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  Academic Words Level 4 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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n. [약어가] shortening something by omitting parts of it


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v. [폐지가] cancel; put an end to; destroy completely


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a. [원주민] being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native


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v. [풍부하] be full of; be plentiful


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n. [마모] scratch; friction; the process of rubbing away the surface of something


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v. [줄여] condense; shorten; reduce length of written text


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n. [풍요] great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing


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v. [가속] move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected


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v. [주목] applaud; announce with great approval


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n. [숙박 시설] living quarters provided for public convenience; something that meets a need; convenience


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n. [협정] settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states


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v. [축적] pile up; collect;  mount up; increase


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n. [지목] one who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault


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v. [산성] inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar


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a. [주특기] expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude


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v. [준수] stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with


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a. [인접] adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near


Spelling Word: adjacent
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v. [인접] be next to; be contiguous to; border on


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v. [하는걸] administer; supply; supervise or be in charge of


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n. [사춘기] state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity


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n. [도래] coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important


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a. [불리한] in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose


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a. [항공] of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air


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a. [미학] elegant or tasteful; of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste


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v. [제휴 등록] associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another


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v. [긍정] state something as true; assert; confirm


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v. [접사] fasten; append; add on; secure to something


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v. [괴롭히다] cause pain, suffering, or distress


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v. [골재] gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to


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n. [동요] anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance


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a. [매력] ready to consent or submit; acceptable


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a. [방송] exposure to air for freshening or drying; exposure to public attention; radio or television broadcast


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ad. [는건] even though; although; notwithstanding


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v. [주장] state without proof; assert to be true


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v. [경감] provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part


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v. [할당] assign; distribute according to plan


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v. [할당] parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot


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v. [합금] combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate


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a. [가나다순] arranged in customary order of the letters of a language


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n. [모호함] state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty


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a. [모호한] unclear or doubtful in meaning


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v. [수정] change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors


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ad. [가운데] in the middle of; among; surrounded by


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ad. [가운데] amid; in the middle of; among


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v. [증폭] broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase


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v. [분석] resolve anything complex into its elements; separate into parts for examination of each separately


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a. [분석] of analysis; resolving into elements or parts


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n. [조상] forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor


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n. [일화] a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography


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v. [몰살] destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence


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n. [연금] annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year


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n. [대립] active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor


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a. [남극] opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or the region near it


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n. [선집] book of literary selections by various authors


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a. [사과] offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense


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n. [기구] a group of parts that work together to perform a given function; appliance, or device for a particular purpose


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v. [추가] attach; add as supplement or appendix


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n. [어플 라 이언스] durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use


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n. [신청] candidate; a person who formally requests something, especially a job


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n. [평가] assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth


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a. [감지할 수있을 정도의] large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible


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n. [도제] works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner; learner


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v. [대략] come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount


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a. [쉽다] likely; precisely suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand


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a. [수산물] consisting of, relating to, or being in the water


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a. [임의] randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle


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a. [고풍의] no longer current or applicable; antiquated


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a. [열렬한] displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate


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a. [험난할] demanding great effort or labor; difficult


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n. [갑옷] defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons


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v. [자극] excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep


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v. [배열] set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement


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v. [오르다] move up or climb something; mount


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n. [이던데] upward slope or grade; movement upward


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v. [확인하다] find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of


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v. [돌리다] inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality


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n. [열망] ambition; something that you hope to achieve


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v. [이 열망] seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end


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v. [주장] declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly


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a. [모듬] varied;  consisting of various types mixed together  


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v. [놀라게] affect with wonder; surprise; shock


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v. [이르다] achieve or accomplish; gain


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n. [속성] essential quality; reputation; honor


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a. [청취] perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear


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v. [확대] make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity


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a. [권위] weighting authority; peremptory and dictatorial


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v. [자동화] replace or enhance human labor with machines


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n. [자동화] the use of machines and computers that can operate without needing human control


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n. [자치] independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination


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a. [보조] helper, additional or subsidiary


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v. [소용] turn to the advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote


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v. [막기] prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away


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n. [항공] art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics


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n. [축] the center around which something rotates; pivot


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n. [배드민턴] game played on a court with light long-handled rackets


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v. [배��] frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of


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n. [대나무] plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries


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n. [기압계] an instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere


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n. [바리케이드] hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle


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v. [물물교환] trade goods or services without the exchange of money


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n. [구슬] small piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood that is pierced for stringing


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n. [미용사] one skilled in giving cosmetic treatments; one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments


Spelling Word: beautician
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a. [이익] helpful; tending to promote physical well-being


Spelling Word: beneficial
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n. [폭발] space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job


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v. [포위] attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in


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v. [당황하게하다] lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes


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n. [조화] list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject


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a. [깜박 사랑] two-sided; mutual;  involving two groups or countries  


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n. [굽힘] using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency


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n. [바이어스] mineral pitch; black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame


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n. [당원은] a group of nations, parties, or persons united for common action


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n. [얼룩] spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; a weak point or failing


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n. [이 끊긴] serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion


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v. [자랑] show off oneself;  speak of with excessive pride


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n. [책장] case with shelves for holding books, especially one with glazed doors


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n. [경리] one who keeps accounts; one who has charge of keeping books and accounts in an office


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n. [헌책방] stall where books are sold, as on the street; table with enclosed sides, for displaying books for sale


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n. [경계] dividing line; border; frontier


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v. [보이콧] refrain from buying or using


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n. [시주] characteristic of being brash; the trait of being rash and hasty; tasteless showiness


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a. [상쾌] marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner


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v. [브라 우즈] graze; skim or glance at casually


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v. [팽창] cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude


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n. [방갈로] small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic


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a. [탄력] able to float; cheerful and optimistic


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n. [관료] over-regulated administrative system


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n. [뚫으] tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging


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v. [소동] move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem


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n. [재앙] the event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery


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n. [칼슘] silvery, moderately hard metallic element


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n. [칼로리] unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree


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n. [수통] a vessel used by soldiers for carrying water or other drinks; snack bar or small cafeteria


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n. [자막] title; chapter heading; text under illustration


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n. [시체가] the dead body of an animal, especially one slaughtered and dressed for food


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n. [polemical] an agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged


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a. [가성] capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action


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n. [검열] overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content


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a. [백주년] relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years


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v. [보증] give certain information to; assure; make certain


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v. [특성] distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of


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n. [감퇴] deep opening in the earth surface


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a. [정숙] morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest


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n. [자질구레한 일] a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee


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a. [연대순] arranged in order of time of occurrence


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v. [순환] move through space, circuit, or system, returning to the starting point


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n. [원주] the boundary line of a circle,  figure, area, or object


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v. [인용] quote; adduce as an instance


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n. [버클] fastening device; firm grip


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v. [분류] declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories


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ad. [시계] in the direction that the hands of a clock move


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n. [클러스터] group; bunch; group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely


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a. [거친] rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality


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n. [제일] system of education in which both men and women attend the same institution or classes


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a. [인지적] knowing or perceiving; part of mental functions that deals with logic


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a. [코히어런트] adhesive; sticking together; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner


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n. [코일] a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes


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v. [일치] occur at the same time as; correspond


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n. [협업] act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country


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v. [충돌] bump; hit something violently


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a. [가연성] capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited


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v. [기념] serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony


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v. [추천] commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard


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n. [상품] goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit


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a. [일상] ordinary; having no remarkable features


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v. [출퇴근] obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; regularly travel from a place of residence to another place


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n. [주말] someone who regularly travels from home in a suburb to work in a city


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a. [비교] similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy of being ranked with


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v. [보상] force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force


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v. [컴파일] put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources


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v. [보완] complete; consummate; make perfect


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n. [컴플 라 이언스] readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement


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v. [편지쓰기] write; create; make or create by putting together parts or elements


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a. [종합] made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded


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v. [압축] close; squeeze or press together; contract


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v. [구성] include; consist of; be composed of


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a. [의무] mandatory; obligatory; required by rule


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v. [컴퓨팅] reckon; make a mathematical calculation


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a. [아래 공동] planned or accomplished together; combined


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a. [간결한] brief and compact; expressing much in few words


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v. [섞어서 만들다] digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition


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a. [동시] simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time


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v. [응축] change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate


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n. [조위] expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.


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v. [부여] bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over


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n. [구성] arrangement of parts or elements; outline


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v. [한정] restrict in movement; circumscribe


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v. [준수] comply with; follow; fit; meet


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n. [정체] act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass


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a. [합동] possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding


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a. [양심] diligent; responsible; reliable


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a. [연속] following one after another without interruption; sequential


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a. [결과의] resulting; following as a logical conclusion


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n. [절약] preservation or restoration from loss, damage, or neglect


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n. [온실] greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art


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v. [보존] retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste


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v. [위탁] give, transfer, or deliver formally, as if by signing over into the possession of another


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v. [구성] be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in


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v. [통합] make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm


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a. [이채] noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious


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n. [구성] component or part; citizen, voter


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v. [구성] make up; form something


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v. [제약] restrain; keep within close bounds; confine


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v. [혈관] restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing


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v. [건설] form by assembling or combining parts; build; create


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v. [오염] make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile


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v. [명상] look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought


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v. [주장] strive in opposition; contest; dispute; struggle for


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n. [경합] competing as for any profit or prize


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n. [연속성] property of a continuous and connected period of time


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v. [반대] confront; state the opposite of what someone has said


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n. [모순] the assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement; opposition, whether by argument or conduct


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v. [꾸미다] form by an exercise of ingenuity; invent or design


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v. [소집] cause to come together formally


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v. [수렴] approach; tend to meet; come together


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v. [대화] chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts


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ad. [반송] in a converse manner; with change of order or relation; reciprocally.


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v. [상관 관계] relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation


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v. [해당] be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages


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n. [통신] similarity or analogy; communication by the exchange of letters


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a. [특파원] one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical


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a. [해당] accompanying; analogous or equivalent in character, form, or function; comparable


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a. [madrigal] sophisticated; of worldwide scope


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n. [아늑한] padded or knitted covering placed especially over a teapot to keep the tea hot; cozy


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v. [보상] act as force or influence that balances, checks, or limits an opposite one


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n. [대응] duplicate copy; one that closely resembles another


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n. [분화구] a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano


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n. [포복 절도] a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling


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n. [임계] standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test


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v. [왕관] bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey or in fear


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v. [절정에 달하다] reach the highest or most decisive point;  rise to the summit


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v. [육성] improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of


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a. [성가신] heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk


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a. [누적] increasing by successive addition


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n. [커리큘럼] the subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college; course or program


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v. [축소] cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part


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n. [보관] a person who has responsibility for or looks after something; guardian


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n. [교착] standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate


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n. [부족] scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops


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v. [분해하다] decay, or to cause something to decay


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v. [감소] lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller


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a. [노쇠한] weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use


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v. [연역] lead forth; conclude by reasoning; trace the origin or derivation of


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v. [공제] lead forth or out; take away, separate, or remove, in numbering, estimating, or calculating; subtract


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v. [간주할] decide; judge; sentence; condemn


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n. [기본] failure to act; an option that is selected automatically


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v. [연기] delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time


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n. [도전] refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist


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v. [더럽히지] pollute; make dirty or spotty


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v. [폐의] reduce from an inflated condition; release contained air or gas from


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v. [편향] turn aside; draw someone's attention away from something


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v. [속이다] deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device


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a. [바구니] quick and skillful; neat in action or performance


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v. [저하] reduce level; lower grade of something


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a. [즐거운] delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste


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n. [대리인] a person authorized to act as a representative for another; deputy


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n. [정신 착란] a mental disorder marked by confusion


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v. [속이다] deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint


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n. [홍수] great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water


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v. [철거] raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to


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n. [교단] class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect


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v. [상징] indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically


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v. [축도] represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe


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v. [고갈] decrease fullness of; use up or empty out


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n. [고갈] act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting


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v. [유감] feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret


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v. [우울] lower in spirits; press down


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a. [남기다] left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty


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v. [파생] obtain or receive from a source; trace the origin or development of


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v. [하강] move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood


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v. [지정] indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to


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a. [황량한] unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants


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v. [예정해 두다] intend or choose someone or something for a particular purpose or end  


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v. [분리] part; separate or disunite; disengage


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v. [감금] keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay


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v. [억제] keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting


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n. [상해] harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss


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a. [수렴] causing damage or harm; injurious


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v. [뒤흔들] ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate


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v. [이탈] turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge


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v. [궁리] form, plan, or arrange in mind; transmit or give by will


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v. [삼킬] consume; eat greedily; destroy completely


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v. [진단] analyze; examine; identify the cause of something


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n. [다이어그램] graph; chart; figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement; plan


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n. [사투리] vocabulary that is for a specific group of people


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n. [지름] length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference


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v. [차별화] set apart; distinguish; perceive or show the difference in or between


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v. [확산] spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely


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a. [황폐한] in disrepair, run-down; of very poor quality or condition


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v. [팽창] make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen


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a. [부지런한] assiduous; industrious; hard-working


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v. [희석] weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water


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v. [감소] dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so


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n. [딘의] loud, confused, harsh noise; loud, continuous, rattling, or clanging sound


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a. [거무죽죽한] darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored


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n. [외교관] one who is in charge to deal with others, like an ambassador, who is appointed to represent a government


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v. [혼란] throw into disorder; break the array of.


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v. [삭제] throw out something from one's hand; get rid of


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v. [분별] detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear


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v. [공개] unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view


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n. [불화] conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things


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