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 3000 Level 3 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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junta  Speak Example sentences
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[promontory] natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape
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[chính quyền] group of men joined in political intrigue; a group of military officers ruling a country
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[] assume the existence of; put forward, as for consideration or study; suggest
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[đơn tiết] having only one syllable;  speaking in curt
malapropism  Speak Example sentences
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[malapropism] comic misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound
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[nettle] cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex
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[irresolute] uncertain how to act or proceed; undecided; lacking in resolution
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[đơn tiết] having only one syllable;  speaking in curt
mendicant  Speak Example sentences
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[Người ăn xin] beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for a living
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[preternatural] being beyond the normal course of nature; differing from natural
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[đốm] spotted with different shades or colors
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[khủng khiếp] suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome
moodiness  Speak Example sentences
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[pedantic] marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
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[đốm] spotted with different shades or colors
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[moodiness] feeling of depression or gloom; sullenness
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[] assume the existence of; put forward, as for consideration or study; suggest
muffle  Speak Example sentences
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[phân cực] split into opposite extremes or camps
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[tởm] cause to become sick; fill with disgust
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[trắc lượng] prolong; draw out or lengthen in time
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[choàng] make a sound quieter and less clear
nettle  Speak Example sentences
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[nettle] cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex
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[malapropism] comic misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound
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[lummox] big or clumsy, often stupid person
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[chiếm ưu thế] be larger in number, quantity, power, status, or importance
nonconformist  Speak Example sentences
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[đua ngựa] one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional
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[lummox] big or clumsy, often stupid person
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[thạch hóa] process of turning some plant material into stone
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[đốm] spotted with different shades or colors
paean  Speak Example sentences
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[xuyên tạc] give a false or incorrect impression, often deliberately; serve unsatisfactorily as representative
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[Martinet] strict disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules
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[một loạt vổ tay] enthusiastically worded approval; a round of applause
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[khải hoàn ca] song of praise or joy;  loud and joyous song; the song of triumph
panegyric  Speak Example sentences
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[luận án lời khen] formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as a public compliment
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[lời tiên tri] prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous
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[từ mới] new or newly invented word or phrase
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[musky] having an odor of musk, a secretion produced by certain animals, such as otter or civet
perfidious  Speak Example sentences
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[trắc lượng] prolong; draw out or lengthen in time
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[thôi miên] hypnotize; attract strongly, as if with a magnet; bring into a state of mesmeric sleep
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[phản bội] tending to betray; disloyal; faithless
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[moodiness] feeling of depression or gloom; sullenness