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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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scratch  Speak Example sentences
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[트리거] cause something to happen; set off
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[전체] in every part; in or through all parts; everywhere; during the entire time or extent
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[증인] someone who sees an event and reports what happened; observe; watch
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[스크래치] cut the surface of; cause friction
seal  Speak Example sentences
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[폭력] turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
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[문지] move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
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[않을] improbable; has little chance of being the case or coming about
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[도장] middle size aquatic mammal; stamp used for authentication or security
sheet  Speak Example sentences
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[구] guard; defender; protector; state under guard; division of a county; division of a hospital
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[고문] extreme pain; anguish of body or mind
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[영어] bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece; any broad, thin surface
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[추구] make an effort to; try to get; try to discover
smart  Speak Example sentences
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[추구] make an effort to; try to get; try to discover
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[스마트] clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
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[주제] the subject of a speech, essay, thesis, discussion, or conversation
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[재판] experiment; an act of testing; examination of evidence to determine the charges or claims
string  Speak Example sentences
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[성질] moderate; tone down or restrain;  bring to the desired consistency; adjust finely
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[엄청난] huge; capable of making one tremble; terrible
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[문지] move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
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[문자열] lightweight cord; a collection of objects threaded on a single strand; plant fiber
survival  Speak Example sentences
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[어떻게든] in one way or another; in some way not yet known; by some means
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[기술] practical method or art applied to some particular task; skillfulness
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[성질] moderate; tone down or restrain;  bring to the desired consistency; adjust finely
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[생존] existence; remaining alive
suspect  Speak Example sentences
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[대리] slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
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[용의자] have doubts about; distrust
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[구] guard; defender; protector; state under guard; division of a county; division of a hospital
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[않을] improbable; has little chance of being the case or coming about
sweater  Speak Example sentences
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[스웨터] knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
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[증언] solemn declaration or affirmation; something that serves as evidence
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[혀] organ situated in the floor of mouth; speech; language; clapper of a bell
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[로그인] public display of message; visible mark or indication
tender  Speak Example sentences
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[주제] the subject of a speech, essay, thesis, discussion, or conversation
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[고문] extreme pain; anguish of body or mind
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[문지] move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
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[부드러운] offer formally; extend; propose a payment
territory  Speak Example sentences
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[어떻게든] in one way or another; in some way not yet known; by some means
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[지역] a large extent of land; organized portion of the country
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[리뷰] summary of a longer discussion;  formal examination;  practice to refresh memory
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[스페어] give up what is not strictly needed; hold back from; withhold or avoid; save or relieve from action