Saw Somewhere Flashcards
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Diaspora
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Dispersion of people away from their homeland
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Exodus
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Journey
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Xenophobia
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Intense fear/dislike of foreign people
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Personification
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Epitome
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Univocal
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One meaning
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Contest to
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Ko thừa thậ.
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Inured to
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Accustomed to
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Caprice n
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Capricious
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Emcumber
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Burden
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Exterminate
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Destroy completely
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Jockey
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Deceive
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Espouse
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Adopt, support
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Supersede
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- Supplant
- Take the place of
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Rivet
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Attract
Fully engross
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Avert
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Prevent Turn away (eyes and attention)
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Contravene
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Violate
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Errant
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Straying from proper standards
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Unidimensional
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One dimension
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Tussle
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- Involve in a Scuffle (struggle,fight)
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Tout
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Khen
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Delirium
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Wild excitement and ecstasy
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Celerity
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Swiftness of movement
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Interpose
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Place sth in between
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Clout
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Quyền hạn
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Patronize
Frequent to a place as a customer
| Thuong xuyen lui toi
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Evade
Escape and avoid
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Predicate (sth on/upon)
Found or base sth on
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Chimera
Illusory (chimerical)
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Missive
Long, ofical and formal letter
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Cursory
Not thorough
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Dissect
Nguyên cứu tỉ mỉ
32
Preliminary
Introductory, opening
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Canonical
Authorized, recognized,accepted
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Palliative
Relieving pain
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Dreary
Dull, vapid
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Dire
Extremely urgent
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Triage
Assign degree of urgency to
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Convocation
Large formal assembly of people
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Tenure
sự chiếm hữu
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Libelous
Phỉ báng
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Derisive
Ridicule
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Corollary
Hệ quả
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Sanctum
Sacred place
| Secret place
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Homogenize
Make uniform, similar
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Outwit
Defeat by greater ingenuity
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Pilferer
Kẻ trộm
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Edify
Instruct
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Apprise
Inform
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Faculty
Cơ quan
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Oust
Exclude
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Embitter
Cause someone to feel bitter/ resent
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Blithering
Stupid
| Foolish
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Anthropocentrism
Regarding human kind = central, most important
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Lobby for
Seek to influence (politician) on an issue
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Variegate
Exhibiting different colors
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Drub
Hit and beat repeatedly
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Parched
Dried out with heat
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Interminable
Endless
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Rhapsodize
Speak or write about sth or s1 with great delight and enthusiasm
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Lithe
Dễ bảo , dễ uốn nắn
| Flexible
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Gibbering
Speaking rapidly and intelligibly (shock, fear)
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Circumlocution
Use of vague, elusive words
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Falter
Hesitate
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Stint
Be frugal with
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Discrete
Detached, separated
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Shrug off
To raise shoulders (esp to show disdain, doubt, indifference)
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Bask in
To receive, to take sth in
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Gloat
Hả hê trc nỗi đau ng khác
69
Incipient
Fledgling
| Nascent
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Monotony
Tedious repetition and routine
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Incorporate
Combine
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Divest
Deprive
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Ovation
Audiences showing their appreciation and enthusiasm through a round of applause
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Balm
Something that has comforting, soothing effect
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Chastisement
A severe rebuke
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Enmeshed
Embroiled, entangled
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Impressionable
Pliable, malleable, easily influenced
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Coterminous
Giáp giới
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Faddish
Kỳ cục, dở hơi
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Gauge
Indicator
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Obviate
Preclude
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Recrimination
Accusation
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Stifle
Restrain or stop obeself from acting on an emotion
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Warp
Bend and twist
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Reprieve
Cancel or postpone
| Deferment
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Negate
Invalidate
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cant
Sanctimoniousness
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Prompting
Action of persuading nd encourage s1 to do sthing
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Atonement
Reparation for a wrong or injury
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Qualm
Uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, fear
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Trample
Tread on and crush
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Expropriate
Dispossess of property
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Hindsight
Understanding the event only after it has happened
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Feral
Wild
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Surrogate
A substitute
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Interlocutor
Person who takes part un a conversation
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Impenitent
Not feeling ashamed, regret
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Oversight
Unintentional failure to notice sth
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Penurious
Extremely poor
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Wan
Sickly pale
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Encroach
Intrude
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Sully
Damage the purity of
| Defile
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Swindle
Use deceptions to deprive money and posessions
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Bilk
Cheat or defraud
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Nitpicking
Carping
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Impute
Attribute
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Vocation
A strong feeling of suitability for a career and occupation
| Profession
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Chantey
A song with alternating solos and chorus - sung by sailors
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Chorale
Musical composition, harmonized
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Machination
Âm ưu, ủ mưu
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Swerving
Changing direction abruptly
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Regality
State of being king and queen
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Progeny
Descendants
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Iniquitous
Grossly unfair and morally wrong
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Impiety
Lack of piety and reverence, esp for god
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Feign
Pretend to be affected by (a feeling,state...)
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Procurement
The act of obtaining materials and supplies
| MUA
118
Modicum
A moderate or small amount (usually of sth desirable and valueable)
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Rebate
Pay back
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Bypass
Avoid or circumvent
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Miffed
Annoyed
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Scour
Clear, brighten surface by rubbing it hard
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Deliberation
Slow, careful movement
| Long and careful consideration
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Pique
- irritate, resent
| - stimulate
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Incommensurate
Out of keeping or proportion with
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Pallid
Pale
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Blight
Spoil, harm, destroy
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Prowess
Skill, expertise in a particular activity
129
Superannuate(d)
Verb: Retire with pension
Adj: cũ
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Seminal
Phát triển kiến thức
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Spurn
Từ chối, bác bỏ
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Indubitable
Without doubt
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Buffet
Knock over
| Harm
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Redoubtable
Formidable
| Fearful
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Haste
Nhanh
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Conerstone
An indispensable part or basis
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Languor
Uể oải
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Underhanded
Dối trá
139
Quagmire
Sa lầy, tình huống khó xử
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Scruple
A feeling of doubt or hesitation regard to the morality of a course of an action
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Stark
Bare in appearance and outline
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Succor
Give assistance to
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Revile
Mắng mỏ
144
Imbecile
Idiot
145
Staunch
Loyal
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Insinuation
Unpleasant hint of sth bad
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Perennial
Mãi mãi
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Manifest
Biểu lộ
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Brashness
Hỗn láo
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Waft
Pass easily
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Propitiatory
Dịu đi
152
Rapturous
Enthusiastic
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Veer
Change direction abruptly
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Nihilistic
Reject moral principles
