word smart2 Flashcards by Janix Kang

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anachronism

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something out of place in time or history

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analogy

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a comparison of one thing to another

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anarchy

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absence of government or control

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anecdote

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a short account of a incident

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animosity

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resentment, hostility

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anomaly

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an aberration

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antecedent

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someone or something that went before

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antipathy

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firm dislike

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antithesis

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the direct opposite

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apathy

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lack of feeliing

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aphorism

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a brief, often witty saying, 격언

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apocryphal

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of dubious authenticity

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apotheosis

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elevation to divine status 신격화

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apprehensive

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worried, anxious

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approbation

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approval, praise

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aptitude

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capacity for learning

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arbiter

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one who decides, a judge

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arbitrary

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random, capricious

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arcane

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mysterious

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archaic

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extremely old

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archetype

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an original model or pattern

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ardent

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passionate

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arduous

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hard, difficult

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aristocratic

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of noble birth

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artful

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wily, sly

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artifice

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a clever trick, cunning

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ascendancy

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supremacy, domination

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ascetic

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hermitlike, practicing self-denial 금욕주의자

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assiduous

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hardworking, busy

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assimilate

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to take in, to absorb

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assuage

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to soothe, to ease of pain, relieve

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astute

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shrewd, keen in judgement

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attrition

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gradual wearing away

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audacity

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boldness, reckless daring

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augment

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to make bitter, to increase

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auspicious

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favorable, promising

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austere

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stern, 엄한

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autocratic

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ruling with absolute authority

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autonomous

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acting independently

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avarice

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greed

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avow

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to claim, to declare bodly

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awry

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off course, twisted to one side

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axiom

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원리, 이치

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banal

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unoriginal, ordinary

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bane

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poison, cause of harm

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bastion

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stronghold

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beget

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to give birth to

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beleaguer

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to surround, to besiege, to harass

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belie

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to give a false impression of

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belittle

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to make to seem little, to put someone down

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