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43 Cards in this Set
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HILARITY
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Hilarity (boisterous mirth = extreme laughter)
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HINDMOST
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furthest behind.
Eg: When I came home to vietnam in 2000, I was always in the hindmost of the class. but after 1 month, I challenge my self to the top 10 |
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HINDRANCE
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block, obstacle
Eg: The fact that I have difficulties speaking always act as a hindrance to my perfomance at work |
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HINTERLANDS
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back country
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HIRELING
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người làm thuê
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HIRSUTE
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hairy
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HISTRIONIC
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theoretical
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HOARD
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stockpile, accumulate (for future use)
Eg: These relationship might be useless and ephemernal, but hoard it cause it will beniefit you in the future |
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HOARY
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white with age (hair
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HOAX
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trick, practicle joke
Eg; Racism is when you produce hoax on people based on their skin colors |
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HOLSTER
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pistol case
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HOMAGE
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honor, tribute
Eg: For this, I pay homage to my mom and dad who has lived with my crotchetery and raise me to be who I am today |
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HOMEOSTASIS
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tendency to maintain stability
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HOMESPUN
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domestic, made at home
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HOMILY
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preach, thuyết giảng
Eg: I am the kind of person that always go defyiant when people babber to me with homily |
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HOODWINK
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deceive, delude
Eg: On Valentine's day,2004, on her way home, Louise was hoodwinked by a stanger woman on the street, and was invegled into giving her Louis'e bike |
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HORDE
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crowd
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HORTATORY
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encourgaing, exhortive
khích lệ, cổ vũ |
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HOVEL
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shack, small, wretched house
Eg: Just 10 years ago, they were living in a hovel. but now, thanks to his relentless assiduous, they are moving to a 500.000USD home. |
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HOVER
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1. bay lượn
2. lởn vởn, lảng vảng 3. lưỡng lự, băn khoăng Eg: Piss off, stop hovering on our private property! |
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HUBBUB
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sừ ồn ào, huyên náo
Eg: The biggest difference between Hanoi and Houston is the constant hubbub on the streets with peole jostling into each other |
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HUE AND CRY
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outcry,
Eg: Raise such a hue and cry |
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HUMDRUM
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dull, monotonous
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HUMMOCK
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small hill (knoll)
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HUMUS
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substance formed by decaying vegetable matter (mùn, đất mùn)
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HURTLE
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1. V- Va mạnh, đập sầm
2. n - sự va chạm, tiếng va mạnh |
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HUSBAND
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Use sparinglin, conserve, save
Eg: Although we are considered to be a bourgeius, mom always husband on everything, leaving the house in a constant mess |
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HUSBANDARY
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1.frugality, thrif
2. agticulture |
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HYDROPHOBIA
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1.fear of water,
2. rabies, bệnh dại |
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HYPERCRITICAL
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excessively exacting
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ICHTHYOLOGY
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study of fish
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IMBECILITY
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sự khờ dại (weakness of the mind)
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IDIOSYNCRASY
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individual trait, uually ođ in nature, eccentric
Eg: One of my little idiosyncrasy is my liking for mayonaise with fried rice |
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IDYLLIC
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charmingly carefree, simple
Eg: She might seem to be a eccentric type, yet she leads a very idylic life, contrary to her querulous appearance |
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IGNEOUS
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produced by fire, volcanic
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IGNOBLE
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unworthy, not noble
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IGNOMINY
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deep disgrace, shame of dishonor
(nhục nhã, đê tiện...) Eg: In Vietnamese movies, adultery is always depicted as an act of ignominy |
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ILLICIT
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illegal
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ILLIMITABLE
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infinite
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ILLUSORY
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deceptive, not real,
(haõ huyền, viển vông) Eg: I wonder if my desire to get into top schools is just illusory from the overcompliments that I often receive from stangers |
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IMBIBE
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drink in
(hút, uốgn) Eg: to imbibe new ideas |
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IMBROGLIO
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1. Complicated situtation
2. complex misunderstang Eg: I find the play very dramatic and in-depth because it emcompass the many imbroglio of real lives |
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IMBUE
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saturate, fill
Eg: After the trip, I was imbued with thoughts about the so called development path of Vietnam. |
