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  Academic Words Level 2 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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[절대] perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
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[게] a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
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[천문] enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
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[포함] an expert who gives advice
accomplish  Speak Example sentences
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[수행] succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
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[원형] round; shaped like or nearly like a circle
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[보링] uninteresting and tiresome; dull
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[업체 끊긴] self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
annually  Speak Example sentences
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[축하] act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
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[연간] yearly; each year; returning every year; year by year
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[우호] exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
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[경쟁력] an aggressive willingness to compete
anxious  Speak Example sentences
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[그릇] throw or roll a ball; move quickly and smoothly, especially by rolling
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[평균] typical; mean; achieve or reach on average
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[불안] eager; keen; worried; uneasy, and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
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[축하] act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
astronomical  Speak Example sentences
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[감탄] favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
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[천문] enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
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[업체 끊긴] self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
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[협동 조합] done with or working with others
beak  Speak Example sentences
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[성취] achievement; fulfillment; something that is successful
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[증폭] addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
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[부리] nib; the horny projecting mouth of a bird
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[그릇] throw or roll a ball; move quickly and smoothly, especially by rolling
bowl  Speak Example sentences
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[그릇] throw or roll a ball; move quickly and smoothly, especially by rolling
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[감탄] favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
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[질환] sickness;a slight but often persistent illness
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[고백] public declaration of faith
bridle  Speak Example sentences
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[애정] having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
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[부리] nib; the horny projecting mouth of a bird
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[굴레] headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
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[은행] a person in charge of the bank; one who owns or is an executive in a bank
brittle  Speak Example sentences
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[적수] the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition
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[접근] easily broken; having little elasticity
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[지휘자] a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; the person who collects fares on a public conveyance
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[크릭] a small stream, often a shallow tributary to a river; brook
civilization  Speak Example sentences
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[원자] of or relating to or comprising atoms; immeasurably small
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[동반자] associate; partner; either of two matching objects
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[문명] a human society with its well developed social organizations, or the culture
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[불안] eager; keen; worried; uneasy, and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter