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foster(v)
to take care of a child, usually for a limited time, without being the child's legal parent:
= foster every step children
negotiate- negotiation
to have formal discussions with someone in order to reach an agreement with them:
negotiate== discuss
I negotiate with my friends for best plan
assure
to tell someone confidently that something is true, especially so that they do not worry:
== to prove, make sure
= assure that everything is
irreversible
not possible to change; impossible to return to a previous condition:
Smoking has caused irreversible damage to his lungs.
punish- punishment
to cause someone who has done something wrong or committed a crime to suffer, by hurting them, forcing them to pay money, sending them to prison, etc.:
= to punish criminals
execute- execution
the legal punishment
= the execution of inncocent people
equilibrium
balance
= restore the equilibrium of justice
lessen
reduce, decrease
procastinate
delay
This is no time for procrastination - we need decisive action.
guarantee
promise
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rehabilitate-tion
turn sbd back to right
After 20 years in official disgrace, she's been rehabilitated
remorse
dishonor, impolite
disrepect
ecstatic/ elated/ euphoric
extremely happy and excited:
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gutted
very dissapointed
He was gutted when she ended with his girlfriend
appalled, horrified
shocked, surprised of sth unpleasant
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jubilant
extremly happy and excited because of success
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gobsmacked, stunned
shocked, surprised
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lost his temper/ hit the roof
lose control, become very angry
He’ll hit the roof when he sees it.
hysterical
in a state of extreme distress or excitement and crying, laughing, or shouting
== more than happy
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embark
get onto a ship
We embarked at Liverpool for New York.
scrumptious
delicious
The food is really scrumptious
signify, pose
give
Food insecurity signifies a threat to humanity
paid her compliment
contribute to
The teacher paid her compliment on her study
profuse-profusey(adj)
produced or given in large amounts- commonly
== a lot of
The company accepted blame and sent us profuse apologies.
amplitude
given in a large amount
== a large amount of sth
There is a sheer amplitude of …
correlation
connection
superstitous
based on or believing in superstitions (= beliefs based on old ideas about luck and magic rather than science or reason):
= believe in magic
superstitous people/ nonsense
give the command
order
Captain had given the command to leave the boat
behave recklessly
misbehave/ behave in a dangerous or thinkless way
People in VN often behave
embrace an oppportunity/ a view
defense, have a stand on sth/ cover
People embrace 3-D films against 2-D
no sign of fading in sth
never weaken/ lose
No sign of fading in the popularity stakes
No sign of fading in
over-emphasis on a problem
giving sth too much attention
The over-emphasis on results, but on progress
pilling on sth more than sth
focus on sth more than others
3-D are simply pilling on the quick visual thrill- gimmick and special effect
counter-purposeful (adj)
counterargument, give more drawbacks
Using AI to facilitate might be counter-purposeful to human brain
sensation of elevation (phr)
fear of height
Going up skycrapper may increase your sensation of elevation
efficacious
able to produce the intended result:
Homepahty must check whether the current treatment is efficacious
satisfy- sastification
to please sbd by giving what they want
All shops have to satisfy the demand of customers.
remedy (n)
a successful way of treating a disease or illness
= remedial choice
The remedy to treat Covid-19
painstaking (adj)
extremly careful to be correct
It took months of painstaking research to write the book.
itinerary
a detailed plan or route
The tour operator will arrange transport and plan your itinerary.
= curated itinerary
hazardous
(of substances, materials, activities, or conditions) dangerous:
= hazardous material
= hazardous waste
= hazardous condition
Hazardous waste must be properly disposed of.
the ease of sth
a covenience of sth
= the ease of acces: dễ dàng tiếp cận
= the ease of communication
a social butterfly
someone who is friendly and talkative
Having a social butterly leading can boost the energy of the conversation
swell
increase, grow
The town is home to 3000 people, but this figure swells to 12000 in the same summer
renovate - renovation
to repair or change
= to renovate an old building
appreciable (adj)
large or noticeable enough to have an important effect
= appreciable difference
= appreciable changes
Widening the road made an appreciable difference to the flow of traffic
appreciative (adj)
to show that you’re grateful to sth/ how show appreciate sth
= warm and appreciative atmosphere
conscientious (adj)
to put lots of efforts into sth
= conscientious student/ workers
personnel (n)
the people who are employed in a company, organization
= workers, employee
erection
construction
There is an erection of new home buildings in VN.
convert- convertion
transform
The old trees has been converted into new constructions
inflation (n)
a general, continuous increase in amount of sth
= high/ low inflation in prices
= the inflation rate
reinforce (v)
to make sth become stronger/ to prove sth
= reinforce the fibre
= reinforce the opinion/ view/ benefit that
botanical
refering to plants and trees
= botanical illustrationsi
incubate- incubation
keeps sth save until it all comes out, preserve sth till the best conditions
= incubate a dream
= incubat mould and parasites
disturb (v)
to make sbd worried or upset/ brings drawbacks to sbd/ to interrupt what someone is doing
= disturb the peace
= disturb the personal view of sbd
condolence (v)
an expression of sympathy esp. for the family of a person who has recently died, or the sympathy expressed/ to show honor and respect
= offer condolence to sbd who are grieving
willing (adj)
happy to do sth
= willing to answer a question
= willing to dedicate
affiliation
social connection/ with larger population
= brought a significant affiliation among sth and sth
hypothesis- hypotheses (plr)
a theory that suggest an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved/ an unproved idea
extraordinary
such special, unusual
= extraordinary effect/result
=extraordinary story about sth
supplies (n)- supply
facilities
= food and medical supplies
= to supply sbd necessitation
edible
able to eat
= edible product/ items