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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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absurdity  Speak Example sentences
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[biến chứng] complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
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[tin] a brief statement of facts; any public notice or announcement; a periodical publication
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[suy giảm] change toward something smaller or lower; gradual falling off from a better state
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[vô lý] quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment; logical contradiction
arena  Speak Example sentences
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[tiện nghi đạn dược] military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells
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[mía] any plant with long, hard, elastic stems;  walking stick
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[suy giảm] change toward something smaller or lower; gradual falling off from a better state
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[trường] a playing field where sports events take place; a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
assemble  Speak Example sentences
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[mong muốn] worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
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[lắp ráp] put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
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[ẩm] humid; moist; slightly wet
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[mua] gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with a tracking system
asset  Speak Example sentences
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[tài sản] properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
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[đệm] soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
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[lừa dối] fool; cause to believe what is not true; mislead
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[nhốt] a prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
ballot  Speak Example sentences
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[phiếu] printed or written ticket used in voting; the act of voting; the whole number of votes cast at an election
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[đột ngột] broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
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[giả định] something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
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[kê khai] announcement; explicit  statement; a formal public statement
bulletin  Speak Example sentences
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[dân chủ] a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of elected people
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[tin] a brief statement of facts; any public notice or announcement; a periodical publication
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[bãi bỏ] ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
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[tộc] faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
captive  Speak Example sentences
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[nhốt] a prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
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[sâu] decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence
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[kết luận] enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination; bring to an end
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[kích động] cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
clan  Speak Example sentences
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[tộc] faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
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[vô lý] quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment; logical contradiction
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[vỏ] outer layer; covering; coat; shell
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[mía] any plant with long, hard, elastic stems;  walking stick
consensus  Speak Example sentences
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[xảo quyệt] knowing; skillful; artful; designing; deceitful
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[nhất trí] general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
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[dazzle] overpower with light; confuse the sight of by brilliance of light; bewilder or surprise with brilliancy
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[đột ngột] broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
courier  Speak Example sentences
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[chuyển phát nhanh] a person who carries a message
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[kiểm tra] written order directing a bank to pay money
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[đột ngột] broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
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[tiện nghi đạn dược] military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells