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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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scatter  Speak Example sentences
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[tan] sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
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[điêu khắc] statue; creating figures or designs in three dimensions
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[gia sư] guide; give individual instruction
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[núi lửa] fissure in the earth's crust through which molten lava and gases erupt
sculpture  Speak Example sentences
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[quá cảnh] act of passing; passage through or over; line or route of passage
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[chịu] stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution
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[điêu khắc] statue; creating figures or designs in three dimensions
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[qua] by the way of
specialize  Speak Example sentences
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[run sợ] shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; quake; quiver; shiver; shudder
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[chuyên] mention especially; particularize; apply to some specialty or limited object
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[cứu hộ] save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
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[rút] remove from; pull back; break from gathering; retreat; depart
swift  Speak Example sentences
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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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[nhanh] quick; moving or capable of moving with great speed
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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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[nhăn] a minor difficulty; a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
sympathetic  Speak Example sentences
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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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[cạo] gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly
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[giao cảm] expressing compassion or friendly fellow feelings; approving; having similar disposition and tastes
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[hồi] recover; find and bring in; get back
symptom  Speak Example sentences
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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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[lương] hazard on the event of a contest; stake; engage in, as a contest; venture for hire or reward; employ
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[tài trợ] one who binds himself to answer for another and is responsible for his default; godfather or godmother
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[thủy triều] periodic rise and fall of the sea level
tempo  Speak Example sentences
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[độ] beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
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[gieo] plant; place seeds in or on
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[chịu] stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution
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[man rợ] in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude
trait  Speak Example sentences
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[nhanh] quick; moving or capable of moving with great speed
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[đình chỉ] temporary delay, interruption, or cessation
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[tài trợ] one who binds himself to answer for another and is responsible for his default; godfather or godmother
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[đặc điểm] quality; attribute; distinguishing feature; slight degree or amount
transit  Speak Example sentences
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[tuyệt] very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure
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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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[quá cảnh] act of passing; passage through or over; line or route of passage
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[cứu hộ] save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
trend  Speak Example sentences
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[Xu hướng] popular taste; the general direction in which something tends to move
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[liên doanh] put at risk; adventure
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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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[bảng] any English coin of standard value; coined money