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 5000 Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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elaborate  Speak Example sentences
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[린] bend or slant away from the vertical; rely on assistance or support
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[유연] pliant; elastic; capable of being bent or flexed; pliable
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[정교] marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
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[보류] keep from departing; take and maintain control over; stop dealing with
enlightened  Speak Example sentences
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[순례] demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
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[문명화] illuminated; supplied with light; light-giving; educated or informed
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[심술] unhappy or irritable, particularly applied to babies and children or adults who are acting childishly
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[충동] having a power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent
expedition  Speak Example sentences
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[연락] a close relationship, connection, or link; a secret love affair
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[잘못] crack; a crack in the earth; defect; flaw; a wrong action
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[중공] sound as if echoing in an empty space; void; vain; not solid; having space or gap or cavity
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[원정] journey organized for a particular purpose
finch  Speak Example sentences
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[핀치] any of numerous small songbirds with short, stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
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[요새] a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
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[전설] explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
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[점보] unusually large person, animal, or thing
fluffy  Speak Example sentences
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[충동] having a power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent
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[무성한] lacking depth or precision; fuzzy; light and airy; soft
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[숙취] unpleasant physical effects following the heavy use of alcohol; letdown, as after a period of excitement
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[부도덕한] not moral; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest
funk  Speak Example sentences
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[펑크] state of cowardly fright; state of severe depression; a coward, fearful person
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[점보] unusually large person, animal, or thing
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[상상의] having existence only in the imagination; fanciful; visionary
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[경사] tending or leaning toward; bent; having preference or tendency
handle  Speak Example sentences
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[펑크] state of cowardly fright; state of severe depression; a coward, fearful person
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[영화] light, quick blow, or touch
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[핸들] touch; feel with the hand; use or hold with the hand; manage in using; deal with
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[경사] tending or leaning toward; bent; having preference or tendency
harass  Speak Example sentences
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[희롱] irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
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[허리케인] big storm; severe tropical cyclone
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[생강] plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies
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[고속도로] major divided highway designed for high-speed travel, having few or no intersections
hawk  Speak Example sentences
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[경과] gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; unobserved or imperceptible progress; slip or error; failing in duty
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[핸들] touch; feel with the hand; use or hold with the hand; manage in using; deal with
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[부도덕한] not moral; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest
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[매] bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
hideous  Speak Example sentences
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[끔찍하고] frightful, shocking, or offensive to the eyes; offensive to moral sensibilities; despicable
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[숙취] unpleasant physical effects following the heavy use of alcohol; letdown, as after a period of excitement
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[요새] a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
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[친밀한] give to understand; imply or hint; state or make known