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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dual  Speak Example sentences
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[kép] expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
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[thái độ khinh thị] view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
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[hỏi] seek information by asking a question
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[nhập cư] one who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there; non-native
elevate  Speak Example sentences
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[tức] instant; immediate; occurring with no delay
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[nâng cao] raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
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[vui tính] friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
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[tuyến] an organ of the body or of a plant that produces liquid chemicals that have various purposes
embark  Speak Example sentences
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[bắt tay] commence; go onboard a boat or airplane; begin a journey
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[thái độ khinh thị] view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
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[ức chế] restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
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[Xây dựng] decide upon and express in words;  develop all the details of something
entrepreneur  Speak Example sentences
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[tống] obtain from another by coercion; get money by threats
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[bồi thường] security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage; immunity from penalty, or the punishment; amnesty
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[hại] injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively
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[doanh nhân] a person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
equate  Speak Example sentences
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[đánh đồng] make equal or equivalent; consider, treat, or depict as equal or equivalent
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[bao] tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
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[yếu đuối] physically weak; easily broken
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[hại] injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively
exempt  Speak Example sentences
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[chẳng mấy thích hợp] not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
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[phân] waste material, especially fecal matter that is expelled from body after digestion; matter excreted and ejected
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[miễn] not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
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[cướp] stop and rob a vehicle in transit; seize control of  by the use of force
exorbitant  Speak Example sentences
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[khoảng] pause; break; space between two objects, points, or units
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[cắt cổ] greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
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[dữ dội] fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
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[rung] vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
flutter  Speak Example sentences
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[rung] vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
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[quán tính] property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue
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[không xác định] unclear; vague; lacking precise limits
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[nhập cư] one who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there; non-native
formulate  Speak Example sentences
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[phân] waste material, especially fecal matter that is expelled from body after digestion; matter excreted and ejected
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[nhập cư] one who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there; non-native
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[Xây dựng] decide upon and express in words;  develop all the details of something
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[bao] tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
haphazard  Speak Example sentences
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[buồn tẻ] lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
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[hoạt động lại] cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion
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[lộn xộn] not thorough, constant, or consistent; by chance
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[tống] obtain from another by coercion; get money by threats