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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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advisable  Speak Example sentences
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[권장] proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent; ready to receive advice
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[disinclined] state of being confronted, especially a meeting face to face; clash of opinions and ideas
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[덩어리] gold and silver in the form of bars
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[히말라야] detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
akin  Speak Example sentences
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[신성] god; divinity; supernatural things
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[유사] of the same kin; related by blood
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[낙담] being in low spirits; depressed
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[경외] mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil
amazing  Speak Example sentences
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[검색] act of detecting; being open what was concealed or hidden; discovery
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[놀라운] awesome; astounding; surprising
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[부양] one who relies on another especially for financial support
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[고의적으로] intentionally; purposely; with careful consideration or deliberation; with full intent
applicable  Speak Example sentences
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[저하] become worse; decline
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[적용] capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance
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[기사] having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
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[고의] done with or marked by full consciousness of nature and effects; intentional
apprehensive  Speak Example sentences
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[기권] refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
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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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[덩어리] gold and silver in the form of bars
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[우려] capable of knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
appropriation  Speak Example sentences
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[법인] business firm; a group of people combined into or acting as one body
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[인가] funding;  money set aside for a specific purpose
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[검색] act of detecting; being open what was concealed or hidden; discovery
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[사냥] subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
assiduous  Speak Example sentences
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[disinclined] state of being confronted, especially a meeting face to face; clash of opinions and ideas
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[우려] capable of knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
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[추기경] high church official, ranking just below the pope; dark to deep or vivid red
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[부지런한] constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
blight  Speak Example sentences
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[휴지] suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
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[낙담] being in low spirits; depressed
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[황폐] blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
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[우려] capable of knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
cardinal  Speak Example sentences
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[사과] beverage made from juice pressed from apples
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[폭이] measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
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[고의] done with or marked by full consciousness of nature and effects; intentional
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[추기경] high church official, ranking just below the pope; dark to deep or vivid red
complement  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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[보완] something that completes or makes up a whole or brings to perfection
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[증착] testimony under oath; the act of depositing, especially laying down of matter by natural process
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[고의적으로] intentionally; purposely; with careful consideration or deliberation; with full intent