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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dessert  Speak Example sentences
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[trận động đất] quake from underground; extremely disruptive disturbance; temblor
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[tráng miệng] a dish served as the last course of a meal
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[phà] shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
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[sương mù] droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground; haze
disparity  Speak Example sentences
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[thuốc nhuộm] a substance used to color materials
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[phụ thuộc] relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
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[trận động đất] quake from underground; extremely disruptive disturbance; temblor
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[chênh lệch] difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
diverge  Speak Example sentences
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[bỏ] leave someone who needs or counts on you
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[phân kỳ] vary; go in different directions from the same point
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[phụ thuộc] relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
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[sôi động] busy; momentous; full of events or incidents
doll  Speak Example sentences
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[búp bê] small toy with a human figure, normally for little children
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[phân kỳ] vary; go in different directions from the same point
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[chênh lệch] difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
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[cản trở] put at a disadvantage; prevent the progress or free movement of
drag  Speak Example sentences
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[hush] make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of
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[sôi động] busy; momentous; full of events or incidents
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[kéo] move or bring by force or with great effort
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[minh họa] picture; drawing; showing by example
eccentricity  Speak Example sentences
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[lấp lánh] sparkle or shine, especially shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; emit a soft, scintillating light; gleam
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[lệch tâm] oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center
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[mở rộng] supplement; an act of extending or the condition of being extended
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[chậm trễ] act later than planned; put off; adjournment
embroider  Speak Example sentences
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[phá hủy] havoc; event that completely destroys something
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[thời trang] style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model
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[thêu] decorate with needlework; add details to
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[mong muốn] anything which is longing for
engraving  Speak Example sentences
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[khắc] the practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface by cutting grooves into it
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[chậm trễ] act later than planned; put off; adjournment
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[dơ bẩn] nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure
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[triển lãm] exposition; presentation; large-scale public showing
exhibition  Speak Example sentences
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[thêu] decorate with needlework; add details to
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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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[phà] shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
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[triển lãm] exposition; presentation; large-scale public showing
fashionable  Speak Example sentences
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[khắc] the practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface by cutting grooves into it
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[đá quý] a precious stone; jewel; pearl, or mineral that has been cut and polished for use as an ornament
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[tiểu thuyết] story; imaginative creation; literary work whose content is produced by imagination
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[thời trang] conforming to the current style; being or in accordance with current fashion