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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lick  Speak Example sentences
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[mau] draw or pass the tongue over; pass or lap quickly and rapidly; beat thoroughly in a competition or fight
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[thân mật] give to understand; imply or hint; state or make known
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[ý kiến] notion or conviction founded on probable evidence; belief stronger than an impression; favorable estimation
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[phút] extremely small; short note
light  Speak Example sentences
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[vườn ươm] room for baby; area in a household set apart for the use of children
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[quan sát] be on the watch respecting; pay attention to; notice with care; see; perceive
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[ánh sáng] brightness; something that admits illumination; source of fire; particular aspect of a situation
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[ý kiến] notion or conviction founded on probable evidence; belief stronger than an impression; favorable estimation
monster  Speak Example sentences
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[lý] showing reason or sound judgment; capable of reasoning; rational; being within bounds of common sense
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[công thức] medical prescription; a set of directions for making or preparing something, especially food
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[ám ảnh] compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
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[quái] beast; ugly creature; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
observe  Speak Example sentences
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[ngẫu nhiên] without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
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[quan sát] be on the watch respecting; pay attention to; notice with care; see; perceive
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[công thức] medical prescription; a set of directions for making or preparing something, especially food
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[vườn ươm] room for baby; area in a household set apart for the use of children
obsessed  Speak Example sentences
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[vườn ươm] room for baby; area in a household set apart for the use of children
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[thực] based on experience; useful
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[ám ảnh] having or showing excessive or compulsive concern; influenced or controlled by a powerful force
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[b] cite or repeat a passage from; repeat or copy the words of another
obsession  Speak Example sentences
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[sang trọng] something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
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[ám ảnh] compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
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[ánh sáng] brightness; something that admits illumination; source of fire; particular aspect of a situation
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[cọ] the inner surface of the hand between bases of fingers and wrist; tropical evergreen trees of the family Palmae
passport  Speak Example sentences
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[hộ chiếu] legal document identifying the bearer as a citizen of a country and allowing to travel abroad
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[sang trọng] something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
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[ám ảnh] compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
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[nhân] the complex of all the attributes of a person; the totality of qualities and traits of a person
patch  Speak Example sentences
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[sang trọng] something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
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[quan sát] be on the watch respecting; pay attention to; notice with care; see; perceive
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[vá] a piece of cloth; small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
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[quái] beast; ugly creature; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
perspective  Speak Example sentences
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[yêu cầu] insist upon having;  request and expect
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[quan điểm] the appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
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[nhà trọ] motor hotel; lodging rooms adjacent to a parking lot
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[đăng ký] give outward signs of; express; record in writing; enroll as a student
policy  Speak Example sentences
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[khóa] storage compartment for clothes and valuables, usually it has a lock
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[nhắc nhở] recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
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[hiệu suất] act of performing; dramatic or musical entertainment; process or manner
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[Chính sách] settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration