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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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disgrace  Speak Example sentences
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[trang trí] ornamental; embellishing; serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
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[nhục] state of dishonor; bring shame or dishonor upon
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[dơ bẩn] nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure
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[thói quen] an established disposition of the mind or character; distinctive dress, especially of a religious order
displacement  Speak Example sentences
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[linh sam] any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies
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[trang trí] ornamental; embellishing; serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
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[biến động] a wave motion; a situation in which prices, levels, or interest rates go up and down
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[chuyển] act of removing from office or employment
divergence  Speak Example sentences
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[kiệt] act of draining out or draining off; the act of emptying of the contents; state of being exhausted
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[phân kỳ] difference; deviation; separation; the act of moving away in a different direction
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[háo hức] wanting very much to do or have something
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[luận] a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
division  Speak Example sentences
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[chia] act or process of diving anything into parts; state of being divided; separation
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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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[ngu ngốc] marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment
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[bay hơi] process of extracting moisture
elusive  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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[khó nắm bắt] difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
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[trình diễn] proof; an act of showing or making evident
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[di cư] someone who leaves one country to settle in another
emancipate  Speak Example sentences
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[nhỏ giọt] process of falling in drops; liquid or moisture that falls in drops; the sound made by liquid falling in drops
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[giải trừ] free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
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[phân phối] act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
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[giản dị] of home; domestic; familiar; intimate; plain; unpretending; rude in appearance; unpolished
emigrant  Speak Example sentences
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[thành ngữ] having the nature of an idiom; characteristic of a given language
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[trình diễn] proof; an act of showing or making evident
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[vô đạo đức] not moral; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest
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[di cư] someone who leaves one country to settle in another
employ  Speak Example sentences
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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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[sử dụng] engage the services of; put to work; apply
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[thuận lợi] approving or pleasing; granting what has been desired or requested
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[khó nắm bắt] difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
excite  Speak Example sentences
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[thành ngữ] having the nature of an idiom; characteristic of a given language
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[phụ thuộc] relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
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[sử dụng] engage the services of; put to work; apply
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[kích thích] make someone have strong feelings of happiness and enthusiasm
exhaustion  Speak Example sentences
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[luận] a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
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[kiệt] act of draining out or draining off; the act of emptying of the contents; state of being exhausted
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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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[thành ngữ] having the nature of an idiom; characteristic of a given language