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romantic or idealistic to a foolish or impractical degree
어리석거나 비현실적일 정도로 낭만주의적이거나 이상주의적인
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The word _____ is derived from the name of Don Quixote, the protagonist of Miguel de Cervantes's classic seventeenth-century novel. Don Quixote had read so many romances about the golden age of chivalry that he set out to become a knight himself and have chivalrous adventures. Instead, his romantic idealism almost invariably got him into trouble. To be _____ is to be as foolish or impractical as Don Quixote in pursuing an ideal.
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For any years Mr. Morris had led a _____ effort to repeal the federal income tax.
여러 해 동안, 모리스씨는 연방정부의 소득세를 폐지하기 위해 어리석을 만치 애를 썼다.
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The political organization had once been a powerful force in Washington, but its membership had dwindled and its causes had become increasingly _____.
그 정치단체는 한때 워싱턴에서 막강한 힘을 발휘했었다. 그러나, 회원 수는 점점 줄어들고, 그들의 주장도 점점 현실성을 잃어 갔다.