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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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sanction  Speak Example sentences
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[스펙] particle; a tiny spot; stain
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[징벌] the whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
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[간장] soybean; most highly protein vegetable
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[재가] approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance
scaffold  Speak Example sentences
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[가시] prickly; having or covered with protective barbs
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[감성] ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception
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[돼지] any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig
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[비계] a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
schooner  Speak Example sentences
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[찻주전자] pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle
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[스쿠너선] originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
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[부기] becoming puffy as from internal bleeding or accumulation of other fluids
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[보초] the soldier placed on guard; guard
seasoned  Speak Example sentences
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[양념] experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed
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[칼집] protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions
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[불꽃] bring about; arouse; inspire; activate
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[재가] approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance
servitude  Speak Example sentences
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[노예] forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
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[위] the principal organ of digestion; abdomen or belly; appetite for food; desire, especially for something difficult
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[찻주전자] pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle
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[자취] trace; remains; an indication that something has happened
sovereign  Speak Example sentences
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[위] the principal organ of digestion; abdomen or belly; appetite for food; desire, especially for something difficult
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[간장] soybean; most highly protein vegetable
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[측두엽] not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
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[주권] one that exercises supreme, permanent authority, especially in a nation or other governmental unit
spark  Speak Example sentences
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[간장] soybean; most highly protein vegetable
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[술집] building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
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[불꽃] bring about; arouse; inspire; activate
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[이 웃음거리가] mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
speck  Speak Example sentences
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[자취] trace; remains; an indication that something has happened
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[스펙] particle; a tiny spot; stain
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[가시] prickly; having or covered with protective barbs
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[주권] one that exercises supreme, permanent authority, especially in a nation or other governmental unit
subsist  Speak Example sentences
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[스펙] particle; a tiny spot; stain
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[존속] remain or continue in existence; maintain life; live; support oneself
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[reverent] respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
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[간장] soybean; most highly protein vegetable
tavern  Speak Example sentences
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[감성] ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception
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[양념] experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed
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[술집] building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
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[셔플] disorder; move back and forth; mix to make a random order or arrangement