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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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crucial  Speak Example sentences
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[성실] quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness
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[존중] regard with respect; favorable regard
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[원유] of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
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[맛있는] extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; greatly pleasing or entertaining
currency  Speak Example sentences
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[큐] end of a thing; queue; last words of an actor's speech; hint or intimation; humor
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[환율 정보] money; general acceptance or use
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[인자] anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
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[날뛰는] throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
defendant  Speak Example sentences
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[피고] one required to make answer in an action or suit
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[허브] a plant lacking a permanent woody stem, some having medicinal properties
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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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[슬픔] the pain of mind; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends; sorrow; sadness
dock  Speak Example sentences
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[도크] deprive someone of benefits; remove or shorten the tail of an animal
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[위장] dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception
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[당황하게] humiliate; shame;  cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert
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[항목] admission; entrance; item inserted in a written record
drama  Speak Example sentences
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[성희롱] feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; worry; annoyance; anxiety.
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[드라마] play; literary work intended for theater
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[요소] a fundamental or essential constituent of a composite entity; basic assumptions or principles of a subject
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[경멸] dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn
economy  Speak Example sentences
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[요소] a fundamental or essential constituent of a composite entity; basic assumptions or principles of a subject
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[허리케인] big storm; severe tropical cyclone
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[경제] efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; a specific type of economic system
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[거친] rough; coarse; severe; unpleasantly stern
element  Speak Example sentences
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[도크] deprive someone of benefits; remove or shorten the tail of an animal
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[허브] a plant lacking a permanent woody stem, some having medicinal properties
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[요소] a fundamental or essential constituent of a composite entity; basic assumptions or principles of a subject
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[조직] group of criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit; a herd of buffalo or elk
embarrass  Speak Example sentences
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[적응] be the right size or shape; conform to some shape or size
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[경제] efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; a specific type of economic system
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[당황하게] humiliate; shame;  cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert
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[균열] break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split;  hit forcefully; pass through
entry  Speak Example sentences
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[장치] technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks
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[폭발] erupt; blow up; burst violently as a result of internal pressure
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[항목] admission; entrance; item inserted in a written record
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[시주] avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick
esteem  Speak Example sentences
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[존중] regard with respect; favorable regard
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[시주] avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick
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[예금] money given as a guarantee or security
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[도크] deprive someone of benefits; remove or shorten the tail of an animal