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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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elaborate  Speak Example sentences
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[정교] marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
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[사법] pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or a judge; sanctioned or ordered by a court
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[무리] flock; crowd; a group of cattle or other domestic animals
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[자격] qualified; desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage
elbow  Speak Example sentences
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[문화 유산] legacy;  something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
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[팔꿈치] hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
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[특징] prominent aspect of something
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[흐린] emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness
eligible  Speak Example sentences
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[자격] qualified; desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage
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[계몽하다] supply with light; illuminate, as the sun enlightens the earth; make clear to the intellect; inform or instruct
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[시급] having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
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[주도권을] serving to initiate; introductory step or movement; an act which originates or begins
fend  Speak Example sentences
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[팔꿈치] hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
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[돔] building or house, especially as the great hall, church, or temple; anything shaped like a cupola
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[신중] free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
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[방어] ward off; make an effort to resist; keep off; prevent from entering
flexible  Speak Example sentences
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[문화 유산] legacy;  something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
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[유연] pliant; elastic; capable of being bent or flexed; pliable
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[무시] ignore; discount; take no notice of
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[연료] enclosed place in which heat is produced; place or time of punishment  or great trial; intensely hot place
fluff  Speak Example sentences
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[보풀] inflated or padded material; light down or fuzz, as on a young bird; superficial entertainment
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[팔꿈치] hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
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[정교] marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
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[안식처] refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
foremost  Speak Example sentences
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[화물] transport commercially as cargo; load with goods; goods carried by a large vehicle
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[칸막이] leading; main; primary; first in time or place
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[무서워] cause to be uneasy; wear away
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[치열] ferocious; savage; extremely severe or violent; terrible
galaxy  Speak Example sentences
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[분수를 발견 예보 분수] segment; fragment; a small proportion of
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[은하계] large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
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[디지털] of or performance to fingers, or to digits; done with the fingers
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[기권] something surrendered as punishment for crime or error
gigantic  Speak Example sentences
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[주도권을] serving to initiate; introductory step or movement; an act which originates or begins
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[거대] exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive
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[신중] free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
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[흐린] emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness
gloomy  Speak Example sentences
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[우울] imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded
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[칸막이] leading; main; primary; first in time or place
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[해석] explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
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[거대] exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive