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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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[đập] a barrier to prevent the flow of liquid, specially built across a watercourse
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[phụ lục] something appended or added
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[giải mã] convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
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[khía cạnh] distinct feature or element in a problem
authorize  Speak Example sentences
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[nhấp nháy] shut eyes briefly; wink
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[rõ ràng] capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye
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[mất] deny; take something take away
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[ủy quyền] empower; give permission for; sanction
bleach  Speak Example sentences
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[thể loại] group; class; a collection of things sharing a common attribute
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[biện hộ] speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something
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[thuốc tẩy] make white or colorless; blanch
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[lắp ráp] put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
boost  Speak Example sentences
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[rõ ràng] capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye
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[trung thành] loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
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[tăng] raise; advance; push or shove upward
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[dưa chuột] cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
checkup  Speak Example sentences
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[Kiểm tra] thorough physical examination
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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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[mờ] something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot
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[cửa hàng] list or enumeration of names; articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order
clause  Speak Example sentences
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[khoản] sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
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[quán] agreeing with or established by common usage; conventional; habitual
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[khía cạnh] distinct feature or element in a problem
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[dành] set apart for a deity or special purposes; devote; consecrate
clumsy  Speak Example sentences
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[rõ ràng] capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye
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[vụng] awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
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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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[biện hộ] speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something
comet  Speak Example sentences
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[sao chổi] an object that goes around the sun
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[trung thành] loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
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[vải] heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative
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[vụng] awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
compact  Speak Example sentences
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[cùng] along or by the side; side by side with
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[nhỏ gọn] closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving a gist of something
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[đoạn] a thick mass or piece, amount
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[tộc] faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives