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103 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 gelatinous | thick like gelatin |
| translucency | the quality of allowing light to pass diffusely |
| debauch | to corrupt |
| lurid | shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke |
| floodlight | light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; 투광 조명 |
| harangue | a long, strongly expressed speech or lecture |
| deportation | the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien |
| interlude | a period of time between two events |
| prodigy | an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality |
| feral | wild and menacing |
| obsolete | no longer in use |
| neurotic | an emotionally unstable person; emotionally unstable |
| tepid | moderately warm |
| voluptuous | having strong sexual appeal |
| oligarchy | form of government in which a few people have the power |
| bliss | a state of extreme happiness |
| annihilate | to destroy completely |
| chivalrous | marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly |
| reprisal | an injury done in return for injury |
| meritorious | worthy, deserving recognition and praise |
| fecundity | The physical ability to reproduce |
| cooly | an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer |
| armament | military supplies and weapons; the process of arming for war |
| latent | hidden, present but not realized |
| dilapidated | falling apart or ruined, run-down |
| antiseptic | clean and honest |
| impoverish | to make poor; to take away |
| empirical | derived from experiment and observation rather than theory |
| regimented | strictly controlled |
| espionage | the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets |
| ravage | (usually plural) a destructive action |
| drudgery | work that is hard and tiresome |
| confer | have a conference in order to talk something over; To grant or bestow |
| stupefy | to stun, baffle, or amaze |
| quasi- | resembling; seeming; half |
| stagnate | stand still |
| privation | a state of extreme poverty |
| stratosphere | 성층권 |
| expend | use up, consume fully |
| morale | the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed |
| adulation | servile flattery |
| orgiastic | having to do with any wild, unrestrained activity |
| spurious | intended to deceive |
| preponderance | a superiority in numbers or amount |
| diminution | the act of decreasing or reducing something |
| minuteness | precision, attnetion to detail; the state of being tiny |
| projectile | a weapon that is thrown or projected |
| undertake | accept as a charge |
| exterminate | kill en mass |
| obliterate | to destroy completely |
| tenet | an opinion, belief, or principle held to be true |
| execrate | curse; express abhorrence for; detest |
| barbarous | uncivilized or primitive; characterized by brutality or savagery |
| precaution | a measure taken in advance to prevent harm |
| inimical | Hostile, unfriendly |
| interstellar | between or among stars |
| imposture | assuming a false identity; masquerade; CF. impostor |
| ruminant | any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments |
| intact | undamaged in any way |
| sobering | serious |
| brawny | strong, muscular |
| intermittent | stopping and starting at intervals |
| adherent | a follower, supporter; attached, sticking to |
| fraternity | brotherhood |
| assail | launch an attack or assault on |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| perpetuate | to make permanent or long lasting |
| pendulum | something that hangs and swings back and forth |
| avaricious | greedy for riches |
| cardinal | serving as an essential component |
| overt | open and observable |
| oligarchy | form of government in which a few people have the power |
| collectivism | Collectivism is the political belief that a country's industries and services should be owned and controlled by the state or by all the people in a country. Socialism and communism are both forms of collectivism. |
| expropriate | To deprive of possession; also, to transfer (another's property) to oneself. |
| phraseology | the way in which something is expressed; style |
| perpetuate | to make permanent or long lasting |
| singly | one by one |
| latent | hidden, present but not realized |
| apex | the highest point (of something) |
| titular | of a title; in name only; nominal; having the title of an office without the obligations; Ex. titular head of the company |
| stratify | To layer or separate into layers |
| proletarian | a member of the working class (not necessarily employed) |
| ablest | most capable |
| essence | The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience |
| mystique | an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing |
| respite | a pause from doing something (as work) |
| dissipate | move away from each other |
| inimical | not friendly |
| contortionist | person who can twist his or her body into odd postures |
| subsidiary | serving to assist; subordinate; secondary; of a subsidy; N. |
| repress | to hold back; to put down or check by force |
| mutability | the quality of being capable of mutation |
| tamper | play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly |
| oblivion | total forgetfulness |
| indispensable | unavoidable |
| ossify | to change into bone; to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern |
| concession | a point conceded or yielded |
| rational | (adj.) based on reasoning; able to make use of reason; sensible, reasonable |
| calamity | an event resulting in great loss and misfortune |
| prod | poke or thrust abruptly |
| villify | to abuse or belittle unjustly or maliciously |
| solidarity | a union of interests or purposes or sympathies among members of a group |
| paraphernalia | personal belongings; equipment |
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