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41 Cards in this Set
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N: 1- a dot/hole caused by a pin 2- minor annoyance/irritation
-- The stars were ~ of light. |
pinprick |
pi... |
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V: 1- have a view from above 2- fail to notice -- He ~ one important fact. |
overlook |
ov... |
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V: 1- take in, include, absorb 2- combine ingredients into one substance -- She ~ in her proposal a number of measures. |
incorporate |
in... |
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N: doctor for animals |
veterinarian |
vet... |
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N: a person not eating meat |
vegetarian |
veg... |
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N: & Adj: two hundredth anniversary |
bicentennial |
bicen... |
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N: river mouth |
estuary |
es... |
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N: stadium for sports or entertainment |
arena |
a... |
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V: 1- knock down, destroy 2- overwhelmingly defeat |
demolish |
de... |
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N: action/process of destroying |
demolition |
de... |
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Adj: disused, abandoned, run down, worn out |
derelict |
de... |
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V: conceal, hide |
secrete |
se... |
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V: 1- cause female animal/plant to develop a new individual 2- make soil more productive |
fertilize |
fe... |
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N: substance that makes soil more productive |
fertilizer |
fe... |
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V: mate and then produce offspring -- He ~ dogs for the police. -- Frogs usually ~ in any convenient pond |
breed |
br... |
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N: country/area under full or partial control of another country |
colony |
co... |
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Adj: long-lasting, durable |
enduring |
en... |
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Adj: complicated, detailed, tangled -- an ~ network of canals |
intricate |
in... |
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V: make/become entangled or entwined -- Their fingers ~ . -- I don't want to get ~ed in the weeds. |
mesh |
me... |
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V: praise, express approval/admiration -- The passers-by were ~ed as heroes for saving a man's life. |
hail |
h... |
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V: move faster and overtake sb else; exceed
-- The young student starts to ~ his old master. -- Supply far ~ demand. |
outstrip |
out... |
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V: bring into equal participation in or membership of a group -- To ~ children with special needs into ordinary schools. |
integrate |
in... |
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Conj: though -- He's making progress, ~ rather slowly. |
albeit |
al... |
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Adj: ancient, of an early stage in evolutionary development |
primitive |
pr... |
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N: 1- person's way of standing/moving 2- [plu] orientation, sense of direction -- Tom flashed the torched around, trying to get his ~s. |
bearing |
be... |
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V: praise enthusiastically and publicly |
acclaim |
acc... |
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V: cause sb to feel confused because they can't understand -- She was ~ed by the doctor's manner. |
puzzle |
pu... |
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N: game, toy; problem designed to test knowledge |
puzzle |
pu... |
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Adj: wealthy, rich, prosperous |
affluent |
af... |
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Adj: germ-free, uncontaminated |
antiseptic |
an... |
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V: 1- fail to resist pressure/force 2- die because of disease/injury -- ~ to water-borne diseases |
succumb to sth |
su... |
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N: infection of the intestines resulting in severe diarrhoea... |
dysentery |
dys... |
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Adj: not easily convinced, doubtful -- A study claims that ~ consumers are more easily won with emotion. |
skeptical |
ske... |
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Adj: unchanged, fixed, lacking action in an undesirable way -- Language isn't ~ , it changes with time and the times. |
static |
sta... |
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V: 1- reduce or be reduced by half 2- share equally -- The shop is to be ~ed in size because of a rent rise. -- She insisted on ~ing the bill. |
halve |
ha... |
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V: 1- clean/dry using cloth or hand 2- remove or eliminate sth completely -- She ~ away her tears. -- Anything left will be ~ed off the map by the tsunami. |
wipe |
w... |
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Adj: subject to death; causing fatal
-- We have a ~ body but a timeless soul. -- Fallen tree trunks present ~ dangers to swimmers. |
mortal |
mo... |
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Adj: living forever -- Vampires are ~ beings. |
immortal |
im... |
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porcelain tile earthenware tile |
porcelain tile: gạch sứ earthenware: gạch đất nung |
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mammal reptile amphibian |
mammal: đv có vú reptile: bò sát amphibian: đv lưỡng cư |
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spectrum hypothesis paradox |
spectrum: quang phổ hypothesis: giả thuyết paradox: mâu thuẫn |
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