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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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devastating  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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[반구] halves; half of a sphere bounded by a great circle
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[치열] destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
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[격려] encourage; inspirit; fire the imagination of
diploma  Speak Example sentences
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[피드백] response to an inquiry or experiment
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[졸업장] document certifying the successful completion of a course of study
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[invigilate] adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance
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[여권] length of time something lasts
dynamic  Speak Example sentences
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[동적] energetic; vigorously active
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[혐오] strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of
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[소화] break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
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[계몽하다] supply with light; illuminate, as the sun enlightens the earth; make clear to the intellect; inform or instruct
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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[주도권을] serving to initiate; introductory step or movement; an act which originates or begins
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[평가] judge; examine and judge carefully; appraise
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[지금까지] having importance or significance in history; belonging to the past; historical
enhance  Speak Example sentences
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[교직원] inherent power or ability; the body of persons with specific professional powers
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[불화] a bitter quarrel between two parties
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[정지] stop; stand in doubt; hesitate
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[음란 강화] make better or more attractive; increase; improve
enlighten  Speak Example sentences
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[불화] a bitter quarrel between two parties
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[교직원] inherent power or ability; the body of persons with specific professional powers
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[invigilate] adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance
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[계몽하다] supply with light; illuminate, as the sun enlightens the earth; make clear to the intellect; inform or instruct
feedback  Speak Example sentences
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[피드백] response to an inquiry or experiment
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[정지] stop; stand in doubt; hesitate
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[일반] of an entire group or class; general
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[과감한] radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
fierce  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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[무지] lack of knowledge or education
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[치열] ferocious; savage; extremely severe or violent; terrible
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[해당] interchangeable; comparable; equal, as in value, force, or meaning
grind  Speak Example sentences
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[위조] a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
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[제국] like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
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[갈기] crush; scrape; reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
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[방정식] making equal; equal division; equality; equilibrium
ignorance  Speak Example sentences
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[시작] begin; originate; admit into membership
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[무지] lack of knowledge or education
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[인센티브] something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
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[반구] halves; half of a sphere bounded by a great circle