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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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advocate  Speak Example sentences
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[고통] cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
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[옹호] one that argues for a cause; supporter or defender
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[코스모스] universe or universality of created things; ordered, harmonious whole
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[신성] god; divinity; supernatural things
allergic  Speak Example sentences
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[대리인] authorize and send another person as one's representative; commit or entrust to another
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[깜짝 놀라] struck by shock, terror, or amazement
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[조각조각으로] into separate parts or pieces; apart
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[알레르기] excessively sensitive; susceptible; having an allergy
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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[클러스터] gather or grow into bunches
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[encomium] not inclined; having a disinclination; being unwilling
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[폭이] measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
bodyguard  Speak Example sentences
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[깜짝 놀라] struck by shock, terror, or amazement
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[경호원] guard to protect or defend person; lifeguard
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[상병] belonging or relating to the body; bodily; noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant
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[중화] negate; act against
canary  Speak Example sentences
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[사과] beverage made from juice pressed from apples
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[차원] of or relating to dimensions
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[살균제] a substance that kills germs or viruses; agent for removing the causes of infection, as chlorine
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[윙윙 거리다 꿈쩍도 카나리아] pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance
carnage  Speak Example sentences
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[중화] negate; act against
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[주조] choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
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[대학살] destruction of life; the savage and excessive killing of many people
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[인가] funding;  money set aside for a specific purpose
celestial  Speak Example sentences
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[중화] negate; act against
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[조각조각으로] into separate parts or pieces; apart
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[천구] relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good;  god or angel
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[고통] cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
contradictory  Speak Example sentences
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[모순] nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
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[신성] god; divinity; supernatural things
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[속죄] make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
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[알레르기] excessively sensitive; susceptible; having an allergy
counteract  Speak Example sentences
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[천구] relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good;  god or angel
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[대학살] destruction of life; the savage and excessive killing of many people
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[경호원] guard to protect or defend person; lifeguard
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[중화] negate; act against
covert  Speak Example sentences
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[대리인] authorize and send another person as one's representative; commit or entrust to another
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[차원] of or relating to dimensions
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[비밀] secretive, not openly shown
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[교묘한] apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote