Vocab Day 6

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propitiate

  1. to obtain special favor from someone, esp. a powerful person or deity, by performing a pleasing action; ~의 비위를 맞추다, 달래다

  2. to appease someone who is angry; 달래다

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precarious

uncertain or unstable; 불안정한, 위태로운

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probity

integrity and honor; (완전한) 정직성

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advocate

  1. to recommend, support, or advise; (공개적으로) 지지하다[옹호하다]

  2. one who advocates; 옹호자, 지지자

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austere

severe, unadorned; 소박한, 근엄한, 금욕적인

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avarice

greed; 탐욕

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benign

gentle, harmless; 상냥한, 유순한

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calumny

lie or slander; 명예 훼손, 비방, 악담

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caustic

  1. corrosive; 부식성의

  2. bitterly sarcastic; 신랄한, 비꼬는

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censure

to express intense condemnation; 책망[질책]하다

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consequential

  1. as a result of; …의 결과[영향]로 일어나는, …에 따른

  2. significant or memorable; 중대한

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credence

belief or trust; 신빙성

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deftness

  1. skill, acumen; 능란함

  2. manual dexterity; 날램, 재빠름

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denigrate

say negative things about, particularly in a defamatory way; 폄하하다, 모욕하다

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determinant

a strong factor in an outcome; 결정 요인

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occlude

to block or obstruct; (…을) 가리다[막다]

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peripheral

  1. on the edge or periphery; 말초의, 주변부의

  2. not centrally important; 중요하지 않은

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precursor

a forerunner; 선구자, 전조, 선임자

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prevaricate

to evade or deceive without outright lying; 얼버무리다

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supplant

to overtake or replace; (특히 낡거나 구식이 된 것을) 대신[대체]하다

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Worthwhile

가치[보람] 있는, …할 가치가 있는

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far cry

…와 전혀 다른

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fissure

틈, 균열, 분열, 불일치

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cost and benefit

비용과 편익

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invoke

  1. (법·규칙 등을) 들먹이다[적용하다]

  2. (근거로) 들다[언급하다]

  3. 기원하다

  4. (느낌·상상을) 불러일으키다

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spat

입씨름, 옥신각신함

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stung

화나게[기분 상하게] 하다

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condemnation

비난

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pontiff

(가톨릭교의) 교황

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quandary

진퇴양난

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court

…의 환심을 사려고 하다

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opine

의견을 밝히다

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principle

주의, 신조