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Forage (v)
- (of a person or animal) to search widely for food
- (of a person) to search for something, especially using hands.
Acquiesce (v)
to accept or agree to sth, often unwillingly
Incorporate (v)
to create a legally recognized company
Flair (n)
- Talent
- Stylishness and originality
Ameliorate (v)
to make a bad or unpleasant situation better
Depletion (n)
=Reduction
Intelligible (adj)
that can be easily understood (understandable) >< unintelligible
Discordant (adj)
- unpleasant
- disagreeing
Impede (v)
= hinder, hamper
Scout (n)
A soldier sent out to get information about the enemy
Murmur
- To speak or say something very quietly
- To complain about something that you disagree with or dislike, but not in a public way
Perseverance (n)
the quality of continuing to try to achive sth despite difficulty
Tariff (n)
- A tax that is paid on goods coming in or out of a country
- Bang gia
Ordain (v)
To officially make someone a religious leader, in a religious ceremony
Posterity (n)
The people who will exist in the future
Lenient (adj)
Not as strict as expected
Precipitation (n)
- A way of behaving too quickly and without thinking
- Water that falls from the clouds to the grouund, especially rain and snow