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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reproof  Speak Example sentences
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[온전히] intact; not mentioned; not touched
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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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[대칭] continued;  maintained at length without interruption or weakening
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[책망] expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
scoff  Speak Example sentences
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[징벌] the whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
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[스펙] particle; a tiny spot; stain
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[이 웃음거리가] mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
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[칼집] protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions
scourge  Speak Example sentences
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[징벌] the whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
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[스펙] particle; a tiny spot; stain
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[오래된] deserving high respect; impressive because of age; profoundly honored
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[목도리] a large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over their shoulders and head
securely  Speak Example sentences
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[퇴적암] in a manner free from fear or risk
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[악취] strong, offensive smell; disgusting odor; stench
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[책망] expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
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[섹시한] burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
seismic  Speak Example sentences
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[진도] caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
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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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[비계] a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
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[경계] watchfulness; wakefulness; a process of paying close and continuous attention
snare  Speak Example sentences
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[화려] magnificence; Great light or luster; brilliance; grandeur
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[스펙] particle; a tiny spot; stain
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[이 웃음거리가] mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
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[올무] trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble
sovereign  Speak Example sentences
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[맞춤법] name or write in order the letters constituting; add up to; signify
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[주권] one that exercises supreme, permanent authority, especially in a nation or other governmental unit
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[목도리] a large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over their shoulders and head
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[환상곡] daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake
speck  Speak Example sentences
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[스펙] particle; a tiny spot; stain
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[분노] indignation; a deep sense of injury; strong displeasure
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[로타리] turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis
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[다툽니다] strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
spell  Speak Example sentences
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[악의에 찬] poisonous; secreting and transmitting venom; marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
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[찔러] pierce with a pointed weapon; wound or kill by a pointed instrument
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[환상곡] daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake
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[맞춤법] name or write in order the letters constituting; add up to; signify
splendor  Speak Example sentences
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[맞춤법] name or write in order the letters constituting; add up to; signify
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[화려] magnificence; Great light or luster; brilliance; grandeur
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[오래된] deserving high respect; impressive because of age; profoundly honored
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[주권] one that exercises supreme, permanent authority, especially in a nation or other governmental unit