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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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seal  Speak Example sentences
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[nguyện] a solemn promise made to God; the promise of fidelity; the pledge of love or affection
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[nghỉ] leisure time away from work; the act of making something legally void
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[dấu] middle size aquatic mammal; stamp used for authentication or security
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[nghi] have doubts about; distrust
sense  Speak Example sentences
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[cạo] touch the surface lightly; remove the beard or other body hair from
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[cảm giác] faculty through which to know the external world; feeling produced by a stimulus
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[tag] attach; append; provide with a name or nickname; label
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[đổ] get rid of; cast off; cause to pour forth
shed  Speak Example sentences
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[hoàng] extreme fear; violent dread; fright
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[đổ] get rid of; cast off; cause to pour forth
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[nuốt] take back what one has said; enclose or envelop completely
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[khí] moderate; tone down or restrain;  bring to the desired consistency; adjust finely
shrink  Speak Example sentences
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[quét] make a wide, sweeping search of; examine
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[teo] become smaller or draw together; compress
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[ổn] securely in position; not shaky; not easily excited
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[kỹ] accurate or careful; complete
similar  Speak Example sentences
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[tương tự] nearly corresponding; somewhat like; having a general likeness
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[còi] make a kind of musical sound by lips; emit a similar sound from the mouth as birds
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[diệt] conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
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[muỗng] vessel with a long handle, used for dipping liquids; deep shovel for digging out and dipping; spoon-shaped instrument
snack  Speak Example sentences
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[bọc] enclose;  arrange or fold as a cover or protection
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[nuốt] take back what one has said; enclose or envelop completely
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[vít] cause to penetrate with a circular motion; fastener with shank and slotted head
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[ăn] eat light informal meal; eat lightly
source  Speak Example sentences
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[ba] consisting of three united; multiplied by three; threefold; three times repeated
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[nguồn] point of origin, such as spring, of stream or river; one that causes, creates, or initiates
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[nguyện] a solemn promise made to God; the promise of fidelity; the pledge of love or affection
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[teo] become smaller or draw together; compress
squeeze  Speak Example sentences
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[nuốt] take back what one has said; enclose or envelop completely
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[bóp] force something into or through a restricted space; compress with violence
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[thung lũng] space between ranges of mountains; area drained or irrigated by a river; internal angle formed by the intersection
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[nghi] have doubts about; distrust
swallow  Speak Example sentences
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[cứng đầu] unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
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[khối lượng] capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
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[nuốt] take back what one has said; enclose or envelop completely
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[nghỉ] leisure time away from work; the act of making something legally void
temper  Speak Example sentences
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[lang thang] move about without a definite destination or purpose; range about; stroll; go away; depart
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[khí] moderate; tone down or restrain;  bring to the desired consistency; adjust finely
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[cạo] touch the surface lightly; remove the beard or other body hair from
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[nuốt] take back what one has said; enclose or envelop completely