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condone

chấp nhận tha thứ

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enigmatic

bí ẩn khó hiểu

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deflation

giảm phát

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antiseptic

chất khử trùng

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combust

đốt cháy

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laconic

ngắn gọn

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prescient

(adj) có khả năng tiên đoán

she made a prescient comment about the economy before the crisis happened

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disparage

coi thường hạ bệ ai/vật gì đó

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exemplary

gương mẫu và đáng noi theo

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disillusion

làm ai đó vỡ mộng(i am quite disillusioned with men and love in general)

sự vỡ mộng(the experience left him with a great sense of disillusion)

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disingenuous

ko thành thật giả tạo

she gave a disingenuous apology

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emphatic

mang tính nhấn mạnh

he gave an emphatic no to their proposal

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provocative

(adj)khiêu khích gây tranh cai or phản ứng mạnh

her provocative comments sparked a heated debate

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subjective

chủ quan(dựa trên quan điểm cá nhân)

beauty is a subjective concept

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corroborate

chứng nhận xác thực(làm cho một tuyên bố trở nên đáng tin hơn bằng cách cung cấp bằng chứng)

the witness corroborated the suspect’s story

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debunk

vạch trần bóc trần

the scientist debunked the myth with solid evidence

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dilatory

(adj) chậm chạp trì hoãn

the government was criticized for its dilatory response to the crisis

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extraneous

ko liên quan thừa thãi

remove any extraneous details from your essay

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facetious

đùa cợt

he was facetious when he said he wanted to quit school

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insolence

sự xấc cược hỗn lão

the student was punished for his insolence towards the teacher

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invigorate

tiếp thêm sinh lực

a quick shower in the morning invigorates me

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judicious

sáng suốt khôn ngoan(khi đưa ra quyết định)

we need a judicious use of resources to avoid waste

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juxtapose

đặt cạnh nhau (để so sánh or phân tích hai điều đối lập0

the exhibition juxtaposed modern art with classical paintings

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treacherous

nguy hiểm

the mountain road was icy and treacherous

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warant

đáng bị gì

his rude behavior doesn’t warrant such a strong reaction

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allusion

sự ám chỉ

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decimal point

dấu thập phân

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abrasive

(adj) thô lỗ

his abrasive manner makes it hard to work with him

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adamant

(adj) kiên quyết cững rắn

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adherent

người ủng hộ gì

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anarchy

tình trạng vô chính phủ

the country fell into anarchy after the collapse of the government

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abitrary

(adj) tùy tiện

the system seemed arbitrary and unfair

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blatant

trắng trợn

it was a blatant lie

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bourgeois/ˈbɔːʒwɑː/

(adj) thuộc tầng lớp trung lưu

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bureaucracy/bjʊəˈrɒkrəsi/

bộ máy quan liêu

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coercion/kəʊˈɜːʃən/

sự ép buộc

he claimed he acted under coercion

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collusion/kəˈluː.ʒən/

sự thông đồng cấu kết thường là phi pháp

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concise/kənˈsaɪs/

ngắn gọn súc tích

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congenital/kənˈdʒenɪtəl/

bẩm sinh

congenital abnormalities

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conjecture/kənˈdʒektʃər/

sự phỏng đoán

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contentious/kənˈtenʃəs/

contentious issue/topic

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corollary/kəˈrɒl.ər.i/

increased poverty is a corollary of high unemployment

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covert/ˈkəʊvɜːt/

(adj) bí mật giấu kín

they were involved in a covert operation

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degenerate

suy thoái trở nên tệ hơn

the debate degenerated into a shouting match

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deliberation

sự cân nhắc kĩ lưỡng

after much deliberation they decided to accept the offer

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demise

sự chấm dứt or thất bại

losing this game will mean the team’s demise

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derivative

(adj) bắt chước

the movie is dull and derivative

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dichotomy/daɪˈkɒtəmi/

sự chia rẽ giữa hai nhóm tách biệt

there’s a clear dichotomy between theory and practice

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discrepancy

sự không thống nhất

there was a discrepancy between the report and the actual data

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dictum

câu châm ngôn

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disdain

sự khinh miệt

treat sombebody with disdain

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egalitarian

bình đẳng đề cao sự công bằng trong xã hội

egalitarian society

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disparity

sự tách biệt chênh lệch

disparity between the rich and old

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elusive/ɪˈluːsɪv/

khó thấy khó đạt được or khó nắm bắt được

sleep is increasingly elusive for young people in part due to the popularity of the internet

hung is elusive it’s hard to have a meeting with him

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buoyancy

the ability to float or recover quickly from setbacks

her buoyancy after the failure inspired everyone

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compromise

một cái thỏa thuận giữa hai bên

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confound

làm ai đó ngạc nhiên or bất ngờ

the complex instructions confounded the new employees

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discerning

sáng suốt tinh tường

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discriminating

biết phân biệt đánh giá chất lượng

my mom is a discriminating shopper she is really goods at mặc cả và choosing right quality clothes

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dispel

xua tan (sự lo lắng …)

her smile dispels my fears

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formidable

đnags gờm đáng sợ

anh ấy là một đối thủ đáng gờm trong mọi cuộc thi

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generic

chung chung quá là common

the presentation is too generic to get high scores and leave good impression on the teachers

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hallmark

dấu hiệu đặc biệt nét đặc trưng

sự tận tâm là hallmark của một người giáo viên giỏi

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hypocrisy

sự đạo đức giả

it’s pure hypocrisy to demand honesty while lying to everyone around you

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improvident

(adj)tiêu xài hoang phí

lối sống improvident makes him túng thiếu