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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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n. [명예 훼손] defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character


Spelling Word: libel
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n. [쓰레기] disorderly accumulation of objects; carelessly discarded refuse, such as wastepaper


Spelling Word: litter
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n. [소우주] a small, representative system having analogies to the larger system; miniature model of something


Spelling Word: microcosm
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n. [해자] deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water


Spelling Word: moat
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v. [휩싸이다] make a sound quieter and less clear


Spelling Word: muffle
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a. [신화] legendary; fictitious; existing in myth


Spelling Word: mythical
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n. [자연주의] biologist knowledgeable about natural history


Spelling Word: naturalist
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a. [억압] unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh


Spelling Word: oppressive
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v. [분노] offend grossly against; produce anger or resentment in


Spelling Word: outrage
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n. [황소를] domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age


Spelling Word: oxen