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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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protract  Speak Example sentences
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[뻗치다] prolong; draw out or lengthen in time
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[유지할 수있는] capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector
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[받다] experience; suffer; pass through
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[꼴사나운] awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
recycle  Speak Example sentences
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[릴] reprocess; use again after processing
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[회고] review; look back upon; remember
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[등록] one who registers; a recorder; a keeper of records
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[열렬한] forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
scarcely  Speak Example sentences
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[싶고] hardly; barely; only just
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[불길한] put out a fire; extinguish;  put an end to; destroy
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[희생양] someone who bears the blame for others
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[이후] following in time or order; succeeding; later
scold  Speak Example sentences
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[산발적] occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
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[꾸짖다] find fault or rail with rude clamor; utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke
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[약올리다] annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
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[사양] instruction; description; an act of specifying or making a detailed statement
scorch  Speak Example sentences
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[능가] be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
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[태우기] burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
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[확고] firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging
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[규정] stipulated condition; an act of supplying or fitting out; something provided
sectional  Speak Example sentences
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[식물] plants of an area or a region; plant life
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[단면] consisting of or divided into sections; separating into sections
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[관목] bush; a large plant with a rounded shape formed from many small branches
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[열렬한] forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
specify  Speak Example sentences
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[지정] explain or describe something clearly and exactly; designate
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[요금] an additional charge; charge an extra fee
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[다목적] having many talents; capable of working in many fields
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[이후] following in time or order; succeeding; later
steadfast  Speak Example sentences
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[확고] firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging
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[규정] stipulated condition; an act of supplying or fitting out; something provided
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[타이어] tire; covering for a wheel, usually made of rubber reinforced with cords of nylon
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[스프롤] extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly
surpass  Speak Example sentences
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[회고] review; look back upon; remember
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[능가] be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
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[등록] one who registers; a recorder; a keeper of records
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[재가] give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
tamper  Speak Example sentences
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[등록] one who registers; a recorder; a keeper of records
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[받다] experience; suffer; pass through
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[규정] stipulated condition; an act of supplying or fitting out; something provided
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[변조] interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly