gre6 Flashcards
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decant
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붓다
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hypocotyl
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배축
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efficacy
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the ability of a drug to achieve the desired effect
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lethality
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치사율
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bactericide
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an agent that destroys bacteria
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constipated
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대변을 보다
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seconded
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지지한
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philistine
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a smugly ignorant person with no appreciation of the intellectual or artistic matter
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pious
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devout/reverent
hypocritical
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hypocritical
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위선적인
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pivot
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to turn on a single point or shaft
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shaft
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축
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placate
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to pacify, to appease, to soothe
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implacable
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무자비한
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plaintive
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expressing sadness or sorrow
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platitude
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a dull or trite remark, a cliche
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plebeian
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common, vulgar, low-class
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plethora
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an excess
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poignant
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가슴에 사무치는
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polarize
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to break up into opposing factions or groupings
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polemic
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a powerful argument often made to attack or refute a controversial issue
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ponderous
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so large as to be clumsy, massive, dull
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portent
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an omen, a sign of something coming in the future
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portentous
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1) pompous, self-consciously serious
2) amazing, prodigious
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postulate
something accepted as true without proof, an axiom
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pragmatic
practical, down to earth; based on experience rather than theory
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precept
a rule to live by, a maxim
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precipitate
1) to cause to happen abruptly
| 2) unwisely hasty or rash
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precipitous
steep
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preclude
to prevent something from ever happening
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precursor
forerunner, something that goes before and anticipates
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predilection
a natural preference for something
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preeminent
better than anyone else, outstanding
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preempt
to seize something by prior right
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premise
an assumption, the basis for a conclusion
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prepossess
to influence beforehand/ good impression
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prerogative
a right or privilege connected exclusively with a position
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prevail
to triumph, to overcome rivals
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pristine
original, unspoiled; pure
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prodigal
wastefully extravagant
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preemptive action
undertaken in order to prevent some other action
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prodigious
extraordinary, enormous
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prodigy
an extremely talented child, an extraordinary accomplishment
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profane
not having to do with religion
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profligate
extravagantly wasteful and usually wildly immoral
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profound
deep (in several senses)
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profuse
flowing; extravagant
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promulgate
to proclaim
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propensity
a natural inclination or tendency
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propitious
marked by favourable signs or conditions
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proponent
an advocate, a supporter of a position
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proprietor
owner
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proprietary
characteristic of an owner of the property; constituting property
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propriety
properness, good manner
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countenance
1) face
| 2) condone it, tolerate it
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prosaic
dull, unimaginative; like prose(as opposed to poetry)
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proscribe
to outlaw, to prohibit
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proscription
금지
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proselytize
to convert someone from one religion or doctrine to another
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protagonist
the leading character in a novel, play, or other work
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provident
preparing for the future, providing for the future
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frugal
절약하는
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provincial
limited in outlook to one's own small corner of the world; narrow
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provisional
conditional, temporary, tentative
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proximity
nearness
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prudent
careful, having the foresight
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purport
claim, allege
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purported
rumoured; claimed
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qualify
to modify or restrict
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quixotic
romantic, idealistic to a foolish or impractical degree
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ramification
a consequence, a branching out
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rancour
bitter, long-lasting ill will or resentment
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rapacious
greedy; plundering; avaricious
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rebuke
to criticize sharply
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recalcitrant
stubbornly defiant of authority or control; disobedient
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recant
철회하다
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reciprocal
mutual, shared, interchangeable
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reclusive
hermitlike, withdrawn from society
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recluse
a reclusive person
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recondite
hard to understand
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recrimination
a bitter counteraccusation, or the act of making a bitter counteraccusation
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redolent
fragrant
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redundant
unnecessarily repetitive; excessive
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refute
to prove to be false
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relegate
to banish; to send away
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relinquish
to release or let go of; to surrender; to stop doing
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remonstrate
to argue against; to protest; to raise the objection
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renaissance
a rebirth or revival
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reparation
paying back; making amends; compensation
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repercussion
a consequence, an indirect effect
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reprehensible
worthy of severe blame or censure
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reprisal
an eye for an eye
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reproach
to scold, usually in disappointment, to blame, to disagree
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reprove
to criticize mildly
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reproof
책망
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probation
집행유예
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repudiate
to reject; to renounce; to disown; to have nothing to do with
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requisite
required; necessary
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ammunition
탄약
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prerequisite
전제조건
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irresolute
우유부단한
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irreverent
불손한
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respite
휴식기간
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reticent
quiet; restrained; reluctant to speak, especially about oneself
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rhetoric
웅변술
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rusticate
to spend time in the country
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sacrilege
a violation of something sacred; blasphemy
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sacrosanct
sacred /held to be inviolable
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sagacious
discerning, shrewd, keen in judgement; wise
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sagacity
현명한
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salutary
healthful
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sanctimonious
pretending to be devout; affecting the religious feeling
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anvil
모루
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sanguine
cheerful; optimistic; hopeful
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sanguinary
피비린내 나는
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sardonic
mocking, scornful/ 냉소
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scintillate
to sparkle, either literally or figuratively
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scrupulous
strict, careful, hesitant for ethical reasons
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qualm
양심의 가책
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scrutinize
to examine very carefully
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scrutiny
정밀검사
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inscrutable
mysterious, impossible to understand
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secular
having nothing to do with religion or spiritual concerns
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sedition
treason; the incitement of public disorder/ rebellion
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sensual
관능적인
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sensuous
감각정인
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sentient
able to perceive by the senses, conscious
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sequester
to set or keep apart
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serendipity
accidental good fortune; discovering good things without looking for them
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servile
submissive and subservient; like a servant
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slavish
more subservient than servile
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singular
unique, superior, exceptional, strange
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singularity
unique occurrence
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sobriety
the state of being sober; seriousness
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solicitous
eager and attentive, often to the point of hovering; anxiously caring
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solicitude
배려
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solvent
not broke or bankrupt; able to pay one's bill
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insolvent
not able to pay one's bill
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soporific
sleep inducing, boring, sleepy
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sordid
vile, filthy, squalid
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specious
deceptively plausible or attractive
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sporadic
stopping and starting; scattered; occurring in bursts every once in a while
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spurious
false, fake
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squalor
filth, wretched, degraded or repulsive living conditions
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squander
to waste
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husband
아껴쓰다
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stagnation
motionlessness, inactivity
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staunch
firmly committed; firmly in favour of steadfast
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steadfast
loyal, faithful
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stigmatize
to brand with disgrace; to set a mark of disgrace upon
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stipulate
to require something as a part of an agreement
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stoic
indifferent to pleasure or pain, to joy or grief, to fortune/ misfortune
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stratum
a layer; a level
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strata
plural of stratum
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stratify
make into layers
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stricture
a restriction, a limitation, a negative criticism
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strife
bitter conflict, discord, a struggle or clash
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stringent
strick, restrictive
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stymie
to thwart; to get in the way of; to enslave
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sublime
awesome; extremely exalted; lofty; majestic
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sublimate
suppress one's subconscious mind
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subliminal
subconscious
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insubordination
불복
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substantive
having substance; real; essential; solid; substantial
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shrewd
똑똑한, 현명한, 완벽한
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subversive
corrupting; overthrowing; undermining; insurgent
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succinct
brief and to the point, concise
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supercilious
haughty; patronizing
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superficiality
천박한
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superfluous
extra, unnecessary; redundant
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surfeit
excess, an excessive amount; excess or overindulgence in eating/ drinking
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surreptitious
sneaky, secret
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surrogate
substitute
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sycophant
one who sucks up to others
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tacit
implied, not spoken
