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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abeyance | 중단, 정지, temporary cessation or suspension |
| adamant | 단단한 물질, 의지가 굳센, unyielding, firm in opinion |
| adulate | 알랑거리다, 아첨하다, to flatter or admire excessively; to idolize |
| ambivalence | indecision; experiencing contradictory emotions |
| apathy | a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest |
| approbation | the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval |
| arduous | difficult, hard to do, requiring much effort |
| armada | a large fleet, 무적함대 |
| ascetic | hermit-like; practicing self-denial, 금욕주의자 |
| assiduous | persistent, attentive, diligent, hardworking |
| assuage | to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench |
| attenuate | to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value |
| austere | severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor |
| ballast | any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship |
| brook | tolerate; endure; Ex. brook no interference; N: small stream |
| burgeon | to grow rapidly or flourish |
| burnish | to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; (n.) gloss, brightness, luster |
| capitulate | to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel |
| coagulate | thicken; congeal; clot |
| coda | concluding part of a literary or musical composition; something that summarizes or concludes |
| conciliatory | appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile |
| connoisseur | an expert in matters of culture, food, or wine |
| consequential | pompous; important; self-important |
| conundrum | riddle; mystery, puzzle, dilemma |
| dearth | a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine |
| denigrate | blacken; defame, 손상시키다 |
| deprecate | to express strong disapproval of |
| desiccate | to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull |
| desultory | aimless; haphazard; digressing at random |
| detraction | Slandering, verbal attack, aspersion |
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