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  Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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elaboration  Speak Example sentences
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[뻔뻔 스러움] offensively bold behavior; the trait of being rude
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[유효] able to produce the desired effect; valid
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[차갑다고] intensely cold; lacking warmth; stiff and formal in manner
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[정교] production by a gradual process; the act of working out with great care in detail
ellipsis  Speak Example sentences
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[유연성] rigid; stiff; incapable of being changed
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[화신] impossible to comprehend or grasp fully; unable to be conceived, unbelievable
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[laboriously] in a laborious manner;  in a way requiring much labor
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[줄임표] omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission
fairy  Speak Example sentences
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[동화] enchantment; illusion; imaginary supernatural being or spirit
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[핸들] touch; feel with the hand; use or hold with the hand; manage in using; deal with
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[광택] smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth or polished surface; plausible
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[차갑다고] intensely cold; lacking warmth; stiff and formal in manner
fracture  Speak Example sentences
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[현직] imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
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[면제] be free from; free from an obligation, a duty, or a liability to which others are subject
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[기부] gift; donation; funds or property donated to an individual or group
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[골절] break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse
frigid  Speak Example sentences
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[차갑다고] intensely cold; lacking warmth; stiff and formal in manner
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[비인도적] wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people
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[친밀감] closeness, often affectionate; privacy; familiarity
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[촌뜨기] quality or condition of being grand; magnificence
fumble  Speak Example sentences
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[펌블] feel or grope about; make awkward attempts to do or find something; play childishly
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[줄임표] omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission
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[내면] most personal; being deepest within the self
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[유해한] harmful; tending to injure or impair; abusive; insulting
glossy  Speak Example sentences
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[남편] use economically; conserve; save
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[탄원] treatment; reception; entertainment
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[광택] smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth or polished surface; plausible
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[기부] gift; donation; funds or property donated to an individual or group
immutable  Speak Example sentences
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[타고난] possessed at birth; inborn
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[줄임표] omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission
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[침입] inappropriate or unwelcome addition; infringement; violation; forcible inclusion or entry
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[불변의] unable to be changed without exception; not mutable
impenetrable  Speak Example sentences
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[충만시키다] overwhelm;  cover with water, especially floodwaters
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[남편] use economically; conserve; save
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[봉기] rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
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[뚫리지] not able to be entered; beyond understanding
inconsistency  Speak Example sentences
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[뻔뻔 스러움] offensively bold behavior; the trait of being rude
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[만료일] act of coming to a close; termination; the act of breathing out; exhalation
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[불일치] state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness
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[불가 사 의한] incapable of being described