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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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riddle  Speak Example sentences
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[bọt biển] soaking up; small absorbent contraceptive pad, used for bathing or cleaning
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[roi] overlay with other cords going round and round it; take or move by a sudden motion; clean completely
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[đố] pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
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[gần] approximately; more or less
salmon  Speak Example sentences
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[dính] glutinous; adhesive; covered with an adhesive agent; humid; stiff
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[bắn một loạt] flight of missiles; a round of gunshots; tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
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[cá hồi] several species of fish of the Salmonidae family; reddish yellow or orange color, like the flesh of the salmon
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[đôn đốc] force in an indicated direction; stimulate or prompt action
senator  Speak Example sentences
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[Chủ đề] a long, thin strand of cotton, nylon, or other fibers used in sewing or weaving
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[hơi] gas; steam; barely visible or cloudy diffused matter, such as mist or smoke
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[thượng nghị sĩ] a member of a senate; a member of the king's council; a king's councilor
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[nguy hiểm] involving risk or danger; hazardous
silly  Speak Example sentences
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[nghiêm khắc] strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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[ngốc] exhibiting a lack of wisdom or good sense; foolish; stupid
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[nhiệt độ] degree of any quality; condition with respect to heat or cold; the degree of heat or cold
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[tia] flash; sparkle; emit or produce sparks
slice  Speak Example sentences
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[đố] pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
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[có xu hướng] make a tender of; be disposed or inclined; move or extend in a certain direction
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[lát] a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; piece; a share of something
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[đôn đốc] force in an indicated direction; stimulate or prompt action
stroll  Speak Example sentences
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[lát] a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; piece; a share of something
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[đôn đốc] force in an indicated direction; stimulate or prompt action
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[có xu hướng] make a tender of; be disposed or inclined; move or extend in a certain direction
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[dạo] wander on foot; ramble idly or leisurely
sunlight  Speak Example sentences
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[an ninh] freedom from risk or danger; safety
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[nhận xét] expression, in speech or writing, of something, remarked or noticed
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[ánh sáng mặt trời] rays of the sun
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[lát] a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; piece; a share of something
tray  Speak Example sentences
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[thực vật] any of numerous herbaceous plants to eat in a meal
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[roi] overlay with other cords going round and round it; take or move by a sudden motion; clean completely
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[lát] a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; piece; a share of something
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[khay] an open receptacle for holding or displaying, or serving articles or food
uncover  Speak Example sentences
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[phát hiện] remove the cover from; expose; disclose
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[đoàn kết] cohesion; harmony; quality of being united into one
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[nỗi đau] deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief
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[cưới] marriage ceremony; an act of marrying; the anniversary of a marriage
unity  Speak Example sentences
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[có xu hướng] make a tender of; be disposed or inclined; move or extend in a certain direction
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[đoàn kết] cohesion; harmony; quality of being united into one
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[bọt biển] soaking up; small absorbent contraceptive pad, used for bathing or cleaning
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[vặn] twist; squeeze; compress, especially to extract liquid