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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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regulate  Speak Example sentences
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[chỉnh] impose regulations; fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
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[mắng] find fault or rail with rude clamor; utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke
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[thạo] acquainted through study or experience; knowledgeable or skilled
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[vượt] surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
repent  Speak Example sentences
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[khao khát] pain; grieve; vex; be pained or distressed; feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness
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[ăn năn] cause to feel remorse or regret; feel regret or self-reproach for
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[đơn giản hóa] make simple; make less complex; make clear by explaining for
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[hạn chế] keep or confine within limits
reservoir  Speak Example sentences
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[cấp dưới] occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive
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[đoàn] organization of performers and associated personnel
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[hồ] a tank used for collecting and storing a liquid; holding pond; lake used to keep water for community use
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[miễn cưỡng] state of being reluctant; unwillingness; hesitancy in taking some action
restrict  Speak Example sentences
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[ôn] restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
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[vất vả] exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
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[hạn chế] keep or confine within limits
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[chà đạp] step heavily on something or someone, causing damage or injury
revise  Speak Example sentences
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[mạnh mẽ] robust; healthy; energetic, and active in mind or body
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[sửa] amend; change or correct something, such as a piece of writing
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[cháy sém] burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
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[tua] a long, thin arm of some sea animals, such as the octopus and jellyfish
rural  Speak Example sentences
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[cháy sém] burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
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[nông thôn] country; relating to rural areas
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[khao khát] pain; grieve; vex; be pained or distressed; feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness
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[chỉnh] impose regulations; fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
scant  Speak Example sentences
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[vất vả] exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
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[sàng] a bowl-shaped tool with many small holes, used to separate larger from smaller pieces or solids from a liquid
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[ít ỏi] scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
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[quay cuồng] act of rotating or revolving rapidly; state of confusion; tumult
sprout  Speak Example sentences
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[mầm] have new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; shoot up
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[đoàn] organization of performers and associated personnel
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[gọn gàng] brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
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[nhấn mạnh] mark a line below, as words; underscore.
temperate  Speak Example sentences
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[mớ] a knot of threads, or other things, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged
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[ôn] restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
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[miễn cưỡng] state of being reluctant; unwillingness; hesitancy in taking some action
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[biện hộ được] capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector
tenable  Speak Example sentences
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[treble] make threefold or triple; play or sing the highest part or most acute sounds
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[biện hộ được] capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector
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[nhấn mạnh] mark a line below, as words; underscore.
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[cung cấp] stipulated condition; an act of supplying or fitting out; something provided