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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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advertise  Speak Example sentences
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[dân] relating to city or citizen; relating to man as a member of society
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[quảng cáo] give notice to; inform or apprise; make known; give public notice of
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[giải mã] convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
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[tình] situation; condition; detail accompanying or surrounding an event
alongside  Speak Example sentences
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[cùng] along or by the side; side by side with
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[tình] situation; condition; detail accompanying or surrounding an event
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[đập] a barrier to prevent the flow of liquid, specially built across a watercourse
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[cảnh cáo] care; being attentive to possible danger
articulate  Speak Example sentences
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[rõ] expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
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[bó] packet; a package of things tied together; a large sum of money
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[biến chứng] complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
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[bố mẹ] think long and anxiously;  be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
artillery  Speak Example sentences
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[đoàn] an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
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[tiêu chuẩn] standard, rule, or test on which a judgment or decision can be based
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[pháo] large weapons, such as cannon and missile launchers operated by crews; army branch in use of large weapons
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[bàn] go about or entirely round; make the circuit of; enclose on all sides; surround
automatic  Speak Example sentences
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[tự động] mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
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[liên minh] partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
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[hàng thịt] one whose job is to kill animals for food; one who kills in large numbers; vendor, especially on a train or in theater
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[cãi] causing disagreement or discussion; disputable
bathe  Speak Example sentences
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[tắm] wash by immersion, as in a bath; subject to bath; lave; immerse or cover one's self
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[cassette] container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
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[lưu trữ] public records; place where public records are kept
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[thừa nhận] admit; yield; give up physical control of another
biography  Speak Example sentences
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[tiểu sử] an account of the series of events making up a person's life;  accounts of people's life
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[quảng cáo] give notice to; inform or apprise; make known; give public notice of
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[Kiểm tra] thorough physical examination
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[nhượng] act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
bundle  Speak Example sentences
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[tùy] tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region
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[thập kỷ] a group of ten, especially a period of ten years
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[phục vụ] supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for a special occasion
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[bó] packet; a package of things tied together; a large sum of money
butcher  Speak Example sentences
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[Điều lệ] license; authorize; hold under a lease or rental agreement of goods and services
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[hàng thịt] one whose job is to kill animals for food; one who kills in large numbers; vendor, especially on a train or in theater
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[bố mẹ] think long and anxiously;  be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
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[lắp ráp] put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
cassette  Speak Example sentences
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[tuyệt vọng] loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
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[Điều lệ] license; authorize; hold under a lease or rental agreement of goods and services
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[nhấp nháy] shut eyes briefly; wink
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[cassette] container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video