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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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acquire  Speak Example sentences
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[한방] knowing; skillful; artful; designing; deceitful
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[흐리게] something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot
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[취득] gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with a tracking system
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[추기경] chief; serving as an essential component
assumption  Speak Example sentences
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[컬] form into a coiled or spiral shape; twist into ringlets or coils; move in curve or spiral
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[이간] cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
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[추기경] chief; serving as an essential component
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[가정] something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
batch  Speak Example sentences
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[한방] knowing; skillful; artful; designing; deceitful
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[배치] quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
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[충치] hole; cavern; hollow area within the body
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[승인] empower; give permission for; sanction
biography  Speak Example sentences
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[침대] an account of the series of events making up a person's life;  accounts of people's life
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[장난 액세서리] additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
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[벌크] majority; the main part; volume; mass
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[타락한] become worse; decline; fall
brace  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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[현대] modern; belonging to the same period of time
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[사전] in state of anticipation; in advance; by way of preparation
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[침대] an account of the series of events making up a person's life;  accounts of people's life
bypass  Speak Example sentences
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[주의] conservative; not acting quickly in order to avoid risks
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[바이패스] the channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture
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[절정] upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
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[조항] sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
cavity  Speak Example sentences
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[충치] hole; cavern; hollow area within the body
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[양상] distinct feature or element in a problem
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[압축] closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving a gist of something
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[재앙] calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
clause  Speak Example sentences
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[조항] sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
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[충치] hole; cavern; hollow area within the body
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[침대] an account of the series of events making up a person's life;  accounts of people's life
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[절정] upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
condemn  Speak Example sentences
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[귀뚜라미] outdoor game played with bats, a ball, and wickets by two teams of 11 players each
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[양상] distinct feature or element in a problem
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[판결] blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
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[코르크] lightweight elastic outer bark, used especially for bottle closures, insulation, floats
contrast  Speak Example sentences
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[전체] make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive
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[밀도] thick; crowded closely together; compact
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[대조] act of distinguishing by comparing differences
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[장난 액세서리] additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item