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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lava  Speak Example sentences
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[꽥꽥] lowest or coarsest class of people; iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron
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[용암] hot liquid rock from a volcano that becomes solid as it cools
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[디바] feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds
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[프롤레타리아] member of working class; blue collar person
libel  Speak Example sentences
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[명예 훼손] defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
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[용암] hot liquid rock from a volcano that becomes solid as it cools
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[억압] unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
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[곰팡이] model; fit tightly, follow the contours of; frame; make something for a specific shape; become moldy
lure  Speak Example sentences
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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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[명칭] narrate or tell; count over again
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[미끼] something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward; attraction or appeal
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[미생물] germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
niche  Speak Example sentences
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[틈새] small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
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[선사 시대] ancient; primitive; no longer fashionable
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[추악한] hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
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[대사] chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism to the maintenance of life
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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[박해가] unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs
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[께는] grandeur; splendor; grand or imposing beauty
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[정보 가망 프롬프트] being on time; punctual; performed without delay
patriarch  Speak Example sentences
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[억압] unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
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[가장] father and ruler of family or tribe
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[공평] people who take part in
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[정보 가망 프롬프트] being on time; punctual; performed without delay
persecution  Speak Example sentences
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[박해가] unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs
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[한계] of or pertaining to a margin; written or printed in the margin
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[접수] secretary whose primary duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
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[구현] fulfillment; awareness; coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
pious  Speak Example sentences
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[구현] fulfillment; awareness; coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
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[경건한] devout; religious; exhibiting a strict, traditional sense of virtue and morality
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[해자] deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
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[냄비] criticize harshly; wash in pan; cook in pan
precipitous  Speak Example sentences
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[가파른] extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
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[접수] secretary whose primary duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
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[박해가] unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs
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[리무진] any of various large passenger vehicles, especially a luxurious automobile; van, or small bus on a regular route
presidency  Speak Example sentences
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[구현] fulfillment; awareness; coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
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[강아지] young dog; pup; doll; puppet
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[대통령] office and function of the president; tenure of a president
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[께는] grandeur; splendor; grand or imposing beauty