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Acquisition(n)

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+The process of getting sth or buying sth

+The learning or developing of a skill, habit, or quality.

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Abbreviation(n)

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A short form of a word or phrase

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Derision(n)

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People are laughing at you, making fun of you, and acting as if you’re worthless
Sys: contempt, mockery, insult
Ant: praise, respect

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Perceptible(adj)

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That can be seen, heard, or noticed
Sys: recognizable, distinct
Word family: perceptive(adj), perception(n)

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Kernel(n)

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+The most important part of something
-kernel of sth
+The part of a nut that is inside the shell and can be eaten(Ex: hột bắp)
Sys: essence, core, fundamental, Salient

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Omit(v)

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To fail to include or do something

Sys: delete, discard, eliminate

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Salient(adj)

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Most noticeable or important.

Sys: Kernel, notable, important

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Standoffish(adj)

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Distant and cold in manner; unfriendly.

synonym: shy, timid

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Discrepancy(n)

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A difference between two things that should be the same

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Profound

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+Showing a clear and deep understanding of serious matters

+Very great or intense. (about emotion or quality)

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Tenacious(adj)

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being stubborn, not willing to give up or defeated

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Complacent(adj)

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feeling satisfied with yourself that you don’t need to try any harder

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Technophobe(n)

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someone who dislikes new technology

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Condemn(v)

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to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons

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Entitled (adj)

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feelingthat you have therightto do or have what youwantwithout having toworkfor it ordeserveit, just because of who you are

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Relentless(adj)

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Continuingin adeterminedway without anyinterruption
Someone refuses to give up, even if what they are doing is unpleasant or cruel.
sys: persistent, nonstop, perpetual

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Flex(v)

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to show off

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Cake up(Slg)

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to save money or increase personal wealth

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Remark(v),(n)

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+ (n): something that you say when you express an opinion or say what you have noticed
+ (v): say something, especially about something you have just noticed

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Reminisce(v)

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to talk or think about pleasant events in your past

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Arbitrary(adj)

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based on chance rather than being planned or based on reason:

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Brag(v)

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to speak too proudly about what you have done or what you own

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Soothe(v)

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+ to make someone feel calm or less worried

+ make part of body fell less painful

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Harmonious(adj)

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+ parts, colours etc that are harmonious look good or work well together
+ very pleasant and serene

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Abysmal(adj)

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very bad or of bad quality

sys: terrible

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Unprecedented(adj)

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never having happened before, or never having happened so much

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Remedy(v),(n)

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to deal with a problem or improve a bad situation(v),(n)
a medicine to cure an illness that is not very serious
Sys: alleviate, smooth over

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Put forward(v)

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to state an idea or opinion, or to suggest a plan or person, for other people to consider

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Get cold feet

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loss of nerve or confidence.

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Haphazard

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happening or done in a way that is not planned or organized

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Align(v)

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to put two or more things into a straight line, or to form a straight line
to be the same or similar, or to agree with each other; to make two things do this
+sys: fall into line: to agree with someone else
-opp: skew

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Skew(v)

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to cause information or results to be changed
to cause something to be not straight or exact
-opp: align

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Digress(v)

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move away from the main subject and discuss something else

sys: off-topic

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Disclaim

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to say you are not responsible for or do not know anything about something

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Pedantic(adj)

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excessively concerned with minor details or rules

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Flabbergasted(adj)

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greatly surprised or astonished

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Thrive(v)

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to become very successful or very strong and healthy

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Mixed success(n)

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a mediocre success

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Incisive(adj)

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showing intelligence and a clear understanding of something

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Acute(adj)

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+If a bad situation is acute, it causes severe problems or damage
+To describe intelligence, senses. that is very good, and able to notice very small differences

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Reluctant(adj)

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slow and unwilling

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Give in(v)

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to finally agree to something that someone wants after first refusing

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Opinionated(adj)

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An opinionated person is certain about their beliefs, and expresses their ideas strongly and often

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Uptight(adj)

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nervous, anxious, or worried

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Uplifting(adj)

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encourages the improvement of a person’s mood or spirit

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Bold

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-Someone who is strong and brave
Ex: Through her action, I can see her as a bold and tenacious type
Sys: Have nerves of steel
-Strong in color or shape, and very noticeable to the eye
Ex: Someone put forward suggestions about any bold colors that I could use in my room

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Admittedly(adverb)

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used when you are admitting that something is true
Ex: Admittedly, I’m not an excel student so I need to be more diligent/ I have achieved “excellence student” certification, admittedly through cheating
Sys: Granted

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Consult(v)

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to get information or advice from a person

Ex: since I have limited knowledge of math, I always consult my mentor before sending a result

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Underlie(v)

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-Underlying cause/problems/principle: the most important, although it is not easily noticed
Ex: The underlying cause of his depression came from his abusive childhood
-to be a cause of or strong influence on something
Ex: Diligent and broadening knowledge are underlying for the high score

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Scrutinize(v)

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to examine something very carefully in order to discover information
Ex: new products always scrutinize before they can come to hand to customer/ as a detective, it is salient to scrutinize all the minor details in the case

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Imperative(adj)

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extremely important or urgent

Ex: it is imperative to hold him for the rest of a season as a backup

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Subpar(adj)

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something that is below average, or below what is expected

Ex: Admittedly, after years of subpar performance, he needs to change his manner in control a group

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Deduction(n)

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-the process of using the knowledge that u have to understand sth and form an opinion
Ex: I’ve high praise of those who have a clever deduction in solving mysterious
+ make deduction
Ex: I am accustomed to making deductions about scraps of ancient
-amount that is taken away from the money you are paid before you officially receive it
Ex: after the deduction, his income is 300 dollars

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Objection(n)

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a reason that you have for disapproving of something
+objections to sth
Ex: I have my objection to learning math
+have/raise/voice objections
Ex: Few students in class raised objections to the trip
+have no objection
Ex: we have no objection to the idea

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Draw out sth(phr v)

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-to cause something to last longer than necessary
Ex: The semester has been drawn out because of Covid disease
-to make someone feel less shy and more willing to talk
Ex: My mom usually drew me out to make friends when I was a kid

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Fuel(v),(n)

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to make something, especially something bad, increase or become stronger
Ex: Criticism will only fuel him to success(v), you just keep fueling the situation more acute/ no vaccine will only add fuel to this occasion
-Fuel controversy/rumors/speculation
Sys: Provoke

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Inherent(adj)

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something is a natural part of it and cannot be separated from it
-inherent in
Ex: The difficulties inherent in venture jobs/ there are plenty of inherent risks outside the worth but it worth a try

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Invoke(v)

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+to use law, principle, or theory to support your views
Ex: He said he would invoke legal powers to enforce the change.
+to make someone have a particular feeling or remember something
Ex: this image invokes my memory about my friend

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Remote(adj)

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+ a chance or possibility that is not likely to happen
Ex: there’s a (remote chance) you can improve your IELTS score before It comes/ due to this occasion, a (remote possibility) this event will happen
Sys: slight, implausible
+ very different from something
Ex: it seems like his alibi (remote from) his words
Sys: different
+ not very friendly or showing little interest in other people
Ex: his manner is remote and clinical

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Discredit(v)(n)

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+to make people stoprespectingortrustingsomeone or something(v)
Ex: Those buffalo kids always want to discredit Dua Leo
+to make people stop believing in a particular idea(v)
Ex: it so hard to make people discredit her speech
-Bring discredit on/upon/to somebody/sth

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LIkelihood(n)

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the chance that something will happen
Ex: A likelihood of explosion in 9/11
Sys: Chance, Probability, Possibility

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Cease(v)

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to stop something
Ex: It’s tough to put forward the idea of ceasing the campaign
-Ceaseless
Sys: shut down, suspend

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Embedded(adj)

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-fixed into the surface of something
Ex: You cannot remove the hardware because it is embedded in the laptop
+ be embedded in something
-if an emotion, opinion is very strong or important
Ex: A sense of guilt is deeply embedded in my very soul
+ deeply embedded

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Accustomed(adj)

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-to be familiar with something and accept it as normal
+be accustomed to (doing) something
Ex: I was accustomed to the logic of math
Sys: be used to(use more in an informal setting)

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Trickle-down

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the people in the lower group start to feel the effects of something that has been done to the higher one
Ex: Some of the high-end features has now trickled down to prevalent devices

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Crave(v)

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to have an extremely strong desire for something

Ex: people crave attention

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Invasive(adj)

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one that has arrived in a place from somewhere else and hurts that place
Ex: some of the harmful invasive insects for agriculture like spiders, etc

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Sidetrack(v)

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Distracting
-Get sidetrack(usually used in a passive)
Ex: I often get sidetracked by social media and procrastinate till the afternoon

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Bombarded(v)

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-to do something too often or too much
+ bombard somebody with something
Ex: I was bombarded with the phonecall/ Telemarketing keep bombarded me with tons of phones this morning

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Invariably(adverb)

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If sth invariably happens or invariably true, it always happens or is true
Ex: whenever it comes to dinner, the phone invariably ring/Invariably they would ask sth after class/ Their eyes invariably contain a hopeful of sth

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Gruesome(adj)

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extremelyunpleasantandshocking
Ex: The movie was pretty gruesome
Sys: horrible, disgusting

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Imminent(adj)

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Coming or likely to happen very soon

Ex: imminent peril

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Peril(n)

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Danger, sth very dangerous

Ex: Teenagers must be warned of the peril of unsafe sex

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Plethora(n)

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A very large amount of sth, larger than u need or can deal with
Ex: a plethora of facts and figures when u deal with math

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Off-limit(adj)

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-An area of land u are not allowed to enter it
Ex: That part of the beach usually has sharks so it has been off-limits for a few months
-Beyond what u are allowed to do or have
Ex: Some of the free apps are off-limits some features unless u paid for it

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Infiltrate(v)

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Secretly join an organization to find out info about it or harm it
Ex: Pegasus company infiltrated a plethora of companies to gleaning information

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Soaring(adj)

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Increasing quickly in the amount, number, etc

Ex: the soaring cost of crude oil

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Imply(v)

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-to suggest something without saying it directly
Ex: she always publicly implies that I don’t excel in English
Sys: indicate, suggest
-to involve something or make it necessary
Ex: the lowest average score has implied how bad in management of this school

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Breach(n),(v)

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breaking a law, promise, agreement, or relationship

Ex: I filed him as he breached in contract

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On the whole(phrase)

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take everything into account, in general

Ex: On the whole, we need to conform to the rules of the school said

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Dogged(adj)

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-very determined to continue doing something
Ex: a dogged determination to succeed
Sys: Tenacious
-tocausedifficulties
Ex: the probe was dogged by the muderer
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Expedition(n)

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an organized journey for a particular purpose
Ex: Set out on a class expedition
Sys: trip, journey, voyage

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Aggravate(v)

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To make a situation or sth worse
Ex: we scrutinizing this place so please don’t aggravate anything stuff in the crime scene
Sys: exacerbate

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Induction(n)

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the introduction of someone into a new job, position, etc

Ex: Anyone responsible for the induction of new apprenticeship/ The aim is to develop an effective induction course

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Incentive(n)

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something that encourages a person to do something

Ex: Huge award will provide an incentive for people to register the competition

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A slew of (n)

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A large number of sth
Ex: a slew of classical music
Sys: plethora

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Vandalism(n)

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Activity consider being damaging or destroying sth that was good
Ex: Some of the time-honored property is vulnerable to vandalism
Sys: ruin, wrecking

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Hybrid(n)

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A mixture of two or more other things
Ex: A hybrid animal
Sys: combination, compound, mixture

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Dabble(v)

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take a slight and not very serious interest in a subject, or try a particular activity for a short period
Ex: Well, you don’t need to glorify me about these basic coding, I’m just dabbling in this

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Applicable(adj)

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affecting or relating to a person or thing
Ex: Some of the features in this phone are just applicable to the other regions\
Sys: relevant, appropriate

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Plague(v)

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to cause difficulty to someone or sth over the period of time
Ex: Procrastinator plagues from being productive
Sys: Trouble, bother, dog

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Pandemonium(n)

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a situation in which there is a lot of noise because people are angry, confused, or frightened
Ex: Many protests occur in America lead to a pandemonium
Sys: chaos, turmoil

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Withhold(v)

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to refuse to give something or to keep back something
Ex: you don’t have any testimony to withhold my clients
Sys: conceal, deny, hide, refuse

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Fidelity(n)

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Loyalty between people

Ex: fidelity appears in those who are honest with each other

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Earnestly(adv)

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in aseriousanddeterminedway, often withouthumor
Ex: Though he is just a novice staff, he still works earnestly like another veteran one
Sys: seriously, eagerly, solemnly

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perseverance(n)

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Continued effort and determination
Ex: His perseverance is truly a miracle for our company
Sys: tenacity, persistence

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Suppress(v)

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-End sth by force
Ex: To suppress the riot, a hand-to-hand would be more effective
-To prevent sth
Ex: He couldn’t suppress his resentment

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Shortage(n)

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a lack of something needed
Ex: In current days, chip’s shortage is now a real-world repercussion that makes companies hard to stand
Sys: shortfall, lack, deficiency

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Stepping stone(phrase)

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something that helps someone advance or achieves something
Ex: Take Ielts is just simply a stepping stone to apply to college
Sys: milestone, fundamental, elementary, underlying

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Sheer(adj)

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Emphasize sth
Ex: no one can’t stand his sheer stupidity/ Every logic of his code is sheer nonsense
Sys: utter, complete

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Pledge(n)

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a serious or formal promise
Ex: They have made a pledge to building a healthcare
Ex: Commitment, vow, promise

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Alienation(n)

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-the feeling of not being part of society or a group
Ex: Social anxiety could leads to a sense of alienation
-Cause someone stops supporting you
Ex: New radical changes of Ghibli lead to the alienation of viewers
Sys: Separation, Isolation

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Wary(adj)

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not completely trusting or certain about something or someone
Ex: I’m a little wary of his rough edge’s performance
Sys: cautious, careful

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Impulsive(adj)

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Do sth without thinking

Ex: Your only weakness is impulsive, overconfident and therefore, do without hesitation

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Plain(adj)

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-Used to emphasize sth(only before noun)
Ex: his motive was plain greed
-Veryclear, andeasytounderstandorrecognize
Ex: This math problem is kinda plain

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Abundant(adj)

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A lot of, plentiful
Ex: fake peripherals of technology are abundant/ a place with an abundant bed/ an abundance of love
+An abundant person: people who believe there is plenty of everything in the world(love, wealth, chance,…)

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Consequential(adj)

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happening as a direct result of a particular event or situation
Ex: One of the most consequential decisions we ever made
Word family: consequence(n), consequent(adj)

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Revitalize(v)

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to put new strength or power into something

Ex: Apple has revitalized the phone’s industry

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Ferocious

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very strong, severe, and unpleasant, violent
Ex: I was scared when I saw his ferocious technique
Ex: fierce, brutal, notorious

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Inexplicable(adj)

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unable to be explained or understood
Ex: quite apart from the inexplicit lyrics, the meaning of the song is quite inexplicable
Ex: clear as mud, baffling

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Resentful(adj)

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feeling angry and upset about something
Ex: he’s been jealous and resentful about how she’s been treated
Sys: bitter, hateful, spiteful

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Unbearable(adj)

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too painful or unpleasant for you to continue to experience

Ex: it was unbearable to se someone died/ The weather is unbearable

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Spring from(phrv)

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to be caused by something or start from something

Ex: the fatigue springs from intense excersise

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regulate(v)

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to control an activity or process

Ex: it is important to regulate your breathe pace during meditate/ people sweat to regulate their body heat

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Pervasive(adj)

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Present in every part of a thing or place
Ex: One of the pervasive issues that society plagued was recession/ Few people could sense the pervasive soul surrounding them

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Retaliation(n)

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Revenge

Ex: Fear of retaliation

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Supplement(n),(v)

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something that you add to something else to improve it or make it complete
Ex: Some minerals could be considered as a supplement/ A dietary supplment

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Hostile(adj)

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-Unfriendly
Ex: A hostile view of feudal noble
-Difficult or not suitable for living, growing
Ex: A hostile condition

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Gauge(n),(v)

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(V): tojudgehow people feel about something or what they arelikelyto do
Ex: it’s hard to gauge someone feelings through facial/ A great chance to gauge people’s expectations
(N): measuringthesizeor amount of something
Ex: The petrol gauge is still in full

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Receptive(adj)

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willingtolistento andacceptnewideasandsuggestion

Ex: Conservatism is not Receptive to sth radical/ A Receptive political party

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Alleviate(v)

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Make sth less severe
Ex: An acute digestion has alleviated after a while
Sys: ease, remedy, mitigate,/ Smooth over
Ant: Aggravate, exacerbate

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Monstrosity(n)

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-Sth that is large and ugly
Ex: A monstrosity truck/ The new building is a real monstrosity
-Sth that is outrageously 
Ex: Gangsters do 
not always act as a monstrosity
Ex: excresence, eyesore
\+Word family: Monstrous
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Ridicule(v),(n)

A

Make someone stupid by using unkind words or actions

Ex: He’s become an object of ridicule/ In developed country people usually ridicule authority through protests

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Horrendous(adj)

A

Extremely unpleasant or bad
Ex: A horrendous tragedy/ His injuries is horrendous
Sys: unbearable, abysmal, dreadful

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Preconceived(adj)

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-Opinions are formed before you really have enough knowledge or experience
Ex: You need to judge on its own merits, preconceived notions cannot include/ Based on facts, not on preconceived ideas
Sys: Preconception

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Capitalism(n)

A

A social system in which properties is privately owned
Ex: Most developed countries follow capitalism
Sys: Capitalist

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Rally(v),(n)

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-(n): public meeting, one that is held outdoors to support a political idea, protest
Ex: A Mob hold a rally in front of Congress
-(v): to come together, to support an idea/ Rally around
Ex: they have rallied in order to fight against the villain/ we are wanting to rally around those who poor
-(v): to become stronger after a period of weakness
Ex: Facebook’s stock rallied after an outage

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Enraptured(adj)

A

filled with great pleasure or extremely pleased by something

Ex: I was enraptured by those headphones/ See Dưa Leo is enraptured/ The well-developed in tech enraptured me

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Recoil(v)

A

moving your body away because you find them/it frightens or unpleasant
Ex: She recoiled me after kissing me/ Girls innately recoil from men

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Exorbitant(adj)

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Unreasonably high

Ex: The shoe is set at an exorbitantly high price

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Implication(n)

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-an occasion when you seem to suggest something without saying it directly
Ex: He smiled, but his implication was opposite/ The implication in his speech was quite subtle
- a possible future effect or result of an action
Ex: There will be a cutting-back on salary and hope the implication will be positive

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Adverse(adj)

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-having a negative or harmful effect on something

Ex: The trip was canceled due to adverse weather conditions/Cutting down trees will lead to adverse consequences.

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Invigorate(v)

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-to make someone feel fresher, healthier

Ex: A stroll could invigorate your mental health

134
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Coveted(Adj)

A

strongly desired by many
Ex: The Michelin Awards are coveted by restaurants all over the world./The Booker Prize is the most coveted British literary award.

135
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Perpetuate(v)

A

tocausesomething tocontinue

Ex: Learning Math just perpetuate the fatigue in students

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Flourish(v)

A

-to grow or develop successfully

Ex: Parts of the city continue to flourish.

137
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Exasperation(n)

A

A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance

Ex: There can be exasperation after marriage/ Knowing him throwing me under the bus, I just treated him in exasperation

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Snuggle(v)

A

to settle into a warm comfortable position

Ex: Kids usually snuggle in their mother’s body

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Surrogate(adj)(n)

A

replacing someone else or used instead of something else

Ex: For some people, reading travel books is a surrogate for actual travel./ A surrogate pregnancy

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Egregious(adj)

A

very bad and easily noticed
Ex: He just made an egregious error/ 9/11 was one of the egregious tragedies that ever occurred/ He is hardly withstanding an egregious experiment/ An egregious massacre

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Charisma(n)

A

A compelling attractiveness

Ex: His appearance always coated with charisma

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Undergo(v)

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to experience something that is unpleasant or has a strong effect
Ex: A gut-wrenching point is how he undergoes brain surgery/

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Bleak(adj)

A

without anything to make you feel happy or hopeful

Ex: The economic prospect looks bleak/ Your future career is kinda bleak

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Entrenched(adj)

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So fixed or have existed for so long that they cannot be changed
Ex: His idealism have become so entrenched over the years

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Recreational(adj)

A

connected with ways of enjoying yourself when you are not working
Ex: Recreational activities/ facilities/ interests

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Preferential(adj)

A

something that someone is given is better than what other people receive
Ex: Affluent people always have preferential treatment/access/rights

147
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Engrossed(adj)

A

giving all your attention to something
Ex: -He was so engrossed in coding that he didn’t hear me knocking on the door
- I was engrossed by shape of Gundam

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Inadvertently

A

without intention; accidentally.

Ex: he inadvertently deleted the files/ his name had been inadvertently omitted from the list

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Hectic(adj)

A

Very busy
Ex: a hectic schedule/ I’m tired of the hectic pace of city life
Sys: frantic; bustling swamped

150
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Content(adj)(v)

A

(adj)pleased with your situation and not hoping for change or improvement
Ex: I’m not really content with my life right now

151
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Subvert(v)

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to try to destroy or damage something

Ex: Jokes usually a way to subvert the tensed vibe

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Cement(v)

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To make sth stronger

Ex: Contract is a way to cement the relationship between companies

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Reconcile(v)

A

to find a way in which two situations or beliefs that are opposed to each other can agree and exist together
Ex: It is sometimes difficult to reconcile science and religion.

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Stereotype(n)

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a set idea that people have about what someone or something is like, especially an idea that is wrong
Ex: The characters in the book are just stereotypes.

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Impervious(adj)

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If someone is impervious to something, they are not influenced or affected by something
Ex: He is impervious to criticism and rational argument.

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