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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rim  Speak Example sentences
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[phổ] the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
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[kẻ phản bội] one who violates his allegiance and betrays his country
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[vành] border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving
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[điêu khắc] statue; creating figures or designs in three dimensions
scrutiny  Speak Example sentences
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[giám sát] close examination; minute inspection; critical observation
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[che] a length of cloth worn by women over the head, shoulders, and often the face; cover; hide
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[cầu] ball; globe; a particular aspect of life or activity
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[lướt] pass near-surface of; brush the surface of; glide swiftly along the surface of; read in order to get principal facts
sculpture  Speak Example sentences
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[cược] something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question;  bet; stake
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[tuôn] small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air
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[điêu khắc] statue; creating figures or designs in three dimensions
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[diễn ra] extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; happen
shatter  Speak Example sentences
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[tan] sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
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[phổ] the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
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[vỡ] destroy; break up; break into many pieces
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[kẻ phản bội] one who violates his allegiance and betrays his country
slot  Speak Example sentences
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[qua] by the way of
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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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[khe] broad, flat, wooden bar; slat or slot; narrow opening; slit; the position of employment
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[tài trợ] one who binds himself to answer for another and is responsible for his default; godfather or godmother
sparkle  Speak Example sentences
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[lấp lánh] be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
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[tuôn] small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air
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[cược] something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question;  bet; stake
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[giám sát] close examination; minute inspection; critical observation
stadium  Speak Example sentences
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[khe] broad, flat, wooden bar; slat or slot; narrow opening; slit; the position of employment
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[sân vận động] large, usually open structure for sports events with tiered seating for spectators
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[giống] likeness; similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
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[qua] by the way of
superb  Speak Example sentences
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[chịu] capacity for respecting the beliefs or practices of others; capacity to endure hardship or pain
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[tuyệt vời] of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful
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[lướt] pass near-surface of; brush the surface of; glide swiftly along the surface of; read in order to get principal facts
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[nhịp] duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
suppress  Speak Example sentences
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[đàn áp] put down by force or authority; overwhelm; keep from being revealed
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[vỡ] destroy; break up; break into many pieces
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[tuôn] small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air
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[phục hưng] revival; renewal; the revival of learning and culture
symptom  Speak Example sentences
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[thất nghiệp] not having a job; condition of being unemployed; state of being unused
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[diễn ra] extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; happen
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[triệu chứng] sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
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[trifle] a thing of very little value or importance