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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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decorative  Speak Example sentences
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[sang trọng] the refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
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[bất lợi] drawback; defect; hinder; unfavorable condition or circumstance
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[trang trí] ornamental; embellishing; serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
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[vẽ] cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; pull along; haul; drag
degradation  Speak Example sentences
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[lông] bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling a hair; rough with hair
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[nỗ lực] the exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object
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[suy thoái] humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
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[phụ thuộc] relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
disadvantage  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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[bất lợi] drawback; defect; hinder; unfavorable condition or circumstance
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[số ít] a small number; an amount of something that can be held in one hand
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[bỏ qua] refuse to pay attention to; disregard; overlook; neglect
dismal  Speak Example sentences
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[phụ thuộc] relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
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[ảm đạm] causing gloom or depression; dreary; somber; melancholy
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[cứng] become hard or harder
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[tình cảm] sentimental; passionate; excitable; easily moved
displacement  Speak Example sentences
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[phân kỳ] vary; go in different directions from the same point
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[lông] bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling a hair; rough with hair
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[đột xuất] exceptional; remarkable; beyond what is ordinary or usual
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[chuyển] act of removing from office or employment
dive  Speak Example sentences
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[tài liệu] confirmation that some fact or statement is true
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[phân kỳ] vary; go in different directions from the same point
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[lông] bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling a hair; rough with hair
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[bổ nhào] plunge, especially headfirst, into the water; plummet
diver  Speak Example sentences
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[thợ lặn] one who works underwater
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[hài hước] employing or showing humor; funny; amusing
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[rỗng] sound as if echoing in an empty space; void; vain; not solid; having space or gap or cavity
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[ảm đạm] causing gloom or depression; dreary; somber; melancholy
diverge  Speak Example sentences
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[phi nước đại] move or run rapidly or carelessly, lifting the fore and hind feet alternately, in successive leaps or bounds
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[phân kỳ] vary; go in different directions from the same point
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[trước đây] previously; at an earlier time; once
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[thời trang] conforming to the current style; being or in accordance with current fashion
election  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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[bầu cử] voting; balloting; right or ability to make a choice
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[tài liệu] confirmation that some fact or statement is true
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[bổ nhào] plunge, especially headfirst, into the water; plummet
employer  Speak Example sentences
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[trang trí] ornamental; embellishing; serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
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[tình cảm] sentimental; passionate; excitable; easily moved
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[chủ nhân] a person or firm that employs workers
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[đa dạng] point or respect in which things differ; the difference