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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rescind  Speak Example sentences
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[고통스러운] marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous
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[억제] unchecked; free; marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
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[경계] watchfulness; wakefulness; a process of paying close and continuous attention
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[지우다] cancel; make void; repeal or annul
rhythmic  Speak Example sentences
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[조각] an artist who creates sculptures
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[리듬] recurring with measured regularity
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[굉장한] astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
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[경계] watchfulness; wakefulness; a process of paying close and continuous attention
robe  Speak Example sentences
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[체재] delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
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[변형율] pull, draw, or stretch tight; injure or impair by overuse or overexertion; stretch or force beyond the proper
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[굉장한] astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
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[가운] an outer garment; dress of rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; dress of state, rank, office
sag  Speak Example sentences
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[지각] late; delayed; moving slowly
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[천칭자리] sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane
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[분노] indignation; a deep sense of injury; strong displeasure
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[변형율] pull, draw, or stretch tight; injure or impair by overuse or overexertion; stretch or force beyond the proper
sculptor  Speak Example sentences
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[조각] an artist who creates sculptures
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[웅크려] stocky; short and thick; low and broad
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[겁많] shy; craven; lacking self-confidence; shy
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[억제] unchecked; free; marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
seismic  Speak Example sentences
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[스탁] bare; empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary
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[보초] the soldier placed on guard; guard
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[스테인드] discolored; dirty; having a stain
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[진도] caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
shingle  Speak Example sentences
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[초보] relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
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[조약돌] small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
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[불꽃] bring about; arouse; inspire; activate
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[가시] prickly; having or covered with protective barbs
sojourn  Speak Example sentences
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[격퇴] force or drive back; drive back; refuse; disgust
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[풍만] giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
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[체류] temporary stay; a brief period of residence; place of temporary stay
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[이상해] queer; of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange
stained  Speak Example sentences
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[초고층] a very tall building with many stories
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[굉장한] astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
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[스테인드] discolored; dirty; having a stain
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[겁많] shy; craven; lacking self-confidence; shy
stark  Speak Example sentences
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[스너그] a small secluded room; well and tightly constructed
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[경계] watchfulness; wakefulness; a process of paying close and continuous attention
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[스탁] bare; empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary
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[부기] becoming puffy as from internal bleeding or accumulation of other fluids