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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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n. [유산] a gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor


Spelling Word: legacy
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n. [매트리스] quilted bed; bed stuffed with hair, moss, or other suitable material, and quilted or otherwise fastened


Spelling Word: mattress
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n. [천년] a span of one thousand years; a thousandth anniversary


Spelling Word: millennium
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n. [밀러] one who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill; milling machine


Spelling Word: miller
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a. [대기] not yet decided or settled; awaiting conclusion or confirmation


Spelling Word: pending
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a. [생각에 잠겨있는] deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative


Spelling Word: pensive
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a. [악성] very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly


Spelling Word: pernicious
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v. [선구자] open up an area or prepare a way; settle a region


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


Spelling Word: pioneering
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n. [조랑말] a small horse;  small glass of beer; word for word translation of a foreign language text


Spelling Word: pony