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- impending
- adj. about to happen, hanging over in a menacing way synonyms: imminent, upcoming antonyms: distant, remote
- sobriety
- a manner that is serious and solemn / moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or drugs
- benevolent
- generous in providing aid to others
- abstemious
- avoid doing too much of sth enjoyable such as eating or drinking
- alleviate
- if you _ pain, suffering, and unpleasant condition, you make it less intense and severe.
- slur
- an insulting remark which could damage sb's reputation.
- civility
- an act or expression of courtesy or politeness, 공손 정중, civilized conduct; politeness and courtesy
- pry
- make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry in meddlesome way
- transgress
- go astray; disobey; commit a sin
- zealot
- a fervent and even militant proponent of something/
- instigate
- provoke or stir up / initiate/ He __ a refublishment of the old gallery
- slender
- attractively thin and graceful
- ungainly
- 보기흉한, 꼴사나운, 어색한, 다루기 어려운
- lugubrious
- mournful, dismal, or gloomy to an exaggerated degree/ melancholy
- docility
- the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable / 순종, 가르치기 쉬움
- inconceivable
- if you descrie sth as __ ,you think it is very unlikely to happen or be true
- stilted
- bombastic, stiffly pompous/ lofty
- prompt
- to _ sb to _ sth means to make them decide to do it/ tell what their next line when they are forgotten
- brash
- prone to act in a hasty manner, Impudent, offensively bold, presumptuously daring
- enliven
- to make lively or spirited; to animate/ The most boring meeting was _____ed by Scott's presence.
- obtuse
- 감각머리가 둔한, 둔각
- desecrate
- if sb _ sth which is considered to be holy or special, they deliberately damage or insult it/ opp consecrate
- inscribe
- 문자,기호를 비석 , 종이에 기입하다.
- sturdy
- strongly built; stalwart; robust: ____young athletes.
- strive
- to exert a great deal of effort/ strove- striven/
- disparity
- difference in type, quality, or quantity / Economic _____between East and West
- abrogate
- abolish or annul by authority; put down/ The next prime minister could _ the treaty
- stupefy
- to make stupid/ sth shock you so much that you cannot think properly for a while.
- cogent
- having the power to influence or convince/ convincing, reasonable/ There were perfectly cogent reasons why you should be told of his impendig return
- expository
- explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition 설명적인
- spunk
- guts, courage, enthusiasm, and determination/ materials to start fire
- limber up
- warm up/ A short walk _____ up the legs.
- tinge
- a slight but appreciable addition/ His skin had an unhealthy greyish _____.
- quixotic
- if you describe sb's ideas as _ , you mean that they are imaginative or hopeful but unrealistic
- nonchalance
- indifference, a showing of little interest ; 태연, 무관심/with pretended ________일부러 태연하게
- mirth
- happiness , merriment, laughter/명랑 , 환희,
- petulance
- unreasonable, childish bad temper over something unimportant
- fickle
- A. Keep changing one's mind/ unpredictable; whimsical; erratic; unreliable / The weather is ______.
- restiveness
- the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters