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gratifying

​giving pleasure and making you feel satisfied

apace

at a fast speed; quickly

shepherd

a person who takes care of sheep

inadvertent

​done by accident, without being intended

feat

an act or accomplishment showing skill

in contradistinction to sb/sth

in contrast with something/somebody

propagate

to multiply, spread out

granular

containing grains or granules; grainy; dạng hột

periodic

adj - describes something that happens fairly often and regularly

unsettling

causing nervousness or anxiety

vd: The country's economic crisis had an ____ effect on world markets.

clumping

vón cục

yeast

a type of fungus; men

prevail

to exist or be very common at a particular time or in a particular place

Ex: Those beliefs still ___ among certain social groups.

substitute

a person or thing that you use or have instead of the one you normally use or have

shawl

a piece of fabric worn by women over the shoulders or head

unassuming

not wanting to draw attention to yourself or to your abilities or status

Ex: He did some wonderful work in a quiet and ___ way.

beverage

any type of drink except water

probiotic

bacteria that have a good effect on the body; lợi khuẩn

glamorous

especially attractive and exciting, and different from ordinary things or people

omit

bỏ sót, bỏ quên, bỏ qua

delicacy

cao lương mỹ vị, món ăn đặc sản quý hiếm/đặc biệt

entomologist

a scientist who studies insects

prospect

the possibility that something will happen; viễn cảnh

stuffy

ngột ngạt, cứng nhắc

proper

khuôn phép

eccentric

considered a person to be strange or unusual

unseat / unseating

lật đổ, gạt bỏ

deep-rooted prejudices

định kiến ăn sâu.

assert

to state clearly and definitely that something is true; khẳng định

eclectic

not following one style or set of ideas but choosing from or using a wide variety

Ex: His house is an ___ mixture of the antique and the modern.

cosmopolitan

mang tính đa dạng văn hóa

authentic

known to be real and what somebody claims it is and not a copy

mount

to increase gradually

congress

a large formal meeting or series of meetings where representatives from different groups discuss ideas, make decisions, etc.

Ex: an international ____ of trades unions

customary

theo tập quán, truyền thống

hit the sack

to go to sleep

savage

aggressive and violent; causing great harm

sanity

sự tỉnh táo, minh mẫn, bình thường về tâm trí

stiff

difficult to bend or move

punctual

đúng giờ, không chậm trễ

cutlet

món côtlet

palate

khẩu vị

uninitiated

having no special knowledge or experience of something

unhygienic

not clean or sanitary

disease-ridden

having a lot of diseases; dominanted by disease

epidemic

A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease.

squalid

very dirty and unpleasant

redeem

minh oan, chuộc lại danh tiếng

far from being....

hoàn toàn không phải là...

rigorous

strict; harsh; severe

predisposition

tình trạng dễ thiên về, khuynh hướng thiên về

divergent

khác biệt, phân nhánh

inevitability

something that is certain to happen, điều tất yếu phải xảy ra

subdue

nén (dục vọng..); làm dịu bớt, làm hạ bớt (nhất là cảm xúc)

platonic

(of a relationship) friendly but not involving sex

welfare

the general health, happiness and safety of a person, an animal or a group

reciprocity

sự trao đổi lẫn nhau, sự có qua có lại

deception

sự dối trá, sự lừa dối, sự lừa gạt

deceit

dishonesty, deception

downplay

to try to make something seem less important than it really is; xem nhẹ

elaborate

detailed; careful; thorough

hierarchy

hệ thống cấp bậc; thứ bậc

contradiction

mâu thuẫn

rigid

stiff, cứng nhắc

collide with

va chạm, xung đột.

complement

to add to something in a way that improves it or makes it more attractive; bổ sung cho nhau

predispose

v. có xu hướng, thiên hướng với

relationship longevity

mối quan hệ lâu dài

surveillance

the act of carefully watching a person suspected of a crime or a place where a crime may be committed; sự giám sát

defy

không tuân theo; bất chấp; coi thường

myth

A traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society.

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