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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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a. [mặn] salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts


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n. [điêu khắc] statue; creating figures or designs in three dimensions


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v. [thở dài] inhale air than immediately expel it; make deep single respiration, especially to express  fatigue, exhaustion, grief


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v. [giật gân] cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud


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v. [vấp] miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily


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n. [Xu hướng] trend; a general direction in which something tends to move


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v. [chấm dứt] stop; bring to an end or halt


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n. [nhiệt] the device, as in a home heating system, or an air conditioner, that automatically responds to temperature changes


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v. [phát triển] make steady progress; prosper; flourish


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n. [token] something intended or supposed to represent another thing; sign or symbol; memorial of friendship


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