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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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devote  Speak Example sentences
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[dành] dedicate; give your time or effort completely to something you believe in
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[ghê gớm] arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
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[kín đáo] free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
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[vội vã] easily angered; irritable; made too quickly to be accurate or wise
discreet  Speak Example sentences
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[dành] dedicate; give your time or effort completely to something you believe in
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[hydro] a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless, highly flammable diatomic gas
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[cười] act of withdrawing lips and showing teeth; a broad smile
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[kín đáo] free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
dread  Speak Example sentences
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[sợ] fearful or distasteful anticipation; terror; horror
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[dành] dedicate; give your time or effort completely to something you believe in
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[di sản] legacy;  something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
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[mờ] disappear; die out; lose color; lose freshness
estimate  Speak Example sentences
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[bảo hiểm] make sure or secure, specifically against loss by a contingent event; give or take insurance on
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[ước] judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
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[trí tuệ] ability to learn and reason; ability to think abstractly or profoundly
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[kém] poor; lower than a given reference point; low or lower in order, degree, or rank
farewell  Speak Example sentences
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[chia tay] acknowledgment at parting;  goodbye; the act of departing or taking leave
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[vội vã] hurry; rapidity of action or motion
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[nhàn rỗi] useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy
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[kín đáo] free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
flaw  Speak Example sentences
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[nghi thức] manners; rules governing socially acceptable behavior
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[lỗi] crack or breach; gap or fissure; defect; fault; a sudden burst of noise and disorder
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[di sản] legacy;  something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
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[đo] measuring instrument; measure; judge
foremost  Speak Example sentences
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[lò] enclosed place in which heat is produced; place or time of punishment  or great trial; intensely hot place
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[tàn phá] wide and general destruction; devastation; waste
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[tiên] leading; main; primary; first in time or place
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[phá rối] upset; throw into confusion or disorder
handbook  Speak Example sentences
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[Đại sứ quán] the diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work; diplomatic representatives headed by an ambassador
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[sợ] fearful or distasteful anticipation; terror; horror
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[tiên] leading; main; primary; first in time or place
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[Cẩm nang] concise reference book providing specific information
hasty  Speak Example sentences
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[vội vã] easily angered; irritable; made too quickly to be accurate or wise
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[ghê gớm] arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
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[bảo hiểm] make sure or secure, specifically against loss by a contingent event; give or take insurance on
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[can thiệp] get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
havoc  Speak Example sentences
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[tàn phá] wide and general destruction; devastation; waste
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[nhàn rỗi] useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy
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[ghê gớm] arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
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[thi hành] put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence