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66 Cards in this Set
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plasticity |
ability to be molded |
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platitude |
trite remark; commonplace statement 진부한 이야기, 의견 |
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trite |
진부한, 독창적이지 못한 |
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truism |
뻔한 말, 소리 |
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platonic |
purely spiritual; theoretical |
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plaudit |
enthusiastic approval; round of applause |
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plausible |
having a show of truth but open to doubt; specious 그럴듯한 |
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plebeian |
common; unrefined 평민의 |
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highbrow |
식자층의, 교양있는 |
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plenary |
complete; full |
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plenitude |
abundance; completeness |
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pantry |
식료품 저장실 |
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plethora |
excess; overabundance |
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shortcoming |
결점, 단점 |
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pliable |
flexible; yielding; adaptable 유연한 |
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pliant |
flexible; easily influenced |
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putty |
멍텅구리 |
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plight |
condition, state (esp a bad state or condition); predicament 역경, 곤경 |
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predicament |
곤경, 궁지 |
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plumb (v) |
examine critically in order to understand; measure depth( by sounding) |
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plumb (adj) |
vertical |
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plummet |
fall sharply |
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plutocracy |
society ruled by the wealthy |
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poignancy |
quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion 가슴아픈, 통렬한, 매서움, 신랄 |
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polemic |
written or verbal attack |
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polemical |
aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious |
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politic |
expedient; prudent 현명한, 신중한 |
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expedient |
편리한, 방편 |
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prudent |
신중한 |
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polity |
state as a political entity; form of government of nation or state 정치적 조직체 |
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ponderous |
weighty; unwieldy 대단히 무거운 |
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unwieldy |
다루기가 불편한, 거추장스러운 |
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pontifical |
pertaining to a bishop or pope 교황의 |
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pore (v) |
study industriously; ponder; scrutinize |
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porous |
full of pores; like a sieve |
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portend |
foretell presage 불길한 전조,징후이다 |
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presage |
전조가 되다 |
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portent |
sign; omen; forewarning 전조 |
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posterity |
descendant; future generation |
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posthumous |
after death (as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death) 사후의 |
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postulate |
assume sth's existence or truth as a basis for further reasoning or discussion |
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posture (v) |
assume an affected pose; act artificially 가식적으로 행동하다 |
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potent |
powerful; ersuasive |
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potentate |
monarch; sovereign 강력한 지배자 |
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sovereign |
군주 국왕 (adj)자주적인, 독립적인 |
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pragmatic |
practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact of something 실용적인 |
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pragmatist |
practical person |
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precarious |
uncertain; risky |
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precedent |
something preceding in time that may be used as an authority or guide for future action 선례, 판례 |
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precept |
practical rule guiding conduct 수칙, 계율 |
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conduct |
(특정한 ) 활동 |
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precipitate |
throw headlong; hasten (특히 나쁜 일을) 촉발 시키다 |
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headlong |
(머리부터) 거꾸로, 곤두박질쳐서 저돌적으로, 성급하게 |
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precipitous |
steep; overhasty |
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precis |
concise summing up of main point 요약 |
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preclude |
make impossible; eliminate 못하게 하다, 불가능하게하다 |
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precocious |
advanced in development 조숙한 |
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precursor |
forerunner 선도자 |
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predecessor |
former occupant of a post 전임자 |
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predetermine |
predestine; settle 미리 결정하다 |
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predicament |
tricky or dangerous situation 곤경, 궁지 |
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predilection |
partiality, preference 매우 좋아함 |
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predispose |
give an inclination toward ~하게 만들다, ~하는 성향을 갖게 하다 |
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preeminent |
outstanding; superior |
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preempt |
head off; forestall by acting first 선매권으로 획득하다, 점유하다 |
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prefactory |
introductory |
