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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lame  Speak Example sentences
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[수정] alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve
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[광] a person who has an unusually strong interest in an activity or subject
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[절름발이] moving with pain or difficulty because of injury; disabled so that movement is difficult or impossible
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[패치] a piece of cloth; small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
marrow  Speak Example sentences
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[측정] determine the size of something; mark the layout, or establish dimensions; estimate by evaluation or comparison
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[골수] tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the essence; the best part
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[광] a person who has an unusually strong interest in an activity or subject
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[반대] place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
modify  Speak Example sentences
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[수정] alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve
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[홀수] not easily explained; beyond from the usual or expected; not divisible by two
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[보육] room for baby; area in a household set apart for the use of children
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[포스터] a sign posted in public place as an advertisement
notion  Speak Example sentences
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[캐내다] move or force to get something open; make an uninvited inquiry
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[개념 귀족] general or universal conception; belief or opinion
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[인간] man, human being; liable or subject to death; accompanying death
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[레이더] measuring instrument to detect distant objects by microwave
period  Speak Example sentences
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[폴란드어] remove flaws from; rub something using a piece of cloth or brush to clean it and make it shine
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[기간] an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history
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[의지] rest with confidence; have confidence; depend
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[절름발이] moving with pain or difficulty because of injury; disabled so that movement is difficult or impossible
personnel  Speak Example sentences
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[패치] a piece of cloth; small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
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[인사] group of people willing to obey orders
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[실용] based on experience; useful
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[유망한] likely to develop desirably; affording hope
pier  Speak Example sentences
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[교각] landing-place; platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships
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[장대] a long rod; one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
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[선] thin continuous mark, as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface; border or boundary
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[회복] get or find back; regain a former condition
plug  Speak Example sentences
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[플러그] something, such as a cork or a wad of cloth, used to fill a hole tightly; stopper
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[수정] alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve
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[마스크] try to conceal something; disguise;  hide under a false appearance
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[원료] in the natural, unprocessed condition; cruel and unfair; uncooked; untrained and inexperienced
pole  Speak Example sentences
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[장대] a long rod; one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
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[인간] man, human being; liable or subject to death; accompanying death
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[회복] get or find back; regain a former condition
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[이전] preceding in the order of time; former; previous
polish  Speak Example sentences
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[웅장한] grand or noble in thought or deed; outstanding of its kind
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[플러스] involving advantage or good; on the positive side or higher end of a scale
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[원료] in the natural, unprocessed condition; cruel and unfair; uncooked; untrained and inexperienced
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[폴란드어] remove flaws from; rub something using a piece of cloth or brush to clean it and make it shine