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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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loathsome  Speak Example sentences
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[반동] opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
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[교훈] rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
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[오라클] the answer of god; communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets
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[다행] highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
memorize  Speak Example sentences
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[복수] number that may be divided by another number with no remainder
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[주재 윤기] quality of being radiant, shining, bright, or splendid
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[암기] commemorate; commit to memory; learn by heart
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[파] amount or level considered to be average; standard; equality of status, level, or value
millennium  Speak Example sentences
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[주목할] person of distinction or great reputation; the celebrity who is an inspiration to others
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[천년] a span of one thousand years; a thousandth anniversary
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[부흥] flourish; thrive; gain in wealth; grow stronger
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[반도] a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
moat  Speak Example sentences
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[미니어처] painting or drawing included in a book; copy or model that represents in a greatly reduced size
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[해자] deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
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[레퍼토리] list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
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[반동] opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
muffle  Speak Example sentences
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[회상] recollection; process of remembering
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[유용] appropriate wrongly; use for the wrong purpose; embezzle
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[보잘것] insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
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[휩싸이다] make a sound quieter and less clear
multiple  Speak Example sentences
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[복수] number that may be divided by another number with no remainder
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[지갑] gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; contract one's lips into a rounded shape
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[억압] unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
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[퍼즐] baffle or confuse mentally by presenting or being a difficult problem or matter
notable  Speak Example sentences
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[주목할] person of distinction or great reputation; the celebrity who is an inspiration to others
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[프로젝터] an optical device for projecting a beam of light
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[파] amount or level considered to be average; standard; equality of status, level, or value
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[반동] opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
occupant  Speak Example sentences
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[곤혹] puzzling; lacking clarity of meaning; complicated
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[점유자] tenant; one that occupies a position or place
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[흔들리다] swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum-like; waver
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[반동] opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
oppressive  Speak Example sentences
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[미끼] something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward; attraction or appeal
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[암컷] female of horse and other equine quadrupeds; sighing, suffocative panting, with a sense of pressure across the chest
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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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[억압] unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
peripheral  Speak Example sentences
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[...에 수분하다] fertilize by transferring pollen
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[주변 기기] located in outer boundary; unimportant; auxiliary
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[중복] covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another
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[원시] serving as an essential component