Practice 1 Flashcards

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Antislavery (adj)
/ˌæn.taɪˈsleɪ.vər.i/
Anti-slavery (adj)

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Chống chế độ nô lệ, phản đối nô lệ

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Sex worker (n)

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Người làm nghề mại dâm (= prostitute (n))

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Prostitute (n) (v)

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(n) Người buôn bán mại dâm
(v) to use yourself or your abilities or beliefs in a way that does not deserve respect, especially in order to get money
bán thân

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Prostitution (n)

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hành vi bán dâm, nghề mại dâm

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Abolitionist (n)

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người theo phong trào bãi nô (là người đấu tranh để chấm dứt slavery)

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Abolition (n)

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  1. the official ending of an activity or custom (bãi bỏ, sự xóa bỏ hoàn toàn)
  2. the official end to slavery in the US (1865)
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Abolish (v)

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Bãi bỏ, xóa bỏ hoàn toàn

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Bullfighting (n)

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Đấu bò

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Flee (v)
Fled (Past, PP)

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to escape by running away
(flee to somewhere; flee the country)

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Refugee camp (n)

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Trại tị nạn

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Refugee (n)

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Người tị nạn

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Enslave (v)

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  1. Bắt làm nô lệ
  2. Kiểm soát hoàn toàn ai đó
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Enslavement (n)
/ɪnˈsleɪv.mənt/

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  1. Hành động bắt làm nô lệ, hoặc tình trạng bị làm nô lệ
  2. Tình trạng bị kiểm soát
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Undemanding (adj)
>< demanding (adj)
>< demandingly (adv)

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không đòi hỏi nhiều công sức, thời gian hoặc tiêu chuẩn cao

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Biography (n)
Biographical (adj)
Biographically (adv)
Biographer (n)

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Tiểu sử (the story of the life of a person written by sone else)

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Autobiography (n)
Autobiographical (adj)
Autobiographer (n)

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Tự truyện

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Life history (n)

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toàn bộ quá trình sống, phát triển, và trải nghiệm của một người (hoặc sinh vật) — tập trung vào các giai đoạn, biến cố, và tác động trong suốt cuộc đời.

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Heartfelt (adj)

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chân thành, xuất phát từ trái tim

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Pistil (n)

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Nhụy hoa

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Stamen (n)

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Nhị hoa

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Public holiday (n)
National holiday (n)

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Ngày lễ chung/ ngày nghỉ do nhà nước công nhận

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spindle (n)

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spindly (adj)

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thin, long, weak

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Equity (n)
>< inequity (n)
Equitable (adj)
>< inequitable (adj)
Equitably (adv)
>< inequitably (adv)

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Unjust (adj) Unjustly (adv)
= unfair, biased
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Erupt (v) Eruption (n)
1. Phun trào lửa (volcano) 2. Bùng nổ, bùng phát
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Fanfare (n)
1. = Showiness 2. Tiếng kèn trống
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Quick-witted (adj)
Nhanh nhẹn
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Hothead (n) Hotheaded (adj) Hotheadedly (adv) Hotheadedness (n)
= impulsive, quick-tempered
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Lament (adj) (n) Lamentable (adj) Lamentably (adv) Lamentation (n) Lamented (adj)
(adj) Than khóc, thương tiếc (lament over) (n) lời than khóc (lament for) (adj) = regrettable
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Razor-sharp (adj)
1. > sharp 2. Sắc bén, nhanh nhẹn (= quick-witted, astute)
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Wit (n) Witty (adj) Wittily (adv)
Sự thông minh nhanh nhạy, suy nghĩ sắc sảo
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Witticism (n)
a remark that is both clever and humorous
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Witting (adj) >< unwitting (adj) >< unaware (adj) Wittingly (adv) >< unwittingly (adv)
có biết, có nhận thức, cố ý (unaware of sth)
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Low-grade (adj) >< high-grade
1. Not severe 2. = poor-quality, shoddy >< = Severe Cao cấp
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Settled (adj)
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Constitute (v)
1. to be or be considered as sth 2. Cấu thành
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Banal (adj) Banality (n) Banally (adv) Commonplace (n; adj)
(adj) boring and ordinary (n; adj) quá quen thuộc, tầm thường
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Bromide (n) = platitude (n) Bromidic (adj) = platitudinous (adj) = platitudinously (adv)
lời nói/ ý tưởng sáo rỗng, cũ kỹ, nghe thì có vẻ đúng nhưng rỗng và thiếu chiều sâu
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Unkept (adj) Unkempt (adj)
Luộm thuộm, bừa bộn (Unkept promise: không giữ lời hứa)
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Newsflash (n)
Tin nóng
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Working (adj)
used to describe a plan, idea, or knowledge that is not complete but that is satisfactory for now (sơ bộ) (e.g: working plan/ outline)
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ill-conceived (adj) >< well thought out (adj)
Badly planned and unwise >< planned in an effective way
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Misguided (adj) Misguidedly (adv)
sai lầm do nhận thức sai / bị dẫn dắt sai hướng / hiểu sai bản chất
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Cogent
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Jiggle
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Embellish (v) Embellishment (n)
= decorate, ornament (be embellished with)
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Beautify (v) = prettify (v)
To make sth pretty
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Utilitarian (adj) Utilitarianism (n)
(v) designed to be useful rather than decorative (n) A moral philosophy that suggests actions are right if they promote the greatest happiness or well-being for the greatest number of people (chủ nghĩa vị lợi)
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Child-free (adj)
used to refer to people who choose not to have children, or a place or situation without children
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intertwined (adj) intertwine (v)
twisted together or closely connected so as to be difficult to separate (be intertwined with)
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go-to (adj) (n)
the best person, thing for a particular purpose or need
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surefire (adj)
certain to succeed
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Self-obsessed (adj) = self-infatuated (adj)
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