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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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n. [혈통] direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry


Spelling Word: lineage
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n. [메뚜기] any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory insects of the family Acrididae


Spelling Word: locust
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a. [미치광이] insane; mad; wildly or giddily foolish


Spelling Word: lunatic
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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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n. [동기] incentive; psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal


Spelling Word: motivation
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n. [닉] shallow notch, cut, or indentation on an edge or a surface; an exact point or critical moment


Spelling Word: nick
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n. [호황을 누리고] decree; authoritative command or order


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n. [공평] people who take part in


Spelling Word: participant
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a. [병원균] a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line


Spelling Word: patriarchal
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v. [영속] make something last; preserve from extinction


Spelling Word: perpetuate