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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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drowse  Speak Example sentences
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[mê] cause to be interested or curious; captivate
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[thờ ơ] having no particular interest or concern; being neither good nor bad
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[không xác định] unclear; vague; lacking precise limits
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[buồn ngủ] sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; slumber; be heavy with sleepiness; doze.
embargo  Speak Example sentences
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[ngập ngừng] be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence
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[đầy] furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
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[cấm vận] ban on commerce or other activity
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[đà] incentive; stimulus; force or energy associated with a moving body
embark  Speak Example sentences
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[bắt tay] commence; go onboard a boat or airplane; begin a journey
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[năng lượng] active; vigorous;  having or involving a lot of energy
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[Hướng dẫn] a statement or other indication of policy; light line, used in lettering, to help align the text
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[dòng] flowing; series of changes; state of being liquid through heat
empirical  Speak Example sentences
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[biên giới] part of a country which fronts another country or an unsettled region; border, or extreme part of a country
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[thực nghiệm] derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
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[tham quan] trip; usually a short journey made for pleasure
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[biến động] rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
energetic  Speak Example sentences
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[ngập ngừng] be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence
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[cầu vượt] flight over a specific location, usually at low altitude; overpass, as on a highway
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[mê] cause to be interested or curious; captivate
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[năng lượng] active; vigorous;  having or involving a lot of energy
engross  Speak Example sentences
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[nhao] weak; lacking firmness
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[buồn ngủ] sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; slumber; be heavy with sleepiness; doze.
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[hệ thống phân cấp] arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
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[chiếm] occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
exhilarate  Speak Example sentences
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[tiết kiệm] sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
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[Hướng dẫn] a statement or other indication of policy; light line, used in lettering, to help align the text
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[hoạt động lại] cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion
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[mê] cause to be interested or curious; captivate
exorbitant  Speak Example sentences
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[cấm vận] ban on commerce or other activity
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[phun] explode; burst out; become violently active
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[cắt cổ] greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
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[thờ ơ] having no particular interest or concern; being neither good nor bad
feasible  Speak Example sentences
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[khả thi] capable of being accomplished or brought about
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[cầu vượt] flight over a specific location, usually at low altitude; overpass, as on a highway
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[chỗ] move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland
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[biên giới] part of a country which fronts another country or an unsettled region; border, or extreme part of a country
flabby  Speak Example sentences
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[dần dần] proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, or from one state to another; regularly progressive
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[đi nhờ xe] travel by getting free rides from passing vehicles; be carried along with something else
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[biên giới] part of a country which fronts another country or an unsettled region; border, or extreme part of a country
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[nhao] weak; lacking firmness