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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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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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v. [달래다] cause to sleep or rest; soothe or calm; deceive into trustfulness; become calm


Spelling Word: lull
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n. [미끼] something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward; attraction or appeal


Spelling Word: lure
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n. [께는] grandeur; splendor; grand or imposing beauty


Spelling Word: magnificence
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n. [대사] chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism to the maintenance of life


Spelling Word: metabolism
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n. [기쁨] gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter


Spelling Word: mirth
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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. [무명] quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness


Spelling Word: obscurity
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n. [기도원] place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions


Spelling Word: oratory
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v. [과대 평가] make too high an estimate of


Spelling Word: overestimate