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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reluctant  Speak Example sentences
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[dệt] pattern or structure by weaving; knit; interlace
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[quá cảnh] act of passing; passage through or over; line or route of passage
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[miễn cưỡng] not wanting to take some action; averse
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[khẩu hiệu] phrase repeatedly used, as in advertising or promotion
resolution  Speak Example sentences
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[tu từ] relating to skill of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere in language
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[giải quyết] determination; resolving to do something; a formal statement of a decision
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[gieo] plant; place seeds in or on
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[tự nguyện] done or undertaken of one's own free will; unforced
rhythm  Speak Example sentences
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[tài nguyên] materials; abilities; available source
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[ngừng] unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to distresses of others; unyielding
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[độ] beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
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[nhịp điệu] pattern; beat;  recurring at regular intervals
salute  Speak Example sentences
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[quá cảnh] act of passing; passage through or over; line or route of passage
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[khán giả] observer; audience; one who looks on
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[chào] give a sign of goodwill; compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow; honor
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[giải quyết] determination; resolving to do something; a formal statement of a decision
slogan  Speak Example sentences
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[giao cảm] expressing compassion or friendly fellow feelings; approving; having similar disposition and tastes
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[tự nguyện] done or undertaken of one's own free will; unforced
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[khẩu hiệu] phrase repeatedly used, as in advertising or promotion
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[gieo] plant; place seeds in or on
sphere  Speak Example sentences
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[cầu] ball; globe; a particular aspect of life or activity
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[cứng] stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
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[truyền] act of transmitting; automotive assembly of gears; sending of a signal
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[thúc đẩy] urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
spur  Speak Example sentences
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[liên quan] pertinent; having a connection with the matter at hand
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[chào] give a sign of goodwill; compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow; honor
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[chú ý] the lamp that produces an intense beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; the focus of public attention
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[thúc đẩy] urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
stain  Speak Example sentences
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[phế liệu] a small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant
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[cạo] gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly
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[thúc đẩy] urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
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[vết] soiled or discolored; a symbol of disgrace or infamy; a natural spot of a color different from the gound
stem  Speak Example sentences
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[tổng hợp] artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
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[truyền] act of transmitting; automotive assembly of gears; sending of a signal
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[liên quan] pertinent; having a connection with the matter at hand
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[gốc] stop the flow of a liquid; make headway against
sympathetic  Speak Example sentences
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[tỉnh táo] condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind
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[ngâm] cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
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[thô tục] common and coarse; relating to the common people with less cultivated or educated; lacking cultivation or refinement
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[giao cảm] expressing compassion or friendly fellow feelings; approving; having similar disposition and tastes