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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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distinctly  Speak Example sentences
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[hush] make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of
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[si] false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion
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[hiệu quả] efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
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[rõ ràng] clear to the mind;  in a distinct way
divergence  Speak Example sentences
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[phân kỳ] difference; deviation; separation; the act of moving away in a different direction
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[ẩm] containing a high amount of water or water vapor
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[khấu hao] devaluation; decrease in price or value
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[khó nắm bắt] difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
election  Speak Example sentences
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[giản dị] of home; domestic; familiar; intimate; plain; unpretending; rude in appearance; unpolished
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[hush] make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of
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[rõ ràng] particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
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[bầu cử] voting; balloting; right or ability to make a choice
elusive  Speak Example sentences
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[tráng miệng] a dish served as the last course of a meal
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[khó nắm bắt] difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
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[si] false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion
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[rõ ràng] particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
employee  Speak Example sentences
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[khó nắm bắt] difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
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[thủy tinh] an article of tableware made of glass
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[bón] any substance used to make the soil more fertile
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[nhân viên] worker; a person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation
evidence  Speak Example sentences
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[khó nắm bắt] difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
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[hush] make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of
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[chứng cứ] something which makes evident or manifest; any mode of proof
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[hư cấu] imaginary; invented, as opposed to real
feed  Speak Example sentences
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[khác nhau] different; unlike; not similar
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[thức ăn] give food to; supply with nourishment
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[thiếu] inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
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[rõ ràng] clear to the mind;  in a distinct way
fertilizer  Speak Example sentences
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[hiệu quả] productive; fertile; producing results; profitable
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[bầu cử] voting; balloting; right or ability to make a choice
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[bón] any substance used to make the soil more fertile
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[ảo tưởng] deceptive; misleading; based on or having the nature of an illusion
frame  Speak Example sentences
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[frame] structure that gives shape or support; closed, often rectangular border of drawn or printed lines
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[dũng cảm] bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
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[thần tượng] image used for worship; the image of divinity; representation or symbol; false notion or conception
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[khó nắm bắt] difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
giant  Speak Example sentences
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[thủy tinh] an article of tableware made of glass
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[thần tượng] image used for worship; the image of divinity; representation or symbol; false notion or conception
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[di cư] someone who leaves one country to settle in another
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[khổng lồ] person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual