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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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v. [뻗치다] prolong; draw out or lengthen in time


Spelling Word: protract
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a. [날카로운] clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence


Spelling Word: shrewd
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n. [슬래그] residue by smelting metal ore; waste material from a coal mine; scum that forms on the surface of molten metal


Spelling Word: slag
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n. [사양] instruction; description; an act of specifying or making a detailed statement


Spelling Word: specification
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n. [녹말] naturally abundant nutrient carbohydrate, found chiefly in the seeds, fruits


Spelling Word: starch
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n. [상부 구조] physical or conceptual structure extended or developed from a basic form; part of a building above the foundation


Spelling Word: superstructure
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v. [동기화] happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur


Spelling Word: synchronize
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a. [임시] hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive


Spelling Word: tentative
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v. [위협] frighten; fill with terror


Spelling Word: terrify
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n. [겁많음] lack of self-confidence or courage


Spelling Word: timidity