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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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sacred  Speak Example sentences
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[트리플] hollow cylindrical shape; underground railway
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[신성] concerned with religion; worthy of respect or dedication
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[왁스] increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity; show a progressively larger illuminated area
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[체류] official house; large house; an act of dwelling in a place
scissors  Speak Example sentences
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[스페어] give up what is not strictly needed; hold back from; withhold or avoid; save or relieve from action
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[상황] position relative to others; standing
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[가위] edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
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[구] guard; defender; protector; state under guard; division of a county; division of a hospital
sector  Speak Example sentences
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[섹터] a particular aspect of life or activity; a body of people who form part of society or economy
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[화려한] shining; very bright; magnificent; brilliant
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[아래] under or below an object or a surface; lower down on the page
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[터미널] causing or ending in or approaching death; station
spiritual  Speak Example sentences
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[전달] shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
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[임시] not permanent; not lasting
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[영적] not tangible or material; belonging to religion; sacred; supernatural
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[섹터] a particular aspect of life or activity; a body of people who form part of society or economy
splendid  Speak Example sentences
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[터미널] causing or ending in or approaching death; station
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[체류] official house; large house; an act of dwelling in a place
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[장학금] knowledge resulting from study and research; grant of financial aid awarded to a student
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[화려한] shining; very bright; magnificent; brilliant
sting  Speak Example sentences
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[아래] under or below an object or a surface; lower down on the page
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[지혜] quality of being wise; knowledge; results of wise judgments
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[고통] pierce painfully with sharp-pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in mind or feelings
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[터미널] causing or ending in or approaching death; station
temporary  Speak Example sentences
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[스페어] give up what is not strictly needed; hold back from; withhold or avoid; save or relieve from action
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[임시] not permanent; not lasting
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[목] part of the neck in front of; passage to stomach and lung
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[구] guard; defender; protector; state under guard; division of a county; division of a hospital
tradition  Speak Example sentences
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[전통] thought or behavior followed from generation to generation;  heritage
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[제출] exchange; put in the place of another
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[말도] completely lacking wisdom or good sense
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[임시] not permanent; not lasting
tragedy  Speak Example sentences
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[대마초] a wild plant growing where it is not wanted
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[외상] emotional wound or shock having long-lasting effects; serious injury to the body
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[비극] disaster; event resulting in great loss and misfortune
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[제출] exchange; put in the place of another
tramp  Speak Example sentences
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[부정기 화물선] travel or wander through; cleanse clothes in water
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[말도] completely lacking wisdom or good sense
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[가위] edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
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[부패] become decomposed by a natural process; perish slowly; become corrupt