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1
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Abhor

A

to feel hatred of loathing for

혐오하다

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Bombast

A

high sounding language with little meaning, used to impress people

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3
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Obsequious

A

obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

아첨하는

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4
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Contrived

A

deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously Created or arranged in a way that seems artificial and unrealistic

고안된

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5
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Valiant

A

very brave

용맹스런

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6
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Beseech

A

ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat

간청하다

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Wanton

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carefree, lighthearted

자유분방한

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Prating

A

talk foolishly or at tedious length about something

지루하게 말하는

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9
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Knave

A

an unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest person

악인

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10
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Perdition

A

(in Christian theology) a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and impenitent person passes after death.

파멸

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Conceit

A

excessive pride in oneself

자만

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12
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Ruminate

A

think deeply about something

깊이 생각하다

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Filches

A

pilfer or steal (something, especially a thing of small value) in a casual way

아무렇지 않게 훔치다

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14
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Fraught

A

full of unpleasant things

anxious

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15
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Castigate

A

to criticize someone or something severely

이기려고하다

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16
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Advocation

A

the action of publicly recommending or supporting something

옹호

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17
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Fiend

A

wicked or cruel person

악마 (villan)

18
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Extenuate

A

to make less of something or try to minimize its importance.

얕보다

19
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Traduce

A

speak badly of or tell lies about (someone) so as to damage their reputation.

gossip about

20
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Vacancies

A

An unoccupied position or job. Empty space.

빈자리

21
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Debauchery

A

excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.

방탕, 유랑

22
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Snout

A

the projecting nose nad mouth of an animal, espeically a mammal.

23
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Salute

A

A gesture of repect, homage, or polite recognition or acknowledgement, especially one made to or by a person when arriving or departinng.

경례

24
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Sparse

A

thinly dispersed or scattered.

드문드문난

25
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Voyage

A

a long journey involving travel by sea or in space

긴 여행

26
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Unloose

A

to relax the strain of.

풀다

27
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Fissure

A

A long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.

갈라진 틈

28
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Proclaiming

A

declare somehting one considers important with due emphasis

29
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Gaze

A

look steadily and intently, especially in admiration, surprise, or thought.

뚫어지게 보다

30
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Belligerent

A

hostile and aggressive

교전중의

31
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Coax

A

gently and persistently persuade (someone) to do something

말 주변이 좋은

32
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Forsythia

A

A widely cultivated ornamental Eurasion shrub whose bright yellow flwoers appear in early spring before the leaves.

개나리

33
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Frantic

A

wild or distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion.

광란의

34
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Annunciation

A

The announcement of the incarnation by the angel Gabriel to Mary

35
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Sacrifice

A

An act of slaughtering an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to God or to a divine or supernatural figure.

제물을 바치다

36
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Meagre

A

(of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality

부족한

37
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Acreage

A

An area of land, typically when used for agricultural purposes, but not necessarily measured in acres

토지

38
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Toil

A

work extremely hard or incessantly

힘써 일하다

39
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Barren

A

(of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation

농작이 안되는

40
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Throttled

A

attack or kill (someone) by chocking or strangling them

목을 조르다