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48 Cards in this Set
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hydroelectric
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relating to or producing electricity by the force of fast moving water such as rivers or waterfalls
........ dam |
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fumes
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toxic gases from cars which aren't good to breathe in
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renewable
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Fuel sources that won't run out are .........
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rechargeable
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a battery that can be reused
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footprint
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People talk about reducing their carbon ....
(=온실 효과를 유발하는 이산화탄소의 배출량) |
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recyclable
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able to be recycled
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appliance
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a device, machine or piece of equipment, especially an electrical one that is used in the house, such as a cooker or washing machine
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quarry
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to dig stone, etc. from a .......... 광산에서
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ochre
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a naturally coloured type of rock or earth
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malleable
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easily changed into a new shape
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ore
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rock from which metal can be obtained
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smelt
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to obtain metal from a rock by exposing it to very high temperature
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doorstep
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1.a step in front of an outside door
2.a very thick piece of bread 3. If you are .... ed by journalists, they come to your house and ask you to speak or answer questions, even if you don't want them to |
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aborigine
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원주민
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convict
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someone who is in prison because they are guilty of a crime
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in a bid to do
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…하기 위하여, …을 겨냥하여
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anorak
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(방수・방한용) 파카
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binoculars
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a pair of tubes with glass at either end that you look through to see things far away
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hide
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1. the strong thick skin of an animal which is used for making leather
2. a place where people can watch wild animals or birds without being noticed by them |
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startle
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to do something unexpected which surprises and sometimes worries a person or animal
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racial
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1. happening between people of different races
2. connected with someone's race |
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persist
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1. If an unpleasant feeling or situation .... , if continues to exist
2. to try to do or continue doing something in a determined but often unreasonable way [in/with] 집요하게[고집스럽게/끈질기게] 계속하다 |
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meritocracy
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a social system or society in which people have power because of their abilities, not because of their money or social position
(실력・ 능력주의 사회・국가의) 실력자[엘리트]층[plural] 실력[능력]주의 (사회・국가) adj. tic |
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nauseous
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1.feeling as if you might vomit(=to empty the contents of the stomach through the mouth)
욕지기나는, 메스꺼운 2.making you feel as if you might vomit 역겨운 |
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agonizing
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1. causing extreme physical or mental pain
2. causing extreme worry |
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discharge
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1. to allow someone officially to leave somewhere, especially a hospital or a court of law
2. to send out a substance, especially waste liquid or gas 방출하다 3.to perform a task, especially an official one |
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harpoon
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v. to use a .......(=작살) usually to kill a whale
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barb
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(화살촉・낚시 바늘의) 미늘
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kick in
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[informal]to start to have an effect or to happen
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antivenin
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항사독소 사독 혈청
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brush up against
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…에게 스치다.
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brutish
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rough, unpleasant and often violent
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three minute flat
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[informal]
exactly three minutes |
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rattle
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1.to worry someone or make someone nervous
2. to make a noise like a series of knocks |
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cursory
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quick and probably not detailed
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head for
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to be likely to experience a bad situation soon, because of your own actions or behaviour
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voracious
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very eager for something, especially a lot of food
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cuboid
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a solid object with six rectangluar sides
직육면체, 직평행육면체 |
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cornea
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(눈의) 각막
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beg the question
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If a statement or situation .... , it causes you to ask a particular question
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primitive
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1. relating to human society at a very early stage of development, with people living in a simple way without machines or a writing system
2. describes living conditions that are basic, unpleasant and uncomfortable |
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home in on
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[informal]
1. to aim for 2. to find and give a lot of attention to something or someone |
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flimsy
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very thin, or easily broken or destroyed
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rubbery
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feeling or bending like rubber
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tentacle
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one of the long thin parts like arms of some sea creatures, which are used for feeling and holding things, catching food or moving
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lethal
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adj. able to cause death; extremely dangerous
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dispatch
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[ole-fashioned]
to kill someone |
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be confined to somewhere
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to exist only in a particular area or group of people
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