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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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v. [열변을 토하다] speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something


Spelling Word: advocate
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n. [고도] elevation especially above sea level; height


Spelling Word: altitude
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n. [탄약] military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells


Spelling Word: ammunition
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v. [앵커] secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate


Spelling Word: anchor
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n. [암살] act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; the murder of public figure by a surprise attack


Spelling Word: assassination
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v. [승인] empower; give permission for; sanction


Spelling Word: authorize
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n. [부페] table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out


Spelling Word: buffet
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n. [목수] a skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures


Spelling Word: carpenter
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n. [가문] faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives


Spelling Word: clan
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a. [거대한] of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic


Spelling Word: colossal