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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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relay  Speak Example sentences
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[chuyển tiếp] act of passing something along from one person, group, or station to another
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[giao cảm] expressing compassion or friendly fellow feelings; approving; having similar disposition and tastes
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[nôn] throw up; eject from stomach through the mouth; disgorge
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[tàu ngầm] submersible warship; move forward or under in a sliding motion; underwater
reptile  Speak Example sentences
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[giao hưởng] large orchestra; harmony, especially of sound or color
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[cỏ] the surface layer of earth containing a dense growth of grass; territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
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[run sợ] shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; quake; quiver; shiver; shudder
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[bò sát] cold-blooded vertebrate, including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles
soak  Speak Example sentences
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[undistorted tumble] fall as if collapsing;  fall quickly and without control
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[ngột thở] conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
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[ngâm] cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
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[liên doanh] put at risk; adventure
spectrum  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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[trung học] not of major importance; of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
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[khe] long, straight, narrow cut or opening; slot; pocket
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[minh bạch] easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
spur  Speak Example sentences
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[ngâm] cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
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[doanh thu] money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward
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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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[tin đồn] piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth
static  Speak Example sentences
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[hạn chế] keep under control; hold back; place limits on
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[ngột thở] conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
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[lời] expressed in spoken rather than written words; consisting of words alone without action
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[tĩnh] having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
stoop  Speak Example sentences
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[đứng] bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
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[xâm nhập] unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
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[ngột thở] conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
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[liên doanh] put at risk; adventure
substantial  Speak Example sentences
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[đáng kể] fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
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[gia sư] guide; give individual instruction
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[tĩnh] having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
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[trung học] not of major importance; of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
summon  Speak Example sentences
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[triệu tập] call, bid, or cite; notify to come to appear; call upon to surrender
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[sân] rod; stick; branch; long piece of timber; the measure of length, equaling three feet
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[kéo] pull or draw with great effort; draw along with continued exertion; haul along; tow
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[xâm nhập] unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
susceptible  Speak Example sentences
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[nhạy cảm] easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
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[nôn] throw up; eject from stomach through the mouth; disgorge
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[khi] while;  at the same time
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[ngưỡng] entrance; the starting point for a new state or experience