150 Flashcards

(63 cards)

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Hoghouse (n)

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= warehouse (old-fashioned)

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Specimen (n) (adj)

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  1. mẫu vật (examined)
  2. mẫu tiêu biểu
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Hooded (adj)

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Having a hood (có mũ, mái che,…)

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newly acquired (adj)

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recently bought or obtained

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newly-arrived (adj)

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having arrived very recently

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undiminished (adj)

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as strong as always (ko hề giảm sút)

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array (n)

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một loạt sth, esp in a particular way

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flambe (v) (adj)
flambéed (V2;V3)

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to pour alcohol over the food and set fire to it during cooking

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arrayed (adj)

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dressed in a particular way
(arrayed in)

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perennial (adj) (n)
perennially (adv)

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(adj) lasting a very long time, or happening repeatedly
(n) = perennial plant: cây lâu năm

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recurrent (adj)
= recurring (adj)
recurrently (adv)
recurrence (n)

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tái phát nhiều lần

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biennial (adj)
biennially (adv)

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happening once every two years

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biannual (adj)
= semiannual (adj)

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happening twice a year

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perch (n) (v)

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chỗ đậu, đứnh nhỏ, often in a high position
(perch on, in, etc)

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hymn (n)

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a religious song of praise to God

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whiff (n) (v)
whiffy (adj)

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a slight smell
(catch/get a whiff of sb/sth)
(adj) = stinky, rank,…

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dollop (n)

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a small amount of sth soft or thick placed on food
(a dollop of sth)

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Cult (n)
= cect (n)

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Giáo phái

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Cult following (n)
Cult figure (n)
Cult movie (n)

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(n) Nhóm người cuồng nhiệt (a group of people who admire sone or sth a lot)
(n) Người được yêu thích cuồng nhiệt

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Dynamo (n)

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  1. Máy phát điện
  2. Cỗ máy năng lượng (describe a person)
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Radiate (v)
Radiation (n)

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(v) to produce heat and/or light
to show an emotion or quality
(radiate from: be produced/ be shown)
to spread out from a central point
(n) năng lượng phát ra dưới dạng sóng hoặc hạt

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Radiation sickness (n)

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Bệnh nhiễm xạ

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Radiation therapy (n)

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Xạ trị

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Hollow-cheeked (adj)
Hollow-eyed (adj)
Hollow cheeks/ eyes (n)

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(adj) Má hóp
(adj) mắt trũng sâu

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Sharp-eyed (adj)
Tinh mắt
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Sharp-tongued (adj) Have a sharp tongue
often criticizing people and speaking in a severe way
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Payroll (n)
Tổng tiền lương của công ty
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Gutter (n) (v)
(n) the gutter: the lowest level, especially of society Gutter talk: offensive language (v) khi ngọn nến cháy yếu và chập chờn vì gió
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Boulevard (n)
a wide road in a city, usually with trees on each side or along the centre
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Remedy Remedial Remediable Remediate Remediation
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Herb (n) Herbal (adj) Herbalism (n) Herbalist (n)
Thảo dược (herbal tea: trà thảo mộc)
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Wearisome (adj) /ˈwɪr.i.səm/
Causing a person to be tired and bored
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Vexatious (adj) Vexatiously (adv)
Nan giải
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Monotonous (adj) Monotonously (adv)
Not changing and therefore boring
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Drab (adj) Drably (adv) Drabness (n)
plain and uninteresting, or not bright in appearance
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Proximate cause (n)
the direct cause of an event or result
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abyss (n) abyssal (adj)
(n) a very deep hole a very difficult situation (adj) in the deepest parts of the ocean
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pit (n) bottomless pit (n)
1. a large hole in the ground 2. a dirty place 3. a large, hard seed in the middle of some types of fruits (= stone)
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sinkhole (n)
hố sụt (in an area of limestone rock)
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rift (n)
1. a large crack in the ground/rock 2. sth that seêprates partners or friends
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crack (v) (n)
(v) làm nứt, nứt (n) vết nứt
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crack of dawn (n)
tờ mờ sáng (at the crack of dawn)
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ravine (n)
khe núi
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gorge (n) (v)
(n) a deep, narrow, steep hẻm núi (v) to eat until you're unable to eat anymore (gorge yourself on sth)
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chasm (n) /ˈkæz.əm/
1. vực sâu 2. a very large difference
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relish (v) (n)
like (relish Ving) (have no relish for sth with relish)
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canyon (n)
hẻm núi lớn và rất sâu, thường được tạo ra khi một con sông bào mòn đá qua hàng triệu năm.
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cleft (n) (adj)
(n) an opening or crack (cleft in) (adj) divided into many parts
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incandescent (adj) incandescence (n) incandescently (adv)
1. producing a bright light from a heated filament 2. rực rỡ, cháy bỏng 3. extremely bright
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filament (n)
1. dây tóc bóng đèn 2. sợi mảnh
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apoplectic (adj) = livid (adj) = irate (adj) apoplectically (adv) = irately (adv)
extremely angry (apoplectic with)
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Title character (n)
A character whose name appears directly in the title of the work
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distill (v) distillation (n) distillate (n)
1. chưng cất 2. chắt lọc, cô đọng (n) a subtance that is formed by distilling a liquid
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distilled water (n)
nước cất
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distillery (n)
a factory where strong alcoholic drinks are produced by the process of distilling
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grudging (adj) grudgingly (adv)
miễn cưỡng + annoyed
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sinusitis (n)
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Chink (n) = fissure (n) = opening (n) = crevice (n) = cranny (n)
a small, narrow opening in sth solid:
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Slit (n) (V/V3)
(n) = cut/opening/chink (v) to make a narrow cut in sth
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Contrive (v)
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Incur (v)
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Incursion (n)
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Half-arse (adj) = half-arse (adj)
to do sth carelessly or without effort, not caring whether you do it completely or well