LIST4 Flashcards
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chaos
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(n)complete confusion and disorder:a state in which behavior and events are not controlled by anything; the state of the universe before there was any order and before stars and planets were formed; thoi dai hon nguyen; su hon don, lonxon
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compile
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(v)to create a CD, book, list by gathering things such as a songs or piecesof writing or information; to put together in a publication or collection; bien soan, suu tap,biendich
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convey
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(v)to take or carry s.o or s.t from one place to another;to make s.t known to s.o; to change the ownershipof property fromone person to another; cho, chuyen cho, van chuyen, sang ten tai san
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beyond
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(adv)on or to the farther part or side;to or until a later time, in addition; o xa, o phia ben kia; qua
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practical
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(a)relating to what is real than towhat is possible or imagined;likely to succeed and reasonable to do or use;appropriate or suited for actual use; thuc hanh, thiet thuc, co y nghia thuc te
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anxious
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(a)afraid or nervous especially about what may happen:feeling anxiety;causing or showing fear or nervousness; wanting or eager to do or have s.t very much especially bc of fear or nervousness; ay nay, lo lang, khao khat
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define
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(v)to explain the meaning or a word, phrase; to show or describe clearly and completely;dinh nghia; vay ro
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circumscribe
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(v)to limit the size or amount of st, to draw a shape around; ve duong xung quanh; ve hinh ngoai tiep, gioi han, han che; circum=circle;scribe=write, draw
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conquer
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(v)ka^ngker to take control of a country, city through the use of force; to defeat s.o or s.t throughthe use of force;to gain control of a problem through great effort; doat, xam chiem, chien thang, chinh phuc, che ngu
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lexical
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(a)relating to words or vocabulary; tu vung hoc
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literary
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(a)of or relating to literature, used in literature, having a lot of knowledge about literature; thuoc van chuong, co tih chat van hoc
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heyday
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(interjection)used to express elation or wonder; thoi cuc thinh, hoang kim, thoi sung suc nhat, thoidang do tuoi thanh xuan
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critic
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(n)one who expresses a reasoned opinion on any matter especially involving a judgment of its value, truth, righteousness, beauty, or technique; nha phe ibinh van phong
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genius
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(n)\ginius\, a very smart or talented person: a person who has a level of talent or intelligence hat is very rare or remarkable; a person who is very good at doing st; thien tai
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throughout
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(adv)in or to every part, from the beginning to the end: during the whole time or situation; tu dau den cuoi, khap, suot
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intense
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(a)very great in degree: very strong; done with or showing great energy, enthusiasm, or effort; very serious; manhliet, du doi
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scale
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(n)either pan or tray of a balance; an instrument or machine for weighing; quy mo, vay a, dia can
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usage
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(n)the act of using st; the way that s.t is used; cach su dung; cach doi xu
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settle
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(v)to end(st, such as an argument)by reaching an agreement, to make a final decision about st, to move to a place and make it your home; ghe tu, ondinh cuoc song, dinh cu
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argument
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(n)a statement or series of statements for or against st;a discussion in which people express different opinions about st; cuoc tranh cai, tranh luan ; ly le
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single-handed
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(a)done by one person, workind alone; don thuong doc ma
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installment
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(n)=installation:the act or process of makingamachine, a service, ready to used in a certain place; one of the parts into which a debs is dividedwhen payment is made at intervals; one of several parts presented at intervals; khoan tra moi lan;tra gop; lap dat
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biographer
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(n) a writer of a biography; nguoi viet tieu su
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garret
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(n)a room or unfinished part of a house just under the roof; gac xep sat mai, tang noc, tang thuong
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rickety
(a)not strong or stable and likely to break; mac benh coixuong;lunglay, yeu ot, op ep, rickety chair:ghe lung lay op ep
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whilst
(conj)=while
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immense
(n)very great in amount or size; rat lon
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illustrate
(v)to give examples in order to make easier to understand;to beproof or evidence of st; minh hoa;intranhanh
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quotation
(n)st that a person says or writes that is repeated or used by s.o else in another piece of writing or a speech;the act of using quotations in a piece of writing or a speech ; su trich dan;bang du ke gia
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drawn
(v)draw; (a)looking very thin and tired sepecially fromworry, pain, or illness; buon rau, u sau;da keo, da rut
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heroic
(a)of or relating to heroes; having or shoing great courage;very large or great in size, amount; anh hung; qua cam, dam lam viec lon
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synthesis
(n)st that is made by combining different things such as ideas, styles; the production of a substance by combining simpleer substancesthrough a chemical process;su tong hop, su tong hop hoa hoc;cac duoc tao ra tu tong hop
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predecessor
(n)a person who had a jobor positionbefores s.o else; st that comes before st else; nguoi tien nhiem, tienthan, viec lam truoc
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treat
(v)to deal with or think about stespecially in a particular way;topay for s.o's food, drink, or entertainment; su thiet dai, buoi tiec chieu dai, dieu vui suong
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adopt
(v)to take a child of other parents legally as your own child;to begin to use or have a different manner, method;nhan lam con nuoi
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principle
(n)a moral rule or belief that helps you know what is right and wrong and hat influences your actions;a basic truth or theorya:an idea that forms the basis of st; a law or fact of nature that explains how st works or why st happens; goc,nguongoc, yeu to co ban; nguyen ly, nguyen tac; phep tac, ngtac dao duc; dinhluat
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precedent
(a)prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance; quyet dinh, su kien?duoc xem la mau muc cho cac qdinh or cac su kiensau do dienra; tien le
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rival
(n)a person or thing that tries to defeat or be more successful than another; st or s.o that is as good or almost as good as another person or thing; doithu, dichthu, nguoi canh tranh
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vicissitude
(n)the quality or state of being changeable:mutability;a favorable or unfavorable event or situation that occurs by chance a fluctuation of state or condition;su thang tram; su thay doichu ky, tuanhoan
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landmark
(n)an object or structure on land that is easy to see and recognize; moc bo, moc ranh gioi
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noble
(a)having, showing, or coming from personeal qualities that people admire such as honesty, generosity, courage;impressive in size or appearance; quy toc, quy phai; caoquy; dang kinh phuc
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lexicographer
(n)an author or editor of a dictionary; nha tu dien hoc, nguoi soantu dien
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perpetual
(n)\per pet tju l\continuing forever or for a very long time without stopping;happening all the time or very often;vinh vien, bat diet, khong ngot, khong ngung, lientuc
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monument
(n)a building, statue, ..that honors a person or event; vat ky niem, dai ky niem, lau dai, lang mo
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republic
(n)a country that is governed y elected representatives and by an elected leader such as a president rather than by a king or queen; nuoc cong hoa, nuoc cong hoa dan chu nhan dan; gioi
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celebrate
(v)to do st special or enjoyable for an important event, occasion, holiday; to praise s.o or st to say that; to perform a religious ceremony; ky niem, tan duong, ca tung
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patronage
(n)money and support that is given to an artist, organization; support that is given to a business, library, by buying its goods or using its services; the power to give jobs or provide other help to people as a reward for their support; su bao tro, su do dau;quyen bo nhiem
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obscurity
(n)the state of being unknown or forgotten; st that is difficult to understand;the quality of being difficult to understand;su toi tam, mo mit, su toi nghia, kho hieu;
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retirement
(n)the act of ending your working or professional career:the act of retiring ; the state of being retired; su an dat, su ve hu
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shelter
(n)a structure that covers or protects people or things; a place that provides food and protection for people or animals that need assistance; a place to live; su nuong tua, su che cho, su an nau;cho nuong tua; lau, choi, ca bin
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amidst
(prep)=amid; in or into the middle of st; giua, o giua; it was hard to hear amid all the cheering; Amid such changes, one thing stayed the same; he manage to escape amid the confusion
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distraction
(n)su lam sao lang; su giai tri; su boiroi; st that makes it difficult to think or pay attention; st that amuses or entertains you so that you do not think about problems, work; a state in which you are very annoyed or upset
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sorrow
(n)grief:noidau buonsau kho;a feeling of sadness or grief caused especially by the loss of s.o or s.t; a cause of grief or sadness; su dau kho, phien muon
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eccentricity
(n)the quality of being strange or unusual in behavior; an act or habit that is trange or unusual; tinh lap di, ki cuc
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masterpiece
(n)st as a work of act that is a great achievement and often its creator's gratest achievement=masterwork;classic;tac pham lon;kiet tac; antonyms:bombs; catastrophe,clunker,failure,loser,turkey,washout
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orthography
(n)the way in which the words of a language are spelled; phep chieu truc giao; chep chinh ta
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analogy
(n)su tuong tu,giong nhau; a comparison of two things based on their being alike in some way;the act of comparing two things that are alike in some way; =likeness; similarity;resemblance, similitude
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regulate
(v)dieu chinh;to set or adjust the amount, degree, or rate of st; to bring st under the control of authority; to make rules or laws that control st
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structure
(n)the way that st is built, arranged, or organized;the way that a group of people are organized; ket cau, cau truc
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ascertain
(v)\as cer tain\biet chat, xac dinh; to learn or find out st, such as information or the truth
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signification
(n)the act or process of signifying by signs or other symbolic means ; a formal notification;importance;consequence; nghia; y nghia; su ra hieu
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cornerstone
(n)a stone that forms part of a corner in the outside wall of a building and that often shows the date when the building was built;st of basic importance; vien da dat nen
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achievement
(n)accomplish;st that has been done or achieved through effort:a result of hard work; thanh tich, thanh tuu; su hoanthanh
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confer
(v)\k0n 'jor\to discuss st important in order to make a dicision; to give st such as degree, award, title, right; to s.o or st
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stability
(n)the quality or state of st that is not easily changed or likely to change; su on dinh, su kienquyet
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esteem
(n)su kinh men, quy trong;respect and affection
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prevail
(v)to defeat an opponent especially in a long or difficult contest; to be usual, common,or popular;to be or continue to be in use; thang the, danh bai;thinh hanh, pho bien,
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pension
(n)an amount of money that company or government pays to a person who is old or sick and no longer works; tien tro cap, luonghuu
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folklore
(n)traditional customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings; ideas or stories that are true but that many people have heard or read; van hoc dan gian
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contemporary
(a)duong thoi, cungthoi, duong dai; happening or beginning now or in recent times
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completion
(n)the act or process of completing or finishing st:the state of being complete or finished;American football; su hoan thanh;
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subtlety
(n)the quality or state or being subtle; a small detail that is usually important but not obvious;tinh phang phat, huyenao, su tinh vi, tinhte, kheoleo
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hail
(n)mua da; loat trang don dap;precipitation(suvoiva) in the form of small balls or lumps(cuc, tang) usually consisting of concentric (dong tam) layers (lop, nguoi dat, nguoi gai)of clear ice and compact snow;
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(n)complete confusion and disorder:a state in which behavior and events are not controlled by anything; the state of the universe before there was any order and before stars and planets were formed; thoi dai hon nguyen; su hon don, lonxon
chaos
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(v)to create a CD, book, list by gathering things such as a songs or piecesof writing or information; to put together in a publication or collection; bien soan, suu tap,biendich
compile
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(v)to take or carry s.o or s.t from one place to another;to make s.t known to s.o; to change the ownershipof property fromone person to another; cho, chuyen cho, van chuyen, sang ten tai san
convey
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(adv)on or to the farther part or side;to or until a later time, in addition; o xa, o phia ben kia; qua
beyond
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(a)relating to what is real than towhat is possible or imagined;likely to succeed and reasonable to do or use;appropriate or suited for actual use; thuc hanh, thiet thuc, co y nghia thuc te
practical
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(a)afraid or nervous especially about what may happen:feeling anxiety;causing or showing fear or nervousness; wanting or eager to do or have s.t very much especially bc of fear or nervousness; ay nay, lo lang, khao khat
anxious
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(v)to explain the meaning or a word, phrase; to show or describe clearly and completely;dinh nghia; vay ro
define
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(v)to limit the size or amount of st, to draw a shape around; ve duong xung quanh; ve hinh ngoai tiep, gioi han, han che; circum=circle;scribe=write, draw
circumscribe
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(v)ka^ngker to take control of a country, city through the use of force; to defeat s.o or s.t throughthe use of force;to gain control of a problem through great effort; doat, xam chiem, chien thang, chinh phuc, che ngu
conquer
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(a)relating to words or vocabulary; tu vung hoc
lexical
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(a)of or relating to literature, used in literature, having a lot of knowledge about literature; thuoc van chuong, co tih chat van hoc
literary
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(interjection)used to express elation or wonder; thoi cuc thinh, hoang kim, thoi sung suc nhat, thoidang do tuoi thanh xuan
heyday
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(n)one who expresses a reasoned opinion on any matter especially involving a judgment of its value, truth, righteousness, beauty, or technique; nha phe ibinh van phong
critic
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(n)\ginius\, a very smart or talented person: a person who has a level of talent or intelligence hat is very rare or remarkable; a person who is very good at doing st; thien tai
genius
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(adv)in or to every part, from the beginning to the end: during the whole time or situation; tu dau den cuoi, khap, suot
throughout
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(a)very great in degree: very strong; done with or showing great energy, enthusiasm, or effort; very serious; manhliet, du doi
intense
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(n)either pan or tray of a balance; an instrument or machine for weighing; quy mo, vay a, dia can
scale
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(n)the act of using st; the way that s.t is used; cach su dung; cach doi xu
usage
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(v)to end(st, such as an argument)by reaching an agreement, to make a final decision about st, to move to a place and make it your home; ghe tu, ondinh cuoc song, dinh cu
settle
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(n)a statement or series of statements for or against st;a discussion in which people express different opinions about st; cuoc tranh cai, tranh luan ; ly le
argument
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(a)done by one person, workind alone; don thuong doc ma
single-handed
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(n)=installation:the act or process of makingamachine, a service, ready to used in a certain place; one of the parts into which a debs is dividedwhen payment is made at intervals; one of several parts presented at intervals; khoan tra moi lan;tra gop; lap dat
installment
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(n) a writer of a biography; nguoi viet tieu su
biographer
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(n)a room or unfinished part of a house just under the roof; gac xep sat mai, tang noc, tang thuong
garret
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(a)not strong or stable and likely to break; mac benh coixuong;lunglay, yeu ot, op ep, rickety chair:ghe lung lay op ep
rickety
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(conj)=while
whilst
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(n)very great in amount or size; rat lon
immense
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(v)to give examples in order to make easier to understand;to beproof or evidence of st; minh hoa;intranhanh
illustrate
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(n)st that a person says or writes that is repeated or used by s.o else in another piece of writing or a speech;the act of using quotations in a piece of writing or a speech ; su trich dan;bang du ke gia
quotation
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(v)draw; (a)looking very thin and tired sepecially fromworry, pain, or illness; buon rau, u sau;da keo, da rut
drawn
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(a)of or relating to heroes; having or shoing great courage;very large or great in size, amount; anh hung; qua cam, dam lam viec lon
heroic
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(n)st that is made by combining different things such as ideas, styles; the production of a substance by combining simpleer substancesthrough a chemical process;su tong hop, su tong hop hoa hoc;cac duoc tao ra tu tong hop
synthesis
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(n)a person who had a jobor positionbefores s.o else; st that comes before st else; nguoi tien nhiem, tienthan, viec lam truoc
predecessor
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(v)to deal with or think about stespecially in a particular way;topay for s.o's food, drink, or entertainment; su thiet dai, buoi tiec chieu dai, dieu vui suong
treat
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(v)to take a child of other parents legally as your own child;to begin to use or have a different manner, method;nhan lam con nuoi
adopt
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(n)a moral rule or belief that helps you know what is right and wrong and hat influences your actions;a basic truth or theorya:an idea that forms the basis of st; a law or fact of nature that explains how st works or why st happens; goc,nguongoc, yeu to co ban; nguyen ly, nguyen tac; phep tac, ngtac dao duc; dinhluat
principle
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(a)prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance; quyet dinh, su kien?duoc xem la mau muc cho cac qdinh or cac su kiensau do dienra; tien le
precedent
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(n)a person or thing that tries to defeat or be more successful than another; st or s.o that is as good or almost as good as another person or thing; doithu, dichthu, nguoi canh tranh
rival
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(n)the quality or state of being changeable:mutability;a favorable or unfavorable event or situation that occurs by chance a fluctuation of state or condition;su thang tram; su thay doichu ky, tuanhoan
vicissitude
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(n)an object or structure on land that is easy to see and recognize; moc bo, moc ranh gioi
landmark
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(a)having, showing, or coming from personeal qualities that people admire such as honesty, generosity, courage;impressive in size or appearance; quy toc, quy phai; caoquy; dang kinh phuc
noble
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(n)an author or editor of a dictionary; nha tu dien hoc, nguoi soantu dien
lexicographer
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(n)\per pet tju l\continuing forever or for a very long time without stopping;happening all the time or very often;vinh vien, bat diet, khong ngot, khong ngung, lientuc
perpetual
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(n)a building, statue, ..that honors a person or event; vat ky niem, dai ky niem, lau dai, lang mo
monument
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(n)a country that is governed y elected representatives and by an elected leader such as a president rather than by a king or queen; nuoc cong hoa, nuoc cong hoa dan chu nhan dan; gioi
republic
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(v)to do st special or enjoyable for an important event, occasion, holiday; to praise s.o or st to say that; to perform a religious ceremony; ky niem, tan duong, ca tung
celebrate
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(n)money and support that is given to an artist, organization; support that is given to a business, library, by buying its goods or using its services; the power to give jobs or provide other help to people as a reward for their support; su bao tro, su do dau;quyen bo nhiem
patronage
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(n)the state of being unknown or forgotten; st that is difficult to understand;the quality of being difficult to understand;su toi tam, mo mit, su toi nghia, kho hieu;
obscurity
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(n)the act of ending your working or professional career:the act of retiring ; the state of being retired; su an dat, su ve hu
retirement
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(n)a structure that covers or protects people or things; a place that provides food and protection for people or animals that need assistance; a place to live; su nuong tua, su che cho, su an nau;cho nuong tua; lau, choi, ca bin
shelter
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(prep)=amid; in or into the middle of st; giua, o giua; it was hard to hear amid all the cheering; Amid such changes, one thing stayed the same; he manage to escape amid the confusion
amidst
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(n)su lam sao lang; su giai tri; su boiroi; st that makes it difficult to think or pay attention; st that amuses or entertains you so that you do not think about problems, work; a state in which you are very annoyed or upset
distraction
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(n)grief:noidau buonsau kho;a feeling of sadness or grief caused especially by the loss of s.o or s.t; a cause of grief or sadness; su dau kho, phien muon
sorrow
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(n)the quality of being strange or unusual in behavior; an act or habit that is trange or unusual; tinh lap di, ki cuc
eccentricity
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(n)st as a work of act that is a great achievement and often its creator's gratest achievement=masterwork;classic;tac pham lon;kiet tac; antonyms:bombs; catastrophe,clunker,failure,loser,turkey,washout
masterpiece
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(n)the way in which the words of a language are spelled; phep chieu truc giao; chep chinh ta
orthography
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(n)su tuong tu,giong nhau; a comparison of two things based on their being alike in some way;the act of comparing two things that are alike in some way; =likeness; similarity;resemblance, similitude
analogy
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(v)dieu chinh;to set or adjust the amount, degree, or rate of st; to bring st under the control of authority; to make rules or laws that control st
regulate
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(n)the way that st is built, arranged, or organized;the way that a group of people are organized; ket cau, cau truc
structure
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(v)\as cer tain\biet chat, xac dinh; to learn or find out st, such as information or the truth
ascertain
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(n)the act or process of signifying by signs or other symbolic means ; a formal notification;importance;consequence; nghia; y nghia; su ra hieu
signification
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(n)a stone that forms part of a corner in the outside wall of a building and that often shows the date when the building was built;st of basic importance; vien da dat nen
cornerstone
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(n)accomplish;st that has been done or achieved through effort:a result of hard work; thanh tich, thanh tuu; su hoanthanh
achievement
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(v)\k0n 'jor\to discuss st important in order to make a dicision; to give st such as degree, award, title, right; to s.o or st
confer
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(n)the quality or state of st that is not easily changed or likely to change; su on dinh, su kienquyet
stability
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(n)su kinh men, quy trong;respect and affection
esteem
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(v)to defeat an opponent especially in a long or difficult contest; to be usual, common,or popular;to be or continue to be in use; thang the, danh bai;thinh hanh, pho bien,
prevail
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(n)an amount of money that company or government pays to a person who is old or sick and no longer works; tien tro cap, luonghuu
pension
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(n)traditional customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings; ideas or stories that are true but that many people have heard or read; van hoc dan gian
folklore
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(a)duong thoi, cungthoi, duong dai; happening or beginning now or in recent times
contemporary
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(n)the act or process of completing or finishing st:the state of being complete or finished;American football; su hoan thanh;
completion
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(n)the quality or state or being subtle; a small detail that is usually important but not obvious;tinh phang phat, huyenao, su tinh vi, tinhte, kheoleo
subtlety
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(n)mua da; loat trang don dap;precipitation(suvoiva) in the form of small balls or lumps(cuc, tang) usually consisting of concentric (dong tam) layers (lop, nguoi dat, nguoi gai)of clear ice and compact snow;
hail
