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 5000 Words Level 3 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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n. [용어] the language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk


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n. [소용돌이] whirlpool; powerful circular current of water


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v. [말하다] cut into very small pieces; chop fine; suppress or weaken the force of


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a. [티] timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose


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a. [억압] unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh


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n. [비유] a short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson


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n. [다년생] lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time


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v. [영속] make something last; preserve from extinction


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n. [필리스 티아] a person who refuses to see the beauty or the value of art or culture.


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v. [포이즈] be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance


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