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alacrity
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adj. liveliness and eagerness
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allusion
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v. passing reference or indirect mention
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antiquarian
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adj. of or relating to persons who study or deal in antiques or antiquities
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aplomb
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n. great coolness and composure under strain; peacefulness
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arcane
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adj. requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
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astute
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adj. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
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avert
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v. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
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bedazzled
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v. to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
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beseeching
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adj. begging
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callow
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adj. young and inexperienced
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canaries
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n. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
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cathartic
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adj. emotionally purging 카타르시스의
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census
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n. periodic count of the population
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confounded
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adj. perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
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creep
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v. move slowly
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decorum
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n. propriety in manners and conduct
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detested
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adj. treated with contempt
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detrimental
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causing harm or injury
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dilettante
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adj. showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish
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disaffected
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adj. discontented as toward authority 불평을품은
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discrete
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adj. constituting a separate entity or part 분리된, 불연속적인
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dismissive
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adj. showing indifference or disregard
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dissemination
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adj. the property of being diffused or dispersed
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dissension
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n. disagreement among those expected to cooperate
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eclectic
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adj. selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
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embolden
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v. give encouragement to
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endorsed
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n. pick one person to give support and approval to in a particular role
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ensuing
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adj. following immediately
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enumeration
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n. the act of counting
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erudite
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adj. having or showing profound knowledge 박식한체 하는
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esteem
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n. the condition of being honored; respect, honor
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flippant
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adj. 경솔한, 경박한
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forlorn
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adj. marked by or showing hopelessness
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heretical
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adj. characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards 이단의, 이교의
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indispensable
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adj. absolutely necessary
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indulgent
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adj. 관대한, 너그럽게 봐주는
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insistent
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adj. repetitive and persistent
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insurgent
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adj. in opposition to a civil authority or government
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intricate
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adj. having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
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lackluster
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adj. lacking brilliance or vitality
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languor
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n. a relaxed comfortable feeling
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levy
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v. charge a fee or tax
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libertine
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n. a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained
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loftiness
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n. the quality of being high or lofty
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magnanimous
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adj. generous and noble in spirit
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maverick
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adj. independent in behavior or thought
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mediocre
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adj. moderate to inferior in quality
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morbid
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adj. suggesting and unhealthy mental state
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morose
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adj. 사교성이없고 시무룩한, 침울한
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myriad
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adj. too numerous to be counted
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pandemic
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adj. existing everywhere
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partisan
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adj. devoted to a cause or party
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pedantic
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adj. 박식한 체하는, erudite
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plea
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n. a humble request for help from someone in authority
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poignant
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adj. arousing affect 호소하는
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precocious
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adj. 성숙한
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profundity
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n. wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound 의미깊은사상, 심연
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pundit
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n. 현인, 학자
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querulous
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adj. habitually complaining
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quixotic
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adj. not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic, 돈키호테식의 (Don Quixote)
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pandemic
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adj. existing everywhere
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partisan
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adj. devoted to a cause or party
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pedantic
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adj. 박식한 체하는, erudite
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plea
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n. a humble request for help from someone in authority
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poignant
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adj. arousing affect 호소하는
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precocious
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adj. 성숙한
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profundity
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n. wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound 의미깊은사상, 심연
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pundit
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n. 현인, 학자
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querulous
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adj. habitually complaining
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quixotic
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adj. not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic, 돈키호테식의 (Don Quixote)
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rarified
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adj. having low density
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reclusive
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adj. keeping away from society; seeking solitude
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renunciation
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n. rejecting, disowning or disclaiming as invalid
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resentment
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n. a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
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reticent
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adj. temperamentally disinclined to talk, taciturn
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reverent
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adj. feeling profound respect or veneration
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scrutiny
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n. the act of examining something closely
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starkness
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n. the quality of being complete, utter or extreme
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strident
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adj. conspicuously and offensively loud
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surmise
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adj. infer from incomplete evidence 추측, 억측
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vacuous
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adj. showing a lack of intelligence or thought; stupid and silly
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vicarious
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adj. 대리읜, 대리하는
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waiver
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n. a formal written statement of relinquishment(-포기)
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zealot
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n. a fervent and even militant proponent of something. 열광자
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allude
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v. to refer to casually or indirectly
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aloofness
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n. reserved or reticent
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antagonize
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v. provoke the hostility of
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apparition
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n. a ghostly appearing figure
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aspersion
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n. 비방, 모욕
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bygone
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adj. well in the past
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candid
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adj. without subtlety or evasion 솔직한, 숨김없는
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concession
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n. the act of conceding or yielding
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convoluted
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adj. highly complex or intricate
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cryptic
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of an obscure nature
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decorous
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adj. according with custom or propriety
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deficient
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adj. inadequate in amount or degree
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derailed
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v. cause to run off the tracks
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derivative
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adj. based on or imitating something else
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deteriorating
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v. become worse or disintegrate
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diaphanous
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adj. so thin as to transmit light
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dictum
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n. an authoritative declaration
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dismay
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n. the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
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dispassionate
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unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
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disrepute
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n. the state of being held in low esteem
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dowager
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n. a widow holding property received from her deceased husband
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dubious
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adj. fraught with uncertainty or doubt
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eccentric
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adj. grossly unconventional or unusual
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egalitarian
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adj. favoring social equality
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elicit
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v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
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equivocate
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v. be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead
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evasiveness
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n. intentionally vague or ambiguous
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folly
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n. stupid mistake; the trait of acting stupidly
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gossamer
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adj. 아주 섬세한, 거미줄 같은
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hospitality
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n. kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
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iconoclast
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n. someone who attacks cherished ideas of traditional institutions
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imprecise
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adj. not precise; inaccurate
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impulsive
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adj. proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
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inconclusive
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adj. not putting an end to doubt or question
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indigence
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n. a state of extreme poverty or desitution
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inept
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adj. generally ineffectual
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infighting
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n. conflict between members of the same organization
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inquiries
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n. an instance of questioning
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intuitive
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adj. spontaneously derived from a natural tendency
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irrefutable
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adj. impossible to deny or disprove
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jingoism
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n. fanatical patriotism
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jubilant
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adj. full of high-spirited delight
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judicious
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adj. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters
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keenest
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adj. demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
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legislation
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n. the act of making or enacting laws
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mitigated
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adj. made less severe or intese
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nascent
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adj. being born or beginning
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obtrusive
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adj. not easily ignored
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ossified
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adj. set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior 완고해지다
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ostentatious
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adj. 뽐내고싶어하는
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palpable
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adj. capable of being perceived 명백한
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perfidy
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n. betrayal of a trust
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provoked
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adj. incited, especially deliberately, to anger 도발하다
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pugnacious
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adj. belligerent
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purveyor
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n. someone who supplies provisions 단속하는사람
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respite
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n. temporary relief from harm or discomfort 집행유예
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revered
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adj. profoundly honored, venerable
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rigid
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adj. incapable of or resistant to bending
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sinister
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adj. indicating evil intent 불길한
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sparse
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adj. not dense
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stimulus
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n. acts to arouse action
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stratagems
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n. a tactic of maneuver intended to gain an advantage
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streamlined
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adj. made efficient by stripping off nonessentials
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supercilious
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adj. showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
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swath
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n. the space created by the swing of a scythe
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tenacity
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n. persistent determination 고집, 완고
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truce
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n. a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
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unduly
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adj. 과도하게, 지나치게, 심하게; 부당하게
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unsubstantiated
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adj. unsupported by other evidence
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variegated
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adj. having a variety of colors
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vast
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adj. unusually great in size or amount or degree
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venerable
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adj. profoundly honored
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versatility
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n. having a wide variety of skills
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viable
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adj. 실행 가능한, 실용적인
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visceral
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adj. obtained through intuition rather from reasoning 본능적인, 직관적인
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whims
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n. a sudden desire
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