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  Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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elude  Speak Example sentences
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[빠져나 가다] avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
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[영웅] agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
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[별명] word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
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[유연성] rigid; stiff; incapable of being changed
emerald  Speak Example sentences
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[찾다] babyhood; the time when someone is a baby or a very young child
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[에메랄드] of precious stone of rich green color; of a rich green color
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[서사] a long heroic poem, or similar work of art
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[영웅주의] bravery; qualities of hero or heroine
entrance  Speak Example sentences
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[버림받은] sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or  left behind
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[입구] fill with delight or wonder; put into a trance; attract
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[에메랄드] of precious stone of rich green color; of a rich green color
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[비유] not literal, but metaphorical;  not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning
entrust  Speak Example sentences
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[권태] the feeling of being bored by something tedious
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[이단] one who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion
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[위탁] give over something to another for care, protection, or performance; give as a trust to someone
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[지속] lasting; surviving; long-suffering; patient
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[어설픈] weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity
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[항진] act of exalting or raising high; state of being exalted; elevation
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[서투른] unapt; not apt; unsuitable; inept.
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[뚫리지] not able to be entered; beyond understanding
ferocity  Speak Example sentences
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[사나운] savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
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[기술 과다] fill beyond capacity, especially with food;  swallow greedily
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[이단] opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
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[의식] exhibiting good judgment or sound thinking; prudent
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[의식] exhibiting good judgment or sound thinking; prudent
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[이단] opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
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[괴기한] fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
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[악마] implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel
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[그렇게 위험하지는 않아] harmless; innocent; giving no offense
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[비유] not literal, but metaphorical;  not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning
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[효소] any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in biochemical reactions
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[irksome] reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
footnote  Speak Example sentences
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[어리석음] foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight
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[식물] plants of a region or era; plants considered as a group; bacteria that normally inhabit a bodily organ
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[각주를] a printed note placed below the text on a printed page; add explanatory notes to
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[항진] act of exalting or raising high; state of being exalted; elevation
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[복음] the doctrine that is believed to be of great importance
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[위조] act of forging, especially the illegal production of something counterfeit
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[충만시키다] overwhelm;  cover with water, especially floodwaters
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[어설픈] weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity