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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rub  Speak Example sentences
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[청소] movement in an arc; clean with a broom; wide scope; winning all
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[문지] move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
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[복잡하게 얽힌 재능 수도꼭지] draw upon; strike lightly; make good use of
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[추구] make an effort to; try to get; try to discover
sacred  Speak Example sentences
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[화려한] impressive or sensational; lavishly produced performance; grand
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[신성] concerned with religion; worthy of respect or dedication
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[스틱] fasten into place by fixing an end; be a follower or supporter
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[복잡하게 얽힌 재능 수도꼭지] draw upon; strike lightly; make good use of
scoop  Speak Example sentences
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[정상 회담] utmost height; the highest point of a mountain
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[전달] shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
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[특종] vessel with a long handle, used for dipping liquids; deep shovel for digging out and dipping; spoon-shaped instrument
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[말도] completely lacking wisdom or good sense
secure  Speak Example sentences
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[왁스] increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity; show a progressively larger illuminated area
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[전달] shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
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[보안] free from fear, care, or anxiety; not have reason to doubt
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[정상 회담] utmost height; the highest point of a mountain
seek  Speak Example sentences
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[체류] official house; large house; an act of dwelling in a place
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[슬림] small in quantity; being of delicate or slender build
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[애타게] tear into pieces;  raise the fibers of
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[추구] make an effort to; try to get; try to discover
slim  Speak Example sentences
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[틱] emit recurring clicking sounds; do well or as designed
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[슬림] small in quantity; being of delicate or slender build
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[던지기] throw carelessly; throw to see which side comes up; move or stir about violently
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[유정] manipulate dishonestly; make or construct in haste
somehow  Speak Example sentences
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[싱글] one only; consisting of one alone; alone; having no companion
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[어떻게든] in one way or another; in some way not yet known; by some means
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[보안] free from fear, care, or anxiety; not have reason to doubt
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[취약] susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
source  Speak Example sentences
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[소스] point of origin, such as spring, of stream or river; one that causes, creates, or initiates
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[어떻게든] in one way or another; in some way not yet known; by some means
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[규칙] governing direction for a specific purpose; regulation; systematic method
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[보안] free from fear, care, or anxiety; not have reason to doubt
spiritual  Speak Example sentences
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[영적] not tangible or material; belonging to religion; sacred; supernatural
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[추구] make an effort to; try to get; try to discover
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[표준] criteria; basis for comparison
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[슬림] small in quantity; being of delicate or slender build
spoil  Speak Example sentences
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[대마초] a wild plant growing where it is not wanted
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[망치] go bad; rot; decay; become unfit for consumption or use
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[체류] official house; large house; an act of dwelling in a place
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[구체] stated explicitly or in detail; definite