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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reserve  Speak Example sentences
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[웅크려] stocky; short and thick; low and broad
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[유순] flexible; moving and bending with ease
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[예약] lack of enthusiasm; skeptical caution; something saved for future use; self-restraint in expression
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[스펙] particle; a tiny spot; stain
reverent  Speak Example sentences
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[붉게] reddish color; healthy-looking
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[유예] usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
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[찻주전자] pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle
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[reverent] respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
rhythmic  Speak Example sentences
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[종파] a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
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[뒹굴다] beat severely; discuss or examine repeatedly; use a machine or flail to separate grain or seeds from the straw
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[장막] hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
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[리듬] recurring with measured regularity
rudimentary  Speak Example sentences
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[충실한] marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
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[옛날] in time past; long ago; in old time
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[비계] a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
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[초보] relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
sage  Speak Example sentences
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[쉘] remove from the husk; separate kernels from cob; defeat decisively; hit the pitches of hard and regularly
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[용기] bravery; courage, and boldness, as in battle
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[현자] one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
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[유예] usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
sect  Speak Example sentences
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[예약] lack of enthusiasm; skeptical caution; something saved for future use; self-restraint in expression
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[찻주전자] pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle
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[붉게] reddish color; healthy-looking
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[종파] a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
sentry  Speak Example sentences
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[보초] the soldier placed on guard; guard
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[시럽] a thick sweet sticky liquid
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[찻주전자] pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle
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[체재] delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
shell  Speak Example sentences
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[충실한] marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
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[비전] produced by imagination; characterized by vision or foresight; imaginary; idealistic
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[비계] a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
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[쉘] remove from the husk; separate kernels from cob; defeat decisively; hit the pitches of hard and regularly
snug  Speak Example sentences
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[꼬기] act of twisting; lightweight cord
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[스너그] a small secluded room; well and tightly constructed
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[용기] bravery; courage, and boldness, as in battle
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[사이렌] an electronic device producing a similar sound as a signal or warning; something insidious or deceptive; mermaid
sumptuous  Speak Example sentences
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[악의에 찬] poisonous; secreting and transmitting venom; marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
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[절] unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
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[재생 모직물] magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
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[체재] delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait