P1-30 An Introduction To Language Flashcards

1
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Make sth go away or disappear
Xua tan

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Dispel (v) sth

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2
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Make sth smooth
Chạy mượn, làm trơn tru

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Streamline (v)

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3
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= self-claimed, self-proclaimed
Tự xưng

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Self-appointed (adj)

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4
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An expert on sth
… fashion

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Maven (n)

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5
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A thing that is hated and considered extremely offensive

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Abomination (n) /əˌbɑːmɪˈneɪʃn/

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6
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Part of speech

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Syntactic categories

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7
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Done with a lot of care, effort and attention to detail
=thoroughly

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Painstakingly (adv)

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8
Q

Ký hiệu

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Notation

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9
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Try hard to find out more information about something

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Delve into

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10
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To have sth in great numbers or quantities
Ex: The lakes … fish

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Abound with/in sth

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11
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  • Important and serious. Ex: … matters
  • Heavy. Ex: a … volume/tome
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Weighty (adj)

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12
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Different from what is normal or expected
= strange = unusual
Ex: We need to look again at any apparently … cases

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Anomalous (adj) /əˈnɑːmələs/

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13
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Connected with theme
Ex: the … structure of a text

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Thematic (adj) /θɪˈmætɪk/

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14
Q

Ngụ ý, hàm ý

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Implicature (n)

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