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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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[종합] be understanding of; feel or express sympathy or compassion
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[지하] hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
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[갈비] one of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax
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[무서운] frightening or intimidating; of a formidable nature; terrific
sanctuary  Speak Example sentences
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[레슬링] sport in which two competitors attempt to throw or immobilize each other by grappling
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[안식처] place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque
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[다쳤고] abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument; draw forcefully over a surface
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[양말] plowshare; short stocking reaching a point between ankle and knee; hard blow or punch; comic drama
sate  Speak Example sentences
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[연단을 ��니 모양의 물리게하다] satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess
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[멸균] barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy
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[잔류] remaining as a residue; surplus
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[무서운] frightening or intimidating; of a formidable nature; terrific
sensual  Speak Example sentences
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[복원] act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
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[종합] be understanding of; feel or express sympathy or compassion
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[강성] stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
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[관능] physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
sentry  Speak Example sentences
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[잔류] remaining as a residue; surplus
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[보초] the soldier placed on guard; guard
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[전쟁] military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies
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[화산] explosively unstable;  relating to volcanoes
solicitation  Speak Example sentences
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[모집] act of soliciting; inciting of another to commit a crime; temptation; allurement; petition; proposal
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[억제] unchecked; free; marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
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[세련] being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
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[억압] interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide
speck  Speak Example sentences
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[점성] sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
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[수혈] pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring
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[트랙터] a motor vehicle with large back wheels and thick tires, used on farms for pulling machinery
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[스펙] particle; a tiny spot; stain
spinning  Speak Example sentences
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[스피닝] rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling
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[종파] a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
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[망나니] difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
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[강성] stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
stature  Speak Example sentences
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[키가] height; status; high level of respect
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[스펙] particle; a tiny spot; stain
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[트랙터] a motor vehicle with large back wheels and thick tires, used on farms for pulling machinery
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[충실한] marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
subterranean  Speak Example sentences
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[지하] hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
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[충동] sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy
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[억압] interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide
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[지층] a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society