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William, Kate declared married

Britain's Prince William kisses his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Royal Wedding in London Friday. / AP-Yonhap Compiled from news reports Prince William and Kate Middleton exchanged vows at Westminster Abbey on Friday in a wedding service watched by a global audience of two billion. Kate emerged from a Rolls-Royce at Westminster Abbey in a long sleeved dress designed by Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen. She began the long walk up the aisle to the strains of Charles Parry's ``I was glad.'' The wedding began with huge crowds and the global TV audience watching Britain's biggest royal celebration for three decades. Kate, wearing an ivory and white satin wedding dress with long lace sleeves, a veil and a long flowing train waved to cheering crowds of well-wishers as she entered Westminster Abbey. William arrived at the church 45 minutes earlier accompanied by his younger brother and best man Prince Harry. Grinning broadly, he was dressed in a scarlet military tunic with a blue sash. It is the richest display of pageantry since William's late mother Diana married Prince Charles in 1981 and offers Britain's royal family a chance at renewal after Charles and Diana's bitterly public split. The absence of Diana, who died in a car crash in Paris in 1997, will be keenly felt throughout the day, and Prince Charles's main spokesman Paddy Harverson said she was "always" in William's thoughts. "But I think today is about the future and about Catherine and Prince William, and it's their day and I think you'll find it will go beautifully," Harverson told BBC television. Two billion people ― a third of the world's population ― is expected to watch Diana's eldest son wed the commoner he began dating at St Andrews university in Scotland eight years ago. William Arthur Philip Louis ― as Diana's eldest son and the second in line to the throne will be called during the service ― waved to the crowds with one white-gloved hand as he arrived at the 1,000-year-old church. Kate herself travelled to the abbey with her father Michael and took four minutes to walk down the aisle, which is lined with trees specially brought in to create the feel of an English garden. Palace officials confirmed her dress was by Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen. Guests were already packed inside, including footballer David Beckham, singer Elton John and "Mr Bean" actor Rowan Atkinson. Fifty members of the royal family and dozens of foreign royals were due after William. Queen Elizabeth II granted the couple the titles Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as a wedding gift earlier in the day.

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collection
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fascinating
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local
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censorship :  google 이 중국에서 철수하려고 했던 이유

Synonyms:
noun: censure

1. The practice of officially examining books, movies, etc., and suppressing unacceptable parts
   • details of the visit were subject to militarycensorship

improvise : impromptu

Synonyms:
verb: extemporize, ad-lib, vamp, gag

improvised past tense; improvised past participle;improvising present participle; improvises3rd person singular present

1. Create and perform (music, drama, or verse) spontaneously or without preparation
   • the ability to improvise operatic arias in any given style
   • he was improvising to a backing of guitar chords
2. Produce or make (something) from whatever is available
   • I improvised a costume for myself out of an old blue dress

matinee

• matinee [mæ̀tənéi]
  낮 흥행  
• matinee [_|mætn^|eɪ] 영영사전
  an afternoon performance of a play, etc.
• matinee idol
  미남 배우  

숙어

• a matinee idol여성에게 인기있는 미남 배우
• 낮 흥행a matinee
• 표를 매점하다buy up all the tickets for the matinee

예문

• Founded in 1925, this will be its first visit to SCamp Humphreys to triple in size as new U.S. military HQ: Reporteoul and it will give two performances on June 3 - a 5 p.m. matinee for Korean children and a 7:30 p.m. show for adults. (출처: The Korea Herald)
  1925년 창단된 덴마크 국립교향악단은 6월 3일 두차례의 공연을 갖는데 한국 어린이들을 위한 공연은 오후 5시에 성인을 위한 연주회는 오후 7시 30분에 열린다.

matinees plural

1. A performance in a theater or a showing of a movie that takes place in the daytime

periodical

Synonyms:
adjective: recurrent, recurring
noun: magazine, journal, review

periodicals plural

1. A magazine or newspaper published at regular intervals

pe·ri·od·i·cal Adjective /ˌpi(ə)rēˈädikəl/

1. Occurring or appearing at intervals; occasional
   • she took periodical gulps of her tea
2. (of a magazine or newspaper) Published at regular intervals
   • a periodical newsletter

alumni

Synonyms:
noun: alumnus

alumni plural

1. A graduate or former student, esp. male, of a particular school, college, or university
   • a Harvard alumnus
   • 
     

contributor

Synonyms:
noun: collaborator, donor, subscriber

contributors plural

1. A person or thing that contributes something, in particular
2. A person who writes articles for a magazine or newspaper
3. A person who donates money to a cause
4. A causal factor in the existence or occurrence of something
   • stress is a major contributor to most diseases

enlightening

enlightening present participle; enlightened past tense;enlightens 3rd person singular present; enlightenedpast participle

1. Give (someone) greater knowledge and understanding about a subject or situation
   • Christopher had not enlightened Frances as to their relationship
2. Give (someone) spiritual knowledge or insight
3. Illuminate or make clearer (a problem or area of study)
   • this will enlighten the studies of origins of myths and symbols
4. Shed light on (an object)

memoirs : autobiography

Synonyms:
noun: reminiscences

memoirs plural

1. A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources
   • in 1924 she published a short memoir of her husband
2. An autobiography or a written account of one's memory of certain events or people
3. An essay on a learned subject
   • an important memoir on Carboniferous crustacea
4. The proceedings or transactions of a learned society
   • Memoirs of the Horticultural Society

out of print

• outofprint [áutəvprínt]
  절판된  
• point [pɔɪnt] 영영사전
  in sth that is said or done the purpose or aim of sth a particular detail or fact a particular...
• run [rʌn] 영영사전
  hurry from one place to another to be in charge of a business, etc. to make a service, course of...

단어 더보기 

숙어

• out of print절판되어.
• out of print절판되어
• out of printof a book no longer available from the company that publishes it 영영사전
• a book goes out of print책이 절판되다
• put out a printing of a book(책을) 인쇄하다[발행하다].
• 이 책은 절판되었다The book is out of print.

숙어 더보기 

예문

• The book is out of print. (출처: BBI Word Combi)
  그 책은 절판되었다.
• Please let me remain anonymous. or Please keep my nameout of print. (출처: 동아 프라임 한영사전)
  내 이름은 내지 말아 주시오

transferable

Synonyms:
adjective: negotiable, portable, transmissible

1. (typically of financial assets, liabilities, or legal rights) Able to be transferred or made over to the possession of another person

advocate

Synonyms:
verb: defend, support, champion, uphold, plead, protect
noun: lawyer, barrister, supporter, attorney, defender,counsel, solicitor, pleader, champion, counselor

advocated past tense; advocated past participle;advocates 3rd person singular present; advocatingpresent participle

1. Publicly recommend or support
   • they advocated an ethical foreign policy

ad·vo·cate Noun /ˈadvəkit/

advocates plural

1. A person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy
   • he was an untiring advocate of economic reform
2. A person who pleads on someone else's behalf
   • care managers can become advocates for their clients
3. A pleader in a court of law; a lawyer
   • Marshall was a skilled advocate but a mediocre judge

subscription

Synonyms:
noun: signature

subscriptions plural

1. The action of making or agreeing to make an advance payment in order to receive or participate in something
   • the newsletter is available only onsubscription
   • take out a one-year subscription
2. An arrangement by which access is granted to an online service
3. A payment of such a type
   • membership is available at an annualsubscription of £300
4. A system in which the production of a book is wholly or partly financed by advance orders
5. A signature or short piece of writing at the end of a document
   • he signed the letter and added asubscription
6. A signed declaration or agreement

defy : 모토로라 smartphone 이름

• defy [difái]
  무시하다, 도전하다  
• defy [dɪ^|faɪ] 영영사전
  to refuse to obey or show respect for sb in authority, a law, a rule, etc.
• defiant [difáiənt]
  도전적인  

단어 더보기 

숙어

• defy description이루 다 말할 수 없다
• defy every criticism비평할 여지가 없다
• I defy you to do sthused to say that sb should try to do sth, as a way of emphasizing that you think it is impossible to do it영영사전
• defy comprehension도저히 이해할 수 없다.
• defy comparison비교가 되지 않다.
• defy convention관례를 무시하다.

숙어 더보기 

예문

• I defy you to do this. (출처: 동아 프라임 영한사전)
  이것을 네가 할 수 있으면 해봐라.

Synonyms:
verb: challenge, dare, brave

defied past participle; defies 3rd person singular present;defying present participle; defied past tense

1. Openly resist or refuse to obey
   • a woman who defies convention
2. (of a thing) Make (an action or quality) almost impossible
   • his actions defy belief
3. Appear to be challenging (someone) to do or prove something
   • he glowered at her, defying her to mock him
4. Challenge to combat
   • go now, defy him to the combat

issue

Synonyms:
verb: publish, emit
noun: issuance, question, offspring, publication,emission

issuing past participle; issued past participle; issues3rd person singular present; issued past tense; issuedpresent participle; issuing past tense; issuingpresent participle

1. Supply or distribute (something)
   • licenses were issued indiscriminately to any company
2. Supply someone with (something)
3. Formally send out or make known
   • the minister issued a statement
4. Put (something) on sale or into general use
   • Christmas stamps to be issued in November
5. Come, go, or flow out from
   • exotic smells issued from a nearby building
6. Result or be derived from
   • the struggles of history issue from the divided heart of humanity

is·sue Noun /ˈiSHo͞o/

issues plural

1. An important topic or problem for debate or discussion
   • the issue of global warming
   • money is not an issue
2. Personal problems or difficulties
   • a nice guy with a great sense of humor and not too many issues
3. The action of supplying or distributing an item for use, sale, or official purposes
   • the issue of promissory notes by the bank
4. Each of a regular series of publications
   • the December issue of the magazine
5. A number or set of items distributed at one time
   • a share issue has been launched
6. Children of one's own
   • he died without male issue
7. The action of flowing or coming out
   • the point of issue
   • an issue of blood
8. A result or outcome of something
   • the chance of carrying such a scheme to a successful issue was small

municipal

Synonyms:
adjective: urban, civic, town, communal

1. Of or relating to a city or town or its governing body
   • national and municipal elections
   • municipal offices

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entail

Synonyms:
verb: involve, necessitate, require

entails plural

1. A settlement of the inheritance of property over a number of generations so that it remains within a family or other group
2. A property that is bequeathed under such conditions

en·tail Verb /enˈtāl/

entails 3rd person singular present; entailed past tense;entailed past participle; entailing present participle

1. Involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence
   • a situation that entails considerable risks
2. Have as a logically necessary consequence
3. Settle the inheritance of (property) over a number of generations so that ownership remains within a particular group, usually one family
   • her father's estate was entailed on a cousin
4. Cause to experience or possess in a way perceived as permanent or inescapable
   • I cannot get rid of the disgrace that you have entailed upon us

soar

Synonyms:
verb: sail
noun: flight

soared past tense; soars 3rd person singular present;soaring present participle; soared past participle

1. Fly or rise high in the air
   • the bird spread its wings and soared into the air
   • when she heard his voice, her spiritssoared
2. Maintain height in the air without flapping wings or using engine power
   • the gulls soared on the summery winds
3. Increase rapidly above the usual level
   • the cost of living continued to soar
   • the soaring crime rate

abate

Synonyms:
verb: diminish, reduce, decrease, lessen, lower, subside

abated past participle; abated past tense; abatingpresent participle; abates 3rd person singular present

1. (of something perceived as hostile, threatening, or negative) Become less intense or widespread
   • the storm suddenly abated
2. Cause to become smaller or less intense
   • nothing abated his crusading zeal
3. Lessen, reduce, or remove (esp. a nuisance)
   • this action would not have been sufficient to abate the odor nuisance

volatile

Synonyms:
adjective: changeable, fickle, inconstant

1. (of a substance) Easily evaporated at normal temperatures
2. Liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, esp. for the worse
   • the political situation was becoming morevolatile
3. (of a person) Liable to display rapid changes of emotion
4. (of a computer's memory) Retaining data only as long as there is a power supply connected

vol·a·tile Noun /ˈvälətl/

volatiles plural

1. A volatile substance

promising


Synonyms:
adjective: hopeful, up-and-coming, likely, auspicious

1. Showing signs of future success
   • a promising actor
   • a promising start to the season

stagnant

Synonyms:
adjective: sluggish, inert, slack, stationary

1. (of a body of water or the atmosphere of a confined space) Having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence
   • a stagnant ditch
2. Showing no activity; dull and sluggish
   • a stagnant economy

deteriorate

Synonyms:
verb: worsen, spoil, impair, decay, debase, degenerate

deteriorated past tense; deteriorated past participle;deteriorates 3rd person singular present; deterioratingpresent participle

1. Become progressively worse
   • relations between the countries haddeteriorated sharply
   • deteriorating economic conditions

wane

Synonyms:
verb: decline, decrease, sink, diminish, dwindle, fall,lessen, fade, recede
noun: decline, decrease, diminution

wanes plural

1. The amount by which a plank or log is beveled or falls short of a squared shape

wane Verb /wān/

waning present participle; waned past tense; wanedpast participle; wanes 3rd person singular present

1. (of the moon) Have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size
2. (esp. of a condition or feeling) Decrease in vigor, power, or extent; become weaker
   • confidence in the dollar waned

implication

Synonyms:
noun: involvement

implications plural

1. The conclusion that can be drawn from something, although it is not explicitly stated
   • the implication is that no one person at the bank is responsible
2. A likely consequence of something
   • a victory that had important politicalimplications
3. The action or state of being involved in something
   • our implication in the problems

brisk

Synonyms:
adjective: lively, spry, quick, smart, agile, active, sprightly,nimble, snappy, vivacious, alive
verb: animate, enliven, quicken, revive

briskest superlative; brisker comparative

1. Active, fast, and energetic
   • a good brisk walk
   • business appeared to be brisk
2. (of the weather or wind) Cold but fresh and enlivening
3. Sharp or abrupt
   • the brisk, dismissive nod of her head

commerce

Synonyms:
noun: trade, business, traffic, market, trading

1. The activity of buying and selling, esp. on a large scale
   • the possible increase of commerce by a great railroad
2. Social dealings between people
   • outside the normal commerce of civilized life
3. Sexual intercourse

supplement

Synonyms:
verb: complement, complete, eke out, add, replenish,append
noun: addition, addendum, appendix, appendage,complement, annex, adjunct, extra

supplemented past participle; supplementingpresent participle; supplemented past tense; supplements3rd person singular present

1. Add an extra element or amount to
   • she took the job to supplement her husband's income

sup·ple·ment Noun /ˈsəpləmənt/

supplements plural

1. Something that completes or enhances something else when added to it
   • the handout is a supplement to the official manual
2. A substance taken to remedy the deficiencies in a person's diet
   • multivitamin supplements
3. A part added to a book to provide further or corrected information but separate from the main body of the text
4. A separate section, esp. a color magazine, added to a newspaper or periodical
5. The amount by which an angle is less than 180°

impede

Synonyms:
verb: hinder, hamper, obstruct, prevent, encumber,inhibit, clog, block, trammel, embarrass

impedes 3rd person singular present; impedingpresent participle; impeded past tense; impededpast participle

1. Delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder
   • the sap causes swelling that can impedebreathing

thrive

Synonyms:
verb: prosper, flourish, succeed, blossom

thriving present participle; thrived past tense; thrivenpast participle; throve past tense; thrives3rd person singular present

1. (of a child, animal, or plant) Grow or develop well or vigorously
   • the new baby thrived
2. Prosper; flourish
   • education groups thrive on organization
   • a thriving economy

dwindle

Synonyms:
verb: diminish, wane, decrease, lessen, decline, abate,shrink

dwindled past participle; dwindles3rd person singular present; dwindling present participle;dwindled past tense

1. Diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength
   • traffic has dwindled to a trickle
   • dwindling resources