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reminisce

(v) hồi tưởng lại, nhớ lại

to talk or write about past experiences that you remember with pleasure

e.g: My grandfather used to _____ about his years in the navy.

/ˌrem.ɪˈnɪs/

affnity

(n) sự lôi cuốn, sự ham muốn

a strong feeling that you understand somebody/something and like them or it

e.g: Sam was born in the country and had a deep ____ with nature.

curiosity

(n) something that is interesting because it is rare and unusual

e.g: Cars like mine are _____ nowadays.

allegiance

(n) lòng trung thành

loyalty and support for a ruler, country, group, or belief

e.g: As an Englishman who'd lived for a long time in France, he felt a certain conflict of _____ when the two countries played soccer.

exalt

(v) to praise someone a lot, or tto make somebody rise to a higher rank or position, sometimes to one that they do not deserve

e.g: His son was _____ to a high position in the government through family connections.

execution

(n) sự thực hiện, sự thi hành

the act of doing or performing something, especially in a planned way

e.g: Sometimes in the ____ of their duty the police have to use firearms.

inveterate

(adj) done as a habit and not likely to change

e.g: I never trust anything he says - the man's an ____ liar.

animosity

(n) a strong feeling of opposition, anger or hate

e.g: He felt no ____ towards his critics.

inducement

(n) an act or thing that is intended to persuade someone or something

e.g: They offered him a large pay increase as an _____ for him to stay.

compliance

(n) -the practice of obeying rules or requests made by people in authority

e.g: Safety measures were carried out in _____ with paragraph 6 of the building regulations.

- (disapproving) the quality of being too willing to agree with somebody or do what they want (sự phục tùng, sự khúm núm)

infatuation

(n) very strong feelings of love or attraction for somebody/something, especially when these are unreasonable and do not last long

prescribe

(v) to tell someone what they must have or do, or to make a rule of something

e.g: The law ____ that all children must go to school.

felicity

-(n) great happiness

-sự diễn đạt thích hợp

the quality of being well chosen or suitable

e.g: The story is told with great _____ of style.

congeniality

(n) sự hợp nhau, sự ăn ý nhau, sự tương đắc

the quality of being friendly and pleasant

amicable

(adj) thân ái, hòa thuận, hòa giải

-relating to behaviour between people that is pleasant and friendly, often despite a difficult situation

-relating to an agreement or decision that is achieved without people arguing or being unpleasant

e.g: Few people have ____ divorces.

morality

-(n) nguyên tắc xử thế

a set of personal or social standards for good or bad behaviour and character

-tính đạo đức

the degree to which something is right or wrong, good or bad, etc. according to moral principles

e.g: There is a continuing debate on the ____ of abortion.

magnanimous

(adj) hào hiệp, cao thượng

very kind and generous towards an enemy or someone you have defeated

plight

(n) ​a difficult and sad situation

e.g: The African elephant is in a desperate ______.

ecotype

(n) kiểu sinh thái

​the type or race of a plant or animal that has adapted to live in particular local conditions

e.g: Mountain _____ of the plant differ significantly from those found in lowland regions.

precipitous

(adj) -If a reduction or increase is _____, it is fast or great

-If a slope is _____, it is very steep

mortality

(n) -the way that people do not live for ever

e.g: Her death made him more aware of his own _____.

-the number of deaths within a particular society and within a particular period of time (số người chết)

e.g: Infant _____ is much higher in the poorest areas of the city.

seismic

(adj) -địa chấn

relating to or caused by an earthquake

-having very great and usually damaging effects

e.g: The news that the chairman would resign set off _____ waves in the business community.

opaque

(adj) -difficult to understand; not clear

e.g: The jargon (biệt ngữ) in his talk was _____ to me.

-mờ đục, chắn sáng

not clear enough to see through or allow light through

dimension

(n) -khía cạch

a part or feature or way of considering something

e.g: These weapons add a new _____ to modern warfare.

-kích cỡ, chiều

a measurement of something in a particular direction, especially its height, length, or width

e.g: Please specify the _____s (= the height, length and width) of the room.

exertion

(n) -the use of a lot of mental or physical effort

e.g: he failed to lift the rock in spite of all his _____s.

-the use of something such as authority, power, influence, etc. in order to make something happen (sự áp dụng)

e.g: the _____ of influence over who was appointed to the job

protocol

(n) nghi thức

the system of rules and acceptable behaviour used at official ceremonies and occasions

e.g: According to _____, the new ambassador will present his credentials to the president.

primordial

(adj) -existing at or since the beginning of the world or the universe

e.g: The ancient rocks contain traces of _____ elements formed at the dawn of the universe.

-(of a feeling or a desire) very basic

e.g: He had a ____ fear of the dark, something he couldn't explain

pristine

(adj) -new or almost new, and in very good condition

e.g: Washing machine for sale - only two months old and in ____ condition.

-original and pure; not spoiled or worn from use

resonance

(n) tiếng âm vang, sự dội tiếng, cộng hưởng

-the production of a sound as a result of vibration (= shaking) of another object

-the quality of being loud and clear

e.g: He spoke with such ______ that even those in the back row could hear every word.

empirical

(adj) based on what is experienced or seen rather than on theory

e.g: This theory needs to be backed up with solid ______ evidence.

integrate

(v) hội nhập

to become or make somebody become accepted as a member of a social group, especially when they come from a different culture

e.g: It's very difficult to _____ yourself into a society whose culture is so different from your own.

stigma

(n) vết nhơ, điều sỉ nhục

a strong feeling of disapproval that most people in a society have about something, especially when this is unfair

e.g: Being an unmarried mother no longer carries the social _____ that it used to.

oscillation

(n) sự dao động

-repeated movement from one position to another

e.g: The ______s of the needle were so slight they were hard to detect.

-repeated change from one feeling or opinion to another

e.g: Her _______s of mood frustrated him.

intrepid

(adj) extremely brave and showing no fear of dangerous situations

e.g: Traders and missionaries (nhà truyền giáo) often proved themselves to be intrepid explorers.

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