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Anomaly

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Equivocal

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Mập mờ, nước đôi, khó hiểu (trong cách nói chuyện)

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Lucid

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Dễ hiểu

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Precipitate

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Cause something to happen quicker / suddenly

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Assuage

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Hint: similar to “Massage”
Sooth i.e make an unpleasant feeling less intense

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Erudite

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Uyên bác / bác học

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Opaque

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K trong suốt / k rõ ràng

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Prodigal

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Wastefully extravagant
Synonym: lavish, wasteful

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Enigma

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Ẩn số

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Fervid

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Tha thiết, nhiệt thành
Extremely passionate
E.g: He is a fervid Messi fan

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Placate

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Hint: kinda like “plate of cake”, which is good for comforting / make pact w someone
Xoa dịu, làm bớt giận

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Zeal

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Strong interest, energy or enthusiasm

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Abstain

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basically avoid i.e restrain yourself from doing smt

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Audacious

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Desiccate

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Hint: kinda like “succ”
Suck the moisture out of smt

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Guillible

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tin người vkl

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Laudable

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Hint: applaud is to praise –> laudable is worthy of praise

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Pedant

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Nhà thông thái rởm

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Vaccilate

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Hint: kinda like “oscillate”
Phân vân, không quyết đoán

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Adulterate

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Pha trộn
Corrupt / make smt inferior / impure

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Capricious

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Mood swing personality

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Engender

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Hint: Enable is to allow creation –> engender follows that vibe
Sinh ra, gây ra

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Homogenous

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Loquacious

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Ba hoa, khoác lác, tend to talk hella game
Hint: “acious” often means tend to/full of in English
Hint2: “loqua” kinda like lói quá

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Pragmatic

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Thực tế, using common sense instead of deep theory

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Volatile

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Apathy

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Mặc cảm
Lack of interest / emotion

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Corroborate

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Cross-check / validate

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Ephemeral

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Hint: kinda like “emeral”, which givesm off beautiful vibe and beauty usually lasts for only moments
Short-lived, momentarily

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Laconic

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Vắn tắt, súc tích but in a negative way như kiểu thiếu kiến thức hoặc interest

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Mitigate

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Propriety

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Đúng đắn, đúng mực
Precise, up to high standard

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Advocate

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34
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Cacophony

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Opposite of symphony/harmony - mainly used in music context
Chối tai, tạp âm lẫn lộn

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Enervate

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Làm kiệt sức
Hint: relates to energy, but opposite of energize

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Ingenuous

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Hint: kinda like “genuine”
Ngây thơ dễ dụ, tin người vkl

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Misanthrope

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Person who dislike humankind
E.g the antagonist and protagonist in Manhua culture often are misanthrope one way or another

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Paradox

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Venerate

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Sùng kính, vinh danh
Hint: kinda sounds like “celebrate”
E.g the nation named the road after his name to venerate his achivement

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Antipathy

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Hint: empathy is liking and understanding –> “anti” means negative and kinda opposite of that
Ác cảm, dislike

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Deride

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Ridicule
Hint: “de” are often negative e.g decrease, depress
Hint2: this is kinda opposite of “ride or die”

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Eulogy

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Bài ca tụng / tán dương một ai đó (likely passed away)
E.g Odyssey eulogy

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Lethargic

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Hint: lethal is deadly –> lethargic is near that and overall negative
Lờ phờ / hôn mê
Synonym: sluggish, drowsy

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Obdurate

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Stubborn, cứng đầu
Hint: endurance kinda about unchanging will despite circumstances –> obdurate kinda like that

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Philanthropic

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Waver

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Unwavering is extreme resilient regardless of surroundings

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Bolster

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48
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Dissonance

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Opposite of symphony/harmony - mainly used in music context
Nghịch tai

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Garrulous

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Hint: kinda like Garrura, which has two heads and so likely talks a lot
Excessively talkative

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Malleable

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Coachable, subjected to change
Dễ rèn

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Ostentation

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Phô trương
Excessive display of wealth

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Prevaricate

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Hint: vary là biến đổi –> prevaricate cx kiểu đấy
Lan man, dài dòng và không vào sự thật

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