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50 Cards in this Set
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rail
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to complain about bitterly
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ramify
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to be divided or subdivided, branch out
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rancorous
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characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment
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rapacious
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voracious, greedy, plundering(to rob of goods by open force), subsisting on prey((수입식량이 부족할 때에) 생존하다(exist), 생활하다, 먹고 살다, 살아나가다 ((on, upon, by)) )
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rarefy
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to make or become thin, less dense, refine
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rebus
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뤼 버쓰 1, riddle, a representation of words by pictures or symbols that sound like the words
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recalcitrant
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obstinately(완강하게) defiant of(무시하는) authority or guidance, difficult to manage
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recant
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to retract(withdraw/draw back), especially a previously held belief
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recondite
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뤠 컨 다잍 1, hidden, concealed, difficult to understand, obscure
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reconnoiter
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to engage in reconnaissance(an inspection / exploration), make a preliminary inspection of
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recumbent
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뤼 컴 번트 2, leaning, resting, prone(수그린)
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redolent
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뤠 덜 런트 1, fragrant, suggestive or evocative..을 연상시키는
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redoubtable
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awe-inspiring; worthy of honor
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refulgent
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radiant; shiny; brilliant
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refute
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to disprove(그릇됨을 증명하다), successfully argue against
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regale
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뤼 게일 2, to delight(기쁘(게)하다) or entertain, feast(눈, 귀를 즐겁게 하다)
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relegate
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to forcibly assign, especially to a lower place or position
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remonstrate
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to protest, object
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renege
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뤼 닉 2, to fail to honor a commitment, go back on a promise 약속을 어기다
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rent
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torn, split apart, pierced as by a sound
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repine
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to feel or express dejection or discontent, long for
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repudiate
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to refuse to have anything to do with; disown
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rescind
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to invalidate, repeal, retract
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resolute
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adamant, steadfast, determined
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reticent
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quiet, reserved, reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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reverent
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marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe(경외감) and respect
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rhetoric
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the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion
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rubric
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루 브뤽 1, authoritative rule, heading, title, or category
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rue
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regret, feel remorse
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sagacious
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having sound judgment, perceptive, wise
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salacious
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appealing to or causing sexual desire, bawdy
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salient
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쎄일 리 언트 1, prominent, protruding, conspicuous, highly relevant
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salubrious
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promoting health or well-being
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salutary
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remedial, wholesome(건강에 좋은), causing improvement
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sanctimony
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self-righteousness(독선), pretended piety
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sanction
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authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance
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sanguine
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cheerful, confident, optimistic
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sap
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to enervate(에 널 베잍 1) or weaken the vitality of
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satiate
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to overindulge(탐닉하다), satisfy to excess
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satire
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a literary work that ridicules or criticizes human vice through humor or derision
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saturnine
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쌔 털 나인 1, gloomy, dark, sullen, morose
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scurvy
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contemptible, despicable
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sedulous
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쎄 절 러쓰 1, diligent, persistent, hard-working
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seine
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a large net hung out and dragged in to catch fish(후릿그물)
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sere
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씨얼 withered(말라빠진), arid(메마른)
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seminal
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like a seed, constituting a source, originative
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shard
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a piece of broken pottery or glass, any small piece or part
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simper
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to smirk(to smile in an affected smug(잘난 척하는) or offensively familiar way)
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sinecure
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position requiring little or no work and usually providing an income
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singular
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exceptional, unusual, odd
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