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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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relinquish  Speak Example sentences
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[풍부한] reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
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[포기] give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
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[요로] the expanse of land or water; a system of organs that perform a specialized function; leaflet or pamphlet
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[태우기] burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
ruinous  Speak Example sentences
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[파멸을 가져오는] causing, or tending to cause ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious
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[침투] pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
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[용접] unite closely or intimately; join together by heating
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[감기다] cause to revolve or writhe; twist about; turn; twist
speciality  Speak Example sentences
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[전문] a particular or peculiar case; a distinguishing mark or feature
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[보충] added to complete or make up a deficiency
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[요로] the expanse of land or water; a system of organs that perform a specialized function; leaflet or pamphlet
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[포기] give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
specify  Speak Example sentences
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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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[약자] by which; by what; how
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[감기다] cause to revolve or writhe; twist about; turn; twist
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[지정] explain or describe something clearly and exactly; designate
statesman  Speak Example sentences
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[정치] one occupied with the affairs of government and influential in shaping policy
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[겁탈] bring heavy destruction on; devastate
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[즉시] easily; quickly; in a prompt, timely manner; promptly
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[관목] bush; a large plant with a rounded shape formed from many small branches
supplementary  Speak Example sentences
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[내다가] extend out or project in space; stick out
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[보충] added to complete or make up a deficiency
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[타당성] quality of having legal force or effectiveness
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[생계] act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
surpass  Speak Example sentences
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[지정] explain or describe something clearly and exactly; designate
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[영장] guarantee; assurance by the seller; authorization or certification
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[휘두르다] handle with skill;  exercise effectively; have power over; a rule or manage
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[능가] be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
symmetry  Speak Example sentences
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[대칭] arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
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[정치] one occupied with the affairs of government and influential in shaping policy
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[관 광] the practice of traveling for pleasure; the business of providing tours and services for tourists
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[침투] pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
telecommunication  Speak Example sentences
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[변수] factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
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[통계] mathematics of the collection, organization, and interpretation of numerical data
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[용접] unite closely or intimately; join together by heating
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[통신] electronic systems used in transmitting messages
terrify  Speak Example sentences
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[위협] frighten; fill with terror
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[고르지] not even; not level; not uniform; rough
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[능가] be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
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[겁탈] bring heavy destruction on; devastate