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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lean  Speak Example sentences
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[방탕한] wasteful; reckless with money
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[린] bend or slant away from the vertical; rely on assistance or support
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[올빼미] any species of raptorial birds of the family Strigidae
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[참회] repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
manacle  Speak Example sentences
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[속박] handcuff; shackle for hand or wrist; an instrument of iron for fettering the hand
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[겉치레] advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality
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[구제] remedy; compensation; an act of correcting error or fault
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[금지] tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding
multiple  Speak Example sentences
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[복수] number that may be divided by another number with no remainder
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[교육학] a person who has equal standing with another or others, as in rank, class, or age
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[자연주의] biologist knowledgeable about natural history
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[마그네틱] any metal, like iron, steel, nickel, cobalt, etc., which may receive the properties of the lodestone
occupant  Speak Example sentences
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[복수] number that may be divided by another number with no remainder
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[회상] recollection; process of remembering
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[점유자] tenant; one that occupies a position or place
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[린] bend or slant away from the vertical; rely on assistance or support
owl  Speak Example sentences
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[점유자] tenant; one that occupies a position or place
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[천년] a span of one thousand years; a thousandth anniversary
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[겉치레] advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality
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[올빼미] any species of raptorial birds of the family Strigidae
paltry  Speak Example sentences
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[보잘것] insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
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[몸값] release of property or person in return for the payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
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[만져서 알 수있는] tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
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[구제] remedy; compensation; an act of correcting error or fault
peer  Speak Example sentences
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[자연주의] biologist knowledgeable about natural history
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[천년] a span of one thousand years; a thousandth anniversary
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[교육학] a person who has equal standing with another or others, as in rank, class, or age
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[질병] disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
penance  Speak Example sentences
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[참회] repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
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[멜론] juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon;  plant that produces the fruit juicy
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[곤혹] puzzling; lacking clarity of meaning; complicated
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[배급] allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations
penetration  Speak Example sentences
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[보잘것] insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
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[배급] allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations
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[몸값] release of property or person in return for the payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
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[침투] act or process of penetrating, piercing, or entering
penitent  Speak Example sentences
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[디바] feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds
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[문구] brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression
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[마그네틱] any metal, like iron, steel, nickel, cobalt, etc., which may receive the properties of the lodestone
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[금지] tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding