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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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delay  Speak Example sentences
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[일반화] an idea having general application; reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
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[대접] amuse; keep a group of people interested or enjoying themselves
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[삼켜도] absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
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[지연] act later than planned; put off; adjournment
density  Speak Example sentences
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[밀도] thickness; the quantity of something per unit measure, especially per unit length, area, or volume
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[그릴] cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; pull along; haul; drag
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[디저트] a dish served as the last course of a meal
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[찬송가] song of praise or adoration, especially a religious ode, a sacred lyric
dessert  Speak Example sentences
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[디저트] a dish served as the last course of a meal
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[탄력] the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
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[무서운] inspiring with fear; causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary
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[켜다] swallow; utter or make a noise, as when eating too quickly
divergence  Speak Example sentences
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[발산] difference; deviation; separation; the act of moving away in a different direction
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[우수] surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense
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[페라리] shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
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[거꾸로] uncontrollably forceful or fast; done with head leading; headfirst
draw  Speak Example sentences
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[해방] freeing someone from the control of another
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[가구] movable articles in a room or an establishment that make it fit for living or working
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[그릴] cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; pull along; haul; drag
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[찬송가] song of praise or adoration, especially a religious ode, a sacred lyric
ecstasy  Speak Example sentences
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[엑스터시] intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
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[그릴] cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; pull along; haul; drag
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[비료] any substance used to make the soil more fertile
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[포용] hug; adopt or espouse; accept readily; hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection
emancipation  Speak Example sentences
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[해발 고도] altitude; the height of a place above the level of the sea
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[해방] freeing someone from the control of another
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[높이다] raise in rank or dignity; praise
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[탄력] the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
exalt  Speak Example sentences
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[방출] radiation; discharge; an act of emitting
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[유통] act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
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[높이다] raise in rank or dignity; praise
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[고양된] superior; elevated in rank, character, or status; of high moral or intellectual value
expansion  Speak Example sentences
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[전나무] any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies
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[비료] any substance used to make the soil more fertile
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[확장] growth; extent or amount by which something has expanded
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[그릴] cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; pull along; haul; drag
expedition  Speak Example sentences
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[원정] journey organized for a particular purpose
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[페라리] shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
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[비료] any substance used to make the soil more fertile
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[포용] hug; adopt or espouse; accept readily; hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection