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Progressive

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New and modern, encouraging change in society

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Alas

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Used to express sadness or regret

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Compel (to v)

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To force someone to do something

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Travesty

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=parody

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Inculcate=infuse (in.kul.keit)

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To fix beliefs or ideas in someone’s mind,especially by repeating them often

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Innate (natural)

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Downtrodden ( abuse)

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Conception (idea)

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Renounce (quit)

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Docile (well-behaved)

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Snobbish (arrogant)

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Egalitarian=unbiased (egalitarian society)

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Stoicism

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The quality of expressing pain or trouble without complaining or showing your emotions (chủ nghĩa khắc kỷ)

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Manifest

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To express or show clearly

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Impulse

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Sudden desire to do sth that is not planned

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Meticulously

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In a very careful,correct way

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Compulsive

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Having difficulty to stop yourself doing sth

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18
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Debunk

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To expose false claims

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Repetitive

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Doing or saying the same things many times

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Intrusive

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Appearing or getting involved where not wanted

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Agonizing (v)

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To suffer painfully over sth

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Exponentially

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Become larger,increase quickly

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Stalwart

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A person who has been loyal for a long time

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Unanimous

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All agree,supported by everyone

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At times

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=sometimes

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Lament (over sth) (v) (n)

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Verb: To express sadness and feeling sorry about sth
Noun: A song,poem or other species of writing expresses sadness about someone’s death

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Casket

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=coffin

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Adorn (with)

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To make sth more attractive by putting sth on it

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29
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A wreath of

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an arrangement of flowers and leaves in a circular shape, used as a decoration or as a sign of respect and remembrance for a person who has died

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Sovereign

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A king or queen,ruler

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Cement (v)

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Make stronger

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32
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Repatriate

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To send or bring someone, or sometimes money or other property, back to the country that he, she, or it came from

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Sanctuary

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protection or a safe place, especially for someone or something being chased or hunted

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Irreparable

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Impossible to repair or make right again
->irreparable damage

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35
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Woe

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Big problems or troubles

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36
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Primates

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One of species containing human and monkey

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37
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Gobble sth up

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To eat or swallow sth quickly

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38
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Nom

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To eat

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39
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Litter

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A group of animals that are born at the same time and have the same mother

40
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Doomed

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Destine to die soon; sure to fail

41
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Slowpoke

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Someone especially a child who is walking or doing sth too slowly

42
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Fret

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To be worried or nervous

43
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Annex

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to take possession of an area of land or a country, usually by force or without permission

44
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Suppress

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To prevent the display of emotion or feeling (conceal)

45
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Projector

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Máy chiếu

46
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Sloppy, scribbled

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Careless,hard to read and understand

47
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Plethora

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Excess, more than enough

48
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Synonym of eat

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Nosh

49
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The dawn of sth

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The start of a period of time or the beginning of sth new
-> the dawn of civilization

50
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Pertinent

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Related,applicable,appropriate

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Flask

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A special container

52
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Inscribe

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To write words in a book or carve on an object

53
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Artisan

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=craftsman

54
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Covet

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To want to have sth very much,especially sth that belongs to someone else
= crave

55
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Spin-spun-span

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To cause to turn around and around

56
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Antiquity

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A long time ago before the sixth century

57
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The onset of sth

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The moment at which sth unpleasant begins

58
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Witchcraft

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The activity of performing magic to help or harm other people

59
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Appease

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=calm,soften,alleviate

60
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Ointment

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Thuốc mỡ

61
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In the course of time (phrase)

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After a period of time

62
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Laden (with)

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Carrying or holding a lot of sth
-> He always comes back from France laden with presents for everyone

63
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Anoint

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To make someone holy in a religious ceremony by putting holy water or oil on them

64
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Vivid

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Clear,detailed

65
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Asses’ milk

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Donkey’s milk

66
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Gourd

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Quả bầu

67
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Inflammation

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A red,painful,and often swollen area in or on a part of your body

68
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Sage

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A person,especially an old man,who is wise

69
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Well-groomed

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Having a neat and pleasant appearance that is produced with care

70
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Plait (also braid)

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A cross over of hair
-> She usually wears her hair in a plait/in two plaits

71
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Bind

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Tie,fasten

72
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Ribbon

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A long,narrow strip of material used to tie things together or as a decoration

73
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Bun

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A woman’s hairstyle where the hair is brought together into a round shape at the back of the head
-> She wore her hair in a bun

74
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Trade sth in

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Buy sth new by giving sth you own as part of the payment for it

75
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Aromatic

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Having a pleasant smell

76
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Incense

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Nhang,trầm

77
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Crisscross

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Chữ thập

78
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Balm

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An oil used to treat injuries or reduce pain

79
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Pay a visit ( phrase) +to…

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To visit a person or place, usually for a short time

80
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Staple

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Basic,main or standard
-> staple crop/food/product

81
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Retread

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= adjust,revise

82
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Insulate

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To cover sth to stop heat,sound or electricity from escaping or entering

83
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Rugged

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Not even, not easy to travel over
-> rugged landscape/terrain/hills/cliffs

84
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Proceed

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To move forward or travel in a particular direction

85
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Make/do/take an inventory

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A detailed list of all the goods and property

86
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Beacon

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A light or fire

87
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Turmoil

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=trouble

88
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Muted

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A muted color is not bright

89
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Mastermind

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Someone who plans a difficult activity,often a crime,in detail and makes certain that it happens successfully

90
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Culmination

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The highest point of sth

91
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Insure

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=Protect

92
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Unearthed

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=exposed,identified

93
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Rot

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To cause sth to decay

94
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Tamper (with)

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To touch or make changes to sth that you should not,usually without enough knowledge of how it works or when you are trying to damage it

95
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Disburse

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To pay out money

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