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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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[đột kích] search without warning; surprise attack by a small armed force
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[nội bộ] inside; interior;  located within the limits or surface
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[hợp lý] consistent with; based on; using reason
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[khốn khổ] very unhappy; full of misery; wretched
irony  Speak Example sentences
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[mỉa mai] expression by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; the witty language used to insult
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[chính] first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
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[đa số] greater number or part; a number more than half of the total
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[rác] a fragment of any solid substance; old iron, or other metal, glass, paper; discarded material
justify  Speak Example sentences
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[biện minh] adjust the spaces between words;  show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
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[bảo dưỡng] preservation; support; continuance; court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another
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[thủ tục] act or manner of moving forward; an act performed; steps taken in an action
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[ám ảnh] compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
miserable  Speak Example sentences
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[đam mê] strong feeling or emotion; fervor
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[cừu] the young of the sheep; simple, unsophisticated person
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[khốn khổ] very unhappy; full of misery; wretched
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[nội bộ] inside; interior;  located within the limits or surface
nasty  Speak Example sentences
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[khó chịu] very dirty, foul; disgusting; nauseous
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[phạm vi] limits within which something can be effective; a variety of different things or activities
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[chính] first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
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[sửa đổi] alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve
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[rác] a fragment of any solid substance; old iron, or other metal, glass, paper; discarded material
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[mục] a whole individual unit; a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group
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[bản địa] being as origin; as found in nature in the elemental form
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[hoảng sợ] sudden mass fear and anxiety
neat  Speak Example sentences
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[gọn gàng] clean or orderly; tidy, with everything in its place
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[bào chữa] appeal or request earnestly; enter a plea; offer as an excuse
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[vấn đề] subject; topic; problem; edition; publication; release; publish
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[biện minh] adjust the spaces between words;  show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
object  Speak Example sentences
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[mục] a whole individual unit; a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group
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[hôn] fastening together of one or more threads, cords, ropes; lump or loop formed in the thread; ornamental tie
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[thủ tục] act or manner of moving forward; an act performed; steps taken in an action
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[đối tượng] be averse to or express disapproval of
opportunity  Speak Example sentences
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[cơ hội] favorable or advantageous circumstance; a chance for progress or advancement
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[phủ định] adverse; involving disadvantage or harm; pessimistic
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[nội bộ] inside; interior;  located within the limits or surface
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[đa số] greater number or part; a number more than half of the total
pitch  Speak Example sentences
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[sân] action or manner of throwing something
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[tiến trình] act of proceeding; continued forward movement; a series of actions
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[gọn gàng] clean or orderly; tidy, with everything in its place
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[đăng ký] give outward signs of; express; record in writing; enroll as a student