Post by Kaslyn Jang on May 31, 2009 19:01:59 GMT -8
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abhor
v
I abhor chemistry
detest; loathe; abominate
abmoninate
she abhors hard chemistry as i hate it so much. [...as much as I hate it]
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aquatic
a
aquatic sports
pertaining to water
water
we cannot see aquatic animals who live under the sea unless we go under the sea. [animals that]
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capacious
a
capacious trunk
spacious
capacity
I do not worry about our luggages since she will bring a capacious trunk to fit all of our stuff
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consolidation
n
debt consolidation
unification; becoming firmer or stronger
credit card
the consolidation of the robot can do anything for me.
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discount
v
discount the new theory
to deduct a certain amount; to disregard
ignore
His discounted theory was virtually a invalued theory.
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formality
n
formality of the ceremony
ceremonious quality; something done just for form's sake
Your formality will decide the party's quality.
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improvise
v
improvise the lines
make up without planning
make up the line as you go
Improvised line would be looked better.
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maxim
n
moral maxims
proverb; a truth pithily stated
Many maxims would help you to live.
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premise
n
premise of the argument
assumption; postulate
believe before you make the argument
ex. you have to study hard to go to good college
premise of argument-good students have high GPA
The premise about the school GPA is not always right.
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sequester
v
sequester the jury
isolate; retire from public life; segregate
locks him up
sequestered people do not recognize how the public lives are going on.
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abolish
v
abolish slavery
to put an end to; make void
Abraham Lincoln tried to abolish slavery, but southern people did not want to deed that law.
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arboretum
n
trees in the arboretum
place where trees are exhibited
arbore-tree
My friends enjoys to go to arboretum when he needs some rest.
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capitulate
v
the captain capitulated
surrender
to surrender at battle or argue
Capitulated general lost his confidence to fight again.
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consonance
n
out of consonance
harmony; agreement
con-together
When they dance together, their consonance is just perfect.
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discourse
n
philosophical discourse
conversation; formal discussion
She can make people feel uncomfortable with philosophical discourse.
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formidable
a
a formidable foe
menacing; threatening
intimidating
She says she can beat her enemy, but for me, the enemy looks life formidable.
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impunity
n
violate laws with impunity
freedom from punishment or harm
pun-punishment
In America TV show, 24 season 2, a criminal ,Nina requires impunitiy for killing Jack Bower
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mediate
v
mediate the dispute
settle a dispute through the services of an outsider
During a debating class, teacher always mediates student's debate.
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preposterous
a
that's preposterous!
absurd; ridiculous
Do not put things on a preposterous situation.
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serenity
n
serene waters
calmness; placidity
calm
peaceful
After the war, serene peace did not remained longer than people wanted.
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abominate
v
abominable snowman
dislike strongly
monster
does not mean big scare
dislike stronly
I hate every science class I have ever taken; especially I abominate chemistry!.
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arcade
n
shop at the arcade
a covered passageway with shops
little alley with shops
She enjoys to go to every shop at the arcade by one by one.
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caprice
n
don't act on caprice
whim
being whimsical like a little child
His caprice act made everyone being tired.
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conspicuous
a
conspicuous error
easily seen; obvious
noticeable
Whoever check my essay, they always say that I have so many conspicuous grammatical errors
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discredit
v
discredit the witness
to injure the credit or reputation of
dis-away apart
cred-believe
not believable
She discredits everything from her brother's mouth.
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forsake
v
why have you forsaken me
desert; abandon; renounce
from the bible
abandon someone
Jack's ex-girlfriend asks us about him since he had forsaken her.
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inadvertent
a
inadvertent mistake
unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly
accident
His inadvertent mistake causes a big disaster.
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mediocre
a
mediocre quality
ordinary; commonplace
The product should be much more than mediocre; should be extraordinary!
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prestige
n
prestige of the university
impression produced by achievements or reputation
Many korean people see the prestige of the university, not the university's significant character about their various majors
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serpentine
a
serpentine road
winding; twisting
adj. looks like a snake
ine-animal creature
Since I was bite by a snake seriously before,I get scared easily even by serpentine form.
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aboriginal
a
Australian aborigines
native; indigenous
native people of australia
adj.
White people drive out Indian aborigines from their own country.
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arcane
a
arcane tradition
secret, mysterious
old
ex. marriage ceremony
In National Treasury, people try to find out arcane tresures.
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caption
n
caption of a cartoon
title; text under illustration
I barely understand the cartoon without any caption.
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conspiracy
n
conspiracy to kill the president
treacherous plot
con-with/together
spire-breath
working on some secret
A rbber's conspiracy was perfect, but police's conspiracy to catch them was over robber's idea.
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discrepancy
n
discrepancy in the testimonies
difference; inconsistency
difference in the testimony
The discrepancy between two witnesses makes people get confused.
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forte
n
vocabulary is my forte
strong point or special talent
strong area
Each person has his own forte.
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inalienable
a
inalienable rights
not to be taken away
declaration of U.S.A
alien-not native
cannot be sepearted from us
You cannot take away my inalienable rights!
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meditation
n
decide after some meditation
reflection; thought
idea of thinking
Some meditation after an argue would help you decide something.
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prevail
v
truth shall prevail
induce; triumph over
truth, justice will be win
A general finally prevailed a battle.
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servitude
n
life of servitude
slavery; compulsory labor
servent -acting as servent
slaver
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abortive
a
abortive attempt
unsuccessful; imperfectly developed
terminated it before it is completed
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archaeology
n
Indiana Jones studies archaeology
study of mankind
ancient
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carafe
n
carafe of wine
glass water bottle
glass
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constituent
n
letters from angry constituents
supporter
voted on something
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discrete
a
two discrete problems
separate; distinct
clearly different issues
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forthright
a
forthright honesty
outspoken; straightforward; frank
honest
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inanimate
a
inanimate objects
lifeless
in-not
animate-movement
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meek
a
blessed are the meek
quiet and obedient; spiritless
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prey
n
predator and prey
animals chased as food
chased
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sever
v
sever the rope
cut; separate
cut
cut the paper with scissor(no!!)
sever rope, relationship(YES!!)
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abrasive
a
abrasive cleaning powder
tending to scratch or scrape
scratch ->clean the surface
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archetype
n
archetypal symbols
prototype; primitive pattern
rain-death
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carat
n
one carat diamond
unit of weight for precious metals
one big piece
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construe
v
you have misconstrued my meaning
explain; interpret
misunderstand
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discretion
n
parental discretion advised
freedom of judgment or choice
discretion
good judgement
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fortuitous
a
fortuitous meeting
accidental; by chance
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inarticulate
a
inarticulate in front of girls
speechless; producing indistinct speech
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melancholy
a
melancholy mood
gloomy; morose; blue
sad depressed
emo
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problematic
a
problematic issue
doubtful; unsettled; questionable; perplexing
a problem
cause a problem
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severity
n
severity of the punishment
harshness; intensity; sternness; austerity
how bad is the punishment
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abrogate
v
abrogate the outdated law
to abolish; put an end to
to reject
outdated
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archipelago
n
visit the archipelago
group of closely located islands
group of small island
ex. carrbean, hawaii
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cardinal
a
the cardinal rule
chief; most important
most important rule
main rule
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consummate
a
consummate liar / consummate the deal
complete; the best
adj. at the peak
best liar youve ever seen
v. sign the final agreement
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disembark
v
disembark from the ship
to go ashore from a ship
to get off the ship
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foster
v
foster home; foster an idea
rear; encourage
home that raise child
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inaugurate
v
inaugurate the President
start; initiate; install in office
the president was elected in January.
begins his office
Inaugurated president finally enterd the White house with many people's celebration
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memento
n
memento of the visit
token; reminder
±â³äÇ°
My father used to bring mementoes after his journeis are over.
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procrastinate
v
procrastinate till the last day
postpone; delay or put off
put off
Do not procrastinate the homework, otherwise you will forget about that.
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shackle
v
legs were shackled
chain; fetter
A criminal just cannot run away with shackled arms.
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abscond
v
abscond with the money
to depart in secret manner
hide with the money
The criminal abscond with the memory card which is very important to his company
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archives
n
records in the archives
public records; place for such records
library has archives
Historay homework would be done by old archives.
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carnal
a
carnal pleasures
fleshly
flesh , the body
ex. eating
Sleep well is one of my carnal pleasures.
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contaminate
v
contaminated water
pollute
dirty
sick person w influenza
Contaminated people should be isolated.
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disfigure
v
disfigured face
to mar the appearance or beauty of; deform; deface
out of shape
After a horrible fire incident, her face became disfigured.
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frail
a
frail creature
delicate; weak
like small bird
You can just kill frail creatures by just steping on them.
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incapacitate
v
incapacitated by the illness
disable
capacity-. ability to do it
cant move because of sickeness
His incapaciated homework was not counted on the report card.
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menial
a
menial work
suitable for servants; lowly; mean
³ë°¡´Ù
Many people do not get paid well even though they did some menial work.
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promote
v
promote world peace
help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize
support.
He promoted the job to be done completely.
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sham
v
a sham offer
pretend
diet advertisement
Sham advertisements about the diet make people get frustrated
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absolute
a
absolute or relative
complete; perfect
relative-compare something
absolute-no comparison
His absolute homework led him to get straight A's in every class.
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ardent
a
ardent love letter
expressing intense feeling; passionate
full of emotion
ardor/fervent/fervid
His ardent love letter is too gross to read.
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carnivorous
a
carnivorous animals
meat-eating
opp. herblrovous
Human are all carnivorous animals exept some vegetarians
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contemporary
n
Shakespeare's contemporaries
person belonging to the same period
con-with together
age group
she is so matured to hang out with her contemporaries in her class.
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disgruntled
a
disgruntled workers
displeased and discontented; sulky; peevish
no satisfactory
Disgruntled workers started to complain about how corrupt their company is
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franchise
n
McDonalds franchise
right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell in one territory
right
enfranchise-given to vote
disenfranchise-taken away
Even though she did not have any franchise to use the name, she just kept going on build a building.
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incarcerate
v
incarcerate the prisoners
imprison
It is hard to get a new job for incarcerated prisoners.
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mentor
n
my teacher and my mentor
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher
teahcer
someone you look up to and guide you
I go to my mentor whenever I have a problem with my grades and school life.
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prophetic
a
prophetic visions
foretelling the future
adj. talking like a prophet
After he woke up in the morning, he seems like got a prophetic vision.
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shambles
n
left in shambles
wreck; mess
everything left and shambles
when a bulding is destroyed.
All we could see was shambles which were from a destroyed building.
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abstain
v
abstain from drinking
to refrain from doing something
not voting
stay away form drinking
My father abstined me from drinking since I am too young to drink.
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arduous
a
arduous efforts
hard; strenuous
something you have to work
but hard
If I want to pass the AP exams, I had to put arduous efforts on that.
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cascade
n
cascade of fresh rain
small waterfall
a waterfall
remind us fre
sh clean water
Monks used to go to cascade in order to train themselves.
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contempt
n
contempt and hatred
scorn; disdain
dislike/hate
look down on them
worthless
contempt for drug
A mean teacher had a contempt toward students who have low grades.
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dishearten
v
disheartened by low test grades
discourage; cause to lose hope
discourage
opp. hearten by good grade.
Enemy disheartened opposite side by showing their archives about losing.
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frantic
a
frantic protesters
desperate, wild, excited
people who are running around the street.
disorder chaos
Frantic protesters started to fight more rough than before.
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incendiary(a)
a
incendiary bomb; incendiary speech
used for starting a fire; tending to inflame the senses
start off a fire
make it mad
Martain Luther King's incendiary speech moved many people's mind to fight for the freedom.
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merger
n
business merger
combination (of two business corporations)
warnerbors+AOL
Since the president of a company sees their failure of their huge project, he plan to merger with another company
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proponent
n
proponents of the new law
supporter; backer; opposite of opponent
opp. opponent
The proponents of the new law were corrupt politician who wanted their own benefits.
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sheathe
v
sheathe the dagger
place into a case
After Gumdo is over, both players sheathed their daggers and bowed their heads to each other.
67 abstinence n abstinence from drinking any self-restraint or self-denial abstain
67 aristocracy n ruled by aristocracy hereditary nobility; privileged class cracy-rule/gov.
aristocrats-noble/high level
In Fance revolution, aristocray people did not understand why peasants want to rebelle the society.
67 caste n caste system of India one of the social classes in Hindu society socail system.
Most caste system is wrong, people are all equal as they were born.
67 contention n It is our contention that... claim; thesis arguing against
my argument that blah blah
His contention toward one issue is always clear enough.
67 disheveled a disheveled appearance untidy unkepmpt
He does not have any friend because of his disheveld appearance.
67 fraudulent a fraudulent advertising cheating; deceitful fraud-cheat
diet ad
All the diet advertisements are fraudulent.
67 incendiary(n) n burned down by an incendiary arsonist person who starts fires
Namdaemoon, a Korean treasure was burned by a crazy incendiary.
67 mesmerize v the show mesmerized the kids hypnotize cnt take eyes from it
The show mesmerized naive people without any deeming.
67 prosperity n economic prosperity good fortune; financial success; physical well-being everything is good
Even thoughe got every economic prosperity, he could not satisfy with his current one.
67 shrewd a shrewd investor clever; astute smart and clever
make a lot of
he was very shrewd in his own discipline, but he cannot do anything beside that.
68 abusive a abusive parents mistreating; wrongly used ab-negative
misusing the children
The problem of abusive parents is they do not know they are misleading their children,
68 armada n Spanish Armada fleet of warships big fleet
spain had armada once tried to attack blitish
a bunch of sheeps traveling together
The enmy's armada was too huge to defeat.
68 castigate v OJ should be castigated punish punish
put it him prison
Many people who have to be castigated are around in our society.
68 contest v he contested the answer dispute accent!!!
challenge/dispute/argue against
Her contested answers are always unnecessary to answer.
68 disingenuous a disingenuous excuse lacking in frankness or candor; insincere not genuine(real)
not believable
His disingenuous promise was disclosed riaght after his speech.
68 fray n jump into the fray brawl big fight
a lot of people are fighting
People who were in the fray were so delirious that the frat was over after an hour.
68 incentive n an incentive to study spur; motive there is some motivated fator
After a mentor's incentive, he becamee more deliberate than before.
68 metamorphosis n metamorphosis of a butterfly change of form; major transformation meta-beyond
morph-shape
butterfly change its form
complete change
After a butteruly's metamorphosis, there are some debris.
68 prototype n prototype of the new car original work used as a model by others sample
A prototype of a new house is very chic to people who came from another country.
68 shun v shunned his old friends keep away from got rich and successful
and ignore his friends.
It behooves celebrities not to shun people who had helped them.
69 abut v houses that abut to be adjacent next to each other
He was beholden to his neighbors who are abutting to him.
69 aromatic a aromatic coffee fragrant aroma-good smell
An aromatice coffee beckon many people to go into the room
69 casualty n casualties of war serious or fatal account killed by a war
There was a human casualty in a base fight.
69 context n meaning in context the writing preceding and following the quoted part depends on situation
He got confused by a barrage of meaning in one context.
69 disinterested a disinterested judge unprejudiced uninterested- dont care boring
disinterested-being fair
Because of a judge's disinterested judge, congressmen who were corrupt got banes
69 frenzied a frenzied animals madly excited His act like frenzied animal was baffling the people who thought he was just a quiet boy.
69 incessant a incessant chatter uninterrupted; unceasing not stopped
cease-stop
He kept going incessant chatting without knowing everyone is tired of his story.
69 metaphor n comparison by metaphor implied comparison compare one thing to another
sun is smiling at me
is a metaphor
Using a metaphor could be read in mnay ways.
69 pseudonym n author's pseudonym pen name pesudo=false
nym-name
George Orwell(Eric Blair)
We almost did not recognize the author who graduated from our school since he was using pseudonym.
69 sibling n sibling rivalry brother or sister two siblings are competitng each other
to get parent's attention
Having siblings make me get out of boring situation; my sister and my brother bother me everytime.
70 accede v accede to the demand to give consent; to agree cede - to go
ac-at toward
agree with it
many congressmen accede to the opinion that attatck one country.
70 arrears n in arrears with debt being in debt you can't pay it
He is bankrupt now because of arrears with too much debt.
70 catalyst n catalyst in the reaction agent which brings about a chemical change enzyme-helps the process going more faster
Students put catalyst to reduce the time in the chemistry class.
70 contiguous a 48 contiguous states adjacent to; touching upon non contiguous-hawaii, alaska
not connected
Korea is just a one contiguous country.
70 disjointed a disjointed explanations disconnected out of place
There are many disjointed door to go to her room
70 fret v don't fret over your grades to be annoyed or vexed don't wory so much
irritated
His test score frets him very much since he studied very hard.
70 incidence n high incidence of murders rate of occurrence; particular occurrence how much/ how often it happenes
Korea schools have very low incidence of dance parties.
70 metaphysical a metaphysical philosophy pertaining to speculative philosophy meta-beyond
beyond the physical world
He has his own metaphysical philosophy that noone can understand.
70 psyche n human psyche soul; mind what the mind feels
You would understnad his psyche if you can be him.
70 simile n compare with a simile comparison made using the words 'like' or 'as' metaphor
like/as
he is as fat as pig
Comparing with a silmie in a poem make a poem more vividly than without a simile.
abhor
v
I abhor chemistry
detest; loathe; abominate
abmoninate
she abhors hard chemistry as i hate it so much. [...as much as I hate it]
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aquatic
a
aquatic sports
pertaining to water
water
we cannot see aquatic animals who live under the sea unless we go under the sea. [animals that]
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capacious
a
capacious trunk
spacious
capacity
I do not worry about our luggages since she will bring a capacious trunk to fit all of our stuff
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consolidation
n
debt consolidation
unification; becoming firmer or stronger
credit card
the consolidation of the robot can do anything for me.
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discount
v
discount the new theory
to deduct a certain amount; to disregard
ignore
His discounted theory was virtually a invalued theory.
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formality
n
formality of the ceremony
ceremonious quality; something done just for form's sake
Your formality will decide the party's quality.
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improvise
v
improvise the lines
make up without planning
make up the line as you go
Improvised line would be looked better.
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maxim
n
moral maxims
proverb; a truth pithily stated
Many maxims would help you to live.
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premise
n
premise of the argument
assumption; postulate
believe before you make the argument
ex. you have to study hard to go to good college
premise of argument-good students have high GPA
The premise about the school GPA is not always right.
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sequester
v
sequester the jury
isolate; retire from public life; segregate
locks him up
sequestered people do not recognize how the public lives are going on.
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abolish
v
abolish slavery
to put an end to; make void
Abraham Lincoln tried to abolish slavery, but southern people did not want to deed that law.
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arboretum
n
trees in the arboretum
place where trees are exhibited
arbore-tree
My friends enjoys to go to arboretum when he needs some rest.
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capitulate
v
the captain capitulated
surrender
to surrender at battle or argue
Capitulated general lost his confidence to fight again.
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consonance
n
out of consonance
harmony; agreement
con-together
When they dance together, their consonance is just perfect.
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discourse
n
philosophical discourse
conversation; formal discussion
She can make people feel uncomfortable with philosophical discourse.
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formidable
a
a formidable foe
menacing; threatening
intimidating
She says she can beat her enemy, but for me, the enemy looks life formidable.
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impunity
n
violate laws with impunity
freedom from punishment or harm
pun-punishment
In America TV show, 24 season 2, a criminal ,Nina requires impunitiy for killing Jack Bower
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mediate
v
mediate the dispute
settle a dispute through the services of an outsider
During a debating class, teacher always mediates student's debate.
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preposterous
a
that's preposterous!
absurd; ridiculous
Do not put things on a preposterous situation.
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serenity
n
serene waters
calmness; placidity
calm
peaceful
After the war, serene peace did not remained longer than people wanted.
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abominate
v
abominable snowman
dislike strongly
monster
does not mean big scare
dislike stronly
I hate every science class I have ever taken; especially I abominate chemistry!.
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arcade
n
shop at the arcade
a covered passageway with shops
little alley with shops
She enjoys to go to every shop at the arcade by one by one.
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caprice
n
don't act on caprice
whim
being whimsical like a little child
His caprice act made everyone being tired.
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conspicuous
a
conspicuous error
easily seen; obvious
noticeable
Whoever check my essay, they always say that I have so many conspicuous grammatical errors
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discredit
v
discredit the witness
to injure the credit or reputation of
dis-away apart
cred-believe
not believable
She discredits everything from her brother's mouth.
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forsake
v
why have you forsaken me
desert; abandon; renounce
from the bible
abandon someone
Jack's ex-girlfriend asks us about him since he had forsaken her.
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inadvertent
a
inadvertent mistake
unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly
accident
His inadvertent mistake causes a big disaster.
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mediocre
a
mediocre quality
ordinary; commonplace
The product should be much more than mediocre; should be extraordinary!
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prestige
n
prestige of the university
impression produced by achievements or reputation
Many korean people see the prestige of the university, not the university's significant character about their various majors
59
serpentine
a
serpentine road
winding; twisting
adj. looks like a snake
ine-animal creature
Since I was bite by a snake seriously before,I get scared easily even by serpentine form.
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aboriginal
a
Australian aborigines
native; indigenous
native people of australia
adj.
White people drive out Indian aborigines from their own country.
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arcane
a
arcane tradition
secret, mysterious
old
ex. marriage ceremony
In National Treasury, people try to find out arcane tresures.
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caption
n
caption of a cartoon
title; text under illustration
I barely understand the cartoon without any caption.
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conspiracy
n
conspiracy to kill the president
treacherous plot
con-with/together
spire-breath
working on some secret
A rbber's conspiracy was perfect, but police's conspiracy to catch them was over robber's idea.
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discrepancy
n
discrepancy in the testimonies
difference; inconsistency
difference in the testimony
The discrepancy between two witnesses makes people get confused.
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forte
n
vocabulary is my forte
strong point or special talent
strong area
Each person has his own forte.
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inalienable
a
inalienable rights
not to be taken away
declaration of U.S.A
alien-not native
cannot be sepearted from us
You cannot take away my inalienable rights!
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meditation
n
decide after some meditation
reflection; thought
idea of thinking
Some meditation after an argue would help you decide something.
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prevail
v
truth shall prevail
induce; triumph over
truth, justice will be win
A general finally prevailed a battle.
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servitude
n
life of servitude
slavery; compulsory labor
servent -acting as servent
slaver
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abortive
a
abortive attempt
unsuccessful; imperfectly developed
terminated it before it is completed
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archaeology
n
Indiana Jones studies archaeology
study of mankind
ancient
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carafe
n
carafe of wine
glass water bottle
glass
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constituent
n
letters from angry constituents
supporter
voted on something
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discrete
a
two discrete problems
separate; distinct
clearly different issues
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forthright
a
forthright honesty
outspoken; straightforward; frank
honest
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inanimate
a
inanimate objects
lifeless
in-not
animate-movement
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meek
a
blessed are the meek
quiet and obedient; spiritless
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prey
n
predator and prey
animals chased as food
chased
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sever
v
sever the rope
cut; separate
cut
cut the paper with scissor(no!!)
sever rope, relationship(YES!!)
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abrasive
a
abrasive cleaning powder
tending to scratch or scrape
scratch ->clean the surface
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archetype
n
archetypal symbols
prototype; primitive pattern
rain-death
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carat
n
one carat diamond
unit of weight for precious metals
one big piece
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construe
v
you have misconstrued my meaning
explain; interpret
misunderstand
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discretion
n
parental discretion advised
freedom of judgment or choice
discretion
good judgement
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fortuitous
a
fortuitous meeting
accidental; by chance
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inarticulate
a
inarticulate in front of girls
speechless; producing indistinct speech
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melancholy
a
melancholy mood
gloomy; morose; blue
sad depressed
emo
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problematic
a
problematic issue
doubtful; unsettled; questionable; perplexing
a problem
cause a problem
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severity
n
severity of the punishment
harshness; intensity; sternness; austerity
how bad is the punishment
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abrogate
v
abrogate the outdated law
to abolish; put an end to
to reject
outdated
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archipelago
n
visit the archipelago
group of closely located islands
group of small island
ex. carrbean, hawaii
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cardinal
a
the cardinal rule
chief; most important
most important rule
main rule
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consummate
a
consummate liar / consummate the deal
complete; the best
adj. at the peak
best liar youve ever seen
v. sign the final agreement
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disembark
v
disembark from the ship
to go ashore from a ship
to get off the ship
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foster
v
foster home; foster an idea
rear; encourage
home that raise child
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inaugurate
v
inaugurate the President
start; initiate; install in office
the president was elected in January.
begins his office
Inaugurated president finally enterd the White house with many people's celebration
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memento
n
memento of the visit
token; reminder
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My father used to bring mementoes after his journeis are over.
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procrastinate
v
procrastinate till the last day
postpone; delay or put off
put off
Do not procrastinate the homework, otherwise you will forget about that.
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shackle
v
legs were shackled
chain; fetter
A criminal just cannot run away with shackled arms.
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abscond
v
abscond with the money
to depart in secret manner
hide with the money
The criminal abscond with the memory card which is very important to his company
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archives
n
records in the archives
public records; place for such records
library has archives
Historay homework would be done by old archives.
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carnal
a
carnal pleasures
fleshly
flesh , the body
ex. eating
Sleep well is one of my carnal pleasures.
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contaminate
v
contaminated water
pollute
dirty
sick person w influenza
Contaminated people should be isolated.
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disfigure
v
disfigured face
to mar the appearance or beauty of; deform; deface
out of shape
After a horrible fire incident, her face became disfigured.
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frail
a
frail creature
delicate; weak
like small bird
You can just kill frail creatures by just steping on them.
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incapacitate
v
incapacitated by the illness
disable
capacity-. ability to do it
cant move because of sickeness
His incapaciated homework was not counted on the report card.
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menial
a
menial work
suitable for servants; lowly; mean
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Many people do not get paid well even though they did some menial work.
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promote
v
promote world peace
help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize
support.
He promoted the job to be done completely.
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sham
v
a sham offer
pretend
diet advertisement
Sham advertisements about the diet make people get frustrated
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absolute
a
absolute or relative
complete; perfect
relative-compare something
absolute-no comparison
His absolute homework led him to get straight A's in every class.
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ardent
a
ardent love letter
expressing intense feeling; passionate
full of emotion
ardor/fervent/fervid
His ardent love letter is too gross to read.
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carnivorous
a
carnivorous animals
meat-eating
opp. herblrovous
Human are all carnivorous animals exept some vegetarians
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contemporary
n
Shakespeare's contemporaries
person belonging to the same period
con-with together
age group
she is so matured to hang out with her contemporaries in her class.
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disgruntled
a
disgruntled workers
displeased and discontented; sulky; peevish
no satisfactory
Disgruntled workers started to complain about how corrupt their company is
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franchise
n
McDonalds franchise
right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell in one territory
right
enfranchise-given to vote
disenfranchise-taken away
Even though she did not have any franchise to use the name, she just kept going on build a building.
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incarcerate
v
incarcerate the prisoners
imprison
It is hard to get a new job for incarcerated prisoners.
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mentor
n
my teacher and my mentor
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher
teahcer
someone you look up to and guide you
I go to my mentor whenever I have a problem with my grades and school life.
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prophetic
a
prophetic visions
foretelling the future
adj. talking like a prophet
After he woke up in the morning, he seems like got a prophetic vision.
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shambles
n
left in shambles
wreck; mess
everything left and shambles
when a bulding is destroyed.
All we could see was shambles which were from a destroyed building.
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abstain
v
abstain from drinking
to refrain from doing something
not voting
stay away form drinking
My father abstined me from drinking since I am too young to drink.
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arduous
a
arduous efforts
hard; strenuous
something you have to work
but hard
If I want to pass the AP exams, I had to put arduous efforts on that.
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cascade
n
cascade of fresh rain
small waterfall
a waterfall
remind us fre
sh clean water
Monks used to go to cascade in order to train themselves.
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contempt
n
contempt and hatred
scorn; disdain
dislike/hate
look down on them
worthless
contempt for drug
A mean teacher had a contempt toward students who have low grades.
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dishearten
v
disheartened by low test grades
discourage; cause to lose hope
discourage
opp. hearten by good grade.
Enemy disheartened opposite side by showing their archives about losing.
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frantic
a
frantic protesters
desperate, wild, excited
people who are running around the street.
disorder chaos
Frantic protesters started to fight more rough than before.
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incendiary(a)
a
incendiary bomb; incendiary speech
used for starting a fire; tending to inflame the senses
start off a fire
make it mad
Martain Luther King's incendiary speech moved many people's mind to fight for the freedom.
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merger
n
business merger
combination (of two business corporations)
warnerbors+AOL
Since the president of a company sees their failure of their huge project, he plan to merger with another company
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proponent
n
proponents of the new law
supporter; backer; opposite of opponent
opp. opponent
The proponents of the new law were corrupt politician who wanted their own benefits.
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sheathe
v
sheathe the dagger
place into a case
After Gumdo is over, both players sheathed their daggers and bowed their heads to each other.
67 abstinence n abstinence from drinking any self-restraint or self-denial abstain
67 aristocracy n ruled by aristocracy hereditary nobility; privileged class cracy-rule/gov.
aristocrats-noble/high level
In Fance revolution, aristocray people did not understand why peasants want to rebelle the society.
67 caste n caste system of India one of the social classes in Hindu society socail system.
Most caste system is wrong, people are all equal as they were born.
67 contention n It is our contention that... claim; thesis arguing against
my argument that blah blah
His contention toward one issue is always clear enough.
67 disheveled a disheveled appearance untidy unkepmpt
He does not have any friend because of his disheveld appearance.
67 fraudulent a fraudulent advertising cheating; deceitful fraud-cheat
diet ad
All the diet advertisements are fraudulent.
67 incendiary(n) n burned down by an incendiary arsonist person who starts fires
Namdaemoon, a Korean treasure was burned by a crazy incendiary.
67 mesmerize v the show mesmerized the kids hypnotize cnt take eyes from it
The show mesmerized naive people without any deeming.
67 prosperity n economic prosperity good fortune; financial success; physical well-being everything is good
Even thoughe got every economic prosperity, he could not satisfy with his current one.
67 shrewd a shrewd investor clever; astute smart and clever
make a lot of
he was very shrewd in his own discipline, but he cannot do anything beside that.
68 abusive a abusive parents mistreating; wrongly used ab-negative
misusing the children
The problem of abusive parents is they do not know they are misleading their children,
68 armada n Spanish Armada fleet of warships big fleet
spain had armada once tried to attack blitish
a bunch of sheeps traveling together
The enmy's armada was too huge to defeat.
68 castigate v OJ should be castigated punish punish
put it him prison
Many people who have to be castigated are around in our society.
68 contest v he contested the answer dispute accent!!!
challenge/dispute/argue against
Her contested answers are always unnecessary to answer.
68 disingenuous a disingenuous excuse lacking in frankness or candor; insincere not genuine(real)
not believable
His disingenuous promise was disclosed riaght after his speech.
68 fray n jump into the fray brawl big fight
a lot of people are fighting
People who were in the fray were so delirious that the frat was over after an hour.
68 incentive n an incentive to study spur; motive there is some motivated fator
After a mentor's incentive, he becamee more deliberate than before.
68 metamorphosis n metamorphosis of a butterfly change of form; major transformation meta-beyond
morph-shape
butterfly change its form
complete change
After a butteruly's metamorphosis, there are some debris.
68 prototype n prototype of the new car original work used as a model by others sample
A prototype of a new house is very chic to people who came from another country.
68 shun v shunned his old friends keep away from got rich and successful
and ignore his friends.
It behooves celebrities not to shun people who had helped them.
69 abut v houses that abut to be adjacent next to each other
He was beholden to his neighbors who are abutting to him.
69 aromatic a aromatic coffee fragrant aroma-good smell
An aromatice coffee beckon many people to go into the room
69 casualty n casualties of war serious or fatal account killed by a war
There was a human casualty in a base fight.
69 context n meaning in context the writing preceding and following the quoted part depends on situation
He got confused by a barrage of meaning in one context.
69 disinterested a disinterested judge unprejudiced uninterested- dont care boring
disinterested-being fair
Because of a judge's disinterested judge, congressmen who were corrupt got banes
69 frenzied a frenzied animals madly excited His act like frenzied animal was baffling the people who thought he was just a quiet boy.
69 incessant a incessant chatter uninterrupted; unceasing not stopped
cease-stop
He kept going incessant chatting without knowing everyone is tired of his story.
69 metaphor n comparison by metaphor implied comparison compare one thing to another
sun is smiling at me
is a metaphor
Using a metaphor could be read in mnay ways.
69 pseudonym n author's pseudonym pen name pesudo=false
nym-name
George Orwell(Eric Blair)
We almost did not recognize the author who graduated from our school since he was using pseudonym.
69 sibling n sibling rivalry brother or sister two siblings are competitng each other
to get parent's attention
Having siblings make me get out of boring situation; my sister and my brother bother me everytime.
70 accede v accede to the demand to give consent; to agree cede - to go
ac-at toward
agree with it
many congressmen accede to the opinion that attatck one country.
70 arrears n in arrears with debt being in debt you can't pay it
He is bankrupt now because of arrears with too much debt.
70 catalyst n catalyst in the reaction agent which brings about a chemical change enzyme-helps the process going more faster
Students put catalyst to reduce the time in the chemistry class.
70 contiguous a 48 contiguous states adjacent to; touching upon non contiguous-hawaii, alaska
not connected
Korea is just a one contiguous country.
70 disjointed a disjointed explanations disconnected out of place
There are many disjointed door to go to her room
70 fret v don't fret over your grades to be annoyed or vexed don't wory so much
irritated
His test score frets him very much since he studied very hard.
70 incidence n high incidence of murders rate of occurrence; particular occurrence how much/ how often it happenes
Korea schools have very low incidence of dance parties.
70 metaphysical a metaphysical philosophy pertaining to speculative philosophy meta-beyond
beyond the physical world
He has his own metaphysical philosophy that noone can understand.
70 psyche n human psyche soul; mind what the mind feels
You would understnad his psyche if you can be him.
70 simile n compare with a simile comparison made using the words 'like' or 'as' metaphor
like/as
he is as fat as pig
Comparing with a silmie in a poem make a poem more vividly than without a simile.