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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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appreciate  Speak Example sentences
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[chính] basic, center,  or most important part; the essence
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[khen] praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
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[đánh giá cao] be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
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[chịu] drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
attend  Speak Example sentences
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[tham dự] be present at; go to; take care of; tend
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[lịch] the orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days
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[khủng khiếp] causing fear, dread, or terror; extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible
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[nhai] bite and grind with the teeth
awkward  Speak Example sentences
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[chỉ] just; only; hardly; scarcely
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[biết] knowing; having knowledge or cognizance
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[cặp] portable, often flat case with a handle, used for carrying papers or books
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[vụng] difficult to handle or manage
bid  Speak Example sentences
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[nhai] bite and grind with the teeth
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[thầu] make an offer of; propose; offer in words; declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance
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[cuộc thi] contend for; call in question; oppose; dispute
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[lo âu] concern something  in a state of painful uneasiness;  state of restlessness and agitation
bore  Speak Example sentences
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[hẹn] act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
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[cột] pillar; cylindrical or polygonal support for roof; anything resembling, in form or position; upright body or mass
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[chịu] drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
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[thương mại] money-making; involved in work that is intended for the mass market
brief  Speak Example sentences
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[aspirin] white crystalline compound drug to relieve pain and reduce fever and inflammation
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[ngắn] short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise
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[chính] basic, center,  or most important part; the essence
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[hài] light and humorous drama with a happy ending
bush  Speak Example sentences
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[bụi] place abounding in trees or shrubs; the wild forest
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[xác nhận] support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
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[Hiến pháp] law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; the act of forming something
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[hài] light and humorous drama with a happy ending
candidate  Speak Example sentences
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[thầu] make an offer of; propose; offer in words; declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance
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[khả năng] having the ability required for a specific task
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[ứng cử viên] a person who is considered for something; a person who is nominated for an office, prize, or honor
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[kênh] passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access
channel  Speak Example sentences
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[kênh] passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access
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[cuộc thi] contend for; call in question; oppose; dispute
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[cằm] the central forward portion of the lower jaw; bottom of the face
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[thương mại] money-making; involved in work that is intended for the mass market
chase  Speak Example sentences
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[kiểm tra] stop motion; curb or restrain
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[đuổi theo] pursue to kill or take; hunt; follow as if to catch
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[luật sư] lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
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[tham dự] be present at; go to; take care of; tend