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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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n. [난간] projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged underwater


Spelling Word: ledge
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a. [납빛의] lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry


Spelling Word: livid
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a. [표시] noticeable or pronounced; having one or more distinguishing marks


Spelling Word: marked
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n. [벽돌] the craft of a construction worker;  structure built of stone or brick


Spelling Word: masonry
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a. [자료] of, relating to, or composed of matter; concerned with the physical, not from intellectual or spiritual


Spelling Word: material
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v. [곰팡이] model; fit tightly, follow the contours of; frame; make something for a specific shape; become moldy


Spelling Word: mold
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v. [두근 거리다] beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements


Spelling Word: palpitate
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n. [특허] path; track; a trodden path


Spelling Word: pathway
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a. [디바] feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds


Spelling Word: penitent
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a. [곤혹] puzzling; lacking clarity of meaning; complicated


Spelling Word: perplexing