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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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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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[글을 읽고] educated; schooled; one who can read and write
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[말하다] cut into very small pieces; chop fine; suppress or weaken the force of
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[낮은] utter sound made by cattle; make a low noise
lyric  Speak Example sentences
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[서정시] a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
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[뉘앙스] a subtle or slight degree of difference; a small difference in meaning
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[쟁기] move in a way that is cutting or going through something; cultivate; farm; break and turn over earth
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[반동] opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
millennium  Speak Example sentences
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[천년] a span of one thousand years; a thousandth anniversary
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[문제] open to doubt; unsettled; questionable; difficult to solve
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[숨기다] put or throw flat with face down;  cause to lie flat
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[반동] opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
mischievous  Speak Example sentences
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[리허설] act of rehearsing; exercise or practice to prepare for a public performance
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[장난] causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
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[목사] shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds; a religious leader in certain Protestant Churches
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[화해] act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
oak  Speak Example sentences
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[방탕한] wasteful; reckless with money
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[오크] any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus; durable wood of any of these trees or shrubs
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[지방] relating to a province; limited in outlook; unsophisticated
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[명성] fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
oppressive  Speak Example sentences
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[문제] open to doubt; unsettled; questionable; difficult to solve
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[억압] unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
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[조랑말] a small horse;  small glass of beer; word for word translation of a foreign language text
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[방법론] system of methods followed in a particular discipline
pastor  Speak Example sentences
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[개척] initial; groundbreaking; originating; serving to pioneer
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[메뚜기] any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory insects of the family Acrididae
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[폐렴] inflammation of the lungs
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[목사] shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds; a religious leader in certain Protestant Churches
patriarchal  Speak Example sentences
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[병원균] a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
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[서정시] a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
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[발음] very noticeable or certain; distinct; strongly marked
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[조랑말] a small horse;  small glass of beer; word for word translation of a foreign language text
problematic  Speak Example sentences
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[임대] amount paid or collected as rent; the act of renting
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[오크] any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus; durable wood of any of these trees or shrubs
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[틈새] small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
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[문제] open to doubt; unsettled; questionable; difficult to solve
procession  Speak Example sentences
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[를 프로빙 행렬] act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course
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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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[서정시] a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
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[자연주의] biologist knowledgeable about natural history