4000 IELTS Academic Words

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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes

elaborate

1

	[정교] marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
	[사법] pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or a judge; sanctioned or ordered by a court
	[무리] flock; crowd; a group of cattle or other domestic animals
	[자격] qualified; desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage

elbow

2

	[문화 유산] legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
	[팔꿈치] hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
	[특징] prominent aspect of something
	[흐린] emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness

eligible

3

	[자격] qualified; desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage
	[계몽하다] supply with light; illuminate, as the sun enlightens the earth; make clear to the intellect; inform or instruct
	[시급] having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
	[주도권을] serving to initiate; introductory step or movement; an act which originates or begins

fend

4

	[팔꿈치] hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
	[돔] building or house, especially as the great hall, church, or temple; anything shaped like a cupola
	[신중] free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
	[방어] ward off; make an effort to resist; keep off; prevent from entering

flexible

5

	[문화 유산] legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
	[유연] pliant; elastic; capable of being bent or flexed; pliable
	[무시] ignore; discount; take no notice of
	[연료] enclosed place in which heat is produced; place or time of punishment or great trial; intensely hot place

fluff

6

	[보풀] inflated or padded material; light down or fuzz, as on a young bird; superficial entertainment
	[팔꿈치] hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
	[정교] marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
	[안식처] refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port

foremost

7

	[화물] transport commercially as cargo; load with goods; goods carried by a large vehicle
	[칸막이] leading; main; primary; first in time or place
	[무서워] cause to be uneasy; wear away
	[치열] ferocious; savage; extremely severe or violent; terrible

galaxy

8

	[분수를 발견 예보 분수] segment; fragment; a small proportion of
	[은하계] large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
	[디지털] of or performance to fingers, or to digits; done with the fingers
	[기권] something surrendered as punishment for crime or error

gigantic

9

	[주도권을] serving to initiate; introductory step or movement; an act which originates or begins
	[거대] exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive
	[신중] free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
	[흐린] emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness

gloomy

10

	[우울] imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded
	[칸막이] leading; main; primary; first in time or place
	[해석] explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
	[거대] exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive

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