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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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jagged  Speak Example sentences
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[răng cưa] unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
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[định hướng] place or turn toward the east; cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward
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[sáng suốt] easily understood; clear; intelligible
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[chấp] act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; an act, ceremony, or rite, as of worship or respect
loom  Speak Example sentences
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[xốp] full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through
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[quang] of or relating to or involving light or optics
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[nylon] any of a family of high-strength, resilient synthetic polymers
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[dệt] appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
maim  Speak Example sentences
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[dẻo] capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
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[thương tổn] wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
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[cho phép] proper to be permitted; allowable; admissible.
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[hùng vĩ] stately; royal; relating to a monarch
monetary  Speak Example sentences
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[bù] counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance
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[kim loại] of or pertaining to metal; of metal nature; resembling metal
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[hùng vĩ] stately; royal; relating to a monarch
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[tiền tệ] of or relating to money; nation's currency; financial
monotonous  Speak Example sentences
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[xốp] full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through
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[định hướng] place or turn toward the east; cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward
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[đơn điệu] boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
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[chấp] act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; an act, ceremony, or rite, as of worship or respect
numerate  Speak Example sentences
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[thương tổn] wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
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[hùng vĩ] stately; royal; relating to a monarch
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[rủi ro] unfortunate accident; bad luck
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[làm tính] enumerate; count; read according to the rules of numeration
offset  Speak Example sentences
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[tham số] characteristic or feature that distinguishes something from others
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[bù] counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance
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[không phân biệt] without regard for conditions, circumstances, or consequences; unbiased; independent
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[vô hiệu hóa] make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of
ominous  Speak Example sentences
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[giả mạo] put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown
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[làm tính] enumerate; count; read according to the rules of numeration
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[xấu] threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
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[trần tục] belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
oncoming  Speak Example sentences
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[xấu] threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
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[đang tới] coming nearer; approaching
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[lurk] stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
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[sung mãn] producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile
optical  Speak Example sentences
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[quang] of or relating to or involving light or optics
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[kỳ] a publication that appears at fixed intervals
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[độc thoại] speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
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[áp đảo] cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force; charge someone with too many tasks