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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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restore  Speak Example sentences
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[복원] give or bring back; return to its original condition
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[재고] certificate for a shareholder of the corporation; the total amount of goods in a shop
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[독성] poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
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[비슷] nearly corresponding; somewhat like; having a general likeness
scout  Speak Example sentences
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[상황] position relative to others; standing
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[소장] keeper; guardian; watchman; an officer who keeps or guards
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[스카우트] find paths through unexplored territory
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[산등성이] long, narrow upper section or crest; a chain of hills or mountains
series  Speak Example sentences
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[폭동] state of disorder involving group violence; rebellion
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[정신과] become smaller or draw together; compress
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[성질] moderate; tone down or restrain;  bring to the desired consistency; adjust finely
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[시리즈] several things or events standing or succeeding in order; sequence
severe  Speak Example sentences
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[악순환] by vice or defects; defective; imperfect; having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, or depraved
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[스프링] develop suddenly; jump; move forward by leaps and bounds
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[진한] serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
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[상황] position relative to others; standing
slack  Speak Example sentences
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[지혜] intellect; mental ability; natural ability to perceive and understand
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[이완] area of still water; lack of tension; cord, rope, or cable that is hanging loosely; unused capacity; casual trousers
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[승리] make one or more folds in; store in a safe spot; put in a snug spot
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[바이러스] disease communicator; something that poisons one's soul or mind; program for unwanted actions in computer
spoil  Speak Example sentences
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[하수도] a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water; someone who sews
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[폭동] state of disorder involving group violence; rebellion
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[취소] release; cause the ruin or downfall of; cancel or reverse an action
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[망치] go bad; rot; decay; become unfit for consumption or use
staff  Speak Example sentences
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[직원] personnel who assist superior to carry out an assigned task
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[이식] act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location
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[폭동] state of disorder involving group violence; rebellion
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[복원] give or bring back; return to its original condition
sting  Speak Example sentences
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[독자] without an equal; being the only one of its kind
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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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[시리즈] several things or events standing or succeeding in order; sequence
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[소장] keeper; guardian; watchman; an officer who keeps or guards
tape  Speak Example sentences
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[지혜] intellect; mental ability; natural ability to perceive and understand
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[재고] certificate for a shareholder of the corporation; the total amount of goods in a shop
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[싱크대] fall by, the force of gravity; descend lower; decline gradually; enter deeply
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[테이프] a long thin piece of cloth or paper; measuring instrument for length by a narrow strip
theory  Speak Example sentences
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[이론] doctrine or scheme of things; general or abstract principles of any science
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[진한] serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
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[스카우트] find paths through unexplored territory
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[계승] draw liquid into the mouth; take in;  draw something by vacuum