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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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n. [아이러니] expression by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; the witty language used to insult


Spelling Word: irony
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n. [감옥] building for confinement of persons held in lawful custody


Spelling Word: jail
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n. [업무 일지] magazine; periodical; log; diary; a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred


Spelling Word: journal
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a. [정당] accordant with law; lawful; based on logical reasoning; reasonable


Spelling Word: legitimate
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v. [위치] find; settle; determine or specify the position or limits o


Spelling Word: locate
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a. [주요] greater in number, quantity, or extent; more important


Spelling Word: major
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v. [측정] determine the size of something; mark the layout, or establish dimensions; estimate by evaluation or comparison


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


Spelling Word: novel
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v. [관찰] be on the watch respecting; pay attention to; notice with care; see; perceive


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


Spelling Word: petty