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leotard

/ˈliːətɑːrd/ (n) a piece of clothing that fits tightly over the body from the neck down to the tops of the legs

Provost

/ˈprəʊvəʊst/ (n)

(in the UK) the person in charge of a college at some universities

offer up

provide something that is intended to impress or satisfy someone

Faculty

/ˈfæklti/ (n)

a department or group of related departments in a college or university

Alumni

/əˈlʌmnaɪ/ (n)

the former students of a school, college or university

Fellow

/ˈfeləʊ/ (n)

a person that you work with or that is like you; a thing that is similar to the one mentioned

Patchwork quilt

/ˈpætʃwɜːrk/ /kwɪlt/ (cum N)

Tam chan khau

bajillion

/bəˈdʒɪljən/ (n)

an extremely large number

cathartic

/kəˈθɑːrtɪk/ (adj)

relaxing after an emotional outburst

Breed of sth

a stock of animals or plants within a species having a distinctive appearance

get all the things in the bag

Have all the things in one time

You get what you get

Accept own

wholeheartedly

/ˌhəʊlˈhɑːrtɪdli/

sincerely (adj)

per se

by itself

unsolicited

/ˌʌnsəˈlɪsɪtɪd/ (adj)

not asked for

solicited

/səˈlɪsɪt/ (v)

to ask somebody for something, such as support, money or information; to try to get something or persuade somebody to do something

impart

/ɪmˈpɑːrt/ (v)

to pass information, knowledge, etc. to other people = convey

discerning

/dɪˈsɜːrnɪŋ/ (adj)

mentally quick and observant; having insight

retrospectively

/ˌretrəˈspektɪvli/ (adv)

by thinking about the past

Deem

(v.) to think, believe; to consider, have an opinion

revolting

/rɪˈvəʊltɪŋ/ (adj)

extremely unpleasant

Hilarious

very funny

Squirm

/skwɜːrm/ (v)

to feel very embarrassed or ashamed

Stigma

/ˈstɪɡmə/ (n)

negative feelings that people have about particular circumstances or characteristics that somebody may have

ambivalence

/æmˈbɪvələns/ (n)

the fact of having or showing both positive and negative feelings about somebody/something

perpetuate

/pərˈpetʃueɪt/ (v)

to make something such as a bad situation, a belief, etc. continue for a long time

fundamentally

/ˌfʌndəˈmentəli/ (adv)

basically

Chic

/ʃiːk/ (n) -stylishness

the quality of being fashionable and attractivev

Polish

to make shine; to make something better

Ensnare

/ɪnˈsner/ (v)- Trap

​ensnare somebody/something to make somebody/something unable to escape from a difficult situation or from a person who wants to control them

chameleon

/kəˈmiːliən/ (n)

​a small lizard (= a type of reptile) that can change colour according to what is around or near it

veiled

/veɪld/ (adj)

a veiled threat, warning, etc. is not expressed directly or clearly because you do not want your meaning to be too obvious

a thinly veiled threat

Fed

to feed

Slip up

to make a mistake

Make the cut

to succeed or do well enough

simulation

/ˌsɪmjuˈleɪʃn/ (n)

a situation in which a particular set of conditions is created artificially in order to study or experience something that could exist in reality (nhan ban)

spectator

a person who watches something, such as a sporting event

fiercely

/ˈfɪrsli/ (adv)

in a way that shows strong feelings; with a lot of activity or determination

humiliated

/hjuːˈmɪlieɪt/ (v)

somebody/yourself/something to make somebody feel ashamed or stupid and lose the respect of other people

excruciating

/ɪkˈskruːʃieɪtɪŋ/ (adj)

extremely painful or bad

fluctuate

/ˈflʌktʃueɪt/ (v)

vary

inevitably

/ɪnˈevɪtəbli/ (adv)

as is certain to happen

self-sabotage

self-talk that communicates that we are no good, that we can't do something, that we can't change, and so forth; undermines belief in ourselves and motivation to change and grow Tự phá hoại

Intuation

an effortless, immediate, automatic feeling or thought, as contrasted with explicit, conscious reasoning Trực giác

screw sth up

to make a mistake, or to damage or spoil something

resilient

able to recover quickly after something unpleasant such as shock, injury, etc.