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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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prospective  Speak Example sentences
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[경멸] extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
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[미래] being within view or consideration, as a future event or contingency; relating to the future: expected
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[비난] express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
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[제한] keep or confine within limits
prospectus  Speak Example sentences
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[활력] a piece of orange or lemon peel used to give flavor to liquor; something that gives a pleasant taste; appetizer
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[안내서] summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature
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[노력] endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
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[감독하다] oversee with the power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise
reinforce  Speak Example sentences
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[제한] keep or confine within limits
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[조선 남녀 상열] not told; not related; not revealed
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[강화] give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
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[진동] shake, quiver; move or swing from side to side regularly
reticent  Speak Example sentences
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[가미] degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste
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[활력] a piece of orange or lemon peel used to give flavor to liquor; something that gives a pleasant taste; appetizer
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[은둔] isolate; separate; keep away from others
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[말이없는] inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative
rigorous  Speak Example sentences
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[메뚜기] dense moving crowd; a large group of honeybees
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[엄격한] full of rigors; harsh; rigidly accurate; precise
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[도덕] possessing or exhibiting virtue; exhibiting manly courage and strength; valorous; brave
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[겁탈] bring heavy destruction on; devastate
scant  Speak Example sentences
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[회고] review; look back upon; remember
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[슬래그] residue by smelting metal ore; waste material from a coal mine; scum that forms on the surface of molten metal
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[상상] act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
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[부족한] scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
scorn  Speak Example sentences
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[제압] quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down
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[경멸] extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
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[안내서] summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature
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[활력] a piece of orange or lemon peel used to give flavor to liquor; something that gives a pleasant taste; appetizer
shutter  Speak Example sentences
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[미래] being within view or consideration, as a future event or contingency; relating to the future: expected
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[셔터] a hinged blind for a window
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[제한] keep or confine within limits
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[잔여] remainder; small part or portion that remains after the central part no longer exists
slag  Speak Example sentences
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[슬래그] residue by smelting metal ore; waste material from a coal mine; scum that forms on the surface of molten metal
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[대체] be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power
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[짓밟다] step heavily on something or someone, causing damage or injury
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[부족한] scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
strenuous  Speak Example sentences
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[상상] act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
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[셔터] a hinged blind for a window
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[감독하다] oversee with the power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise
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[분투] arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force