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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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digest  Speak Example sentences
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[사설] of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
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[유전] descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
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[소화] break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
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[즉흥] compose, perform, or do something with little or no preparation
discreet  Speak Example sentences
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[분리] seclude; set apart or cut off from others
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[지성] ability to learn and reason; ability to think abstractly or profoundly
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[분쟁] argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
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[신중] free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
divert  Speak Example sentences
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[착륙장] distract; withdraw money and move into a different location
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[편집] revise and prepare for publication; select, correct, arrange the matter of, for publication
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[모방] emulation; copying the actions of someone else
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[성별] sexual identity, especially about society or culture; category
ethnic  Speak Example sentences
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[소수 민족] relating to races; a group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
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[여권] length of time something lasts
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[신분증] act of designating or identifying something; condition of having your identity established
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[외관] outside; external or outward appearance
exile  Speak Example sentences
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[기준 보어 달성 분수] spring of water issuing from the earth; artificially produced jet or stream of water
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[문화 유산] legacy;  something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
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[추방] force separation from one's native country
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[여권] length of time something lasts
extinct  Speak Example sentences
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[인센티브] something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
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[확장] become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
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[멸종] no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
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[유전] descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
frown  Speak Example sentences
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[이행] look angry; wrinkle one's forehead; regard something with disapproval or distaste
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[유통] hand out; disseminate; allocate
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[신중] free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
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[규정] specialized knowledge; expert skill
furnace  Speak Example sentences
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[멸종] no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
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[신중] free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
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[상아] teeth of the elephant;  pale or grayish-yellow to yellowish-white
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[연료] enclosed place in which heat is produced; place or time of punishment  or great trial; intensely hot place
hatch  Speak Example sentences
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[규정] specialized knowledge; expert skill
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[해치] breed; emerge from the egg
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[헐링 스틱] throw with great force; cast; toss
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[즉흥] compose, perform, or do something with little or no preparation
hydrogen  Speak Example sentences
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[수소] a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless, highly flammable diatomic gas
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[사설] of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
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[즉흥] compose, perform, or do something with little or no preparation
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[신분증] act of designating or identifying something; condition of having your identity established