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apprised

informed; notified (được thông báo)

receptive

ready or willing to accept something, open-minded

Incense (at/by)

to cause someone to be extremely angry

cited in

mentioned

adorn

to add beauty; to decorate

endorse

approve; support

proprieties

the rules of polite social behaviour

exhorting

urging earnestly by warning (khuyên nhủ)

synopsis

brief summary

supposition

assumption or hypothesis that is not yet prove ( giả đinh)

frivolous

Lacking in seriousness or importance (phù phiếm)

copious

abundant; plentiful (dồi dào)

opaque

not letting light through

foments

to promote the growth or development of (chất kích thích)

pervades

spreads throughout (tràn ngập)

exorbitant

(adj.) unreasonably high; excessive (quá đáng)

Volatility

the tendency of a substance to vaporize (Biến động)

hazy

unclear, misty; not readily seen or understandable

permissible

allowable

allude

to refer to indirectly ( ám chỉ)

specimens

examples of things scientists collect in order to study (mẫu vật)

volatile

highly unstable; explosive (volatile)

volatile

Easily evaporated at normal temperatures and liable to change rapidly. (sự bay hơi)

irrespective

in spite of everything; regardless (bất kể)

neglect

fail to care for properly.(sao nhãng)

testify

to show something or prove that something is true (làm chứng)

unviable

not able to work as intended; not able to succeed (không khả thi)

discount

không để ý đến

understate

to describe something in a way that makes it seem less important, serious, bad, etc. than it really is (nói giảm nói tránh)

Example : She believes the research understates the amount of discrimination women suffer.

nuance

A small, subtle difference in meaning, opinion, tone, or feeling that may not be immediately obvious (sự tinh tế, không trắng đen rõ ràng)

example: Good literature often captures the nuances of human emotions — like sadness mixed with hope.

deterrent

something that discourages or prevents an action or behavior (yếu tố ngăn cản, rào cản)

contrivances

A contrivance is a clever plan, invention, or device, often overly artificial or forced (mưu mẹo, sự bịa đặt khéo léo).

Example: The movie's ending felt like a contrivance rather than a natural conclusion.

contrivances of = những sự dàn dựng/tạo ra của

contingent

depending on something else in the future in order to happen (ngẫu nhiên bất ngờ).

example: Outdoor activities are, as ever, contingent on the weather.

sheer

used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is; ABSOLUTE

transcend

to go farther, rise above (vượt qua)

subsequent

happening after something else (tiếp theo)

substantial

large in size, value, or importance (đáng kể)

tangential

different than the one you are talking about or doing (bên lề, không liên quan trực tiếp)

integral

necessary and important as a part of a whole (không thể thiếu)

fidelity

(sự trung thành, sự chính xác)

enumerate

to name things separately, one by one (liệt kê)

example: He enumerated the benefits of the insurance plan.

abbreviate

to shorten a word or words, or to make something shorter (rút gọn)

example: We had to abbreviate the names of the states.

inconsolable

so sad or disappointed that it is impossible for anyone to make you feel better (không thể khuyên giải, không thể an ủi)

occlude

to block something (che khuất)

patronize

to speak to or behave towards someone as if they are stupid or not important

or

to support an activity or a public organization, especially by giving money

evince

to make something obvious or show something clearly

entrust

to give someone a thing or a duty for which they are responsible

prosperity

the state of being successful and having a lot of money (phồn vinh)

antiquity

an object that was created a very long time ago

hamper

to prevent someone doing something easily (cản trở)

prescribe

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

amend

to change something, especially the words of a text (sửa đổi, cải thiện)

synonymous

closely connected (đồng nghĩa)

myopic

unable to understand a situation or the way actions will affect it in the future (thiếu tầm nhìn)

entail

to make something necessary, or to involve something (ghi)

denote