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Precursory

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something happen before / what precedes

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antipathy

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적대감/ deep seated feeling of dislike

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provision

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제공

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torpid

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biological rest, ex)torpid frogs

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pertinent

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relevant

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nominally

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명목상으로

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apposition

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=동격

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compendious

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succinct

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gist

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central meaning

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breach

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failure to deliver

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coherence

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stickto one idea

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carnage

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excessive killing of ppl

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animosity

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hate

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latent

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dormant

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crept

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strange/eccentric

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fraught

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내포한

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predecessor

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one who precedes

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ordinance

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an authoritative rule

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censorship

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deleting parts of publications

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counterintelligent

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designed to prevent

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welfare

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복리

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prime

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1과 자신이외 나눠지지않는 수

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decimal point

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소수점

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function

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함수

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convoluted

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twisted

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leeway

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freedom

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aeronautics

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art of flight

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vet

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investigate thoroughly

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deputy

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immediated supervisor

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posh

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elegant

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blatant

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done openly

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j.c. penny

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JAMES CASH, US BIZ Man who opened 3 department stores in 10 years

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tease

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attempt to provoke / fun

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domineer

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assert one’s power over another

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chastise

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rebuke or reprimand severely

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hispanic

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spanish speaking countries

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cringe

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bend one’s body head in fear

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cue

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signal to actor

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drown

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die throw submersion

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veer

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change direction suddenly

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gerund

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분사, -ing

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42
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abridge

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shorten

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acumen

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통찰력

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44
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affectation

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faking

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anachronism

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out of place in time 시대에 뒤쳐짐

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antagonize

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적개심을 일으키다

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antipathy

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혐오감`

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apathy

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lack of interest

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ardent

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passionate

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artful

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crafty/교활한

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51
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astute

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날카로운

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austere

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검소한 엄숙한 unadorned

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axiomatic

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self-evident

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54
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belie

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to contradict

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censure

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severely reprimand

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56
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circumscribe

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제한하다/구획하다

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cogent

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convincing

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collude

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work with someone secretly in order to cheat /deceive others

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complacent

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self satisfied

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conciliatory

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making peace, resolve a dispute

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condescending

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생색내는 듯한

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confounded

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당황/어리둥절한

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63
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conspicuous

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눈에 띄는

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contemporaneous

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동시대의

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65
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contiguous

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인접한

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cynical

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냉소적인

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decorous

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품위있는

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decry

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condemn openly

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defer

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postpone

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defy

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oppose/ resist

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demur

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이의제기/ 반대하다

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diffident

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timid/lacking confident

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diffuse

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wordy 장황한 산만한

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discrete

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seperated

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discretion

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재량

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disingenuous

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not candid

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disparage

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깔보다 / belittle

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disparate

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fundamentally different

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dissent

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disagree

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duplicity

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being two faced

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ebullient

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vibrant

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eclectic

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choosing the best from many sources

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elated

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extremely happy

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emulate

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strive to equal excel

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equivocal

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ambiguous

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eschew

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회피하다

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evasive

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avoiding cleverly

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exacting

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엄격한

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exigent

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긴급/절박한

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extraneous

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관계없는

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facetious

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clumsily humorous

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fastidious

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very careful about small details

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fleeting

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passing quickly

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flout

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비웃다 경멸하다

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forbear

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to refrain from / abstain

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frivolous

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inappropriately silly

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haphazard

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not planned계획/두서 없는

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harbinger

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선구자 /forerunner

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idiosyncrasy

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특이체질

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imbue

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to inspire

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inadvertent

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우연한

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incongruous

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not appropriate

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ingenious

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clever inventive

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inimical

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harmful

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insular

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isolated

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intractable

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uncontrollable, disobedient

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intransient

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uncompromising

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judicious

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clever, 판단력있는

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laconic

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using few words

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laud

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praise

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lax

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lazy

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lucid

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clear

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meager

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deficient

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mollify

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soften soothe

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mundane

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ordinary

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munificent

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very generous / lavish

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obdurate

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stubborn

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oblivion

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total forgetfulness

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obsequious

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eager to please s.o

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onerous

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demanding burdensome

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partisan

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biased supporter 지지자

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pellucid

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투명/명백

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penitent

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참회/회개하는

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periphery

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주변의

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pious

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strong religious belief

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placid

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calm

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polemic

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controversial argument

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ponderous

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massive large/ dull

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precarious

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불안정한

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preeminent

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supreme

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preempt

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to seize s.t by prior right 선점하다

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prevail

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만연하다

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prevaricate

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stray away from truth 얼버무리다

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probity

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complete honest

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prodigal

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wasteful

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profligate

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extravagantly wasteful

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prosaic

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lacking in imagination and spirit

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quixotic

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비현실적인 공상적인

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recant

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철회 부인하다

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reciprocal

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상호간의

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relinquish

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retire from

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renounce

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give up formally

143
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repudiate

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to refuse

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reticent

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quiet

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revere

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respect highly

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revoke

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cancel withdraw

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ruminate

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think carefully

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salutary

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healthy

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scathing

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harmful

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schism

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division /disharmony

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solicitous

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anxious concerned

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specious

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seemingly true but false

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taciturn

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untalkative by nature

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temerity

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excessive confidence

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unimpeachable

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비난할 수 없는

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unimpeachable

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not able to be criticized

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unscrupulous

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dishonest

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unseemly

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not proper

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unwitting

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not knowing

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venerate

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respect

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veracity

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truthfulness

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virtuoso

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거장 (음악의)

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vitriolic

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harsh corrosive in tone

164
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vociferous

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loud