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pharaoh A ruler of ancient Egypt

hauteur arrogance

hypocrisy pretending to believe what one does not

chauffeur a man paid to drive a privately owned car

alleged Asserted without proof

(adj.) persistent, stubbornly determined, refusing

dogged
to give up

markedly noticeably

(adj.) marked by strong emotion, especially pity

pathetic
and sorrow; able to move people emotionally;

diligence steadiness of effort; persistent hard work

cede to give up

inherited or inheritable by established rules

ancestral
(usually legal rules) of descent

mischievousness C ...

stimulate D ...
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a race that combines three activities - swimming,

triathlon
bicycling, and running

monastery A community of monks

windcheater windproof jacket

a perforated nozzle that showers water on a

showerhead
bather

(adj.) official, coming from a source that calls for

authoritative
obedience or belief; dictatorial

an assistant with power to act when his superior is

lieutenant
absent

repository a place designated for storage

phenotype physical characteristics of an organism

paranoia an irrational suspiciousness or distrust of others

matriarchy A society ruled or controlled by women

An indirect, less offensive way of saying

euphemism
something that is considered unpleasant

pleasantry a polite remark

autonomous self-governing; independent

impetus a moving force, impulse, stimulus

26 livid furiously angry

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not damaged,as a single thing and not divided

(all) in one piece
into smaller pieces:

a part of a line that starts at an endpoint and

ray
extends forever in one direction

gloom darkness, sadness, rejection

blaze A vivid glowing flame.

cast the vote to vote

dominated or affected by something undesirable

in the grip of
or adverse.

mar to spoil, damage, injure

dismantle (v.) to take apart; to strip of something

(n.) a brawl, a noisy quarrel; (v.) to wear away by

fray
rubbing; make ragged or worn; to strain, irritate

flash back return in time

conjure To bring forth, especially through words

come by to obtain

to drop your moral standards to do something

stoop to
bad or unpleasant

hold off (1) keep at a distance, (2) delay

brag to show off

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glue 접착시키다, stick, fix, cement, paste

lapse into (v) to fall gradually into doing something

hold/keep to prevent an enemy from coming close or a

somebody/something at bay problem from having a bad effect

spatial relating to space

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