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Extort |
갈취하다 :___ money from you means they get it from you using force, threats, or other unfair or illegal means. |
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Abhor |
혐오하다 : you hate it very much, especially for moral reasons |
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Disconcerting |
당황케 하다 : it makes you feel anxious, confused, or embarrassed. |
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gubernatorial |
주지사후보 : relating to or connected with the post of governor. |
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incumbent |
현직주지사 |
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ignominious |
수치스러운, 창피한 : embarrassing because it shows a great lack of success. |
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notoriously |
악명높은 : well-known for something bad. |
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balk |
멈칫거리다, 꺼리다 :Refuse to proceed or to do something Sym: demur |
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bygone |
지나간 과거의, 옛날의 :Past, former; that which is in the past (usually plural noun) Sym: erstwhile, quondam |
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concede |
: Give in, admit, yield; acknowledge reluctantly; grant or give up (such as giving up land after losing a war) (인정하다) |
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contentious |
: Controversial; prone to causing arguments, especially gratuitous or petty ones. (논쟁을 초래한) |
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countenance |
: Facial expression or face (noun); approve or tolerate (verb) (슬픈얼굴, 용납할수없는) Sym: Brook, Condone |
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culminate |
:Reach the highest point or final stage (끝이나다, 막을 내리다) |
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deterrent |
제지하다. :Something that restrains or discourages Sym: balk |
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disingenuous |
솔직하지못한 : Insincere, not genuine Sym: Dissembling |
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dissent |
반대 : Disagree or take an opposing view, esp. in relation to a formal body such as a government, political party, or church; such a view (반대) |
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exacting |
Very severe in making demands; requiring precise attention (힘든, 까다로운) Sym: Meticulous (taking extreme care with details; fussy), Fastidious (excessively particular, hard to please) |
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foreshadow |
조짐을 나타내다, :Indicate or suggest beforehand, presage, forecast. Sym: Prefigure |
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germane |
:Relevant and appropriate, on-topic (깊은 관련이 있는) Sym: Pertinent (relevant), Akin (related by blood; analogous or similar) |
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hearken |
: Listen, pay attention to (귀를 기울이다) |
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impartial |
: Unbiased, fair (공정한) Sym: Disinterested, Dispassionate, and Nonpartisan are all related to being fair and not having a bias or personal stake. |
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inconsequential |
중요하지 않는, 하찮은 : Insignificant, unimportant; illogical Sym: Negligible, Null, and Nil mean “nothing, or too insignificant to matter.” |
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intractable |
아주 다루기 힘든 : Difficult to control, manage, or manipulate; hard to cure; stubborn Sym: Intransigent, Obdurate, and Obstreperous are also used to describe people who are stubborn and hard to control. |
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levy |
: Collect tax from, wage war on, or enlist for military service; (verb); act of collecting tax or amount owed, or the drafting of troops into military service (noun) Sym: Do not confuse levy with levee (a slope or wall along a waterway, designed to stop flooding). |
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maverick |
:독립, 이단자, 무소속 Rebel, individualist, dissenter Sym: “Lone wolf” and “loose cannon” are expressions with similar meanings (although “loose cannon” implies that the person might do something crazy or dangerous). |
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mores |
: Customs, manners, or morals of a particular group Sym: Ethos (the character, personality, or moral values specific to a person, group, time period, etc.) |
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partisan |
: Devoted to a particular group, cause, etc. (adj.); fervent supporter of a group, party, idea, etc.; guerilla fighter (noun) (편파적인) Sym: Partial (biased, prejudiced; having a special liking for something) |
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plummet |
: Plunge, fall straight down. (곤두박질 치다) |
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preempt or pre-empt |
Prevent; take the place of, supplant; take before someone else can (먼저 선수치다) Sym: Obviate (prevent, eliminate, or make unnecessary) |
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relegate |
: Send or commit to an inferior place, rank, condition, etc.; exile, banish; assign (a task) to someone else. (격하시키다) |
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sagacious |
: wise; showing good judgment and foresight Sym: Sapient, Prudent (wise in practical matters, carefully providing for the future), Circumspect (cautious, prudent; careful to consider the circumstances and consequences), Perspicacious (very perceptive, insightful) |
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secular |
: Not religious or holy; pertaining to worldly thin 세속적인 |
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standing |
Status, rank, reputation (noun); existing indefinitely, not movable (adj) |
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substantiate |
: Support with evidence or proof; give a material existence to (입증하다) Sym: Corroborate (support, add evidence to), Verify (prove true) |
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taciturn |
: Not talking much, reserved; silent, holding back in conversation Sym: Reticent, Laconic |
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wary |
: Watchful, motivated by caution, on guard against danger (경계하는) Sym: Chary, Leery (suspicious or wary), Vigilant (keenly watchful or alert in order to guard against danger) |
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abase |
: Degrade or humble; to lower in rank, status, or esteem (낮추다) Sym: Defame (attack the reputation of), Belittle (put down, disparage) |
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acumen |
: Keen, quick, accurate insight or judgment (감각) Sym: Perspicacity (acuteness of perception) |
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analgesia |
무감각 : Pain relief; inability to feel pain Sym: nodyne (pain relieving medicine or anything that relieves pain) |
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beneficent |
자선심 : Doing good, friendly, helpful Sym: Benevolent (expressing goodwill, helping others or charity), Eleemosynary (charitable) |
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brandish |
과시, 휘두르다 : Shake, wave, or flourish, as a weapon (휘두르다) |
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circumspect |
: Cautious, prudent; careful to consider the circumstances and consequences Sym: Staid (restrained, prim, settled) |
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connote |
: Suggest or imply in addition to the precise, literal meaning (함축되다) Sym: Evoke (call forth, esp. of feelings or imagination) |
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declivity |
: Downward slope (내리받이) Sym: Declination (downward slope, deterioration, deviation from the norm, refusal) |
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dilate |
: To become wider or make wider, cause to expand; to speak or write at length, elaborate upon Sym: Expatiate (to expand or elaborate on a topic, to explain in detail) |
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dissolution |
: Dissolving, the state of having been dissolved; breaking bonds or breaking up of a group of people; death, disintegration; sinking into extreme hedonism, vice, and degradation Sym: Licentiousness (excessive freedom, extreme hedonism), Profligacy (reckless extravagance, shameless behavior) |
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encomium |
Warm, glowing praise, esp. a formal expression of praise Sym: Laudation (praise, tribute), Eulogy (a speech of praise or written work of praise, esp. a speech given at a funeral), Panegyric (formal, lofty, or elaborate praise), Paean (song of praise, triumph, or thanks) |
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euphony |
: Pleasing or sweet sound, especially as formed by a harmonious use of words (듣기좋은 음조) Sym: Dulcet (melodious, agreeable to the ear), Mellifluous (richly and smoothly flowing, as “a mellifluous voice”) |
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ford |
: Place where a river or similar body of water is shallow enough to walk or ride a vehicle across (noun); to cross at such a place (verb) (얕은 여울) Sym: Traverse (pass over, along, or through; go across) |
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gestation |
:Pregnancy; the period from conception until birth of an animal or (metaphorically) of an idea or plan (임신기간) |
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grouse |
m: Complain or grumble (verb); a reason for complaint (noun) (투덜대다) |
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hermetic |
밀봉되있는, 외부의 영향을 받지 않는 : Airtight, sealed, isolated; reclusive; pertaining to alchemy, occult (밀폐, 밀봉된) |
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ignoble |
: Not noble; having mean, base, low motives; low quality (비열한, 야비한) Sym: Ignominious (disgraceful, humiliating, contemptible) |
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indigence |
: Extreme poverty (극빈곤) Sym: Impecunious (poor, without money), Penurious (poor or stingy), Indigent (destitute), Insolvent (unable to meet one’s financial obligations, bankrupt) |
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inquest |
심문, 배심, 사문 : Legal or judicial inquiry, especially before a jury and especially made by a coroner (검시관) into the cause of someone’s death; the results of such an inquiry (조사, 사인규명) |
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jettison |
: Discard, cast off; throw items overboard in order to lighten a ship in an emergency Sym: Cargo jettisoned off a ship is called jetsam. Any bunch of discarded, worthless stuff can be called flotsam and jetsam. |
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livid |
: Furiously angry, enraged Sym: Irascible and the related irate means angry (ire is anger). |
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milieu |
: Environment, atmosphere; the environmental setting in which something happens or develops.(환경) Sym: Zeitgeist (the “spirit of an age,” the cultural or intellectual mood of a time period), Ethos (the character, personality, or moral values specific to a person, group, time period, etc.) |
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morose |
: Gloomy, sullen (시무룩한, 뚱한) |
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nontrivial |
:Important or big enough to matter (중대한, 사소하지않은) |
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parley |
: Discussion, negotiation, esp. between enemies (noun); to have such a discussion (verb) (협상하다, 교섭하다) sym: Armistice (truce, mutual agreement to temporarily stop fighting) |
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penury |
: Extreme poverty or scarcity (극빈) sym: Destitution. Indigent (destitute), Insolvent (unable to meet one’s financial obligations, bankrupt) |
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phlegmatic |
: Apathetic, sluggish, not easily excited or made emotional sym: Indolent, torpid, sluggish, idle, lethargic, loafing, and slack are all related to laziness or slowness. |
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prattle |
Talk in an idle, simple-minded, meaningless, or foolish way; chatter, babble (실없는소리) Sym: Prate—actually, both words are variants of the same Middle Dutch word. |
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propagate |
: Reproduce, spread, increase (번식시키다) sym: Proliferate (increase or spread rapidly or excessively) |
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pulchritude |
:Physical beauty sym: Comeliness. Aesthetic (concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste, pertaining to the science of what is beautiful) |
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recant |
: Withdraw, retract, or disavow something one has previously said, esp. formally (버리다, 취소하다) sym: Repudiate (reject, cast off, deny that something has authority) |
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repast |
: A meal (noun); to eat or feast (verb) sym: Comestibles (food), Gustatory (pertaining to taste) |
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rue |
: Regret, remorse (noun); to feel regret or remorse (verb) (후회하다) Sym: Contrite (깊히 뉘우치다) means remorseful (양심의가책을 받다)for one’s wrongs. Penitent means remorseful for one’s sins, or a person who is remorseful. |
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semantic |
: Relating to the different meanings of words or other symbols (의미론적인) |
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squalid |
: Disgusting, filthy, foul, extremely neglected (지저분한, 불결한) sym: Sordid, or morally squalid |
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strut |
: A structural support or brace (받침대) sym: Bolster or fortify (strengthen or support), Buttress (a support against a building; to strengthen or support), |
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synoptic |
: Relating to a synopsis or summary; giving a general view. sym: Digest (a periodical containing shortened versions of works published elsewhere), Recapitulation (summary or the act of summing up), Précis (summary or abstract), Compendium (concise but complete summary; a list or collection) |
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transgression |
: Violation of a law, moral rule, order, etc.; sin (위반,범죄) sym: Contravene (violate, act counter to, oppose), Err (be mistaken, sin) |
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unconscionable |
: Not guided by conscience; morally wrong, unjust, unreasonable (비양심적) sym: Unscrupulous or unprincipled also mean not guided by moral rules. |
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vestige |
: Trace or sign of something that once existed (자취, 흔적) sym: Scintilla (a tiny bit or trace), Residue (remainder, leftover part after something has been removed) |
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wan |
: Unnaturally pale, or showing some other indication of sickness, unhappiness, etc.; weak, lacking forcefulness (창백한) sym: Pallid (abnormally pale, lacking color or vitality), Sallow (sickly-yellow in color) |
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inviolable |
어길수 없는, 침범할 수 없는, 신성한 [ADJ] If a law or principle is inviolable, you must not break it. |
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dubious |
의심하는, 미심쩍어하는
[ADJ] If you describe something as dubious, you mean that you do not consider it to be completely honest, safe, or reliable. e.g.) I was rather dubious about the whole idea |
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sacrosanct |
신성불가침 [ADJ] If you describe something as sacrosanct,you consider it to be special and are unwilling to see it criticized or changed. e.g.) I personally believe that life is sacrosanct. |
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sallow |
누런, 병색이 보이는
[ADJ] If a person has sallow skin, their skin, especially on their face, is a pale yellowish colour and looks unhealthy. |
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rubicund |
[사람 얼굴이] 불그레한, 혈색이 좋은 (=rosy) [ADJ] of a reddish colour; ruddy; rosy |
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bronzed |
: 구릿빛 피부
[ADJ] Someone who is bronzed is attractively brown because they have been in the sun. |
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repose |
휴식, 숙면 [NOUN] Repose is a state in which you are resting and feeling calm. e.g.) He had a still, almost blank face in repose |
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tranquility |
평온
: calm and peaceful (=tranquil) e.g.) live in peace and tranquillity |
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dormancy |
휴면상태, 비활동
(=dormant) [ADJ] Something that is dormant is not active, growing, or being used at the present time but is capable of becoming active later on. e.g.) The virus remains dormant in nerve tissue until activated |
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anonymity |
익명
(=anonymous) e.g.) He agreed to give an interview on condition of anonymity |
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slumber |
: sleep
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poise |
침착, 평형, 균형 [NOUN] If someone has poise, they are calm,dignified, and self-controlled. e.g.) It took a moment for Mark to recover his poise. |
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conciliation |
[NOUN] Conciliation is willingness to end a disagreement or the process of ending a disagreement. |
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fidelity |
충성, 성실 [NOUN] Fidelity is loyalty to a person,organization, or set of beliefs. |
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pantomime |
팬터마임 [NOUN] A pantomime is a funny musical play for children. Pantomimes are usually based on fairy stories and are performed at Christmas. |
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misconstrue |
[남의 말이나 행동] 잘못 해석하다, 오해하다
:[VERB] If you misconstrue something that has been said or something that happens, you interpret it wrongly. e.g.) It is easy to misconstrue confidence as arrogance |
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insurrection |
반란 내란 상태 [NOUN] An insurrection is violent action that is taken by a large group of people againstthe rulers of their country, usually in order to remove them from office. e.g.) raise a(n) riot[insurrection] |
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bereavement |
: 사별 [NOUN] Bereavement is the sorrow you feel orthe state you are in when a relative or close friend dies. e.g.) The bereavement was a sad blow to his family. |
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chimerical |
터무니 없는 비현실적인 [ADJ] wildly fanciful; imaginarye.g.) a chimerical idea |
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finicky |
[음식, 옷등] 몹시신경을 쓰는, 지나치게 까다로운
e.g.) a finicky eater [ADJ] If you say that someone is finicky, you mean that they are worried about small details and are difficult to please. |
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guileful |
교활한 [NOUN] Guile is the quality of being good at deceiving people in a clever way. |
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voguish |
일시적 유행, 갑자기 인기를 얻은
(=vogue) [NOUN] If there is a vogue for something, it is very popular and fashionable. e.g.) Despite the vogue for so-called health teas, there is no evidence that they are any healthier |
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ornamentation |
장식품 (=ornament) |
