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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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agitate  Speak Example sentences
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[sữa] a place where milk is produced, kept or converted into butter or cheese
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[xâm chiếm] success in mastering something difficult; one that has been captivated or overcome
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[khóa] fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
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[kích động] cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
asylum  Speak Example sentences
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[đám cháy] a brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
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[lập phương] three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides; cubicle, used for work or study
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[tị nạn] place of refuge or shelter; protection
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[thảm họa] calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
authorize  Speak Example sentences
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[sôi] be agitated; pass from a liquid to vapor when heated; be  excited with passion; heat in the water
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[ủy quyền] empower; give permission for; sanction
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[đáng tin cậy] capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy
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[kẹp] any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts
bankrupt  Speak Example sentences
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[thác] a great mass of falling snow and ice
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[phá sản] penniless, without any money; financially ruined
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[mong muốn] worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
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[sữa] a place where milk is produced, kept or converted into butter or cheese
bind  Speak Example sentences
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[khắc] make something by cutting into especially wood or stone; sculpt
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[liên kết] tie, or confine with a cord, band, or chain; make fast; contract; cohere or stick together
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[bó] packet; a package of things tied together; a large sum of money
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[xóa] erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
blaze  Speak Example sentences
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[đám cháy] a brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
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[bố mẹ] think long and anxiously;  be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
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[thô] being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
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[lập phương] three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides; cubicle, used for work or study
boil  Speak Example sentences
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[sôi] be agitated; pass from a liquid to vapor when heated; be  excited with passion; heat in the water
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[xóa] erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
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[phá sản] penniless, without any money; financially ruined
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[thảm họa] calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
brake  Speak Example sentences
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[cao trào] upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
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[bó] packet; a package of things tied together; a large sum of money
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[phanh] a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction
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[kích động] cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
brood  Speak Example sentences
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[điều tra dân số] official examination of the details of a country's population
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[bố mẹ] think long and anxiously;  be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
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[xóa] erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
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[bó] packet; a package of things tied together; a large sum of money
clash  Speak Example sentences
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[cãi] contentious speech act; argument
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[kẹp] any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts
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[khổng lồ] of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
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[đụng độ] make noise by striking against something; dash noisily together; meet in opposition