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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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detest  Speak Example sentences
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[đoạt] natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
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[ghét] dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
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[nhật thực] darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
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[nâng cao] make better or more attractive; increase; improve
discreet  Speak Example sentences
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[ứng khẩu] without previous preparation
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[kín đáo] free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
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[bất khả chiến bại] incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
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[gợi ý lịch sử] having importance or significance in history; belonging to the past; historical
disgust  Speak Example sentences
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[ghê tởm] strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of
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[quăn] throw with great force; cast; toss
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[giải thích] explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
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[gợi ý lịch sử] having importance or significance in history; belonging to the past; historical
equivalent  Speak Example sentences
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[gợi ý lịch sử] having importance or significance in history; belonging to the past; historical
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[tương đương] interchangeable; comparable; equal, as in value, force, or meaning
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[echo] sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear; repetition of a sound
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[nhà báo] writer for newspapers and magazines
exterior  Speak Example sentences
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[trích] draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; remove; get despite difficulties or obstacles
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[chạy bộ] run or ride at a steady slow trot; give a push or shake to
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[feat] achievement; accomplishment; an act that shows skill, strength, or bravery
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[bên ngoài] outside; external or outward appearance
extract  Speak Example sentences
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[mong manh thơm] scent; aroma; distinctive odor that is pleasant
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[chạy bộ] run or ride at a steady slow trot; give a push or shake to
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[hơn nữa] in addition; moreover; still further
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[trích] draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; remove; get despite difficulties or obstacles
fade  Speak Example sentences
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[mờ] disappear; die out; lose color; lose freshness
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[kín đáo] free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
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[chạy bộ] run or ride at a steady slow trot; give a push or shake to
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[kế thừa] receive from an ancestor by legal succession or will; receive by bequest or as a legacy
flock  Speak Example sentences
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[trực giác] immediate insight; the power of knowing without reasoning
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[feat] achievement; accomplishment; an act that shows skill, strength, or bravery
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[đàn] group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
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[tiêm] put in; infuse; force or drive fluid into something
gauge  Speak Example sentences
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[tiến hóa] development; a gradual process of change and development
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[nhật thực] darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
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[khai thác] stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
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[đo] measuring instrument; measure; judge
harness  Speak Example sentences
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[khai thác] stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
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[quăn] throw with great force; cast; toss
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[tình cờ] by chance; accidentally
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[feat] achievement; accomplishment; an act that shows skill, strength, or bravery