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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abolition  Speak Example sentences
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[운동] a sportsman; one who contended for a prize in public games
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[소비] devour; use fuel, energy, or time, especially in large amounts
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[연계] state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
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[폐지] ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
absurdity  Speak Example sentences
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[가능] harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
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[광고문의] give notice to; inform or apprise; make known; give public notice of
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[부조리] quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment; logical contradiction
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[택배 서비스] a person who carries a message
advocate  Speak Example sentences
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[열변을 토하다] speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something
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[카세트] container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
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[강화] raise; advance; push or shove upward
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[푸딩] break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
aspect  Speak Example sentences
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[임신] beginning; forming of an idea; an act of conceiving
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[양상] distinct feature or element in a problem
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[박수] acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
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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
athlete  Speak Example sentences
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[운동] a sportsman; one who contended for a prize in public games
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[종기] be agitated; pass from a liquid to vapor when heated; be  excited with passion; heat in the water
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[박수] acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
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[보도] the extent to which something is covered; news as presented by reporters
boost  Speak Example sentences
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[개척이] make something by cutting into especially wood or stone; sculpt
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[직전] edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge
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[강화] raise; advance; push or shove upward
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[브레 이스] something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod
brace  Speak Example sentences
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[바치고] set apart for a deity or special purposes; devote; consecrate
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[푸딩] break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
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[브레 이스] something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod
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[에어컨] process of modifying a person's behavior; preparation or training, especially athletic training of the body
carve  Speak Example sentences
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[폐지] ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
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[열변을 토하다] speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something
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[개척이] make something by cutting into especially wood or stone; sculpt
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[흐리게] something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot
census  Speak Example sentences
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[카세트] container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
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[크루즈 바삭바삭한] being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
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[직전] edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge
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[인구 조사] official examination of the details of a country's population
clarify  Speak Example sentences
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[바치고] set apart for a deity or special purposes; devote; consecrate
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[박수] acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
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[명확히] make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
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[푸딩] break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces