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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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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. [밀러] one who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill; milling machine


Spelling Word: miller
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a. [장난] causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating


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


Spelling Word: mythical
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n. [올빼미] any species of raptorial birds of the family Strigidae


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


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


Spelling Word: perpetuate
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n. [페스트] any epidemic disease with a high death rate


Spelling Word: pestilence
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v. [약탈] rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils


Spelling Word: pillage