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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abolition  Speak Example sentences
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[bãi bỏ] ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
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[xi măng] any substances used for making bodies adhere to each other; bond of union; concrete pavement
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[đánh giá] estimate  value; judge worth of something
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[dân] relating to city or citizen; relating to man as a member of society
absurdity  Speak Example sentences
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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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[giả] make a copy of, usually with the intent to defraud; forge
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[cãi] causing disagreement or discussion; disputable
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[đảm bảo] promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
agony  Speak Example sentences
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[xảo quyệt] knowing; skillful; artful; designing; deceitful
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[xác thực] not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
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[khổ] the extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle
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[tiêu chuẩn] standard, rule, or test on which a judgment or decision can be based
articulate  Speak Example sentences
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[phi tiêu] move suddenly and rapidly
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[cãi] causing disagreement or discussion; disputable
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[rõ] expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
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[xướng] any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
ban  Speak Example sentences
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[Phụ kiện] additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
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[ban] official prohibition; decree that prohibits something
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[buffet] table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out
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[rõ] expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
banquet  Speak Example sentences
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[tiệc] feast; entertainment of eating and drinking
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[buffet] table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out
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[đồng nghiệp] fellow worker; associate; co-worker
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[xâm chiếm] gain or acquire by force;  take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
bloom  Speak Example sentences
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[nhất trí] general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
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[thô] being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
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[hoa] flower; blossom; the best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity
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[thích ứng] make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
buffet  Speak Example sentences
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[cãi] causing disagreement or discussion; disputable
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[hỏng] changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
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[buffet] table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out
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[ngừng] stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
classical  Speak Example sentences
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[nét] firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
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[cổ điển] standard and authoritative rather than new or experimental; relating to the ancient Greeks and Romans
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[rõ] expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
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[xi măng] any substances used for making bodies adhere to each other; bond of union; concrete pavement
commence  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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[bắt đầu] have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
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[xi măng] any substances used for making bodies adhere to each other; bond of union; concrete pavement