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Extant adj

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still existing, not destroyed or lost

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Dishevelled adj

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untidy, disarranged

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Congenial adj

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agreeable, suitable

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Undercut v

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weaken, undermine

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Censorious adj

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Faultfinding

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Mettlesome adj

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spirited, courageous

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Lackluster adj

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dull, lacking enthusiasm, brilliance, vitality

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Chronic adj

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constant, habitual, continuing for a long time

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Tout v

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describe or advertise boastfully; publicize or promote

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Denigrate v

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To speak damagingly of; to defame

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Imperturbability n

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Incapable of being agitated or upset; calm

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Culpability n

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Guilt or blame that’s deserved

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Reproof n

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An expression of censure or rebuke

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Poised adj

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Being in balance; self-assured, dignified

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Coalesce v

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To grow/come together as one; to unite in one mass/community

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Immutable adj

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Unchangeable

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Falter v

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To hesitate or waver; to stumble;

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Canvass v

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To solicit votes, subscriptions/ To examine carefully, discuss, debate

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Contingency n

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A possible outcome but not likely to happen in the future

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Unanimous adj

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complete agreement

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Attune v

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To bring into harmony; to adjust

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Inimical adj

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Unfavorable/ Unfriendly/ Harmful

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Circumvent v

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To avoid by artfulness and deception/ To go around

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Forsake v

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To quite, leave, abandon 
To renounce ( a habit of life)
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Perpetrate v

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To commit

To do in a poor manner

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Vapid adj

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without liveliness; dull

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Equivocal adj

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Dubious, suspicious;

Deliberately misleading or evasive

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Revert v

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To return for former habit/practice/belief

To go back in thought or discussion

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Vacillate v

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To be indecisive/ irresolute

To fluctuate/oscillate

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Ponder v (+ over/upon)

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To consider something deeply/carefully

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Subvert v

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To overthrow

To undermine the principles of

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Muddling adj

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mentally confusing

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Contentious adj

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Quarrelsome

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Appalling adj

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Causing dismay or horror

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Vernacular ad j

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Native, indigenous language

Common, plain, everyday language

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Ameliorate v

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To make sth better/ Improve

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Guffaw n v

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An unrestrained burst of laugh

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Quaint adj

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Having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm

Strange, peculiar in an interesting and amusing way

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Debauchery v

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Excessive indulgence in sensual pleasure

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Flaunt v

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Display sth ostentiously

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Regale v

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Entertain or amuse someone with talk

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Defuse v

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Reduce danger and tensions from a difficult situation

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Instigate v

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Bring about/ Initiate an action or event

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Vapid adj

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Offering nothing stimulating or interesting

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Avid adj

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Having/showing keen interest or enthusiasm towards sth

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Attest v

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(+to) Provide or serve as clear evidence of

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Chronicle v

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To record in a detailed way

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Pensive adj

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Reflective, contemplative, thoughtful

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Recuperative adj

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Having effect on restoring health

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Redemptive adj

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Acting to help someone from evil/death

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Expound v

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To explain in details

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Idiocies

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Stupidity

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Humdrum

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Lacking variety and excitement

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Encapsulation

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To express main idea in a brief way/ summarize

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Apropos

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Being relevant and opportune

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Unconscionable

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Extremely bad, unfair

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Connive

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To secretly help s1 do sth illegal

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Prodigality

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Profilgate

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Ramshackle

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Dilapidated

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Indentured

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Binded/ contracted

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Servitude

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Slavery

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Contravene

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Violate

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Indeterminable

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Undetermined

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Grudging

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Reluctant

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Tarnish

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Make or become less valuable

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Diaphanous

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Light, delicate, translucent

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Variegate

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Exhitbiting different colours

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Filial

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Of or due from a son or daughter

69
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Pilfer

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Steal

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Perquisite

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A special privilege/ right as a result of one’s position

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Profundity

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Great knowledge and depths

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Venality

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Showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery

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Unswerving

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Steady and constant

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Arboreal

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Living in trees

75
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Gaiety

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State of being lighthearted and cheerful

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Confound

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Cause surprise, confusion
Defeat a plan
Prove wrong

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Nihilism

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The rejection of all religious morals and values

Often in the belief that life is meaningless

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Repertory

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Repertoire

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Expendable

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Of little significance

Dùng 1 lần r vứt

80
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Barrage

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Bombard

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Rehash

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Reuse old ideas without improvement, change

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Warp

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Bent, twisted

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Negate

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Make ineffective

Nullify

84
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Recrimination

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Accusation

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Hubris

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Overweening pride

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Morbidity

A

Sự hoành hành của bệnh tật

87
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Denuded

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Stripped, cleared, deprived, robbed

88
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Dispatch

A

Sự giải quyết nhanh gọn

89
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Occlusion

A

Sự bít lại

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Rambunctious

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Boisterous

Obstreperous

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Indecent

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Obscene

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Nondescript

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Lacking distinctive and interesting characteristics

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Matriarch

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Woman who is the head of the family

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Intertwined

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Twisted, twined, linked together

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