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Pompous

(Adj) Speaking and behaving in a very serious manner due to a belief of self-superiority. = 거만한

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Strenuous

(adj) 1. Vigorously Active 2. Requiring or showing great energy and effort

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Vexing

(adj) extremely annoying or displeasing

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orthodox

(adj) accepted as true or correct by most people

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Usurp

(v) to take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force

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requisite

(adj) necessary for a particular purpose

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requisition

(n) a demand for goods, usually made by an authority

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accede

(v) to agree

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annuity

(n) an annual allowance or income; the annual interest payment on an investment; any regular allowance or income

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renounce

(v) to formally give up

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deliberate

(adj) on purpose

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consonant

(adj) harmonious; in agreement

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exempt

(adj) planned beforehand; prearranged; plotted

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premediated

(adj) planned beforehand; prearranged; plotted

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consummate

(adj) complete, perfect

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pummel

(v) to pound or punch with the fists

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sketch

(n) preliminary or rough drawing, description

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stigmatize

(v) to brand with disgrace; to set a mark of disgrace upon

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duress

(n) intimidation or coercion to force someone to perform an act

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proximate

(adj) nearest space or time

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torrid

(adj) giving off intense heat, passionate

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defame

(v) to libel or slander; to ruin the good name of

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neologism

(n) a new word or phrase; a new usage of word

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self-defeating

(adj) acting to result in own failure or demise

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homogeneous

(adj) of the same or similar kind

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polemic

(n) a powerful argument often made to attack or refute a controversial issue

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embargo

(n) a government order suspending foreign trade

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premise

(n) a claim or idea assumed to be true; the basis for an argument; the synopsis of a work of literature, cinema, or TV

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presumption

(n) an assumption, at times premature, unwarranted, or rude

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presumptuous

(adj) disrespectfully bold; cross the line

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subversive

(adj) corrupting; overthrowing; undermining; insurgent

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oblivion

(n) the state of being unconscious or unaware; the state of not knowing what is going on around you

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waning

(adj) gradually decreasing

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saccharine

(adj) sickeningly sweet)

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absolution

(n) forgiveness

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preside

(v) to be in charge of something (ex. trial)

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harrowing (old eng)

(adj) causing intense distress

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abjure

(v) to renounce

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hasty

(adj) excessively quick, potentially careless

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predilection

(n) a natural preference for something

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zenith

(n) the highest point, culminating point

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livid

(adj) discolored; black and blue; enraged, bruise

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avert

(v) to turn (your eyes, gaze, etc) away or aside

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circumvent

(v) to bypass, avoid

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vitiate

(v) to make impure; to pollute

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innuendo

(n) an insinuation

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mirage

(n) something illusory and unattainable

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truncate

(v) to shorten by cutting off a part

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lineage

(n) the people who were in someone’s family in past times

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fastidious (old eng)

(adj) very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

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taciturn

(adj) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little

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coerce

(v) to cause to do through presssure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

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impresario

(n) a person who manages public entertainments (esp, operas, but other events as well)

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rue (old eng)

(v) to bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen)

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elegy

(n) a poem of reflection, typically a lament for the dead

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paltry

(adj) insignificant, worthless

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effulgent

(adj) radiant, splendorous

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malaise

(n) a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or unease

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winsome (old-eng)

(adj) attractive or appealing in appearance or character.

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content

(v) to argue against; to claim

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comport (old-eng)

(v) to conduct oneself; behave.

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tantalizing

(adj) having something that arouses desire or interest

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mordant

(adj) expressing harsh criticism especially in a way that is funny

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perturb

(v) to cause (someone) to be worried or upset

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vex (old-eng)

(v) to annoy

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paramount

(adj) more important than anything else; supreme

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presentiment

(n)the feeling that something (especially something bad) is about to happen

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Desolate

(adj)deserted, bleak, empty

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eclectic

(adj) diverse, varied

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diminution

(n) the act of process of diminishing; reduction

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diminutive

(adj) small, tiny

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attune

(v) to make aware or responsive

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benevolent

(adj) kind, generous

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solicitude (old eng)

(n) care or concern for someone or something

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deprive

(v) to take away; to keep from

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bewilder

(v) to confuse (someone) very much

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status quo

(n) the state or situation at the given time (without a change)

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predicate

(adj) marked by anxious uneasiness

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abstemious (old-eng)

not self indulgent, especially when eating and drinking.

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chide

(v) to voice disapproval