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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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economic  Speak Example sentences
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[감염] bring into contact with a substance that can cause illness
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[지금까지] having importance or significance in history; belonging to the past; historical
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[친척] one's relatives; family; kinfolk
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[경제] pertaining to economy; frugal; cheap
editorial  Speak Example sentences
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[위협] frighten; make timid; fill with fear
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[소동] disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
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[격려] encourage; inspirit; fire the imagination of
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[사설] of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
encyclopedia  Speak Example sentences
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[분리] seclude; set apart or cut off from others
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[무지] lack of knowledge or education
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[백과 사전] a reference work containing articles on various topics
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[노인] somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age
execute  Speak Example sentences
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[노인] somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age
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[명시] put into effect; carry out the legalities of
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[신분증] act of designating or identifying something; condition of having your identity established
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[터무니없는] lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
formidable  Speak Example sentences
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[수첩] concise reference book providing specific information
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[빠지다] be complacent toward; give way to; not to oppose or restrain;  yield to the desire of
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[소동] disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
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[무서운] arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
gender  Speak Example sentences
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[확대] open or straighten something out; unbend; prolong
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[으르렁] utter a deep guttural sound, like an angry dog; give forth an angry, grumbling sound; emit low guttural sound
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[수첩] concise reference book providing specific information
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[성별] sexual identity, especially about society or culture; category
generic  Speak Example sentences
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[프린지] margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
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[일반] of an entire group or class; general
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[분리] seclude; set apart or cut off from others
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[격려] encourage; inspirit; fire the imagination of
gist  Speak Example sentences
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[요점] a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the central idea
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[힙] crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass
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[이상적] existing in idea or thought; conception; intellectual; mental;  imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model
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[열정] having or showing great excitement and interest
harass  Speak Example sentences
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[신분증] act of designating or identifying something; condition of having your identity established
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[무지] lack of knowledge or education
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[소동] disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
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[희롱] irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
havoc  Speak Example sentences
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[확대] open or straighten something out; unbend; prolong
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[혼란] wide and general destruction; devastation; waste
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[졸업장] document certifying the successful completion of a course of study
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[요금] food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger