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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reveal  Speak Example sentences
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[공개] make known; disclose, or show
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[방패] protective covering or structure; protect; guard
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[휴가] leisure time away from work; the act of making something legally void
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[정상 회담] utmost height; the highest point of a mountain
reward  Speak Example sentences
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[표준] criteria; basis for comparison
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[보안] free from fear, care, or anxiety; not have reason to doubt
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[보상] satisfying return or result; profit, return for performance of a desired behavior; positive reinforcement.
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[트리거] cause something to happen; set off
ritual  Speak Example sentences
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[의식] procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
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[보안] free from fear, care, or anxiety; not have reason to doubt
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[공개] make known; disclose, or show
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[성질] moderate; tone down or restrain;  bring to the desired consistency; adjust finely
rub  Speak Example sentences
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[공개] make known; disclose, or show
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[기술] having special skill or knowledge; according to principle; formal rather than practical; relating to technique
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[문지] move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
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[정상 회담] utmost height; the highest point of a mountain
series  Speak Example sentences
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[시리즈] several things or events standing or succeeding in order; sequence
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[표준] criteria; basis for comparison
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[얕은] lacking physical depth; not deep or strong
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[추구] make an effort to; try to get; try to discover
shallow  Speak Example sentences
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[얕은] lacking physical depth; not deep or strong
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[기술] application of science, especially to industrial or commercial objectives
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[장학금] knowledge resulting from study and research; grant of financial aid awarded to a student
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[스핀] turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
sour  Speak Example sentences
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[의식] procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
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[리버스] overturn; turn inside out or upside down; turning in the opposite direction
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[의미] reasonably large; important in effect or meaning
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[신] taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice; showing ill humor
spin  Speak Example sentences
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[시리즈] several things or events standing or succeeding in order; sequence
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[스핀] turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
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[엄지] the short, thick first digit of a human hand
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[긴장] the action of stretching something tight; anxiety; feelings of hostility
standard  Speak Example sentences
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[문지] move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
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[표준] criteria; basis for comparison
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[공개] make known; disclose, or show
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[의심] openly distrustful and unwilling to confide; questionable
string  Speak Example sentences
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[침] expel or eject from the mouth; rain gently
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[토스트] dry and brown by heat of the fire; warm thoroughly; drink to the health or in honor
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[엄지] the short, thick first digit of a human hand
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[문자열] lightweight cord; a collection of objects threaded on a single strand; plant fiber