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Atrophy n v

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The wasting away of a body organ or tissue
Any progressive decline or failure
(V) to waste away
+ degeneration, deterioration (v) wither
- growth, development (v) mature, develop

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Bastion n

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A fortified place, stronghold

+citadel, rampart, bulwark, parapet

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Concord n

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A state of agreement, harmony, unanimity
A treaty, pact, covenant
- disagreement, strife, discord

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Consummate adj v

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Complete or perfect in the highest degree
(v) to bring to a state of completion or perfection
+ adj masterful v clinch, conclude
- launch, initiate, begin, kick off

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Disarray n

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Disorder, confusion v to throw into disorder
+ (n) disorganization (v) dishevel, mess up
- (n) organization, order, tidiness

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Exigency n

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Urgency, pressure
Urgent demand, pressing need
An emergency
+ requirement, crisis

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Flotsam n

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Floating debris
Homeless, impoverished people
+ floating wreckage

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Frenetic adj

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Frenzied, highly agitated
+ frantic, overwrought
- calm, controlled, relaxed, leisurely

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Glean (v)

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To gather bit by bit
To gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers
+ collect, cull, pick up

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Grouse n

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A type of bird
A complaint
(v) to complain, grumble
+ (v) gripe, kvetch, bellyache

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Incarcerate v

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To imprison, confine, jail
+ intern, immure
- liberate, release, free

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Incumbent adj

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Obligatory, required
(n) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of
+ adj Mandatory, necessary
- optional, unnecessary

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Jocular adj

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humorous, jesting, jolly, joking
+ waggish, facetious, droll. witty
- humorless, solemn, grave, earnest, grim

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Ludicrous adj

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Ridiculous, laughable, absurd
+Risible, preposterous
- heartrending, poignant, pathetic

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Mordant adj

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Biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style
Sharply or bitterly harsh
+ Acrimonious, acidulous, sardonic, scathing
- bland, mild, gentle, soothing

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Nettle n

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A prickly or stinging plant 
(v) to arouse displeasure, impatience or anger 
T vex or irritate severely 
\+ (v) peeve, annoy, incense, gail, irk 
- (v) please, delight, soothe, pacify
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Pecuniary adj

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Consisting of or measured in money
Of or related to money
+ monetary, financial

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Pusillanimous adj

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Contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited
+ craven, lily-livered
- stout hearted, courageous, daring

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Recumbent adj

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In a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting
+ prone, prostrate, supine, inactive
- erect, upright, energetic, dynamic

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Stratagem n

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A scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end

+ ruse, trick, ploy, subterfuge

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Acuity n

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Sharpness ( particularly of the mind or senses )
+ keenness, acuteness
- dullness, obtuseness

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Delineate v

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To portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail
To represent pictorially
+ depict, picture, render

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Depraved adj

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Marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles
+ perverted, degenerate, vicious, corrupt
- moral, virtuous, upright

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Enervate v

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To weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of
Enfeeble, hamstring
+ impair, cripple, paralyze
- invigorate, strengthen, buttress

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Esoteric adj

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Intended for or understood by only a select few
Private, secret
+ Occult, cryptic, arcane, recondite
- Accessible, comprehensible, intelligible

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Fecund adj

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Fruitful in offspring or vegetation
Intellectually productive
+ fertile, teeming, prolific
- infertile, barren, unproductive

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Fiat n

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An arbitrary order or decree
A command or act of will or consciousness
Sắc lệnh, sự tán thành, đồng ý, cho phép
+edict, dictum, ukase

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Figment n

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A fabrication of the mind
An arbitrary notion
+ Creation, invention, fancy

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Garner v

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To acquire as the result of effort
To gather and store away, as for future use
+ collect, accumulate, accrue
- scatter, squander, waste, dissipate

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Hallow v

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To set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate
To honor greatly, revere
+ venerate, bless
- desecrate, defile, profane

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Idiosyncrasy n

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A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify

+ eccentricity, quirk, mannerism

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Ignominy n

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Shame and disgrace
+Dishonor, humiliation, disrepute, odium
- honor. glory, acclaim

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Mundane adj

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Earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs
Concerned with what is ordinary
+ prosaic, humdrum, routine, sublunary
- heavenly, spiritual, transcendental

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Nuance n

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a subtle or slight variation ( as in color, meaning or quality)
Delicate gradation or shade of difference
sắc thái
+ shade, nicety, refinement

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Overweening adj

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Conceited, presumptuous
Excessive, immoderate
+ arrogant, unbridled, inflated
- restrained, understated, meek, modest

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Penchant n

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A strong attraction or inclination
+ proclivity, propensity, predilection
- disinclination, aversion

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Reputed adj

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According to reputation or general belief
Having widespread acceptance and good reputation
+ putative, reputable, supposed
- proven, corroborated, authenticated

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Sophistry n

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Reasoning that seems plausible but is actually insound
A fallacy
+ specious reasoning

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Sumptuous adj

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Costly, rich, magnificent
+ lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid
- Skimpy, meager, stingy, niggardly, spartan

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Ubiquitous adj

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Present or existing everywhere
+ omnipresent, pervasive, universal
- restricted, limited, rare, scarce

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Abject adj

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hèn hạ, thấp hèn, đê tiện, đáng khinh
khốn khổ, khốn nạn
+ wretched, miserable, ignoble, sheer, utter
- lofty, noble, exalted

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Agnostic n

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One who believes that nothing can be known about God 
A skeptic 
adj without faith, skeptical
\+ doubter 
- believer
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Complicity n

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Involvemet in wrongdoing
the stae of being an accomplice
+ connivance, collusion
- noninvolvement, innocence

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Derelict n

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S1 or sth that is abandoned or neglected 
adj left abdandoned
neglectful of duty 
\+ (n) vagrant (adj) remiss, delinquent 
- punctilious, conscientious, scrupulous
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Diatribe n

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A bitter and prolonged verbal attack
+ harangue, tiratde
- panegyric, encomium, eulogy

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Effigy n

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A crude image of a despised person (hinh nom, hinh ve)

+ figure, figurine, likeness

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Equity n

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The state of quality of being just, fair, or impartial
+ justice, fairness, impartiality
- injustice, unfairness, bias, prejudice

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Inane adj

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Silly, empty of meaning or value
+ vapid, idiotic, moronic, fatuous
- sensible, meaningful, profound

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Indictment n

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The act of accusing
A formal accusation
+ charge, accusation

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Indubitable adj

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Certain, not to be doubted or denied
+ unquestionable, indisputable
0 questionable, debatable, dubious

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Intermittent adj

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Stopping and beginning again
Sporadic
+ fitful, spasmodic, random
- continuous, uninterrupted

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Moot adj

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Open to discussion and debate, unresolved
(v) to bring up for discuss
(n) a hypothetical law case
+ adj debatable, questionable (v) broach
adj undebatable, indisputable, self-evident

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Motif n

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A principal idea, feature, theme or element

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Neophyte n

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+ tenderfoot, tyro, rookie, novice, greenhorn

- veteran, expert, pro

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Perspicacity n

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Keenness in observing and understanding
+ acuity, acumen, discernment
- dullness, obtuseness

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Plenary adj

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Complete in all aspects or essentials ( day du, ven toan, ko han che)
Absolute, attended by all qualified members
+ unlimited, unrestricted

57
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Surveillance n

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A watch kept over a person

Careful, close, and disciplined observation

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Sylvan adj

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Pertaining to or characteristic of forests
Living or located in forest
Woody
+ forested, arcadian

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Testy adj

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Easily irritated, characterized by impatience and exasperation
+ irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant
- imperturbable

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Travesty n

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A grotesque or grossly inferior imitation
A disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex
(v) to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion
Bắt chước đùa, nhại chơi, biến làm trò đùa
+ burlesque, parody, caricature, farce

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