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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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v. [반응] show a reaction to something favorably or as hoped


Spelling Word: respond
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n. [피정] receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position


Spelling Word: retreat
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v. [로스트] cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; subject to laughter or ridicule


Spelling Word: roast
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v. [부패] become decomposed by a natural process; perish slowly; become corrupt


Spelling Word: rot
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n. [쓰레기] an impure matter that forms on or rises to the surface of a liquid or body of water; worthless people


Spelling Word: scum
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n. [섹션] one of several parts; pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object


Spelling Word: section
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v. [추구] make an effort to; try to get; try to discover


Spelling Word: seek
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n. [설정] context and environment in which something is set


Spelling Word: setting
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n. [사이트] physical position in relation to the surroundings; position; location


Spelling Word: site
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a. [슬림] small in quantity; being of delicate or slender build


Spelling Word: slim