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  Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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duel  Speak Example sentences
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[무감 각한] unconscious; unresponsive; very small or gradual
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[결투] combat between two persons; fought with deadly weapons by agreement
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[괴롭힐테야] place of frequent resort or visitation; act, habit, or custom of resorting to place
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[지옥] incapable of being exhausted, emptied, or used up; unfailing; not to be wasted or spent
ellipsis  Speak Example sentences
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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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[결투] combat between two persons; fought with deadly weapons by agreement
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[펌블] feel or grope about; make awkward attempts to do or find something; play childishly
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[어업] business or practice of catching fish; fishing; a place for catching fish; the right to take fish at a certain place
enmity  Speak Example sentences
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[어업] business or practice of catching fish; fishing; a place for catching fish; the right to take fish at a certain place
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[홍채] goddess of a rainbow; rainbow; a prismatic play of colors; something that is forming the colored portion of the eye
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[적대감] ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile
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[영웅] agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
forbearance  Speak Example sentences
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[인내] patience;  restraint of passions; the act of forbearing or waiting
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[황당한] unlikely; impossible; not likely to be true
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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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[떨어졌다] capable of destroying; lethal
forlorn  Speak Example sentences
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[버림받은] sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or  left behind
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[고슴도치] small European insectivore, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines
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[별명] word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
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[냉혹한] not capable of being swayed; unyielding; implacable
guile  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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[교활] skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
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[불만을] cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
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[냉혹한] not capable of being swayed; unyielding; implacable
hedgehog  Speak Example sentences
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[고슴도치] small European insectivore, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines
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[집행자가] one who executes, especially one who puts a condemned person to death; an executor
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[침입] inappropriate or unwelcome addition; infringement; violation; forcible inclusion or entry
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[친밀감] closeness, often affectionate; privacy; familiarity
hood  Speak Example sentences
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[친밀감] closeness, often affectionate; privacy; familiarity
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[후드] covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment
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[재무] provide or raise funds or capital for; supply funds to
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[촌뜨기] quality or condition of being grand; magnificence
impetuous  Speak Example sentences
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[충동] marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
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[침입] inappropriate or unwelcome addition; infringement; violation; forcible inclusion or entry
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[고슴도치] small European insectivore, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines
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[웅변] powerful and effective language; persuasive speech
impunity  Speak Example sentences
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[친밀감] closeness, often affectionate; privacy; familiarity
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[유해한] harmful; tending to injure or impair; abusive; insulting
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[인질] freedom from punishment or harm; exemption from injury, suffering, or discomfort
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[별명] word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing