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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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affliction  Speak Example sentences
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[번들] tie, wrap, or gather together; hurry; hasten; dress oneself warmly
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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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[고통] cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
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[모험가] one who enjoys exciting, dangerous activities, often in foreign countries
aloof  Speak Example sentences
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[교묘한] apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
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[우회가] a turning; circuitous route; deviation from a direct course
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[보완] something that completes or makes up a whole or brings to perfection
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[폐허] an event that results in destruction;  the state of being decayed or destroyed
armor  Speak Example sentences
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[최선] blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
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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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[제자] follower; adherent; a person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others
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[우려] capable of knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
arsenal  Speak Example sentences
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[우회가] a turning; circuitous route; deviation from a direct course
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[황폐] blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
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[아스날] storage place for military equipment; a stock of weapons
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[최선] blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
atone  Speak Example sentences
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[최선] blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
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[금욕] strict or severe in the discipline; severely simple and unornamented
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[속죄] make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
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[해산] breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
austere  Speak Example sentences
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[금욕] strict or severe in the discipline; severely simple and unornamented
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[채권자] a person to whom a debtor owes money
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[손재주] right-handedness; readiness and grace in physical activity; skill and ease in using the hands; expertness in manual acts
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[파산] cause to become financially ruin; ruin
azure  Speak Example sentences
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[경작할] fit for growing crops, as by plowing
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[증착] testimony under oath; the act of depositing, especially laying down of matter by natural process
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[하늘빛] sky blue; light purplish-blue
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[모험가] one who enjoys exciting, dangerous activities, often in foreign countries
boon  Speak Example sentences
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[최선] blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
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[대화] conversation; formal talks between opposing countries, political groups
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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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[제자] follower; adherent; a person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others
bundle  Speak Example sentences
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[안면] known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
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[번들] tie, wrap, or gather together; hurry; hasten; dress oneself warmly
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[비열한] being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
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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
complement  Speak Example sentences
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[안면] known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
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[공격] one that engages in aggression; a person who first attacks
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[교활] relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
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[보완] something that completes or makes up a whole or brings to perfection