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 Group 3 - Spelling Practices
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/'mɜrkɪ/ a. Syn. vague
(어두운) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague


Spelling Word: murky
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/'nɛt(ə)l/ v. Syn. annoy; vex
(쐐기풀) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex


Spelling Word: nettle
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/nɒk'tɜrn(ə)l/ a. Syn. nightly
(야행성) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night


Spelling Word: nocturnal
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/'ɒbvɪeɪt/ v.
(사전에 제거하다) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of


Spelling Word: obviate
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/pænɪ'dʒɪrɪk/ n.
(칭송하는 글) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment


Spelling Word: panegyric
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/pɪ'dəntɪk/ a. Syn. bookish
(학자 연하는) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points


Spelling Word: pedantic
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/pɜrtɪ'neɪʃəs/;/-tn'eɪʃəs/ a. Syn. stubborn; persistent
(불굴의) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate


Spelling Word: pertinacious
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/'pɛtrɪfaɪ/ v.
(깜짝 놀라게하다) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike


Spelling Word: petrify
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/'pleɪdʒərɪzəm/ n. Syn. copying; imitation
(표절) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original


Spelling Word: plagiarism
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/'plætɪtju:d/;/-tu:d/ n.
(빛이없는) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality


Spelling Word: platitude