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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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deficient  Speak Example sentences
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[mong muốn] anything which is longing for
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[thiếu] inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
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[thất vọng] feeling of dissatisfaction
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[nắm] grip; take hold of or seize firmly with or as if with the hand
density  Speak Example sentences
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[linh sam] any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies
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[nhân đạo] philanthropic; one devoted to the promotion of human welfare and social reforms
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[mật độ] thickness; the quantity of something per unit measure, especially per unit length, area, or volume
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[phóng đại] overstatement; the act of making something more noticeable than usual
dependable  Speak Example sentences
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[thuốc nhuộm] a substance used to color materials
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[phá hủy] havoc; event that completely destroys something
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[cậy] reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
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[báo trước] proclaim; announces important news; messenger
diction  Speak Example sentences
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[tổ tiên] an ancestor; forebear; a member of the past generations of one's family or people
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[ngôn pháp] choice and use of words in speech or writing
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[thuốc] intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
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[thuốc nhuộm] a substance used to color materials
divide  Speak Example sentences
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[thảm họa] extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
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[ảm đạm] causing gloom or depression; dreary; somber; melancholy
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[chia] sever into two or more parts or pieces; separate into parts; cause to be separate
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[nắm] grip; take hold of or seize firmly with or as if with the hand
draw  Speak Example sentences
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[chặt] attach; become firmly fixed together, or in position
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[báo trước] proclaim; announces important news; messenger
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[vẽ] cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; pull along; haul; drag
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[chia] sever into two or more parts or pieces; separate into parts; cause to be separate
eager  Speak Example sentences
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[thiếu] inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
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[thuốc nhuộm] a substance used to color materials
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[nhân viên] worker; a person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation
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[háo hức] wanting very much to do or have something
elevation  Speak Example sentences
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[độ cao] altitude; the height of a place above the level of the sea
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[ngôn pháp] choice and use of words in speech or writing
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[tưởng tượng] having existence only in the imagination; fanciful; visionary
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[nắm] grip; take hold of or seize firmly with or as if with the hand
employee  Speak Example sentences
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[nhân viên] worker; a person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation
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[phá hủy] havoc; event that completely destroys something
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[thiếu] inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
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[kinh dị] terror; fear; intense dislike
excite  Speak Example sentences
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[tổ tiên] an ancestor; forebear; a member of the past generations of one's family or people
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[thất vọng] feeling of dissatisfaction
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[thuốc nhuộm] a substance used to color materials
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[kích thích] make someone have strong feelings of happiness and enthusiasm