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paraphrase
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To restate something, put what someone else has expressed into different words (in order to make it easier to understand)
To paraphrase President Bush, we must restore confidence in our economic sector. |
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quote
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To repeat exact words that another person has said or written <->misquote
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sharply
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clearly
To quote and to paraphrase are sharply distinguished. |
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distinguish
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differentiate
be capable of distinguishing reality from fantasy What distinguishes this café from all the others? |
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ostensible
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Apparent, appearing or seeming to be true, professed or declared as true without being demonstrated or proved <->real or actual
Their ostensible goal was to clean up government corruption, but their real aim was to unseat the government. He resigned, ostensibly from ill health. |
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unseat
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to remove sb from a position of power
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plausible
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1.(of an excuse or explanation)reasonable and probable
2.(of a person) skilled at producing persuasive arguments, esp ones intended to deceive a plausible alibi a plausible liar 사실처럼 보이는 그럴듯한 |
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specious
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looks good on the surface but is flawed underneath
사실처럼 보이는 그럴듯한(but 실은 거짓인) |
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probable
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Likely to happen or to be true
War seemed probable in 1938. The home team, far ahead, is the probable winner. it is probable that the economic situation will deteriorate further. |
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deteriorate
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to become worse
(s) degenerate Eyesight deteriorates with age, as do reaction times. <->convalesce, recuperate, recover He convalesced at the Naval hospital in Liverpool and was discharged in October 1917. He’s still recuperating from his operation. |
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adj: degenerate N |
Because of our reliance on machines, Americans have been gradually degenerating.
Heroin abuse will turn a normal individual into a drug crazed degenerate. 타락한, 타락한 사람 |
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digress
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to wander, stray from the point, ramble, deviate, go off in another direction.
it's important to stick to the facts and not digress. If she hadn't digressed so much, her lecture would have been more interesting. |
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prefix
suffix |
접두사
접미사 |
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archaic
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old-fashioned
It is an archaic system which needs urgent review. |
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digression
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the old man's story was full of humorous digressions.
As a result, there is no progress, only digression. A wandering mind and frequent digressions are part of my impairments. 여담, 탈선 |
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impairment
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disability
(신체적・정신적) 장애 Unemployment rates are unacceptably high for people with disabilities but especially high for those who have a visual impairment. |
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ramble
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1. To wander especially in the countryside
2. to talk or write in a discursive, aimless way He had lost track of what he was saying and began to ramble. |
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discursive
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covering a wide field of subjects
passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling. |
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uncanny
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eerie, strange, weird, mysterious
1. strange in an unnatural or unearthly way an uncanny experience 2. strange in a remarkable or marvelous way have an uncanny resemblance to uncanny ability |
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candid
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frank, open, sincere
The candid person expresses his or her thoughts frankly and openly, with no hesitation. |
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no-nonsense
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without nonsense of any kind
only paying attention to important and necessary things; practical firm and businesslike plain and simple The forthright person speaks directly to the point, plainly and sometimes bluntly, in a no-nonsense manner. He was a no nonsense guy, extremely thorough, the in charge type. a no-nonsense approach to money matters |
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ingenuous
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(of a person or action) innocent and naive
an ingenuous smile The ingenuous person speaks honestly and sincerely, with no hint of 'evasiveness or deception. intentionally vague or ambiguous |
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morose
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Gloomy, moody, glum, grumpy, ill-tempered, depressed
After weeks of futile job-hunting, he became morose. |
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futile
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incapable of producing any useful result
(s)pointless, useless Many users are saying regulating the intemet is foolish and futile. |
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dolorous
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full of, expressing, or causing pain or sorrow; grievous; mournful
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lugubrious
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extremely gloomy or dismal
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saturnine
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having a bitter disposition or sour outlook on life
타고난 기질, 성격, 성향 disposition 관점, 인생관 outlook |
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Sullen
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When you refuse to speak or associate with people because you're in a bad mood, you are being sullen.
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사람을 싫어함, 염세
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misanthropy
ajd; misanthropic hatred of humankind, a spiteful or pessimistic attitude about the human race The uplifting story about misanthropic old man who gradually rediscovers human qualities could have resulted in series in cliches. |
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uplifting
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inspirational; offering or providing hope, encouragement
I thought the sermon was very uplifting 설교 sermon |
