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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rebellion  Speak Example sentences
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[반란] organized opposition to authority
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[관용] showing respect for the rights of others; open-minded; showing the capacity for endurance
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[수수께끼] pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
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[정장] meet the requirements of; fit; please; satisfy
reproduction  Speak Example sentences
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[복제] act of making copies
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[단순] easiness; plainness; absence of luxury or showiness; lack of good sense or intelligence; foolishness
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[수수께끼] pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
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[접시] dish; small shallow dish having a slight circular depression in the center for holding a cup
retire  Speak Example sentences
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[정장] meet the requirements of; fit; please; satisfy
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[은퇴] move back and away from; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
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[조종] drive; direct;  guide by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or wheel
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[동정] compassion; pity; concern
riddle  Speak Example sentences
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[수수께끼] pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
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[복제] act of making copies
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[겁을] bright red; of a brilliant red color
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[단순] easiness; plainness; absence of luxury or showiness; lack of good sense or intelligence; foolishness
scrub  Speak Example sentences
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[열대] relating to a region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
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[스크럽] rub hard; wash with rubbing
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[동정] compassion; pity; concern
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[겁을] bright red; of a brilliant red color
seashore  Speak Example sentences
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[비꼬는] ironic; expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
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[버드나무] trees usually having narrow leaves
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[는 항구] coast; beach; the shore of a sea or ocean
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[포도나무] a weak-stemmed plant that derives support from climbing
sentimental  Speak Example sentences
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[감정] emotional; Resulting from emotion rather than reason or realism
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[팁] piece or attachment; end of a pointed or projecting object; a V shape; an indication of potential opportunity
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[스카프] a long piece of cloth worn about the head, neck, or shoulders
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[선택] choice; variety; collection
shrine  Speak Example sentences
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[팁] piece or attachment; end of a pointed or projecting object; a V shape; an indication of potential opportunity
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[반란] organized opposition to authority
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[광대] any of numerous herbaceous plants to eat in a meal
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[신사] case or box, in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint; a sacred place, as altar or tomb
significance  Speak Example sentences
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[의미] the message that is intended or expressed or signified; meaning
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[비꼬는] ironic; expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
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[정장] meet the requirements of; fit; please; satisfy
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[감정] emotional; Resulting from emotion rather than reason or realism
sociable  Speak Example sentences
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[신사] case or box, in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint; a sacred place, as altar or tomb
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[은퇴] move back and away from; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
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[사교] gregarious; friendly; inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
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[조종] drive; direct;  guide by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or wheel