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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abrupt  Speak Example sentences
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[고뇌] the extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle
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[돌연] broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
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[발생] come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action
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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
advocate  Speak Example sentences
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[부패] changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
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[열변을 토하다] speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something
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[결함] abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty
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[상당한] worthy of consideration; large in amount, extent, or degree
aggravate  Speak Example sentences
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[악화] worsen; make worse or more troublesome
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[소비] eating or drinking something; the using up of a resource
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[파편] remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
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[상당한] worthy of consideration; large in amount, extent, or degree
barren  Speak Example sentences
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[상당한] worthy of consideration; large in amount, extent, or degree
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[기술 불모] desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
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[경기장] a playing field where sports events take place; a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
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[고의] consider; think about carefully; weigh
brace  Speak Example sentences
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[번식] raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate
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[타락한] become worse; decline; fall
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[멍] injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight with the fists
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[브레 이스] something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod
breed  Speak Example sentences
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[성가] utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
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[타락한] become worse; decline; fall
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[상황] situation; condition; detail accompanying or surrounding an event
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[번식] raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate
brink  Speak Example sentences
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[직전] edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge
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[열변을 토하다] speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something
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[타락한] become worse; decline; fall
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[빵 부스러기] small fragment or piece,  especially a small piece of bread or other food; broken or cut off
cashier  Speak Example sentences
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[해독] convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
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[멍] injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight with the fists
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[직원] one who has charge of money; cash keeper
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[큐브] three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides; cubicle, used for work or study
clarity  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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[발생] come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action
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[흠뻑] thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
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[짱] clearness of thought or style; brightness; splendor
comprehensive  Speak Example sentences
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[흠뻑] thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
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[소비] eating or drinking something; the using up of a resource
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[쿠폰] negotiable certificate attached to a bond; interest warrant; detachable certificates that may be torn off as needed
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[멍] injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight with the fists