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prosperous

a. successful, usually by earning a lot of money

ex: Recently, the US have been not able to remain to be the most _________ country around the world.

cosmopolitan

a. containing or having experience of people and things from many different parts of the world ( hợp chủng)

ex: The US is the most _____________ country over the world but no country want to be the same.

a handful of

a few, a small number of

ex: I just want to do _ _____ __ work per day but I think that I can never do this because I always have a great deal of work to complete per day.

postulate

to suggest a theory, idea, etc. as a basic principle from which a further idea is formed or developed ( đặt giả thuyết)

ex: It was the Greek astronomer, Ptolemy, who ___________ that the earth was at the centre of the universe.

municipal

of or belonging to a town or city

ex: Her husband is a member of ________ authorities so she does not care about the regulations.

city-in-waiting

potential city, aspiring area

municipality

a city or town with its own local government, or the local government itself

ex: The __________ provides services such as water and rubbish collection.

definitive

not able to be changed or improved

ex: there are no __________ answer to this problem

bemused

slightly confused

ex: I was _______ after reading this question for a minute

flee to swh

to escape by running away to a place, especially because of danger or fear

ex: He and his family ______ __ the mountains to escape the fighting.

mound

a large pile of earth, stones, etc. like a small hill

ex: a _______ mound (= a place where people were buried in ancient times)

grave

a place in the ground where a dead person is buried

ex: Most of the victims' bodies were found in a mass ________ .

somber

a. serious, sad

ex: the funeral was a ________ occassion

shadowy

a. dark and full of shadows

ex: She was startled by a sudden movement in the _______ hallway.

compulsive

= uncontrollabe

ex: some people ________ overeat so they must suffer from obesity, which nobody want.

sparse

= scarce, limited

crave attention

desire strongly for attention

ex: The neglected kids just ______ __________.

rocket

tăng vọt

ex: The company's stock price began to _____ after the announcement of a new product.

devour

to eat something eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left

ex: The young cubs hungrily ________ the deer.

cyclical

a. thuộc chu kì

ex: ________ events happen in a particular order, one following the other, and are often repeated