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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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[반동] opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
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[승소한] most frequent; widespread; predominant
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[목록] lean or cause to lean to the side; lean over; itemize
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[이교도] one who worships false gods; idolater; person not adhering to any major or recognized religion
locust  Speak Example sentences
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[메뚜기] any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory insects of the family Acrididae
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[이교도] one who worships false gods; idolater; person not adhering to any major or recognized religion
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[몰두가] state of being preoccupied; absorption of the attention or intellect
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[기쁨] gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
membrane  Speak Example sentences
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[멤브레인] a thin and soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
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[원시] serving as an essential component
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[반동] opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
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[멜론] juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon;  plant that produces the fruit juicy
muffle  Speak Example sentences
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[휩싸이다] make a sound quieter and less clear
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[연사] skilled public speaker; a person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer
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[방탕한] wasteful; reckless with money
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[의회] part of government which makes laws
orator  Speak Example sentences
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[연사] skilled public speaker; a person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer
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[엉뚱한] unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
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[겉치레] advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality
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[장기] redundant; relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
oratory  Speak Example sentences
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[순간] done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time
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[휩싸이다] make a sound quieter and less clear
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[기도원] place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
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[...에 수분하다] fertilize by transferring pollen
outrage  Speak Example sentences
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[납빛의] lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry
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[분노] offend grossly against; produce anger or resentment in
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[양피지] the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on
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[명성] fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
overestimate  Speak Example sentences
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[맹공] assault; a very powerful attack
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[목록] lean or cause to lean to the side; lean over; itemize
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[과대 평가] make too high an estimate of
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[문구] brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression
packaging  Speak Example sentences
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[냄새] scent; property or quality of a thing that affects, stimulates or is perceived by the sense of smell
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[파랗게 질린] abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness
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[과대 평가] make too high an estimate of
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[포장] the material used for wrapping or covering goods to protect them
parliamentary  Speak Example sentences
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[...에 수분하다] fertilize by transferring pollen
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[의회] having the supreme legislative power
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[숨기다] put or throw flat with face down;  cause to lie flat
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[화려] dignified or magnificent display; splendor