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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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critical  Speak Example sentences
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[chủ] great number; person entertaining guests
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[tăng] long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
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[quan trọng] urgently needed; absolutely necessary; essential; acute; crucial; decisive
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[cạnh] brink; perimeter; margin
edge  Speak Example sentences
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[tắt] deprive of capability or effectiveness; unable; impair; diminish
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[tham gia] act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into the contest; state of being in gear
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[cạnh] brink; perimeter; margin
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[giải trí] amusement; public shows, performances, or other ways of enjoying yourself
engagement  Speak Example sentences
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[sàn] a pack of 52 cards; any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel
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[tắt] deprive of capability or effectiveness; unable; impair; diminish
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[hum] low, prolonged sound; humming noise; singing with shut mouth
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[tham gia] act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into the contest; state of being in gear
entertainment  Speak Example sentences
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[giải trí] amusement; public shows, performances, or other ways of enjoying yourself
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[gió] powerful wind; a gust of wind; emotional outburst as laughter or tears
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[trung tâm] the commercial center of a town or city
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[hiển thị] exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest
equal  Speak Example sentences
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[bằng] having the same quantity, measure, or value as another; identical
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[chủ] great number; person entertaining guests
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[rác] trash; worthless or nonsensical matter; food wastes
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[ngã] self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves; exaggerated sense of self-importance
fabric  Speak Example sentences
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[tức giận] extreme anger; raging; full of activity; energetic or rapid
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[giám hộ] one who guards, preserves, or secures; one who has, or is entitled to custody of person or property
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[vải] cloth; stuff; artifact made by weaving or synthetic fibers; structure; framework
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[phí] give a tip beyond the agreed-on compensation
factor  Speak Example sentences
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[trùng] duplicate; alike; being the exact same one
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[yếu tố] anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
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[phù hợp] be the right size or shape; conform to some shape or size
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[chế độ ăn uống] nutritional plan; nourishment; a prescribed selection of foods
fee  Speak Example sentences
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[xúc phạm] offend; affront; treat, mention, or speak to rudely
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[khinh] dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn
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[Lễ hội] a day or period of time for feasting and celebration
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[phí] give a tip beyond the agreed-on compensation
flame  Speak Example sentences
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[tức giận] extreme anger; raging; full of activity; energetic or rapid
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[câm] mute; lacking the power of speech
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[cai] end of a thing; queue; last words of an actor's speech; hint or intimation; humor
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[lửa] stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; the passion of love
foul  Speak Example sentences
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[hiển thị] exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest
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[kịch] play; literary work intended for theater
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[phù hợp] be the right size or shape; conform to some shape or size
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[hôi] an act that violates the rules of a sport