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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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defend  Speak Example sentences
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[suy thoái] humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
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[phân kỳ] vary; go in different directions from the same point
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[chức năng] useful; in good working order
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[bảo vệ] make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm
disappointment  Speak Example sentences
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[phà] shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
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[chặt] attach; become firmly fixed together, or in position
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[thất vọng] feeling of dissatisfaction
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[lông] bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling a hair; rough with hair
dissimilar  Speak Example sentences
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[vã] uncontrollably forceful or fast; done with head leading; headfirst
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[ngông cuồng] wandering beyond one's bounds; exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained
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[khác nhau] different; unlike; not similar
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[mở rộng] growth; extent or amount by which something has expanded
diversity  Speak Example sentences
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[xoá] act of removing or getting rid of something
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[đa dạng] point or respect in which things differ; the difference
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[ngông cuồng] wandering beyond one's bounds; exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained
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[vã] uncontrollably forceful or fast; done with head leading; headfirst
documentary  Speak Example sentences
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[mở rộng] growth; extent or amount by which something has expanded
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[tài liệu] film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event; of or derived from documents
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[sừng] one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
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[suy thoái] humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
ecstasy  Speak Example sentences
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[thêu] decorate with needlework; add details to
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[thói quen] an established disposition of the mind or character; distinctive dress, especially of a religious order
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[may mắn] lucky; bringing something good and unforeseen
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[thuốc] intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
embroider  Speak Example sentences
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[chặt] attach; become firmly fixed together, or in position
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[thỏa mãn] give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
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[hamburger] a fried bread of minced beef served on a bun
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[thêu] decorate with needlework; add details to
engraving  Speak Example sentences
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[hư cấu] imaginary; invented, as opposed to real
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[ở] residence; place to live in; abode
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[trung thành] believer; someone who continues to support someone or something
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[khắc] the practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface by cutting grooves into it
eventful  Speak Example sentences
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[sôi động] busy; momentous; full of events or incidents
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[đẩy nhanh] accelerate; make something happen sooner or more quickly
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[hush] make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of
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[tôn cao] raise in rank or dignity; praise
exalt  Speak Example sentences
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[chặt] attach; become firmly fixed together, or in position
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[nhớ nhà] unhappy at being away and longing for familiar things or persons
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[giáo dục] act or process of educating; the result of educating
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[tôn cao] raise in rank or dignity; praise