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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reflection  Speak Example sentences
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[đơn giản] easiness; plainness; absence of luxury or showiness; lack of good sense or intelligence; foolishness
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[âm tiết] a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
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[phản ánh] image of something as reflected by a mirror; remark expressing careful consideration
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[vững chắc] robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
refute  Speak Example sentences
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[ổn định] a situation in which something is not likely to move or change; constancy
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[bác bỏ] disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
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[vỏ] the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and some animals
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[ngốc] exhibiting a lack of wisdom or good sense; foolish; stupid
rigor  Speak Example sentences
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[bộ lạc] family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same direct ancestor and kept distinct
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[nghiêm khắc] strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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[đơn giản] easiness; plainness; absence of luxury or showiness; lack of good sense or intelligence; foolishness
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[tưởng] one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance
scrub  Speak Example sentences
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[vững chắc] robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
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[chỗ] location; place; site; pinpoint; mark to allow easy recognition
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[chà] rub hard; wash with rubbing
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[khó chịu] unendurable; so unpleasant, distasteful, or painful as to be intolerable
secret  Speak Example sentences
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[hủy bỏ] revoke or annul, especially by an official or formal act
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[đơn giản] easiness; plainness; absence of luxury or showiness; lack of good sense or intelligence; foolishness
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[bí mật] something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge
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[tủ lạnh] machines in which food can be stored at low temperatures
shell  Speak Example sentences
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[sàng lọc] result of improving something; the process of removing impurities
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[vỏ] the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and some animals
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[chịu] showing respect for the rights of others; open-minded; showing the capacity for endurance
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[nghiêm khắc] strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
shrine  Speak Example sentences
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[đền thờ] case or box, in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint; a sacred place, as altar or tomb
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[thanh] stick; a long thin implement made of metal or wood
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[vỏ] the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and some animals
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[chống thấm] tight; unaffected by water; made of or covered with a material that doesn't allow water in
simplicity  Speak Example sentences
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[đơn giản] easiness; plainness; absence of luxury or showiness; lack of good sense or intelligence; foolishness
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[chịu] showing respect for the rights of others; open-minded; showing the capacity for endurance
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[hưu] period of your life after you have stopped work at a certain age
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[cam kết] task or assignment undertaken; career
smoothly  Speak Example sentences
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[suốt] in a smooth manner; successfully; easily
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[đơn giản] easiness; plainness; absence of luxury or showiness; lack of good sense or intelligence; foolishness
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[ổn định] a situation in which something is not likely to move or change; constancy
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[khó chịu] unendurable; so unpleasant, distasteful, or painful as to be intolerable
spark  Speak Example sentences
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[tia] flash; sparkle; emit or produce sparks
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[từ chối] act of rejecting something
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[nhận ra] perceive the identity of; consent or admit with a formal acknowledgment; show appreciation of
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[bí mật] something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge