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  Academic Words Level 2 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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[일관성] harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
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[흡수] process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
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[박수] applaud;  slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
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[불만] expression of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment; criticism
administer  Speak Example sentences
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[경력] profession or occupation; individual's work and life roles over their lifespan
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[정렬] arrangement; association; alliance
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[관리] govern; supervise; give or apply medications
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[박수] applaud;  slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
adornment  Speak Example sentences
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[꾸미기] embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
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[이해] grasp; ability to understand
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[정중한] exhibiting courtesy and politeness; showing regard or thought for others
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[이발사] haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards
ajar  Speak Example sentences
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[천문] enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
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[열려] half-open; slightly turned or opened
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[다락방] story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house
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[고발] indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
application  Speak Example sentences
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[응용 프로그램] close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
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[절대적으로] utterly; not viewed in relation to other things or factors
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[열려] half-open; slightly turned or opened
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[정렬] arrangement; association; alliance
carving  Speak Example sentences
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[꾸미기] embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
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[조각] cutting away parts to create the desired shape
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[확인] additional proof that something that was believed
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[협업] work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
clap  Speak Example sentences
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[박수] applaud;  slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
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[전기] one who writes a book about somebody's life
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[응용 프로그램] close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
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[보모] a person engaged in caring for children when the parents are not home
coinage  Speak Example sentences
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[주화] coins collectively
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[이발사] haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards
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[이해] grasp; ability to understand
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[자음] compatible; in agreement or harmony with
complaint  Speak Example sentences
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[감상] recognition; taste; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one
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[사고] unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally
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[절대적으로] utterly; not viewed in relation to other things or factors
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[불만] expression of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment; criticism
comprehension  Speak Example sentences
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[이해] grasp; ability to understand
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[꾸미기] embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
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[경력] profession or occupation; individual's work and life roles over their lifespan
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[준수] yield assent; accord; agree, or acquiesce; adapt one's self; fulfill; accomplish