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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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recompense  Speak Example sentences
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[긴급] pressing; compelling immediate action or attention
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[보답] render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
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[전술] the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
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[팁] piece or attachment; end of a pointed or projecting object; a V shape; an indication of potential opportunity
remainder  Speak Example sentences
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[산책] wander on foot; ramble idly or leisurely
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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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[나머지] remnant; something left after other parts have been taken away
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[전술] the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
representative  Speak Example sentences
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[대표] one that represents anything; that which exhibits a likeness or similitude; agent
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[변환] change in appearance, nature, disposition, condition, or the like
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[투표] a formal expression of preference for a candidate; the number of casting in an election; the result of election
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[비명] sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like
restraint  Speak Example sentences
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[선택] choice; variety; collection
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[구속] moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
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[럼블 고요한] completely clear and fine
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[거부] act of rejecting something
sarcastic  Speak Example sentences
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[비꼬는] ironic; expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
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[기억] memory; remembrance; the power of recalling ideas to the mind
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[구속] moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
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[은퇴] move back and away from; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
suit  Speak Example sentences
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[대표] one that represents anything; that which exhibits a likeness or similitude; agent
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[정장] meet the requirements of; fit; please; satisfy
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[불행히도] unluckily; by bad luck
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[거주자] occupant; one that pays rent to use land or building
tact  Speak Example sentences
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[전술] the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
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[슬리퍼] low footwear that can be on and off easily; one who slips or slides because of loss of traction
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[비꼬는] ironic; expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
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[충격] reflecting light; radiant; bright from reflected light
temple  Speak Example sentences
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[기술 사원] church; place of worship
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[비명] sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like
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[변환] change in appearance, nature, disposition, condition, or the like
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[생존 능력] speak; express; send forth with the voice
tip  Speak Example sentences
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[만족도] fulfillment or gratification of a desire, need, or appetite; source or means of gratification
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[세련된] cultured; purified; made pure
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[기억] memory; remembrance; the power of recalling ideas to the mind
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[팁] piece or attachment; end of a pointed or projecting object; a V shape; an indication of potential opportunity
transformation  Speak Example sentences
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[변환] change in appearance, nature, disposition, condition, or the like
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[대표] one that represents anything; that which exhibits a likeness or similitude; agent
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[산책] wander on foot; ramble idly or leisurely
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[용납] endure; withstand; allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit