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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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crawl  Speak Example sentences
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[인물] model of a bodily form; impression produced by a person; written or printed symbol representing a number
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[허리케인] big storm; severe tropical cyclone
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[링] move slowly, as people or animals with the body near the ground
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[큐] end of a thing; queue; last words of an actor's speech; hint or intimation; humor
cure  Speak Example sentences
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[경제] efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; a specific type of economic system
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[발생] face; confront;  meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon
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[위기] dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point
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[치료법] medical or hygienic care; remedial treatment of disease; removal of disease or evil
delicate  Speak Example sentences
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[파울] an act that violates the rules of a sport
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[천재] exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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[섬세한] pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way; easily hurt; very subtle between difference
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[글로벌] worldwide; international; having the shape of a globe
distraction  Speak Example sentences
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[심리] opportunity to be heard; capacity to hear; judicial investigation of a suit at law
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[점] the shorter of two telegraphic signals used in Morse code; very small circular shape
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[품위] suitable; modest.; honorable; meeting accepted standards
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[산만] extreme mental or emotional disturbance; obsession; confusion of affairs; being drawn apart
ego  Speak Example sentences
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[작성] make or cause to be or to become; invest with a new thing
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[자아] self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves; exaggerated sense of self-importance
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[섬세한] pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way; easily hurt; very subtle between difference
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[허리케인] big storm; severe tropical cyclone
fuel  Speak Example sentences
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[유전자] of or relating to the science of gene; relating to, or influenced by the origin of something
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[인물] model of a bodily form; impression produced by a person; written or printed symbol representing a number
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[전체] substance that can be consumed to produce energy
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[발생] face; confront;  meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon
furious  Speak Example sentences
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[에세이] composition of any particular subject, usually shorter than a formal paper
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[절약] extreme anger; raging; full of activity; energetic or rapid
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[발생] face; confront;  meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon
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[잘못] crack; a crack in the earth; defect; flaw; a wrong action
genetic  Speak Example sentences
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[유전자] of or relating to the science of gene; relating to, or influenced by the origin of something
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[디스플레이] exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest
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[보류] keep from departing; take and maintain control over; stop dealing with
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[귀여운] ingenious; delightfully pretty or dainty
gentle  Speak Example sentences
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[허리케인] big storm; severe tropical cyclone
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[부드러운] well-born; of a good family or respectable birth; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender
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[절약] extreme anger; raging; full of activity; energetic or rapid
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[발생] face; confront;  meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon
ground  Speak Example sentences
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[귀가] discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
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[물놀이] insert into a fluid and withdraw again; immerse for baptism; wet, as if by immersing; moisten
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[그라운드] solid surface of the earth; bottom; lowest part
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[절약] extreme anger; raging; full of activity; energetic or rapid