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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abrogate  Speak Example sentences
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[맹렬히 공격하다] assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
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[거친] rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
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[설득력] persuasive; believable;  effective as proof or evidence
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[폐기] abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
agility  Speak Example sentences
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[흥미] not interested; indifferent; free of self-interest; impartial
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[민첩성] mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
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[자작나무] tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula
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[수축] act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
appropriation  Speak Example sentences
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[권장] proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent; ready to receive advice
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[또렷하게 발음하다] speak clearly and distinctly; utter a speech sound; be jointed; make clear or effective
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[거친] rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
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[인가] funding;  money set aside for a specific purpose
artery  Speak Example sentences
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[알레르기] hypersensitivity reaction; abnormally high sensitivity to certain substances
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[유능한] carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
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[상병] belonging or relating to the body; bodily; noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant
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[동맥] one of the vessels or tubes which carry either venous or arterial blood from the heart; major transit corridor
astute  Speak Example sentences
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[맹렬히 공격하다] assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
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[흥미] not interested; indifferent; free of self-interest; impartial
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[기민한] wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
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[사냥] subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
auspicious  Speak Example sentences
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[각도] sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
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[길조] attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
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[도자기] Of or about pottery, relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
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[복장] clothes, especially of a particular or formal type; dress
benefactor  Speak Example sentences
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[후원자] gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
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[인가] funding;  money set aside for a specific purpose
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[다루기] obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
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[발생] increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
bland  Speak Example sentences
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[악수] abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice
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[사냥] subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
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[애니메이션] endowed with life; alive; living; animated
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[영] lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
capricious  Speak Example sentences
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[폐기] abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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[알레르기] hypersensitivity reaction; abnormally high sensitivity to certain substances
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[난투 참회] fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
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[의식] formal or ritual; ceremonious
ceramic  Speak Example sentences
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[자작나무] tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula
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[도자기] Of or about pottery, relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
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[버그] small, lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
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[상병] belonging or relating to the body; bodily; noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant