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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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alienate  Speak Example sentences
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[xa lánh] cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
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[bàn] go about or entirely round; make the circuit of; enclose on all sides; surround
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[thợ mộc] a skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures
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[thách] refuse to submit to or cooperate with; be unaffected by; resist or withstand
appendix  Speak Example sentences
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[phụ lục] something appended or added
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[vỏ] outer layer; covering; coat; shell
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[phiếu] negotiable certificate attached to a bond; interest warrant; detachable certificates that may be torn off as needed
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[bảo thủ] favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
artificial  Speak Example sentences
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[nhân tạo] made by humans; produced rather than natural.
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[thách] refuse to submit to or cooperate with; be unaffected by; resist or withstand
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[cửa hàng] list or enumeration of names; articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order
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[thể loại] group; class; a collection of things sharing a common attribute
author  Speak Example sentences
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[crumb] small fragment or piece,  especially a small piece of bread or other food; broken or cut off
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[toàn diện] thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
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[tác giả] beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer
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[dân] relating to city or citizen; relating to man as a member of society
breed  Speak Example sentences
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[toàn diện] thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
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[giống] raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate
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[cơ sở dữ liệu] collection of data arranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval
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[bó] packet; a package of things tied together; a large sum of money
bruise  Speak Example sentences
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[biện hộ] speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something
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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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[vết bầm tím] injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight with the fists
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[bạo động] disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
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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[xảo quyệt] knowing; skillful; artful; designing; deceitful
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[vết bầm tím] injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight with the fists
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[đích] ultimate goal; the place to which one is going or directed
catalogue  Speak Example sentences
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[giả] aide; servant; accompanying; a person who participates in a meeting
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[khoang] hole; cavern; hollow area within the body
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[thợ mộc] a skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures
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[cửa hàng] list or enumeration of names; articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order
clarity  Speak Example sentences
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[khoang] hole; cavern; hollow area within the body
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[tạo] fact or state of having been created; the act of investing with a new office or title
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[rõ ràng] clearness of thought or style; brightness; splendor
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[cùn] having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
clumsy  Speak Example sentences
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[bạo động] disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
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[vụng] awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
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[rõ ràng] clearness of thought or style; brightness; splendor
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[phụ lục] something appended or added