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  Academic Words Level 4 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abrasion  Speak Example sentences
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[뚫으] tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging
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[마모] scratch; friction; the process of rubbing away the surface of something
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[축적] pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
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[자극] excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
amend  Speak Example sentences
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[누적] increasing by successive addition
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[배��] frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
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[수정] change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
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[코일] a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
amidst  Speak Example sentences
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[가운데] amid; in the middle of; among
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[정체] act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass
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[사춘기] state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity
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[결과의] resulting; following as a logical conclusion
array  Speak Example sentences
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[경합] competing as for any profit or prize
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[육성] improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of
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[연역] lead forth; conclude by reasoning; trace the origin or derivation of
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[배열] set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement
baffle  Speak Example sentences
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[황량한] unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
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[경합] competing as for any profit or prize
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[배��] frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
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[육성] improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of
bulge  Speak Example sentences
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[놀라게] affect with wonder; surprise; shock
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[정체] act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass
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[인접] be next to; be contiguous to; border on
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[팽창] cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude
burrow  Speak Example sentences
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[연기] delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time
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[뚫으] tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging
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[하는걸] administer; supply; supervise or be in charge of
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[정체] act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass
circumference  Speak Example sentences
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[자극] excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
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[막기] prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
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[경감] provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
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[원주] the boundary line of a circle,  figure, area, or object
coil  Speak Example sentences
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[코일] a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
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[놀라게] affect with wonder; surprise; shock
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[모순] the assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
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[방송] exposure to air for freshening or drying; exposure to public attention; radio or television broadcast
compliance  Speak Example sentences
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[부여] bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
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[컴플 라 이언스] readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement
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[배드민턴] game played on a court with light long-handled rackets
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[madrigal] sophisticated; of worldwide scope