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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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aggressor  Speak Example sentences
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[경외] mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil
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[맛있는] delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
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[신봉] take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
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[공격] one that engages in aggression; a person who first attacks
alternate  Speak Example sentences
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[대체] occur successively; pass back and forth from one state, action, or place to another
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[비버] amphibious rodent about two feet in length; fur of the beaver; tall hat, originally made from beaver fur
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[연체] failure or omission of duty; fault; misdeed; offense or crime
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[캐롤] round dance; a song of joy; a song of praise or joy, especially for Christmas
amphibian  Speak Example sentences
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[덩어리] gold and silver in the form of bars
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[양서류] able to live both on land and in water
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[알레르기] excessively sensitive; susceptible; having an allergy
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[맛있는] delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
appease  Speak Example sentences
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[덩어리] gold and silver in the form of bars
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[유화] bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
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[천구] relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good;  god or angel
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[해산] breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
appellation  Speak Example sentences
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[순진한] name; title; the act of naming; the act of appealing for aid, sympathy
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[유화] bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
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[폐허] an event that results in destruction;  the state of being decayed or destroyed
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[성직자] clergymen collectively; the body of people ordained for religious service
bazaar  Speak Example sentences
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[절벽] the pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
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[양서류] able to live both on land and in water
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[바자] market consisting of a street lined with shops and stalls, especially one in the Middle East
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[해산] breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
celestial  Speak Example sentences
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[양서류] able to live both on land and in water
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[절벽] the pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
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[천구] relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good;  god or angel
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[대담한] fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
censure  Speak Example sentences
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[비난] expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
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[천구] relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good;  god or angel
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[해산] breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
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[파견] act of sending off something; the property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
conformity  Speak Example sentences
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[양서류] able to live both on land and in water
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[혼란] cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
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[비버] amphibious rodent about two feet in length; fur of the beaver; tall hat, originally made from beaver fur
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[적합성] behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
contradictory  Speak Example sentences
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[모순] nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
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[요염한] moved by sexual love; loving
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[숭배] act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god
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[캐롤] round dance; a song of joy; a song of praise or joy, especially for Christmas