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  Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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elaborate  Speak Example sentences
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[배기] wear out completely; tire; drain of resources or properties; deplete; use up completely
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[웅변] powerful and effective language; persuasive speech
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[망원경] see briefly; catch sight of
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[정교] work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly
exhaust  Speak Example sentences
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[분노] anger aroused by something unjust
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[부싯돌] massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in color of a gray to brown or black, breaking with fracture and sharp edge
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[배기] wear out completely; tire; drain of resources or properties; deplete; use up completely
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[아로요] deed or action, particularly a brave deed
fencing  Speak Example sentences
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[펜싱] a barrier that serves to enclose an area
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[부싯돌] massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in color of a gray to brown or black, breaking with fracture and sharp edge
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[미로] maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages
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[추천] act of endorsing; support; formal and explicit approval; a signature that validates something
flint  Speak Example sentences
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[아로요] deed or action, particularly a brave deed
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[부싯돌] massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in color of a gray to brown or black, breaking with fracture and sharp edge
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[홈] long narrow furrow or channel; settled routine; very pleasurable experience
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[지옥] pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
fussy  Speak Example sentences
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[서사] a long heroic poem, or similar work of art
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[프리깃] originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars; any small vessel on the water
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[까다로운] easily upset; given to bouts of ill-temper; full of superfluous details
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[다발] a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
gauge  Speak Example sentences
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[영웅주의] bravery; qualities of hero or heroine
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[게이지] standard or scale of measurement; an instrument for measuring or testing
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[정교] work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly
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[복음] the doctrine that is believed to be of great importance
generosity  Speak Example sentences
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[관용] noble birth; quality of being noble; noble-mindedness; liberality in giving
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[웅변] powerful and effective language; persuasive speech
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[이단] opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
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[귀신] showing emotional affliction or disquiet; frequently visited by a ghost
glossy  Speak Example sentences
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[바르게] with honesty; rightfully; fairly
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[기술 과다] fill beyond capacity, especially with food;  swallow greedily
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[광택] smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth or polished surface; plausible
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[추천] act of endorsing; support; formal and explicit approval; a signature that validates something
groove  Speak Example sentences
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[뚫리지] not able to be entered; beyond understanding
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[의식] exhibiting good judgment or sound thinking; prudent
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[홈] long narrow furrow or channel; settled routine; very pleasurable experience
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[인질] freedom from punishment or harm; exemption from injury, suffering, or discomfort
heresy  Speak Example sentences
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[뚫리지] not able to be entered; beyond understanding
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[이단] opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
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[취소할] unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
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[가는것 온실] house in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered from the weather