단어공부] 작은것부터 차근차근 [001]

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abbreviate : verb : shorten

Syn: abridge, abstract, boil down, clip, compress, condense, contract, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, cut off, cut out, cutback, digest, nutshell, pare, prune, reduce, shorten, summarize, synopsize, take out, trim, truncate

Ant: amplify, broaden, elongate, enlarge, expand, increase, inflate, lengthen

downright : adjective : thorough

Syn: absolute, blatant, blunt, categorical, certain, clear, complete, damned, explicit, flat, gross, honest, indubitable, open, out-and-out, outright, plain, positive, simple, sincere, straight, straightforward, sure, thoroughgoing, total, undisguised, unequivocal, unmitigated, unqualified, unquestionable, up front, utter, whole

Ant: incomplete, limited, partial, questionable, semi

defer : verb : put off

Syn: adjourn, block, cool in, delay, detain, extend, hang fire, hinder, hold up, impede, intermit, lay over, lengthen, obstruct, postpone, procrastinate, prolong, prorogue, protract, remit, retard, set aside, shelve, slow, stall, stay, suspend, table, waive

Ant: expedite, forge, hasten, hurry, rush

defer : verb : yield

Syn: accede, accommodate, acquiesce, adapt, adjust, admit, agree, assent, bow, buckle, capitulate, cave, comply, concede, cringe, fawn, give in, knuckle, knuckle under, kowtow to, obey, submit, succumb, truckle

Ant: advance, disagree, forge

scrupulous : adjective : careful

Syn: conscientious, conscionable, critical, exact, fastidious, fussy, heedful, honest, honorable, just, meticulous, minute, moral, nice, painstaking, particular, precise, principled, punctilious, punctual, right, rigorous, strict, thinking twice, true, upright

Ant: careless, slapdash

champion : adjective : excellent

Syn: best, blue-ribbon, boss, capital, chief, choice, cool, dandy, distinguished, first, greatest, head, illustrious, outstanding, premier, prime, principal, prize-winning, splendid, super, superior, tip top, top drawer, top-notch, topflight, tops, unbeaten, undefeated, world class

Ant: poorest, worst

champion : noun : defeater

Syn: advocate, ally, backer, challenger, champ, conqueror, defender, endorser, exponent, expounder, guardian, hero, heroine, master, medalist, nonpareil, number one, numero uno, paladin, partisan, patron, proponent, protector, supporter, sympathizer, titleholder, top dog, upholder, vanquisher, victor, vindicator, warrior, white knight, winner

Ant: also-ran, loser

champion : verb : advocate

Syn: back, battle, contend, defend, espouse, fight for, patronize, plead for, promote, side with, stand behind, support, thump for, uphold

Ant: be against, counter, oppose, reject

obese : adjective : overweight

Syn: adipose, avoirdupois, baby elephant, blimp, butterball, corpulent, fat, fat city, fatso, fleshy, gross, heavy, hippo, outsize, paunchy, plump, porcine, portly, pudgy, roly-poly, rotund, stout, tubby, two-ton, upholstered, whale

Ant: thin, underweight

frugality : noun : economizing

Syn: avarice, avariciousness, carefulness, conservation, economy, forehandedness, good management, husbandry, miserliness, moderation, niggardliness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, penuriousness, providence, prudence, restraint, saving, scrimping, stinginess, thrift, thriftiness

Ant: extravagance, wastefulness

intangible : adjective : indefinite

Syn: abstract, abstruse, airy, dim, eluding, elusive, ethereal, evading, evanescent, evasive, hypothetical, impalpable, imperceptible, imponderable, inappreciable, incorporeal, indeterminate, insensible, invisible, obscured, rare, shadowy, slender, slight, unapparent, uncertain, unobservable, unreal, unsubstantial, unsure, vague

Ant: tangible

doubt : noun : questioning

Syn: agnosticism, ambiguity, apprehension, confusion, demurral, difficulty, diffidence, dilemma, disbelief, discredit, disquiet, distrust, dubiety, dubiousness, faithlessness, faltering, fear, hesitancy, hesitation, incertitude, incredulity, indecision, irresolution, misgiving, mistrust, perplexity, problem, qualm, quandary, rejection, reluctance, scruple, skepticism, suspense, suspicion, uncertainty, vacillation, wavering

Ant: certainty, certitude, confidence, faith, trust

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1차도 얼마 안 남았는데 아는 단어가 이렇게 없어서야 ㅠㅠ

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