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heresy

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any belief that is strongly opposed to established belief

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elusive

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hard to pin down, evasive

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caress

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an act or gesture expressing affection

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forebear

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ancestor

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bullhorn

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확성기

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discreet

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prudent, judiciously reserved

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avid

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광적인

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geyser

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a hot spring that intermittently sends up fountain-like jet of water/ steam into the air

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euphemism

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a pleasant or inoffensive expression used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one

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hoisted

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to raise or lift/ drink

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foible

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minor character flaw

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exigency

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an emergency, an urgency

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discern

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to have insight, to see things clearly, to discriminate, to differentiate

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derogatory

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disapproving, degrading

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impervious

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꿈적하지 않는

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deprecate

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to express disapproval of

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emulate

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to strive to equal or excel, usually through imitation

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deride

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to ridicule, to laugh at contemptuously

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countenance

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face, facial expression, especially an encouraging one

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fatuous

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foolish, silly, idiotic

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docile

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easily thought, obedient, easy to handle

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feeble

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허술한

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dissipate

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to thin out, drift away, dissolve, to waste or squander

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disinterested

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not taking sides, unbiased

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precariously

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1)dependent on circumstances beyond one’s control, 2) exposed to or involving danger

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duplicity

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the act of being two-faced ,double dealing deception

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egregious

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extremely bad, flagrant

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affectionate

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loving

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distend

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to swell, to extend a great deal

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vouch

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to support as being true, certain , reliable

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disseminate

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to spread the seeds of something, to scatter, to make widely known

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flaunt

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to show off, to display ostentatiously

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expatriate

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to throw out of his or her native land

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ardor

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열중

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hapless

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unlucky

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endemic

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native, restricted to a particular region or era, indigenous

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espouse

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to support, to advocate

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extraneous

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unnecessary, irrelevant, extra

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fidelity

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faithfulness, loyality

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foment

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to stir up, to instigate

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explicit

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clearly and directly expressed

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doctrinaire

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inflexibly committed to a doctrine or theory without regard to tits practicality , dogmatic

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exacerbate

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to make worse

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exhort

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to urge strongly, to give a serious warning to

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epigram

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a brief and usually witty or satirical saying

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dilettante

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someone with superficial knowledge of the arts, amateur , a dabbler

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facile

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fluent, skillful in a superficial way, easy

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cursory

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hasty, superficial

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pang

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고통

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conventional

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common, customary, unexceptional

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desultory

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without a plan or purpose, disconnected, random

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exasperate

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to annoy thoroughly, to make very angry, to try the patience of

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minister

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목사

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harbinger

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a forerunner, a signal of

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forego

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to do without, to forbear

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engender

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to bring into existence ;to create; to cause

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fastidious

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meticulous, demanding, finicky

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enfranchise

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to grant the privileges of citizenship, especially the right to vote

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decorous

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proper, in good taste, orderly

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depravity

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extreme wickedness, corruption

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convivial

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fond of partying

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decadent

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decaying or decayed, especially in terms of morals

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frenetic

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frantic, frenzied

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despondent

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extremely depressed, full of despair

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felicity

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happiness, skillfulness, especially at expressing things

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culpable

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deserving blame, guilty

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sermon

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설교

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covet

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to wish for enviously

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existential

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실존주의

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gauche

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unskillful, awkward, maladroit/ opposite of dextrous

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eloquent

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웅변, 웅변적

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instigate

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선동하다

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deacon

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교회의 집사

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extrapolate

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to project or deduce from something known, to infer

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dialectical

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변증법적인

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inextricable

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something that is permanently stuck

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gratuity

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a tip

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lunge

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a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife

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deluge

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a flood, an inundation

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daunt

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to make fearful, to intimidate

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corollary

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something that follows

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divot

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a loose piece of turf

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farcical

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absurd, ludicrous

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chortling

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to chuckle gleefully

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despot

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an absolute ruler, an autocrat

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corroborate

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to confirm, to back up with evidence

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exhaustive

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through, rigorous, painstaking

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furtive

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secretive, sly

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cosmopolitian

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at home in many places or situations, internationally sophisticated

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elliptical

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oval, missing a word or words, obscure

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flounder

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허우적 거리다, / 당황하여 허둥되다

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ordeal

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시련

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destitute

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extremely poor, utterly lacking

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implicit

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indirectly expressed or implied

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exacting

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extremely demanding, difficult, requiring great skill or care

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hermetic

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impervious to external influence, airtight

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fauna

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animals

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enervate

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to reduce the strength or energy of, especially to do so gradually

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grandiloquent

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pompous, using a lot of big words in an attempt to sound impressive

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knoll

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a small rounded hill[ a high place or part]

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farce

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익살극

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grandiose

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absurdly exaggerated

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holistic

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whole is more than merely the sum of its parts

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plait

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a braid, especially of hair or straw

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hegemony

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leadership, especially of one nation over another

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heyday

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golden age, prime

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encroach

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to make gradual or stealthy inroads into, to trespass

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disparate

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different, incompatible, unequal

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dissolution

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the breaking up or dissolving of something into parts

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glut

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surplus, an overabundance

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squirm

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어색한

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ulterior

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이면의

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enormity

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extreme evil, a hideous offense, immensity

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debauchery

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wild living, excessive intemperance

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effusion

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a pouring forth

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egalitarian

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believing in the social and economic equality of all people

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culinary

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relating to cooking or the kitchen

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extol

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to praise highly, to laud

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interpolate

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삽입하다

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gregarious

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사교적인/ sociable, enjoying the company of others

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finesse

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skillful maneuvering, subtlety , craftiness

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histrionic

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overly dramatic, theatrical

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epitome

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a brief summary that captures the meaning of the whole, the perfect example of something, a paradigm

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egocentric

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selfish, believing that one is the center of everything

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figurative

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metaphorical

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aslant

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at a slant, obliquely

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fatalist

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운명론자

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fervor

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great warmth or earnestness, ardor zeal

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hiatus

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a break or interruption, ofter from work

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disparage

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to belittle, to say uncomplimentary things about, usually in a somewhat indirect way

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bellowed

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to roar

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fecund

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fertile, productive

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coup

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a brilliant victory or accomplishment

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didactic

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intended to teach, morally instructive, pedantic

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trudged

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to walk, especially laboriously or wearily

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deference

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submission to another’s will, respect, courtesy

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epithet

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a term used to characterize the nature of something, sometimes a disparaging term used to describe a person

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plumber

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배관공

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finicky

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excessively particular or fastidious; difficult to please; fussy.

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denizen

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inhabitant

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flout

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to disregard something out of disrespect

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petulant

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showing sudden impatient irritation

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culminate

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to climate, to reach full effect

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hock

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the joint in the hind leg of a horse

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founder

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to fail/ collapse/ sink

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deleterious

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harmful

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homily

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a sermon

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gratuitous

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given freely(said of something bad), unjustified, unprovoked, uncalled for

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expedite

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to speed up or ease the progress of

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self effacing

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to be modest

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evanescent

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fleeting, vanishing, happening for only the briefest period

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copious

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abundant, plentiful

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slurred

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to pass over lightly, or without due mention or consideration/ to pronounce indistinctly

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expedience

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practicality , being especially suited to a particular goal

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fetter

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to restrain, to hamper

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fortuitious

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accidental, occurring by chance

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indubitable

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something beyond doubt

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facetious

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humorous, not serious, clumsily humorous

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debacle

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violent breakdown, sudden overthrow, overwhelming defeat

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covert

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secret, hidden

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ebullient

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boiling, bubbling with excitement

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foyer

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the lobby of a theater, hotel apartment house

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equivocal

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ambiguous, intentionally confusing, capable of being interpreted in more than one way

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equitable

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fair

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pane

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유리창

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eclectic

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choosing the best from many sources

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forbear

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to refrain from, to abstain

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waning

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to decrease in power, importance, prosperity/ approach an end

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demagogue

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a leader of people, but more a rabble rouser

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recant

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철회하다

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delineate

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to describe accurately, to draw in outline

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esoteris

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hard to understand, understood by only a select few peculiar

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extricate

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to free from difficulty

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equanimity

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composure, calm

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serene

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calm, peaceful, tranquil, unruffled

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edify

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to enlighten, to instruct , especially in moral or religious matters

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expedient

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providing an immediate advantage, serving one’s immediate self - interest

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suitor

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구혼자

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gravity

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seriousness

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adultry

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marital infidelity

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exult

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to rejoice, to celebrate

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tow truck

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