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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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costume  Speak Example sentences
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[의상] dress; attire; a set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
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[헬리콥터] aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
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[모욕] cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
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[균열] break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split;  hit forcefully; pass through
couch  Speak Example sentences
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[에지] brink; perimeter; margin
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[해제] deprive of capability or effectiveness; unable; impair; diminish
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[강풍] powerful wind; a gust of wind; emotional outburst as laughter or tears
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[소파] sofa; arrange or dispose as in a bed
credit  Speak Example sentences
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[플래시] emit a brief burst of light; appear briefly; a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
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[원한] be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
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[새벽] time each morning at which daylight first begins; beginning; start
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[신용] arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
crown  Speak Example sentences
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[미쳤어] exhibiting disordered of mind; deranged in mind; very foolish
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[갤러리] long usually narrow room; covered corridor
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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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[겁쟁이] person who lacks courage to face danger; timid
disaster  Speak Example sentences
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[원한] be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
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[재해] catastrophe; great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty
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[미쳤어] exhibiting disordered of mind; deranged in mind; very foolish
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[교환] substitute; trade in; give in return for something received
edge  Speak Example sentences
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[반대] establish or set up, especially with provision for continuing existence;  melt metal and pour into a mold
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[대리] one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
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[에지] brink; perimeter; margin
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[모욕] cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
energy  Speak Example sentences
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[원한] be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
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[날뛰는] throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
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[에너지] exertion of force; capacity for work or vigorous activity; usable heat or power
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[에도 불구하고] lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred
eventually  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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[반대] establish or set up, especially with provision for continuing existence;  melt metal and pour into a mold
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[결국] ultimately; in the final result or issue; in the end
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[현재] stream; flow; up-to-date; present
fabric  Speak Example sentences
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[추락] smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts
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[패브릭] cloth; stuff; artifact made by weaving or synthetic fibers; structure; framework
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[결국] ultimately; in the final result or issue; in the end
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[겁쟁이] person who lacks courage to face danger; timid
fit  Speak Example sentences
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[극단] outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit
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[해제] deprive of capability or effectiveness; unable; impair; diminish
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[변호사] give advice to someone; suggest
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[적응] be the right size or shape; conform to some shape or size