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Group (1) - Matching Quizzes
abandon 
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 | (기괴한) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance |
| (촌티 나는) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners |
| (포기) lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm |
| (콩코드) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede |
abash
2
| (고행의) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| (의무) responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable |
| (확대) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |
| (무안하게하다) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
abdicate
3
| (매력) attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive |
| (공격적으로) making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly |
| (민활) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| (양위) give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim |
abet
4
| (원형은) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned |
| (무관심) lack of caring; indifference |
| (발라줍) mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind |
| (선거권을 주다) aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
abridge
5
| (적성) inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding |
| (줄여) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
| (지상파) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| (확대) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |
abrogate
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| (이던가요) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
| (우려) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive |
| (선거권을 주다) aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
| (폐기) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
abstemious
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| (정신) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| (선집) book of literary selections by various authors |
| (탐욕) greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain |
| (언급) refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion |
academic
8
| (학술) related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education |
| (무정부) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
| (호전) warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative |
| (익명) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name |
accede
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| (콩코드) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede |
| (허가) expression of warm approval; praise |
| (무관심) lack of caring; indifference |
| (공격적으로) making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly |
accelerate
10
| (암시) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor |
| (가속) move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected |
| (속성) essential quality; reputation; honor |
| (타이르다) warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided |
accolade
11
| (부유한) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value |
| (농담) good-humored, playful conversation |
| (틀려서) in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course |
| (영예) award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
accord
12
| (지휘봉) staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race |
| (협정) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states |
| (길조) attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous |
| (무정부) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
acrimonious
13
| (통렬한) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
| (무정부) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
| (협정) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states |
| (민활) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
acumen
14
| (지상파) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| (우려) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive |
| (통찰력) mental keenness; quickness of perception |
| (자비로운) generous in providing aid to others; charitable |
admonish
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| (부유한) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value |
| (영예) award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| (타이르다) warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided |
| (오만한) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
admonition
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| (훈계) gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning |
| (촌티 나는) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners |
| (중재인) person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
| (농담) good-humored, playful conversation |
adversary
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| (지휘봉) staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race |
| (속성) essential quality; reputation; honor |
| (영) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable |
| (적수) opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition |
adverse
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| (속일) contradict; give a false impression |
| (목자) rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation |
| (불리한) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose |
| (말씨 손재주있는) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning |
adversity
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| (반) contrast; direct contrast; opposition |
| (무관심) lack of caring; indifference |
| (역경) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| (cacophonous) discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding |
aesthetic
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| (공격적으로) making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly |
| (미학) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
| (지상파) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| (영) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable |
affable
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| (즐거운) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted |
| (민활) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| (냉담한) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
| (완화) easily approachable; warmly friendly |
affluent
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| (부유한) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value |
| (속일) contradict; give a false impression |
| (무정부) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
| (지휘봉) staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race |
aggressive
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| (공격적으로) making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly |
| (완화) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
| (우려) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive |
| (영) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable |
alacrity
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| (또렷하게 표현할) expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language |
| (선집) book of literary selections by various authors |
| (민활) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| (정신) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
alienate
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| (학술) related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education |
| (익명) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name |
| (이간) cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally |
| (더럽히다) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained |
allay
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| (귀족) hereditary nobility; privileged class |
| (완화) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
| (무관심) lack of caring; indifference |
| (오만한) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
allude
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| (언급) refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion |
| (콩코드) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede |
| (통렬한) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
| (폐기) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
allure
28
| (귀족) hereditary nobility; privileged class |
| (속성) essential quality; reputation; honor |
| (발라줍) mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind |
| (매력) attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive |
allusion
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| (망명) place of refuge or shelter; protection |
| (말씨 손재주있는) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning |
| (암시) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor |
| (이간) cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally |
ambiguous
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| (통렬한) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
| (신봉) take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive |
| (호전) warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative |
| (모호한) unclear or doubtful in meaning |
amenable
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| (미학) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
| (의무) responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable |
| (이던가요) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
| (자비로운) generous in providing aid to others; charitable |
amiable
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| (의무) responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable |
| (협정) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states |
| (탐욕) greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain |
| (이던가요) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
analogous
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| (부지런한) constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent |
| (학술) related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education |
| (유사한) comparable; similar or alike |
| (영예) award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
analogy
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| (반) contrast; direct contrast; opposition |
| (비유) similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity |
| (무신론자를) nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god |
| (탐욕) greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain |
anarchy
35
| (유사한) comparable; similar or alike |
| (무정부) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
| (신봉) take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive |
| (농담) good-humored, playful conversation |
animus
36
| (아니무스) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition |
| (무안하게하다) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
| (협정) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states |
| (공격적으로) making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly |
annals
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| (연보) chronological record of the events of successive years |
| (알리다) inform; give notice to; make aware |
| (영) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable |
| (황폐) blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate |
anonymous
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| (익명) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name |
| (건조한) dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants |
| (콩코드) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede |
| (호전) warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative |
anthology
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| (언급) refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion |
| (줄여) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
| (선집) book of literary selections by various authors |
| (훈계) gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning |
antithesis
40
| (반) contrast; direct contrast; opposition |
| (자비로운) generous in providing aid to others; charitable |
| (속성) essential quality; reputation; honor |
| (무관심) lack of caring; indifference |
apathetic
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| (완화) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
| (정통) not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy |
| (냉담한) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
| (신봉) take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive |
apathy
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| (아니무스) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition |
| (건조한) dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants |
| (cacophonous) discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding |
| (무관심) lack of caring; indifference |
apprehend
43
| (말씨 손재주있는) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning |
| (기괴한) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance |
| (신봉) take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive |
| (영) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable |
apprehensive
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| (우려) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive |
| (베인) something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin |
| (줄여) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
| (폐기) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
apprise
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| (알리다) inform; give notice to; make aware |
| (틀려서) in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course |
| (훈계) gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning |
| (추종) flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart |
approbation
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| (허가) expression of warm approval; praise |
| (매력) attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive |
| (고행의) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| (역경) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
apt
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| (영) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable |
| (쉽다) likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand |
| (신봉) take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive |
| (속일) contradict; give a false impression |
aptitude
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| (적성) inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding |
| (중재인) person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
| (선거권을 주다) aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
| (더럽히다) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained |
arbiter
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| (부유한) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value |
| (중재인) person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
| (지상파) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| (포기) lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm |
archetype
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| (유사한) comparable; similar or alike |
| (무안하게하다) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
| (음모) small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
| (원형은) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned |
arid
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| (건조한) dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants |
| (협정) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states |
| (불리한) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose |
| (유사한) comparable; similar or alike |
aristocracy
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| (귀족) hereditary nobility; privileged class |
| (독재) having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
| (무정부) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
| (냉담한) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
articulate
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| (또렷하게 표현할) expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language |
| (가속) move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected |
| (귀족) hereditary nobility; privileged class |
| (고행의) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
ascetic
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| (고행의) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| (추종) flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart |
| (유사한) comparable; similar or alike |
| (적성) inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding |
assiduous
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| (속일) contradict; give a false impression |
| (고행의) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| (지상파) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| (부지런한) constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent |
asylum
56
| (또렷하게 표현할) expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language |
| (망명) place of refuge or shelter; protection |
| (황폐) blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate |
| (매력) attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive |
atheist
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| (무신론자를) nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god |
| (폐기) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
| (비유) similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity |
| (고행의) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
attribute
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| (유사한) comparable; similar or alike |
| (길조) attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous |
| (속성) essential quality; reputation; honor |
| (통찰력) mental keenness; quickness of perception |
augment
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| (확대) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |
| (매력) attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive |
| (신봉) take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive |
| (무정부) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
auspicious
60
| (길조) attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous |
| (타이르다) warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided |
| (매력) attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive |
| (익명) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name |
authentic
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| (황폐) blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate |
| (중재인) person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
| (영) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable |
| (정통) not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy |
autocratic
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| (독재) having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
| (냉담한) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
| (의무) responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable |
| (평범한) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
avarice
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awry
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| (매력) attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive |
| (역경) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| (협정) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states |
| (틀려서) in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course |
banal
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| (반) contrast; direct contrast; opposition |
| (추종) flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart |
| (원형은) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned |
| (평범한) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
bane
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| (우려) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive |
| (망명) place of refuge or shelter; protection |
| (길조) attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous |
| (베인) something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin |
banter
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| (틀려서) in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course |
| (농담) good-humored, playful conversation |
| (통찰력) mental keenness; quickness of perception |
| (chunky) one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown |
baton
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| (농담) good-humored, playful conversation |
| (정신) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| (길조) attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous |
| (지휘봉) staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race |
belie
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| (알리다) inform; give notice to; make aware |
| (익명) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name |
| (속성) essential quality; reputation; honor |
| (속일) contradict; give a false impression |
bellicose
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| (적수) opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition |
| (신봉) take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive |
| (호전) warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative |
| (선집) book of literary selections by various authors |
belligerent
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| (전국) inclined or eager to fight; aggressive |
| (무신론자를) nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god |
| (정통) not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy |
| (완화) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
benevolent
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| (또렷하게 표현할) expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language |
| (목자) rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation |
| (자비로운) generous in providing aid to others; charitable |
| (고행의) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
besmirch
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| (허가) expression of warm approval; praise |
| (의무) responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable |
| (건조한) dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants |
| (더럽히다) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained |
biased
74
| (말씨 손재주있는) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning |
| (무정부) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
| (편견) favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced |
| (농담) good-humored, playful conversation |
bizarre
75
| (지상파) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| (오만한) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
| (기괴한) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance |
| (통렬한) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
bland
76
| (미학) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
| (영) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable |
| (지휘봉) staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race |
| (완화) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
blandishment
77
| (추종) flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart |
| (냉담한) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
| (호전) warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative |
| (선집) book of literary selections by various authors |
blemish
78
| (발라줍) mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind |
| (고행의) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| (속일) contradict; give a false impression |
| (부유한) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value |
blight
79
| (신봉) take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive |
| (길조) attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous |
| (호전) warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative |
| (황폐) blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate |
blithe
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| (연보) chronological record of the events of successive years |
| (속일) contradict; give a false impression |
| (즐거운) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted |
| (선거권을 주다) aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
bombastic
81
| (말씨 손재주있는) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning |
| (통렬한) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
| (무정부) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
| (아니무스) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition |
boorish
82
| (완화) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
| (편견) favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced |
| (오만한) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
| (촌티 나는) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners |
bucolic
83
| (부지런한) constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent |
| (목자) rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation |
| (편견) favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced |
| (타이르다) warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided |
buffoon
84
| (호전) warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative |
| (통렬한) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
| (추종) flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart |
| (chunky) one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown |
bulwark
85
| (더럽히다) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained |
| (지상파) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| (chunky) one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown |
| (오만한) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
bumptious
86
| (황폐) blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate |
| (중재인) person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
| (오만한) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
| (탐욕) greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain |
cabal
87
| (음모) small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
| (촌티 나는) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners |
| (미학) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
| (줄여) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
cacophonous
88
| (cacophonous) discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding |
| (쉽다) likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand |
| (줄여) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
| (편견) favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced |