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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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activate  Speak Example sentences
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[tiêu dùng] eating or drinking something; the using up of a resource
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[dưa chuột] cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
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[tham gia] act of being present
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[kích hoạt] make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive
arise  Speak Example sentences
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[nạn nhân] serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
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[biện hộ] speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something
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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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[phát sinh] come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action
astronomy  Speak Example sentences
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[ủy quyền] empower; give permission for; sanction
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[thiên văn học] branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
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[bội] something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
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[hàng loạt] quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
asylum  Speak Example sentences
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[kích hoạt] make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive
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[tham gia] act of being present
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[tị nạn] place of refuge or shelter; protection
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[nhấp nháy] shut eyes briefly; wink
authorize  Speak Example sentences
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[xóa] erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
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[khía cạnh] distinct feature or element in a problem
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[tị nạn] place of refuge or shelter; protection
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[ủy quyền] empower; give permission for; sanction
buckle  Speak Example sentences
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[khóa] fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
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[phanh] a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction
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[bướm] insect typically having a slender body with broad, colorful wings
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[tâm] thoughtful; marked by consideration or reflection; deliberate
captive  Speak Example sentences
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[vệ] act of defending against attack, danger, or injury
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[tiêu dùng] eating or drinking something; the using up of a resource
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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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[nhấp nháy] shut eyes briefly; wink
cassette  Speak Example sentences
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[cassette] container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
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[giống] raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate
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[tâm] thoughtful; marked by consideration or reflection; deliberate
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[quanh co] having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; curved
cease  Speak Example sentences
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[tham gia] act of being present
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[ngừng] stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
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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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[kích hoạt] make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive
chic  Speak Example sentences
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[tiêu dùng] eating or drinking something; the using up of a resource
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[dưa chuột] cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
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[sang trọng] good form; style; elegance under being fashionable
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[tương thích] harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes