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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abstain  Speak Example sentences
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[기권] refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
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[차원] of or relating to dimensions
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[하늘빛] sky blue; light purplish-blue
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[민활] cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
adventurer  Speak Example sentences
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[모험가] one who enjoys exciting, dangerous activities, often in foreign countries
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[소름이 끼치는] causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
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[구체화] consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
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[차축] pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel; transverse bar connecting the opposite wheels
aloof  Speak Example sentences
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[상자] large basket, used for moving china or similar wares; box or case whose sides are of wooden slats with interspaces
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[교묘한] apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
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[종합] condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
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[연예인] a widely known person
ancestry  Speak Example sentences
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[의식] formal or ritual; ceremonious
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[소름이 끼치는] causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
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[조상] family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
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[구체화] consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
apparel  Speak Example sentences
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[대담한] fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
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[버그] small, lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
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[의복] external clothing; vesture; garments; dress; a small ornamental piece
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[맛있는] delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
assuredly  Speak Example sentences
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[차축] pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel; transverse bar connecting the opposite wheels
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[거친] rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
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[잔인] worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
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[절대] in a way that causes something to be certain; undoubtedly
bower  Speak Example sentences
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[또렷하게 발음하다] speak clearly and distinctly; utter a speech sound; be jointed; make clear or effective
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[주조] choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
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[이물] shady shelter or recess in a garden or woods; anchor carried at the bow of the ship; a muscle that bends a limb
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[휴지] suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
buggy  Speak Example sentences
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[맛있는] delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
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[국장] a person authorized by a commission to perform certain duties; member of a commission
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[버그] small, lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
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[하늘빛] sky blue; light purplish-blue
casting  Speak Example sentences
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[주조] choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
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[비난] expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
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[불임] unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
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[절대] in a way that causes something to be certain; undoubtedly
clamor  Speak Example sentences
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[의식] formal or ritual; ceremonious
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[맛있는] delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
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[외치다] noise; loud outcry; expression of discontent or protest
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[거친] rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline