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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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scar  Speak Example sentences
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[애타게] tear into pieces;  raise the fibers of
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[목] part of the neck in front of; passage to stomach and lung
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[흉터] mark of damage; a mark left on the skin after injury
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[비슷] nearly corresponding; somewhat like; having a general likeness
secure  Speak Example sentences
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[산등성이] long, narrow upper section or crest; a chain of hills or mountains
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[제목] right or claim to possession; a mark of rank; the name of a book or film
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[리버스] overturn; turn inside out or upside down; turning in the opposite direction
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[보안] free from fear, care, or anxiety; not have reason to doubt
single  Speak Example sentences
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[스릴] feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; tremble as from fear or excitement
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[규모] climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
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[싱글] one only; consisting of one alone; alone; having no companion
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[폭력] turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
slam  Speak Example sentences
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[성질] moderate; tone down or restrain;  bring to the desired consistency; adjust finely
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[산등성이] long, narrow upper section or crest; a chain of hills or mountains
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[영상] seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
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[슬램] shut with force and loud noise; strike with force
specific  Speak Example sentences
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[리뷰] summary of a longer discussion;  formal examination;  practice to refresh memory
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[구체] stated explicitly or in detail; definite
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[흉터] mark of damage; a mark left on the skin after injury
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[토치] large candle or lamp giving flaring flame; flashlight
spray  Speak Example sentences
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[스프레이] a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in the air
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[구체] stated explicitly or in detail; definite
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[문자열] lightweight cord; a collection of objects threaded on a single strand; plant fiber
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[리뷰] summary of a longer discussion;  formal examination;  practice to refresh memory
stroke  Speak Example sentences
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[사악한] evil in principle or practice; contrary to moral or divine law; addicted to vice or sin
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[뇌졸중] a blow; light touch; sudden loss of consciousness for brain blood vessel lacking oxygen
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[휴가] leisure time away from work; the act of making something legally void
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[싱글] one only; consisting of one alone; alone; having no companion
temper  Speak Example sentences
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[함정] catch; hold or catch as if in a hole
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[성질] moderate; tone down or restrain;  bring to the desired consistency; adjust finely
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[규모] climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
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[리뷰] summary of a longer discussion;  formal examination;  practice to refresh memory
terrific  Speak Example sentences
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[동상] sculpture representing a human or animal
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[멋진] causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
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[스릴] feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; tremble as from fear or excitement
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[구체] stated explicitly or in detail; definite
thumb  Speak Example sentences
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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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[스크롤] a roll of paper; a writing formed into a roll; schedule or list; mark added to a signature, intended to represent a seal
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[볼륨] capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
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[엄지] the short, thick first digit of a human hand