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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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n. [로렐] evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves, with clusters of small, yellowish-white flowers


Spelling Word: laurel
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n. [속박] handcuff; shackle for hand or wrist; an instrument of iron for fettering the hand


Spelling Word: manacle
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v. [유용] appropriate wrongly; use for the wrong purpose; embezzle


Spelling Word: misappropriate
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n. [맹공] assault; a very powerful attack


Spelling Word: onslaught
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n. [찬장] apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept


Spelling Word: pantry
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n. [극빈자] very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity


Spelling Word: pauper
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v. [정독] read or examine, typically with great care


Spelling Word: peruse
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n. [모세관] branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes, including its production and perception


Spelling Word: phonetics
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a. [개척] initial; groundbreaking; originating; serving to pioneer


Spelling Word: pioneering
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n. [서민] the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place  


Spelling Word: populace