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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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[유전] descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
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[해고하다] stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
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[성별] sexual identity, especially about society or culture; category
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[편집] revise and prepare for publication; select, correct, arrange the matter of, for publication
eligible  Speak Example sentences
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[어두운] unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
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[자격] qualified; desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage
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[목록] checklist; a collection of resources
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[편집] revise and prepare for publication; select, correct, arrange the matter of, for publication
expertise  Speak Example sentences
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[확대] open or straighten something out; unbend; prolong
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[즉흥] compose, perform, or do something with little or no preparation
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[규정] specialized knowledge; expert skill
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[헐링 스틱] throw with great force; cast; toss
flap  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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[해치] breed; emerge from the egg
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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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[마법] the air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; a magic spell
foremost  Speak Example sentences
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[칸막이] leading; main; primary; first in time or place
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[확대] open or straighten something out; unbend; prolong
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[격려] encourage; inspirit; fire the imagination of
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[시급] having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
forge  Speak Example sentences
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[위조] a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
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[확대] open or straighten something out; unbend; prolong
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[해고하다] stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
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[유전] descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
gender  Speak Example sentences
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[엘리트] a group or class of persons enjoying the superior intellectual or social, or economic status
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[성별] sexual identity, especially about society or culture; category
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[처분] natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
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[목록] checklist; a collection of resources
grim  Speak Example sentences
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[어두운] unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
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[독점적으로] without any others being included or involved; purely; strictly
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[유도] persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
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[게이지] measuring instrument; measure; judge
haven  Speak Example sentences
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[마법] the air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; a magic spell
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[안식처] refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
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[연료] enclosed place in which heat is produced; place or time of punishment  or great trial; intensely hot place
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[이행] look angry; wrinkle one's forehead; regard something with disapproval or distaste
hurl  Speak Example sentences
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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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[성별] sexual identity, especially about society or culture; category
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[편집] revise and prepare for publication; select, correct, arrange the matter of, for publication
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[헐링 스틱] throw with great force; cast; toss