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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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[중복] one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
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[일식] darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
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[모방] emulation; copying the actions of someone else
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[직관] immediate insight; the power of knowing without reasoning
eclipse  Speak Example sentences
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[힙] crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass
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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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[일식] darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
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[보험] make sure or secure, specifically against loss by a contingent event; give or take insurance on
exaggerate  Speak Example sentences
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[문화 유산] legacy;  something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
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[과장] represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate; magnify; do something to an excessive degree
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[공포] fearful or distasteful anticipation; terror; horror
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[충격] sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
freight  Speak Example sentences
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[서리] ice crystal; weather cold enough to cause freezing; provide with a rough surface or appearance
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[화물] transport commercially as cargo; load with goods; goods carried by a large vehicle
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[팔꿈치] hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
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[친척] one's relatives; family; kinfolk
fret  Speak Example sentences
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[채용] act of employing or using; work in which one is engaged; occupation
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[편심] departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
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[무서워] cause to be uneasy; wear away
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[분쟁] argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
frost  Speak Example sentences
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[서리] ice crystal; weather cold enough to cause freezing; provide with a rough surface or appearance
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[목록] checklist; a collection of resources
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[폭발] tending or serving to sudden outburst; sudden and loud
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[중력] seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
garment  Speak Example sentences
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[의류] any article of clothing, as coat or gown
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[영원한] continuing forever or indefinitely
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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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[드리프트] float; moving aimlessly; wander
hasty  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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[조각] a small part that has been broken off or detached; fraction
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[폭발] tending or serving to sudden outburst; sudden and loud
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[서두르지] easily angered; irritable; made too quickly to be accurate or wise
heap  Speak Example sentences
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[우아한] refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
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[효율] effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
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[힙] crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass
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[공포] fearful or distasteful anticipation; terror; horror
hilarious  Speak Example sentences
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[재밌어요] by or causing great merriment or happiness; gay or merry
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[건방진] strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful
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[효율] effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
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[변덕스러운] not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind