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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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applaud  Speak Example sentences
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[cao trào] upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
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[thợ mộc] a skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures
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[hoan nghênh] acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
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[trụ] a solid geometric figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross-section
astronomy  Speak Example sentences
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[tin] a brief statement of facts; any public notice or announcement; a periodical publication
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[bờ vực] edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge
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[kinh niên] lasting for a long period;  marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
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[thiên văn học] branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
bulletin  Speak Example sentences
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[tin] a brief statement of facts; any public notice or announcement; a periodical publication
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[mua] act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
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[cao trào] upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
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[vận động viên] a sportsman; one who contended for a prize in public games
cardinal  Speak Example sentences
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[Hồng y] chief; serving as an essential component
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[thảm họa] calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
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[nôi] small low bed for an infant, often furnished with rockers;  infancy, or very early life
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[da] state of being complex; complexity; combination; complex
carpenter  Speak Example sentences
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[tin] a brief statement of facts; any public notice or announcement; a periodical publication
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[thích ứng] make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
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[thợ mộc] a skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures
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[tài sản] properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
catalogue  Speak Example sentences
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[cửa hàng] list or enumeration of names; articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order
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[kích hoạt] make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive
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[rõ] expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
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[phong phú] more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
cement  Speak Example sentences
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[chứng minh] show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove
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[dazzle] overpower with light; confuse the sight of by brilliance of light; bewilder or surprise with brilliancy
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[thích ứng] make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
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[xi măng] any substances used for making bodies adhere to each other; bond of union; concrete pavement
clarify  Speak Example sentences
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[làm rõ] make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
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[suy giảm] change toward something smaller or lower; gradual falling off from a better state
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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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[sôi] be agitated; pass from a liquid to vapor when heated; be  excited with passion; heat in the water
climax  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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[cao trào] upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
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[nhấp nháy] shut eyes briefly; wink
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[tuyệt vọng] loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency