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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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discreet  Speak Example sentences
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[이별] acknowledgment at parting;  goodbye; the act of departing or taking leave
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[전기] one whose occupation is the installation, maintenance, repair, or operation of electric equipment and circuitry
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[신중] free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
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[플레이크] flat thin piece or layer; chip; small piece; a small crystalline bit of snow
dole  Speak Example sentences
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[캐주얼] share of the money, food, or clothing that has been charitably given
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[거미] lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
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[제국] like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
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[필터] strain; pass liquid or gas through a device that blocks some matter by a particular criterion
drastic  Speak Example sentences
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[과감한] radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
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[재밌어요] by or causing great merriment or happiness; gay or merry
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[엉뚱한] no fixed or regular course; wandering
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[앙상블] union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
duplicate  Speak Example sentences
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[쉬다] cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
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[이상적] existing in idea or thought; conception; intellectual; mental;  imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model
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[식용] eatable; the substance that can be used as a food
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[중복] one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
edit  Speak Example sentences
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[편집] revise and prepare for publication; select, correct, arrange the matter of, for publication
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[재밌어요] by or causing great merriment or happiness; gay or merry
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[쉬다] cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
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[해고하다] stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
elaborate  Speak Example sentences
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[편집] revise and prepare for publication; select, correct, arrange the matter of, for publication
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[정교] marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
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[일정표] plan of the trip; a guidebook for travelers
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[치열] ferocious; savage; extremely severe or violent; terrible
endorse  Speak Example sentences
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[이상적] existing in idea or thought; conception; intellectual; mental;  imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model
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[확장] become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
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[필터] strain; pass liquid or gas through a device that blocks some matter by a particular criterion
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[추천] acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instruments; approve; support
explosive  Speak Example sentences
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[폭발] tending or serving to sudden outburst; sudden and loud
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[거미] lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
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[이별] acknowledgment at parting;  goodbye; the act of departing or taking leave
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[엉뚱한] no fixed or regular course; wandering
feeble  Speak Example sentences
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[일정표] plan of the trip; a guidebook for travelers
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[한순간] transient; brief; temporary; passing quickly
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[거미] lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
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[과감한] radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
flaunt  Speak Example sentences
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[플레이크] flat thin piece or layer; chip; small piece; a small crystalline bit of snow
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[즉흥] compose, perform, or do something with little or no preparation
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[반구] halves; half of a sphere bounded by a great circle
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[과시] display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off