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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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detest  Speak Example sentences
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[연구소] the association organized to promote art or science, or education
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[혐오하다] dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
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[급함] hurry; rapidity of action or motion
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[공교롭게도] by chance; accidentally
disrupt  Speak Example sentences
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[으르렁] utter a deep guttural sound, like an angry dog; give forth an angry, grumbling sound; emit low guttural sound
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[혼란] upset; throw into confusion or disorder
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[기하학] mathematics of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids
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[연구소] the association organized to promote art or science, or education
distinct  Speak Example sentences
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[안식처] refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
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[통찰력] understanding; grasping the inner nature of things intuitively
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[플랩] the flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; an act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat
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[뚜렷한] clearly noticeable; separate and different
distinction  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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[우아한] refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
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[위조] a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
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[구별] excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
duration  Speak Example sentences
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[여권] length of time something lasts
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[광택] provide an extensive explanation for words or phrases
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[일반] of an entire group or class; general
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[플랩] the flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; an act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat
eclipse  Speak Example sentences
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[은하계] large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
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[혼란] upset; throw into confusion or disorder
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[해석] explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
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[일식] darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
eddy  Speak Example sentences
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[위조] a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
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[에디] swirling current of water, air; flow in a circular current
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[일식] darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
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[시작] begin; originate; admit into membership
galaxy  Speak Example sentences
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[은하계] large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
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[지시] prescribe; rule as a dictator
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[음모] captivate; cause to be interested or curious; plot for something: scheme for
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[안식처] refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
geometry  Speak Example sentences
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[편심] departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
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[기하학] mathematics of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids
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[동적] energetic; vigorously active
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[일반] of an entire group or class; general
harness  Speak Example sentences
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[동적] energetic; vigorously active
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[플랩] the flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; an act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat
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[마구] stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
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[귀중한] valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless