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supplant | səˈplænt

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take the place of ; take the place of someone, especially after getting him out of office; replace; usurp thay thế; chiếm chỗ (của ai/cái gì); hất cẳng I know that love is fickle, but I never expected to be supplnted in her affections by a crumb like Danny Orr.; Ferdinand Marcos was supplanted by Corazon Aquino as president of the Philippines. [+] displace, supersede

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request solemnly 1. Bắt thề, bắt tuyên thệ. 2. Khẩn nài, van nài I must abjure you to consider this matter carefully as it is of utmost importance to all of us.

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inequality; difference; difference; condition of inequality sự chênh lệch, sự không bằng nhau, sự không bình đẳng; sự khác biệt, sự cách biệt I never cease to wonder at the disparity between what men aspire to do and what they are equipped to do by natural endowment and training.; The disparity in their ages made no difference at all. [+] dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distinction

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pertaining to money thuộc tiền tài, nộp phạt I never expected a pecuniary reward for my work in this activity. [+] financial, monetary

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biting; sarcastic; biting; sarcastic; stinging Chua cay, đay nghiến, châm chọc (lời nói...) I noticed with approval that his mordant remarks were intended to deflate the pompous and unmask the hypocritical.; Actors feared the critic's mordant pen. [+] caustic, mordacious, scathing, trenchant

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guess; conjecture sự phỏng đoán, sự ước đoán I offered that explanation as a mere surmise , but to my surprise, it was generally accepted as an established truth.; I surmise that he will be late for this meeting. [+] conjecture, suppose

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loudly offensive om xòm, hay kêu la I regard your remarks as blatant and ill-mannered. [+] boisterous, clamorous, obstreperous, vociferous

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sting oneself with nettles; make rather angry; annoy; annoy; vex chọc tức, chọc giận I regret that Nancy was nettled by my unfavorable review of her short story, but I had to express my opinion honestly.; Do not let him nettle you with his sarcastic remarks. [+] exasperate, irritate, peeve, provoke

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pretending to be virtuous; deceiving đạo đức giả I resent his hypocritical posing as a friend for I know he is interested only in his own advancement. [+] affected, pharisaic, sanctimonious

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hint; insinuation Lời ám chỉ, nói bóng gió, nói cạnh I resent the innuendos in your statement more than the statement itself. [+] allusion, implication, insinuation, intimation

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make frivolous objections cãi bướng I respect your sensible criticisms, but I dislike the way you cavil about unimportant details. [+] carp, dissent

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not wise Không khôn ngoan, vụng I think it is impolitic to raise this issue at the present time because the public is too angry. [+] imprudent, indiscreet, injudicious

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uncertain; risky (a) (pháp lý) tạm, nhất thời, không ổn định; hiểm nghèo I think this stock is a precarious investment and advise against its purchase. [+] doubtable, unstable; dangerous, hazardous;

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have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality thưởng thức, nếm, nhấm nháp - He ate his meal slowly savouring evry mouthful - I think your choice of a successor savor of favoritism. [+] relish

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mysterious; that cannot be understood or known; incomprehensible; not to be discovered khó nhìn thấu được, bí hiểm khó hiểu, không dò được I tried to make some sense out of the strange orders he had given us, but his plan and purpose remained utterly inscrutable .; I fail to understand the reasons for your outlandish behavior; your motives are inscrutable. enigmatic, sphinx-like, unfathomable, mysterious

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straightforward ngay thẳng, bộc trực I want your candid opinion. direct, honest, frank, undisguised

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circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt); focus one's attention on something; fasten with a rivet or rivets Đinh tán; ghép bằng đinh tán; tập trung (sự chú ý). I was absolutely riveted by her story.

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coax; wheedle tán tỉnh I will not be cajoled into granting you your wish. [+] beguile, deceive, delude

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regard with contempt; disregard I will not tolerate those who contemn the sincere efforts of this group.

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abandon Bỏ, từ bỏ I will relinquish my claims to this property if you promise to retain my employees. [+] cede, waive, resign

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give up temporarily; yield (pháp lý) bỏ, từ bỏ, khước từ; thôi I will waive my rights in this matter in order to expedite our reaching a proper decision. [+] cede, relinquish

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hate something very much; detest Ghê tởm, ghét cay ghét đắng I wouldn't say that I abhor housework, but I must admit that I avoid it whenever I can.; She abhorred all forms of bigotry. [+] abominate, execrate, loathe;

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able to burn or destroy by chemical action; acrid; sarcastic; burning; sarcastically biting ăn da; chua cay, cay độc If any of the caustic material gets on your clothing, wash it off immediately with lukewarm water to prevent it from eating away the fabric.; The critic's caustic remarks angered the hapless actors who were the subjects of his sarcasm. [+] incisive, mordacious, mordant, pungent, sarcastic, scathing, stinging, trenchant;

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that which is hinted at or suggested Sự lôi kéo vào, sự dính líu, ẩn ý, liên can If I understand the implications of your remark, you do not trust our captain. [+] allusion, connotation, inking, innuendo, insinuation, intimation

Answer 25

rub or wipe out; obliterate; make indistinct; rub out xoá, xoá bỏ làm lu mờ; át, trội hơn If only I could efface the memory of the look of shock and disappointment on my mother's face!; The coin had been handled so many times that its date had been effaced. [+] delete, erase, expunge, obliterate

Answer 26

state or put forward as a necessary condition; insist upon as part of an agreement; make express conditions; specify Quy định ,đặt điều kiện If the contract was framed by a good lawyer, it will stipulate exactly when, where, and how payment is to be made.; Before agreeing to reduce American military forces in Europe, the president stipulated that NATO teams be allowed to inspect Soviet bases. [+] designate, detail, specificate

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forecasted course of a disease; prediction (số nhiều prognoses) (y học) dự đoán (về sự tiến triển của bệnh), tiên lượng bệnh; sự dự đoán (sự phát triển của cái gì) If the doctor's prognosis is correct, the patient will be in a coma for at least twenty-four hours. [+] forecast, prophecy

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charge Truy tố, buộc tội If the grand jury indicts the suspect, he will go to trial. [+] arraign, criminate, incriminate, impeach

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send someone to a lower position or grade; hand over a matter for decision or carrying out; banish; consign to inferior position Hạ cấp bậc, giáng chức; re(=back) +leg(=send) If we relegate these experienced people to positions of unimportance because of their political persuasions, we shall lose the services of valuably trained personnel. [+] exile, expatriate, expel, ostracize

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cancel; remove xoá, bỏ If you behave, I will expunge this notation from your record. [+] delete, efface, erase, obliterate

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plunder cớp đoạt, chiếm đoạt If you do not yield, I am afraid the enemy will despoil the countryside. [+] depredate, pillage, spoliate

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frustrate the plans or expectations of; make someone uneasy or confused; put to rout; defeat; disconcert đánh bại làm hỏng, làm thất bại (kế hoạch...) làm bối rối, làm lúng túng; làm chưng hửng If you go to the interview well-prepared and in the right frame of mind, there will be no need for you to feel discomfited by even the most probing questions.; This ruse will discomfit the enemy. [+] abash, confound, confuse, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass

Answer 33

filled with deep sorrow for wrongdoing; penitent ăn năn hối hận If you had paid some attention to my warning in the first place, ther would be no need for you to be contrite now.; Her contrite tears did not influence the judge when he imposed sentence. [+] compunctious, penitent, remorseful, repentant

Answer 34

read carefully đọc kỹ, nghiên cứu kỹ(sách) If you want to learn to play backgammon, I suggest that you begin by perusing a summary of the rules.

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living in groups or societies; liking the company of others; sociable sống thành tập thể If, as sociologists tell us, human beings are naturally gregarious , why am I sitting here all by myself on this beautiful spring evening?; She was not gregarious and preferred to be alone most of the time. [+] social

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done,got made, etc.in a secret,stealthy way,clandestine lén lút; gian lận; bí mật; lừa dối If, as they claim, they were not aware of the illegal character of their undertaking, why did they plan it in a surreptitious way.; News of their surreptitious meeting gradually leaked out. [+] clandestine, covert, furtive, stealthy, sub-rosa

Answer 37

do something that one's rank, merits, abilities, etc. do not require one to do; lower oneself; behave graciously, but in a way that shows one's feeling of superiority; bestow courtesies with a superior air hạ cố, chiếu cố If, as they say, they find those people so vulgar and unpleasant, why do they condescend to associate with them?; The king condescended to grant an audience to the friends of the condemned man. [+] deign, vouchsafe

Answer 38

rob; leave sad by taking away lấy đi của ai Illness bereaved the family of their father.

Answer 39

revere tôn trọng, tôn kính In China, the people venerate their ancestors. [+] adore, worship

Answer 40

unfairness Sự không công bằng In demanding equal pay for equal work, women protest the basic inequity of a system that allots grater financial rewards to men. [+] injustice, patiality

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ship abandoned at sea; worthless person; person who neglects his duty; abandoned; deserted and left to fall into ruin; failing in one's duty bỏ rơi, không để ý In every large city, there is a neighborhood that serves as a refuge for derelicts who have failed to come to terms with society.; The corporal who fell asleep while on watch was thrown into the guard house for being derelict in his duty. [+] delinquent, disregardful, neglectful, negligent, remiss

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punish severely with blows or by criticizing trách mắng, chỉ trích, trừng phạt nặng nề In Gulliver's Travels and other books, Jonathan Swift castigated the human race for its follies and wickedness.; [+] chastise

Answer 43

suitable to debate or courts of law (thuộc) pháp lý, tòa án In her best forensic manner, the lawyer addressed the jury. [+] controversial; juridical

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give an imitation that ridicules trò khôi hài, sự chế giễu; chể giễu, nhại chơi In his caricature, he burlesqued the mannerisms of his adversary. [+] parody, travesty

Answer 45

displaying foresight; thrifty; preparing for emergencies có hoặc tỏ rõ sự khôn ngoan đối với các nhu cầu trong tương lai; lo xa; tiết kiệm In his usual provident manner, he had insured himself against this type of loss. [+] canny, chary, economical, frugal

Answer 46

throw overboard sự vứt hàng xuống biển cho nhẹ tầu, sự vứt bỏ In order to enable the ship to ride safely through the storm, the captain had to jettison much of his cargo. [+] abdicate, discard

Answer 47

force which keeps parts together sự cố kết, lực cố kết In order to preserve our cohesion, we must not let minor differences interfere with our major purposes. [+] adherence, adhesion, cling, coherence, stickage

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fixed determination; formal expression of opinion by a legislative body or a public meeting; solution of a doubt, question, discord, etc.; process of separating into constituents Sự kiên quyết, nghị quyết, quyết định, cách giải quyết; độ phân giải; re(=intensive) +solu

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corpse xác chết, tử thi In some states, it is illegal to dissect cadavers. [+] corpse

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stubborn, obstinate, inflexible In spite of all our efforts to appeal to whatever human sympathics the kidnappers might have, they remainded obdurate .; He was obdurate in his refusal to listen to our complaints.; He was obdurate in his refusal to our complaints. [+] obstinate, perverse, unyielding;

Answer 51

give off moisture or pass off vapor; become public or come to be known; exhale; become known; happen bay hơi, thoát,lộ ra, tiết lộ ra In spite of all our efforts to keep the meeting secret, news of our conclusions transpired .; In spite of all our efforts to keep the meeting a secret, news of our conclusions transpired. [+] leak; occur

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producing many young or much fruit; turning out many products of the mind; fruitfl; abounding; abundantly fruitful mắn (đẻ), sinh sản nhiều, sản xuất nhiều, đẻ nhiều; sai (quả), lắm quả In spite of his long and prolific career, his reputation today rests entirely on one great play.; She was a prolific writer and wrote as many as three books a year. [+] fecund, fertile, productive

Answer 53

regulate; change the voice; vary the frequency, amplitude or phase of a waves Uốn giọng, ngân nga, lên giọng xuống giọng In spite of my extreme terror, I made every effort to modulate my voice and speak calmly.

Answer 54

brief; giving much information in few words; brief and compact ngắn gọn, súc tích In spite of the vast number of details in the United States Constitution, the document is remarkably concise .; The essay was concise and explicit. [+] compendiary, compendious, laconic, pithy, succinct, terse

Answer 55

mass of material sticking together kết thành khối, kết hợp In such a conglomeration of miscellaneous statistics, it was impossible to find a single area of analysis. [+] accumulation, agglomeration, aggregation, amassment, cumulation

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person who refuses to comply Người không quy phục. In that religious community, the recusant was shunned as a pariah.

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unfledged; youthful non nớt, trẻ măng, ít kinh nghiệm In that youthful movement, the leaders were only a little less callow than their immature followers. [+] immature, juvenile, unfledged

Answer 58

appearance; costume chiêu bài, lốt vỏ In the guise of a blumber, the detective investigated the murder case. [+] semblance

Answer 59

sharp and cutting; acute; clear-cut; cutting; sharp Bén, nhọn,sâu sắc, thấm thía, chua cay In the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Lincoln asked a few incisive question that showed up the fatal weaknesses in his opponent's position.; His incisive remarks made us see the fallacy in our plans. [+] biting, penetrating, trenchant

Answer 60

grow forth; send out buds đâm chồi In the spring, the plants that burgeon are a promise of the beauty that is to come. [+] blossom, bloom, effloresce; augment, expand, multiply;

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steal ăn cắp, xoáy, ăn trộm In the story, "The Purloined Letter," Poe points out that the best hiding place is often the most obvious place. [+] filch

Answer 62

not spacious Khó chịu, phiền phức, bất tiện In their incommodious quarters, they had to improvise for closet space.

Answer 63

thrift tính căn cơ, tính tiết kiệm In these difficult days, we must live with frugality or our money will be gone. [+] economy, husbandry, providence, thrift

Answer 64

convert to a religion or belief khiến ai từ bỏ tín ngưỡng hoặc tôn giáo của họ để theo một tín ngưỡng hoặc tôn giáo khác In these interfaith meetings, there must be no attempt to proselytize; we must respect all points of view. [+] change

Answer 65

doubter Người hay hoài nghi In this matter, I am a skeptic; I want proof. [+] unbeliever

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commonplace; trite; hackneyed; commonplace; trite vô vị In this moment of grief, the conventional expressions of sympathy which I had considered so banal were surprisingly comforting.; His frequent use of cliches made his essay seem banal. [+] platitudinous;

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entire range toàn bộ In this performance, the leading lady was able to demonstrate the complete gamut of her acting ability. [+] spectrum

Answer 68

person or state to whom a mandate has been given; of a command; compulsory, obligatory Có tính cách bắt buộc (chứ không phải nhiệm ý) In this state, attendance at school is mandatory for children between the ages of six and seventeen.; These instructions are mandatory; any violation will be severly punished. [+] compulsory, required

Answer 69

suited to; incumbent upon có nhiệm vụ In this time of crisis, it behooves all of us to remain calm and await the instructions of our superiors.

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calm; peaceful thanh bình, êm ả In those halcyon days, people were not worried about sneak attacks and bombings. [+] placid, tranquil;

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tool or instrument for working with; carry an undertaking, agreement, promise into effect; suppy what is needed; furnish with tools Dụng cụ, công cụ; sự thi hành, thực hiện (giao kèo) In your training course for dental assistant, you will become familiar with many of the implements that dentists use.; I am unwilling to implement this plan until I have assurances that it has the full approval of your officials. [+] complete, fulfill

Answer 72

hatch; scheme ấp (trứng), ủ (bệnh), nuôi trong lồng ấp (trẻ sơ sinh) Inasmuch as our supply of electricity is cut off, we shall have to rely on the hens to incubate these eggs.

Answer 73

noisy speech lời hô hào, lời kêu gọi Inher lengthy harangue, the principal berated the offenders. [+] diatribe, tirade

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seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning Phép nguỵ biện ,Lối nói nguỵ biện Instead of advancing valid arguments, he tried to overwhelm his audience with a flood of sophistries. [+] casuistry, speciousness

Answer 75

abuse language; curses; violent expressions lời công kích dữ đội, lời tố cáo kịch liệt, lời chửi rủa thậm tệ, lời thóa mạ Instead of facts and logic, he uaed rhetoricaltricks and slashing invective to attack his opponent.; He had expected criticism but not the invective which greeted his proposal. [+] billingsgate, contumely, obloquy, scurrility, vituperation

Answer 76

a formal speech or writing praising a person or event; high or hyperbolic praise,laudation; formal praise bài tán tụng, ca ngợi Instead of mouthing empty panegyrics to the Bill of Rights, let's strive to make it a reality in everyday life.; The modest hero blushed as he listened to the panegyrics uttered by the speakers about his valorous act. [+] compliment, encomium, eulogy

Answer 77

a reproduction or copy of a work of art, especially a copy by the maker of the original; facsimile Bản sao rất giống thật, mô hình; re(=again) +plic(=fold) Instead of working so hard to prepare replicas of famous works of art, why don't you try to creat something original?; Amy was a younger replica of her mother [+] duplicate, facsimile, replication

Answer 78

relating to races thuộc dân tộc , thuộc tộc người Intolerance between ethnic groups is deplorable and usually is based on lack of information. [+] racial

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odd; unpredictable thất thường, không đều, không đáng tin cậy Investors become anxious when the stock market appears erratic. [+] devious, errant, stray

Answer 80

the rescue of a ship and cargo at sea from peril such as fire, shipwreck, etc.; cargo, property, or ship saved; payment given to those who save property; waste material that can be used again after being processed; save from loss, fire, wreck, n-v- sự cứu hộ, Trục vớt Is it too much to expect that I will be able to salvage a few shreds of self-respect from my humiliating failure?; All attempts to salvage the wrecked ship failed. [+] rescue, retrieve

Answer 81

of or like a sloven; untidy; careless in work habits Nhếch nhác, luộm thuộm, cẩu thả Isn't it strange that a young woman who will spend hours making sure that she looks "just right" for a date is often so slovenly at other times?; Such slovenly work habits will never produce good products. [+] disheveled, unkempt

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not looking to future needs; wasteful; thriftless Không biết lo xa It is a commonplace of human experience that most improvident young people do not become aware of their folly until they are no longer young.; He was constantly being warned to mend his improvident ways and begin to "save for a rainy day." [+] extravagant, lavish, prodigal, profligate, unthrifty

Answer 83

tall, pointed ornament built on to a roof or buttress; high, slender mountain peak; highest point (n) tháp nhọn, đỉnh cao nhọn (núi, tảng đá..); (nghĩa bóng) cực điểm; đỉnh cao nhất; (vt) đặt lên tháp nhọn, để trên cao chót vót It is a sobering thought that when one has reached the pinnacle of a mountain, there is nowhere to go but down.; We could see the morning sunlight illuminate the pinnacle while the rest of the mountain lay in shadow. [+] acme, apex, climax, culmination, summit, zenith

Answer 84

unfounded rumor; exaggerated report tin vịt It is almost impossible to protect oneself from such a base canard.

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limited hạn chế It is difficult for humanity with its finite existence to grasp the infinite. [+] bounded

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to wind or turn in its course Ngoăn ngoèo, quanh co, khúc khuỷu, uốn khúc; Ði lang thang, đi vơ vẩn It is difficult to sail up this stream because of the way it meanders through the countryside.

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basically different; unrelated khác hẳn nhau, khác loại; tạp nham It is difficult, if not impossible, to organize these disparate elements into a coherent whole. [+] dissimilar, distinct, diverse;

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dirty; neglected; poor dơ dáy bẩn thỉu ,nghèo khổ It is easy to see how crime can breed in such a squalid neighborhood. [+] filthy; despicable, ignoble, vile;

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firmness; persistency; adhesiveness dai, không quên It is extremely difficult to overcome the tenacity of a habit such as smoking [+] obstinacy, pertinacity

Answer 90

fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal người cuồng tín, người quá khích It is good to have a few zealots in our group for their enthusiasm is contagious. [+] Enthusiast, maniac

Answer 91

check flow of blood Cầm máu ,làm ngưng, khống chế It is imperative that we stanch the gushing wound before we attend to the other injuries. [+] check, stem

Answer 92

understood but not stated Ngấm ngầm, ẩn tàng,ẩn It is implicit that you will come to our aid if we are attacked. [+] implied, tacit

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lacking caution; injudicious Không thận trọng, khinh suất It is imprudent to exercise vigorously and become overheated when you are unwell. [+] extravagent, lavish, prodigal, profligate, unthrifty

Answer 94

vibrate pendulumlike; waver dao động, lung lay It is interesting to note how public opinion oscillates between the extremes of optimism and pessimism. [+] pendulate, sway, swing

Answer 95

resulting in an unexpected and contray manner It is ironic that his success came when he least wanted it.

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attack by argument or criticism,express doubt about a statement,act,quality,etc.; doubt; challenge; gainsay công kích, bài bác, đặt nghi vấn It is not for me to impugn his motives, but how could anyone except an overambitious scoundrel have misted his friends in that way?; I cannot impugn your honesty without evidence. [+] contradict, contravene, gainsay, negate;

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conquer; bring under control chinh phục, khuất phục, nô lệ hoá It is not our aim to subjugate our foe; we are interested only in establishing peaceful relations.

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say untrue or malicious things about; slander; expose to slander vu khống; nói xấu; phỉ báng It is one thing to oppose him vigorously in the election; it is quite another to traduce his character and his record.; His opponents tried to traduce the candidate's reputation by spreading rumors about his past. [+] asperse, calumniate, defame, denigrate, libel, malign

Answer 99

obcure and mysterious; occult kín It is strange to consider that modern chemistry originated in the hermetic teachings of the ancient alchemists. [+] abstruse, esoteric, occult, profound, recondite

Answer 100

deadly làm chết người, gây chết người It is unwise to leave lethal weapons where children may find them. [+] fatal, mortal, pestilential

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present but not yet active, developed or visible; dormant; hidden ngấm ngầm, âm ỉ, tiềm tàng It is up to us to get rid of any latent prejudices that we may still hold against members of other races and nationalities.; Her latent talent was discovered by accident. [+] abeyant, potential, quiescent

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make someone lower in rank, position, character, etc.; lower; humiliate làm hạ phẩm giá, làm mất thể diện, làm nhục It is written in the Bible that "whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted, and he that shall exalt himself shall be abased ."; His refusal to abase himself in the eyes of his followers irritated the king, who wanted to humiliate him. [+] debase, degrade, demean, humble

Answer 103

the state of never meeting because always at the same distance from each other; similarity; state of being parallel; similarity quan hệ song song, tương đương It may be doubted whether there is any exact parallelism between muscular strength and hairiness.; There is a striking parallelism between the twins. [+] analogy, comparison

Answer 104

arrogant; taking liberties quá táo bạo hoặc quá tự tin; hành động không có quyền hạn cần thiết It seems presumptuous for one so relatively new to the field to challenge the conclusions of its leading experts. [+] overwddning, supercilious;

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exaggerated statement made for effect and not intended to be taken literally; exaggeration; overstatement lời nói cường điệu It was hyperbole to say felt heavy as a moose.; This salesman is guilty of hyperbole in describing his product; it is wise to discount his claims. [+] modification;

Answer 106

wasteful; too free in giving or spending; abundant; wasteful; reckless with money (a) hoang phí (về việc tiêu tiền, sử dụng tài nguyên); (n) người hoang phí It will take us months of strict economizing to make up for that one prodigal shopping spree.; The prodigal son squandered his inheritance. [+] extravagant, lavish, profuse

Answer 107

tell or spread rumors tiếng đồn It's bruited about that….. rumour

Answer 108

popular fashion mốt, thời trang; thứ đang được ưa chuộngm thịnh hành; sự hoan nghênh; hâm mộ,tán thưởng Jeans became the vogue on many college campuses. [+] mode

Answer 109

favorable to growth; mild; warm; kindly,sympathetic; sociable vui vẻ, thân ái, ân cần Jerry is not the most genial person in the world, but in his own way he is at least trying to be friendly.

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bring about; cause; produce sinh ra, gây ra, đem lại John F. Kennedy warned us that governments which make no effort at peaceable reform may engender social unrest that will make violent revolution inevitable.; To receive praise for real accomplishments engenders self-confidence in a child. [+] arouse, generate, induce, provoke;

Answer 111

inclined to indulge; lenient or kind, often to excess; humoring; yielding; lenient Hay nuông chiều, khoan dung Judge Burnham has a reputation for being indulgent but not when confronting a teenager charged with reckless driving.; An indulgent parent may spoil a child by creating an artificial atmosphere of leniency. [+] charitable, clement, lenient, merciful

Answer 112

greediness for wealth tham lam King Midas's avarice has been famous for centuries. [+] avidity, covetousness, cupidity, greed, rapacity

Answer 113

cause of ruin nguyên nhân suy sụp, bả, thuốc độc Lack of public transportation is the bane of urban life. [+] poison, venom

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harm that is given to one's reputation; slander; harming a person's reputation nói xấu phỉ báng Lacking a positive program of his own, he hoped to gain the support of the voters by defamation of the other candidates.; Such defamation of character may result in a slander suit. [+] belittlement, calumny, depreciation, detraction, disparagement, slander

Answer 115

pretend giả vờ Lady Macbeth feigned illness in the courtyard although she was actually healthy. [+] sham, simulate

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triffle with; procrastinate rề rà , dây da Laertes told Ophelia that Hamlet could only dally with her affections. [+] dawdle, drag, loiter, procrastinate

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produced by fire; volcanic có tính chất lửa, do lửa tạo ra Lavam pumice, and other igneous rocks are found in great abundance around Mount Vesuvius near Naples. [+] plutonic

Answer 118

forbid someone to do something; put outside the protection of the law; force someone to go away; ostracize; banish; outlaw đặt (ai) ra ngoài vòng pháp luật; trục xuất, đày ải; cấm, bài trừ (việc dùng cái gì coi (như) nguy hiểm) Laws against slander and libel have their place, but they must never be used to proscribe criticism of public officials.; Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus proscribed all those who had conspired against Julius Caesar. [+] exile, expatriate; ban, forbid, interdict, prohibit;

Answer 119

interested in and clever at many different things; having various uses; having many talents; capable of working in many fields linh hoạt, nhiều tài, tháo vát; đa năng; ko kiên định Leonardo da Vinci was a versatile genius who excelled in many different fields of art and science.; He was a versatile athlete; at college he had earned varsity letters in baseball, football, and track. [+] talented

Answer 120

bitterness; hatred Thù oán, hiềm thù Let us forget our rancor and cooperate in this new endeavor. [+] enmity, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, hostility

Answer 121

speak foolishly; boast idly (n) sự nói huyên thiên; tầm phào; (vi) nói huyên thiên Let us not prate about our qualities; rather, let our virtues speak for themselves. [+] chatter, brag, gasconade, vaunt

Answer 122

division; split sự li giáo ,sự phân li ,Tội làm li giáo Let us not widen the schism by further bickering. [+] rupture, disintegration; cf. chasm

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that cannot be escaped from; irresistible; not to be escaped Không thể tránh khỏi Letting the grim facts speak for themselves, the speaker explained quietly the ineluctable tragedy that results from drug abuse.; He felt that his fate was ineluctable and refused to make any attempt to improve his lot. [+] inescapable, inevasible, unavoidable, unescapable

Answer 124

young bird just able to fly; young inexperienced person chim non mới tập bay; người thiếu kinh nghiệm Like a fledgling about to leave the nest for the first time, our youngest son is preparing to spend his first summer away from home.; While it is necessary to provide these fledgling poets with an opportunity to present their work, it is not essential tha [+] inexpert, untrained, callow;

Answer 125

having knowledge or being fully aware of hiểu biết, có nhận thức Like many people who are completely wrapped up in themselves, he seems not to be cognizant that he is hurting the feelings of his own friends.

Answer 126

devoutness; reverence for God (n) lòng mộ đạo; lòng hiếu thảo; lòng trung thành với tổ quốc; Filial piety lòng hiếu thảo của con đối với cha mẹ Living her life in prayer and good works, Mother Teresa exemplifies the true spirit of piety. [+] devotion, veneration, worship

Answer 127

living for a very short time; trasitory; short-lived; fleeting phù du, chóng tàn, sớm nở tối tàn Looking at a lovely young girl, I feel a certain sense of sadness because I realize how ephemeral physical beauty is.; The mayfly is an ephemeral creature. [+] evanescent, momentary, temporary, transient

Answer 128

having or showing a wide knowledge gained from reading; learned; learned;scholarly uyên bác, thông thái Lucy finally completed her erudite term paper, in which she quoted from more than a hundred sources, including ones in several foreign languages.; His erudite writing was difficult to read because of the many allusions which were unfamiliar to most reader [+] scholarly;

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doubtful; ambiguous lập lờ, nước đôi, đáng ngờ, khả nghi; không rõ rệt, không chắc chắn Macbeth was misled by the equivocal statements of the witches. [+] obscure, unexplicit, unintelligible, vague

Answer 130

not active; acted upon bị động Mahatma Gandhi urged his followers to pursue a program of passive resistance as he felt that it was more effective than violence and acts of terrorism. [+] acquiescent, submissive

Answer 131

a combination which starts a reaction; agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unchanged chất xúc tác Many chemical reactions cannot take place without the presence of a catalyst .; Many chemical reactions cannot take place without the presence of a catalyst.

Answer 132

courageous (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ); (đùa cợt) dũng cảm, gan dạ; gan góc Many folk tales have sprung up a bout this doughty pioneer who opened up the New World for his followers. [+] courageous, dauntless, intrepid

Answer 133

loquacious; wordy nói nhiều, ba hoa Many members avoided the company of the garrulous old gentleman because his constant chatter on trivial matters bored them. [+] prolix, talkative, verbose

Answer 134

waste matter; worthless impurities xỉ, cứt sắt cặn bã, rác rưởi Many methods have been devised to separate the valuable metal from the dross. [+] slag

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brief and to the point vắn tắt, gọn gàng, súc tích Many of the characters portrayed by Clint Eastwood are laconic types; strong men of few words. [+] compendious, concise, succinct, terse;

Answer 136

acting as a substitute; done by a deputy thay cho; thay mặt cho người khác thực hiện Many people get a vicarious thrill at he movies by imagining they are the characters on the screen.

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healthful tốt lành ,Mạnh khoẻ Many people with hay fever move to more salubrious sections of the country during the months of August and September. [+] wholesome;

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gift for finding valuable things not searched for Khả năng cầu may Many scientific discoveries are a matter of serendipity.

Answer 139

severity Sự nghiêm khắc, nghiêm ngặt, khắc khổ. Many settlers could not stand the rigors of the New England winters. [+] asperity, austerity, sternness

Answer 140

improve nđt-ngđt: làm tốt hơn, cải thiện Many social workers have attempted to ameliorate the conditions of people living in the slums. [+] amend, improve

Answer 141

relating to the apocryphal; not genuine; not genuine; sham Many tales of the old West are apocryphal .; Her apocryphal tears misled no one. [+] bogus, counterfeit, forged, phony, spurious, ungenuine;

Answer 142

arranged by degrees (of height, difficulty, etc.) theo mức độ Margaret loved her graduated set of Russian hollow wooden dolls; she spent hours happily putting the smaller dolls into their larger counterparts. [+] classified, sorted

Answer 143

attractive; pleasing, bright; agreeable; gracious; engaging hấp dãn, quyến rũ, lôi cuốn; vui vẻ, tươi tỉnh, rạng rỡ Marie is not particularly pretty, but her sparkling personality and high spirits make her extremely winsome .; By her winsome manner, she made herself liked by everyone who met her. [+] gay, sportive; attractive, captivating, charming

Answer 144

wasting away of the body or of a moral quality; cause atrophy in or waste away teo, hao mòn Medical experts state that almost every case of muscle and tissue atrophy is the result of changes in cell nutrition, disease, or prolonged disuse.; Polio victims need physiotherapy to prevent the atrophy of affected limbs. [+] decadence, declination, degeneracy, degeneration, deterioration

Answer 145

sticky; gluey sền sệt, lầy nhầy, nhớt; dẻo dính Melted tar is a viscous substance. [+] glutinous, viscid

Answer 146

mongrel; mixed breed lai Mendel's formula explains the appearance of hybrids and pure species in breeding. [+] crossbreed

Answer 147

highly gifted child; marvel người kỳ diệu, người phi thường; ( định ngữ) thần kỳ, kỳ diệu phi thường Menuhin was a prodigy, performing wonders on his violin when he was barely eight years old. [+] miracle

Answer 148

ornate chói lọi, sặc sỡ; hoa mỹ, khoa trương Modern architecture has discarded the flamboyant trimming on buildings and emphasizes simplicity of line. [+] baroque, rococo;

Answer 149

loathe; hate Ghê tởm, ghét cay ghét đắng Moses scolded the idol worshippers in the tribe because he abominated the custom. [+] abhor, detest, execrate, hate

Answer 150

based on opinion or impulse only, not on reason; dictatorial; using despotic power; fixed or decided; despotic chuyên quyền , độc đoán, tuỳ hứng Mr. Ruggles claimed that the policewoman had been arbitrary in giving him a parking ticket while ignoring other cars on the street.; Any arbitrary action on your part will be resented by the members of the board whom you do not consult. [+] autocratic, despotic, monocratic

Answer 151

draw out; evoke; draw out by discussion Khêu ra, gợi ra, suy luận ra Ms. Mizote is so accomplished a teacher that she can elicit some degree of interest and attention from even the most withdrawn children.; The detectives tried to elicit where he had hidden his loot. [+] educe, evince, extract

Answer 152

turn or wander away from the main point đi lạc (chủ đề chính) trong bài nói hoặc bài viết; ra ngoài đề; lạc đề My criticism is not that you digressed from your main theme, but rather that you abandoned it altogether.

Answer 153

prove the justice, truth, validity, etc. of; clear of charges minh oan; xác nhận, chứng minh là đúng My faith in that seemingly "ordinary" young girl was vindicated many years later when she won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction.; I hope to vindicate my client and return him to society as a free man. [+] exculpate

Answer 154

a model or pattern of perfection or excellence; model of perfection mẫu mực My parents set up my older brother as such a paragon that I despaired of ever being able to follow in his footstep.; The class disliked him because the teacher was always pointing to him as a paragon of virtue. [+] archetype, paradigm

Answer 155

extremely generous; large in amount or splendid in quality; very generous hào phóng My sad story is that after working for three hours in the hot sun cleaning up the yard, I received the munificent sum of 1 dollar 75 cents.; The munificent gift was presented to the bride by her rich uncle. [+] bountiful

Answer 156

various; several gồm nhiều thứ khác nhau; lặt vặt; tạp nhạp My suspicions were aroused when I read sundry items in the newspapers about your behavior. [+] multifarious, multitudinal, numerous

Answer 157

very large number Mười nghìn; Vô số Myriads of mosquitoes from the swamps invaded our village every twilight.

Answer 158

in love say mê, ham thích Narcissus became enamored of his own beauty.

Answer 159

poverty, indigent Sự nghèo khổ, bần cùng Neither the economists nor the political scientisis have found a way to wipe out the inequities of wealth and eliminate indigence from our society. [+] destitution, impecunious, impoverishness, penury;

Answer 160

habitually silent; talking little ít nói, lầm lì, không cởi mở (người) New Englanders are reputedly taciturn people [+] reserved, reticent

Answer 161

repudiation; self-sacrifice 1. Sự bỏ (đạo), sự từ bỏ, từ chối (quyền lợi, đặc quyền) 2. Sự hi sinh, xả thân (=self abnegation) No act of abnegation was more pronounced than his refusal of any rewards for his discovery. [+] denial, renouncement

Answer 162

peroration, prologue; last part of a literary work; short speech at conclusion of dramatic work phần kết, lời kết, lễ kết No epilogue for your play needs no excuse.; The audience was so disappointed in the play that many did not remain to hear the epilogue. [+] apologue

Answer 163

abolish laws, customs, etc. Bãi bỏ, huỷ bỏ, thủ tiêu, bài trừ No one, however powerful of intellectually dominant, can abrogate the basic moral laws on which civilization rests.; He intended to abrogate the decree issued by his predecessor. [+] annihilate, annul, invalidate, nullify, vitiate;

Answer 164

questionable medicine Môn thuốc được giới thiệu giả dối là có hiệu quả; thuốc lang băm No quack selling nostrums is going to cheat me. [+] cure-all, elixir, panacea

Answer 165

to cause to correspond or lie in the same direction and equidistant in all parts song song, tương đương Nobody can parallel him in ability.

Answer 166

purest and highest embodiment tinh chất; tinh tuý, tinh hoa;(triết học) nguyên tố thứ năm; thí dụ hoàn hảo của (một phẩm chất) Noel Coward displayed the quintessence of wit. [+] essence, substance

Answer 167

separate; part phân ra, tách ra, để riêng ra ai/cái gì (nhất là bằng sức mạnh) Northern and southern Ireland are politically and religiously sundered. [+] cleave, dichotomize, dismember, sever

Answer 168

expressing excessive emotion in an unrestrained manner; pouring out; overflowing; pouring forth; gushing Dào dạt, phun trào Not until later did I realize that their effusive expressions of interest in our welfare were insincere and self-serving.; Her effusive manner of greeting her friends finally began to irritate them.

Answer 169

laziness; slow-moving tree dwelling mammal Sự lười biếng ,sự chậm chạp Note how well the somewhat greenish coat of the sloth enables it to blend in with its arboreal surrounding.(secondary meaning); Such sloth in a young person is deplorable; go to work! [+] indolence, sluggishness

Answer 170

determination Quyết tâm, kiên quyết, phân giải. Nothing coold shake his resolve that his children would get the best education that money could buy. [+] decision, determination, firmness,resolution

Answer 171

inner excitement; exuberance sự sủi, sự sủi bong bóng, sự sục sôi, sự sôi nổi Nothing depressed her for long; her natural effervescence soon reasserted itself. [+] ebullience, exuberance

Answer 172

appease Nothing he did could mitigate her wrath; she was unforgiving. [+] allay, alleviate, assuage, mollify, palliate, relieve;

Answer 173

lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy trạng thái lờ đờ; trạng thái uể oải Nothing seemed to arouse him from his torpor; he had wholly surrendered himself to lethargy. [+] coma, languor, lassitude, stolidity, stupor, torpidity;

Answer 174

approve; ratify n-sự thừa nhận ,sự cấm vận; V- đồng ý với Nothing will convince me to sanction the engagement of my daughter to such a worthless young man. [+] authorize, certify

Answer 175

leather glove bao sắt, bao dài, găng tay Now that we have been challenged, we must take up the gauntlet and meet our adversary fearlessly.

Answer 176

that can be felt or touched; clear to the mind; tangible; easily perceptible sờ tận tay được Nutritionists emphasize that there is a palpable difference between "eating to live" and "living to eat".; I cannot understand how you could overlook such a palpable blunder. [+] detectable, discernible

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