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abase
to humble disgrace; 저자세
abate
to reduce in amount, dgree, or severity
abdicate
to give up a position, right or power
aberrant
not normal
abeyance
temporary suppression or suspension; 일시적으로 중단
abjure
to reject; abandon formally
abscond
to leave secretly; 도주하다
abstemious
자제하는
abyss
an extremely deep hole
accretion
a growth in size; increase in amount
acidulous
sour in taste or manner
acme
highest point
adulterate
to make impure; 불순물을 섞다
advocate
to speak in favor of
aerie
높은곳에 있는 둥지
affected
가짜의, 허위의
aggrandize
to increase in power, influence, and reputation
alacrity
speed or quickness
alleviate
to make more bearable
amortize
to pay by installment payments
amulet
ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits, 부적
analgesia
a lessening of pain without loss of consciousness
anodyne
something that calms or soothes pain
antagonize
to annoy or provoke to anger
antipathy
extreme dislike
apocryphal
출저가 불분명한
apostate
종교적 배반자
approbation
approval and praise
arbitrary
제멋대로의, 임의적인
arbitrate
싸움을 중재하다
ardor
intense and passionate feeling; 열정
arrogate
사칭하다
articulate
able to speak clearly and expressively
assail
to attack, assault
assuage
to make smething unpleasant less severe
attenuate
to reduce in force; weaken
augury
prophecy
august
위엄있는, 거창한
austere
꾸밈없는, 소박한
axiom
자명한 이치
belfry
bell tower
bevy
group; 같은종류의 무리
bifurcate
to divide into two parts
bilk
to cheat
blight
destroy
blithe
joyful, cheerful; 태평스러운
bombastic
과장한, 허풍떠는
bonhomie
친밀감
boor
person lacking manners or taste
burnish
polish; 윤을 내다
cabal
a secret group seeking to overturn something
cacophony
harsh noise; 불협화음
canard
a lie
candid
솔직한
capricious
변덕스러운
cartography
science or art of making maps
caustic
신랄한, 비꼬는
chicanery
교묘한 속임수
circumspect
cautious
cloying
sickly sweet, excessive; 지나치게 감성적인
coffer
strongbox; large chest for money
cogent
설득력있는
collusion
collaboration
condone
용납하다
connoisseur
예술, 음악의 감정가 (취향이 뛰어나거나 지적인)
contrite
반성
contumacious
rebellious
convoluted
난해한, 복잡한
corroborate
to support with evidence
cosset
애지중지하다
coterie
취미가 공통된 소규모 집단
craven
lacking courage
credulous
too trusting
crescendo
steadily increasing
cupidity
greed; strng desire; 탐욕
curmudgeon
괴팍한사람 (보통 노인)
debutante
young woman making debut in high society
declivity
downward slope
deface
vandalize; 외관을 훼손하다
deference
respect, 공손함
deleterious
해로운
demagogue
선동 정치가
demur
to express doubts or objections
deride
조롱하다
desiccate
건조시키다
desultory
두서없는, 종잡을수없는
diaphanous
아주얇은, 속이 비치는
diatribe
비판
dictum
authoritative statement
dilatory
intended to delay; 지체시키는
dirge
a funeral hymn or mournful speech
disabuse
to set right; fre from error
disecrn
recognize; 알아차리다
disparate
entirely unlike
dissemble
숨기다, 가식적으로 꾸미다
dissonance
a harsh and disagreeable combination, especially of sounds
distaff
the female branch of a family; 외가
distend
to swell, inflate, or bloat
dither
결정을 내리지못하고 머무적거리다
diurnal
existing during the day
divine
divine; 신성한
doctrrinaire
고집적으로 이상주의자
dogma
a firmly held opinion, especially a religious belief
droll
우스꽝스러운
dupe
사기; 사기를 당한 사람
dyspeptic
소화불량, 성격이 안좋은
ebullient
full of enthusiasm and high spirits
edify
to instruct morally and spiritually
effigy
stuffed doll; likeness of a person
effrontery
뻔뻔함; audacity
elegy
a sorrowful poem or speech
eloquent
persuassive and moving, especially in speech
embellish
to add ornamental or fictious details
emulate
to copy; 모방하다
encomium
warm praise; 찬사
endemic
belinging to a particular area
enigma
a mystery
enumerate
to count, list, or itemize
ephemeral
lasting a short time
epicure
person with refined taste in food and wine
equivocate
얼버부리다
erratic
변덕스러운
ersatz
fake
erudite
learned; scholarly; bookish
esoteric
known or understood only by a few
estimable
admirable
ethos
belief or character of a group
eulogy
speech in praise of someone
euphemism
같은뜻의 조금더 좋은 단어
euphony
pleasant, harmonious sound
exculpate
to clear from blame; exonerate
exigent
urgent; requiring immediate action
exonerate
to clear from blame; exculpate
explicit
clearly stated or shown; 명확한 표현
exponent
one who champions or advocates
exprugae
to censor; ; 검열하다
fallow
아무것도 하지않는; unused
fanatical
acting excessively enthusiastic
fatuous
stupid
fawn
굽실거리다; 아첨꾼
fecund
fertile; fruitful; productive
fervid
intensely emotional
fetid
악취가 진동하는
flag
to decline in strength; or interest
florid
excessively decorated or embellishe
ford
물을 헤치며 걷다
forestall
to prevent or delay
fortuitous
happening by chance; fortunate
fractious
rebellious
frenetic
정신없이 돌아다니는, 부산한
frugality
절약, 검소
furtive
은밀한, 엉큼한
gambol
to dance or skip around playfully
garner
to gather and store
gestation
growth process from conception to birth
glib
구변좋은
glower
to stare angrily
gregarious
outgoing; sociable
grievous
causing grief or sorrow
grovel
굽실거리다
guile
trickery
gullible
easily deceived
xenophobia
외국인 혐오증
yoke
to join together
zeal
passion; excitement
zealot
열성적인 사람, 광신자
zenith
the point of peak
zephyr
a gentle breeze, 미풍
