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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dawn  Speak Example sentences
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[새벽] time each morning at which daylight first begins; beginning; start
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[데크] a pack of 52 cards; any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel
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[문화] all the knowledge and values shared by a society; foster; the raising of plants or animals
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[바보] foolish or stupid person; unlearned, ignorant, or simple person
deaf  Speak Example sentences
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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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[확인] make sure or certain; insure; assure
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[헬리콥터] aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
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[문화] all the knowledge and values shared by a society; foster; the raising of plants or animals
deck  Speak Example sentences
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[존엄] the quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect
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[데크] a pack of 52 cards; any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel
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[보도] bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
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[치료법] medical or hygienic care; remedial treatment of disease; removal of disease or evil
desert  Speak Example sentences
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[사막] an area with little or no vegetation; forsake; abandon
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[마술] misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
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[그릴] question severely; torture or afflict
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[감동] unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; unwilling to hear or listen; regardless; not to be persuaded
dodge  Speak Example sentences
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[시주] avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick
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[절약] extreme anger; raging; full of activity; energetic or rapid
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[전기] pertaining to electricity;  electric
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[데크] a pack of 52 cards; any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel
downtown  Speak Example sentences
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[헬리콥터] aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
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[다운 타운] the commercial center of a town or city
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[확인] make sure or certain; insure; assure
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[데크] a pack of 52 cards; any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel
episode  Speak Example sentences
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[바보] foolish or stupid person; unlearned, ignorant, or simple person
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[허브] a plant lacking a permanent woody stem, some having medicinal properties
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[다운 타운] the commercial center of a town or city
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[에피소드] a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
explore  Speak Example sentences
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[찾아보기] investigate systematically; examine; search
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[인스턴스] an example that is cited to prove a contention or illustrate a point; case or occurrence
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[형사] investigator;  usually of the police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence
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[허브] a plant lacking a permanent woody stem, some having medicinal properties
fatal  Speak Example sentences
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[데크] a pack of 52 cards; any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel
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[치명] causing death; very serious and having an important bad effect in the future
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[글로우] shine with intense or white heat; give forth vivid light and heat; exhibit a strong, bright color
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[감동] unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; unwilling to hear or listen; regardless; not to be persuaded
freak  Speak Example sentences
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[후손] a person who inherits some title or office
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[허브] a plant lacking a permanent woody stem, some having medicinal properties
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[피팅] small accessory to a larger system; small detachable part for a machine or apparatus; the act of trying on clothes
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[괴물] rare and unpredictable event; person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed