1. What Makes Humans Stupid

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ignominious

(a) (especially of events or behaviour) embarrassing because of being a complete failure:

conspiracy theory

thuyết âm mưu: a belief that an event or situation is the result of a secret plan made by powerful people

proliferate

(v) to increase a lot and suddenly in number:

meagre

(a) (of amounts or numbers) very small or not enough:

medieval

(a) thời trung cổ

alchemist

(n) nhà giả kim: biến đổi kim loại

dissimulate

(v) to hide your real feelings, character, or intentions: che giấu, che đậy

beget

(v) to cause:

to be the father of:

feat of

(n) something difficult needing a lot of skill, strength, courage, etc. to achieve it: chiến công về…

prestigious

(a) very much respected and admired, usually because of being important: uy tín

deliberation

(n) sự cân nhắc

pernicious

(a) having a very harmful effect or influence: nguy hiểm

ingenuity

(n) sự tài tình, khéo léo

elaborate

(a) sự cầu kì, tỉ mỉ

tremendously

(adv) cực kì

progressively

(adv) dần dần

paradoxically

(adv) nghịch lý thay

peculiar

(a) unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way

parsimonious with something

(a) not willing to spend money or use a lot of something:

small in size or amount:

illuminate

(v) to light something and make it brighter: làm sáng tỏ