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  Academic Words Level 2 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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inadequate  Speak Example sentences
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[장수] long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
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[교훈] serving to instruct or enlighten or inform; enlightening
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[도발하기] unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment; aggravation
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[불충 분한] not sufficient to meet a need; insufficient; poor
instructive  Speak Example sentences
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[교훈] serving to instruct or enlighten or inform; enlightening
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[애도] expression of deep sorrow because someone has died
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[조사] detailed inquiry or systematic examination; inquiry
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[간섭] obstruction; prevention; act or an instance of hindering, obstructing, or impeding
insulation  Speak Example sentences
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[흐린] covered or obscured, as with clouds or mist; gloomy; melancholy
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[유수] conspicuous; immediately noticeable; sticking out; widely known
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[단열] act of insulating; separation;  state of being detached, from other objects
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[지속] continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring; durable
interference  Speak Example sentences
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[당기기] pull or draw, especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something
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[간섭] obstruction; prevention; act or an instance of hindering, obstructing, or impeding
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[아웃룩] prospect; view; belief about the future; an act of looking out
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[허가] consent; approval to do something
jewelry  Speak Example sentences
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[복사] brilliant; obviously very happy, or very beautiful
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[보석] adornment made of precious metals, as a bracelet or ring or necklace
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[무릎] bend the knee; fall or rest on the knees
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[애도] expression of deep sorrow because someone has died
lasting  Speak Example sentences
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[지속] continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring; durable
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[아웃룩] prospect; view; belief about the future; an act of looking out
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[불충 분한] not sufficient to meet a need; insufficient; poor
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[임신] expecting a baby; carrying within the body, or being about to produce new life
monopolize  Speak Example sentences
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[독점] dominate; occupy; have and control fully and exclusively
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[도발하기] unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment; aggravation
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[정치] profession devoted to governing and political affairs; study of government of states and other political units
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[조사] detailed inquiry or systematic examination; inquiry
negligent  Speak Example sentences
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[과실] failing to be careful enough or to give enough attention to your responsibilities; inattentive
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[애도] expression of deep sorrow because someone has died
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[교훈] serving to instruct or enlighten or inform; enlightening
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[단열] act of insulating; separation;  state of being detached, from other objects
outlook  Speak Example sentences
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[흐린] covered or obscured, as with clouds or mist; gloomy; melancholy
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[농어] a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat
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[고급] rich and superior in quality; lavish
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[아웃룩] prospect; view; belief about the future; an act of looking out
politics  Speak Example sentences
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[산업화] development of industry on an extensive scale
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[도발하기] unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment; aggravation
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[고급] rich and superior in quality; lavish
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[정치] profession devoted to governing and political affairs; study of government of states and other political units