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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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resemblance  Speak Example sentences
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[đáng tin cậy] dependable; reliable; able to be trusted
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[đấu] contend by grappling with and striving to trip or throw down an opponent; struggle or strive earnestly
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[giống] likeness; similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
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[cũ] having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
retrieve  Speak Example sentences
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[suy yếu] weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
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[tar] sailor or seaman; thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal
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[smash] break in pieces by violence; dash to pieces; crush
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[hồi] recover; find and bring in; get back
sensible  Speak Example sentences
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[liên doanh] put at risk; adventure
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[hồi] recover; find and bring in; get back
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[cảm nhận] able to feel or perceive; perceivable; wise; showing reason or sound judgment
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[tự hoại] of the seventh degree or order; the act of causing to rot; causing sepsis or putrefaction
slaughter  Speak Example sentences
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[cứng] stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
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[giết mổ] act of killing; extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage
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[van] device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid
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[liên doanh] put at risk; adventure
smash  Speak Example sentences
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[thống trị] swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
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[man rợ] in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude
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[liên doanh] put at risk; adventure
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[smash] break in pieces by violence; dash to pieces; crush
stadium  Speak Example sentences
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[cảm nhận] able to feel or perceive; perceivable; wise; showing reason or sound judgment
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[ngáp] open the mouth wide with a deep inhalation, usually involuntarily from drowsiness, fatigue, or boredom
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[thắt chặt] draw tighter; straiten; make closer in any manner.
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[sân vận động] large, usually open structure for sports events with tiered seating for spectators
stern  Speak Example sentences
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[tự hoại] of the seventh degree or order; the act of causing to rot; causing sepsis or putrefaction
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[cứng] stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
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[nghiêm khắc] hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
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[van] device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid
suspension  Speak Example sentences
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[đình chỉ] temporary delay, interruption, or cessation
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[khuôn mẫu] fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
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[giống] likeness; similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
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[trang nghiêm] serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
sway  Speak Example sentences
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[thống trị] swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
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[smash] break in pieces by violence; dash to pieces; crush
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[trang nghiêm] serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
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[rãnh] canal; deep furrow or ditch; long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor
thrust  Speak Example sentences
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[lực đẩy] push; force used in pushing; activity or idea is the main or essential thing it expresses
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[vết] soiled or discolored; a symbol of disgrace or infamy; a natural spot of a color different from the gound
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[giống] likeness; similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
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[gia sư] guide; give individual instruction