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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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a. [đột ngột] broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another


Spelling Word: abrupt
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a. [Kế toán] liable to being called to account; answerable; responsible; something that can be explained


Spelling Word: accountable
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v. [mua] gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with a tracking system


Spelling Word: acquire
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v. [dự đoán] act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict


Spelling Word: anticipate
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n. [hồ quang] the continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape


Spelling Word: arc
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n. [trường] a playing field where sports events take place; a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments


Spelling Word: arena
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n. [tiểu sử] an account of the series of events making up a person's life;  accounts of people's life


Spelling Word: biography
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a. [ảm đạm] cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable


Spelling Word: bleak
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n. [tin] a brief statement of facts; any public notice or announcement; a periodical publication


Spelling Word: bulletin
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n. [thợ mộc] a skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures


Spelling Word: carpenter