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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rot  Speak Example sentences
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[부패] become decomposed by a natural process; perish slowly; become corrupt
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[소스] stewed fruit served with other foods; appetizing ingredients for meat, fish, or puddings
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[세션] the meeting devoted to a particular activity; time for school to hold classes
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[공포] extreme fear; violent dread; fright
scout  Speak Example sentences
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[지혜] quality of being wise; knowledge; results of wise judgments
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[스카우트] find paths through unexplored territory
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[부패] become decomposed by a natural process; perish slowly; become corrupt
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[스냅] make a sharp sound; break suddenly as under tension; utter in an angry or sharp tone
screw  Speak Example sentences
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[맹세] affirm or utter a solemn declaration; make a promise or resolve on oath
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[나사] cause to penetrate with a circular motion; fastener with shank and slotted head
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[정복] conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
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[우수] greater rank or station or quality; excellent
sheet  Speak Example sentences
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[영어] bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece; any broad, thin surface
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[나사] cause to penetrate with a circular motion; fastener with shank and slotted head
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[소스] stewed fruit served with other foods; appetizing ingredients for meat, fish, or puddings
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[솔로] composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; unaccompanied; single
shelter  Speak Example sentences
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[자연] arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
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[스카우트] find paths through unexplored territory
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[신호] a sign made to give notice to a person
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[쉼터] a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
signal  Speak Example sentences
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[영상] seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
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[악순환] by vice or defects; defective; imperfect; having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, or depraved
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[충분한] apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms; a matching set of furniture
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[신호] a sign made to give notice to a person
sketch  Speak Example sentences
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[멋진] causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
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[스케치] draw or describe briefly; give the main points; summary of
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[응력] put special emphasis on; utter with an accent; state of extreme difficulty, pressure, or strain
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[스릴] feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; tremble as from fear or excitement
solo  Speak Example sentences
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[솔로] composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; unaccompanied; single
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[우수] greater rank or station or quality; excellent
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[스프레이] a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in the air
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[신] taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice; showing ill humor
supreme  Speak Example sentences
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[장학금] knowledge resulting from study and research; grant of financial aid awarded to a student
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[스프링] develop suddenly; jump; move forward by leaps and bounds
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[최고] most outstanding; highest; superior
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[응력] put special emphasis on; utter with an accent; state of extreme difficulty, pressure, or strain
tap  Speak Example sentences
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[재판] experiment; an act of testing; examination of evidence to determine the charges or claims
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[멋진] causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
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[복잡하게 얽힌 재능 수도꼭지] draw upon; strike lightly; make good use of
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[용어] limited period of time; point in time at which something ends; termination; deadline