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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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allowance  Speak Example sentences
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[할당] appoint; allot; point out authoritatively or exactly
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[수당] approval; the act of allowing, granting, or admitting
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[주의] conservative; not acting quickly in order to avoid risks
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[경기장] a playing field where sports events take place; a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
alongside  Speak Example sentences
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[나란히] along or by the side; side by side with
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[이 무딘] having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
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[보상] make amends for; reimburse
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[딘 decade] a group of ten, especially a period of ten years
articulate  Speak Example sentences
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[경기장] a playing field where sports events take place; a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
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[주의] conservative; not acting quickly in order to avoid risks
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[할당] appoint; allot; point out authoritatively or exactly
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[또렷하게 표현할] expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
athlete  Speak Example sentences
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[또렷하게 표현할] expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
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[고도] elevation especially above sea level; height
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[바람직한] worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
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[운동] a sportsman; one who contended for a prize in public games
atlas  Speak Example sentences
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[아틀라스] a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
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[나비] insect typically having a slender body with broad, colorful wings
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[고뇌] the extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle
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[종기] be agitated; pass from a liquid to vapor when heated; be  excited with passion; heat in the water
authorize  Speak Example sentences
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[꾸미다] admit; yield; give up physical control of another
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[아크] the continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
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[사용자 지정] tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region
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[승인] empower; give permission for; sanction
automatic  Speak Example sentences
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[확실성] quality or condition of being certain; fact or truth unquestionable established; clearness
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[정통] not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
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[자동] mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
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[바람직한] worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
brew  Speak Example sentences
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[큐브] three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides; cubicle, used for work or study
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[파편] remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
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[스프] boil or seethe; cook; be in a state of preparation; be mixing, forming, or gathering
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[주의] conservative; not acting quickly in order to avoid risks
butterfly  Speak Example sentences
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[승인] empower; give permission for; sanction
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[사상자] serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
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[나비] insect typically having a slender body with broad, colorful wings
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[발생] come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action
casualty  Speak Example sentences
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[바인딩] make white or colorless; blanch
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[클러치] grasp and hold tightly; attempt to grasp or seize
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[택배 서비스] a person who carries a message
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[사상자] serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident