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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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retreat  Speak Example sentences
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[간식] eat light informal meal; eat lightly
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[화려한] shining; very bright; magnificent; brilliant
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[작업] labor or study imposed by another; undertake; labor
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[피정] receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
ritual  Speak Example sentences
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[트랙] road or path affording passage; line or route along which something moves
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[용어] limited period of time; point in time at which something ends; termination; deadline
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[의식] procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
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[계곡] space between ranges of mountains; area drained or irrigated by a river; internal angle formed by the intersection
scenario  Speak Example sentences
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[추구] make an effort to; try to get; try to discover
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[궁극의] final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
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[시나리오] screenplay; outline or model of an expected sequence of events
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[멋진] causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
scissors  Speak Example sentences
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[가위] edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
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[목표] reference point to shoot at; goal intended to be attained
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[궁극의] final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
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[복지] benefit; something that aids health or happiness
severe  Speak Example sentences
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[진한] serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
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[용어] limited period of time; point in time at which something ends; termination; deadline
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[맹세] affirm or utter a solemn declaration; make a promise or resolve on oath
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[스타일] particular kind; a way of expressing something
spoil  Speak Example sentences
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[트랙] road or path affording passage; line or route along which something moves
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[대리] slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
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[멋진] causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
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[망치] go bad; rot; decay; become unfit for consumption or use
standard  Speak Example sentences
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[무의식] lacking awareness; senseless; unaware
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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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[눈물] separate or be separated by force; divide or disrupt; fill with tears or shed tears
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[표준] criteria; basis for comparison
style  Speak Example sentences
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[스카우트] find paths through unexplored territory
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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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[스타일] particular kind; a way of expressing something
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[가위] edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
superior  Speak Example sentences
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[목표] reference point to shoot at; goal intended to be attained
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[스크래치] cut the surface of; cause friction
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[우수] greater rank or station or quality; excellent
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[트랙] road or path affording passage; line or route along which something moves
term  Speak Example sentences
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[흉터] mark of damage; a mark left on the skin after injury
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[용어] limited period of time; point in time at which something ends; termination; deadline
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[시나리오] screenplay; outline or model of an expected sequence of events
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[스카우트] find paths through unexplored territory