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Undisputed (adj) = irrefutable: can not be false
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On the horizon = likely to happen soon Incidence mat do Viable (adj) = feasible = practicable = workable = successful Exceptional = outstanding (Adj) Liable (adj) chiu trach nhiem phap ly = prone to do sth (adj,v) = suffer from sth (v) Ex: Working without a break makes you more prone to error. Promulgate (v) spread ideas among people Vigorous = energetic (adj) Voracious reader Vicious = fierce (adj) Slump (v) = drop, fall, decline, deplete Peculiar (adj) = strange = unusual (in an unpleasant way) – peculiar smell / breed = related to a place – bird peculiar to Asia Incline to Delve into (v) find out more info about sth Far-reaching consequences Associated with increased risks of heart diseases Insufficient (adj) = inadequate, deficient, shortage, scarcity Impede (v) = hinder, hamper stop progress, make sth difficult to do Den (n) = cave = a secret place Paradox (n) nghịch lý Emerge (v) = transpire (become known), appear Hibernate (v) Ngủ đông Bedridden (adj) Bệnh nằm liệt giường Primate (n) Động vật linh trưởng Anecdotal (Adj) Info not based on facts or research Dislodge (v) Use force to remove sth = ra khỏi Lodge (v) = Board with sb = live in sb’s house, accommodate = Register, submit Salinity (n) Độ mặn Astonishing (adj) = amazing, astounding, surprising, stunning Monument (n) a historic buildings Tribute (n) Sth to commemorate the dead Deceased (Adj) = dead Conceive of (v) Form an idea, come up with Trench (n) Kênh, đào Incorporate (v) = include = establish a company Inscribe (v) Khắc tên Predecessor (n) Tiền bối # successor (n) Người thừa kế Dump into (v) = get rid of Intricate (adj) Đan xen, xen kẽ Precaution (n) Cảnh báo Ex: safety precautions Disruptive (adj) Cause problems Legitimate (adj) = valid, justifiable Peripheral (adj) Not important as the main aim, additional Ex: Fund-raising is peripheral to their main activities Novice (n) = a green horn, newbie, tenderfoot, as green as grass Creep into (v) = affect sth Dilemma (n) = predicament, quandary: tình huống khó xử, tiến thoái lưỡng nan Pensioned retirement (n) Nghỉ hưu có lương hưu Envisage (v) imagine Fallacy (n) False ideas Redundant (adj) Unnecessary because it’s more than needed Redundancy (n) Subsistence (n) the state of having just enough money or food to => the poor= underprivileged = stay alive disadvantaged = below the subsistence level Regimental (adj) Thuộc trung đoàn Enigmatic (adj) Mysterious Scour (v) = comb (search and find sth carefully) Emblem (n) symbol Fertility (n) Sinh sản # fatality Tỉ lệ tử vong do bệnh # mortality Tị lệ chết Attest (v) = prove sth is true Inhabit (v) = live, dwell, lodge, accommodate Utterly (adv) = completely Peril (n) Serious danger Dub (v) = name, give sth/sb a name Contentedly (adv) = satisfactorily, happily Content (v) Ex: he contents himself with a bowl of soup Adept at/in Ving (v) = good at, skillful Adept (n) Ex: he was an adept at telling stories Have a knack at sth (v) Have an ability Panache (n) = flair = talent = style: the quality of being able to do things in a lively and confident way that other people find attractive Enthralling (adj) = entrancing, attractive, appealing, beautifully, captivating… Potent (adj) = powerful Teem with (v) Đông đúc Plea (n) Lời khẩn cầu Low-fibre diets (n) Chế độ ăn ít chất xơ Soar (v) = increase Detergents (n) Chất tẩy rửa Halt (v) = stop Distaste (n) Hate sth Revere (v) = idolize, worship Vessel (n) Mạch máu, = large ships Proceed to do sth (v) = go on sth, continue doing sth Cripple (v) to seriously damage or harm somebody/something Ex: The industry has been financially crippled by these policies Penetrate (v) = go into sth = pierce (v) Ex: The sun's radiation penetrates the = join in, discover skin. Ex: They had penetrated airport security. Ex: Science can penetrate many of nature's mysteries. Gigantic (adj) = enormous, huge, immense Intercept (v) Stop sth arriving: chặn đứng Intercede (v) = intervene (v) to speak to somebody in order to persuade them to be kind to somebody else or to help settle an argument Succession (n) = series Ex: a succession of visitors Thaw (v) (sth out) = melt, defrost, deice, unfreeze Congregate (v) = gather together Settlement (n) = place to live (no people lived before) = thảo thuận Boulder (n) = large rocks Contract (v) # expand (v) = shrink, getting smaller Alliance (n) an agreement between countries,..