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actuate
v
actuate the students to act
to incite or move to action; to motivate
The violent action from the government actuate the students to act against it.
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asymmetric
a
asymmetric face
not identical on both sides
Ironically, every body's face is an asymmetric face; there isn't any perfect symmetry.
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champion
v
champion the rights of minorities
support militantly
Martin Luther King Junior championed the rights of minorities.
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corrode
v
rain corroded the metal
destroy by chemical action
Rain corroded the metal part in my bike.
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distraught
a
distraught parents
upset; distracted by anxiety
You can see hundreds of distraught parents on the day of soo nung(¼ö´É) in Korea.
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gape
v
he gaped at the monster
open widely; stare open-mouthed
When he saw a light in the dark cave, at first he was happy; however, when he found out it was a monster, he gaped at it.
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indulgent
a
indulgent parents
humoring; yielding; lenient
His parents are very indulgent parents; they don't get upset easily.
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mobile
a
mobile home
moving
I know of one person who lives in mobile home because she can't buy the house.
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reactionary
a
reactionary attitudes
recoiling from progress; politically ultraconservative
I don't like person who has reactionary attitudes.
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sophomoric
a
sophomoric humor
immature; half-baked
It is not funny to listen to sophomoric humor.
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acuity
n
acuity of mind
sharpness, acuteness, keenness
Make sure to keep acuity of your mind at reasonable state.
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atheistic
a
agnostic or atheist
denying the existence of God
Even though I go to church and studied little bit of Bible, i'm not agnostic. I am more of an atheist.
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chaotic
a
chaotic mess
in utter disorder
Long time ago, there was chaotic mess that no rule exsisted.
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corrosive
a
corrosive chemicals
eating away by chemical or disease
Acid is a corrosive chemical.
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diverge
v
the road diverged into two
vary; go in different directions
When the road diverged into two, the best way is just taking the middle one.
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garbled
a
garbled message
mixed up; jumbled; distortion
Because somebody was keep talking to me when I was sending txt, it became garbled message.
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industrious
a
industrious workers
diligent; hard-working
Long time ago, I wanted to be an industrous worker. However I gave up that dream.
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mode
n
new mode of dress
prevailing style; manner; way of doing something
New mode of dress swap through whole country.
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realm
n
the king's realm
the area of control; kingdom
Rome used to have very huge king's realm.
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sordid
a
sordid housing
filthy; base; vile
Normally, new couples have a house with sordid housing.
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acumen
n
business acumen
keen insight; shrewdness
If you are interested in doing somekind of business, you should have business acumen.
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atone
v
atone for his sins
make amends for; pay for
Before Christ, people atone for their sins by sacrifising sheeps.
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charisma
n
charismatic leader
divine gift; charm or appeal
Charismatic leader is the one who is gifted to be a leader.
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cosmic
a
cosmic rays
pertaining to the universe; vast
I don't know what cosmic ray is but it sounds hard.
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diverse
a
diverse population
differing in some characteristics; various
The United States has diverse population.
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gargantuan
a
gargantuan wrestler
huge; enormous
He is a gargantuan wrestler who is at least a head taller than everybody.
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inebriated
a
inebriated driver
habitually intoxicated; drunk
inebriated driver is dangerous not only for himself but also for the general traffic safety.
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molecule
n
water molecule
the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a
substance
Water molecule consists of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.
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reaper
n
the Grim Reaper
one who harvests grain
People look at the Grim Reaper with fear.
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spangle
n
star spangled banner
small metallic piece sewn to clothing for
ornamentation
Star spangled banner is America's national anthem.
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acute
a
acute young doctor
severe; sharp in intellect or insight
Acute, inexperienced young doctor is better than sleepy, experienced old doctor.
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atrocity
n
Nazi atrocities
brutal deed
During WWII Nazi atrocities directed toward Jews especially.
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charlatan
n
fooled by the charlatan
quack; pretender to knowledge
A fool got fooled by the charlatan.
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countermand
v
the general countermanded his orders
cancel; revoke
Because of enemy's sudden raid, the general countermanded his orders.
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diversion
n
diversion from work
act of turning aside; pastime
After working for 2 hours in a row, there is diversion from the work.
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garner
v
garner knowledge
gather; store up
It is fun to garner miscellaneous knowledge that eveyone wonders when they are going to be useful.
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ineffectual
a
ineffectual method
not effective; weak
To check for every possible password when you can't remember it is ineffectual method.
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molten
a
molten lava
melted
When molten lava hardens because of cool temperature, it becomes whinstone.
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rebuff
v
rebuffed the offer
snub; beat back
He rebuffed the offer from the quack because it sounds so good.
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Spartan
a
Spartan training
avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
spartan training disciplan hard work..
Korean academys are famous for Spartan training but I am not sure whether it is really effective or not.
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adage
n
an old adage
traditional saying; proverb
Even though it is an old adage, the main message still can fit to the world we are living.
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attentive
a
attentive nanny
alert and watchful
An attentive nanny can even catch the ninja attacking.
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chary
a
chary of free gifts
cautious
Be chary of free gifts; they are never free.
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counterpart
n
night and day are counterparts
a thing that completes; things much alike
night and day are counterparts of each other like nocturnal and diurnal.
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diversity
n
racial diversity
variety; dissimilitude
The United States has racial diversity that it would discribed melted pot.
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garnish
v
garnished with parsley
decorate
A girl garnished her cake with parsley.
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inept
a
inept repairman
lacking skill; unsuited; incompetent
not good at it <-> adept
An inept repairman made my sink worse than before.
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momentous
a
momentous event
very important
significant event.
911 is a momentous event for Americans.
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rebuke
v
rebuked the child
scold harshly; criticize severely
scold=rebuke
His mother rebuked the child because he got involved in a huge fight.
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spatial
a
spatial exploration; spatial perception
relating to space
Spatial exploration has been a dream to almost every body.
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adamant
a
adamant in his opinion
unyielding in attitude or opinion
adamant -> being stuborn and demanding
He is very adamant in his opinion that nothing can turn his mind.
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attribute
n
physical attribute
essential quality
High quality of physical attribute is needed to play soccer for full time
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chasm
n
separated by a chasm
abyss
Because of a sudden earthquake, my house and her house got separated by a chasm.
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coup
n
a successful coup
highly successful action or sudden attack
A successful coup by the enemy made huge loss of soldiers.
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divine (a)
a
divine powers
godly
In fantasy novels, there are preists who can use divine powers from their gods
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gaudy
a
gaudy decorations
flashy; showy
Gaudy decorations will make your building look cheaper than it is.
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inequity
n
social inequities
unfairness
not equal
There is definate social inequities even though the constitution says that everyone has equal rights.
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momentum
n
keep moving by momentum
quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus
An object wants to keep moving by momentum is called inertia and it is newton's 1st law.
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recession
n
recession of the flood waters;
economic recession
withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
We are going through economic recession right now.
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spatula
n
flip eggs with a spatula
broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing
I fliped eggs with a spatula; however, because I was dozing off when I was cooking eggs, I totally burned them.
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adapt
v
adapt to the environment
to adjust or modify to fit
adapt to the environment
change your self to fit the enviroment
Chameleon is good at adapt to the enviroment by changing its body color.
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atypical
a
atypical response
not normal
not typical
Staring at somebody when one is asked a question is atypical response.
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chaste
a
chaste young woman
pure
Chast young woman is the one who is physically pure.
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couple
v
high GPA coupled with high SAT score
join; unite
high GPA coupled with high SAT score
High GPA coupled with high SAT score can be a ticket to good colleges.
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divine (v)
v
ability to divine the future
perceive intuitively; foresee the future
seeing the future
Tarot card has ability to divine the future.
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gaunt
a
gaunt face
lean and angular; barren
After starving for many month, his face became a gaunt face.
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inevitable
a
inevitable result
unavoidable; it must happen
Death of a person is an inevitable result of a life.
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monarchy
n
British monarchy
government under a single ruler (king or queen)
mono-one archy -rule
Current queen of British monarchy is nothing but a symbol.
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recipient
n
recipient of the benefits
receiver
Tax payers should be recipient of the benefits given by government.
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spectrum
n
color spectrum
colored band produced when beam of light passes
through a prism
The color spectrum is very little part of the light that we can see.
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addiction
n
drug addiction
being enslaved to a habit or substance
Ironically, cigarret has more drug addiction than marihuana
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audit
v
IRS audit
examination of accounts
You don't want to have IRS audit.
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chasten
v
God chastens his children
discipline; punish in order to correct
God chastens his children; it usually turns out to be good.
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courier
n
delivered by a courier
messenger
dilivery person
The message of Zeus is delivered by a courier, Hermes.
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docile
a
docile puppy
obedient; easily managed
My math teacher's dog is such a docile puppy.
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gavel
n
judge slammed the gavel
hammer-like tool; mallet
Judge slammed the gavel to quiet the people.
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infantile
a
infantile behavior
childish
Certain amount of infantile behavior makes people look younger.
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monetary
a
monetary value
pertaining to money
There can't be a monetary value of a person's life.
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reciprocal
a
reciprocal trade agreement
mutual; exchangeable; interacting
reciprocal trade agreement
I don't know what is reciprocal trade agreement is because I haven't learned any of economics yet.
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spendthrift
n
wasteful spendthrift
someone who wastes money
spendthrift
The prince of a kingdom was such a wastful spendthrift who would use half of kingdom's money in a month.
