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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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a. [질투] resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious


Spelling Word: jealous
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n. [매듭] fastening together of one or more threads, cords, ropes; lump or loop formed in the thread; ornamental tie


Spelling Word: knot
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v. [조작] operate with one's hands; control or play upon people, forces artfully


Spelling Word: manipulate
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v. [허위] give a false or incorrect impression, often deliberately; serve unsatisfactorily as representative


Spelling Word: misrepresent
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v. [수정] alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve


Spelling Word: modify
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n. [개념 귀족] general or universal conception; belief or opinion


Spelling Word: notion
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a. [해로운] causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive


Spelling Word: obnoxious
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v. [반대] make a choice or decision; choose; select


Spelling Word: opt
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n. [해외] a single movement from one foot to the other in walking; slow gait; step


Spelling Word: pace
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a. [사소한] trivial; of small importance; very small


Spelling Word: petty