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  Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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executioner  Speak Example sentences
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[건물] the building, especially one of imposing appearance or size; a structure that has a roof and walls
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[차갑다고] intensely cold; lacking warmth; stiff and formal in manner
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[냉정] having no personal preference; objective
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[집행자가] one who executes, especially one who puts a condemned person to death; an executor
farce  Speak Example sentences
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[의식] exhibiting good judgment or sound thinking; prudent
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[서리] cover with frost; damage or kill by frost; anger or upset
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[광대 극] broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show
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[거터] channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the rain; eaves channel; eaves trough
fester  Speak Example sentences
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[계발] education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
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[부패] undergo decay; infect, inflame, or corrupt
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[비유] not literal, but metaphorical;  not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning
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[관할권] authority; right and power to interpret and apply the law
figurative  Speak Example sentences
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[망원경] see briefly; catch sight of
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[잇어] still in existence;  not destroyed, lost, or extinct
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[내부자] an accepted member of a group; one who has special knowledge or access to confidential information
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[비유] not literal, but metaphorical;  not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning
financial  Speak Example sentences
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[아로요] deed or action, particularly a brave deed
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[금융] monetary; pertaining or relating to money matters
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[망원경] see briefly; catch sight of
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[축제] offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
folding  Speak Example sentences
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[할부] monthly payment; a part of a published serial
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[접이식] bending so that one part covers the other
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[모범] serving as a model; outstanding; typical
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[조리실은] a boat propelled by oars; a large vessel for war and national purposes
frigid  Speak Example sentences
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[차갑다고] intensely cold; lacking warmth; stiff and formal in manner
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[마초] hunt for; search; the act of searching for food
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[냉정] having no personal preference; objective
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[손쉬운] done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
glimpse  Speak Example sentences
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[망원경] see briefly; catch sight of
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[은둔] a person who retires from society and lives in solitude; anchoret, especially, one who so lives from religious motives
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[건물] the building, especially one of imposing appearance or size; a structure that has a roof and walls
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[은혜를 모름] lack of gratitude; forgetfulness of kindness or favors received
gloom  Speak Example sentences
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[잇어] still in existence;  not destroyed, lost, or extinct
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[금융] monetary; pertaining or relating to money matters
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[모범] serving as a model; outstanding; typical
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[어둠] partial or total darkness; thick shade; gloomy, or dark place; cloudiness or heaviness of mind
glossy  Speak Example sentences
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[광택] smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth or polished surface; plausible
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[마초] hunt for; search; the act of searching for food
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[위선] one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
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[표제] course or direction in which a ship or aircraft is moving; title, subtitle, or topic that stands at the top or beginning