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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abate  Speak Example sentences
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[황폐] blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
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[사냥] subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
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[신중] gingerly; carefully; in a conservative manner
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[codicil] past; gone by
abominable  Speak Example sentences
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[히말라야] detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
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[성직자] a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
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[차이] deep and resonant; flourishing; thriving
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[주조] choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
abortive  Speak Example sentences
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[속죄] make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
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[불임] unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
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[발라줍] mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
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[명상] lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
allergy  Speak Example sentences
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[애니메이션] endowed with life; alive; living; animated
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[분해] breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
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[알레르기] hypersensitivity reaction; abnormally high sensitivity to certain substances
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[골동품] old; belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period
antibiotic  Speak Example sentences
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[차원] of or relating to dimensions
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[골동품] old; belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period
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[항생제]  of or relating to a chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
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[타오르는] light up by or as by fire or flame; of tremendous intensity or fervor
atone  Speak Example sentences
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[속죄] make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
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[불임] unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
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[상자] large basket, used for moving china or similar wares; box or case whose sides are of wooden slats with interspaces
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[사기꾼] bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure
beaver  Speak Example sentences
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[골동품] too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
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[비버] amphibious rodent about two feet in length; fur of the beaver; tall hat, originally made from beaver fur
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[대리인] authorize and send another person as one's representative; commit or entrust to another
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[종합] condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
bland  Speak Example sentences
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[민첩성] mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
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[영] lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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[독실한] expressing devotion or piety; earnest in the religious field
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[깜짝 놀람] intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
booming  Speak Example sentences
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[영] lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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[차이] deep and resonant; flourishing; thriving
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[신중] gingerly; carefully; in a conservative manner
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[골동품] too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
civility  Speak Example sentences
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[문명] act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
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[알레르기] hypersensitivity reaction; abnormally high sensitivity to certain substances
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[골동품] old; belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period
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[성직자] a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church