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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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cycle  Speak Example sentences
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[덤프] sell at artificially low prices; throw away as refuse
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[야단법석] angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
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[주기] periodically repeated sequence of events; a long period of time; entire round in a circle or a spire
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[거부] disagree with; refuse; declare untrue
dentist  Speak Example sentences
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[치과 의사] a person qualified to practice dentistry
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[헬리콥터] aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
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[에지] brink; perimeter; margin
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[훈련] a trait of being well behaved; an act of punishing; a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
deny  Speak Example sentences
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[충격] forceful consequence; strong effect; influencing strongly
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[허브] a plant lacking a permanent woody stem, some having medicinal properties
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[거부] disagree with; refuse; declare untrue
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[보증] pledge that something will happen or that something is true
destructive  Speak Example sentences
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[명확한] fixed; exact; having distinct limits
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[덤프] sell at artificially low prices; throw away as refuse
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[파괴] causing, or able to cause, damage; ruinous
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[야단법석] angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
disturb  Speak Example sentences
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[인질] a prisoner who is held by one party to ensure that another party will meet specified terms
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[본능] an inborn pattern of behavior; nature
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[방해] upset; bother; trouble emotionally or mentally; put out of order; disarrange
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[요소] a fundamental or essential constituent of a composite entity; basic assumptions or principles of a subject
drill  Speak Example sentences
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[드릴] bore; pierce; make a hole; practice; train
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[허브] a plant lacking a permanent woody stem, some having medicinal properties
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[충격] forceful consequence; strong effect; influencing strongly
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[치과 의사] a person qualified to practice dentistry
encounter  Speak Example sentences
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[방해] upset; bother; trouble emotionally or mentally; put out of order; disarrange
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[발생] face; confront;  meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon
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[신용] arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
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[인질] a prisoner who is held by one party to ensure that another party will meet specified terms
extreme  Speak Example sentences
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[냉장고] container in which an electric motor pumps the coolant around
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[극단] outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit
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[훈련] a trait of being well behaved; an act of punishing; a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
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[드라마틱] striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
factor  Speak Example sentences
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[인자] anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
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[파괴] causing, or able to cause, damage; ruinous
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[허브] a plant lacking a permanent woody stem, some having medicinal properties
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[균열] break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split;  hit forcefully; pass through
favour  Speak Example sentences
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[원한] be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
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[보증] pledge that something will happen or that something is true
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[부탁] act of gracious kindness; inclination to approve
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[글로벌] worldwide; international; having the shape of a globe