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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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sanction  Speak Example sentences
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[전쟁] military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies
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[잔여물] the remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
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[칼집] protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions
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[재가] approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance
scabbard  Speak Example sentences
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[권총집] the case for sword blade; sheath
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[웨이크] trail of a ship or other object through water; a path of something that has gone before
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[경외] profound respect with fear and affection, as for a holy place; showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy
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[불길한] suggesting or threatening evil
shove  Speak Example sentences
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[자취] trace; remains; an indication that something has happened
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[전쟁] military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies
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[주식] principal raw material or commodity produced in a region; principal element
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[쑤셔] drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; push along, aside, or away, in a careless manner
sinister  Speak Example sentences
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[리듬] recurring with measured regularity
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[불길한] suggesting or threatening evil
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[잔여물] the remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
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[주식] principal raw material or commodity produced in a region; principal element
slump  Speak Example sentences
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[불길한] suggesting or threatening evil
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[신학] science of God or religion
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[생활] something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life
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[슬럼프] sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass
spaceship  Speak Example sentences
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[불길한] suggesting or threatening evil
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[전쟁] military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies
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[우주선] spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space
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[뺄셈] reduction; deduction; removing a part from the whole
subsequently  Speak Example sentences
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[인사말] act of paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; the act of greeting or expressing goodwill
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[이후] in a subsequent manner; at a later time; accordingly; therefore
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[격퇴] force or drive back; drive back; refuse; disgust
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[재가] approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance
subsistence  Speak Example sentences
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[찻주전자] pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle
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[쑤셔] drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; push along, aside, or away, in a careless manner
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[생활] something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life
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[탐내는] full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
tarry  Speak Example sentences
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[체재] delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
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[시럽] a thick sweet sticky liquid
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[속삭이다] speaking in a quiet voice; soft speech produced without a full voice; secretly expressed belief, rumor, or hint
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[불길한] suggesting or threatening evil
thatch  Speak Example sentences
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[신학] science of God or religion
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[속삭이다] speaking in a quiet voice; soft speech produced without a full voice; secretly expressed belief, rumor, or hint
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[사냥] put to death with a weapon, or by violence; kill; put an end to; destroy; overwhelm, as with laughter or love
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[표토] house roof made with a plant material