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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reproach  Speak Example sentences
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[산책] wander; move about aimlessly; walk about casually or for pleasure
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[청지기] one who manages another's property, finances, or other affairs; attendant on a ship or airplane
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[비난] express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
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[약올리다] annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
rouse  Speak Example sentences
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[동의어] two words that can be interchanged in a context
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[전송] forward; send from one person or place to another
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[태풍] tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific; a violent whirlwind
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[기상] become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken
starch  Speak Example sentences
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[녹말] naturally abundant nutrient carbohydrate, found chiefly in the seeds, fruits
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[보수] act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance
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[활공] fly aloft, as a bird; mount upward on wings; rise in thought, spirits, or imagination
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[은둔] isolate; separate; keep away from others
steward  Speak Example sentences
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[큰소리로 말하다가] earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land
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[청지기] one who manages another's property, finances, or other affairs; attendant on a ship or airplane
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[노력] endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
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[받다] experience; suffer; pass through
storey  Speak Example sentences
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[빈민굴] a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
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[층] story; floor or level of a building or ship
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[제한] keep or confine within limits
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[분명치 않은] specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
succession  Speak Example sentences
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[미묘한] act of succeeding, or following after; following of things in order of time or place; sequence
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[느린] lazy; with little movement; very slow
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[구독 신청] secondary or explanatory title;  printed translation of the dialogue of film shown at the bottom of the screen
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[어기다] pass over or beyond; surpass
synonym  Speak Example sentences
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[받다] experience; suffer; pass through
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[비난] express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
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[얕은] shallow place in a body of water; sandy elevation of the bottom of a body of water, sandbank, or sandbar
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[동의어] two words that can be interchanged in a context
telecommunication  Speak Example sentences
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[소용돌이] act of rotating or revolving rapidly; state of confusion; tumult
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[쇠퇴] shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
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[통신] electronic systems used in transmitting messages
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[태풍] tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific; a violent whirlwind
tumult  Speak Example sentences
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[영장] guarantee; assurance by the seller; authorization or certification
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[격동 정보] noise, as made by a crowd;  riot or uprising
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[분명치 않은] specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
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[조례] decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
tyrannical  Speak Example sentences
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[폭군] dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
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[받다] experience; suffer; pass through
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[청지기] one who manages another's property, finances, or other affairs; attendant on a ship or airplane
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[격동 정보] noise, as made by a crowd;  riot or uprising