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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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differ  Speak Example sentences
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[배아] bacteria; the earliest form of an organism; seed
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[해고하다] stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
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[다르다] be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
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[유전] descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
erratic  Speak Example sentences
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[접합] connection; joint; intersection; crossing
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[엉뚱한] no fixed or regular course; wandering
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[유연] pliant; elastic; capable of being bent or flexed; pliable
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[투자] put money or effort into something to make a profit or achieve a result
evolve  Speak Example sentences
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[서리] ice crystal; weather cold enough to cause freezing; provide with a rough surface or appearance
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[플라스크] a small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; a narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass
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[진화] develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually
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[플레이크] flat thin piece or layer; chip; small piece; a small crystalline bit of snow
extent  Speak Example sentences
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[소수 민족] relating to races; a group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
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[조깅] run or ride at a steady slow trot; give a push or shake to
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[범위] extensive space or area; distance or area over which something extends; the degree to which a thing extends
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[외교] relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
flake  Speak Example sentences
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[강조] special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
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[플레이크] flat thin piece or layer; chip; small piece; a small crystalline bit of snow
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[치열] destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
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[결함] crack or breach; gap or fissure; defect; fault; a sudden burst of noise and disorder
fragment  Speak Example sentences
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[조깅] run or ride at a steady slow trot; give a push or shake to
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[조각] a small part that has been broken off or detached; fraction
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[편심] departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
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[서리] ice crystal; weather cold enough to cause freezing; provide with a rough surface or appearance
galaxy  Speak Example sentences
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[강조] special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
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[집행] put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
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[접합] connection; joint; intersection; crossing
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[은하계] large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
heap  Speak Example sentences
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[경제학] branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management
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[범위] extensive space or area; distance or area over which something extends; the degree to which a thing extends
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[유전] descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
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[힙] crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass
hereditary  Speak Example sentences
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[처분] get rid of; settle or decide a matter; place or set in a particular order; arrange
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[경제학] branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management
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[유전] descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
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[다르다] be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
huddle  Speak Example sentences
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[유전] descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
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[투자] put money or effort into something to make a profit or achieve a result
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[모여봐] crouch or curl up; mass; heap;  crowd or draw together
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[에디] swirling current of water, air; flow in a circular current