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Part 2 Flashcards

1
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Steady

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Stable, happening in a smooth, gradual, and regular way, not suddenly or unexpectedly

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Correspond

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to match or be similar or equal (to - equal) (with - result, to communicate by writing a letter or sending an email)

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Pace

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(N) the speed at which someone or something moves, or with which something happens or changes / (v) to get someone to run a race at a particular speed, for example by running with them

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Estimate

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To calculate approximately

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Exponentially

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in a way that becomes quicker and quicker as something that increases becomes larger

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Quadruple

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a way that becomes bigger and quicker four times

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Tube

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the system of trains that run under the ground there

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Flaw

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a fault, mistake, or weakness

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Flawed

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not perfect, or containing mistakes

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Persisted

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If an unpleasant feeling or situation persists, it continues to exist

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Insist on

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to keep doing something, even if it annoys other people, or people think it is not good for you

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Immense

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huge

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Extensive

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covering a large area; having a great range

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Accumulate

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to collect a large number of things over a long period of time

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15
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Blockbuster

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film which has many shocking, dramatic, killing actions

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Imitation

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fake, remake to look like sth

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Imitate

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to copy, duplicate

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18
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Cite = quote

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Trích dẫn

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Gadget

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a small device or machine with a particular purpose, device

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Observe

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to watch carefully the way something happens or the way someone does something, especially in order to learn more about it

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21
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Commitment

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a promise or firm decision to do something

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22
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Diligence

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careful and using a lot of effort

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Diligent

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careful and using a lot of effort

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Territory

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(an area of) land, or sometimes sea, that is considered as belonging to or connected with a particular country or person

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25
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Vicious

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violent

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26
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Archive

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a collection of historical records relating to a place, organization, or family

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Reverse

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to change the direction, order, position, result, etc. of something to its opposite

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28
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Muddle

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an untidy or confused state

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29
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Expertise (in)

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a high level of knowledge or skill

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30
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Sufficient

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enough for a particular purpose

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31
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Appropriate( to/ for) sth

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suitable or right for a particular situation or occasion / to take something for your own use, usually without permission

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32
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Estate agent

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a person/business whose job is to arrange the sale, renting or management of homes, land and buildings for the owners

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33
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A tenth

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10%

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34
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A fifth

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20%

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35
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Quarter

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25%

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36
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Third

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33.33%

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37
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Half

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50%

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38
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Two thirds

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66.67%

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39
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Three quarters

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75%

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40
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The overwhelming majority

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over 80%

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41
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The vast majority

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over 80%

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42
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A massive + percent

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over 80%

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43
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A hefty + percent

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over 80%

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44
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A significant/vast majority

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from 70 - 79%

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45
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A large proportion

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from 60 - 69%

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46
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A good proportion

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nearly half

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47
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Precisely

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exactly, used to emphasize what you are saying, used to express complete agreement with someone or suggest that what they have said is obvious

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48
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Small minority

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for 5-10%

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49
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Small number

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from 10-19%

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50
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A tiny minority / a modest minority / an insignificant amount

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less than 5, 10%

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51
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A mere / a modest + percent

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less than 5, 10%

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52
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Mere

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used to emphasize how strongly someone feels about something or how extreme a situation is / sth not important

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53
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Constitute

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nearly half of

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54
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Stand at

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used to describe a significant percentage

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55
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Comprise

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the majority of

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56
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Account for

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any percent

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57
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Record

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any percent

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58
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Consist of

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any percent

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59
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Around about

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hover

60
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Approaching almost

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nearly

61
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Close to

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nearly

62
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Well under/over

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only more than 3-5%

63
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Just under/over

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only more than 1-2%

64
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(Slightly) more/less than

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nearly

65
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Expenditure

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the total amount of money that a government or person spends / the act of using or spending energy, time, or money

66
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Pace yourself

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to be careful not to do something too quickly, so that you do not get too tired to finish it

67
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Emphasize

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to show that something is very important or worth giving attention to

68
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Align

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to put two or more things into a straight line, or to form a straight line / to be the same or similar, or to agree with each other; to make two things do this

69
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Alignment

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to put two or more things into a straight line, or to form a straight line / to be the same or similar, or to agree with each other; to make two things do this, combine

70
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Exacerbate

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to make something that is already bad even worse

71
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Yield

A

total amount of crops, profits

72
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Embark on/upon

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start sth

73
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Commodity

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products, goods

74
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Humid

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wet

75
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Prey

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the animal that is hunted or killed by others

76
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Predator

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animals which hunt

77
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Contradict

A

say sth opposite

78
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Archive

A

record, saving

79
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Discreet

A

be careful and secure

80
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Exotica

A

sth strange not familiar with

81
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Exotic

A

strange

82
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Hands on

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practical, Someone with a hands-on way of doing things becomes closely involved in managing and organizing things and in making decisions

83
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Hands off

A

Ra lệnh

84
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Deliberate

A

on purpose

85
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Non-deliberate

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not on purpose

86
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Deliberation

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on purpose

87
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Underestimate

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to fail to guess or understand the real cost, size, difficulty, etc. of something

88
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Overestimate

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to guess an amount that is too high or a size that is too big

89
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Shift

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to (cause something or someone to) move or change from one position or direction to another, especially slightly

90
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Vulnerable

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able to be easily physically or mentally hurt, influenced, or attacked

91
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Come upon

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to find something or meet someone unexpectedly

92
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Mammal

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any animal that gives birth to live young, not eggs, and feeds its young on milk

93
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Glance

A

looking sth quickly

94
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Instantly

A

immediately

95
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Permanent

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lasting for a long time or for ever

96
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Temporary

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lasting for a short time or for ever

97
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Discreetly

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Careful

98
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To be prone to sth

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to be likely to do, get, suffer from sth

99
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Wear out

A

be tired

100
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Nod off

A

sleeping not intentionally

101
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Drain sth of sth

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make sb, sth very tired

102
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Expose

A

release, public sth

103
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Simulate

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to make sth look real

104
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Simulation

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the statement of making sth look real

105
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Strive to

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try hard to do sth

106
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Reinforce

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make sth stronger

107
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Repetitive

A

saying or doing sth many times

108
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Be better off doing sth

A

should do sth

109
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Consistent

A

behave in the same way or having the same opinion

110
Q

Consistency

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behave in the same way or having the same opinion

111
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Secure

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safe

112
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Security

A

safe

113
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Determine

A

decide to get sth no matter how difficult it is / to control or influence something directly, or to decide what will happen / to discover the facts or truth about something

114
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Determination

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decide to get sth no matter how difficult it is

115
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Determined

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decide to get sth no matter how difficult it is

116
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Novel

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new, up to date

117
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Novelty

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new, up to date

118
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Desire

A

having a strong wish to do sth

119
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Desirable

A

having a strong wish to do sth

120
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Extract

A

to remove sth

121
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Relevant

A

connected with what is being discussed

122
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Relevance

A

connected with what is being discussed

123
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Irrelevant

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not connected with what is being discussed

124
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Put sth into place

A

to put sth in the right way

125
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Comprehend

A

understand

126
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Comprehension

A

understand

127
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Comprehensive

A

understand

128
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Engage in

A

take part in

129
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Robust

A

stronger and healthy

130
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Utter

A

to speak

131
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Immerse in sth

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completely involved in sth

132
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Top-notch

A

excellent

133
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Differentiate

A

distinguish

134
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Phenomenon

A

incident, event

135
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Resemble

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to look like

136
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Valid

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to be not acceptable

137
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Invalid

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to be acceptable

138
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Sophisticated

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complex, complicated

139
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Plentiful

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A lot of

140
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Haul

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To pull, to pull something heavy slowly and with difficulty

141
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Dam

A

Đập

142
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Well

A

Giếng

143
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Tap

A

to hit something gently, and often repeatedly, especially making short, sharp noises / to touch the screen of a phone, tablet computer, etc. in order to give an instruction for something to happen

144
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Cultivate

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Grow / to try to develop and improve something / If you cultivate a relationship, you make a special effort to establish and develop it, because you think it might be useful to you

145
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Statistic

A

Số liệu

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