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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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resign  Speak Example sentences
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[사임] sign back; return by a formal act; yield to another; abandon
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[한숨] inhale air than immediately expel it; make deep single respiration, especially to express  fatigue, exhaustion, grief
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[식염수] salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts
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[직립] in an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward
resource  Speak Example sentences
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[전개] extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; happen
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[자원] materials; abilities; available source
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[무자 비한] pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless
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[스러스트] push; force used in pushing; activity or idea is the main or essential thing it expresses
rival  Speak Example sentences
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[대변인] man who speaks on behalf of another or others
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[라이벌] compete; be equal to in quality or ability; match
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[자원] materials; abilities; available source
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[슬롯] broad, flat, wooden bar; slat or slot; narrow opening; slit; the position of employment
roar  Speak Example sentences
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[림] border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving
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[자라지] make steady progress; prosper; flourish
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[포효] bellow; rumble; make a loud noise
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[수익] money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward
scatter  Speak Example sentences
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[엄숙한] serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
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[뿌리] sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
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[열대] pull or draw with great effort; draw along with continued exertion; haul along; tow
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[속는 건조한 투명] easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
skim  Speak Example sentences
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[탈지] pass near-surface of; brush the surface of; glide swiftly along the surface of; read in order to get principal facts
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[합계] mount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added together; amount
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[한계] entrance; the starting point for a new state or experience
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[건전] conducive to sound health or well-being; beneficial
slogan  Speak Example sentences
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[건전] conducive to sound health or well-being; beneficial
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[한계] entrance; the starting point for a new state or experience
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[서스펜스] uncertain cognitive state; uncertainty
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[슬로건] phrase repeatedly used, as in advertising or promotion
slot  Speak Example sentences
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[화장대] quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
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[슬롯] broad, flat, wooden bar; slat or slot; narrow opening; slit; the position of employment
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[녹] become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid
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[기간] duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
spectator  Speak Example sentences
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[구경거리] an unusual or unexpected event or situation that attracts attention, interest, or disapproval
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[뿌리다] plant; place seeds in or on
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[관객] observer; audience; one who looks on
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[뿌리] sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
splash  Speak Example sentences
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[개요] brief statement that presents the main points
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[스플래] cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud
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[거의] almost completely; using computer technology over the internet
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[엄숙한] serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober