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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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n. [선] thin continuous mark, as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface; border or boundary


Spelling Word: line
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n. [고급] something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive


Spelling Word: luxury
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a. [웅장한] grand or noble in thought or deed; outstanding of its kind


Spelling Word: magnificent
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n. [다수] greater number or part; a number more than half of the total


Spelling Word: majority
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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. [미디어] public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television


Spelling Word: media
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v. [발생] take place; be found to exist; come to one's mind


Spelling Word: occur
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n. [공황] sudden mass fear and anxiety


Spelling Word: panic
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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. [기간] an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history


Spelling Word: period