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50 Cards in this Set
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discomfit
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to defeat
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discretion
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cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions
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disparage
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to slight or belittle
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dissemble
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to disguise or conceal; to mislead
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dissolution
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disintegration, looseness in morals
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distrait
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distracted; absent-minded, especially due to anxiety
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divulge
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to disclose something secret
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doggerel
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다 거 뤌 1, trivial, poorly constructed verse 졸렬한 시
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dross
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slag(광물을 제련할 때 금속에서 분리된 찌꺼기), waste or foreign matter, impurity, surface scum
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dulcet
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melodious, harmonious, mellifluous
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dynamo
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1, generator; forceful, energetic person
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ebullience
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the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
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edifying
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enlightening, informative
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effrontery
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extreme boldness; presumptuousness(주제넘음)
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effusive
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gushing(감상적으로지껄이는); excessively demonstrative
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egress
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exit
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elegy
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a mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead; any mournful writing or piece of music
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emollient
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soothing, especially to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying
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empirical
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based on observation or experiment
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encomium
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glowing and enthusiastic praise; panegyric(격찬), tribute(찬사), eulogy(찬미)
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endemic
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characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people; restricted to or peculiar to that region; indigenous
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enervate
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to weaken; to reduce vitality
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enigmatic
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mysterious; obscure(분명치 않은); difficult to understand
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ennui
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안 위 1, dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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epicure
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one devoted to sensual pleasure, particularly in food and drink; gourmand(구얼 먼드 2, 미식가), sybarite(씨 버 롸잍 1, 사치와 향락을 일삼는 무리)
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episodic
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loosely connected, not flowing logically, occurring at intervals(띄엄띄엄)
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epithet
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disparaging word or phrase
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epitome
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embodiment; quintessence(퀸 테 쎈쓰 2, 전형)
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equanimity
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composure, self-possession
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equivocate
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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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errant
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traveling, itinerant, peripatetic(순회하는)
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erudite
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very learned; scholarly
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eschew
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이쓰 추 2, shun(피하다), avoid
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esorteric
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intended for or understood by a small, specific group
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essay
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to test or try; attempt, experiment
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estimable
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worthy, formidable(만만치 않은)
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eulogy
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a speech honoring the dead
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evanescent
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tending to disappear like vapor(증기); vanishing
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evince
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to show clearly, to indicate
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exacerbate
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to make worse or more severe
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exact
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to demand, call for, require, take
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excoriate
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to censure scathingly(가차없이), to upbraid(신랄하게 비난하다)
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exculpate
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to exonerate(..의 무고함을 밝히다), to clear of blame
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exemplar
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typical or standard specimen(예); paradigm, model
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exhort
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To urge by strong, often stirring argument, admonition, advice, or appeal: exhorted the troops to hold the line;
to incite (자극하다), to make urgent appeals |
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exigent
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urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
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exonerate
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to remove blame
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expatiate
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to discuss or write about at length(충분히); to range freely
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expiate
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to atone(속죄하다) or make amends for(속죄하다)
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expurgate
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to remove obscenity(업 쌔 너 티 2, 외설)
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