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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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determination  Speak Example sentences
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[초등학교] basic; fundamental; relating to the early stages of studying a subject
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[모여봐] crouch or curl up; mass; heap;  crowd or draw together
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[반구] halves; half of a sphere bounded by a great circle
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[의지] act of making or arriving at a decision; putting an end to; termination
devastating  Speak Example sentences
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[으르렁] utter a deep guttural sound, like an angry dog; give forth an angry, grumbling sound; emit low guttural sound
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[방출] relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
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[치열] destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
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[색인] anything  which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses; prologue indicating what follows; the second digit
discreet  Speak Example sentences
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[신중] free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
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[가루] fine powdery foodstuff; soft, fine powder
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[폭발] tending or serving to sudden outburst; sudden and loud
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[시작] begin; originate; admit into membership
edible  Speak Example sentences
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[안식처] refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
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[식용] eatable; the substance that can be used as a food
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[드리프트] float; moving aimlessly; wander
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[음란 강화] make better or more attractive; increase; improve
elementary  Speak Example sentences
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[초등학교] basic; fundamental; relating to the early stages of studying a subject
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[이용] make use of, sometimes unjustly
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[드리프트] float; moving aimlessly; wander
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[원주민] native; originating where it is found
explosive  Speak Example sentences
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[바람둥이] deal playfully; move abruptly; toss or flip suddenly
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[페이드] disappear; die out; lose color; lose freshness
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[폭발] tending or serving to sudden outburst; sudden and loud
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[외관] outside; external or outward appearance
exterior  Speak Example sentences
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[투자] put money or effort into something to make a profit or achieve a result
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[시작] begin; originate; admit into membership
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[외관] outside; external or outward appearance
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[쉬다] cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
flirt  Speak Example sentences
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[의지] act of making or arriving at a decision; putting an end to; termination
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[신중] free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
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[바람둥이] deal playfully; move abruptly; toss or flip suddenly
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[확장] become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
fraction  Speak Example sentences
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[가루] fine powdery foodstuff; soft, fine powder
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[성분] element in a mixture or compound
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[페이드] disappear; die out; lose color; lose freshness
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[분수를 발견 예보 분수] segment; fragment; a small proportion of
garment  Speak Example sentences
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[투자] put money or effort into something to make a profit or achieve a result
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[드리프트] float; moving aimlessly; wander
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[의류] any article of clothing, as coat or gown
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[시작] begin; originate; admit into membership