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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abate  Speak Example sentences
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[사냥] subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
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[협곡] narrow chasm with cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
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[차이] deep and resonant; flourishing; thriving
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[연체] failure or omission of duty; fault; misdeed; offense or crime
analogous  Speak Example sentences
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[자작나무] tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula
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[유사한] comparable; similar or alike
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[맹렬히 공격하다] assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
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[짐승] not having sensation; senseless; inanimate; unconscious; without intelligence
atone  Speak Example sentences
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[포로] prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
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[속죄] make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
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[의식] formal or ritual; ceremonious
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[맹렬히 공격하다] assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
axle  Speak Example sentences
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[혐오감] firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
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[포로] prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
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[낙담] being in low spirits; depressed
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[차축] pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel; transverse bar connecting the opposite wheels
birch  Speak Example sentences
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[기사] courtesy towards women
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[흥미] not interested; indifferent; free of self-interest; impartial
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[건조한] dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
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[자작나무] tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula
boon  Speak Example sentences
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[알레르기] excessively sensitive; susceptible; having an allergy
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[최선] blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
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[속죄] make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
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[검색] act of detecting; being open what was concealed or hidden; discovery
breach  Speak Example sentences
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[맞는] compatible; friendly, and pleasant
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[위반] breaking of contract or duty; breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap
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[카우보이] one who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback; one who is reckless or irresponsible
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[부식] destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
brute  Speak Example sentences
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[얼굴] give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
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[짐승] not having sensation; senseless; inanimate; unconscious; without intelligence
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[검색] act of detecting; being open what was concealed or hidden; discovery
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[헌법] of or relating to a constitution or establishment form of government
citadel  Speak Example sentences
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[맹렬히 공격하다] assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
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[일관성없는] aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject
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[성채] fortress; a fortified place which people could go for shelter during a battle
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[알레르기] a narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
constitutional  Speak Example sentences
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[흥미] not interested; indifferent; free of self-interest; impartial
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[일관성없는] aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject
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[혐오감] firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
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[헌법] of or relating to a constitution or establishment form of government