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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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decorative  Speak Example sentences
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[trang trí] ornamental; embellishing; serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
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[chênh lệch] difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
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[hẻm núi] stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself
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[hiệu quả] efficiency; quality of being effective
disparity  Speak Example sentences
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[chênh lệch] difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
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[khai thác] unfair use of someone's work, giving little in return
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[ngu dốt] lacking education or knowledge; unaware
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[bỏ qua] refuse to pay attention to; disregard; overlook; neglect
disposed  Speak Example sentences
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[xử lý] prepared; inclined; be ready; being a particular condition of the body or health
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[khai thác] unfair use of someone's work, giving little in return
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[phà] shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
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[tôn vinh] cause to seem more splendid; beautify
effectiveness  Speak Example sentences
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[phà] shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
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[chịu đựng] tolerate; carry on through, despite hardships
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[sắc] exact sameness; the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
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[hiệu quả] efficiency; quality of being effective
elasticity  Speak Example sentences
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[đàn hồi] the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
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[bao] enclose or encase completely with or as if with a covering
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[khổng lồ] person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual
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[hay] grass or other plants, cut and dried for fodder
endure  Speak Example sentences
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[hình] the way something is naturally made or the way it has been arranged; pattern
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[hối hả] bustle; cause to move furtively and hurriedly
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[ngông cuồng] wandering beyond one's bounds; exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained
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[chịu đựng] tolerate; carry on through, despite hardships
extravagant  Speak Example sentences
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[ngông cuồng] wandering beyond one's bounds; exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained
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[thải] radiation; discharge; an act of emitting
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[chỉnh] make and administer the public policy and affairs of
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[hình] the way something is naturally made or the way it has been arranged; pattern
glassware  Speak Example sentences
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[thủy tinh] an article of tableware made of glass
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[trình diễn] proof; an act of showing or making evident
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[tôn vinh] cause to seem more splendid; beautify
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[thải] radiation; discharge; an act of emitting
governor  Speak Example sentences
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[thẳng thắn] honest; sincere; open and sincere in expression; straightforward
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[Thống đốc] head of a state government
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[cờ] become less intense; sink, or settle from pressure
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[đột xuất] exceptional; remarkable; beyond what is ordinary or usual
hallmark  Speak Example sentences
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[ngu dốt] lacking education or knowledge; unaware
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[sang trọng] the refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
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[dấu ấn] sign; feature; a mark indicating quality or excellence
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[xu] a United States coin worth one-tenth of a dollar