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39 Cards in this Set
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N: [UC] critical observation or exam -- Every aspect of the gov't is placed under ~ . |
scrutiny |
scr... |
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V: examine/inspect closely and thoroughly |
scrutinize |
scr... |
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V: stop sb/sth to move away or stop attacking you -- The defenders ~ the attack without losing any men. |
repel |
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Adj: without stopping, unending -- To some ppl, shopping is a ~ search for the next meaningless object. |
ceaseless |
ce... |
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V: go beyond, be better; surpass sb/sth -- The best films are those which ~ national and cultural barriers. |
transcend |
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V: draw attention to; make more noticeable -- Lighting should ~ the architectural features of a room. -- Her dress was tightly belted, ~ing her slim waist. |
accentuate |
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V: mark units of measurement on an instrument so that it can measure -- The depth gauge is ~ed in centimeters. -- The clocks were ~ed taking observations of the Sun. |
calibrate |
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V: 1- give food to 2- take food -- She ~ the doves with bits of biscuit. -- Because sharks ~ at night, the fish have nothing to fear during the day. |
feed - fed |
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Adj: 1- reasonable, probable 2- skilled at arguments, convincing -- a ~ explanation -- a ~ liar |
plausible |
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V: deal successfully with -- They managed to ~ all objections to their plan. |
surmount |
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V: 1- temporary, short-lived 2- staying/working for a short time only -- Happiness is a ~ condition. -- ~ labour |
transient |
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V: 1- struggle to surmount a difficulty 2- compete to win -- She had to ~ with his uncertain temper. -- Three competitors ~ for this title. -- He's ~ing against sb with twice his experience. |
contend with sth contend for sth contend agaisnt sb |
co... |
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V: read in a thorough or careful way |
peruse |
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V phr: quickly make a piece of equipment from any materials you can find -- They ~ a shelter with a sheet and some branches. |
rig up |
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V: 1- think, believe, of the opinion 2- have a view or opinion of -- I ~ this happens a lot more than most ppl believe. -- What do you ~ on this issue? |
reckon |
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N: [UC] scattered pieces of rubbish/remains |
debris |
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N: [formal] opponent, enemy |
foe |
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V: control, exploit, utilize natural resouces -- attempts to ~ solar energy |
harness |
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N: historical object made by humans |
artifact |
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N: an exact copy on a smaller scale |
replica |
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Adj: 1- suffering from cramp 2- uncomfortably small or restricted -- Their leg muscles felt ~ . -- Staff had to work in ~ condition. |
cramped |
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V: overlay with a layer of plastic
-- We will ~ your photos in clear plastic. |
laminate |
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N: sb/sth that is likely to cause harm -- Wildfires are becoming an increasing ~ in the US. |
menace |
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Adj: not even or regular; unpredictale -- Her breathing was ~ . |
erratic |
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N: [UC] volume of rain, snow that falls |
precipitation |
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V: give new and improved form/image -- attempt to ~ the museum's image |
revamp |
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V: mishandle; carry out a task clumsily and incompetently -- If I ~ this mission, it'll look horrible on my record. |
bungle |
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N: quality of being reserved, shyness, introversion -- the traditional ~ of the British |
reticence |
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N: endurance, resilience -- Physical ~ required for this sport is intense. |
stamina |
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V: make sth less severe, serious, painful -- They calmed themselves and ~ the danger. |
mitigate |
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Adj: concerned with principles of right/wrong doings |
ethic moral |
eth... mo... |
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V: frighten sb to make them do what you want -- The new manager was ~ing staff. |
intimidate |
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Adv: in a permanent or characteristic way -- introverted, prof. M realized that his reticence would prove disastrous in lecture hall. |
inherently |
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V phr: appear, occur, come to one's notice -- Since the idea took root, exceptions have been ~ing ... |
crop up |
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V: cause to become; make -- Heavy rains ~ his escape impossible. |
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V: think, understand and form judgements logically -- They ~ that some other evolutionary changes may be the result of genes being switched off. |
reason |
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V: be a typical example of -- Jeans and T-shirts ~ American fashion. |
exemplify |
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womb fetus embryo |
womb: tử cung fetus: bào thai embryo: phôi thai |
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crustacean shellfish mollusk |
crustacean: giáp xác shellfish: sò hến mollusk: đv thân mềm |
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