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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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alley  Speak Example sentences
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[bà con] cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
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[đục] a metal tool with a sharp edge used to cut and shape stone, wood, or metal
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[hẻm] a narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
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[trọng tài] someone chosen to judge and decide the disputed issue;  one having the power to make authoritative decisions
bellows  Speak Example sentences
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[ống thổi] a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
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[biên niên sử] a chronological record of the events of successive years
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[kỵ binh] part of military force which serves on horseback
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[chuộc] make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
chisel  Speak Example sentences
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[đục] a metal tool with a sharp edge used to cut and shape stone, wood, or metal
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[vi khuẩn] single celled organism with no nucleus
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[lành] kindly; favorable; not malignant
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[chiều] of or relating to dimensions
clientele  Speak Example sentences
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[thần] god; divinity; supernatural things
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[rõ] speak clearly and distinctly; utter a speech sound; be jointed; make clear or effective
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[biện hộ] one that argues for a cause; supporter or defender
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[khách hàng] clients of professional person; the body of customers or patrons
cluster  Speak Example sentences
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[ngo] delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
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[cụm] gather or grow into bunches
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[bygone] past; gone by
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[kỵ binh] part of military force which serves on horseback
confound  Speak Example sentences
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[bà con] cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
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[đọt non] grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
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[sợ hãi] mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil
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[chống] negate; act against
contemptible  Speak Example sentences
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[khinh] worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
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[cụm] gather or grow into bunches
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[conceivable] capable of being conceived, imagined, or understood
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[đúc] choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
copious  Speak Example sentences
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[nghiệp dư] one who engages in an art, science, study, or athletic activity as a pastime rather than as a profession
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[phục kích] disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
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[trọng tài] someone chosen to judge and decide the disputed issue;  one having the power to make authoritative decisions
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[phong phú] plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
counteract  Speak Example sentences
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[đúc] choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
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[lành] kindly; favorable; not malignant
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[chống] negate; act against
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[phục kích] disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
craft  Speak Example sentences
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[đối thoại] conversation; formal talks between opposing countries, political groups
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[nghề] make by hand and with much skill
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[Coed] relating to an education system in which both men and women attend
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[ngo] delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything