ON THE CALL TO HOLINESS IN TODAY’S WORLD Flashcards

Question 1

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settle for

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They were hoping to sell their car for £2,000, but settled for £1,500.
[He wants us to be saints and not to settle for a bland and mediocre existence.]

Question 2

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mediocre

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The film’s plot is predictable and the acting is mediocre.

[He wants us to be saints and not to settle for a bland and mediocre existence.]

Question 3

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testimony

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The value of their testimony is questionable.

Question 4

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perseverance

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Through hard work and perseverance, he worked his way up to the top.
[persistent]

Question 5

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impel

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For the love of Christ impels us, once we have come to the conviction that one died for all; therefore, all have died. He indeed died for all, so.

Question 6

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amid

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On the floor, amid mounds of books, were two small envelopes.

Question 7

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preserve

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It’s our duty to preserve the planet for future generations.

Question 8

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attest

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The number of old German cars still on the road attests (to) the excellence of their manufacture.

Question 9

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canonization

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the canonization of Mother Teresa

Question 10

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beatification

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Mother Teresa was on the fast track to recognition of her sainthood, with beatification the first step.

Question 11

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martyr

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She fought against racism all her life and died a martyr to the cause.

Question 12

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imitation

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It’s not real silk - it’s just imitation.

Question 13

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salvation

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The Gospel message is one of personal salvation.
[In the Christian religion, salvation of a person or their spirit is the state of being saved from evil and its effects by the death of Jesus on a cross]
[In salvation history, the Lord saved one people.]

Question 14

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immense

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They spent an immense amount of time getting the engine into perfect condition

Question 15

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contemplate

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I’m contemplating going abroad for a year.

Question 16

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militant

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The militants now threaten the security and stability of the country.
[In their daily perseverance I see the holiness of the Church militant]

Question 17

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ecumenical

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[encouraging the different Christian Churches to unite]

Question 18

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commemoration

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Thousands of veterans will take part in a commemoration of the battle.

Question 19

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heritage

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They consider the building to be an important part of region’s heritage.
[inheritance]

Question 20

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insist on

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I don’t know why you insist on talking about it.

Question 21

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attain

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He has attained the highest grade in his music exams.

[achieve]

Question 22

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discern

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I could just discern a figure in the darkness.

[recognize]

Question 23

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genius

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Einstein was a (mathematical) genius.

Question 24

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reflect

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He saw himself reflected in the water/mirror/shop window.
The light reflected off the surface of the water.
The candlelight reflected on his gold wristwatch.

Question 25

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consecrate

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The church was completed and consecrated in the 1890s.

[to officially make something holy and suitable to be used for religious ceremonies]

Question 26

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live out

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She retired and lived out the rest of her days quietly in the country.

Question 27

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bestow

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The George Cross is a decoration that is bestowed upon/on British civilians for acts of great bravery.

Question 28

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sacrament

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an important religious ceremony, such as marriage, baptism, or confirmation
[bí tích ấy!]

Question 29

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rosary

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Later she experiences some anxiety, but recalling the love of the Virgin Mary, she takes her rosary and prays with faith. Yet another path of holiness.

Question 30

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solely

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The administration’s energy plan is focused solely on drilling for oil.

Question 31

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brim

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He filled the glass to the brim.

“to live the present moment, filling it to the brim with love”

Question 32

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seize

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He seized the chance/opportunity of a free flight with both hands (= with eagerness or enthusiasm).

Question 33

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sufficient

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This recipe should be sufficient for five people.

Question 34

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manifold

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Despite her manifold faults, she was a strong leader.

[many and of several different types]

Question 35

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entail

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Repairing the roof will entail spending a lot of money.

[to make something necessary, or to involve something]

Question 36

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outcast

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She has spent her life trying to help the homeless and other social outcasts.

Question 37

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incarnate

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One survivor described his torturers as devils incarnate.

[in human form]

Question 38

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contemplation

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The nuns have an hour for silent contemplation every morning.
The contemplation of these mysteries…

Question 39

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revelation

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His wife divorced him after the revelation that he was having an affair.

Question 40

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redemption

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an occasion when someone is saved from evil, suffering

Question 41

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recapitulation

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Finally, the teacher recapped the main points of the lesson.

Question 42

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stem from

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Her problems stem from her difficult childhood.

Question 43

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disdain

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The older musicians disdain the new, rock-influenced music.

Question 44

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relegate

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In the past when African-American men worked as sailors aboard ships, they were often relegated to jobs as cooks and stewards.
[to put something or someone into a lower or less important rank or position]

Question 45

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pastoral

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A priest’s pastoral duties include helping the poor and sick.

Question 46

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distract

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He tried to distract attention from his own illegal activities.

Question 47

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diocesan

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Bishops continue to exercise great control over diocesan funds.
[connected with a diocese (= an area controlled by a bishop)]

Question 48

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contrary

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“I thought you said the film was exciting?” “On the contrary, I nearly fell asleep half way through it!”

Question 49

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din

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The children were making a terrible din.

[a loud, unpleasant confused noise that lasts for a long time]

Question 50

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precipice

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This latest tax increase may push many small companies over the financial precipice.
We stood at the edge of the precipice and looked down at the sea.

Question 51

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utter

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She sat through the whole meeting without uttering a word.

Question 52

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omnipresent

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The singer became an omnipresent icon of style and beauty.

[present or having an effect everywhere at the same time]

Question 53

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ephemeral

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Fame in the world of rock and pop is largely ephemeral.

[lasting for only a short time]

Question 54

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subtle

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There is a subtle difference between these two plans.

Question 55

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Gnosticism

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[Thuyết ngộ đạo]
A prominent heretical movement of the 2nd-century Christian Church, partly of pre-Christian origin. Gnostic doctrine taught that the world was created and ruled by a lesser divinity, the demiurge, and that Christ was an emissary of the remote supreme divine being, esoteric knowledge (gnosis) of whom enabled the redemption of the human spirit.

Question 56

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Pelagianism

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[Chủ nghĩa Pelagian]
Pelagianism, also called the Pelagian heresy, is the Christian theological position that the original sin did not taint human nature and that mortal will is still capable of choosing good or evil without special divine aid or assistance.

Question 57

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plauge

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The children plagued him with questions all through lunch.

[to annoy someone, especially by asking repeated questions]

Question 58

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deceptive

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It’s deceptive - from the outside the building looks small, but inside it’s very big.

Question 59

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Anthropocentric

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[Chủ nghĩa duy con người]

the belief that human beings are the most important entity in the universe

Question 60

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Immanentism

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any of several theories according to which God or an abstract mind or spirit pervades the world

Question 61

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disguised

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In Shakespeare’s play “Twelfth Night”, Duke Orsino falls in love with the disguised Viola.
[having an appearance that hides the true form]

Question 62

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doctrine

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Christian doctrine.

[a belief or set of beliefs, especially political or religious ones, that are taught and accepted by a particular group]

Question 63

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elitism

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[Chủ nghĩa quý tộc]

the belief that some things are only for a few people who have special qualities or abilities

Question 64

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conceit

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The conceit of that man is incredible!

[the state of being too proud of yourself and your actions]

Answer 65

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The ruined house had a sinister appearance.

Answer 66

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The people are caught between two opposing ideologies.
[Gnosticism is one of the most sinister ideologies because, while unduly exalting knowledge or a specific experience, it considers its own vision of reality to be perfect.]

Answer 67

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to raise someone to a higher rank or more powerful position

Answer 68

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not able to see clearly things that are far away

[Thus, perhaps without even realizing it, this ideology feeds on itself and becomes even more myopic.]

Answer 69

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Dogs were probably the first animals to be domesticated.

Answer 70

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to go further, rise above, or be more important or better than something, especially a limit
The underlying message of the film is that love transcends everything else.
[God infinitely transcends us]

Answer 71

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The universe is presumed to contain many other planets with some form of life.

Answer 72

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Our greenhouse was wrecked in last night’s storm.

Answer 73

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The tornado has already left a trail of devastation through four states from Nebraska to Missouri.

Answer 74

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He claimed that the restaurant bill was a legitimate business expense.

Answer 75

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a very slight difference in appearance, meaning, sound,…

The painter has managed to capture every nuance of the woman’s expression.

Answer 76

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Why do you always pour/heap scorn on (= criticize severely and unfairly) my suggestions?
You scorned all my suggestions.

Answer 77

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The Christian doctrine of the Trinity holds that God is one God, but three coeternal consubstantial persons or hypostases—the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit—as “one God in three Divine persons”.

Answer 78

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the fact that there are many different ideas or opinions about something
There is a wide diversity of opinion on the question of unilateral disarmament.

Answer 79

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loyalty and love or care for someone or something
[I am pleased that you teach sacred theology to the brothers providing that, as is contained in the Rule, you “do not extinguish the Spirit of prayer and devotion” during study of this kind.]
He inspired respect and devotion from his pupils.

Answer 80

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Her business empire brought her wealth beyond the dreams of avarice (= an extremely large amount of money).

Answer 81

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She committed the heresy of playing a Lady Gaga song on a classical music station.

Answer 82

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Unions claim that the management continues to maintain an intransigent position.
[refusing to change your opinions or behaviour]

Answer 83

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If it is a genuine Michelangelo drawing, it will sell for millions.
He’s a very genuine person.

Answer 84

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[to praise something or someone very much]

She is forever extolling the virtues of her children.

Answer 85

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[extreme unhappiness caused by physical or mental suffering]

His anguish at the outcome of the court case was very clear.

Answer 86

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Just because you’ve been promoted that doesn’t give you a divine right (= one like that of a god) to tell us all what to do.

Answer 87

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[strongly expressing your beliefs as if they were facts]

He has written a stimulating but dogmatic book.

Answer 88

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[not necessary, or with no cause]

A lot of viewers complained that there was too much gratuitous sex and violence in the film.

Answer 89

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[the quality of being good and deserving praise]

We discussed the merits of herbal tea.

Answer 90

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He has twice been convicted of robbery/arson.

Answer 91

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[A contagious disease can be caught by touching someone who has the disease or a piece of infected clothing]
The infection is highly contagious, so don’t let anyone else use your towel.

Answer 92

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[organized for the good of a few people who have special interests or abilities]
Many remember sport at school as elitist, focusing only on those who were good at it.

Answer 93

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[a feeling of calm satisfaction with your own abilities or situation that prevents you from trying harder]
There’s no room for complacency if we want to stay in this competition!

Answer 94

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[not having something or feeling great loss]

Alone now and almost penniless, he was bereft of hope.

Answer 95

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[something or someone that you think about all the time]

an unhealthy obsession with death

Answer 96

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Some poisonous gases can enter the body by absorption through the skin.

Answer 97

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the words, music, and actions used in ceremonies in some religions, especially Christianity

Answer 98

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[respect and admiration given to someone or something, usually because of a reputation for high quality, success, or social influence]
Many people are attracted by the prestige of working for a top company.

Answer 99

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[too much]

Excessive exercise can sometimes cause health problems.

Answer 100

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[the quality of being attractive, interesting, or exciting]

sexual allure

Answer 101

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an area of trees and bushes growing closely together
[ In other words, amid the thicket of precepts and prescriptions, Jesus clears a way to seeing two faces, that of the Father and that of our brother.]

Answer 102

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[weak or unhealthy, or easily damaged, broken, or harmed]

I last saw him just last week and thought how old and frail he looked.

Answer 103

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[complete happiness that comes from being blessed (= made holy) by God]
He wore a perpetual look of amiable beatitude on his face.

Answer 104

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[a part of a Christian church ceremony in which a priest gives a talk on a religious or moral subject, often based on something written in the Bible]
Today’s sermon was on the importance of compassion.

Answer 105

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[done or expressed too often to be of any interest]

Even good acting couldn’t make up for the trite story.

Answer 106

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[lasting a very long time, or happening repeatedly or all the time]
The film “White Christmas” is a perennial favourite.

Answer 107

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[very simple, with only the things that are absolutely necessary, especially because of severe limits on money or goods]
In this way, he too invites us to live a plain and austere life.

Answer 108

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[a feeling of hate]

Bitter historical enmities underlie the present violence.

Answer 109

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[the fact that you are too interested in your appearance or achievements]
He wants the job purely for reasons of vanity and ambition.

Answer 110

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[If you drain something, you remove the liquid from it, usually by pouring it away or allowing it to flow away, and if something drains, liquid flows away or out of it]
We drained the pond and filled it with fresh water.
If we are constantly upset and impatient with others, we will end up drained and weary.

Answer 111

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[very tired, especially after working hard for a long time]

Here, sit down and rest your weary legs.

Answer 112

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[to turn away your eyes or thoughts]
The shy man was standing before me, his eyes averted.
The worldly person ignores problems of sickness or sorrow in the family or all around him; he averts his gaze.

Answer 113

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[If something is authentic, it is real, true, or what people say it is]
Most historians accept that the documents are authentic.

Answer 114

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Prisoners complain that they are subjected to too many petty rules and restrictions.

Answer 115

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[an unpleasant situation that is difficult to escape]

We must not be drawn into the mire of civil war.

Answer 116

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[to catch or get control of something or someone]

Spiders ensnare flies and other insects in their webs.

Answer 117

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They finally decided how to divvy up the money.

Answer 118

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[to face, meet, or deal with a difficult situation or person]
As she left the court, she was confronted by angry crowds who tried to block her way.

Answer 119

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[a way of measuring how good, accurate, or effective something is]
The dressmaker measured the cloth with a yardstick.

Answer 120

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[more careful attention, especially in order to notice possible danger]
The police said that it was thanks to the vigilance of a neighbour that the fire was discovered before it could spread.

Answer 121

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[(an act of) keeping the truth hidden, especially to get an advantage]
When the newspapers published the full story, all his earlier deceits were revealed

Answer 122

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[a song of praise that Christians sing to God]

In his hymn to charity, Saint Paul says that “now we see in a mirror, dimly” (1 Cor 13:12).

Answer 123

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[to make or (especially of metal) become less bright or a different colour]
Keeping a heart free of all that tarnishes love: that is holiness.

Answer 124

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[If you embellish a story or statement, you add details that are not completely true in order to make it more interesting]
He couldn’t resist embellishing the story of his accident a little.

Answer 125

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[to strongly encourage or try to persuade someone to do something]
She exhorted all of us to do our very best.

Answer 126

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The hunters spent hours pursuing their prey.

Answer 127

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[Truyền giáo]
belonging to one of the Protestant Churches or Christian groups that believes that the teaching of the Bible and persuading other people to join them is extremely important

Answer 128

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[a generally accepted opinion or decision among a group of people]
The general consensus in the office is that he can’t do his job.

Answer 129

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[lasting for only a short time; temporary]

A glass of whisky has only a transient warming effect.

Answer 130

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[a person who does skilled work with his or her hands]

You will learn how eighteenth-century artisans did their work.

Answer 131

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[the quality of being peaceful and calm]

Your harsh voice disturbs the serenity of the temple.

Answer 132

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[something or someone that annoys you or causes trouble for you]
I’ve forgotten my umbrella - what a nuisance!
Jesus himself warns us that the path he proposes goes against the flow, even making us challenge society by the way we live and, as a result, becoming a nuisance.

Answer 133

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[(the art of making) a drawing or written or spoken description of someone that usually makes them look silly by making part of their appearance or character more noticeable than it really is]
Charles Dickens caricatured lawyers (= represented them in a way that made them look silly) in several of his novels.

Answer 134

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[a standard by which you judge, decide about, or deal with something]
The Health Service should not be judged by financial criteria alone.

Answer 135

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[honest or lasting support, or loyalty, especially to a sexual partner]
How important do you think sexual fidelity is in a marriage?

Answer 136

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[to feel a lot of pleasure, love, etc. because of something or someone]
Sarah swooned when her baby was handed to her.

Answer 137

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[someone who attempts to be united with God through prayer]

Holiness, then, is not about swooning in mystic rapture.

Answer 138

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[extreme pleasure and happiness or excitement]

He listened to the music with an expression of pure rapture on his face.

Answer 139

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[to behave in a similar way to someone or something else, or to copy the speech or behaviour, etc. of someone or something]
Some of the younger pop bands try to imitate their musical heroes from the past.

Answer 140

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[If people or their beliefs are uncompromising, they are fixed and do not change, especially when faced with opposition]
The city council has taken an uncompromising stand against the proposals for the new building.
Given these uncompromising demands of Jesus, it is my duty to ask Christians to acknowledge and accept them in a spirit of genuine openness, sine glossa.

Answer 141

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[a meeting, especially one that happens by chance]

If I encounter a person sleeping outdoors on a cold night,…

Answer 142

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[calm, serious, and controlled behaviour that makes people respect you]
I think everyone should be able to die with dignity.
Can holiness somehow be understood apart from this lively recognition of the dignity of each human being?

Answer 143

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[in or relating to the Bible]

They named their son Isaac after the biblical figure.

Answer 144

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[not having any connection with religion]

We live in an increasingly secular society, in which religion has less and less influence on our daily lives.

Answer 145

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[a system of accepted beliefs that control behaviour, especially such a system based on morals]
The doctor has been accused of violating professional ethics.

Answer 146

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[(of a person) never thinking about things that are serious or important]
He’s fun to be with, but he’s very superficial.

Answer 147

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[Chủ nghĩa duy vật]

Answer 148

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[Phái dân túy]

Answer 149

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[considered to be holy and deserving respect, especially because of a connection with a god]
This area is sacred to the Apaches.

Answer 150

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[without money, food, a home, or possessions]

The floods left thousands of people destitute.

Answer 151

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[the act of killing someone who is very ill or very old so that they do not suffer any more]
Although some people campaign for the right to euthanasia, it is still illegal in most countries.

Answer 152

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[ill or needing care, especially for long periods and often because of old age]
She was too elderly and infirm to remain at home.

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[the act of buying or selling people, or of making money from work they are forced to do, such as sex work]
An investigation has been launched into possible child trafficking.

Answer 154

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[to dance, drink, sing, etc. at a party or in public, especially in a noisy way]

Answer 155

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[the state of being extremely unhappy, poor, unsuccessful,…]
They live in abject poverty.

Answer 156

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[a fault, mistake, or weakness, especially one that happens while something is being planned or made, or that causes something not to be perfect]
I returned the material because it had a flaw in it.

Answer 157

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[a member of a group of religious men who do not marry and usually live together in a monastery]
mock and nun

Answer 158

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[a building in which monks live and worship]
monastery and (nunnery or convent)

Answer 159

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[a building in which nuns (= members of a female religious order) live]

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[the feeling or act of venerating (= very much respecting) someone or something]
Veneration of ancestors was very important in Celtic religion.
Saint Benedict… ordered that all guests who knocked at the monastery door be welcomed “like Christ”, with a gesture of veneration;

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[a person who makes a journey, often a long and difficult one, to a special place for religious reasons]

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[to govern people in an unfair and cruel way and prevent them from having opportunities and freedom]
For years now, the people have been oppressed by a ruthless dictator.

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[a belief or idea]

I have only a vague notion of what she does for a living.

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[moment]

This is not a notion invented by some Pope, or a momentary fad.

Answer 165

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[a style, activity, or interest that is very popular for a short period of time]
There was a fad for wearing ripped jeans a few years ago.

Answer 166

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[to provide people or living things with food in order to make them grow and keep them healthy]
[to provide people or living things with food in order to make them grow and keep them healthy]
This cream is supposed to help nourish your skin.

Answer 167

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[to say something again, once or several times]

She reiterated that she had never seen him before.

Answer 168

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[moral in an honest, brave, and kind way]

His followers believe they are fighting for a noble cause.

Answer 169

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[holding tightly onto something, or keeping an opinion in a determined way]
The baby took my finger in its tenacious little fist.

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[to move your body or part of your body so that it is not straight]
I bent down and picked up the coins lying on the road.

Answer 171

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[Chủ nghĩa khoái lạc]
Hedonism is a school of thought that argues seeking pleasure and avoiding suffering are the only components of well-being.

Answer 172

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[Chủ nghĩa tiêu dùng]
Consumerism is a social and economic order that encourages an acquisition of goods and services in ever-increasing amounts.

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[very active; showing great excitement]
… resisting the feverish demands of a consumer society, which leave us impoverished and unsatisfied, anxious to have it all now.

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[A whirlwind event happens very fast, and often unexpectedly]
They married three months after they met - it was a real whirlwind romance.

Answer 175

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[Bí tích Thánh Thể]

The Eucharist is a Christian rite that is considered a sacrament in most churches, and as an ordinance in others

Answer 176

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[Bí tích Hòa Giải]

Reconciliation is also the name of a Catholic sacrament involving the confession of sin.

Answer 177

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[to make someone or something physically weak]

Chemotherapy exhausted and debilitated him.

Answer 178

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[behaviour in which you are angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people]
For a minute the heavy sullenness of her face vanished.

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[used instead of something else, usually because the other thing is too expensive or rare]
I’m allowed to eat ersatz chocolate made from carob beans, but it’s a poor substitute for the real thing.

Answer 180

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[unhappy, annoyed, and unwilling to speak or smile]

Michael became morose and withdrawn after he lost his job.

Answer 181

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[used to describe something that is spoken or written in a way that is direct, clever, and cruel]
The letters show the acerbic wit for which Parker was both admired and feared.

Answer 182

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[sad]

melancholy autumn days

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[boring and making you feel unhappy]
She had spent another dreary day in the office.
Far from being timid, morose, acerbic or melancholy, or putting on a dreary face, the saints are joyful and full of good humour.

Answer 184

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[to produce heat and/or light, or (of heat or light) to be produced]
A single beam of light radiated from the lighthouse.

Answer 185

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[If a problem or illness afflicts a person or thing, they suffer from it]
It is an illness that afflicts women more than men.

Answer 186

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[worry or anger]

After several unsuccessful attempts to start his car, he swore in vexation.

Answer 187

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[to take something, especially something necessary or pleasant, away from someone]
You can’t function properly when you’re deprived of sleep.

Answer 188

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[the state of being successful and having a lot of money]

The war was followed by a long period of peace and prosperity.

Answer 189

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[to swell up, or to make someone or something swollen]
If I eat it, my stomach bloats up.
Consumerism only bloats the heart.

Answer 190

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[a brave and confident way of behaving that shows no fear]

He is famous for the boldness of his business methods.

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[a sudden strong wish to do something]

I had this sudden impulse to shout out “Nonsense!” in the middle of her speech.

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[to talk about how good you think something is]

I wish she would stop evangelizing about the virtues of free market economics.

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[strong and sincere beliefs]
nationalist/religious fervour
Boldness, enthusiasm, the freedom to speak out, apostolic fervour, all these are included in the word parrhesía.

Answer 194

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[the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or wide river]

How often we are tempted to keep close to the shore!

Answer 195

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[to speak seriously about something, especially in a law court, or to give or provide proof]
He testified that he had seen the man leaving the building around the time of the murder.

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[smelling unpleasantly old and slightly wet]
musty old books
Let us remember that closed spaces grow musty and unhealthy.

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[to make something much less effective]

Economic sanctions have crippled the country’s economy.

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[to ask someone to do or not do something in a very sincere, emotional, and determined way]
She implored her parents not to send her away to school.

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[a feeling of pleasure and also slight sadness when you think about things that happened in the past]
Some people feel nostalgia for their schooldays.

Answer 200

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[emphasizing or thinking of the bad part of a situation rather than the good part, or the feeling that bad things are more likely to happen than good things]
There is now a mood of deepening pessimism about/over the economy.

Answer 201

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[quả bầu]
Yet the challenges involved can be like the storm, the whale, the worm that dried the gourd plant, or the wind and sun that burned Jonah’s head.

Answer 202

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[the outer or less important part of an area, group, or activity]
He attended several of the fringe meetings at the conference.

Answer 203

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[further away in the distance]

In the distance, beyond the river, was a small town.

Answer 204

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[having only a short distance from the top to the bottom]

She told her children to stay in the shallow end (of the swimming pool).

Answer 205

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[behaviour that follows the usual standards that are expected by a group or society]
It’s depressing how much conformity there is in such young children.
… where men and women, beneath the appearance of a shallow conformity, continue to seek an answer to the question of life’s meaning.

Answer 206

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[the state of a place that is empty or where everything has been destroyed]
It was difficult to describe the emptiness, the desolation of the area.

Answer 207

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[to wake someone up or make someone more active or excited]
He roused himself (from a pleasant daydream) and got back to work.
Yet let us allow the Lord to rouse us from our torpor, to free us from our inertia.

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[the state of reduced activity that some animals experience during the winter]
Such an extended period of torpor is close to a state of hibernation, not known among other birds.
Yet let us allow the Lord to rouse us from our torpor, to free us from our inertia.

Answer 209

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[lack of activity or interest, or unwillingness to make an effort to do anything]
Yet let us allow the Lord to rouse us from our torpor, to free us from our inertia.

Answer 210

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[likely to change suddenly; not calm or having a regular pattern]
a period of unsettled weather

Answer 211

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[all the people who are involved with a Church but who are not priests]
The clergy and the laity are both participating in the program.

Answer 212

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[religious leaders, especially Christian priests, ministers,…]
We were surprised when he announced he wanted to join the clergy.

Answer 213

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[someone working in a bureaucracy]

It turned out she was one of those faceless bureaucrats who control our lives.

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[a system for controlling or managing a country, company, or organization that is operated by a large number of officials employed to follow rules carefully]
I had to deal with the university’s bureaucracy when I was applying for financial aid.

Answer 215

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[sexual desire]
When we live apart from others, it is very difficult to fight against concupiscence, the snares and temptations of the devil and the selfishness of the world.

Answer 216

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[a device for catching small animals and birds, usually with a rope or wire that tightens around the animal]
The legal system is full of snares for those who are not wary.

Answer 217

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[to attack a place with continuous shooting or bombs]

The troops bombarded the city, killing and injuring hundreds.

Answer 218

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[to persuade someone to do something by offering them something pleasant]
People are being enticed away from the profession by higher salaries elsewhere.

Answer 219

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[to lose the determination to oppose something; to accept defeat]
I’m afraid I succumbed to temptation and had a piece of cheesecake.

Answer 220

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[to encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings]
I’m trying to foster an interest in classical music in my children.
[to take care of a child, usually for a limited time, without being the child’s legal parent]
Would you consider fostering (a child)?

Answer 221

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[a feeling of friendship and support]

He described sport as a symbol of peace and a means of promoting fraternity between nations.

Answer 222

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[extremely good, beautiful, or enjoyable]

sublime beauty

Answer 223

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[in some Christian denominations, an area cared for by one priest with its own church, or (in England) the smallest unit of local government]
[giáo xứ]
She lived her whole life in this parish.

Answer 224

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[to love, protect, and care for someone or something that is important to you]
Although I cherish my children, I do allow them their independence.

Answer 225

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[to cover the surface of something with bright, gold-coloured light]
Sunlight gilded the children’s faces.

Answer 226

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[graceful and attractive in appearance or behaviour]
an elegant woman
a very elegant suit
an elegant dining room

Answer 227

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[easy to see, recognize, or understand]

It’s obvious (that) she doesn’t like him.

Answer 228

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[to (cause to) be unable to breathe because you have no air]

We almost stifled in the heat of the city.

Answer 229

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[to notice or understand the difference between two things, or to make one person or thing seem different from another]
He’s colour-blind and can’t distinguish (the difference) between red and green easily.

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[an advantage that only one person or group of people has, usually because of their position or because they are rich]
Senior management enjoy certain privileges, such as company cars and health insurance.

Answer 231

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[a person who makes a journey, often a long and difficult one, to a special place for religious reasons]
The Russian pilgrim, who prayed constantly, says that such prayer did not separate him from what was happening all around him.

Answer 232

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[If you nourish a feeling, belief, or plan, you think about it a lot and encourage it]
Lisa has long nourished the hope of becoming a famous writer.

Answer 233

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[to twist together or combine two or more things so that they cannot be separated easily]
The author skillfully interweaves fiction and history in her novel.
God wished to enter history, and so our prayer is interwoven with memories.

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[a document signed by a large number of people demanding or asking for some action from the government or another authority]
I signed a petition against the proposed closure of the local hospital today.

Answer 235

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[a prayer that asks God or a god to help or cure other people]
Prayer of intercession has particular value, for it is an act of trust in God and, at the same time, an expression of love for our neighbour.

Answer 236

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[to spoil something or reduce it in value]

My pleasure in receiving the letter was somewhat alloyed by its contents.

Answer 237

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[an occasion when someone goes into a place or situation where they are not wanted or expected to be]
They complained that building a new airport nearby would be a noisy intrusion on their quiet lives.

Answer 238

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[high]

a lofty ceiling/mountain/wall

Answer 239

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[having or producing happy and enjoyable feelings suitable for a festival or other special occasion]
The hall looked very festive with its Christmas tree.

Answer 240

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[a very great success, achievement, or victory (= when you win a war, fight, or competition), or a feeling of great satisfaction or pleasure caused by this]
The game ended in triumph for the home team.

Answer 241

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[the fact that someone likes something or likes to do something, especially something considered morally wrong]
the sexual proclivities of celebrities

Answer 242

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[based on what is experienced or seen rather than on theory]

This theory needs to be backed up with solid empirical data/evidence.

Answer 243

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[a condition of the brain that causes a person to become unconscious for short periods or to move in a violent and uncontrolled way]
She can’t drive because she suffers from/has epilepsy.

Answer 244

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[wild and evil]

He had a demonic (= cruel) gleam in his eye.

Answer 245

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[able to be easily physically, emotionally, or mentally hurt, influenced, or attacked]
I felt very vulnerable, standing there without any clothes on.

Answer 246

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[an extremely strong feeling of dislike]

What is very clear in these letters is Clark’s passionate hatred of his father.

Answer 247

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[ways of persuading someone that trick them into doing something]
She’ll have to use all her feminine wiles to get him to agree.
“stand against the wiles of the devil”
[no wile]

Answer 248

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[to drink liquid so that you stop being thirsty]
When it’s hot, it’s best to quench your thirst with water.
“quench all the flaming darts of the evil one”

Answer 249

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[showing much stronger emotions than are necessary or usual for a situation]
a melodramatic speech

Answer 250

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[an effort to bring services or information to people where they live or spend time]
The centre was awarded a grant for outreach to the homeless.

Answer 251

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[the act of trying to develop and improve something]

We should strive to continuously progress in our cultivation of virtue.

Answer 252

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[to have an equal but opposite effect on something so that it does not have too much of a particular characteristic]
The ugliness of the resort is counterbalanced by the excellence of the skiing.

Answer 253

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[to say formally or publicly that you no longer own, support, believe in, or have a connection with something]
Gandhi renounced the use of violence.

Answer 254

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[having very serious effects or causing great pain]

Her death is a grievous loss to the whole of the community

Answer 255

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[the feeling of having little energy or of being unable or unwilling to do anything]
Symptoms include loss of appetite, lethargy, and vomiting.

Answer 256

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[the fact of thinking only about yourself and not about the needs or feelings of other people]
Everything then appears acceptable: deception, slander, egotism and other subtle forms of self-centredness

Answer 257

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[If you speak bluntly, you speak without trying to be polite or considering other people’s feelings]
To put it bluntly, I can’t afford it.

Answer 258

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[to empty the contents of the stomach through the mouth]
He came home drunk and vomited all over the kitchen floor.
Another biblical text puts it bluntly: “The dog turns back to his own vomit”.

Answer 259

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[something that you have from birth, often a quality]

There are tests that can establish a baby’s genetic endowment.

Answer 260

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[to involve someone completely in an activity]

She immersed herself wholly in her work.

Answer 261

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[to get rid of or kill something or someone, especially intentionally]
They have the kind of weapons that can zap the enemy from thousands of miles away.

Answer 262

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[the quality of being new and unusual]

Tourists are still a novelty on this remote island.

Answer 263

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[persuade]

They induced her to take the job by promising editorial freedom.

Answer 264

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[seriously bad]

grave problem

Answer 265

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[extremely important or necessary]

crucial decision

Answer 266

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[to pay attention to something, especially advice or a warning]
The company took no heed of (= did not consider) public opposition to the plans.

Answer 267

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[to show something clearly, through signs or actions]

The illness first manifested itself in/as severe stomach pains.

Answer 268

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[correct or suitable for a particular purpose]

Education should be relevant to the child’s needs.

Answer 269

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[not limited by rules or any other controlling influence]

Self-governing schools are untrammelled by education authority rules.

Answer 270

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[the part of you that judges how moral your own actions are and makes you feel guilty about bad things that you have done or things you feel responsible for]
[lương tâm ấy!]
a question/matter of conscience

Answer 271

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[behaviour that is careful and avoids risks]

economic/fiscal prudence

Answer 272

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-> advertisement

Answer 273

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[the quality of being stiff, fixed, or impossible to bend]

The roof has special beams to increase rigidity.

Answer 274

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[not known to many people]

an obscure island in the Pacific

Answer 275

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[a situation or statement that seems impossible or is difficult to understand because it contains two opposite facts or characteristics]
It's a curious paradox that drinking a lot of water can often make you feel thirsty.
Bootstrap paradox (also ontological paradox): You send information/an object to your past self, but you only have that information/object because in the past, you received it from your future self. This means the information/object was never created, yet still exists.

Answer 276

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[Thuyết duy ngã]

the belief that only your own experiences and existence can be known

Answer 277

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[examination of and attention to your own ideas, thoughts, and feelings]
His defeat in the world championship led to a long period of gloomy introspection.

Answer 278

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[to feel angry because you have been forced to accept someone or something that you do not like]
She bitterly resented her father’s new wife.

Answer 279

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[an assembly of ecclesiastics or other church delegates, convoked pursuant to the law of the church, for the discussion and decision of ecclesiastical affairs; ecclesiastical council.]
The Synod of Bishops.

Answer 280

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[a religious leader in certain Protestant Churches]

pastor == clergyman == cleric ( ~= priest )

Answer 281

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[to be much more skilful and successful than someone]

Ben Palmer easily outshone his rivals in the 200 metre freestyle.

Answer 282

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[Sách Thủ Lãnh]

Answer 283

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[honesty]

A lot more frankness is needed in sex education if we are to reduce the number of teenage pregnancies.

Answer 284

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[courage or confidence of a kind that other people find shocking or rude]
It took a lot of audacity to stand up and criticize the chairman.

Answer 285

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[having a lot of energy and the confidence to succeed, and not having much respect for others or worrying about their feelings]
His lawyer was brash, arrogant, and egocentric, but he usually won his cases.

Answer 286

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[an amount that is more than acceptable, expected, or reasonable]
An excess of enthusiasm is not always a good thing.

Answer 287

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[flour mixed with water and often yeast, fat, or sugar, so that it is ready for baking:]
bread dough
pastry dough

Answer 288

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[a situation in which people are peaceful and agree with each other, or when things seem right or suitable together]
Imagine a society in which everyone lived together in perfect harmony.
It is a simple melody with complex harmonies.

Answer 289

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[dislike]
[to refuse to tolerate]
Let us also keep in mind that Jesus had no use for adults who looked down on the young or lorded it over them.

Answer 290

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[to stop something]

The company has decided to cease all UK operations after this year.

Answer 291

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[to be required or supposed; to have to]
The child is meant to be asleep!
Young people are not meant to become discouraged; they are meant to dream great things, to seek vast horizons, to aim higher, to take on the world,…

Answer 292

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[wise, especially as a result of great experience]

my sage old grandfather

Answer 293

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[to express sadness and feeling sorry about something]

My grandmother, as usual, lamented the decline in moral standards in today’s society.

Answer 294

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[sleep]

I fell into a gentle slumber.

Answer 295

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[of little quality or value]

She made some paltry excuse and left.

Answer 296

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[of great value because of being rare, expensive, or important]
The museum is full of rare and precious treasures.

Answer 297

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[a person who is sent or kept away from their own country]

The king went into exile because of the political situation in his country.

Answer 298

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[a person who has escaped from their own country for political, religious, or economic reasons or because of a war]
Thousands of refugees fled across the border.

Answer 299

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[a young person who is developing into an adult]

She doesn’t understand the emotional problems of adolescents.

Answer 300

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[to make it known that you no longer have any connection with someone that you were closely connected with]
It’s a story set in the last century about a girl whose parents disowned her when she married a foreigner.

Answer 301

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[a person whose job is making and repairing wooden objects and structures]
Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas?

Answer 302

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[a special journey made by a pilgrim]

Muslims try to make a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their life.

Answer 303

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[the process of making something dirty or poisonous, or the state of containing unwanted or dangerous substances]
The water supply is being tested for contamination .

Answer 304

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[an unpleasant experience or situation, especially one that involves a lot of hard work or effort]
the recent travails of the airline industry

Answer 305

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[to cause a fire to start burning by lighting paper, wood,…]
Great literature kindled their imaginations (= made them work).

Answer 306

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[caused by or feeling very strong support for the religious or political group that you are a member of, in a way that can cause problems with other groups]
In Uganda and elsewhere in Africa, this anger has spawned sectarian violence.

Answer 307

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[to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons]
The film was condemned for its sexism.

Answer 308

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[able to be believed or trusted]

The story of what had happened to her was barely (= almost not) credible.

Answer 309

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[power or control over other people or things]

The movie was about a group of robots set on world domination (= control of all countries).

Answer 310

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[behaviour in which two people or groups of people give each other help and advantages]
… and offer convinced support for greater reciprocity between males and females, while not agreeing with everything some feminist groups propose.

Answer 311

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[having the highest rank, level, or importance]

the supreme commander of the armed forces

Answer 312

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[to risk an amount of money]

At the roulette table, he staked $10,000 on number 21.

Answer 313

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[the behaviour of someone who is not at all brave and tries to avoid danger]
You can accuse me of cowardice, but I still wouldn’t fight in a war.

Answer 314

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[A stubborn person is determined to do what he or she wants and refuses to do anything else]
They have huge arguments because they’re both so stubborn.

Answer 315

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[to make someone feel slightly frightened or worried about their ability to achieve something]
She was not at all daunted by the size of the problem.

Answer 316

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[(too much) speed]

In her haste to get up from the table, she knocked over a cup.

Answer 317

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[great enthusiasm or love]

His ardour for her cooled after only a few weeks.

Answer 318

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[strength, energy, or enthusiasm]

They set about their work with youthful vigour and enthusiasm.

Answer 319

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[an oil that comes from particular tropical trees and is used especially to treat injuries or reduce pain]
Her gentle words were a balm to me.

Answer 320

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[extremely and surprisingly good]
a wondrous sight/sound/thing
Dominic died in 1857 at fourteen years of age, saying: “What a wondrous thing I am experiencing!”

Answer 321

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[to use your influence to persuade someone in authority to forgive another person, or save this person from punishment]
Several religious leaders have interceded with the authorities on behalf of the condemned prisoner.

Answer 322

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[great danger, or something that is very dangerous]

I never felt that my life was in peril.

Answer 323

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[to take care of, feed, and protect someone or something, especially young children or plants, and help him, her, or it to develop]
She wants to stay at home and nurture her children.

Answer 324

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[in the correct way or at the correct time; as expected]

She asked for his autograph and he duly obliged by signing her programme.

Answer 325

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[in a way that is impossible to forget, or that has a permanent influence or effect]
Ink had indelibly stained his shirt pocket.
The date was stamped indelibly on his memory.

Answer 326

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[to get something by force or threats, or with difficulty]

He had been extorting money from the old lady for years.

Answer 327

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[unkind words or actions that make someone or something look stupid]
She was treated with scorn and ridicule by her colleagues when she applied for the job.

Answer 328

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[unfriendly and not liking something]

The president had a hostile reception in Ohio this morning.

Answer 329

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[to cause something to stop or fail before it begins or before it is complete]
The mission had to be aborted at the last minute.

Answer 330

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[an unpleasant condition, especially a serious, sad, or difficult one]
the plight of the poor/homeless

Answer 331

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[If you become inured to something unpleasant, you become familiar with it and able to accept and bear it]
After spending some time on the island they became inured to the hardships.

Answer 332

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[a substance that makes you unable to feel pain]

The operation is performed under anaesthetic.

Answer 333

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[an urgent and emotional request]

He made a plea for help/mercy.

Answer 334

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[to send people to live in and govern another country]

Peru was colonized by the Spanish in the 16th century.

Answer 335

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[continuing for ever in the same way]

They lived in perpetual fear of being discovered.

Answer 336

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[not pleased with something; feeling that something is not as good as it should be]
If you’re dissatisfied with the service, why don’t you complain to the hotel manager?

Answer 337

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[substances that you put on your face or body that are intended to improve your appearance]
We sell a wide range of cosmetics and toiletries at a very reasonable price.

Answer 338

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[to take hold of something suddenly and roughly]

He snatched the photos out of my hand before I had a chance to look at them.

Answer 339

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[cruel and unfair]

an oppressive government/military regime

Answer 340

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[a period when you are estranged from someone (= no longer friendly with them), or the fact of no longer being friendly]
He talked about his estrangement from his family.

Answer 341

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[peaceful and calm; worried by nothing]

She has a lovely serene face.

Answer 342

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[An innate quality or ability is one that you were born with, not one you have learned]
Cyril’s most impressive quality was his innate goodness.

Answer 343

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[felt or experienced very strongly or in an extreme way]

His mother’s death when he was aged six had a very profound effect on him.

Answer 344

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[although]

The evening was very pleasant, albeit a little quiet.

Answer 345

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[not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided]

I do have a vague memory of meeting her many years ago.

Answer 346

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[something that encourages a person to do something]

Bonus payments provide an incentive to work harder.

Answer 347

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[to wrap around or cover with cloth]

He came out of the hospital swathed in bandages.

Answer 348

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[a long strip or large area especially of land]
Huge swathes of rainforest are being cleared for farming and mining.
Broad swathes of humanity are immersed in it in an ordinary and continuous manner.

Answer 349

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[something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual or interesting]
Gravity is a natural phenomenon.

Answer 350

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[to cause trouble to develop]

The song was banned on the grounds that it might foment racial tension.

Answer 351

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[an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed without enough thought or knowledge]
The campaign aims to dispel the prejudice that AIDS is confined to the homosexual community.

Answer 352

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[in danger of being damaged or destroyed]

The lives of thousands of birds are in jeopardy as a result of the oil spill.

Answer 353

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[to excuse someone or something from a duty, payment,…]

Small businesses have been exempted from the tax increase

Answer 354

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[(especially of people and their behaviour) very energetic]

Young and exuberant, he symbolizes Italy’s new vitality.

Answer 355

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[a group of similar independent companies who join together to control prices and limit competition]
an oil cartel

Answer 356

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[showing an extreme dislike or fear of people from foreign countries]
There have been outbursts of xenophobic violence.

Answer 357

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[very forceful or energetic]

He takes plenty of vigorous exercise.

Answer 358

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[a successful way of curing an illness or dealing with a problem or difficulty]
an effective herbal remedy for headaches

Answer 359

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[something or someone that causes great suffering or a lot of trouble]
Pop-up ads have been described as the scourge of the Internet.

Answer 360

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[to get rid of something completely or destroy something bad]
The government claims to be doing all it can to eradicate corruption.

Answer 361

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[Chủ nghĩa giáo quyền]

Clericalism is a constant temptation on the part of priests…

Answer 362

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[an extremely cruel, violent, or shocking act]

They are on trial for committing atrocities against the civilian population.

Answer 363

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[impossible to defeat or prevent from doing what is intended]
Last year the company seemed/looked invincible but in recent weeks has begun to have problems.

Answer 364

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[to make something or someone seem less bad]

He was an hour late, but he redeemed himself in her eyes by giving her a huge bunch of flowers.

Answer 365

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[weakness and lack of health or strength]

Though ill for most of her life, physical frailty never stopped her from working.

Answer 366

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[spending or using large amounts of money, time, energy, etc., especially in a way that is not very wise]
I prefer to think of the parable of the prodigal son.

Answer 367

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[(of actions) having no effect or achieving nothing]

“If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile” (1 Cor 15:7)

Answer 368

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[to attack someone violently or criticize someone strongly]

The victim had been assailed with repeated blows to the head and body.

Answer 369

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[the process of gradually disappearing]

He sees a growing dissipation of our cultural values.

Answer 370

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[not strong or clear; slight]

The lamp gave out a faint glow.

Answer 371

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[something that comes before a more important event or action that introduces or prepares for it]
The dinner was only a prelude to a much larger meeting.

Answer 372

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[excitement and happiness]
Restless discontent, combined with exhilaration before the opening up of new horizons, generates a boldness that leads you to stand up and take responsibility for a mission.

Answer 373

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[the determination to continue what you are doing]

A young person is a promise of life that implies a certain degree of tenacity.

Answer 374

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[to make someone believe something that is not true]

He’s deluding himself if he thinks he’s going to be promoted this year.

Answer 375

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[in this]

The people have no faith in their government, and herein lies the root of the problem.

Answer 376

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[a person’s husband or wife]

In 60 percent of the households surveyed both spouses went out to work.

Answer 377

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[a type of work that you feel you are suited to doing and to which you give much of your time and energy]
Most teachers regard their profession as a vocation, not just a job.

Answer 378

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[(of water or air) not flowing or moving, and smelling unpleasant]
a stagnant pond

Answer 379

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[a noisy situation or argument]
Make a ruckus! Cast out the fears that paralyze you, so that you don’t become young mummies. Live! Give yourselves over to the best of life!

Answer 380

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[perfect happiness.]

Lying on a sunny beach is my idea of sheer bliss.

Answer 381

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[to grow or develop successfully]

My tomatoes are flourishing this summer - it must be the warm weather.

Answer 382

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[the quality of being natural rather than planned in advance]
The script has a refreshing spontaneity and sparkle.

Answer 383

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[a complaint or a strong feeling that you have been treated unfairly]
Bill still harbours/nurses a grievance against his employers for not promoting him.

Answer 384

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[thừa tác vụ đọc sách thánh]

Answer 385

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[giúp lễ]

Answer 386

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[giáo lý viên]

Answer 387

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[one of the main characters in a story or a play]

The young want to be protagonists of change. Please, do not leave it to others to be protagonists of change.

Answer 388

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[a strip of cloth that is part of the front of a jacket or coat. It is joined to the collar and folded back onto the chest]
A flower was pinned to/in her lapel.

Answer 389

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[to take or try to take hold of something tightly, usually in fear, worry, or pain]
He collapsed, clutching his stomach.

Answer 390

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[to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that thing or person is not worth having]
She spurned my offers of help.

Answer 391

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[a particular system of religious belief]

the Hindu cult of Shiva

Answer 392

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[a layer of dirt on skin or on a building]

The walls were covered with grime.

Answer 393

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[untidy; not cared for]

an unkempt lawn

Answer 394

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[a carefully planned way of achieving or dealing with something, often involving a trick]
Barry devised several stratagems for escape.

Answer 395

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[easily influenced, trained, or controlled]

He had an actor’s typically malleable features.

Answer 396

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[naturally existing in a place or country rather than arriving from another place]
So who are the indigenous people of this land?

Answer 397

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[very old and familiar and therefore not interesting or funny]
He told a few hoary old jokes and nobody laughed.

Answer 398

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[respect for or a good opinion of someone]

Because of their achievements they were held in (= given) (high) esteem.

Answer 399

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[to (cause something to) explode, break, or tear]

This news has ruptured (= violently ended) the delicate peace between the rival groups.

Answer 400

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[a device for making a loud warning noise]

In an emergency, the siren will be sounded.

Answer 401

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[giving a clear, strong message]

The pictures were an eloquent reminder of the power of the volcano.

Answer 402

A

[protection or a safe place, especially for someone or something being chased or hunted]
Illegal immigrants found/sought/took sanctuary in a local church.

Answer 403

A

[a piece of cloth with a pattern or picture that is created by sewing or weaving different coloured threads onto a special type of strong cloth]
But the right side of the tapestry displays a magnificent story, and this is the side that God sees.

Answer 404

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[the fact of something increasing a lot and suddenly in number or amount]
The past two years have seen the proliferation of TV channels.

Answer 405

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[mostly or mainly]

She is predominantly a dancer, but she also sings.

Answer 406

A

[someone’s ability to think of clever new ways of doing something]
With a little ingenuity, meals can be tasty as well as inexpensive.

Answer 407

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[following or obeying a rule, law, wish,..]

In accordance with her wishes, she was buried in France.

Answer 408

A

[to become, or cause something to become, stronger, and more certain]
She hoped that marriage would consolidate their relationship.

Answer 409

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[the apostolic proclamation of salvation through Jesus Christ]

Answer 410

A

[designed to be useful rather than decorative]

Like many factories, it’s a very ugly utilitarian building.

Answer 411

A

[skilful and effective public speaking]

The prime minister has a reputation for powerful oratory.

Answer 412

A

[a Christian priest or official]

[== churchman]

Answer 413

A

[Đặc sủng]

In this field of educating the young, the Spirit has raised up countless charisms and examples of holiness.

Answer 414

A

[frightening]

The monument stands as a chilling reminder of man’s inhumanity to man.

Answer 415

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[(especially of a problem or a difficulty) so great that it cannot be dealt with successfully]
This small country is faced with an insurmountable debt.

Answer 416

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[the process of becoming more active or popular again]

Recently, there has been some revival of (interest in) ancient music.

Answer 417

A

[the quality of being boring, ordinary, and not original, or something that is like this]
Their conversation was a string of pauses, false starts, and banalities.

Answer 418

A

[to go onto a ship]

We embarked at Liverpool for New York.

Answer 419

A

[Lễ Chúa Thánh Thần Hiện Xuống]
in the Jewish religion, a holy day that comes 50 days after Passover
in the Christian religion, a holy day that is the seventh Sunday after Easter

Answer 420

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[a willingness to do what other people want, or the act of considering your wishes as less important than those of other people]
She lives in total subservience to the men in her family.
subservience to commercial interests

Answer 421

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[the state of being bored

They started quarrelling out of sheer boredom.

Answer 422

A

[to make something happen more quickly]

We’ve got to expedite this order because they need it by tomorrow.

Answer 423

A

[a seed or seeds from a plant, especially a plant like a grass such as rice or wheat]
grains of wheat/rice

Answer 424

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[to try to persuade someone to change their religious or political beliefs or way of living to your own]
Missionaries were sent to proselytize in rural areas of the country.

Answer 425

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[strong belief in a religion that is shown in the way someone lives]
== devotion

Answer 426

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[a small piece of metal or plastic with words or a picture on it, that you carry with you or fasten to your clothing or something else, in order to show who you are, that you are a member of a group,…]
Don’t forget to display your ID badge.

Answer 427

A

[careful and avoiding risks]

It’s always prudent to read a contract carefully before signing it.

Answer 428

A

[a person who directs a ship or boat, using a handle or wheel]
If the helmsman of a ship becomes careless, he is fired straightaway for not taking his sacred responsibility seriously.

Answer 429

A

[being almost the same or having the same effect as something, usually something bad]
Her silence was tantamount to an admission of guilt.

Answer 430

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[a subject, word, or action that is avoided for religious or social reasons]
Betty Ford bravely broke the taboo and spoke out about her breast cancer.

Answer 431

A

[(of something bad) getting worse quickly and in an uncontrolled way]
rampant corruption

Answer 432

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[for the present time but likely to change]

These dates are only provisional.

Answer 433

A

[Exorbitant prices, demands, etc. are much too large]

The bill for dinner was exorbitant.

Answer 434

A

[to interest someone a lot, especially by being strange, unusual, or mysterious]
I was intrigued by his slow, deliberate way of talking and the serious look in his eyes.

Answer 435

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[a situation in which there is great confusion, violence, and destruction]
The country is gradually being sucked into the maelstrom of civil war.

Answer 436

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[a thought, opinion, or idea based on a feeling about a situation, or a way of thinking about something]
Nationalist sentiment has increased in the area since the bombing.

Answer 437

A

[If you do something afresh, you deal with it again in a new way]
She tore up the letter and started afresh.

Answer 438

A

[used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is; nothing except]
My time in prison was sheer hell.

Answer 439

A

[Hồng y]

Answer 440

A

[Thượng phụ]

Answer 441

A

[Tổng giám mục]

Answer 442

A

[Phó tế]

Answer 443

A

[to spread beliefs or ideas among a lot of people]

The new law was finally promulgated in the autumn of last year.

Answer 444

A

[used to describe beliefs that are strongly and sincerely felt or people who have strong and sincere beliefs]
It is his fervent hope that a peaceful solution will soon be found.

Answer 445

A

[to be in charge of a formal meeting, ceremony, or trial]

Who would be the best person to preside at/over the public enquiry?

Answer 446

A

[short and clear, expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words]
Make your answers clear and concise.

Answer 447

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[a period of 1,000 years, or the time when a period of 1,000 years ends]
The book is a history of the last two millennia.

Answer 448

A

[great enthusiasm or eagerness]

a zeal for money-making

Answer 449

A

[using only a few words or lasting only a short time]

His essays are models of clarity and brevity.

Answer 450

A

[the state of depending on or trusting in something or someone]
The region’s reliance on tourism is unwise.

Answer 451

A

the dialogical format of The Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church

Answer 452

A

[the mixing of different ideas, influences, or things to make a whole that is different, or new]
He describes his latest record as “a synthesis of African and Latin rhythms”.

Answer 453

A

[relating to Easter or to Passover]

the paschal lamb for the Easter Sunday dinner

Answer 454

A

[expressing an idea or opinion in a clear and direct way that shows good understanding of what is important]
incisive questions/comments

Answer 455

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[the addition of more information to or an explanation of something that you have said]
His photographs require no written elaboration - everything is in the images themselves.

Answer 456

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[the property that someone gets from their father after his death]
The statues are part of our country’s cultural patrimony.

Answer 457

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[the use of images and symbols to represent ideas, or the particular images and symbols used in this way by a religious or political group,…]
The iconography of this picture is fascinating.

Answer 458

A

[very good and suitable to be copied by other people]

He saw action in the Marines, and his performance was exemplary.

Answer 459

A

[something that is added to something else]

This approach is sometimes referred to as admixture analysis.

Answer 460

A

[to do or be better than]

The director has really surpassed himself (= done better than he has done before) with this new film.

Answer 461

A

[Huấn quyền]

Answer 462

A

[strength, energy, or enthusiasm]

They went to work with youthful vigor and enthusiasm.

Answer 463

A

[official agreement to or approval of an idea, plan, or request]
Once the directors have given their assent to the proposal we can begin.

Answer 464

A

[a power that some people believe causes and controls all events, so that you cannot change or control the way things will happen]
Fate has brought us together.

Answer 465

A

[relating to the body]

God is the Creator of everything, visible and invisible, of all spiritual and corporeal beings.

Answer 466

A

[the state of working usefully together]

London’s time zone position offers a natural complementarity with New York and Tokyo for trading of securities.

Answer 467

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[having characteristics that are traditionally thought to be typical of or suitable for men]
The French word for “sun”’ is masculine but the German word is feminine.
At the same time, they have been created in a reciprocal complementarity insofar as they are masculine and feminine.

Answer 468

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[the state of being married]

the bonds of matrimony

Answer 469

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[to reduce the force of something, or to prevent something from existing or developing]
The fire burned for eight hours before the fire crews could subdue it.

Answer 470

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[impossible to change]

an irrevocable decision

Answer 471

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[to make someone holy in a religious ceremony by putting holy water or oil on them]
“Christ” in Greek, “Messiah” in Hebrew, means the “anointed one”.

Answer 472

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[having the highest power or being completely independent]

In the Bible this title regularly designates God as Sovereign.

Answer 473

A

[Đồng bản thể]
As the Son of God, who is “begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father,” he was made true man, our brother, without ceasing to be God, our Lord.

Answer 474

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[an unwillingness to do something]

I accepted his resignation with great reluctance.

Answer 475

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[to be or give a typical example of something]
This painting perfectly exemplifies the naturalistic style which was so popular at the time.
What does the heart of Jesus exemplify?

Answer 476

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[perfectly clean or tidy]
He gave an immaculate performance as the aging hero.
In order to carry out her mission she herself was conceived immaculate.

Answer 477

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[to become involved with or support an activity or opinion]
Mary thus gave herself entirely to the person and work of her Son Jesus, espousing wholeheartedly the divine will regarding salvation.

Answer 478

A

[belonging or relating to a religion that worships many gods, especially one that existed before the main world religions]
The wedding was a pagan ceremony held in a forest.

Answer 479

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[the time when someone is a baby or a very young child]

Her youngest child died in infancy.

Answer 480

A

[to put someone into an official position with a ceremony]

American presidents are always inaugurated on 20 January .

Answer 481

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[of a son or daughter]
Christ, the new Adam, resists and his victory proclaims that of his passion which is the supreme obedience of his filial love.

Answer 482

A

[the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that you refuse to change]
No one doubted that the president was a man of the highest integrity.

Answer 483

A

[unfriendly and not liking something]

The president had a hostile reception in Ohio this morning.

Answer 484

A

[very surprising, usually in a pleasing way, especially by being large in amount or size]
He ran up stupendous debts through his extravagant lifestyle.

Answer 485

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[to say that someone is responsible for something that has happened, especially something bad, or that something is the cause of something else]
The passion and death of Jesus cannot be imputed indiscriminately either to all the Jews that were living at that time or to their descendants.

Answer 486

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[a moral fault or weakness in someone’s character]

Greed, pride, envy, and lust are considered to be vices.

Answer 487

A

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

Answer 488

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[to start or cause a system, rule, legal action, etc. to exist]
Thus he both instituted the Eucharist as the “memorial” (1 Corinthians 11:25) of his sacrifice and instituted his apostles as priests of the new covenant.

Answer 489

A

[extreme physical or mental pain or suffering]

It must be agony for them to say goodbye.

Answer 490

A

[producing or reflecting bright light, especially in the dark]
The snowy landscape was growing luminous in the late afternoon light.

Answer 491

A

[a typical characteristic or feature of a person or thing:]

Simplicity is a hallmark of this design.

Answer 492

A

[the things that will happen in the future]

She felt that her destiny had been shaped by her gender.

Answer 493

A

[to get enough food or money to stay alive, but no more]

The prisoners were subsisting on a diet of bread and water.

Answer 494

A

[someone or something that comes after another person or thing]
… the Catholic Church, governed by the Successor of Peter and the bishops in communion with him.

Answer 495

A

[to officially make someone a priest or other religious leader, in a religious ceremony]
He was ordained (as) a priest in Ely cathedral in 1987.

Answer 496

A

[the authority given to an elected group of people, such as a government, to perform an action or govern a country]
The president secured the Congressional mandate to go to war by three votes.

Answer 497

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[used to describe a method of working in which responsibility is shared between several people]
The new chair quickly upset committee members, who were used to a more collegial style.
180. How is the collegial dimension of Church ministry carried out?

Answer 498

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[a priest in the Church of England who is in charge of a church and the religious needs of people in a particular area]
We were married by our local vicar.

Answer 499

A

[help and advice about how to do something or about how to deal with problems connected with your work, education, or personal relationships
I’ve always looked to my father for guidance in these matters.

Answer 500

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[to stick firmly]

A smooth, dry surface helps the tiles adhere to the wall.

Answer 501

A

[the ability, especially of a medicine or a method of achieving something, to produce the intended result]
They recently ran a series of tests to measure the efficacy of the drug.

Answer 502

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[to fill something or someone with a quality or feeling]

Her poetry was imbued with a love of the outdoors.

Answer 503

A

[the act of sending someone to hell or the state of being in hell]
He believed that he would be condemned to eternal damnation for what he had done.

Answer 504

A

[that can be seen, heard, or noticed]

There was a barely perceptible movement in his right arm.

Answer 505

A

[starting from this time]

Henceforth, the said building shall be the property of Brendan Duggan.

Answer 506

A

[to give out things, especially products, services, or amounts of money]
Is there a tourism agency that dispenses city maps?

Answer 507

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[to the degree that]

She had done her best to comfort him, insofar as she was able.

Answer 508

A

[an official mark on a document, sometimes made with wax, that shows that it is legal or has been officially approved]
The lawyer stamped the certificate with her seal.

Answer 509

A

[to accept that something is true before it has been proved]

You’re presupposing that he’ll have told her - but he may not have.

Answer 510

A

[a set of fixed actions and sometimes words performed regularly, especially as part of a ceremony]
The birds were performing a complex mating ritual.

Answer 511

A

[(a usually religious ceremony with) a set of fixed words and actions]
funeral/marriage/fertility rites

Answer 512

A

[a place of religious worship]

We stopped for a prayer meeting at a tabernacle.

Answer 513

A

[impossible to understand]

For some unfathomable reason they built the toilet next to the kitchen.

Answer 514

A

[not changing, or unable to be changed

The laws of physics are assumed to be immutable.

Answer 515

A

[a large formal meal for many people, often followed by speeches in honour of someone]
Medieval banquets are held in the castle once a month.

Answer 516

A

[to make someone remember something or feel an emotion]

That smell always evokes memories of my old school.

Answer 517

A

[a small, round, purple or pale green fruit that you can eat or make into wine]
The essential elements are wheat bread and grape wine.

Answer 518

A

[allowed by law]

Illicit and licit drugs are both dangerous to human health if abused or used incorrectly.

Answer 519

A

[to make something stronger, especially in order to protect it]
They hurriedly fortified the village with barricades of carts.

Answer 520

A

[the inside part of something]

The car’s interior is very impressive - wonderful leather seats and a wooden dashboard.

Answer 521

A

[having, or being likely to cause, a very close friendship or personal or sexual relationship]
The restaurant has a very intimate atmosphere.

Answer 522

A

[not using artificial chemicals in the growing of plants and animals for food and other products]
Cheap organic food is still difficult to come by.

Answer 523

A

[connected with marriage or the relationship between two married people, especially their sexual relationship]
Some prisoners who want to start a family are to be permitted conjugal visits.

Answer 524

A

[impossible to take apart or bring to an end, or existing for a very long time]
an indissoluble bond of friendship

Answer 525

A

[belonging or relating to a marriage or to the state of being married]
the nuptial bed

Answer 526

A

[the state of not having sex, especially because you have made a religious promise not to]
Celibacy is not exclusive to Catholic priests.

Answer 527

A

[showing strong feelings]

an ardent supporter of Manchester United

Answer 528

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[threats used to force a person to do something]

He claimed that he signed the confession under duress.

Answer 529

A

[the use of force to persuade someone to do something that they are unwilling to do]
He claimed the police had used coercion, threats, and promises to obtain the statement illegally.

Answer 530

A

[(especially of governments or organizations) to make an agreement official]
Four countries have now ratified the agreement.

Answer 531

A

[the fact or custom of being married to more than one person at the same time]

Answer 532

A

[the quality of caring about other people’s comfort, safety, and how they feel]
I’m touched by your solicitude.

Answer 533

A

[to represent or show something in a picture or story]

Her paintings depict the lives of ordinary people in the last century.

Answer 534

A

[An innate quality or ability is one that you were born with, not one you have learned]
Cyril’s most impressive quality was his innate goodness.

Answer 535

A

[a result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or not convenient]
I told the hairdresser to do what she wanted to my hair, and look at the consequences!

Answer 536

A

[(an act of) murder]

He was convicted of homicide.

Answer 537

A

[a very powerful feeling, for example of sexual attraction, love, hate, anger, or other emotion]
At school, his early interest in music developed into an abiding passion.

Answer 538

A

[to tell someone to do something or to behave in a particular way]
We were all enjoined to be on our best behaviour.

Answer 539

A

[to come to an opinion about something, or have a belief about something]
Women’s magazines are often perceived to be superficial.

Answer 540

A

[to become part of a group, country, society,…]

You shouldn’t expect immigrants to assimilate into an alien culture immediately.

Answer 541

A

[courage over a long period]

I thought she showed remarkable fortitude during that period.

Answer 542

A

[to fill someone or something with an emotion or quality]

The arrival of a group of friends on Saturday infused new life into the weekend.

Answer 543

A

[a situation in which people eat and drink more than they need to]
They treat Christmas as just another excuse for gluttony.

Answer 544

A

[unwillingness to work or make any effort]

The report criticizes the government’s sloth in tackling environmental problems.

Answer 545

A

[deserving to be blamed or considered responsible for something bad]
He was held culpable (= blamed) for all that had happened.

Answer 546

A

[the fact that two people or things look like each other or are similar in some other way]
There was a clear family resemblance between all the brothers.

Answer 547

A

[having a lower or less important position]

He left the routine checks to one of his subordinates.

Answer 548

A

[a particular government or a system or method of government]
The old corrupt, totalitarian regime was overthrown.

Answer 549

A

[payment for work or services]

They demanded adequate remuneration for their work.

Answer 550

A

[in a way that is natural, often sudden, and not planned or forced]
Hundreds of people could spontaneously appear at my house for a party.

Answer 551

A

[to make it more difficult for something to happen or more difficult for someone to do something]
Although he’s shy, it certainly hasn’t impeded his career in any way.

Answer 552

A

[to want to have something very much, especially something that belongs to someone else]
9. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife.

Answer 553

A

[existing at or since the beginning of the world or the universe]
The planet Jupiter contains large amounts of the primordial gas and dust out of which the solar system was formed.

Answer 554

A

[the act of giving up your religious or political beliefs and leaving a religion or a political party]
In those days apostasy was punishable by death.

Answer 555

A

[a division into two groups caused by a disagreement about ideas, especially in a religious organization]
a schism in/within the Church

Answer 556

A

[to refuse to accept something or someone as true, good, or reasonable]
I utterly repudiate those remarks.

Answer 557

A

[to make a determined decision or promise to do something

She has vowed to remain true to the president whatever happens.

Answer 558

A

[Đa thần]

Answer 559

A

[the act of praying to a picture or object as part of a religion]
[Thờ ngẫu tượng]
Father Brown considers the notes and flowers left near the statue to be close to idolatry.

Answer 560

A

[belief that is not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, but is connected with old ideas about magic,…]
[Mê tín]
I don’t believe in the old superstition that the number 13 is unlucky.

Answer 561

A

[having no interest in religion, or generally opposed to religion]

Answer 562

A

[(an act of) treating something holy or important without respect]
[Phạm thượng]
Muslims consider it sacrilege to wear shoes inside a mosque.

Answer 563

A

[showing no respect for a god or a religion, often through language]
Funny, profane, and fearless, she has become one of America’s biggest television celebrities.

Answer 564

A

[Mại thánh]

… simony, which involves the buying or selling of spiritual things.

Answer 565

A

[the belief that God does not exist]

Atheism as we know it did not exist until modern times.

Answer 566

A

[the right of an organization, country, or region to be independent and govern itself]
The universities want to preserve their autonomy from central government.

Answer 567

A

[the beliefs of someone who does not know, or believes that it is impossible to know, if a god exists]
My agnosticism is easily explainable: I can’t prove that God exists, and I can’t prove that God does not exist.

Answer 568

A

[the crime of telling a lie in court after promising formally to tell the truth]
Perjury is to make a promise under oath with the intention of not keeping it or to violate a promise made under oath.

Answer 569

A

[to avoid doing or stop yourself from doing something]

We refrained from talking until we knew that it was safe.

Answer 570

A

[an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed without enough thought or knowledge]
The campaign aims to dispel the prejudice that AIDS is confined to the homosexual community.

Answer 571

A

[to be a sign that something important, and often good, is starting to happen, or to make something publicly known, especially by celebrating or praising it]
The president’s speech heralds a new era in foreign policy.

Answer 572

A

[If two amounts are proportional, they change at the same rate so that the relationship between them does not change]
Weight is proportional to size.

Answer 573

A

[able to cause or causing death; extremely dangerous]

In the car the police found guns, knives, and other lethal weapons (= weapons that can kill).

Answer 574

A

[an illegal act; a crime]

He committed several serious offences.

Answer 575

A

[the intentional ending of a pregnancy]

She decided to have/get an abortion.

Answer 576

A

[to make a bad situation worse]

The treatment only aggravated the condition.

Answer 577

A

[coming or likely to happen very soon]

He warned that an enemy missile attack was imminent.

Answer 578

A

[a human being or animal in an early stage of development, either in its mother’s uterus or in an egg, or a plant that is developing in a seed]
Between the eighth week of development and birth a human embryo is called a foetus.

Answer 579

A

[someone who is taken as a prisoner by an enemy in order to force the other people involved to do what the enemy wants]
The terrorists have seized 20 hostages and are threatening to kill one a day unless their demands are met.

Answer 580

A

[the process of having a medical operation to make it impossible to have children]
My wife and I have discussed sterilization, but we haven’t made a decision about it yet.

Answer 581

A

[to burn a dead person’s body, usually as part of a funeral ceremony]
The body was sent for cremation.

Answer 582

A

[showing hard work, care, and attention to detail]

The government has been assiduous in the fight against inflation.

Answer 583

A

[careful to look at or consider every part of something to make certain it is correct or safe]
rigorous testing/checking/methods

Answer 584

A

[someone who has agreed to work for a skilled person for a particular period of time and often for low payment, in order to learn that person’s skills]
Most of the work was done by apprentices.

Answer 585

A

[the act of getting rid of something, especially by throwing it away
These bins should not be used for the disposal of kitchen waste.

Answer 586

A

[the practice of living a simple life without physical pleasures, often for religious reasons]
He believed a closer relationship with God could be found through strict asceticism.

Answer 587

A

[the state of not having sexual relationships or never having had sex]
As a monk, he took vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience.

Answer 588

A

[to state something, sometimes in a way that is not sincere]

I don’t profess to know all the details about the case.

Answer 589

A

[to have sex with someone who you are not married to]

Adultery is a graver sin than simple fornication.

Answer 590

A

[books, magazines, films, etc. with no artistic value that describe or show sexual acts or naked people in a way that is intended to be sexually exciting]
a campaign against pornography

Answer 591

A

[to include different types of things]

The festival is to encompass everything from music, theatre, and ballet to literature, cinema, and the visual arts.

Answer 592

A

[providing the right conditions for something good to happen or exist]
Such a noisy environment was not conducive to a good night’s sleep.

Answer 593

A

[to put something into action, especially to make something law]
A package of economic sanctions is to be enacted against the country.

Answer 594

A

[the state of being impossible to take apart or bring to an end, or of existing for a very long time]
I can see her views on the indissolubility of marriage, but they are not mine.

Answer 595

A

[happening repeatedly over a period of time]

He suffers periodic mental breakdowns.

Answer 596

A

[An infertile person, animal, or plant cannot have babies, produce young, or produce new plants]
It has been estimated that one in eight couples is infertile.

Answer 597

A

[(the use of) any of various methods intended to prevent a woman becoming pregnant]
What is the most reliable form/method of contraception?

Answer 598

A

[in a way that is an extremely important and basic characteristic of a person or thing]
The college and the community are intrinsically linked.

Answer 599

A

[the action of putting male sperm into a woman or female animal, either by sexual activity or an artificial method]
Lisa became pregnant through donor insemination.

Answer 600

A

[the process of joining male and female sexual cells to produce young]
In humans, fertilization is more likely to occur at certain times of the month.

Answer 601

A

[to consider as separate and not related]

I can’t dissociate the man from his political opinions - they’re one and the same thing.

Answer 602

A

[the act of living and having a sexual relationship with someone, especially someone you are not married to]
Florida is one of eight states where cohabitation is illegal under certain circumstances.

Answer 603

A

[a woman who, in some societies, lives and has sex with a man she is not married to, and has a lower social rank than his wife or wives]
The difference between the position of the wife and that of the concubine is marked.

Answer 604

A

[agreement between and support for the members of a group, especially a political group]
The purpose of the speech was to show solidarity with the country’s leaders.

Answer 605

A

[control of your own behaviour]

Answer 606

A

[the activity of guessing possible answers to a question without having enough information to be certain]
Rumours that they are about to marry have been dismissed as pure speculation.

Answer 607

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[harm or damage]

Are you sure that I can follow this diet without detriment to my health?

Answer 608

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[an illegal copy of a document, painting, etc. or the crime of making such illegal copies]
He increased his income by forgery.

Answer 609

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[a list of things provided or work done together with their cost, for payment at a later time]
Invoices must be submitted by the 24th of every month.

Answer 610

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[of or being a political system in which those in power have complete control and do not allow people freedom to oppose them]
For this reason the Church rejects the ideologies associated in modern times with Communism or with atheistic and totalitarian forms of socialism.

Answer 611

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[an economic, political, and social system in which property, business, and industry are privately owned, directed towards making the greatest possible profits for successful organizations and people
She spoke with passion against the evils of capitalism.

Answer 612

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[treating a person or particular group of people differently, especially in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people, because of their skin colour, sex, sexuality,…]
There should be no discrimination on the grounds of colour.

Answer 613

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[used to say that something that someone is given is better than what other people receive]
Inmates claimed that some prisoners had received preferential treatment.

Answer 614

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[the action of damaging the reputation of a person or group by saying or writing bad things about them that are not true]
He is suing for defamation of character.

Answer 615

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[(the act of making) a statement about someone that is not true and is intended to damage the reputation of that person]
He was subjected to the most vicious calumny, but he never complained and never sued.

Answer 616

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[the act of praising someone, often in a way that is not sincere, because you want something from them]
I was really pleased when he said how well I’d done, because he isn’t known for flattery.

Answer 617

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[very great admiration or praise for someone, especially when it is more than is deserved
As a born performer, she loves the excitement and she loves the adulation.

Answer 618

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[willingness to please others by being polite and fitting in with their plans]
The complaisance of his girlfriend is such that she meekly goes along with everything he says.

Answer 619

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[too interested in unpleasant subjects, especially death]

a morbid fascination with death

Answer 620

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[a strong wish to have something, especially something that belongs to someone else]
Covetousness is condemned as a great sin.

Answer 621

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[the act of giving your attention to only one thing, either as a religious activity or as a way of becoming calm and relaxed]
Let us spend a few moments in quiet meditation.

Answer 622

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[the state of being kept in prison, especially while waiting to go to court for trial]
The suspect is now in custody.

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