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1
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Ignite

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불이 붙다, 점화하다

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2
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palpable

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감지할 수 있는, 손에 만져질듯한

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3
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Whittle away

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조금씩 깎아내리다

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4
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Whim

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기분, 변덕

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5
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deference

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respect and esteem due a superior or an elder

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6
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Bifurcate

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두 갈래로 나뉘다

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7
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Sedimentation

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퇴적

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8
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quintessential

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perfectly typical or representative of a particular kind of person or thing

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9
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eclectic

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절충적인, 다방면에 걸친

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10
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Straddle

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  1. Verb (양쪽으로) 다리를 벌리고 올라앉다[서다]
    1. Verb (강·도로·땅을[의]) 가로지르다[양쪽에 걸치다]
    2. Verb (여러 시간대·활동·집단에[을]) 걸치다[아우르다]
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11
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Decry

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condemn

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12
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abdicate

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왕위에서 물러나다, 퇴위하다

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13
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hedged by

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~로부터 둘러쌓이다

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14
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generic

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포괄적인, 총칭[통칭]의

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15
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retract

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(합의·약속 등을) 철회[취소]하다

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16
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drudgery

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dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor

17
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deflect from

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…에서 방향을 돌리다

18
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harken back

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상기하다, (지난 일을) 떠올리다

19
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tinge

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(아주 적은 색채를) 더하다[띠게 하다]

Verb (어떤 느낌기운 등을) 가미하다, …한 기미[기색]를 더하다
20
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breadth

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  1. Noun 폭, 너비 (=width) (→length)Noun (지식·관심 등이) 폭넓음
21
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superfluous

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과잉의

22
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be keen to

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eager

23
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elicit

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(정보·반응을 어렵게) 끌어내다

24
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castigate

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크게 책망하다 혹평하다

25
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muster

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소집[동원]되다, 소집[동원]하다

26
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relegate

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격하[좌천]시키다, (덜 중요한 위치로) 밀쳐 버리다

27
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entail

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수반하다

28
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Cleavage

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(사람들·집단 사이의) 분열

29
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comeuppance

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마땅한 벌