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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abide  Speak Example sentences
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[giả] make a copy of, usually with the intent to defraud; forge
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[hợp âm] combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
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[tuân] endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
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[kinh niên] lasting for a long period;  marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
acquisition  Speak Example sentences
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[mua] act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
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[vết bầm tím] injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight with the fists
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[thận trọng] conservative; not acting quickly in order to avoid risks
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[sâu] decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence
aggregation  Speak Example sentences
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[nhân chủng học] social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
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[tập hợp] several things grouped together or considered as a whole
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[mua] act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
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[sang trọng] good form; style; elegance under being fashionable
alternate  Speak Example sentences
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[Kênh] an artificial channel filled with water; tube or duct
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[hoan nghênh] acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
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[rõ ràng] capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye
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[thay thế] happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
apparent  Speak Example sentences
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[vỏ] a sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
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[nhỏ gọn] closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving a gist of something
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[kinh niên] lasting for a long period;  marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
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[rõ ràng] capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye
blur  Speak Example sentences
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[ngăn] one of parts or spaces into which an area is subdivided; separate room, section, or chamber
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[giả] aide; servant; accompanying; a person who participates in a meeting
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[mờ] something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot
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[rõ ràng] capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye
canvas  Speak Example sentences
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[thập kỷ] a group of ten, especially a period of ten years
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[ngăn] one of parts or spaces into which an area is subdivided; separate room, section, or chamber
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[vải] heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative
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[mờ] something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot
catastrophe  Speak Example sentences
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[thảm họa] calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
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[thay đổi] modify; cause to change; make different; convert
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[giả] aide; servant; accompanying; a person who participates in a meeting
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[dân] relating to city or citizen; relating to man as a member of society
chic  Speak Example sentences
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[thiên vị] preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment;  influence in an unfair way
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[sang trọng] good form; style; elegance under being fashionable
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[dân] relating to city or citizen; relating to man as a member of society
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[ngăn] one of parts or spaces into which an area is subdivided; separate room, section, or chamber
civic  Speak Example sentences
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[thiên vị] preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment;  influence in an unfair way
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[dân] relating to city or citizen; relating to man as a member of society
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[dứt khoát] final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
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[điều tra dân số] official examination of the details of a country's population