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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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aggravate  Speak Example sentences
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[확실성] quality or condition of being certain; fact or truth unquestionable established; clearness
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[악화] worsen; make worse or more troublesome
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[맞추] supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for a special occasion
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[장사] grave or tomb; the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground
allegiance  Speak Example sentences
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[명확히] make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
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[충성] loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
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[나란히] along or by the side; side by side with
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[적자] inadequacy or insufficiency; the sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
alter  Speak Example sentences
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[연회장] feast; entertainment of eating and drinking
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[변경] modify; cause to change; make different; convert
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[익히 비난 정품 인증] act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
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[혼동] cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; mix up
banquet  Speak Example sentences
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[낙농] a place where milk is produced, kept or converted into butter or cheese
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[연회장] feast; entertainment of eating and drinking
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[변경] modify; cause to change; make different; convert
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[합병증] complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
bulletin  Speak Example sentences
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[맞추] supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for a special occasion
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[자산] properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
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[절정] upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
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[게시판] a brief statement of facts; any public notice or announcement; a periodical publication
climax  Speak Example sentences
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[주의] conservative; not acting quickly in order to avoid risks
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[전체] make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive
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[절정] upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
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[빵 부스러기] small fragment or piece,  especially a small piece of bread or other food; broken or cut off
comet  Speak Example sentences
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[악화] worsen; make worse or more troublesome
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[부패] decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence
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[혜성] an object that goes around the sun
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[논평] written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
commentary  Speak Example sentences
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[서투른] awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
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[조건] standard, rule, or test on which a judgment or decision can be based
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[논평] written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
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[게시판] a brief statement of facts; any public notice or announcement; a periodical publication
compensate  Speak Example sentences
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[확실성] quality or condition of being certain; fact or truth unquestionable established; clearness
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[논평] written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
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[보상] make amends for; reimburse
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[혼동] cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; mix up
contingency  Speak Example sentences
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[절정] upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
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[비상] condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
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[대체] happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
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[군단] an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together