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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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acquisition  Speak Example sentences
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[mía] any plant with long, hard, elastic stems;  walking stick
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[dành] set apart for a deity or special purposes; devote; consecrate
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[thích ứng] make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
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[mua] act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
allegiance  Speak Example sentences
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[rào] obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
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[trung thành] loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
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[xa lánh] cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
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[khía cạnh] distinct feature or element in a problem
allowance  Speak Example sentences
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[mất] deny; take something take away
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[viên nang] small container; pill in the form of small rounded gelatinous; a shortened version of a written work
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[phụ cấp] approval; the act of allowing, granting, or admitting
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[phục vụ] supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for a special occasion
ample  Speak Example sentences
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[giả] make a copy of, usually with the intent to defraud; forge
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[thích ứng] make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
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[phong phú] more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
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[chuyển phát nhanh] a person who carries a message
atlas  Speak Example sentences
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[thiên văn học] branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
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[hợp âm] combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
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[bội] something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
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[bản đồ] a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
barrier  Speak Example sentences
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[neo] secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
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[khổng lồ] of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
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[kiểm tra] written order directing a bank to pay money
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[rào] obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
cane  Speak Example sentences
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[khổng lồ] of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
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[hoa] flower; blossom; the best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity
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[Điều lệ] license; authorize; hold under a lease or rental agreement of goods and services
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[mía] any plant with long, hard, elastic stems;  walking stick
cheque  Speak Example sentences
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[thách] refuse to submit to or cooperate with; be unaffected by; resist or withstand
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[bồi thường] make amends for; reimburse
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[kiểm tra] written order directing a bank to pay money
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[đánh giá] estimate  value; judge worth of something
clutch  Speak Example sentences
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[kẹp] any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts
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[phong phú] more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
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[ly hợp] grasp and hold tightly; attempt to grasp or seize
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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
compensate  Speak Example sentences
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[thiên văn học] branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
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[bồi thường] make amends for; reimburse
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[khổng lồ] of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
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[ô tô] self-propelled vehicle suitable for use on street or roadway