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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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discreet  Speak Example sentences
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[공교롭게도] by chance; accidentally
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[시급] having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
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[신중] free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
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[터무니없는] lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
dispute  Speak Example sentences
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[외부] exterior; outer; suitable for application to the outside
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[접합] connection; joint; intersection; crossing
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[거미] lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
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[분쟁] argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
drift  Speak Example sentences
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[외부] exterior; outer; suitable for application to the outside
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[시급] having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
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[암시] express or indicate indirectly; signify
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[드리프트] float; moving aimlessly; wander
essential  Speak Example sentences
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[터무니없는] lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
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[거미] lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
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[필수] necessary; critical; vital; constituting or being part of the essence of something
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[강조] special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
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[외부] exterior; outer; suitable for application to the outside
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[거미] lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
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[유아] child in the first period of life; young babe
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[소화] break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
fury  Speak Example sentences
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[분노] violent anger; rage; uncontrolled action; turbulence
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[암시] express or indicate indirectly; signify
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[문화 유산] legacy;  something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
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[invigilate] adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance
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[분쟁] argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
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[게이지] measuring instrument; measure; judge
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[터무니없는] lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
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[사설] of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
haste  Speak Example sentences
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[접합] connection; joint; intersection; crossing
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[급함] hurry; rapidity of action or motion
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[공교롭게도] by chance; accidentally
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[외부] exterior; outer; suitable for application to the outside
heritage  Speak Example sentences
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[건방진] strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful
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[시급] having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
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[문화 유산] legacy;  something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
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[친척] one's relatives; family; kinfolk
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[처분] natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
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[시급] having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
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[암시] express or indicate indirectly; signify
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[소동] disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder