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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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[댐] a barrier to prevent the flow of liquid, specially built across a watercourse
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[클램프] any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts
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[전체] make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive
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[대체] happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
alternate  Speak Example sentences
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[사전] in state of anticipation; in advance; by way of preparation
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[대체] happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
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[짱] clearness of thought or style; brightness; splendor
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[양보] act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
amends  Speak Example sentences
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[문맥] circumstance; the situation within which something exists or happens, and that can help explain it
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[보상] compensation for a loss or injury; recompense
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[대체] happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
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[목수] a skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures
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[속이는] fool; cause to believe what is not true; mislead
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[바인딩] make white or colorless; blanch
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[할당] appoint; allot; point out authoritatively or exactly
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[시작] have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
assurance  Speak Example sentences
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[보증] promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
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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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[속이는] fool; cause to believe what is not true; mislead
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[기대] something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence
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[보수] favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
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[꽃] reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
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[거대한] of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
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[만성] lasting for a long period;  marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
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[장식] adorn; add something to an object or place, especially in order to make it more attractive
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[토론] overpower with light; confuse the sight of by brilliance of light; bewilder or surprise with brilliancy
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[벌크] majority; the main part; volume; mass
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[빈약한 닦지] song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty
carpenter  Speak Example sentences
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[목수] a skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures
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[양상] distinct feature or element in a problem
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[전체] make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive
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[만성] lasting for a long period;  marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
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[개척이] make something by cutting into especially wood or stone; sculpt
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[벌크] majority; the main part; volume; mass
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[양상] distinct feature or element in a problem
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[충치] hole; cavern; hollow area within the body
checkup  Speak Example sentences
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[진단] thorough physical examination
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[양상] distinct feature or element in a problem
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[연계] state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
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[토론] overpower with light; confuse the sight of by brilliance of light; bewilder or surprise with brilliancy