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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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a. [쥬니어] less advanced in age than another; younger; lower in standing or rank


Spelling Word: junior
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n. [악몽] dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress; event or experience that is intensely distressing


Spelling Word: nightmare
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a. [주목할] worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important


Spelling Word: notable
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n. [강박 관념] compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion


Spelling Word: obsession
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n. [반대] two words that express opposing concepts; contrariwise; directly facing each other


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


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


Spelling Word: pave
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v. [피어스] penetrate; make a hole into


Spelling Word: pierce
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n. [전염병] epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance


Spelling Word: plague
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a. [실용] based on experience; useful


Spelling Word: practical