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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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accountable  Speak Example sentences
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[대조] act of distinguishing by comparing differences
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[조건] firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
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[대쉬] throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly
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[책임] liable to being called to account; answerable; responsible; something that can be explained
alongside  Speak Example sentences
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[아틀라스] a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
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[나란히] along or by the side; side by side with
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[합창] any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
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[대쉬] throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly
ammunition  Speak Example sentences
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[임신] form or develop in mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
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[확인] written order directing a bank to pay money
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[합창] any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
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[탄약] military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells
apparent  Speak Example sentences
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[꾸미다] admit; yield; give up physical control of another
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[겉보기] capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye
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[전체] gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
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[확인] written order directing a bank to pay money
atlas  Speak Example sentences
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[아틀라스] a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
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[캐리어] one that carries or conveys; messenger
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[문맥] circumstance; the situation within which something exists or happens, and that can help explain it
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[조건] firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
author  Speak Example sentences
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[주의] conservative; not acting quickly in order to avoid risks
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[투표] printed or written ticket used in voting; the act of voting; the whole number of votes cast at an election
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[직원] one who has charge of money; cash keeper
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[작성자] beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer
barren  Speak Example sentences
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[빈약한 닦지] song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty
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[기술 불모] desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
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[범퍼] something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
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[소비] devour; use fuel, energy, or time, especially in large amounts
breakthrough  Speak Example sentences
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[부조리] quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment; logical contradiction
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[해독] convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
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[혁신] act of overcoming or penetrating an obstacle or restriction
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[방어] act of defending against attack, danger, or injury
cashier  Speak Example sentences
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[물린] combination; mixture; forming a uniform mixture
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[합창] any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
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[직원] one who has charge of money; cash keeper
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[문맥] circumstance; the situation within which something exists or happens, and that can help explain it
cautious  Speak Example sentences
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[브레 이스] something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod
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[대쉬] throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly
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[주의] conservative; not acting quickly in order to avoid risks
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[논평] written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material