은

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sonnet

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14행시

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treatise

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책, 전문서적, 논문

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gaudy

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화려한

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meretricious

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gaudy; plausible but false; specious

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mendacious

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dishonest

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menagerie

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variety of animals kept together

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delusions

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잘못된 신념, 망상

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megalomania

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delusions of power or importance

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dual

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2

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crony

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친구, 옛 친구

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maelstrom

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whirlpool; turmoil

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machinations

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plots or schemes

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machiavellian

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crafty, 교활한

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lustrous

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shining

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lucre

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money or profits

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injunction

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1) 중지 명령

2) 권고

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mettle

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courage; endurance

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mettlesome

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full of courage and fortitude; spirited

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militate

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to work against

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minatory

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threatening; menacing

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minutia

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petty details

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pollster

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여론 조사원

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factotum

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잡역부

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intransigence

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uncompromising

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extravagant

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낭비하는, 비싼

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dispose

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배치하다

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sanction

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1) 재제, 조치, 구속

2) 인가

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miscellany

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mixture of writings on various subjects

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miscreant

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villain; criminal

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mitigation

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the act of reducing the severity or painfulness of something

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mnemonic

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related to memory; assisting memory

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modicum

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limited quantity

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vested

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1) 기득의

2) 기정의

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piecemeal

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1) 조금씩 단편적으로

2) 산산조각으로

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morose

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ill-humored; sullen [ 시무룩한, 기분이 언짢은, 말을 안 하는]

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motley

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many colored; made up of many parts

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adulation

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1) 아첨

2) 알랑거리는 말

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ire

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노여움, 분노

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inexpiable

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보상할 수 없는, 용서할 수 없는

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infidel

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무신론자, 이교도

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ingrate

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an ungrateful person

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inimical

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적대적인, 불리한

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insoluble

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1) 용해되지 않는

2) that can not be solved

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insurmountable

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that cannot be overcome

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interminable

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끝나지 않는, 지루한

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imperil

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put in danger; jeopardize

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impersonate

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1) ~의 역할을 하다

2) represent in personal form

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imprecate

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call down, curse

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impregante

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1) make pregnant

2) imbue, fill

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imprint

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1) 표시하다

2) 흔적

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inbred

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타고난, 선천적인

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incarcerate

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imprison

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incendiary

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1) causing fire

2) 선동적인

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arsonist

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방화범

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incriminate

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고발하다, 죄를 씌우다

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incise

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1) cut into

2) carve, engrave

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inculcate

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되풀이하여 가르치다

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multifarious

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diverse

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mundane

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worldly as opposed to spiritual; concerned with the ordinary

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negate

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to cancel out, nullify

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nexus

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a means of concentration; a connected group or series; a center

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nonplussed

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bewildered

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dote

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노망나다, 망령들다

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nostrum

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medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness; supposed cure

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prosaic

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산문체의, 평범한

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narcotic

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마약

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nugatory

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trifling; invalid

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obdurate

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stubborn

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obsequious

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overly submissive

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obsequy

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funeral ceremony (often used in plural, obsequious)

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obviate

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to make unnecessary; to anticipate and prevent

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occlude

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to shut; block

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officious

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too helpful; meddlesome

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courteous

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예의바른, 친절한

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molt

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허물을 벗다

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foal

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말의 새끼

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instalment

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one of several parts into which a story, plan, or money owed has been divided

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backwater

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a place that does not change because it is not influenced by new ideas or events that happen in other places

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posse

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a group of people who have come together for the same purpose

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gloat

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to show in an annoying way that you are proud of your own success or happy about someone else’s failure

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come full circle

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things are now the same as they were in the beginning

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doxxing

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discovery and revelation of personal information such as home address, phone numbers, bank details

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fringe

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the outer or less important part of an area, group, or activity

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contingency

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something that might possibly happen in the future, usually causing problems or making further arrangements necessary

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uncanny

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strange or mysterious; difficult or impossible to explain

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foreground

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to give the most importance to a particular subject

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put-upon

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treated unfairly by others who want you to help them

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affiliation

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a connection with a political party or religion, or with a larger organization

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tee-up

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to put a golf ball on the tee

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peat

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a dark brown substance like soil that was formed by plants dying and becoming buried/ turf

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aviation

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the activity of flying aircraft

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fracking

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a method of getting oil or gas from the rock below the surface

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elute

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추출

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acclimated

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적응시키다

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quadrant

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사분면

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retention time

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기억력/보유/보존 시간

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oligarchy

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과두정치

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onomatopoeia

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formation or use of words that imitate sounds of the actions they refer to

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heap

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쌓아 올리다

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ornithologist

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scientist who studies birds

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bourgeoisie

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중산시민, 계급

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ostentatious

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showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious

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overweening

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presumptuous; arrogant; overbearing

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paean

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song of joy or triumph; a fervent expression of joy

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paleontology

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study of past geological eras through fossil remains

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anthropology

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인류학

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heretic

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이교도의

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panegyric

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elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise

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pathos

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quality that causes a feeling of pity or sorrow

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pathological

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departing from normal conditions

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patois

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a regional dialect; nonstandard speech; jargon

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pedant

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uninspired, boring academic

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pellucid

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transparent; translucent; easily understood

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penury

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extreme poverty

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peregrination

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wandering from place to palce

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perfidious

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faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy

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perfunctory

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superficial; not thorough; performed really as a duty

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perigee

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근지점

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confucian

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유교

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composite image

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합성사진

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hitherto

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1) 지금까지

2) 여기까지

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diminutive

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작은

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venue

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현장/입장/의견

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cetaceans

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고래과의

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extrasensory

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초감각적인

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disemboweled

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창자가 뜯기다

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pique

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noun) fleeting feeling of hurt pride

verb) provoke, arouse

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placid

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calm

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plaintive

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melancholy; mournful

145
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piquant

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appealingly stimulating; pleasantly pungent; attractive

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pungent

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자극하는, 심한 고통을 주는

147
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piety

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devoutness

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physiognomy

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facial features

149
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battalion

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대대

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phlegmatic

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calm in temperament; sluggish

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petulant

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rude; peevish

152
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fizzle

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1) 소리지르다

2) 실패하다,좌절하다

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oratory

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웅변술

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defect

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변절자

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municipality

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당국, 지자체

156
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milling

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1) 맷돌로 갈다

2) 떼를 지어 돌아다니다

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ad hoc

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임시의, 특별한

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makeshift

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임시변통의

159
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hawk

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소식 따위를 알리다

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sceptic

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skeptic

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grandstanding

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인기를 노리는 연기

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aspire

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열망하다

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phalanx

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밀집대형

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row

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말다툼

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recurrent

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정기적으로 재발하는

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plumb

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to determine the depth; to examine deeply

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plume

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congratulate oneself in a self-satisfied way

168
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plummet

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to fail, plunge

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plutocracy

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society ruled by the wealthy

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poseur

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person who affects an attitude or identity to impress others

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prate

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to talk idly; chatter

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peeve

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약올리다, 안달나게 하다