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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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digest  Speak Example sentences
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[착륙장] distract; withdraw money and move into a different location
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[처분] get rid of; settle or decide a matter; place or set in a particular order; arrange
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[소화] break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
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[손잡이] a hard protuberance; hard swelling or rising; bunch; lump
distribute  Speak Example sentences
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[난리] highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity
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[분수를 발견 예보 분수] segment; fragment; a small proportion of
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[유통] hand out; disseminate; allocate
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[침략] move into; intrude; enter by force in order to conquer or pillage
duration  Speak Example sentences
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[여권] length of time something lasts
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[직관] immediate insight; the power of knowing without reasoning
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[분수를 발견 예보 분수] segment; fragment; a small proportion of
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[착륙장] distract; withdraw money and move into a different location
engage  Speak Example sentences
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[참여] obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry
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[수평선] the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; a range of one's knowledge, experience, or interest
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[초등학교] basic; fundamental; relating to the early stages of studying a subject
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[무효] of no force or weight; not valid; weak; void; null
flirt  Speak Example sentences
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[마구] stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
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[혐오하다] dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
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[호일] prevent from being successful
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[바람둥이] deal playfully; move abruptly; toss or flip suddenly
gender  Speak Example sentences
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[수평선] the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; a range of one's knowledge, experience, or interest
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[무서워] cause to be uneasy; wear away
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[성별] sexual identity, especially about society or culture; category
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[식사] eat a principal regular meal of the day; take dinner; give a dinner to
gigantic  Speak Example sentences
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[거대] exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive
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[혐오하다] dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
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[마구] stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
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[호일] prevent from being successful
grim  Speak Example sentences
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[확대] open or straighten something out; unbend; prolong
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[구분] characterize; differentiate; recognize
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[어두운] unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
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[충격] sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
harass  Speak Example sentences
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[희롱] irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
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[필수] necessary; critical; vital; constituting or being part of the essence of something
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[구별] excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
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[외교] relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
horizon  Speak Example sentences
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[처분] get rid of; settle or decide a matter; place or set in a particular order; arrange
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[침략] move into; intrude; enter by force in order to conquer or pillage
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[수평선] the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; a range of one's knowledge, experience, or interest
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[무한] unlimited or boundless, in time or space; without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence