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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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[phí] set or ask for a certain price; load to capacity; fill; instruct or urge authoritatively; command
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[đồng minh] confederate; partner; collaborator
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[bùng nổ] bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
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[thử thách] assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
authority  Speak Example sentences
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[quyền] jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
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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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[thầu] make an offer of; propose; offer in words; declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance
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[quyến rũ] power or quality of pleasing or delighting; attractiveness; item worn for its supposed magical benefit
badge  Speak Example sentences
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[nhấp] make a slight, sharp noise by gentle striking; tick
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[chat] talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation
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[bụi] place abounding in trees or shrubs; the wild forest
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[huy hiệu] a distinctive mark, token, or sign worn on the person
benefit  Speak Example sentences
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[lợi ích] advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being; welfare; gain
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[aspirin] white crystalline compound drug to relieve pain and reduce fever and inflammation
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[huấn luyện viên] tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
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[phiền] annoy; trouble; make agitated or nervous; fluster
bizarre  Speak Example sentences
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[lạm dụng] improper use or handling; misuse
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[liên hệ] get in touch with; reach
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[đậm] brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
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[kỳ dị] fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
blank  Speak Example sentences
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[trống] of white or pale color; without color; empty; void
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[đồng minh] confederate; partner; collaborator
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[liên hệ] get in touch with; reach
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[khán giả] a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
bleed  Speak Example sentences
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[chảy máu] emit blood; lose blood; withdraw blood from the body
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[biên giới] outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden; margin; verge; brink; boundary
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[lên] wooden boards collectively; act of entering a ship; supplying with meals and lodgings for pay
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[khán giả] a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
bush  Speak Example sentences
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[cabin] a small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
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[đúc] assign the roles of; choose at random
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[bụi] place abounding in trees or shrubs; the wild forest
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[lợi ích] advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being; welfare; gain
cabin  Speak Example sentences
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[cabin] a small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
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[quyến rũ] power or quality of pleasing or delighting; attractiveness; item worn for its supposed magical benefit
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[bụi] place abounding in trees or shrubs; the wild forest
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[ý thức] awake, thinking, and knowing what is happening around you; alert
chaos  Speak Example sentences
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[hủy bỏ] stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy
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[bò] male of any species of cattle; large, strong, and aggressive person; optimist regarding business conditions
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[hỗn loạn] disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
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[chỉnh] change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable