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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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definite  Speak Example sentences
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[집중] extreme; acute; in an extreme degree
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[예금] money given as a guarantee or security
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[명확한] fixed; exact; having distinct limits
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[자격] be worthy of; have a right to
deny  Speak Example sentences
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[거부] disagree with; refuse; declare untrue
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[명확한] fixed; exact; having distinct limits
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[인류] kindness; virtue; all of the inhabitants of the earth
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[데크] a pack of 52 cards; any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel
disaster  Speak Example sentences
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[크리프] move slowly; move stealthily or cautiously
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[무덤] a place for the burial; death, or extinction
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[재해] catastrophe; great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty
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[은혜가 넘치는] beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor
distraction  Speak Example sentences
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[죄] naive; lacking sense or awareness; free from evil or guilt
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[독점] not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
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[명성] favorable public reputation; great renown
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[산만] extreme mental or emotional disturbance; obsession; confusion of affairs; being drawn apart
dump  Speak Example sentences
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[덤프] sell at artificially low prices; throw away as refuse
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[균열] break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split;  hit forcefully; pass through
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[독점] not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
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[예금] money given as a guarantee or security
embarrass  Speak Example sentences
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[당황하게] humiliate; shame;  cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert
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[영감] sudden intuition as part of solving a problem; arousing to a particular emotion or action
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[결정] ornamental circlet or head covering, made of gold  with jewels and worn as a symbol of sovereignty
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[전시회] the show, make visible or apparent
entertainment  Speak Example sentences
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[덤프] sell at artificially low prices; throw away as refuse
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[엔터테인먼트] amusement; public shows, performances, or other ways of enjoying yourself
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[카운터] the flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted; one that is an opposite
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[그라운드] solid surface of the earth; bottom; lowest part
exclusive  Speak Example sentences
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[은혜가 넘치는] beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor
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[당황하게] humiliate; shame;  cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert
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[독점] not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
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[무덤] a place for the burial; death, or extinction
fusion  Speak Example sentences
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[퓨전] union; an act of melting together by heat
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[보호자] one who guards, preserves, or secures; one who has, or is entitled to custody of person or property
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[마지막] forming or occurring at the end; terminating; ultimate; conclusive
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[이색] from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
grace  Speak Example sentences
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[유예] elegance and beauty of movement or expression; a short prayer of thanks before a meal
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[감동] unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; unwilling to hear or listen; regardless; not to be persuaded
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[보호자] one who guards, preserves, or secures; one who has, or is entitled to custody of person or property
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[거부] disagree with; refuse; declare untrue