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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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amends  Speak Example sentences
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[붕대] a strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds
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[딘 decade] a group of ten, especially a period of ten years
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[논쟁] causing disagreement or discussion; disputable
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[보상] compensation for a loss or injury; recompense
arise  Speak Example sentences
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[목욕] wash by immersion, as in a bath; subject to bath; lave; immerse or cover one's self
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[혜성] an object that goes around the sun
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[파편] remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
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[발생] come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action
blush  Speak Example sentences
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[소비] devour; use fuel, energy, or time, especially in large amounts
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[홍당무] become rosy or reddish;  turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
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[목수] a skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures
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[파편] remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
breed  Speak Example sentences
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[적응] make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
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[번식] raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate
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[주의] conservative; not acting quickly in order to avoid risks
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[만성] lasting for a long period;  marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
brew  Speak Example sentences
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[비유] the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
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[홍당무] become rosy or reddish;  turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
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[요람] small low bed for an infant, often furnished with rockers;  infancy, or very early life
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[스프] boil or seethe; cook; be in a state of preparation; be mixing, forming, or gathering
bulb  Speak Example sentences
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[전구] the rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball
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[암살] act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; the murder of public figure by a surprise attack
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[적응] make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
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[고의] consider; think about carefully; weigh
capsule  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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[캡슐] small container; pill in the form of small rounded gelatinous; a shortened version of a written work
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[주의] conservative; not acting quickly in order to avoid risks
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[기술 불모] desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
chronic  Speak Example sentences
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[주의] conservative; not acting quickly in order to avoid risks
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[전구] the rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball
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[기술 불모] desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
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[만성] lasting for a long period;  marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
clamp  Speak Example sentences
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[보상] compensation for a loss or injury; recompense
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[집착] hold fast or adhere to something; stick together and resist separation; remain emotionally
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[클램프] any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts
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[큐브] three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides; cubicle, used for work or study
compatible  Speak Example sentences
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[가능] harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
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[장난 액세서리] additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
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[고의] consider; think about carefully; weigh
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[밀도] thick; crowded closely together; compact