Word Set 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Abstain

A

Restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something

자제하다

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2
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Adulterate

A

Making something poorer in quality by adding another substance

Not pure

불순물을 섞다

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3
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Anomaly

A

Not normal

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4
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Apathy

A

Absence of passion

Lack of interest in something

무관심

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5
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Assuage

A

To make milder, less severe

누그러뜨리다

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6
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Audacious

A

Extremely bold, recklessly brave

Extremely original

대담한

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7
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Capricious

A

Subject to, led by a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change

변덕스러운

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8
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Corroborate

A

To make more certain, confirm

확증/입증하다

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9
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Desiccate

A

Dry up

건조시키다

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10
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Engender

A

To produce

(어떤 가정, 상황을) 낳다

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11
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Enigma

A

A puzzling situation, character

수수께끼같은

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12
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Ephemeral

A

Short-lived

수명이 짧은

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13
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Equivocal

A

Susceptible of double interpretations, deliberately ambiguous

애매한 불분명한

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14
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Erudite

A

Characterized by great knowledge

학식있는

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15
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Fervid

A

Enthusiastic, burning, intensely hot

열렬한

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16
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Gullible

A

Easily deceived

17
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Homogeneous

A

Of the same kind

18
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Laconic

A

Using few words, concise

19
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Laudable

A

Praiseworthy

20
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Loquacious

A

Talking or tending to talk much or freely

말이 많은

21
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Lucid

A

Easily understood

명쾌한

22
Q

Mitigate

A

To make less severe

23
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Opaque

A

Not transparent or translucent

24
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Pedant

A

A person who overemphasizes rules or minor details

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Placate
화를 달래다
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Pragmatic
Of a practial point of view
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Precipitate
To hasten the occurrence of Bring about prematurely 치닫게하다 촉발시키다 느닷없이
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Prodigal
Wastefully or recklessly extravagant
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Propriety
Conformity to established standards of good or manner (도덕적, 사회적) 적절성 예의범절
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Vacillate
To waver in mind or opinion. Indecisive
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Volatile
Evaporating rapidly Threatening to break out into open violence
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Zeal
Fervor for a person, cause, or object Eager desire 열의 열성