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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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recede  Speak Example sentences
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[물러 나다] move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension
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[노력] endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
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[분명치 않은] specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
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[휴전] tumor; abnormal growth of tissue resulting from uncontrolled, progressive multiplication of cells
repatriate  Speak Example sentences
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[감기다] cause to revolve or writhe; twist about; turn; twist
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[송환] restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
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[변화] act of changing or altering
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[기초] be located under or below; be the support or basis of; account for
rouse  Speak Example sentences
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[대칭] arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
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[주식] necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
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[기상] become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken
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[경멸] extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
safeguard  Speak Example sentences
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[엄격한] full of rigors; harsh; rigidly accurate; precise
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[보호] one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection
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[영장] guarantee; assurance by the seller; authorization or certification
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[경멸] extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
secular  Speak Example sentences
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[세속] worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
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[물러 나다] move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension
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[호흡] breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
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[반란] organize opposition to authority; make revolution
specify  Speak Example sentences
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[격동 정보] noise, as made by a crowd;  riot or uprising
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[지정] explain or describe something clearly and exactly; designate
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[불안] sleeplessness; uneasiness; state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context
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[멍에] join together, unite; harness a draft animal to; join securely; force into heavy labor
telecommunication  Speak Example sentences
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[자막] remove a part from the whole
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[대칭] arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
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[통신] electronic systems used in transmitting messages
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[은둔] isolate; separate; keep away from others
tentacle  Speak Example sentences
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[동기화] happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
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[촉수] a long, thin arm of some sea animals, such as the octopus and jellyfish
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[정치] one occupied with the affairs of government and influential in shaping policy
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[휴전] tumor; abnormal growth of tissue resulting from uncontrolled, progressive multiplication of cells
trickle  Speak Example sentences
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[세류] flow in drops; run or flow slowly; drip
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[정치] one occupied with the affairs of government and influential in shaping policy
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[확고] firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging
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[세속] worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
tumult  Speak Example sentences
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[휴전] tumor; abnormal growth of tissue resulting from uncontrolled, progressive multiplication of cells
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[감기다] cause to revolve or writhe; twist about; turn; twist
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[격동 정보] noise, as made by a crowd;  riot or uprising
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[보호] one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection