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  Academic Words Level 4 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abrasion  Speak Example sentences
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[mài mòn] scratch; friction; the process of rubbing away the surface of something
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[leo] upward slope or grade; movement upward
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[phân biệt] detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
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[buộc] force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
abundance  Speak Example sentences
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[biểu thị] indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically
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[thiên tai] the event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
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[phong phú] great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing
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[chướng ngại vật] hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
accelerate  Speak Example sentences
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[gồm] be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
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[phù] settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
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[tăng tốc] move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
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[song] two-sided; mutual;  involving two groups or countries
analytical  Speak Example sentences
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[phụ] helper, additional or subsidiary
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[phong phú] great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing
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[tăng] make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
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[phân tích] of analysis; resolving into elements or parts
annuity  Speak Example sentences
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[hàng] goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit
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[khao khát] seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
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[niên kim] annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
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[thiên tai] the event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
ascent  Speak Example sentences
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[tăng tốc] move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
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[buộc] force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
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[nhựa đường] mineral pitch; black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame
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[leo] upward slope or grade; movement upward
beautician  Speak Example sentences
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[mỹ] one skilled in giving cosmetic treatments; one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
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[duyệt] graze; skim or glance at casually
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[biểu thị] indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically
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[phân biệt] set apart; distinguish; perceive or show the difference in or between
calamity  Speak Example sentences
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[thiên tai] the event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
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[phù hợp] comply with; follow; fit; meet
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[gồm] be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
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[mài mòn] scratch; friction; the process of rubbing away the surface of something
confine  Speak Example sentences
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[nhốt] restrict in movement; circumscribe
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[thiên tai] the event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
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[phân biệt] set apart; distinguish; perceive or show the difference in or between
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[tăng tốc] move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
conform  Speak Example sentences
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[thiên tai] the event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
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[khao khát] seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
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[mặc định] failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
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[phù hợp] comply with; follow; fit; meet