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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abject  Speak Example sentences
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[생각할] capable of being conceived, imagined, or understood
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[절벽] the pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
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[손재주] skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill
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[비열한] being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
animate  Speak Example sentences
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[알레르기] excessively sensitive; susceptible; having an allergy
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[이물] shady shelter or recess in a garden or woods; anchor carried at the bow of the ship; a muscle that bends a limb
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[손재주] skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill
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[애니메이션] endowed with life; alive; living; animated
antonym  Speak Example sentences
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[특징] special; unique; marking or expressing distinction or difference
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[반대말] word of opposite meaning; counter term
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[도망쳤다] remote from civilization; left desolate or empty; abandoned
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[심연] enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
ape  Speak Example sentences
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[원숭이] imitate; mimic, as an ape imitates human actions
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[연체] failure or omission of duty; fault; misdeed; offense or crime
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[폐허] an event that results in destruction;  the state of being decayed or destroyed
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[짐승] not having sensation; senseless; inanimate; unconscious; without intelligence
armor  Speak Example sentences
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[갑옷] shield; defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
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[절기하다] fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
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[의복] external clothing; vesture; garments; dress; a small ornamental piece
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[손재주] right-handedness; readiness and grace in physical activity; skill and ease in using the hands; expertness in manual acts
bluff  Speak Example sentences
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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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[절벽] the pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
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[휴지] suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
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[치즐] a metal tool with a sharp edge used to cut and shape stone, wood, or metal
brute  Speak Example sentences
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[짐승] not having sensation; senseless; inanimate; unconscious; without intelligence
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[우회가] a turning; circuitous route; deviation from a direct course
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[지속] in an unchangeable or invariable manner; in every case; perpetually; continually
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[옹호] one that argues for a cause; supporter or defender
chisel  Speak Example sentences
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[치즐] a metal tool with a sharp edge used to cut and shape stone, wood, or metal
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[비열한] being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
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[부담] pay costs of; undertake payment of; make compensation to or for
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[이물] shady shelter or recess in a garden or woods; anchor carried at the bow of the ship; a muscle that bends a limb
contemptible  Speak Example sentences
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[낙담] being in low spirits; depressed
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[잔인] worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
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[일관성없는] aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject
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[절기하다] fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
crevice  Speak Example sentences
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[틈새] gap; a long narrow opening
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[연예인] a widely known person
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[절기하다] fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
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[알레르기] excessively sensitive; susceptible; having an allergy