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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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agency  Speak Example sentences
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[성인] one who has attained maturity or legal age; fully grown
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[부끄러워] affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt
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[칼럼] pillar; cylindrical or polygonal support for roof; anything resembling, in form or position; upright body or mass
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[기관] a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
aisle  Speak Example sentences
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[허가] act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
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[베어링] carrying another part; patient endurance; suffering without complaint; the act of producing or giving birth
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[통로] passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane; the wing of a building
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[컨벤션] social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
alternative  Speak Example sentences
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[칼럼] pillar; cylindrical or polygonal support for roof; anything resembling, in form or position; upright body or mass
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[쾅] a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
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[대체] one of two or more things, ideas, or courses of action that may be used; option or choice
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[케이블] solid thick rope made of twisted steel or metal wire
ashamed  Speak Example sentences
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[채팅] talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation
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[부끄러워] affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt
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[교회] place of worship that is smaller than and subordinate to a church; service conducted in a chapel
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[캐비닛] group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; a closet
bait  Speak Example sentences
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[회로] electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
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[관심사] interest in any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety
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[의식] awake, thinking, and knowing what is happening around you; alert
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[미끼] harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
belly  Speak Example sentences
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[부끄러워] affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt
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[배] part of the human body which extends downward from breast to thighs, and contains bowels; womb
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[양자] explode; burst; gale; a powerful gust of wind or air
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[치어 리더] the lightness of spirits or mood; source of joy or happiness; festive food and drink; refreshment
bore  Speak Example sentences
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[논쟁] invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; debate
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[허가] act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
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[계정] narrative or record of events; the reason given for a particular action or event
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[치명] drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
bubble  Speak Example sentences
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[풍선] foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief
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[채팅] talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation
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[칼럼] pillar; cylindrical or polygonal support for roof; anything resembling, in form or position; upright body or mass
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[캐비닛] group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; a closet
bunch  Speak Example sentences
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[매력] appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
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[관심사] interest in any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety
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[계정] narrative or record of events; the reason given for a particular action or event
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[다발] clump; cluster; gathering
buzz  Speak Example sentences
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[대체] one of two or more things, ideas, or courses of action that may be used; option or choice
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[버즈] confusion of activity and gossip; the sound of rapid vibration
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[발코니] platform projecting from the wall of a building
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[치명] drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill