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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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adjust  Speak Example sentences
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[hằng] invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent
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[chỉnh] change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable
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[cam] do something that cannot be changed; cause to be admitted
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[chỉ] just; only; hardly; scarcely
approval  Speak Example sentences
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[phê duyệt] official approbation; endorsement; an act of approving
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[lỗi] condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
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[học viện] school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
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[chỉ] just; only; hardly; scarcely
attitude  Speak Example sentences
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[thái độ] posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue
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[tự tin] feeling secure or certain about something
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[bay] an inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf; a small body of water set off from the main body
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[áp dụng] exert; put into service; avail oneself to
beam  Speak Example sentences
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[xu] make pieces of money from metal; invent or fabricate
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[cược] stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; amount or object risked in a wager
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[chính] basic, center,  or most important part; the essence
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[chùm] ray of light; a long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool
blame  Speak Example sentences
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[lỗi] condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
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[phê duyệt] official approbation; endorsement; an act of approving
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[sự thèm ăn] instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
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[khen] praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
blonde  Speak Example sentences
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[vàng] of a fair color; light-colored; as, blond hair; a blond complexion.
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[sự thèm ăn] instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
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[nhai] bite and grind with the teeth
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[bay] an inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf; a small body of water set off from the main body
bush  Speak Example sentences
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[bụi] place abounding in trees or shrubs; the wild forest
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[bay] an inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf; a small body of water set off from the main body
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[chùm] ray of light; a long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool
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[thương mại] money-making; involved in work that is intended for the mass market
business  Speak Example sentences
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[ban công] platform projecting from the wall of a building
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[tấn công] a violent attack; an onslaught
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[khách hàng] someone who pays to get goods or services
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[kinh doanh] rightful concern or responsibility; occupation, work, or trade-in which a person is engaged; commercial enterprise
cafeteria  Speak Example sentences
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[phòng ăn] a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier
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[cam] do something that cannot be changed; cause to be admitted
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[cắn] pierce the skin with teeth; seize with the teeth; sting with a stinger; eat into; have a sharp taste
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[thay] represent;  advantage, benefit, the interest of someone
chapel  Speak Example sentences
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[nguyện] place of worship that is smaller than and subordinate to a church; service conducted in a chapel
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[thái độ] posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue
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[lỗi] condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
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[chính] basic, center,  or most important part; the essence