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abrade  Speak Example sentences
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[마모] wear away by friction; scrape; erode
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[가마솥] large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
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[싸움] cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated
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[목자] rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
acrophobia  Speak Example sentences
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[고소 공포증] fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
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[맹세하고 버리다] renounce upon oath; abandon forever
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[부식] destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
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[양도] yield or formally resign and surrender to another
actuarial  Speak Example sentences
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[독재] having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
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[목자] rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
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[계리] calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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[부추 기다] influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
alliteration  Speak Example sentences
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[인증] prove genuine; establish authenticity of
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[썩다] muddle; drive crazy; become confused
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[동식물] an animal, plant, or person that lives in or is often in a particular place, a regular visitor
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[...에 대신하다] repetition of a beginning sound in poetry
ancillary  Speak Example sentences
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[양도] yield or formally resign and surrender to another
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[부수] serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
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[계리] calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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[고소 공포증] fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
atavistic  Speak Example sentences
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[격세 유전] displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or previous ancestral form
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[싸움] cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated
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[인증] prove genuine; establish authenticity of
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[비탄하다] regret strongly; express disapproval of
authenticate  Speak Example sentences
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[트집잡는] fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
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[인증] prove genuine; establish authenticity of
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[demystify] clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
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[경구] definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
autocratic  Speak Example sentences
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[chaffing] joking;  use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule
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[독재] having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
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[마모] wear away by friction; scrape; erode
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[보관] the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
betroth  Speak Example sentences
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[경구] definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
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[...에 대신하다] repetition of a beginning sound in poetry
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[약혼] become engaged to marry; promise to marry
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[맹세하고 버리다] renounce upon oath; abandon forever
censorious  Speak Example sentences
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[섭씨] a measure of temperature used widely in Europe
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[목자] rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
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[검열관 같은] critical; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
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[절정에 달하다] reach the highest or most decisive point;  rise to the summit