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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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laser  Speak Example sentences
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[레이저] an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
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[승소한] most frequent; widespread; predominant
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[반동] the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back
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[위험천] full of, attended with or involving peril; dangerous; hazardous
laurels  Speak Example sentences
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[머플러] heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
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[기타] mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
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[페스트] any epidemic disease with a high death rate
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[월계수] honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit
malady  Speak Example sentences
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[민첩한] light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift
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[머플러] heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
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[질병] disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
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[위험천] full of, attended with or involving peril; dangerous; hazardous
mere  Speak Example sentences
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[깃털] feather, especially soft, downy, long, or handsome feather; a token of honor or achievement
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[뉘앙스] a subtle or slight degree of difference; a small difference in meaning
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[정찰] gain information about the enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
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[풍채] being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
mold  Speak Example sentences
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[정찰] gain information about the enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
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[곰팡이] model; fit tightly, follow the contours of; frame; make something for a specific shape; become moldy
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[맹공] assault; a very powerful attack
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[플라이] bend; lay on closely, or in folds; work upon steadily, or with repeated acts; press upon
nuance  Speak Example sentences
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[뉘앙스] a subtle or slight degree of difference; a small difference in meaning
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[중간] lessen the violence, severity, or extremeness of; preside over
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[기타] mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
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[승소한] most frequent; widespread; predominant
overload  Speak Example sentences
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[과부하] place too much a load on
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[프롤레타리아] member of working class; blue collar person
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[반동] the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back
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[욕망] pleasure; inclination; longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy
perspiration  Speak Example sentences
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[겉치레] advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality
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[구제 정보] relieve or cure; correct; repair
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[메이슨] one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; one who prepares stone for building purposes
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[발한] process of the sweat glands of skin secreting a salty fluid
precipitous  Speak Example sentences
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[가파른] extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
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[늪의] muddy; swampy; resembling a marsh; boggy; soft and watery
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[기타] mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
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[빠지지] tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
predicament  Speak Example sentences
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[풍채] being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
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[과부하] place too much a load on
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[위험천] full of, attended with or involving peril; dangerous; hazardous
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[빠지지] tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome