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  Academic Words Level 2 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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intensive  Speak Example sentences
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[thâm] thorough; concentrated; tending to give force or emphasis
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[giải thích] explanation;  performer's distinctive personal version of a song, dance, piece of music
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[hải tặc] robber on seas; one who by open violence takes the property of another on seas
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[khiêu khích] unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment; aggravation
interpretation  Speak Example sentences
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[bảo trợ] sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor
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[báo giá] passage or expression that is quoted or cited; the practice of quoting from books
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[giải thích] explanation;  performer's distinctive personal version of a song, dance, piece of music
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[nổi tiếng] relative importance; the property of being prominent; a standing out from the surface of something
lively  Speak Example sentences
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[hoàn hảo] having all the properties or qualities; without flaw, fault, or blemish; without error
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[sinh động] busy; energetic; vigorous
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[hướng dẫn] direction; teaching; activities of educating or instructing
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[truy vấn] inquiry; doubt in mind; mental reservation
mysterious  Speak Example sentences
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[cẩu thả] failing to be careful enough or to give enough attention to your responsibilities; inattentive
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[bí ẩn] beyond ordinary understanding
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[bình] pitcher; vase;  small, cylindrical container for food, normally made of glass or clay
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[sung sướng] state of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy; violent taking and carrying away; seizure; forcible removal
narrator  Speak Example sentences
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[bàn phím] a device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer
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[can thiệp] disrupt; hinder; be or create a hindrance or obstacle
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[kể chuyện] someone who tells a story
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[chắc chắn] unavoidably; in a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent
negligent  Speak Example sentences
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[cẩu thả] failing to be careful enough or to give enough attention to your responsibilities; inattentive
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[punch] blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist
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[sang trọng] rich and superior in quality; lavish
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[ngoài trời] out of houses; out of doors
nowadays  Speak Example sentences
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[nay] during the current time; presently
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[chữ] according to the letter or verbal expression; exactly as stated
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[báo giá] passage or expression that is quoted or cited; the practice of quoting from books
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[cách điện] act of insulating; separation;  state of being detached, from other objects
pale  Speak Example sentences
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[bí ẩn] beyond ordinary understanding
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[ngâm] be absorbed in one's thoughts; consider or say thoughtfully
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[sang trọng] rich and superior in quality; lavish
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[nhạt] not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; not bright or brilliant
patronage  Speak Example sentences
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[trang sức] adornment made of precious metals, as a bracelet or ring or necklace
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[cưỡng] overwhelming; tempting; charming
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[bảo trợ] sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor
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[hướng dẫn] direction; teaching; activities of educating or instructing
perform  Speak Example sentences
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[thực hiện] carry through; bring to completion; achieve; accomplish; execute
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[giả] act of giving a false appearance; imaginative intellectual play
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[cưỡng] overwhelming; tempting; charming
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[đề cập] speak or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner