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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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resolution  Speak Example sentences
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[sự mặc khải] act of revealing or disclosing to others what was unknown before; manifestation of divine truth
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[Xu hướng] trend; a general direction in which something tends to move
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[cướp] grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly
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[giải quyết] determination; resolving to do something; a formal statement of a decision
roar  Speak Example sentences
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[giữ lại] refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary
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[xẻng] a tool consisting of a broad scoop, or hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing loose substances
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[gầm] bellow; rumble; make a loud noise
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[đáng giá] sufficiently valuable; important to be worth one's time, effort, or interest
saddle  Speak Example sentences
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[đáng giá] sufficiently valuable; important to be worth one's time, effort, or interest
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[yên] load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
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[cũ] having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
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[mặn] salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts
sarcasm  Speak Example sentences
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[tài trợ] one who binds himself to answer for another and is responsible for his default; godfather or godmother
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[ngáp] open the mouth wide with a deep inhalation, usually involuntarily from drowsiness, fatigue, or boredom
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[gầm] bellow; rumble; make a loud noise
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[mỉa mai] a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
slander  Speak Example sentences
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[mỉa mai] a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
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[gầm] bellow; rumble; make a loud noise
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[vu khống] defamation;  false and malicious statement or report about someone
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[cướp] grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly
sponsor  Speak Example sentences
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[tài trợ] one who binds himself to answer for another and is responsible for his default; godfather or godmother
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[nổi tiếng] famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities
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[mặn] salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts
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[ngáp] open the mouth wide with a deep inhalation, usually involuntarily from drowsiness, fatigue, or boredom
stale  Speak Example sentences
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[cũ] having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
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[vấp] miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily
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[giải quyết] determination; resolving to do something; a formal statement of a decision
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[hình dung] make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
suspend  Speak Example sentences
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[đình chỉ] hang freely; postpone; delay
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[tar] sailor or seaman; thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal
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[giống] likeness; similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
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[giữ lại] refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary
symphony  Speak Example sentences
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[giữ lại] refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary
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[giao hưởng] large orchestra; harmony, especially of sound or color
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[tối hậu] last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another
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[Xu hướng] trend; a general direction in which something tends to move
tar  Speak Example sentences
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[ngáp] open the mouth wide with a deep inhalation, usually involuntarily from drowsiness, fatigue, or boredom
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[đói] hunger; deprive of food
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[tar] sailor or seaman; thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal
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[thô tục] common and coarse; relating to the common people with less cultivated or educated; lacking cultivation or refinement