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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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[tái] falling back into a former state, especially becoming worse
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[gỗ] wood; lumber; trees, or wooded land considered as a source of wood
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[đá phiến] any rock or stone that is thin and flat for roofing or covering houses
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[năng lượng mặt trời] of or relating to the sun
relentless  Speak Example sentences
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[lấp lánh] open and shut the eye rapidly; blink; wink
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[ngừng] unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to distresses of others; unyielding
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[vợ chồng] man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
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[hoàng hôn] light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun; faint light
rigid  Speak Example sentences
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[cứng] stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
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[tan] sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
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[buồn tẻ] tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
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[nổi bật] dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression
shred  Speak Example sentences
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[đi lang thang] wander; ramble; stroll
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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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[giám sát] administer; watch a person or activity to make certain that everything is done correctly
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[chia] a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long, irregular strip that is cut or torn off
soil  Speak Example sentences
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[hỗn loạn] state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
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[đất] material in the surface of the earth
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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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[đá phiến] any rock or stone that is thin and flat for roofing or covering houses
spouse  Speak Example sentences
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[tin đồn] piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth
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[chia] a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long, irregular strip that is cut or torn off
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[gỉ] become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid
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[vợ chồng] man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
striking  Speak Example sentences
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[cứng] stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
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[lãnh thổ] pertaining to territory or land; limited to a certain district
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[nổi bật] dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression
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[vòi rồng] cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
territorial  Speak Example sentences
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[gỗ] wood; lumber; trees, or wooded land considered as a source of wood
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[lãnh thổ] pertaining to territory or land; limited to a certain district
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[tầm thường] unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
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[phổ] the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
tornado  Speak Example sentences
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[vòi rồng] cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
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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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[miễn cưỡng] not wanting to take some action; averse
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[xoay] turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
touchy  Speak Example sentences
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[nhạy cảm] tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
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[hoàng hôn] light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun; faint light
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[buồn tẻ] tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
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[tin đồn] piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth