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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reptile  Speak Example sentences
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[dường như] apparently; appearing to be something, especially when this is not true
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[khảo sát] poll; detailed critical inspection
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[bò sát] cold-blooded vertebrate, including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles
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[liên doanh] put at risk; adventure
saddle  Speak Example sentences
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[yên] load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
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[chiến thắng] victory; win; expressing great joy
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[thất bại] unanticipated or sudden check in progress; change from better to worse; obstacle, delay, or disadvantage
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[bò sát] cold-blooded vertebrate, including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles
savage  Speak Example sentences
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[ngưỡng] entrance; the starting point for a new state or experience
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[cơ bản] lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
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[khảo sát] poll; detailed critical inspection
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[man rợ] in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude
sculpture  Speak Example sentences
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[triệu tập] call, bid, or cite; notify to come to appear; call upon to surrender
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[phát triển] make steady progress; prosper; flourish
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[điêu khắc] statue; creating figures or designs in three dimensions
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[liên doanh] put at risk; adventure
setback  Speak Example sentences
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[đá phiến] any rock or stone that is thin and flat for roofing or covering houses
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[tĩnh mạch] a tube that carries blood to the heart from the other parts of the body
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[thất bại] unanticipated or sudden check in progress; change from better to worse; obstacle, delay, or disadvantage
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[sân] rod; stick; branch; long piece of timber; the measure of length, equaling three feet
slit  Speak Example sentences
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[phạm vi] range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound
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[khe] long, straight, narrow cut or opening; slot; pocket
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[xoắn ốc] rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in the shape of a coil
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[phủ quyết] rejection; a vote that blocks a decision; deny; prohibit; command against
spouse  Speak Example sentences
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[chiến thuật] plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end
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[khắc phục] a medicine or therapy; cure; fix; repair; provide relief for
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[vợ chồng] man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
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[undistorted tumble] fall as if collapsing;  fall quickly and without control
summon  Speak Example sentences
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[triệu tập] call, bid, or cite; notify to come to appear; call upon to surrender
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[nghiêng] slight but noticeable partiality; line or surface that departs from the vertical
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[kẻ phản bội] one who violates his allegiance and betrays his country
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[Địa hình] piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
sympathetic  Speak Example sentences
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[nghiêng] slight but noticeable partiality; line or surface that departs from the vertical
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[vỡ] destroy; break up; break into many pieces
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[cơ bản] lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
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[giao cảm] expressing compassion or friendly fellow feelings; approving; having similar disposition and tastes
threshold  Speak Example sentences
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[thẳng đứng] in an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward
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[ngưỡng] entrance; the starting point for a new state or experience
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[phạm vi] range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound
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[cơ bản] lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior