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… (blaze: flame) (adj) = burning quickly and strongly

ablaze

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… (able) (adj) = physically healthy, fit and strong in contrast to sb who is weak or disabled

able-bodied

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… (abundant) (verb) with/in sth = ​to exist in great numbers or quantities

abound

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… (abundant) (n) ​= much more than enough of something

superabundance

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…/… (about) (n) = a complete change of opinion, plan or behaviour

about-turn/about-face

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… (absent) (n) = a person who is not at a place where they were expected to be

absentee

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… (absent) (n) = the fact of being frequently away from work or school, especially without good reasons

absenteeism

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… (n) (absolute) = a political system in which a leader or government has total power at all times/belief in a political, religious or moral principle that is thought to be true in all circumstances

absolutism

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… (absorb) (n) = the ability of a substance to absorb light

absorbance

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… (absorb) (adj) = able to take in sth easily, especially liquid. n form?

absorbent/absorbency

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… (access) (n) = to sth the act of getting a position of rank or power/the act of becoming part of an international organization/a thing that is added to a collection of objects, etc. in a library or museum

accession

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… (accident) (adj) = more likely to have accidents than other people, companies, etc.

accident-prone

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… (false) (n) = a statement that is not true/the state of not being true; the act of telling a lie

falsehood

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… (cast) (adj) = (of a person or an expression) sad or depressed

downcast

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… (spend) (adj) = (of time or money) spent in a careless rather than a useful way
a … youth

misspent

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… (moment) (adj) = ​very important or serious, especially because there may be important result
a … decision/event/occasion

momentous

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… (thumb) = A … book, magazine, etc. is one whose slightly damaged appearance shows that it has been used many times

well-thumbed

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… (speak) = having a way of speaking that is considered educated and correct

well-spoken

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… (think) = ​respected, admired and liked Their family has always been … around here.

well-thought-of

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… (think) = ​carefully planned

well-thought-out

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… (time) (adj) = ​done or happening at the right time or at an appropriate time

well-timed

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… (sense) (v) = be/become …d (to sth) to make somebody/something less aware of something as a problem by making them become used to it

desensitise

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… (hold) (n) = ​an owner of shares in a company or business = cổ đông

shareholder

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… (honor) (n) = ​a payment made for somebody’s professional services = tiền bồi dưỡng. plural?

honorarium/honoraria

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… (simple) (n) = a person who you think is silly or stupid and can be easily tricked

simpleton

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… (worry) (n) = ​a person who worries about unimportant things

worrywart

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… (climate) (v) = to get used to a new place, situation or climate

acclimatize

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… (cost) (v) = to go up to sb and speak to them, especially in a way that is rude or frightening

accost

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… (acre) (n) = an area of land measured in acres

acreage

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… (bat) (n) = an person who performs difficult acts such as balancing on high ropes, especially at a circus

acrobat

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… (action) (adj) = full of exciting events and activity

action-packed

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… (actor) (n) = an actor who is in charge of a theatre company and acts in the plays that they perform

actor-manager

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… (in) (n) = a computer program that can be added to a larger program to allow it do more things

add-in

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… (fanatic) (n) = sự cuồng = extreme beliefs or behaviour, especially in connection with religion or politics

fanaticism

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… (fetch) (adj) = ​very difficult to believe

far-fetched

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… (mobile) (adj) = bị giải ngũ = (of a country or group of soldiers) to stop military activities

demobilized

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… (pole) (adj) = xuyên cực

transpolar

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… (n) (exist) = ​the state of being together in the same place at the same time

coexistence

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… (light) (adj) = ​having or showing an understanding of people’s needs, a situation, etc. that is not based on old-fashioned attitudes and prejudice. opinions/attitudes/ideas

enlightened

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… (market) (n) = the quality of being easy to sell; the quality of being attractive to customers or employers

marketability

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… (n) (lay) = (on something) the money that you have to spend in order to start a new project

outlay

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… (wise) (adj) = having a lot of experience of life and therefore not easily shocked

worldly-wise

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… (adj) (mind) = of somebody/something not giving thought or attention to somebody/something = mặc kệ

unmindful

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… (vehicle) (adj) = ​intended for vehicles or consisting of vehicles
… access
The road is closed to … traffic.

vehicular

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… (facet) (adj) = having many different aspects to be considered

multifaceted

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… (official) (v) = (at) something to act as an official in charge of something, especially a sports event
A referee from a neutral country will … (at) the game.

officiate

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…/… (thing) (n) = an object with an unknown or forgotten name

thingamabob/thingamajig

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… (care) (adj) = cheerful and not worried about the future

devil-may-care

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… (frame) (n) = một khung hình trong bộ phim

freeze-frame

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… (jaw) (adj) = quai hàm vuông vắn, cằm dài

lantern-jawed

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… (out) (n) = ngoại ô, vùng ven

outskirt

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… (stage) (v) = quản lý sân khấu, dàn dựng sân khấu

stage-manage

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… (up) (n) = tình huống mà ai đó bị ép trông phải tội lỗi dù không làm gì sai

stitch-up

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… (give) (n) = ​a person, either a family member or somebody who is paid, who takes care of a child, or of an adult who is not able to care for themselves

caregiver

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vaccine … (hesitate)

hesitancy

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(n) edit = bài xã luận

editorial

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… (humble) (v) = somebody/yourself/something to make somebody feel ashamed or stupid and lose the respect of other people

humiliate

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… (humble) (n) = the quality of not thinking that you are better than other people. an act of genuine …

humility

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…/… (see) (v) = (somebody) doing something​ to imagine what will happen in the future

envision/envisage

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… (material) (adj) = ​caring more about money and possessions than anything else a … society

materialistic

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… (spirit) (adj) = connected with the human spirit, rather than the body or physical things

spiritual

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… (art) (n) = ​the skill of an artist

artistry

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… (sun) (n) = a device used outdoors, especially in the past, for telling the time when the sun is shining. A pointed piece of metal throws a shadow on a flat surface that is marked with the hours like a clock, and the shadow moves around as the sun moves across the sky.

sundial

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… (mystery) (v) = be …ed (by something) ​to make somebody confused because they do not understand something

mystify

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… (future) (n) = ​the study of how people will live in the future

futurology

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… (mind) (adj) = ​having similar ideas and interests

like-minded

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… (public) (n) = sự công bố, sự xuất bản

publication

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… (public) (n) = sự công khai, sự quảng cáo, sự rao hàng

publicity

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… (real) (n) = bất động sản

realty

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… (judge) (adj) = cẩn trọng, sáng suốt, có suy xét, đúng đắn (tích cực)

judicious

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… (permit) (adj) = dễ dãi (nhất là với trẻ em)

permissive

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… (read) (adj) = ​(of a book, etc.) too boring or difficult to be worth reading

unreadable

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… (satisfy) (adj) = ​not happy or satisfied with somebody/something

dissatisfied

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… (satisfy) (adj) = ​(of a need, demand, etc.) not dealt with

unsatisfied

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… (artefact) (adj) = thuộc về di vật, hiện vật

artifactual

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… (artisan) (adj) = thủ công

artisanal

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… (place) (n) = nơi sinh

birthplace

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… (carve) (n) = cột tượng nữ

caryatid

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… (cast) (v) = gán cho một vai cố định

typecast

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… (clay) (n) = thanh kiếm rộng có 2 lưỡi được người Scotland sử dụng trước đây

claymore

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… (craft) (n) = yêu thuật

witchcraft

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… (craft) (adj) = xảo quyệt

crafty

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… (drum) (n) = mặt trống, da trống

drumhead

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… (drum) (n) = tiếng trống

drumbeat

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… (drum) (n) = một ngọn đồi thon dài

drumlin

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… (embroider) (n) = việc thêu

embroidery

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… (history) (n) = nhà sử học (focuses on the study of historical writing) (every historiographers are …)

historian

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… (history) (adj) = thuộc thời tiền sử

prehistoric

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… (history) (n) = chủ nghĩa lịch sử

historicism

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… (history) (n) = tính lịch sử

historicity

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… (knit) (n) = đồ đan

knitwear

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… (knit) (adj) = được đan bằng tay

handknit

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… (knit) (adj) = gắn bó chặt chẽ

close-knit

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… (lacquer) (n) = đồ sơn mài

lacquerware

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… (mould) (adj) = có thể biến thành hình dạng khác

mouldable

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… (pot) (adj) = có thể uống được

potable

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… (sculpture) (adj) = đẹp như điêu khắc

sculpturesque

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… (probable) (adj) = ​not likely to be true or to happen
highly …
It seems … that

improbable

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… (marry) (v) = with somebody to marry somebody from a different religion, country, ethnic group, etc.

intermarry

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… (wild) (n) = a large area of land that has never been developed or used for growing crops because it is difficult to live there

wilderness