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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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discourage  Speak Example sentences
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[khai thác] unfair use of someone's work, giving little in return
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[hữu ích] giving aid; assistant; useful; salutary
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[nản] depress; take away hope from
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[gây nguy hiểm] threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
distinctly  Speak Example sentences
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[rõ ràng] clear to the mind;  in a distinct way
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[thiết bị] the set of necessary tools, clothing, etc. for a particular purpose
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[lệch tâm] oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center
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[kiệt] act of draining out or draining off; the act of emptying of the contents; state of being exhausted
division  Speak Example sentences
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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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[khai thác] unfair use of someone's work, giving little in return
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[dơ bẩn] nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure
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[chia] act or process of diving anything into parts; state of being divided; separation
ecstasy  Speak Example sentences
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[thuốc] intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
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[thơm] pleasant-smelling; odorous
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[xu] a United States coin worth one-tenth of a dollar
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[tiếp xúc] risk, particularly of being exposed to disease; unmasking; an act of laying something open
endanger  Speak Example sentences
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[thức ăn] give food to; supply with nourishment
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[gây nguy hiểm] threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
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[ẩn] prevent from being seen or discovered
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[khàn] having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound
exploitation  Speak Example sentences
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[thuận lợi] approving or pleasing; granting what has been desired or requested
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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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[tráng miệng] a dish served as the last course of a meal
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[khai thác] unfair use of someone's work, giving little in return
exposure  Speak Example sentences
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[tiếp xúc] risk, particularly of being exposed to disease; unmasking; an act of laying something open
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[thỏa mãn] give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
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[tặng] grant; present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute
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[thám hiểm] someone who travels into little known regions
extension  Speak Example sentences
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[suy thoái] humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
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[đa dạng] point or respect in which things differ; the difference
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[đẩy nhanh] accelerate; make something happen sooner or more quickly
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[mở rộng] supplement; an act of extending or the condition of being extended
faction  Speak Example sentences
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[háo hức] wanting very much to do or have something
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[tráng miệng] a dish served as the last course of a meal
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[phe] a party of persons having a common end in view
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[đói] strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
familiarity  Speak Example sentences
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[bón] any substance used to make the soil more fertile
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[làm quen] state of being familiar; intimate and frequent converse, or association; freedom from ceremony and constraint
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[hữu ích] giving aid; assistant; useful; salutary
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[biến dạng] change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless