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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reputable  Speak Example sentences
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[올무] trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble
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[평판] having a good reputation; honorable
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[잡다한] various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
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[탄력성] ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy
rib  Speak Example sentences
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[발언] perform or produce immunity
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[갈비] one of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax
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[지각] late; delayed; moving slowly
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[올무] trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble
rotary  Speak Example sentences
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[유혹] attractive; appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or inadvisable
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[로타리] turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis
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[이 웃음거리가] mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
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[억제] unchecked; free; marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
salient  Speak Example sentences
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[분출] prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
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[초음파] supersonic; higher in frequency than the range of sound perceptible to the human ear
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[센티넬] one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
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[표준화하다] normalize; cause to conform to a standard
scruple  Speak Example sentences
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[양심의 가책] hesitate as a result of conscience or principle
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[로타리] turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis
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[갈비] one of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax
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[대칭] continued;  maintained at length without interruption or weakening
sentinel  Speak Example sentences
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[찻주전자] pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle
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[분출] prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
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[센티넬] one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
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[셔플] disorder; move back and forth; mix to make a random order or arrangement
shingle  Speak Example sentences
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[조약돌] small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
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[양심의 가책] hesitate as a result of conscience or principle
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[표준화하다] normalize; cause to conform to a standard
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[잔류] remaining as a residue; surplus
sideways  Speak Example sentences
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[옆으로] with the side forward; to or from a side
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[폭군] absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
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[로타리] turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis
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[색조] color; dye with a color
snare  Speak Example sentences
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[속삭이다] speaking in a quiet voice; soft speech produced without a full voice; secretly expressed belief, rumor, or hint
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[빅터] conqueror; the winner of a game, competition, election, or war
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[올무] trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble
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[센티넬] one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
solicitation  Speak Example sentences
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[재생 모직물] magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
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[가짜] false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
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[모집] act of soliciting; inciting of another to commit a crime; temptation; allurement; petition; proposal
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[속삭이다] speaking in a quiet voice; soft speech produced without a full voice; secretly expressed belief, rumor, or hint