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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

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something accepted as true without proof, an axiom

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pragmatic

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practical, down to earth; based on experience rather than theory

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precept

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a rule to live by, a maxim

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precipitate

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1) to cause to happen abruptly

2) unwisely hasty or rash

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precipitous

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steep

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preclude

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to prevent something from ever happening

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precursor

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forerunner, something that goes before and anticipates

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predilection

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a natural preference for something

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preeminent

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better than anyone else, outstanding

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preempt

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to seize something by prior right

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premise

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an assumption, the basis for a conclusion

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prepossess

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to influence beforehand/ good impression

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prerogative

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a right or privilege connected exclusively with a position

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prevail

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to triumph, to overcome rivals

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pristine

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original, unspoiled; pure

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prodigal

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wastefully extravagant

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preemptive action

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undertaken in order to prevent some other action

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prodigious

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extraordinary, enormous

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prodigy

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an extremely talented child, an extraordinary accomplishment

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profane

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not having to do with religion

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profligate

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extravagantly wasteful and usually wildly immoral

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profound

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deep (in several senses)

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profuse

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flowing; extravagant

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promulgate

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to proclaim

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propensity

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a natural inclination or tendency

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propitious

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marked by favourable signs or conditions

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proponent

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an advocate, a supporter of a position

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proprietor

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owner

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proprietary

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characteristic of an owner of the property; constituting property

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propriety

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properness, good manner

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countenance

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1) face

2) condone it, tolerate it

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prosaic

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dull, unimaginative; like prose(as opposed to poetry)

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proscribe

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to outlaw, to prohibit

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proscription

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금지

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proselytize

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to convert someone from one religion or doctrine to another

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protagonist

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the leading character in a novel, play, or other work

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provident

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preparing for the future, providing for the future

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frugal

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절약하는

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provincial

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limited in outlook to one’s own small corner of the world; narrow

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provisional

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conditional, temporary, tentative

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proximity

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nearness

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prudent

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careful, having the foresight

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purport

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claim, allege

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purported

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rumoured; claimed

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qualify

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to modify or restrict

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quixotic

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romantic, idealistic to a foolish or impractical degree

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ramification

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a consequence, a branching out

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rancour

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bitter, long-lasting ill will or resentment

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rapacious

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greedy; plundering; avaricious

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rebuke

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to criticize sharply

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recalcitrant

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stubbornly defiant of authority or control; disobedient

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recant

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철회하다

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reciprocal

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mutual, shared, interchangeable

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reclusive

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hermitlike, withdrawn from society

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recluse

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a reclusive person

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recondite

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hard to understand

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recrimination

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a bitter counteraccusation, or the act of making a bitter counteraccusation

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redolent

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fragrant

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redundant

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unnecessarily repetitive; excessive

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refute

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to prove to be false

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relegate

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to banish; to send away

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relinquish

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to release or let go of; to surrender; to stop doing

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remonstrate

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to argue against; to protest; to raise the objection

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renaissance

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a rebirth or revival

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reparation

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paying back; making amends; compensation

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repercussion

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a consequence, an indirect effect

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reprehensible

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worthy of severe blame or censure

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reprisal

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an eye for an eye

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reproach

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to scold, usually in disappointment, to blame, to disagree

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reprove

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to criticize mildly

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reproof

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책망

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probation

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집행유예

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repudiate

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to reject; to renounce; to disown; to have nothing to do with

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requisite

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required; necessary

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ammunition

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탄약

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prerequisite

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전제조건

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irresolute

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우유부단한

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irreverent

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불손한

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respite

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휴식기간

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reticent

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quiet; restrained; reluctant to speak, especially about oneself

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rhetoric

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웅변술

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rusticate

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to spend time in the country

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sacrilege

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a violation of something sacred; blasphemy

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sacrosanct

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sacred /held to be inviolable

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sagacious

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discerning, shrewd, keen in judgement; wise

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sagacity

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현명한

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salutary

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healthful

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sanctimonious

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pretending to be devout; affecting the religious feeling

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anvil

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모루

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sanguine

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cheerful; optimistic; hopeful

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sanguinary

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피비린내 나는

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sardonic

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mocking, scornful/ 냉소

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scintillate

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to sparkle, either literally or figuratively

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scrupulous

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strict, careful, hesitant for ethical reasons

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qualm

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양심의 가책

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scrutinize

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to examine very carefully

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scrutiny

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정밀검사

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inscrutable

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mysterious, impossible to understand

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secular

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having nothing to do with religion or spiritual concerns

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sedition

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treason; the incitement of public disorder/ rebellion

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sensual

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관능적인

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sensuous

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감각정인

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sentient

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able to perceive by the senses, conscious

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sequester

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to set or keep apart

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serendipity

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accidental good fortune; discovering good things without looking for them

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servile

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submissive and subservient; like a servant

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slavish

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more subservient than servile

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singular

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unique, superior, exceptional, strange

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singularity

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unique occurrence

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sobriety

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the state of being sober; seriousness

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solicitous

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eager and attentive, often to the point of hovering; anxiously caring

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solicitude

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배려

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solvent

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not broke or bankrupt; able to pay one’s bill

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insolvent

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not able to pay one’s bill

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soporific

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sleep inducing, boring, sleepy

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sordid

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vile, filthy, squalid

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specious

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deceptively plausible or attractive

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sporadic

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stopping and starting; scattered; occurring in bursts every once in a while

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spurious

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false, fake

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squalor

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filth, wretched, degraded or repulsive living conditions

145
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squander

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to waste

146
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husband

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아껴쓰다

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stagnation

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motionlessness, inactivity

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staunch

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firmly committed; firmly in favour of steadfast

149
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steadfast

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loyal, faithful

150
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stigmatize

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to brand with disgrace; to set a mark of disgrace upon

151
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stipulate

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to require something as a part of an agreement

152
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stoic

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indifferent to pleasure or pain, to joy or grief, to fortune/ misfortune

153
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stratum

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a layer; a level

154
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strata

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plural of stratum

155
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stratify

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make into layers

156
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stricture

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a restriction, a limitation, a negative criticism

157
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strife

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bitter conflict, discord, a struggle or clash

158
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stringent

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strick, restrictive

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stymie

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to thwart; to get in the way of; to enslave

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sublime

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awesome; extremely exalted; lofty; majestic

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sublimate

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suppress one’s subconscious mind

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subliminal

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subconscious

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insubordination

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불복

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substantive

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having substance; real; essential; solid; substantial

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shrewd

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똑똑한, 현명한, 완벽한

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subversive

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corrupting; overthrowing; undermining; insurgent

167
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succinct

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brief and to the point, concise

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supercilious

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haughty; patronizing

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superficiality

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천박한

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superfluous

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extra, unnecessary; redundant

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surfeit

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excess, an excessive amount; excess or overindulgence in eating/ drinking

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surreptitious

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sneaky, secret

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surrogate

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substitute

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sycophant

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one who sucks up to others

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tacit

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implied, not spoken

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