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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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disastrous  Speak Example sentences
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[nhân đạo] philanthropic; one devoted to the promotion of human welfare and social reforms
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[thêu] elaboration by the use of decorative detail; ornamentation of fabric with needlework
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[thảm họa] extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
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[sừng] one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
dispense  Speak Example sentences
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[ngự] live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
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[ngang] flat; level; parallel to or in a baseline
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[enchant] charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
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[tha] distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions
distinctly  Speak Example sentences
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[rõ ràng] clear to the mind;  in a distinct way
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[hẻm núi] stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself
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[tôn cao] raise in rank or dignity; praise
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[giản dị] of home; domestic; familiar; intimate; plain; unpretending; rude in appearance; unpolished
divorce  Speak Example sentences
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[vô tận] without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable
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[hài hòa] concordant; accordant; suitable and fitting
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[ly dị] end a marriage; legal dissolution of a marriage
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[phụ thuộc] relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
embroidery  Speak Example sentences
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[phun trào] outbreak;  sudden, often violent outburst
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[dũng cảm] bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
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[thú vị] creating or producing excitement
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[thêu] elaboration by the use of decorative detail; ornamentation of fabric with needlework
eruption  Speak Example sentences
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[gulp] swallow; utter or make a noise, as when eating too quickly
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[sắc] exact sameness; the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
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[phun trào] outbreak;  sudden, often violent outburst
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[búp bê] small toy with a human figure, normally for little children
fertilizer  Speak Example sentences
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[ngang] flat; level; parallel to or in a baseline
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[vẽ] cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; pull along; haul; drag
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[vịnh] an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
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[bón] any substance used to make the soil more fertile
foretell  Speak Example sentences
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[xu] a United States coin worth one-tenth of a dollar
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[tiên đoán] tell of or indicate beforehand; predict
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[ngự] live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
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[bỏ qua] refuse to pay attention to; disregard; overlook; neglect
fortitude  Speak Example sentences
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[phun trào] outbreak;  sudden, often violent outburst
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[trình diễn] proof; an act of showing or making evident
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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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[dũng cảm] bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
gap  Speak Example sentences
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[vẽ] cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; pull along; haul; drag
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[khuyến khích] activate; stimulate; make someone more likely to do something
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[khoảng cách] opening through mountains; pass; conspicuous difference or imbalance
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[do dự] reluctant, irresolute; tending to wait, or proceed with caution or reservation