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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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resort  Speak Example sentences
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[복잡하게 얽힌 재능 수도꼭지] draw upon; strike lightly; make good use of
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[사려깊] considerate; having intellectual depth; giving close attention
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[공포] extreme fear; violent dread; fright
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[리조트] vacation spot; an act of turning to for assistance
rig  Speak Example sentences
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[유정] manipulate dishonestly; make or construct in haste
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[복잡하게 얽힌 재능 수도꼭지] draw upon; strike lightly; make good use of
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[치료] healing power or quality; treatment of illness
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[주식] money risked on a gamble; pole set up to mark something; right or legal share of something
scholarship  Speak Example sentences
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[이론] doctrine or scheme of things; general or abstract principles of any science
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[공포] extreme fear; violent dread; fright
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[약간] to some extent or degree; rather; a bit; slightly
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[장학금] knowledge resulting from study and research; grant of financial aid awarded to a student
sincere  Speak Example sentences
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[성실한] open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
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[복잡하게 얽힌 재능 수도꼭지] draw upon; strike lightly; make good use of
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[복지] benefit; something that aids health or happiness
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[사인] name written in own handwriting
tease  Speak Example sentences
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[계곡] space between ranges of mountains; area drained or irrigated by a river; internal angle formed by the intersection
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[리조트] vacation spot; an act of turning to for assistance
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[휴가] leisure time away from work; the act of making something legally void
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[애타게] tear into pieces;  raise the fibers of
tense  Speak Example sentences
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[시제] stretch or force to the limit; tight
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[스케치] draw or describe briefly; give the main points; summary of
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[보상] satisfying return or result; profit, return for performance of a desired behavior; positive reinforcement.
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[유효 기간] logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable
terror  Speak Example sentences
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[공포] extreme fear; violent dread; fright
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[교대] moving from one setting or context to another; moving slightly
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[주식] money risked on a gamble; pole set up to mark something; right or legal share of something
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[리조트] vacation spot; an act of turning to for assistance
testimony  Speak Example sentences
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[얕은] lacking physical depth; not deep or strong
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[왁스] increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity; show a progressively larger illuminated area
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[증언] solemn declaration or affirmation; something that serves as evidence
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[치료] healing power or quality; treatment of illness
theft  Speak Example sentences
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[절도] act of taking something from someone unlawfully; stealing
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[시제] stretch or force to the limit; tight
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[의인] morally justified; equitable; free from wrong, guilt, or sin
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[성실한] open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
theory  Speak Example sentences
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[화가] concerned by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
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[피정] receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
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[이론] doctrine or scheme of things; general or abstract principles of any science
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[흉터] mark of damage; a mark left on the skin after injury