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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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v. [조사] explore; observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically


Spelling Word: investigate
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a. [마이너스] less; requiring to be subtracted; negative


Spelling Word: minus
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a. [대련] metropolitan; civic; having local self-government


Spelling Word: municipal
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n. [소설] printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction


Spelling Word: novel
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n. [의무] act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt


Spelling Word: obligation
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v. [포장] coat; cover an area of ground with a hard, flat surface


Spelling Word: pave
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n. [인사] group of people willing to obey orders


Spelling Word: personnel
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n. [서약] promise solemnly and formally; binding commitment to do something


Spelling Word: pledge
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n. [플러그] something, such as a cork or a wad of cloth, used to fill a hole tightly; stopper


Spelling Word: plug
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v. [포즈] pretend to be someone you are not; assume a posture as for artistic purposes


Spelling Word: pose