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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rival  Speak Example sentences
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[thuần hóa] domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften
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[tar] sailor or seaman; thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal
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[vận tốc] rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
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[đối thủ] compete; be equal to in quality or ability; match
sanity  Speak Example sentences
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[tar] sailor or seaman; thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal
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[khán giả] observer; audience; one who looks on
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[trình] refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present
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[tỉnh táo] condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind
shovel  Speak Example sentences
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[dốc] be at an angle; incline
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[xẻng] a tool consisting of a broad scoop, or hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing loose substances
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[trình] refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present
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[cầu] ball; globe; a particular aspect of life or activity
shuttle  Speak Example sentences
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[thuần hóa] domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften
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[cảnh quan] landscape; view; view or views of natural features, especially in open country
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[trình] refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present
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[đưa đón] public transport that consists of a bus or train, or airplane that runs between two points; spacecraft
sphere  Speak Example sentences
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[giao dịch] deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved
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[thất nghiệp] not having a job; condition of being unemployed; state of being unused
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[buồn tẻ] tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
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[cầu] ball; globe; a particular aspect of life or activity
stadium  Speak Example sentences
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[thúc đẩy] urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
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[vu khống] defamation;  false and malicious statement or report about someone
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[phủ quyết] rejection; a vote that blocks a decision; deny; prohibit; command against
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[sân vận động] large, usually open structure for sports events with tiered seating for spectators
stride  Speak Example sentences
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[thủy triều] periodic rise and fall of the sea level
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[stride] step; pace; significant progress
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[mệt mỏi] tired; exhausted; physically or mentally fatigued
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[tar] sailor or seaman; thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal
suppress  Speak Example sentences
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[mệt mỏi] tired; exhausted; physically or mentally fatigued
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[khán giả] observer; audience; one who looks on
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[đàn áp] put down by force or authority; overwhelm; keep from being revealed
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[vi phạm] treat violently; abuse; do violence to; disturb; interrupt
tedious  Speak Example sentences
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[buồn tẻ] tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
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[trơn] smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide
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[thất nghiệp] not having a job; condition of being unemployed; state of being unused
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[lấp lánh] be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
thesis  Speak Example sentences
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[trình] refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present
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[dường như] apparently; appearing to be something, especially when this is not true
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[luận án] paper; dissertation; an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
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[cướp] grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly