1. In relation to

in relationship to something, in the context of Ex:

• The drugs is being studied for possible beneficial effects in relation to migraine headaches.
• She checked the map to see where Miami in relation to Orlando (~ compared with)
• I have several comments to make in relation to the subject at hand. (~ reference to)

2. in terms of

talk about something then clarifying a specific perspective

related to: connected with

relating to: about/ concerning

2. associated with

• more indirect relationship
• relation to: direct relationship

3. dictate

(v) give orders He disagrees with the government dictating what children are taught in school. It is neither my place nor my intention to dictate to anyone who they are allowed to love or live with”.

4. Despair

-> the feeling that there is no hope and that you can do nothing to improve a difficult or worrying situation Those words strike despair in people who have worked so hard for this. He’s the despair of his parents because he shows no interest in getting a job.

5. loom

-> to appear as a large, frightening, unclear shape source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ImB2S8BpyE&t=16s Dark storm clouds loomed on the horizon. https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/loom

6. articulate

(adj) an intelligent and highly articulate young woman

7. reminisce

-> (v) ~ remember with pleasure (fondly or nostalgically) My grandfather used to reminisce about his years in navy.

8. look around

-> phrasal verbto visit a place and look at the things in it: to visit a place and look at the things in it she spent the afternoon looking around the town.

9. eligible

-> (adj) only people over 18 are eligible to vote

10. catastrophe

-> (n), adj: catastrophic a big disaster that requires a high level of sustained support required to get to recovery losing his job was a finanical catastrophe for his family Cotinued rain will cause catastrophic flooding.

11. Prevail

-> (v) get control or influence I’m sure that common sense will prevail in the end And did reason prevail over emotion? In spite of injuries, our team prevailed and went on to win.

12. infuriating

(adj) extremely annoying I love the smirk he gives it when he’s pissed someone off. Everton player is the best example. Must be so infuriating It’s infuriating when people keep spelling your name wrong, isn’t it?

13. rejuvenate

-> (v) make young again she felt rejuvenate by her vacation he has decided to rejuvenate the team by bringing a lot of new, young players

14. rationale

-> (n) underlying reasons or intentions, explanation I don’t understand the rationale for these restrictions He tried to explain the scientific rationale behind his work

15. catastrophe (duplicated)

environmental catastrophe

16. wash ashore

To bring (something) onto the shore (land) by waves. A lot of debris was washes ashore during the storm. What happens, then, when their bodies wash ashore?

17. Lest

-> (conjunction) for fear that, in case lest we forget Lest we forget, when he does win, it’s under the crushing weight of the public’s expectations and hysterical headlines, most recently when his fiancee was caught swearing at a match.

18. appeal

-> (v, n) (v) to make a serious or formal request, especially to the public, for money, information, or help Nothing about it appealed to me, not even on an aesthetic level we all agreed on the appeal of a tropical vacation If a lawyer appeals a court’s conviction of her client, she’s asking a higher court to throw the decision out

19. baffled

(v) to cause someone to be completely unable to understand or explain something she was completely baffled by his strange behaviour

20. shambles

(n) one heck of a mess you were supposed to clean your room, but it’s still a shambles

21. bloke

(n) a man or boy

22. influence

-> (n, v) he was a bad influence on the children She used her influence to get her son a summer job. An organization’s values have been shown to influence how employees interact with each other.

23. nemesis

-> (n) refer to someone or something that always cause u major problems. Matrix’s nemesis, his former buddy turned obsessive henchman-in-chief, is played with an exaggerated campness that would be considered offensive today.

24. regime

I sold my daughter for £1,200 so I could feed my family under Taliban regime A regime is the ruling government of a country

25. Occupy

-> (v) The rest of the time was occupied with writing a report The house hasn’t been occupied by anyone for a few months On long jouneys I occupy myself with solving maths puzzles

26. Ground

-> (n) I sat down on the ground a football ground the training ground

27. Resonate

-> (v) To resonate is to make, hear, or even understand a deep, full sound Your speech about the dangers of scarves and convertibles will resonate with your audience if you tell the story of Isadora Duncan’s death.

28. Shed

-> (n, v) a tool shed 900 jobs will be shed over the next few months I’m going on a diet to see if i can shed a few pounds

29. come (up) short

-> phrasal verb fail to meet (expectations or standards) we are so close to getting the job done, but we keep coming up short

30. curate

-> (v) chọn lọc -> select and present content or information -> organize and oversee items in a collection or exhibit she curated a recent exhibition of Indian artwork Here is a curated list of Top Computer Networking Text Books that should be part of any beginner to advanced Computer Networking Learner’s library.

31. prospect

-> (v) the possibility that something good might happen in the future Is there any prospect of the weather improving? I’m very excited at the prospect of seeing her again

32. amplify

-> (v) Electric guitars are amplified through loudspeakers This study amplifies earlier research

33. conduct

-> (n) ‘conduct, (v) con’duct (verb normally is stress later) A 2020 poll conducted by GeneSight Mental Health Monitor found that 61% of people ages 65 and older who worry they may have depression don’t seek treatment students are awarded for good conduct (n) to conduct a survey (v)

34. regime (duplicated #24)

Lest we forget what it means to live under a communist regime

35. pledge

-> (n, v) a very serious formal promise Amid more rain, Canada’s government pledges help for flooded British Columbia I pledge that i will honor my wife

36. substantial

-> (adj) large in size, value, importance We are concerned that this new variant may pose a substantial risk to public health. He took a substantial amount of money

37. audacious

-> (adj) This adjective is very bold — if you are audacious, you are daring and unconventional! Ridiculous, audacious and brilliant! He described the plan as ambitious and audacious

38. entitle

-> (v) to give someone the right to do or have something They’re entitled to their opinion, I disagree with them, completely. He’s entitled to his opinion even if you don’t agree with him.

39. dread

-> (n, adj, v) extreamly worried or frightened The prospect of working full-time fills me with dread We dreaded hearing the results of the blood tests.

40. aesthetic

-> (adj) beauty relating to art Nothing about it appealed to me, not even on an aesthetic level it soon came to refer to good taste and to artistry in general; If something has “aesthetic value,” it has value as a work of art

41. conviction

-> (n) A conviction is something certain: a judgment of guilty in court and a strong belief are both convictions. Since It was her first conviction of stealing, she was given a less severe sentence. It’s my personal conviction that all rapists should be locked away for life. He said he was enjoying his new job, but his voice lacked conviction.

42. diplomatic

-> (adj) If you say that someone is diplomatic, you mean that the person is able to control a difficult situation without upsetting anyone. ofcourse not. I don’t think any of the super GMs would openly say that I’m rooting for a particular player. They are very diplomatic.

43. abandon

-> (v) To abandon something is to give it up completely Abandon myself daily We had to abandon the car. He abandoned himself to his emotions.

44. mundane

-> (adj) ordinary and not interesting in any way This is a fairly basic and mundane fact The show was just another mundane family sitcom.

45. speculation

-> (n) the act of guessing possible answers The problem with this whole thing, however, is that for now bitcoin or any other crypto coin, is more of a speculation Rumours that the CEO is retiring have been dismissed as pure speculation

46. dismiss

-> (v) to let it go, ignore, not taking seriously I think he’d dismissed me as an idiot within 5 minutes of meeting me Let’s not just dismiss the idea before we’ve even thought about it he has been dismissed for his job for incompetence

47. assertion

-> (n) a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) This is important to keep in mind because my next argument, which is about the future of bitcoin, or whether its value will go up or down, is going to flow from the first assertion. I certainly don’t agree with his assertion that men are better drivers than women

48. commodity

-> (n) a substance or product that can be traded, bought, or sold: The country’s most valuable commodities include tin and diamonds. a virtual commodity

49. temper

-> (n) He’s got a really bad temper. The children behaved so badly that I lost my temper. I found it hard to keep my temper with so many things going wrong. -> (v) to restrain I learned to temper my criticism. tempered steel

50. veracity

-> (n) truthfulness If you question the veracity of a statement or story, you wonder whether it is truthful or accurate

The use of blockchain technology means that the veracity of this piece of virtual currency is forever ensured. Like always. Irrespective of the number of transactions it goes through, it remains original and untempered.

51. tangible

(adj) real, touchable, not imaginary Money, in the very beginning, was about tangible products We need tangible evidence if we’re going to take legal action.

52. barter

-> (v) exchange goods without involving money Animals hunted down were valuable and their skin, bones and meat could be used as a currency to barter things. He bartered his stamp collection for her comics. -> (n) The currency has lost so much of its value that barter has become the preferred way of doing business.

53. abundance

-> (n) more than enough of something as the abundance of fruits, meats and bones grew, their value came down There was an abundance of food at the wedding.

54. gems

-> (n) a jewel Then precious metals and gems became more valuable because they were rare and they were beautiful.

55. optimum (also optimal)

-> (adj) best Carrying a kilo of gold everywhere was not optimum

56. prestigious

-> (adj) very much respected and admired a prestigious literary award

57. territory

-> (n) a certain area that is owned or under the control of someone/country Countries defend their territories during wars and dogs mark their territory in the yard by peeing on it.

58. urinate

-> (v) to pass urine urine (nươc tiểu) When your dog urinates in multiple places up and down your block, he’s making an assertion of his dominance (also called “marking”) over his “territory”

59. terrestrial

-> (adj) relating to the Earth our extra-terrestrial friend

60. astray

-> (adv) away from correct path Sadly, the voters went astray this time around If you go astray, you lost the path. If you went to college intending to become a doctor, but instead became interested in making violent video games, your parents might feel you have gone astray. Let me know if I’ve gone astray of your point.

61. aggrieved

-> (adj) unhappy and angry because of unfair treatment Even Ruben Dias can feel a little aggrieved He felt aggrieved at not being chosen for the team. -> (v) aggrieve Years later, this unfairness still aggrieves him.

62. sellotape

-> (v) fasten things using sellotape (cuộn keo) Benzema has sellotaped Real Madrid together in the post-Ronaldo era

63. reincarnation

-> (n) If you believe in reincarnation, you believe that after death a person’s soul is reborn in another body. Dias is the reincarnation of Vincent Kompany.

64. heresy

-> (n) an opinion or belief that is the opposite of or against what is the official or popular opinion; dị giáo As someone who learned to code in c and c++ this optional semicolon businesses is heresy.

65. gong

-> (n) an honour that is given to someone for the public service they have done, or to a performer for a particular acting or singing performance It seems to be the ultimate heresy to suggest a name outside of Messi and Ronaldo for football’s top individual gong.

66. debacle

-> (n) a complete failure, especially because of bad planning and organization After the Luka Modric debacle, no journalist wants more shame on their hands

67. clout

-> (n) power and influence over other people or events The Queen may have privilege but she has no real political clout. The duopoly has helped elevate the award from nice-to-have to must-have, but it’s quickly becoming a lifetime achievement award and losing its clout.

68. Come off it

used to tell someone that you think what the person is saying is silly or stupid Come off it, Pete - you know that’s not true

Two of Messi’s four goals came against the latter in a dead rubber group match That Messi finally won it shouldn’t be cause for celebration, more “it’s about time, pal”. But the Ballon d’Or has saluted ruthless efficiency in the past, not just artistry

69. unerring

-> (adj) Something that’s always correct or accurate is unerring. You can count on your best friend’s unerring sense of style whenever you’re trying to decide which shoes go with your outfit. Ronaldo has won the award five times, the last two in 2016 and 2017 built on the back of unerring finishing and little else. // never failing to hit a target

70. moot

-> (adj) When a point is moot, it’s too trivial to think about

71. retrospectively

-> (adv) in a way that relates to or involves thinking about something that happened in the past Retrospectively, I wished I had never gone to that conference. The mooted solution to just retrospectively award him the 2020 trophy won’t mask the fact he’s been robbed of not one Ballon d’Or, but two.

72. lot

-> (n) an amount or set of things We’re not here to say Messi is Pessi. He’s obviously a marvellous player. Maybe the best of the lot

73. gracious

-> (adj) behaving in a pleasant, polite, calm way

74. mug

-> (v) rob someone while threatening violence Mo Salah, best get practising your gracious runner-up face in the mirror. You’re next to be mugged

75. swerve

-> (v) to change direction, especially suddenly The bus driver swerved to avoid hitting a cyclist. Of course, the easiest way to swerve controversy in the Ballon d’Or is to be the best player in a treble-winning team.

76. jeopardize

-> (v) putting yourself or something at risk she knew that by failing her finals she could jeopardize her whole future.

77. compromise

-> (n, v) mutual promise Future of abortion rights depends on a Supreme Court for which compromise seems elusive Well, you want $400 and I say $300, so let’s compromise at/on $350. Don’t compromise your beliefs/principles for the sake of being accepted. // v: lower standard We would never compromise the safety of our passengers. If you never repair your brakes, you will compromise the safety of the car.

78. testify

-> (v) to speak seriously about something, especially in a law court, or to give or provide proof: He testified that he had seen the man leaving the building around the time of the murder.

79. spoil

-> (v) When you spoil something, you destroy or ruin its quality If you spoil a surprise, you tell the secret you were supposed to keep. Unbelievable how hard it is to spend cash. Congrats dude! You deserve a Lambo! I’m glad you get to spoil yourself! You’ve been blessing us with great videos for years bro. Thanks for sharing this with us. you can spoil a child by always giving him everything he wants, making him unable to cope when things don’t go his way When I’m feeling miserable I go shopping and spoil myself - a couple of new dresses always make me feel better. // to treat someone very or too well, especially by being extremely generous: a spoiled child. -> (n) a spoil heap

80. thrill

-> (n) intense feeling of excitement cheap thrills the thrills of space travel

81. deficit

-> (n) If you’re running a deficit, you are losing. You might be losing money or losing a game nah it’s like being on a 3-0 deficit in an NBA finals series // (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing

82. rebate

-> (n) money that is returned to you after you pay for goods or services, done in order to make the sale more attractive Shopee rebate

83. offset

-> (n, v) a compensating equivalent, you find a way to make up for it When the government runs on a deficit, often the loss can be offset by a raise in taxes

84. drag

-> (v) To drag something means to physically pull it Drag can also mean to prolong something. In this case, drag is often followed by the words “out” or “on” He dragged on his cigar, as if to offset being amused when he didn’t care to be. He dragged his big suitcase behind him I really had to drag myself out of bed this morning.

85. make up for sth

-> (phrasal verb) to take the place of something lost or damaged or to compensate for something bad with something good No amount of money can make up for the death of a child.

86. breach

-> (n) A breach is a violation of a law, duty, or promise It is our policy not to routinely investigate retrospective breaches of covid-19 regulations

87. assurance

-> (n) an assurance of help when needed this is a new 5-min video on the gap between the government’s assurances and available evidence

88. inquiry

-> (n) Almost any search for information or knowledge is an inquiry, though an inquiry is often an official search. Eager agents answered the inquiries with assurances that there was plenty of inexpensive land available.

89. gratitude

-> (n) a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation I want to express my sincere gratitude for this great honor you have conferred on me by selecting me your Miss University for the coming year— The baby starts crying again

90. confer

-> (v) involve consulting… , award The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated. We conferred about a plan of action. // have a conference in order to talk something over

91. welfare

-> (n) physical and mental health and happiness, especially of a person did not put the welfare of animals above individuals The police are very concerned for the welfare of the missing child

92. evacuation

-> (n) the act of moving people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe during the evacuation from Afghanistan The first evacuations came ten days after the disaster

94. wreck

-> (v) to destroy or badly damage something Our greenhouse was wrecked in last night’s storm.

95. captor

-> (n) a person who captures and holds people or animals China is ‘biggest captor of journalists’, says report

96. civilization

-> (n) Civilization is an advanced stage of human society, where people live with a reasonable degree of organization and comfort and can think about things like art and education.

97. crumble

-> (v) break or fall apart into fragments Elon Musk says civilization will ‘crumble’ if people don’t have more kids

98. absurd

-> (adj) Something absurd is really silly, absolutely ridiculous, or total nonsense. Thinking you can wear flip flops and a bikini to the North Pole is an absurd idea, for example. Well that’s an absurd question the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework

99. cringe

-> (v) to feel very embarrassed, awkward Typically, chess streams are boring and cringe I cringed at the sight of my dad dancing the old picture of you in an “awkward stage” that makes you cringe whenever you see it -> (adj) cringy

100. paralyze

-> (v) describe something that makes it impossible to move or function As I looked out at the world from the comfort of a steady job, the fear of leaving that security behind was almost paralyzing The poison paralyzed him Fear paralyzed her

101. fold

-> (v) people get fired, departments are restructured, companies fold folded clothes

102. alluring

-> (adj) highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire The call of the corporate world is loud and alluring: Recruiters call with tempting job titles, my parents worry about my pension, clients want full-time support

103. tempting ~ alluring

-> (adj) This sense of something that’s both harmful and attractive Hugo knew he shouldn’t steal anything else, but lookig at all these pieces was just too tempting

104. affirm

-> (v) to affirm St is go give it a big YES or confirm that it is true. Each time, I have to reaffirm my decision to leave that world behind, and each time, I come out that bit stronger and more determined to stick with my new way of life

105. prudent

-> (adj) -> Acting with/showing care and thought for the future; careful and avoiding risks, khôn ngoan Being ‘unemployed,’ I became more prudent: I bought fewer lattes, I walked more, I canceled Spotify Premium — and I didn’t feel at all sorry for myself. It’s always prudent to read a contract carefully before signing it His decision was prudent and timely If you’re wondering whether some package belongs in internal, it’s prudent to begin by answering “yes”

106. necessity

-> (n) the need for something you can come early if you want to, but there’s no necessity for it

106. clutter (up)

-> (v) -> to fill something in an untidy or badly organized way The kids always clutter the hall up with school bags and coats and stuff I try not to clutter up my mind with useless information So focus on the true necessities, and then spend the extra on experiences — travel, friends, family — rather than buying material things that will only clutter up your life

107. exotic

-> (adj) -> unusual and specially interesting because of coming from a country that is far away an exotic location

108. incubator

-> (n) -> An incubator is a device that’s basically a warm box, meant for keeping premature babies safe and cozy I’ve become involved as a mentor in two start-up incubators // -> an organization that helps people start new companies.

None of these things were even on my radar while I was in my old job

109. sow

-> (v) -> place (seeds) in or on the gournd for future growth And many of the seeds that I started sowing a year ago, which at the time didn’t grow into anything concrete, are now bearing fruit

I’ve been talking to others who have left the corporate world behind to do something less conventional, whether it was to write about healthy eating, to produce TV shows, or to run an arts center for children.

110. wander

-> (v) -> The verb wander describes something that has lost track. If you’re watching a boring movie, your mind might begin to wander. If you don’t have a clear goal, you could wander too — meaning you drift aimlessly Not all who wander are lost

111. drift

-> (v) -> to move slowly, especially as a result of outside forces, with no control over direction. No one noticed that the boat had begun to drift out to sea.

112. mortgage

-> (n, v) A mortgage is a loan in which the lender may use your property as payment if you don’t pay back the loan Life doesn’t have to be about finding a job, meeting The One, getting a mortgage, having children

113. happen to do something

-> (phrasal verb) to do something by chance And if you happen to see me in that hostel bar, come and join me for a drink and we’ll share our stories over a pisco sour.

114. appetite

-> (n) -> a feeling of craving something, desired for If you’ve decided that freelancing is right for you, and picked an option from the list above that matches your appetite for risk, it’s time to start taking practical steps to make this move a reality. In spite of all the food I can’t wait to eat, I suddenly have no appetite.

115. crave

-> (v) -> have a craving, appetite, or great desire for Mom’s waiting outside, and gives me one of those long warm hugs that I crave so much.

116. wearisome

-> (adj) -> Anything that’s boring, tedious, or so dull that it puts you to sleep can be described as wearisome. Long bus rides and long classroom lectures can both be wearisome it’s wearisome. Our march was wearisome, and my toes are prone to blisters.

117. It’s a curse

118. initiative

-> (n) a new plan -> the ability to use your judgement to make decisions and do things without needing to be told what to do I shouldn’t always have to tell you what to do, use your initiative.

119. lucrative

-> (adj) -> use lucrative to refer to a business or investment that makes money. While your parents want you to persue a lucrative career, you’re committed to your plan of becoming a professional mime. Investing in Lego is more lucrative than gold, study suggests

120. cynical

-> (adj) -> believing that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere. Today is international human rights day. How cynical to have this decision on this day. I’ve always been deeply cynical about politicians

121. condescending

-> (adj) -> treating someone as if you are more important or more intelligent than them Magnus feels horrible for him. But this question is so bad because Magnus can’t admit that because it would be so condescending to say so. I hate the way he’s so condescending to his staff.

122. disturb

-> (v) -> to disturb is to bother Well now we all know the saying: “If you disturb the ritual, your death is literal” your alarm disturbs you from sleep every morning.

123. rig

-> (v) -> Rig can also describe deceiving people to achieve a certain outcome Couldn’t be more rigged. Ronaldo vs Messi again. Good for TV.

124. equivalent

-> (n, adj) He’s the football equivalent of Einstein Eating a bowl of sugar pops for breakfast is equivalent to starting your day with two scoops of ice-cream

125. beyond

-> (prep, adv) Meaningful life beyond projects at Engineering Team

126. spiritual

-> (adj) He has become so deeply spiritual These days, he relies on his spirituality to get him through the valleys.

127. linger

-> (v) It was wonderful to linger in bed in the morning, listening to the sounds of Otto playing with the boys downstairs.

128. reliant + on/upon (Sb/St)

-> (adj) -> needing a particular thing or person in order to continue, work correctly or to succeed. im so reliant on the internet as a source of happiness. And my parents are taking that away from me. He’s completely reliant on his wheelchair to get about The project is heavily reliant on volunteers

129. commendable

-> (adj) -> deserving praise commendable effort/behaviour/bravery

130. moonlight

-> (v) -> to work a second job Billionaire Vladimir Putin admits he moonlighted as taxi driver

131. capitalism

-> (n) chủ nghĩa tư bản

132. exploitation

-> (n) -> the act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly) capitalistic exploitation of working class.

133. outlier

-> (n) anything that strays from the norm

134. cruelty

-> (n) of cruel -> cruelty is a characteristic of deliberately causing someone pain

135. terror

-> (n) extreme fear They fled from the city in terror. // flee/fled/fled: (v) escape by running away, bcs of danger of fear

While capitalism is fundamentally based on exploitation, these outlier cases of cruelty and terror do drive the point home for all but the willfully blind

136. comtemporary

-> (n) someone living in the same period as someone else -> (adj) existing or happening now comtemporary music/literature/art/fashion You may not know, Magnus for the first time won candidates in his first world championship he defeated Vishy it’s becoming in a way that a wcc can only be beaten by the new generation rather than their contemporaries

137. brawl

-> (n) a brawl is a noisy fight in a crowd

138. escalate

-> (v) increase in extent or intensity

139. brutality

-> (n) Brutality is extreme cruelty

What a devastating brawl I’m not sure how the officials let it escalate this far. Prayers go out to all those players involved in this brutality

BREAKING: Mercedes have withdrawn their appeal against the controversial finish to the Abu Dhabi GP.

140. nostalgic

-> (adj) feeling happy and also slightly sad when you think about things that happened in the past Watching Rafa, Andy, Roger and soon Novak will be nostalgic - “the good old day.” The next Gen players have definitely reached their time.

141. at Sb’s disposal

-> (n) available to be used by someone Really makes things much simpler and easier to manipulate. But you gotta know the tools and ingredients at your disposal used all the resources at his disposal

142. impose

-> (v) -> To impose means to force or inflict something on someone else If you want to impose your musical taste on your parents, play your tunes all day at top volumn Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire Kill laziness and impose discipline in your life

143. psyched

-> (adj) mainly US informal -> excited we are so psyched about this new project

144. analog (or analogue)

-> (n) -> something that is similar to or can be used instead of something else I’m a vegetarian but i don’t like vegetarian sausage, fake bacon and other meat analogs memes are the analogs of genes

145. collide

-> (v) -> (especially of moving objects) to hit something violently The two vans collided at the crossroads It was predicted that a comet would collide with one of the planets When two champions collide Eyes

146. dignity

-> (n) -> If someone has dignity, it means they are worthy of respect

147. intact

-> (adj) -> undamaged in any way Is it possible for an actual human to be this wealthy and still keep his dignity and soul intact !?

148. wipe out

-> (ph.v) -> To wipe out is to completely deplete or use up If you wipe out your grandmother’s entire batch of brownies, it means that you eat every single last one of them “Cancel culture could wipe out comedy” says Maureen Lipman

149. liablity

-> (n) -> the fact that someone is legally responsible for something He denies any liability of damage caused -> something or someone that causes you a lot of trouble, often when that thing or person should be helping you. His lack of speed and agility is a real liability, he is also incredibly slow to read and react to dangerous situations. Just terrible tbh

150. roar

-> (v) -> to make a long, loud, deep sound We could hear the lions roaring at the other end of the zoo You could hear the roar of Anfield from the other side of Merseyside. Nothing like it. This match was reminiscent of Liverpool vs Barcelona. No club can beat the spirit of Liverpool.

151. advocate

-> (n) a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea -> (v) to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something She advocates taking a more long-term view

152. devoted

-> (adj) -> Being devoted to something means being focused on that particular thing almost exclusively When you are devoted to a cause, you work to achieve its goals. When you are devoted to a person, you place their needs above your own. Devoted is more likely to be used to talk about family or loved ones (WITH EMOTIONS) whereas Dedicated is used to talk about work or other interests (MORE ABOUT COMMITMENT).

153. plead

-> (v) pled, pled -> To plead with someone is to try to convince them to see it your way. I was ashamed of myself because I was beginning to plead He was on his knees, pleading for mercy/forgiveness -> plead guity (of a person charged with an offence) to admit responsibility; confess.

154. conservative

-> (adj) -> resistant to change

155. Being whipped for someone

-> A person likes another person and is ready to do anything for them. it’s Jennie being whipped for him

156. scold

-> (v) -> when you scold someone, you (often angrily) point out and criticize some fault or error If you forget again to clean up your room, your mom might scold you for it. Magnus looks like a disappointed father waiting to give his son a scolding after school

157. intervene

-> (v) -> to come between, to get involved, to jump in the middle of something, to interfere Why did the U.S not intervene earlier in WW II?

157. intervention

-> (n) of intervene It occurs without human intervention

158. gross

-> (adj) -> extremely unpleasant, disgusting “Oh, gross” She said, looking at the flies buzzing above the piles of dirty plates

159. fume

-> (adj) -> very angry, sometimes without expressing it I saw her a week after they’d had the argument and she was still fuming BREAKING Michael Gove axes cladding loans for flat owners in huge U-turn - but people are fuming

160. accommodate

-> (v) -> If you accommodate, you are making an adjustment to suit a particular purpose. -> can also refer to providing housing or having enough space for something The new dormitory will be able to accommodate an additional 200 students We certainly try to accommodate students with disabilities. You might change your lunch plans to accommodate your best friend’s schedule.

161. slut ~ whore

-> (n) a woman adulterer -> a woman who sleeps around or has sex with too many people

162. vague

-> (adj) -> when something is vague, it’s unclear, murky and hard to understand I do have a vague memory of meeting her many years ago The patient had complained of vague pains and backache My aunt is incredibly vague - she can never remember where she puts things Their report is studiously/deliberately vague on future economic prospects

163. downplay

-> (v) -> To downplay something is to act as if it’s not very important. If you’re trying to convince your friends to play poker with you, you might downplay the fact that yor’re an experienced and competitive player

164. flatter

-> (v) -> When you flatter someone, you praise and compliment him/her but you aren’t totally sincere. You flatter your friend by telling her she’s the best driver in the world because you want her to offer you a ride. I kew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money -> be/feel flattered: to feel very pleased and proud because someone has said good things about you or has made you feel important She was flattered by his attention They was flattered to be invited to dinner by the mayor

165. sting

-> (v) If an insect, plant, or animal stings, it produces a small but painful injury, usually with a poison, by brushing against the skin or making a very small hole in the skin Do all types of bee sting? I got stung by a wasp yesterday -> If someone’s unkind remarks sting, they make you feel upset and annoyed She knew he was right, but his words still stung He was stung by her criticisms She managed to give a stinging reply (= an angry answer intended to upset) before slamming down the phone

166. inflict

-> (v) -> cause (something unpleasant or painful) to be suffered by someone or something -> impose something unpleasant -> When you force an undesirable or harmful event on someone, you inflict it on them. You might prefer that someone inflict some physical pain on you rather than inflict you with boredom of another trip to annual flower show. although we could argue that anyone who takes harmful drugs and is willing to inflict harm on their bodies are certainly making poor choices This afternoon I urged NATO leaders to take immediate action against SWIFT to inflict maximum pain on President Putin and his regime.

167. wind sb up

-> (ph.v) to annoy someone He keeps complaining and it really wind me up

168. lash out at someone

-> (ph.v) -> to suddenly attack someone or something physically || criticize sb/st in an angry way I was only teasing him and suddenly he lashed out (at me) and hit me in the face Why’s Tina in such a bad mood? She really lashed out at me when I was late for school

169. bury /‘be.ri/

-> (v) chôn His father is buried in the cemetery on the hill

170. cowardly

-> (adj, adv) -> in a way that is not at all brave and tries to avoid danger, hèn nhát They are guilty of a cowardly failure to address the problem

171. sober

-> (adj) not drunk

172. zen

-> (adj) -> relaxed and not worrying about things that you cannot change Don’t worry about doing the right thing with your baby - be more zen about it and you’ll be happier

173. pathetic

-> (adj) -> something pathetic inspires pity and contempt

174. plea

-> (n) lời thỉnh cầu -> an urgent and emotional request Anti-vax father, 45, who ignored wife’s pleas to get vaccine dies of Covid Despite pleas from fans and those who missed the show, CBS did not repeat it. Mr Wilson entered a plea of not guilty

174. villain

-> (n) -> a bad person who harms other people or breaks the law He’s either a hero or a villain, depending on your point of view

175. at someone’s expense

-> (ph.v) -> paid for by someone The document was printed at the taxpayer’s expense -> with someone as the victim, especially of a joke. My friends all had a good laugh at my expense

176. faith

-> (n) -> when you have faith, you trust or believe in something/someone very strongly She has no faith in modern medicine You’ll cope - I have great faith in you

177. bland

-> (adj) nhạt I find chicken a little bland Pop music these days is so bland

178. stink

-> (v) -> When things stink, they smell terrible you feet stinks The morning after the party, the whole house stank of beer and cigarettes -> to be extremely bad or unpleasant I think her whole attitude stinks His acting stinks but he looks good, so he’s offered lots of movie roles

179. drag out something

-> (ph.v) -> unnecessarily prolong something He dragged out the process of serving them -> extract information from someone against their will The truth was being dragged out of us

180. sneak off

-> (ph.v) -> to leave a place, or a meeting, without being seen or heard You don’t just sneak off without saying goodbye

181. moron

-> (n) a very stupid person

182. restrain

-> (v) -> restrain means to hold yourself back, which is exactly what you’d have to do if, after weeks of dieting, you found yourself face to face with a dessert case filled with pies, cakes, cookies

183. contempt

-> (n) -> a strong feeling of dislike and having no respect for someone or something

184. refrain

-> (v) -> to avoid doing or stop yourself from doing something We refrained from talking until we knew that it was safe Wehn someone burps in a quiet classroom it can be hard to refrain from laughing.

185. be obliged to

-> (ph.) make (someone) legally or morally bound to an action Doctors are obliged by law to keep patients alive while there is a chance of recovery -> Do as (someone) asks or desires in order to help or please them oblige me by not being sorry for yourself

186. prominent

-> (adj) -> very well-known and important, famous a prominent member of the Saudi royal family The government should be playing a more prominent role in promoting human rights

187. rehabilitate

-> (v) -> to return someone to a good, healthy, or normal life or conditin after they have been in prison, been very ill, … The prison service should try to rehabilitate prisoners so that they can lead normal lives when they leave prison After 20 years in official disgrace, she’s been rehabilitate (= given a positive public image again)

188. my sins

-> (n) tội lỗi của tôi I’m now the person in charge, for my sins I have to clean the toilets for my sins Forgive me for my sins and give me your mercy

189. atonement

-> (n) -> something that you do to show that you are sorry for something bad that you did He said that young hooligans should do community service as atonement for their crimes When you apologize for doing something wrong, that’s an act of atonement

190. reconcile

-> (v) -> to make different things come together or resolve a matter It is sometimes difficult to reconcile science and religion It’s difficult to reconcile such different point of view After two years of not speaking to one another, the two brothers were finally reconciled

191. laidback

-> (adj) relaxed in manner and character; not usually worried about other people’s behavior or things that need to be done I’ve never seen her worried or anxious in any way - she’s so laid-back

192. insistent

-> (adj) -> unwilling to let go or back down If a saleperson is insistent, you may find it hard to walk away without buying something

193. escort

-> (v) go with The police escorted her to the airport, and made sure that she left the country -> (n) social companion a person who goes with another person as a partner to a social event But I can’t go to the dance without an escort, she protested

194. dug-out

-> (n) In bat-and-ball sports, a dugout is one of the two areas where players of the home or opposing teams sit when not at bar or in the field.

195. incisive

-> (adj) -> expressing a idea or opinion or action in a clear and direct way that shows good understanding of what is important incisive questions/comments an incisive pass

196. affectionately

-> (adv) -> in a way that shows liking or love she smiled affectionately at him He spoke affectionately about his family Pally was anti-work, and I say that affectionately

196. seize

-> (v) -> to take something quickly and keep or hold it I seized his arm and made him turn to look at me He seized the chance/opportunity of a free flight with both hands (= with eagerness or enthusiasm) -> to take using sudden force The rebels have seized 10 soldiers to use as hostages Customs officers at Heathrow have seized 60 kilos of heroin

197. rebel /‘rebl/

-> (n) a person who is opposed to the political system in their country and try to change it using force The rebels took over the capital and set up a new government -> (v) /ri’bel/ to fight against the goverment The people rebelled against the harsh new government

197. captive

-> (n) -> A captive is something that has been captured and can’t escape, like a prisoner of war or a panda in a zoo When the town was recaptured, we found soldiers who had been captives for several years The terrorists were holding several diplomats captive

198. prompt

-> (v) to make something happen The bishop’s speech has prompted an angry response from both political parties Recent worries over the president’s health have prompted speculation over his political future -> to make someone decide to say or do something What prompted you to say that I don’t know what prompted him to leave -> help remember I forgot my line and had be prompted

199. awe

-> (n) -> a feeling of great respect sometimes mixed with fear or surprise He elevated himself, in my mind, and in those of the other United players, to a point where those around hime were in awe of his talent. If you are in awe of someone or if you stand in awe of them, you have a lot of respect for them and are slightly afraid of them.

200. surge

-> (n) -> a great sudden growth or swelling Christmas shopping can be dangerous when there is a surge of interest in one toy and desperate shoppers surge into stores trying to grab it up That was the biggest surge of excitement, of anticipation, I experienced in football management.

201. relegate

-> (v) -> to put someone or something into a lower or less importan rank or position She resigned when she was relegated to a desk job The story was relegated to the middle pages of the paper If Southamton lose again they may be relegated from the Premier League to the First Division

202. delegate

-> (v) /‘deligeit/ -> to give a particular job, duty, right, etc. to someone else so that they do it for you As a boss you have to delegate (responsibilities to your staff) -> (n) /‘delig3t/ -> a person chosen or elected by a group to speak, vote, etc. for them, especially at a meeting

202. persist

-> (v) -> When someone persists they keep going or hang on If he persists in asking awkward questions, then send him to the boss If the pain persists, consult a doctor

203. soak

-> (v) ngâm Leave the beans to soak overnight

204. plague

-> (n) any serious disease that kills many people Millions died of the plague -> (v) to cause worry, pain, or difficulty to SO/ST over a period of time Financial problems have been plaguing their business partners My shoulder’s been plaguing me all week two problems that plague contiguous memory allocation

-> to annoy someone, especially by asking repeated questions The children plagued him with questions all through lunch

205. sought

-> past simple and past participle of seek As a young man, I sought my fortune. Now it is time for me to sit by the fire, searching for the long-sought-after answer to the timeless question “What did it all mean?”

206. arraign

-> (v) -> to formally accuse someone in a law court of a particular crime and ask that person to say if they are guilty or not He was arraigned on charges of aiding and abetting terrorists

207. widow

-> (n) a woman whose husband or wife has died and who has not married again

208. widower

-> (n) a man whose wife or husband has died and who has not married again

209. how come?

-> informal why -> used to ask about the reason for something So how come you got an invitatin and not me? I don’t think I’ll be able to go swimming tomorrow. “How come?”

210. accountable

-> (adj) -> responsible for and having to explain your actions He knew he would be held accountable for any flaws in the programming. IMO the people of the United Kingdom DESERVE to know the names of EVERY person at those parties. And hold them accountable too

211. scrutiny

-> (n) the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) I’m sure I remember a time when politicians were erudite, passionate and had honour. These people have more in common with Jeremy Kyle. It’s shocking the level of debate and lack of scrutiny in these strange times.x But neither man thinks Booth’s unsual behaviour deserves closer scrutiny.

212. bail out

-> (ph.v) to stop doing or being involved with something The actor has bailed out of the film after only 3 weeks’ shooting was disappointed with the speaker there. He bailed out Boris there when he should’ve made him accountable. I’m loving Angela Rayner The plane’s engine failed and the pilot was forced to bail out.

213. contemplate

-> (v) -> to spend time considering a possible future action, or to consider one particular thing for a long time in a serious and quiet way I’m contemplating going abroad for a year An official approach has yet to be made to Roma by Everton but owner Farhad Moshiri is contemplating the prospect of bringing Mou to Goodison Park

214. migraine

-> (n) severe continuous pain in the head, often with vomitting and difficulty in seeing, đau nửa đầu. 2 and a half hours!?🤯. That would cause a migraine.

215. erupt

-> (v) -> when a volcano (nui lua) erupts, it explodes and flames and rocks come out of it Since the volcano last erupted, many houses have been built in a dangerous position on its slopes At the end of a hot summer, violence erupted in the inner cities The crowd erupted in applause and cheering

216. disrupt

-> (v) -> To disrupt is to interrupt or throw something into disorder If you don’t turn your phone off before a play, it might ring and disrupt the actors and the audience

218. interrupt

-> (v, n) -> To interrupt someone is to interfere in their activity, disrupt their conversation, or to disturb their peace and quiet.

As verbs the difference between interrupt and disrupt is that interrupt is to disturb or halt an ongoing process or action by interfering suddenly while disrupt is to throw into confusion or disorder.

217. corrupt

-> (adj) -> if SO/ST is corrupt, they’re broken morally or in some other way. Corrupt people perform immoral or illegal acts for personal gain, without apology. Corrupt policians take bribes and deny it. When you corrupt someone, you convince them to do something wrong or even illegal

218. abrupt

-> (adj) sudden and unexpected, and often unpleasant an abrupt conclusion an abrupt change/movement

219. prior to st

-> before a particular time or event the weeks prior to her death

220. legislation

-> (n) a law or set of laws suggested by a goverment and made offical by a parliament The effects of this legislation will extend further than the goverment intends

221. amend

-> (v) to change the words of a text, especially a law or a legal document MPs were urged to amend the law to prevent another oil tanker disaster

222. stirring

-> (adj) -> A stirring speech or song is one that produces strong, positive emotions, rousing -> (n) an initial sign of activity, movement, or emotion the first sign of activity, movement, or emotion she felt a faint stirring of envy when she heard that one of her colleagues had been promoted

223. staircases

-> (n) cầu thang

224. buggy

-> (n) xe đẩy em bé (dạng nghiêng)

225. pram

-> (n) xe đẩy em bé (dạng nằm)

226. kin

-> (n) family or relatives

227. intimacy

-> (n) -> a situation in which you have a close friendship or sexual relationship with someone Intimacy between teachers and students is not recommended.

228. sociologist

-> (n) someone who studies or is an expert in sociology

229. conventional

-> (adj) -> Conventional is an adjective for things that are normal, ordinary, and folloing the accepted way. conventional behaviour/attitudes/clothes

230. cohabitation

-> (n) (sống thử) -> the act of living and having a sexual relationship with someone, especially someone you are not married to a cohabitation agreement cohabitation has been praised as a test drive for marriage

231. bruise

-> (n) an injury or mark where skin has not been broken but is darked in color, often as a result of being hit by something.

232. assemble

-> (n) -> to assemble means to bring together, as in people or parts. The volunteers assembled to assemble the bikes for the needy kids Tantalus announced as the teams began to assemble.

233. subject

-> (n, v, adj) -> cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation He subjected me to his aweful poetry

234. distress

-> (n) Stress is often used to describe a mental state caused by excessive pressure of work. Distress is found in contexts in which people have been subject to traumatic experiences. I’ll mention that psychologists describe healthy stress (challenges) and ways to manage stress, but a ‘distress call’ given by the captain of a vessel is made because of an extreme situation. a distress signal

235. pitfall

-> (n) -> A pitfall is a trap or difficulty you didn’t see. A possible pitfall for high school seniors is not working hard after they know they’ve already been accepted into college This argument is an instance of the pitfalls that you can encounter in talking about infinity

236. liable

-> (adj) -> If you drive into someone’s fence, you’ll probably be held liable - legally responsible for fixing it. -> Liable can also mean “likely”, usually with something unpleasant: If you build your house on that cliff, it’s liable to fall into the river

237. fall out

-> come off His hair and teeth fell out

238. consensus

-> (n) -> agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole Those rights and obligations are based on an unstated consensus

239. blister

-> (n) phồng nước lên á

240. deprivation

-> (n) -> an absence or too little of something important There were food shortages and other deprivations during the war During her escape she experienced racism, injuries, freezing temps and sleep deprivation.

-> (v) deprive: take something (necessary/pleasant) away from someone. He claimed that he had been deprived of his freedom You can’t function properly when you’re deprived of sleep.

241. assassin

-> (n) kẻ ám sát -> someone who kills a famous or important person, usually for political reasons or in exchange for money. She hired an assassin to eliminate her rival

242. infamous /‘inf3mo3s/

-> (adj) famous for something considered bad He is infamous for his bigoted sense of humour.

243. insomnia

-> (n) chứng mất ngủ -> the condition of being unable to sleep, over a period of time Holly suffered from insomnia caused by stress at work

244. mingle

-> (v) -> to mix or combine, or be mixed or combined The excitement of starting a new job is always mingled with a certain apprehension -> to move around and talk to other people at a social event. You’ve been talking to Roger all evening, you really ought to be mingling with other guest // ought: Used to indicate duty or correctness, typically when criticizing someone’s actions. I expect you to mingle with other team members - within curriculum team and engineering team - the purpose is to bond with others, not with people you are familiar with

245. apprehension

-> (n) worry about the future, or a fear that something unpleasant is going to happen Despite her apprehensions, she accepted the offer. It’s normal to feel a little apprehension before starting a new job

246. conspiracy

-> (n) -> a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful The three men are accused of conspiracy She has been charged with conspiracy to murder I think there was a conspiracy to keep me off the committee -> (v) conspire

247. ludicrous

-> (adj) -> stupid or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at a ludicrous idea/ suggestion He looks ludicrous in that suit.

248. hurdle

-> (n) a frame or fence for jumping over in a race He fell at the last hurdle -> their figurative counterparts - those difficulties or hurdles that prevent you from progressing in your life 21st grand slam loading.. Injuries always remained hurdles in his career otherwise could have easily won 25 grand slam.. Phenominal player and fighter… Fighting with injuries and in matches as well.. Legend..

249. mighty

-> (adj) very large, powerful, or important A great win and a great test. Under 3 hours is a bonus. Great to see Rafa come back strong in the final set. His fitness and footwork are improving. He has to go through the tough Karatsev next (probably) and face the mighty Zverev who’s at the top of his game.

250. grind / ground

Arslan looked exhausted even from the first set. He has been grinding on the tour ever since his resurgence. Mannarino just seemed way healthier on the court and has been playing like a man on a mission this tournament.

251. ferocious

-> (adj) -> more than merely angry or active -> It can be used to describe anything characterized by an extremely high level of energy or even violence. You might endure ferocious winds during a hurricane and fans at a football match often display a ferocious devotion to their team.

252. pirate

-> (n) -> A person who attacks and robs ships at sea (cướp biển) -> A person who illegally copies music, films, computer programs, etc., and sells them sofeware pirates -> (v) A lot of this software is pirated

253. cornerstone

-> (n) -> A cornerstone is literally a stone at the corner of a building. It’s an important stone, so it also means “the basic part of something”. If you’re really into Italian food, you might say that pasta is the cornerstone of your diet.

254. sovereignty

-> (n) the power or authority to rule (a country/ island) “you waited”, says he, “only to delay us and so prove your sovereignty” You are, of course, aware of the current situation? Aware of East Pakistan’s fight for sovereignty

255. temptation

-> (n) -> Temptation is something you want to have or to do, even though you know you shouldn’t I resist the temptation to wrench my arm free There was no temptation for me to agree to that request

256. compelling

-> (adj) -> means attractive, or irresistible, or really, really convincing You know your argument for backpacking across Europe is compelling when your parents not only let you go but also pay for all your expense

257. defy

-> (v) -> To defy is to openly refuse to do something It is rare to see children openly defying their teachers A few workers have defied the majority decision and gone into work despite the strike The fact that aircraft don’t fall out of the sky always seems to me to defy (= act against) the law of gravity

258. tumble

-> (v) -> when you tumble, you fall abruptly. You might trip over your shoelaces and tumble down a hill while fyling a kite if you’re not careful

259. impulse

-> (n) -> An impulse is a sudden force or desire - this could be an electrical impulse, or an impulse to get some pizza. I didn’t know you were looking for some new shoes Oh, I wasn’t - I just bought them on impulse I had this sudden impulse to shout out “Nonsense” in the middle of her speech I admire the impulse to want to referee

260. foster

-> (v) to foster is to nurture something. A teacher could foster creativity by providing crayons to every students. You can also foster a child, which means the child lives in your home for a time How Xi’s thought fosters a greener, more sustainable Chinese economy

-> (n) Unlike Adopt, foster has a time limit.

261. calve

-> plural f calf: bắp chân

262. mold

-> (v) -> to shape something into a particular form She molded the clay into little animals -> a soft green, gray, or black growth that develops on old food or on objects that have been left too long in warm, slightly wet places.

263. symbolic

-> (adj) -> representing something else, tượng trưng The skull at the bottom of the picture is symbolic of death Five hundred troops were sent in, more as a symbolic gesture than as a real threat. The dove is symbolic of peace

264. contrast

-> (n) an obvious difference between two or more things I like the contrast of the white trousers with the black jacket -> (v) to compare 2 people or things in order to show the differences between them If you contrast some of her early writing with her later work, you can see just how much she improved Their economy has expanded, while ours, by/in contrast, has declined.

265. defiant

-> (adj) -> proudly refusing to obey authority A defiant attitude/gesture The protesters blocking the entrance to the offices remained defiant this morning Ukraine leader’s defiant message to his citizens as Russia launches ‘special operations

266. defiance

-> (n) -> Stand up when powers that be order you to sit down, and you’ve given a fine example of defiance. It happens when someone or group of someones openly flouts or challenges authority Refusing to go to bed when your parents tell you to? That’s an act of defiance.

267. critic

-> (n) -> critic is someone who finds fault with something and expresses an unfavorable opinion You might be a critic of your school’s new plan to start the school day at 6:30 am -> There are professional critics as well, such as people who review movies or music. In that sense, the word describes someone who thoughfully assesses something, either favorably or negatively

268. deflate

-> (v) -> let air or gas out of (a tire, balloon, or similar object) If you deflate the tires on your brother’s bike, he won’t be able to ride it until he gets them pumped up again -> Figuratively, a person can also deflate when they are suddenly drained of self-assurance or cheer Hearing him criticize me in front of the class made me deflate.

269. showboat

-> (n) -> someone who behaves or plays a sport in a way that is intended to attract attention or admiration, especially when this is annoying he’s not a showboat and isn’t comfortable attracting attention to himself

270. volition

-> (n) -> the power to make your own decisions The singer wished it to be known that he had left the band (out) of his own volition (= it was his decision)

271. creep

-> (v) crept/crept -> move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed She turned off the light and crept through the door -> (n) someone who tries to make someone more important like them by being very polite and helpful in a way that is not sincere Making coffee for the boss again? You creep He was such a creep - he was always staring at me in the canteen.

272. objective

-> (n) -> Something that you plan to achieve Her main/prime objective now is simply to stay in power -> (adj) -> based on real facts and not influenced by personal beliefs or feelings An objective and impartial report I can’t really be objective when I’m judging my daughter’s work Depends on the location and situation. There are too many variables to go through in one post. Also depends on what you mean by “win.” What is the objective?

273. defect

-> (v) -> to leave a country, political party, etc., especially in order to join an opposing one The British spy, Kim Philby, defected to the Soviet Union/ defected from Britain in 1963. -> (n) a flaw in something is a defect -> (n) in person, a defect is an imperfection a heart defect a hearing defect mental defect All critics and experts always say he is the best of his era because it’s impossible to compare players of different period but, for me, is a fact that Roger is the only of all times without defects or weak shots…everything in Roger is at maximum level…all shots are perfect!

274. blatantly

-> (adv) trắng trợn -> in a way that is very obvious and intentional, when this is a bad thing -> Something done or said blatantly is bold and shameless. You might be doing something bad, but if you’re doing it blatantly you’re not worried about repercussions. It was blatantly obvious that she was telling a lie Watching Bojo and his loyal mates endlessly respond with “Wait for the results of the enquiry”, which is being run by someone he himself appointed, is both hilarious and depressing - hilarious because it’s such a blatantly obvious excuse to avoid answering any questions, and depressing because it’s being routinely accepted as a valid answer instead of being called out for what it is.

275. quip

-> (n) -> A quip - a short, witty comment - can be pleasant, wise, or sarcastic, but usually carries an element of humor All politics aside, fantastic quip from Keir

276. breathtaking

-> (adj) “take one’s breath away” meaning “leave one breathless with amazement and delight” Johnsons disrespect is a sign he believes he’s better than us,his arrogance is breathtaking. The violin solo was breathtaking

277. revolt

-> (v) -> make revolution The people revolted against foreign rule and established their own government. -> revolting (adj) extremely unpleasant, disgusting Boris’ smirks in the face of all this is beyond belief…after ALL the lies, and 150k+ dead because of his policies…it’s revolting. It’s all ready started, If you are going to put up revolting comments about Ash Barty, I will block you immediately it’s her life, not yours.!

278. appalling

-> (adj) shockingly bad, aweful -> something that is appalling is aweful or horrible, causing dismay or disgust. Boris really is appalling in his insults to the public. Decent people need to get this monster out of office. His conduct was appalling

279. let off

-> (ph.v) -> punish someone lightly or not at all for a misdemeanor (a minor wrongdoing) or offense he was let off with a warning

280. whitewash

-> (n) an attempt to stop people finding out the true facts about a situation The official report on the killings has been denounced as a whitewash

He’s laughing because he knows he’s getting let off. The enquiry will be a whitewash.

281. condone

-> (v) -> to ignore or accept behavior that some people consider wrong The entire Tory front bench are condoning his behaviour through silence. I don’t want to condone what he did, I think after jada took away his manhood with her fuckery… I think this man has been catatonic and it’s sad…. Yes he should face consequences for his actions.. I do think he needs a break from this all. Maybe the role added to this snap

282. deflect

-> (v) -> In a cartoon, a mouse might ask an approaching cat, “hey, what’s that up in the sky?” when the cat looks up, the mouse runs away, successful in his attempt to deflect the cat’s attention. when you deflect, you throw someone or soemthing off course, often by distraction. he constantly deflects answers -Boris is a charlatan

283. deviate

-> (v) -> if something turns off course or is diverted, it deviates from the expected or the norm The path follows the river closely, occasionally deviating around a clump of trees K Starmer is not wasting time, we the British Public would like to have questions answered properly Answered instead of deviating it’s like watching and listening to a Kinda garden the way the house responds it’s a disgrace these people represent the public and country I wonder what other countries think of what they see in this house deplorable. It doesn’t have to be identical, but it is a common convention. You shouldn’t deviate from it unless you have good reason to

284. tyranny

-> (n) -> goverment by a ruller or small group of people who have unlimited power over the people in their country or state and use it unfairly and cruelly My history teacher always used to say: “A tyranny is always at its worst just prior to its collapse” Difficult to sit here watching this. You just feel so utterly powerless. There’s no worse sight in the world than freedom being dismantled by tyranny.

285. bollock

-> (v) a rude word meaning to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong He got bollocked by the boss we want better politics, I expect bollocks… Better politics from both sides” -> (n) a rude word for a testicle -> (n) a rude word for nonsense That’s a load of bollocks

286. call out

-> (ph.v) -> if you call someone out, you order or request that they come to help, especially in an emergency. French tennis star Nicolas Mahut has called out Tennis Australia for its apparent hypocrisy in response to the Peng Shuai t-shirt saga.

287. hyporisy

-> (n) of hyporite

288. majesty

-> (n) -> if something has majesty, it causes admiration and respect for its beauty

289. (to give) credit where credit’s due

-> an expression that means that you should praise someone who deserves it, although you might dislike some things about them. sascha has to credit him where it’s due I don’t especially like the woman but, credit where credit’s due, she’s very efficient.

290. grit

-> (n) sạn -> a determined, courageous attitude. If you have grit, you’ll keep trying to climb a rock wall no matter how many times you slip and fall.

291. rip

-> (v) -> to pull apart, to tear or be torn violently and quickly His new trousers ripped when he bent down I ripped my shirt on a nail She excitedly ripped the package open The wind ripped the flag to/into shreds (= into little pieces)

292. myth

-> (n) chuyện thần thoại -> A myth is a story that’s told again and again and serves to explain why something is the way it is. The children enjoyed the stories about the gods and goddesses of Greek and Roman myth -> a commonly believed but false idea 9 mental health myths you probably still believe

293. spectacle

-> (n) -> spectacle is something you can’t believe you are seeing It was a strang spectacle to see the two former enemies shaking hands and slapping each other on the back

294. facilitate

-> (v) -> to make something easier, tạo điề kiện You could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge Last year, we facilitated more than 1 million introductions between job seekers and startups.

295. hiccup

-> (n) nất cục -> (n) a problem that delays or interrupts something for a while but does not usually cause serious difficulties We’ve had one or two slight hiccups, but progress has generally been quite steady

296. resonate

-> (v) -> to expand, amplify Sound can resonate when broadcast through speakers, and so can an idea or feeling, when expressed articulately or with passion Her experiences resonate powerfully with me, living, as I do, in a similar family situation When something “resonates with you,” it hits you deeply, so hard that you might even be inspired to take action

297. motion

-> (n) -> Motion is the way things get from place to place. The ball rolling down a hill is in motion, and as Isaac Newton once proved, it will remain in motion until it hits a wall or something else that makes it stop Changes were already in motion before Roy left, but they weren’t apparent

298. fragility

-> (n) -> the quality of being easily damaged or broken The collapse of the bank is an ominous reminder of the fragility of the world’s banking system

299. managerial

-> (adj) relating to a manager or management

300. fiery

-> (adj) -> when something is very hot or intense, it’s fiery. Fiery can describe a literal blaze (is a bright, strong flame), a hot chilli pepper, or even a fiery temper

301. horrendous

-> (adj) -> extremely unpleasant or bad a horrendous accident/tragedy/crime

302. refuge

-> (n) -> to take refuge is to find a safe place. took refuge in lying he was forced to take refuge in the French embassy

303. relevant

-> (adj) -> Relevant things are appropriate and make sense at that particular time. In the middle of history class, your teacher loves to get relevant questions: The teacher won’t be thrilled to get a question about math: that’s not relevant.

304. rectify

-> (v) -> when you rectify something, you fix it or make it right I am determined to take whatever action is necessary to rectify the situation Every effort is made to rectify any errors/mistakes before the book is printed Mistakes made now cannot be rectified later

305. devise

-> (v) -> to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually using your intelligence or imagination The company has also devised a computer program that enables people to design their own homes That part of his body needed to be developed and we devised a programme to help him add muscle mass

306. channel

-> (n) -> (v) to direct something into a particular place or situation If she could only channel all that energy into something useful Ditches were constructed to channel water away from the buildings -> behave like or copy another person The band were dressed in 1960s outfits and seemed to be channeling the Beatles

307. opaque

-> (adj) -> use the adjective opaque either for something that doesn’t allow light to pass through or for something difficult to understand I find her poetry a little too opaque The panels now change to opaque, leaving only two horizontal stripes of glass transparent to the outside

308. grip

-> (v) -> to hold it firmly If you’re upset, your friend might tell you to “get a grip” - that is, get a hold of yourself -> gripping (adj) something that is gripping is so interesting or exciting that it holds your attention completely I found the book so gripping that I couldn’t put it down You might grip the TV remote to keep your roommate from trying to change the channel The baby gripped my finger with her tiny hand There is a gripping section where Neville seems deeply moved by conditions in one of the workers’ shelters

309. firm

-> (adj) -> describes something that’s strong and unwavering a firm handshake You need a firm grasp of mathematics to become an astronaut He is a firm believer in traditional family values Some people still claim that there is no firm evidence linking smoking with lung cancer I was always very firm with my children - they knew the rules and I made sure they followed them.

310. shelter

-> (n) -> shelter is one of the basic human needs along with food, water, and companionship. It is a structure that protects you from the elements and gives you a place to live

311. slippery

-> (adj) -> slimy or wet -> figuratively, tricky or unreliable, not certain The sidewalks were slippery with ice He is a slippery fellow, full of schemes You might complain about your slippery brother, who always manages to disappear right before it’s time to take the trash out or load the dishwater

312. machiavellian

Someone Machiavellian is sneaky, cunning, and lacking a moral code.

313. spray

-> (n) -> a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in the air Can you feel the spray from the sea/waterfall bird spray: xịt đuổi côn trùng

314. impeccable

-> (adj) -> discribes something or someone without any flaws He speaks impeccable French

315. imperative

-> (adj) -> extremely important or urgent It’s imperative to act now before the problem gets really serious The president said it was imperative that the release of all hostages be secured So it is imperative that our communication style allows us to facilitate it. Therefore, it’s imperative to export only the minimal API surface that’s essential for users of your project. All the other code which your package needs for its implementation should live in internal.

However if I had to choose between every other section and this one I would certainly say ditch this one!

317. spark

-> (n) tia lửa Sparks were flying out of the bonfire and blowing everywhere You can start a fire by rubbing two dry pieces of wood together until you produce a spark -> (n) a first small event or problem that causes a much worse situation to develop That small incident was the spark that set off the street riots -> (n) a feeling or quality that causes excitement They kept running into each other and eventually relized there was a spark between them -> (v) to cause a start of something, especially an argument or fighting This proposal will almost certainly spark another countrywide debate about immigration

318. sweep

sweep the floor (quét) Everyone looked up as she swept into the room (move quickly and powerfully) -> to quickly spread through and influence an area Relief swept the room

319. stem

-> (v) -> to stop something unwanted from spreading or increasing These measures are designed to stem the rise of violent crime It was so clear to me what I had to do to stem this crisis

320. testimonial

-> (n) -> something that recommends a person or thing as worthy or disirable We have received a glowing testimonial from her former employer -> something that servers as evidence Getting an A in math is a testimonial to your math skills

321. revelation

-> (n) Discovering that you had a long-lost sister would definitely be a revelation, or a surprising realization Finding out she had been living in the house next door for years would be an even more startling revelation

322. startle

-> (v) -> cause to feel sudden shock or alarm Her article on diet startled many people into changing their eating habits The noise of the car startled the birds and the whole flock flew up into the air

323. resentment

-> (n) -> a feeling of anger because you have been forced to accept something that you do not like He harbours a deep resentment against his parents for his miserable childhood This decision has caused resentment among some teachers He was fine so long as he was scoring, but in fallow times there was perhaps a stirring of the old resentment

324. harbour/harbor

-> (v) -> he’s been harboring a grudge against her ever since his promotion was refused John may have no idea you hate him if you harbor your true feelings deep inside, but pretend you like him to his face.

325. precedent

-> (n) -> an action, situation, or decision that has already happened and can be used as a reason why a similar action or decision should be performed or made There are several precedents for promoting people who don’t have formal qualifications Some policians fear that argreeing to the concession would set a dangerous precedent

326. dispatch / despatch

-> (v) -> send off to a destination or for a purpose Two loads of cloth were dispatched to the factory on 12 December -> deal with (a task or opponent) quickly and efficiently The Welsh team were dispatched comfortably by the opposition -> kill a person or animal he dispatched the animal with one blow

327. bloom

-> (v) nở hoa These flowers will bloom all through the summer -> (n) a flower on a plant

328. refined

-> (adj) -> Something that’s refined has gone through a process to remove impurities. An oil refinery removes impurities from oil. When a person’s refined, they have good manners and good taste refined sugar/foods/products

329. temperament

-> (n) tính cách -> while a mood can change, your temperament is your overall tone most of the time. Just like dogs, people have temperaments: some are aggressive; some are playful; and some are just happy to carry your slippers

330. faint

-> (adj) -> not strong or clear, slight a faint sound/noise/smell she gave me a faint smile of recognition she bears a faint resemblance to my sister -> (v) to suddenly become unconscious for a short time, usually falling down He faints at the sight of blood

331. dwell

-> (v) -> to dwell in a home is to live in it -> To dwel on something - to think or talk about something a lot of the time A happy man is too satified with the present to dwell too much on the future “Let’s not dwell on the past”, she said

dwelling (n): where someone lives. Houses, apartments, and condos are all dwellings

332. tenacious

-> (adj) -> tending to keep a firm hold of something, not easily letting go or giving up The baby took my finger in its tenacious little fist

333. graft

-> (n) -> Graft can mean bribery or corruption -> It’s also a way of transplanting skin or bones in medicine, as in a skin graft

334. combative

-> (adj) -> someone combative likes to fight, whether with fists or words The prime minister was in a combative mood, twice accusing the opposition of gross incompetence

335. nuisance

-> (n) -> you can use the word nuisance to describe something that causes small annoyances It’s such a nuisance having to rewrite those letters No great talent on the ball, but he was a constant nuisance

336. dire

-> (adj) -> extremely serious or urgent These people are in dire need of help He gave a dire warning that an earthquake was imminent This decision will have dire consequences for local people -> mainly UK informal: very bad even if he was having a dire game, he would always create three chances

337. trauma

-> (n) The trauma of marriage breakdown He had psychotherapy to help him deal with his childhood traumas

338. onset

-> When something is at its onset, it’s at the beginning, just getting started, and it’s often something that’s not so pleasant the onset of winter

339. needle

-> (n) kim may -> Here, your eyes are better than mine, could you thread (= put thread through) this needle for me?

340. the gist

-> (n) the most important pieces of information about something, or general information without details That was the gist of what he said I think I got the gist of what she was saying

341. the dust settle

-> phrase -> said to mean that a situation has become calmer and steadier after series of confusing or chaotic events Now that the dust has settled, it is clear that nothing much has changed. when the dust settles, you need to realize that Danil Medvedev is future number 1 tennis player in the world.

342. parade

-> (v) -> to walk or march ostentatiously To govern this country is an honour, not a birth right, it is an act of service to the British people, not the keys to court to parade to your friends. When your sister first brings home her prom dress, she might parade around the living room after putting it on so everyone can see it.

343. abide

-> (v) -> to be able to live with or put up with If you can’t abide with something, it means you can’t stand it. If you can abide it, it means you can live with it. By abiding by those rules they have saved the lives of people they will probably never meet

344. tear/rip SO/ST to shreds

-> phrase -> criticize SO/ST forcefully or aggressively If this isn’t tearing a leader to shreds, then I don’t know what is. Nice work sir Keir, from Australia.

345. prosecute

-> (v) truy tố -> used for bringing legal action against an accused person or group Deranged Boris Johnson accuses Starmer of failing to prosecute Jimmy Savile

346. remorse

-> (n) hối hận -> a feeling of sadness and being sorry for something you have done The way the PM acted today was not a man of sorrow and remorse, but vile, dishonest and disgusting. He felt no remorse for the murders he had committed After the argument, she was filled with remorse

347. diligence

-> (n) -> the quality of working carefully and with a lot of effort She hoped that her diligence would be noticed at work The exhibition has been researched with extraodinary diligence It’s a nice feeling to able to trust a media outlets due diligence. The Economist needs to start teaching classes to the others.

348. flagrant

-> (adj) -> something flagrant is bad, so bad you can’t ignore it. Obviously offensive or disgraceful

349. wrenching

-> (adj) -> extremely stressful It was the most wrenching decision of the president’s life.

350. taint

-> (v) -> means to contaminate (Make (something) impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance.). If you don’t want to taint your drinking water, don’t use an old gas can as a water pitcher. Tainting omething makes it impure

351. gleeful

-> (adj) full of high-spirited delight -> If you’re gleeful, you’re delighted or joyful The sound of children’s gleeful laughter is one sign of a successful birthday party When you feel gleeful, you’re more than happy: you’re exuberant and joyous

352. shield

-> (n) -> a large, flat object made of metal or leather that soldiers held in fron of their bodies to protect themselves

353. parrot

-> (n) con vẹt -> (v) mimic mindlessly I’m going to just parrot everything the teacher says - I’m no parrot

354. fray

-> (v) wear away by rubbing, cause friction I frayed the edges of my jeans since that was the fashion in those days.

355. erode

-> (v) -> to rub or be rubbed away gradually Wind and rain have eroded the statues into shapeless lumps of stone

356. bob

-> (v) -> to move up and down quickly and repeatedly

357. weave

358. patriotic

-> (adj) -> showing love for your country and being proud of it

359. propaganda

-> (n) -> information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view These white newspapers want to tarnish a black soul yes his wrong but the same hype was not done to Ryan Gig’s propaganda at its best. Having the job does not protect the patients of healthcare workers, you can still catch and transmit the virus. Time to end this propaganda

360. slander

-> (n) vu khống -> a false spoken statement about someone that damages their reputation, or the making of such a statement The doctor is suing his partner for slander She regarded his comment as a slander on her good reputation Pep Guardiola won’t hear any Jack Grealish slander

361. reiterate

-> (v) to say something again, once or several times The government has reiterated its refusal to compromise with terrorist

362. custody

-> (n) -> the legal right or duty to care for someone or something, especially a child after its parents have separated or died The court awarded/granted/gave custody of the child to the father -> the state of being kept in prison, especially while waiting to go to court for trial The suspect is now in custody

363. abomination

-> (n) A thing that causes disgust or hatred. -> a thing or action that is vile, vicious or terrible I thought this was a stitching together of two vids This is an abomination That kind of cruelty is an abomination

364. divert

-> (v) -> to divert means to shift or turn from one thing to another Traffic will be diverted through the side streets while the main road is resurfaced Our flight had to be diverted to Newark because of the storm Should more funds/money/resources be diverted from roads into railways The war has diverted attention (away) from the country’s economic problems I need to do something else to divert my thoughts from football.

365. abiding

-> (adj) -> used to describe a feeling or memory that remains behind or lingers in your mind a while You can have an abiding faith in God, or an abiding respect for war veterans or an abiding passion

366. intrigue

-> (n) a secret plan to do something, especially something that will harm another person -> (v) to interest someone a lot, especially by being strange, unusual, or mysterious The States always intrigued and inspired me

367. solemn

-> (adj) -> serious and without any humour a solemn face/voice everyone looked very solemn

368. plot

-> (n) a scheme, a story, a map charting progress, or a piece of land To plot is to devise the secret plan, order the events of the story, or track your movement on the map

369. instinctive

-> (adj) -> relating to or prompted by instinct; done without conscious thought In the autumn of 2010 I was asked about retirement, and found myself saying, instinctively: Retirement’s for young people, because they have other things thay can do.

370. adequate

-> (adj) -> when you want to say that something is enough or good enough for a particular need Have we got adequate food for 20 guests? -> can also describe something that is acceptable or satisfactory The student’s grades are adequate but need improvement.

371. essence

-> (n) -> the basic or most important idea or quality of something The essence of his argument was that education should continue throughout life

372. cocoon

-> (n) the covering made of soft, smooth threads that surrounds and protects particular insects during the pupa stage as they develop into adult form -> (figuratively) a safe, quite place the warm, safe cocoon of childhood -> (v) to protect someone or something from pain or an unpleasant situation As a studen you’re cocooned against/from the real world.

373. absorption

-> (n) -> Absorption describes the process of absorbing or soaking up something Sponges are good at water absorption; dark colors are better for heat absorption in the modern culture of self-absorption, people forget there is such a word as sorry -> self-absorption: the quality of only being interested in yourself and your own activities:

374. arouse

-> (v) -> stir up, awaken The prospect of an exciting experience may arouse your sense of adventure A patriotic song might arouse your love of country, and new idea might arouse your imagination Our suspicions were first aroused when we heard a muffled scream

375. ignite

-> (v) -> to start heat or a flame -> (figuratively) to inspire intense feelings A passionate kiss can ignite a fiery romance, but if one of the people doing the kissing is married to someone else, that kiss could ignite a spouse’s fury The fuel spontaneously ignites because of the high temperature and pressure

376. acquisition

-> (n) -> An acquisition is something you acquire (a book, a skill, a company, …), it describes things you have purchased, things you have learned, or things you have gotten The acquisition of huge amounts of data has helped our research enormously

377. content

-> (n) the content of a book -> (adj) if you feel content, you’re satisfied and happy He seems fairly content with his life They are content to socialize with a very small circle of people

378. slaughter

-> (n, v) the killing of large numbers of animals or people (tàn sát) -> (figuratively) to describe a crushing defeat He slaughtered them all The greatest military alliance in history cannot be a spectator to slaughter on its doorstep in the 21st century.

379. sanction

-> (n, v) a punishment or approval (two nearly opposite meanings) Before invading Iraq, the U.S and its allies first imposed sanctions on the country, refusing to supply the country with much-needed trade items. (= punishment) By trading with China at the same time, the U.S quietly sanctioned that nation’s known instances of human rights abuses. (= approval)

380. ponder

-> (v) -> to think carefully about something, especially for a noticeable length of time She sat back for a minute to ponder her next move in the game.

381. slender

-> (adj) -> something slender is light, or skinny A young colt is slender compared to the full grown horse it will grow into You knowledge of it is slender If someone tells you you have a slender figure, you’ll probably be happy, unless you’re going for muscle-mass

382. enthral

-> (v) -> to keep someone completely interested The audience was enthralled for two hours by a sparking, dramatic performance She has been so enthralled by the adventure that she had hardly noticed the cold

383. ligament

-> (n) dây chằn

384. cruciate

-> (adj) cross-shaped cruciate ligament: dây chằn chéo

385. flipping

-> (adj) used for emphasis or to express mild annoyance It’s flipping cold today Are you out of your flipping mind.

386. concession

-> (n) nhượng bộ -> something that is allowed or given up, often in order to end a disagreement, or the act of allowing or giving this He stated firmly that no concession will be made to the terrorists.

387. alteration

-> (n) -> a change, usually a slight change, in the appearance, character, or structure of something Several police officers are being questioned about the alteration of the documents

388. disguise

-> (n, v) cải trang He disguised himself by wearing a false beard I couldn’t disguise my disappointment Reading he has one year left on his contract that’s a blessing in disguise

389. cruise

-> (n) -> a cruise is a vacation spent on a ship that sails the ocean, periodically stopping in ports for sightseeing

390. immerse

-> (v) -> if you immerse yourself in your work, you completely involve yourself in it, spending long hours in the office and thinking about work all the time.

391. mince

-> (n) meat, usually beef, that has been cut up into very small pieces, often using a special machien -> (v) to walk with small, delicate steps, in a way that does not look natural He minced across the room in a pair of tight pink trousers

392. irrespective of

-> ~ regardless of The legislation must be applied irrespective of someone’s ethnic origins

393. prolific

-> (adj) -> producing a great number or amount of something He was probably the most prolific songwriter of his generation Rabbits and other rodents are prolific (= have a lot of babies)

394. convalesce

-> (v) -> to rest in order to get better after an illness After your operation, you’ll need to convalesce for a week or two.

395. sour /saur/

-> (adj) chua -> unfriendly or easily annoyed Overnight, it seemed, their relationship had turned sour She gave me a sour look

396. conspire

-> (v) -> to plan secretly with other people to do something bad, illegal, or against someone’s wishes He felt that his colleagues were conspiring together to remove him from his job

397. momentous

-> (adj) of very great significance When a moment is so great you know you’ll never forget it, you have just experienced something momentous. Whether or not to move overseas was a momentous decision for the family

398. barrage

-> (n) an artillery barrage -> a great number of complaints, criticisms, or questions suddenly directed at someone He faced a barrage of questions over his handling of the problem They no longer had to listen to the barrage that some of them had grown to expect

399. debilitate

-> (v) -> to delibitate something is to make it weaker He can delibitate the most confident person in the world in seconds with that tongue

400. promptly

-> (adv) -> to do something promptly is to do it right away or in a timely fashion, avoiding any delays When you receive an invitation, you might immediately check your calender and promptly reply We try to answer readers’s letters as promptly as we can

401. rave

-> (v) -> while raving about a movie means to talk it up, being a raving lunatic means you are engaging in a lot of crazy talk. When you rave about a performance, you talk enthusiastically about it. Take that enthusiastic to the next level, and you might be called raving in the crazy sense he’s always raving (on) about the government She raved about/over the clothes she had seen at the Paris fashion shows The show has received rave review/notices in all the papers

402. rota (US: roster)

-> (n) -> a list of things that have to be done and of the people who will do them a weekly rota

403. trajectory

-> (n) quỹ đạo -> the curved path that an object follows after it has been thrown or shot into the air The trajectory of love

404. shambolic

-> (adj) (UK informal) -> disorderly or chaotic It’s a shambolic system Anna is far too shambolic to be able to run a business

405. undergo

-> (v) -> to experience something that is unpleasant, trải qua She underwent an operation on a tumour in her left lung last year.

406. underway

-> (adj) currently in progress Economic recovery is already underway If something is underway, it is happening now

407. coincide

-> (v) -> to happen at or near the same time I timed my holiday to coincide with the children’s -> to be the same or similar Our views coincide on a range of subjects If our schedules coincide, we’ll go to Spain together

408. deter

-> (v) -> Deter means to discourage, or literally “to frighten away” -> discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences High prices are deterring many young people from buying houses

409. hovel

-> (n) -> a small home that is dirty and in bad condition It’s not as if we asked you to live in a hovel

410. lurch

-> (v) make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements The car lurched forward [figurative] he was lurching from one crisis to the next

411. grievance

-> (n) -> a complaint or a strong feeling that you have been treated unfairly Bill still harbours/nurses a grievance against his employers for not promoting him

412. deterioration

-> (n) -> If something is in a state of deterioration, it’s getting worse The deterioration in our relationship really started there. His hip problem was the one that caused the biggest deterioration in his physical prowess

413. bead

-> (n) a very small amount of liquid -> (n) a small, coloured, often round piece of plastic, wood, glass, etc. with a hole through it. It is usually put on a string with a lot of others to make jewellery: What I noticed about him that day as I was arguing with him was his eyes started to narrow, almost to wee black beads

414. file

-> multiple meanings

415. assassination

-> (n) -> the murder of someone famous or important an assassination attempt the assassination of the opposition leader

416. fracture

-> (n) -> the cracking or breaking of a hard object or material ground movements could cause fracture of the pipe Two of her ribs fractured when she was thrown from her horse

417. prowess

-> (n) -> skill or expertise in a particular activity or field He’s always boasting about his sexual prowess

418. talisman

-> (n) bùa hộ mệnh -> an object believed to bring good luck or to keep its owner safe from harm

419. friction

-> (n) ma sát, va chạm -> (n) disagreement or unfriendlimess caused by people having different opinions There’s a lot of friction between my wife and my mother Politics is a source of considerable friction in our family Border clashes have led to increased friction between the two countries.

420. tongs

-> (n) cái kẹp (giống gắp đá)

421. rapprochement

-> (n) -> rapprochement is the reestablishment of a happy relationship or arrangement If a conflict ends and the parties go back to being on good terms, they achieve rapprochement There are signs of (a) rapprochement between the warring factions

422. maternal

-> (adj) -> behaving or feeling in the way that a mother does towards her child, especially in a kind, loving way. maternal instincts she is very maternal towards her employees -> related to a mother’s side of the family my maternal grandparent

423. paternal

-> (adj) -> typical of or like a father, especially a kind father He’s very paternal with the baby -> coming from or relating to someone’s father or his side of the family paternal grandmother

424. reflux

-> (n) chứng trào ngược

425. asthma

-> (n) -> a medical condition that makes breathing difficult by causing the air passages to become narrow or blocked, hen xuyễn, khó thở It turned out that the reflux was causing acid to pour down my airway, causing me asthma Then in turn, the asthma would causing coughing, agitating my stomach, and making the reflux worse.

426. conjure

-> (v) -> to make something appear by magic, or as if by magic In an instant, the magician had conjured up a dove from his hat All too often, the word suicide conjures up images that are misunderstood without reflection on the causes and reasons associated with it Apology for what? You want them to apologise for the inappropriate thoughts you’ve conjured up based on a picture?

427. myriad

-> (n) -> a very large number of something a myriad of choices In Josh’s case, he had suffered for about 10 years with mental illness and a myriad of physical ailments, some of which he had had since birth

428. ailment

-> (n) -> an illness or health problem a respiratory/stomach ailment

429. profound

-> (adj) -> When you need a word that’s deeper than ‘deep’, consider profound -> figuratively deep, that is very great or intense The new laws have had a profound impact. -> Of people, it means: very knowledgeable or insightful, but sometimes when a person tries to sound profound, they’re really just giving you superficial knowledge dressed up with big words Unfortunately, people often lack a profound awareness of the issues surrounding mental illness and sometimes cannot understand, nor accept, that someone with such great qualities and belief could end their own lives I have a deep and profound respect for the Vietnamese,

430. perpetuate

-> (v) -> make (something, typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief) continue indefinitely perpetuate a myth

431. dispel

-> (v) -> to remove fears, doubts, and false ideas, usually by proving them wrong or unnecessary Over the years, a number of widely-held myths on mental illness have often been perpetuated with unfortunate results, but some have sought to dispel these myths to bring about more compassionate understanding

432. manifest

-> (v) -> to show something clearly, through signs or actions The workers chose to manifest their dissatisfaction in a series of strikes When Josh began to manifest symptoms of mental illness

433. spectrum

-> (n) quảng phổ -> a range of different positions, opinions, etc. between two extreme points Over time, the medical field, and slowly the general public, has become more aware of the wide spectrum of mental illnesses and cognitive disorders The group includes students from both ends of the social spectrum (= range of social classes)

434. inept

-> (adj) -> not skilled or effective an inept comment/remark He was criticized for his inept handling of the situation At times, my wife and I beat ourselves up because we felt that many of the problems that Josh was experiencing when he was younger were due to our complete ineptness to be good parents

435. vanity

-> (n) -> the fact that you are too interested in your appearance or achievements; tự phụ Over time, the first thing I lost was, in a way, my vanity in that I became less concerned with people knowing that Josh was in the hospital for the fourth, eighth, or twelfth time, and more interested in trying to learn more how to handle things better. It also requires a certain vanity: the belief that this is what you were made for

436. lump

-> (v) -> put together indiscriminately (in a way that does not show careful choice or planning, usually with harmful results) You simply can’t lump all people into the same mold (type of person: US mould)

437. stigma

-> (n) -> a strong feeling of disapproval that most people in a society have about something, especially when this is unfair. Sự kì thị No one who knew him would question his desire to get better, evidenced by the years of treatment he underwent and even enduring the stigma that went with it

438. rip through

-> (phrasal verb) to move very powerfully through a place or building, destroying it quickly The explosion ripped through the hotel Instead of simply ripping through a packet as quickly as possible, he felt education was important, and he should give great care to his work, usually going well beyond the minimum requirements

439. perception

-> (n) -> a belief or opinion, often held by many people and based on how things seem, nhận thức Unfortunately, this often isn’t the case because perceptions are deep-rooted and hard to change

440. sling

-> (n) -> a device that uses a strap, piece of cloth, or ropes for supporting, lifting, or carrying objects Unfortunately, many people can’t imagine this because the mentally ill don’t have a visual sling around their brains.

441. medicate

-> (v) -> to treat someone with medicine People with mental illness self-medicate on alcohol and drugs.

442. disintegrate

-> (v) -> to become weaker or be destroyed by breaking into small pieces The spacecraft disintegrated as it entered the earth’s atmosphere However, we cannot claim that everyone’s life disintegrates into drugs because of mental illness

443. prone

-> (adj) -> likely to suffer from, do, or experience something, typically something regrettable or unwelcome People with mental health issues more prone to violent behavior than the general public He was prone to depression even as a teenager She’s prone to exaggerate, that’s for sure -> (v) lying face down The photograph showed a man lying prone on the pavement, a puddle of blood around his head

444. carry out

-> (phrasal verb) -> pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue -> to put into execution carry out a plan People simply don’t know how to control their emotions and carry out socially-appropriate behavior.

445. dismantle

-> (v) -> take (a machine or structure, a system, organization) to pieces She dismantled the washing machine to see what the problem was, but couldn’t put it back together In the end, providing accurate information and training to the general public on mental health care in schools and the workplace can increase our awareness of mental health issues, dismantle long-standing stereotypes about specific groups, and encourage us to reach out and show greater empathy to family and friends who deal with autism on a daily basis.

446. languish

-> (v) -> to exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation, often for a long time The unfortunate result in some cases is that the person trying to help languishes in depression as well, particularly if their friend ends their own life After languishing in obscurity for many years, her early novels have recently been rediscovered

447. obscurity

-> (n) -> the state of not being known to many people He was briefly famous in his twenties but then sank into obscurity

448. anguish

-> (n) -> severe mental or physical pain or suffering, đau khổ His anguish at the outcome of the court case was very clear A feeling of anguish and regret can further be intensified when we launch into the “I-should-have, could-have” statements where guilt overcomes us

449. perpetually

-> (adv) -> use the adverb perpeptually if something is never, ever going to stop doing what it’s doing We are perpetually stressed and this stress has been accepted as normal. To be completely relaxed is unacceptable in society, because its misunderstood, it’s feared out of uncertainty.

450. futility

-> (n) -> pointlessness or uselessness Ego: the marriage of an illusion to a futility. Priceless!

451. dizziness

-> (n) -> a sensation of spinning around and losing one’s balance, sự chóng mặt Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom

452. venture

-> ~ adventure, While the two words are similar in meaning, when you subtract the ad, you lose a teaspoon or two of fun, and add a heaping tablespoon of risk Nothing ventured, nothing gained She rarely ventured outside, except when she went to stock up on groceries

453. solitude

-> (n) -> Solitude is the state of being alone In order to be open to creativity, one must have the capacity for constructive use of solitude. You might crave solitude after spending the holidays with your big, loud family. You want nothing more than to get away from everyone for a little while. I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity

454. receptive

-> (adj) -> willing to listen to and accept new ideas and suggestions The government is not receptive to the idea of a Freedom of Information Act

455. expedite

-> (v) -> To expedite something is to make it go faster or speed up the process Let me expedite the process

456. reclusive

-> (adj) -> withdrawn from society, seeking solitude a reclusive billionaire She became increasingly reclusive after the tragedy

457. dismissive

-> (adj) -> showing that you do not think something is worth considering He’s so dismissive of anybody else’s suggestions a dismissive attitude

458. tentatively

-> (adv) -> means “hesitantly”, uncertainly “I have come to see Mrs Edgerton”, she said tentatively

459. forthcoming

-> (adj) -> about to happen or appear the forthcoming cricket season

460. cheque

-> (n) US: check -> a printed form, used instead of money, to make payments from your bank account I wrote him a cheque for 50$

461. mount

-> multiple meanings

462. paramount

-> (adj) -> Paramount goes way beyond “important” Speed of action was paramount

463. subside

-> (v) -> become less intense, violent, or severe I’ll wait a few minutes until the storm subsides The bad feeling didn’t subside

464. wrath

-> (n) -> extreme anger, cơn thịnh nộ Noah saw the flood as a sign of wrath of God Many players faced his wrath for committing that crime and there would be no place to hide from him

465. stagnate

-> (v) -> stand still, to stay the same and not grow or develop, carries with it a negative connotation My music career had stagnated The electronics industry is showing signs of stagnating after 15 years of growth Van Nistelrooy thought the team had stagnated and didn’t believe we could win the Champion League If after hight school you choose to live in your parents’ house, keep the same job, and spend time with the same friends, your mother might worry that you’ve decided to stagnate, or stop moving forward At 20 or 21, players would sometimes stagnate

466. unenviable

-> (adj) undesirable, unwanted -> hard to deal with; especialy causing pain or embarrassment People persist in saying Gary Neville was in that unenviable position

467. fractious

-> (adj) -> easily upset or annoyed, and often complaining a fractious child

468. ramp up

-> (phrasal verb) -> increase the level or amount of something sharply, or strengthen ramp up security in the airports They ramp up production to meet booming demand

469. forge

-> (v) -> to make an illegal copy of something in order to deceive a forged signature a forged passport -> the act of bashing that hot object into shape, rèn -> create (a relationship or new conditions) Ukraine conflict: How Russia forged closer ties with Africa

470. clique

-> (n) -> a small group of people who spend their time together and do not welcome other people into that group There’s a clique at work that never talks to anyone else

471. elite

-> (n) -> The elite are the group thought to be the best and having the highest status In the middle ages, only elite man were taught to read and write

472. inquire/ enquire

-> (v) -> to ask for information, no matter how you do it, when you inquire, you seek answers I asked Peter to phone Arsenal to inquire about Viera

473. emphatic

-> (adj) -> forceful and clear Nicole’s mother was emphatic when she told her not to come home late again. In the dressing room, Van der Sar was very emphatic about performances

474. volatile

-> (adj) -> watch out when a situation becomes volatile - it is likely to change for the worse suddenly. If you and your best friend have a volatile relationship, you frequently fight and make up A person who is volatile loses his/her temper suddenly and violently On it, Schmeichel was a volatile individual

475. expertise

-> (n) -> a high level of knowledge or skill He had expertise in accouting, having excelled in math, but he had even more expertise in dancing, his hobby since a small child The expertise you need in a chief executive role is a talent for completing missions

476. spring

-> (v) -> the verb spring means to leap or bounce up suddenly

477. substitute

-> (v, n) You can substitue oil for butter in this recipe Tofu can be used as a meat substitute in vegetarian recipes There is no substitute for being appreciated at work

478. disruptive

-> (adj) causing or tending to cause disruption But no, he was not disruptive influence

479. executive

-> (n) -> someone in a high position, especially in business, who makes decisions and puts them into action This was a time when Peter Kenyon was our chief executive in charge of transfer dealings

480. exemplify

-> (v) -> to be or give a typical example of something This painting perfectly exemplifies the naturalistic style which was so popular at the time

481. improvise

-> (v) -> to improvise means to make something up on the spot, or figure it out as you go, without preparation this man literally just seems like he’s improvising the whole presidency thing I hadn’t prepared s speech so I suddenly had to improvise

482. oligarch

-> (n) -> one of a small group of powerful people who control a country or an industry

483. vibrant

-> (adj) energetic, exciting and full of enthusiasm a vibrant culture Vibrant colors are bright, virbrant sounds are loud and resonant vibrant people are ones you remember – they’re bright and full of personality The woman in front of the researchers today, however, was lean and vibrant, with the toned legs of a runner

484. correspondent

-> (n) phóng viên -> a person employed by a newspaper, a television station, etc. to report on a particular subject or send reports from a foreign country From our Moscow correspondent

485. wandering

-> (n) travelling about without any clear destination After many years of wandering, they now return to their homeland

486. barred

-> (adj) -> If a door is barred, a bar of wood or metal has been put across it so that it cannot be openned They arrived at the house to find the door locked and barred Roman Abramovich has been effectively barred from living in Great Britain as he is named as one of the key enablers of Vladimir Putin’s regime.

487. vow

-> (v) -> To vow is to make an earnest promise or pledge UK PM Johnson vows massive sanctions against Russia People getting married often vow to stick together “till death do us part”, while a presidential candidate might vow to lower taxes

488. national sovereignty and territorial integrity

-> chủ quyền quốc gia và toàn vẹn lãnh thổ The U.S. is not qualified to tell China what to do on the issue of respecting national sovereignty and territorial integrity

489. Assault

-> (n) a violent attack Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine’s capital

490. sinister

-> (adj) -> making you feel that something bad or evil might happen, (nham hiểm, độc ác) Meanings behind sinister ‘Z’ symbol on Russia tanks include point of no return’

491. at stake

-> in danger or being lost About 3000 jobs are at stake if the company closes down People’s lives are at stake

492. bolster

-> (v) -> to support or improve something or make it stronger U.S. deploys six stealth strike fighter jets to bolster NATO’s eastern flank More money is needed to bolster the industry She tried to boster my confidence by telling me that I had a special talent They need to do something to bolster their image

493. soar

-> (v) -> to rise very quickly to a high level I’m a money-saving mum and I use 18 tips to slash my energy bills as prices soar Temperatures will soar over the weekend, say the weather forecaster House prices soared a futher 20 percent

494. duplicity

-> (n) -> deceitfulness, dishonest talk or behaviour, especially by saying different things to two people Emmanuel Macron has held a “frank, direct and quick” call with Vladimir Putin after which he accused the Russian president of “duplicity”

495. collusion

-> (n) sự cấu kết -> agreement between people to act together secretly or illegally in order to deceive or cheat someone Don’t be surprised by their collusion now An art thief could be in collusion with a museum director to steal a famous painting from an art museum

496. turmoil

-> (n) -> it refers to confusion, chaos, violent disturbance, a state of confusion, uncertainty, or disorder The Biden administration outlined measures the government can take to strengthen freight transportation and infrastructure after almost two years of supply-chain turmoil The whole region is in turmoil The Stock Exchange is in turmoil following a huge wave of selling

497. expel

-> (v) -> to force someone to leave a school, organization, or country The new government has expelled all foreign diplomats My brother was expelled from school for bad behaviours

498. casualty

-> (n) -> a person injured or killed in a serious accident or war Let’s all hope that this ends soon, with as minimal casualties as possible. The rebels suffered heavy casualties Russian troops closing in on Kyiv but UK says invasion is ‘failing’ with 450 casualties

499. referendum

-> (n) -> A referendum is an official vote on a specific issue. It’s often part of a larger eletion I don’t think Putin did a referendum in which the people of Russia were asked whether or not they would like their army to invade Ukraine Is it more democratic to hold a referendum, rather than let the government alone decide? One overlooked thing is that the 2016 Brexit referendum will soon be revisited.

500. drone

-> (n) máy bay không người lái Fuck, we should crowdfund some drones to fly around watching russian troop movements.

501. fascism

-> (n) a political system based on a very powerful leader, state control, and being extremely proud of country and race, and in which political opposition is not allowed, chủ nghĩa phát xít That’s total bollocks, this is fascism and a threat to our right to protest and democracy. Banner now moved but Johnson won’t see it.

502. fluke

-> (n) -> a fluke is an unexpected stroke of good luck If something good happens to you by chance when you’re not expecting it, that’s a fluke Was the US Open win a fluke? The first goal was just a fluke

503. hinder

-> (v) cản trở -> The verb hinder means to block or put something in the way of Her progress certainly hasn’t been hindered by her lack of experience Whoever tries to hinder us, and even more so, to create threats to our country, to our people, should know that Russia’s response will be immediate. And it will lead you to such consequences that you have never encountered in your history,” the Russian president said.

504. siege

-> (n) -> Your city is under siege if it is surrounded on all sides by an opposing force on attack Ukraine came under siege Thursday as Russia launched multiple airstrikes, prompting many to flee their homes and seek safety elsewhere.

505. rebuff

-> (v) -> to refuse to accept a helpful suggestion or offer from someone, often by answering in an unfriendly way If you rebuff someone, you reject or snub (ignore) him Chinese officials rebuffed the U.S. and shared the information with Moscow. She rebuffed all suggestions that she should resign

506. glee

-> (n) extreme happiness or delight Putin watched with glee the failure in Afghanistan and thinks the West is weak She opened her presents with glee

507. depict

-> (v) -> when you depict something, you draw a picture of it, describe it, or show what it looks like Social media videos and news footage from Friday depict the scope of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the toll it is taking on its citizens.

508. fortitude

-> (n) -> Fortitude refers to strength in the face of adversity Ukraine, movingly has found its national fortitude. When someone has fortitude it means that they have emotional power or reserves and the ability to withstand adversity I thought she showed remarkable fortitude during that period

509. skeptical

-> (adj) hoài nghi -> Skeptical people look at the world with a certain amount of doubt One of the reasons Ukrainians were skeptical about the possibility of this war: it makes no sense

510. imminent

-> (adj) -> coming or likely to happen very soon The UK will impose direct sanctions on Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov imminently, Boris Johnson has told NATO leaders

511. hideous

-> (adj) offensive, extremely ugly, or shocking; ghê tởm

512. barbaric

-> (adj) extremely cruel and unpleasant, dã man Our mission is clear – diplomatically, politically, economically – and eventually, militarily – this hideous and barbaric venture of Vladimir Putin must end in failure.

513. shell

-> (v) use explosives on The enemy has been shelling us all day Russians are shelling power plant right next to me. 6 explosions.

514. veto

-> (n, v) -> A veto is a no vote that blocks a decision The fact Russia is able to veto a UN resolution on Russia is ridiculous. If you strongly disagree with your friends’ choice of a movie, you could say, “I have to veto that”.

515. whip something up

-> (ph.v) prepare quickly Let’s whip something up for tonight’s party. A few games and some snacks should be fine.

516. rip off

-> (adj, v) the act of stealing That vendor ripped you off. That watch isn’t real gold at all

517. ammunition

-> (n) đạn dược -> objects that can be shot from a weapon, such as bullets or bombs a shortage of ammunition Czechia just decided to send machine guns, sniper rifles, handguns and ammunition worth EUR 7,6 mln to Ukraine.

518. in lieu of

-> = instead of

519. overhaul

-> (v) -> to overhaul is to completely renovate, making major changes in order to repair You should overhaul your car engine overhaul the health care system

520. usher

-> (n, v) -> An usher is someone with the job of helping people find their seats -> to show someone where they should go, or to make someone go where you want them to go She ushered us into her office and offered us coffee.

521. inherent

-> (adj) -> existing as a natural or basic part of something There are dangers/risks inherent in almost every sport I have an inherent distrust of lawyers

522. obliterate

-> (v) -> it means to erase or destroy completely so that there is nothing left In the last days the world has witnessed awe-inspiring displays of bravery and heroism from the Ukrainian people in response to those who seek to obliterate their freedom by force.

523. fervent

-> (adj) -> use fervent to describe a person or thing that shows very strong feelings or enthusiasm a fervent desire to change society a fervent supporter for the communist party

524. diffident

-> (adj) -> modest or shy because of a lack of self-confident Had we looked into his background more, we’d have known he was diffident

525. loose

-> (adj, v) -> not firmly held or fastened in place There were some loose wires hanging out of the wall -> (v) to speak or express emotions very freely, especially in an uncontrolled way He loosed his frustration in a torrent of abuse

526. perpetual

-> (adj) vĩnh viễn -> never ending or changing He posed a perpetual thread They lived in perpetual fear of being discovered

527. shirk

-> (v) -> avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility), carries a negavtive connotation of laziness “I faced each problem as it came along. . . . I never tried to shirk. I tried never to evade an issue. When I found I had something to do — I just did it.” He might tell you something you didn’t like, but he would not shirk from saying it.

528. flashpoint

-> (n) -> a place, event, or time at which violence or hostility flares up (begin) the conflict reached a flashpoint last year

529. garment

-> (n) a piece of clothing A dress is a dress, and pant are pants. They are not the same thing, unless you refer to them both as garments, in which case they are the same thing.

530. implant

-> (v) cấy ghép -> to put an organ, group of cells, or device into the body in a medical operation -> to fix ideas, feelings, or opinions in someone else’s mind Before Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney could become the core of our 2008 Champions League winning side, there was a rocky road when we attempted to implant

531. attempt

-> (v) -> make an effort to achieve or complete (something difficult) Troops shot civilians who attempted to flee

532. abhorrent

-> (adj) -> morally very bad, repulsive abhorrent campaign

533. capitalize

-> (v) -> write in capital letters -> draw advantages from He is capitalizing on her mistakes

534. fertile

-> (adj) -> able to make babies people get less fertile as they get older -> [figurative] productive, prolific, full of potential She wanted to buy along the river where the land was fertile and there are water for the plants and trees There is evidence that women wear red clothes more often during the fertile phases of their menstrual cycle.

535. immunity

-> (n) -> a situation in which you are protected against disease or from legal action The vaccination gives you immunity against the disease for up to six months He was granted immunity from prosecution because he confessed the names of the other spies

536. comedown

-> (n) decline to a lower satus or level Fame offers no immunity from the emotional comedown

537. divisive

-> (adj) -> tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people, gây chia rẽ I thought it was divisive not to wear the T-shirt The Vietnam war was an extremely divisive issue in the US

538. terrific

-> (adj) -> something that’s terrific is wonderful, like a terrific concert you’ll never forget. Terrific can also describe something very intense, like a terrific thunderstorm A marathon runner might put in a terrific effort during the last mile of the race

539. omission

-> (n) -> if you make an omission, you leave something out Was the omission of Aunt Suzy from your wedding invitation something you meant to do, or an accident?

540. handicap

-> (n) -> a condition in which part of your body or mind has been permanently damaged or does not work nomally. This word is now considered offensive by many people, who prefer the word disability a physical handicap

541. solidarity

-> (n) tinh thần đoàn kết -> Any time you express support of a group or the people in it, you’re showing solidarity with them. The word is used most often to describe a sense of unity with a political group. US businesses boycott Russian products in solidarity with Ukraine

542. shatter

-> (v) -> when you shatter something, you smash it or break it into small bits “We as a community are shattered … But we’re not surprised on some level because it’s what our history is,” the principal of a NYC Ukrainian heritage school says. “We try to speak to our students about what’s going on, try to dissect what’s going on.” when you drop something fragile, it will probably shatter- lightbulbs, teacups, mirrors, and windows all shatter fairly easily.

543. dissect

-> (v) -> to dissect is to break something down to look at its parts in biology classes we used to dissect rats He’s kind of person who watches a movie and then dissects it for hours This blog attempts to dissect various choices in detail and understand their implications.

544. mobilize

-> (v) -> to describe preparing something/someone to spring into action, or to be put into use “The people of Kyiv are mobilizing. Across the capital, volunteers are pouring in, building up the city’s defenses with whatever they can.” You might mobilize the troops, or even your classmates, into action

545.contemporary

-> (adj) -> existing or happening now, đương thời comtemporary music/literatue/art/fashion Although the play was written hundreds of years ago, it still has a contemporary (= modern) feel to it.

546. advent

-> (n) -> The arrival of a notable person, thing, or event. Sự ra đời You might be waiting for the advent of a new iPhone or for the advent of cloning. Because of these challenges, many software developers argue that the advent of multicore systems will require an entirely new approach to designing software systems in the future

547. relinquish

-> (v) -> if you relinquish something, you let it go. You relinguish control of the army when you resign as general You relinquish your plan to sneak into town when your parents find out what’s going on

548. sobriety

-> (n) -> the state of being sober The opposite of addiction is not sobriety. The opposite of addiction is connection.”

549. traumatise

-> (v) -> to shock and upset someone severely and for a long time “if you can’t bond because you’re traumatised, isolated or beaten down by life, you will bond with something that will give you some sense of relief” She was completely traumatized by the death of her mother

550. hierarchical

-> (adj) /hai ơ ra:.ki.kl/ Describe hierarchical paging, hashed paging, and inverted page table

551. pertinent

-> (adj) -> something pertinent is relevant and on-point, relating directly to the subject being considered a pertinent question/remark Chapter one is pertinent to the post-war period We begin our discussion by covering several issues that are pertinent to managing memory

552. intolerable

-> (adj) -> too bad or unpleasant to deal with or accept, ko thể chấp nhận được The situation has become intolerable

553. extensive

-> (adj) -> covering a large area; having a great range a school with extensive ground are used extensively in Windows and Linux systems her knowledge of music is extensive The wedding received extensive coverage in the newspapers

554. compaction

-> (n) -> compaction is what happens when something is crushed or compressed One solution to the problem of external fragmentation is compaction In many places, garbage undergoes compaction after it’s collected, so that it takes up less space

555. ramification

-> (n) -> Ramification is like consequence, but usually unintended and bad This rather simple idea has great functionality and wide ramifications Have you consider all the ramification of your suggestion?

556. comprise

-> (v) and the frame number and offset now comprise the physical address.

557. minuscule

-> (adj) -> extremely small As a concrete (although minuscule) example If your mother calls your miniskirt minuscule, it probably means she wants you to change into something a bit less revealing when he joined us properly at 16 he was still minuscule

558. plausible

-> (adj) -> seeming likely to be true, or able to be believed The abuse allegations seem more plausible now seeing how he gets this angry a plausible explanation/excuse

559. neutrality

-> (n) a neutral position, especially in a war Vladimir Putin has killed Swedish, Swiss and Finnish neutrality in one day

560. evaluate

-> (v) -> to judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something It’s impossible to evaluate these results without knowing more about the research methods employed

561. erratic

-> (adj) -> describes things that are unpredictable, unusual, and that deviate from the norm Evaluating the Russian leader’s state of mind is a top priority for the US intel community as observers note he is increasingly erratic

562. substantial

-> (adj) -> something substantial is large in size, number, or amount if you want to say someone spent a lot of money without being too specific, you could say they spent a subtantial amount of money substantially reducing context-switch time

563. dispute

-> (n) -> any conflict or dissagreement Don’t worry, China won’t invade Vietnam. Because there is no dispute between the two countries. To be honest, Vietnam’s presence in China is very low.

564. constrain vs. restrain

Both can be used in the senses of holding something back by force or of limiting or restricting one’s actions -> restrain: more in sense of preventing an action Congress must restrain spending next year The man turned violent and it took 4 officers to restrain him I wanted more dessert, but I restrained myself

-> constrain: more in sense of placing limits, restrictions, or controls on an action The beauty of our sport is that there are hardly any rules to constrain you Industry regulations must not constrain innovation The police hope to impose order and constrain violence

565. exhibit

-> (v) -> to show something publicly that can never exhibit Belady’s anomaly In the summer the academy will exhibit several prints that are rarely seen A synchronous system can exhibit much tighter coupling over a period of time

566. conversely

-> (adv) -> introducing a statement/idea which reverses one that has just been made or referred to. Conversely, if the multiprogramming level decreases, the frames that were allocated to the departed process can be spread over the remaining processes.

567. plunge

-> (n, v) -> related to diving, falling, and sinking you might plunge into a job by working day and night Thrashing has occurred, and system throughput plunges the stock market might plunge when investors react to bad news

568. virtually

-> (adv) nearly, almost

569. blare

-> (v) -> make or cause to make a loud, harsh sound I can’t do my homework with the TV blaring next door

570. walking refrigerator

-> (noun phrase) a very big person

571. pungent

-> (adj) smelling or tasting very strong and sharp, hăng

572. odor / odour

-> (n) a smell, often one that is unpleasant -> Your dog has a real pungent odor. When was the last time you gave it a bath?

573. livestock

-> (n) farm animals We will sell some of our livestock this summer

574. artillery

-> (n) large guns, often on wheels, used by armies The army has removed its artillery in anticipation of the peace treaty

575. cease

-> (v) end, stop; come to an end It is unclear when the steel factory will cease its operations

576. impunity

-> (n) im-punishment We are crystal clear that Putin cannot commit these horrific acts with impunity.

577. administrator

-> (n) -> the boss, the head honcho, the person in charge An administrator is the person responsible for managing things and running the show Administrator are often found directing government agencies, organizing institutions, or leading school department

578. shaky

-> (adj) shaky database foundations when we’re not confident, we feel shaky

579. sketch

-> (n, v) -> a sketch is a rough or brief outline of something The art students were told to sketch the landscape When the book talks about creating an initial design, sketch out a design for your database

580. errata

-> plural noun of erratum -> erratum: a mistake in a printed or written document

581. pinch

-> (n, v) -> to pinch is to sharply squeeze or grip with your fingers No matter how much you love your grandma, you probably don’t enjoy it when she pinches your cheek and tells you how tall you’ve gotten -> a small amount of something, such as powder, especially the amount that a person can hold between their first finger and thumb a pinch of common sense

582. decay

-> (v) -> To decay means to rot, decompose, break down -> to become gradually damaged, worse, or less Our bodies - anything organic - will decay after death Sugar makes your teeth decay The role of the extended family has been decaying for some time a smell of decaying meat

583. pervade

-> (v) -> to pervade means to be present throughout, to exist in every part of If you have too many cats, the horrible smell of cat pee will pervade your house The film movie is a reflection of the violence that pervades our culture

584. entrench

-> (v) -> to entrench is to secure something firmly -> to firmly establish something, especially an idea or a problem, so that it cannot be changed Entrench a tent pole in the ground so your tent doesn’t fly away

585. start over

-> (phrasal verb) make a new beginning could you face going back to school and starting over?

586. scrap

-> (v) -> to not continue with a system or plan; (discard, drop) They’re considering scrapping the tax and raising the money in other ways We scrapped our plans for a trip to France

Sometimes a sort of decay pervades the entire system and nobody notices until relatively late in the project. The longer the project continues, the more entrenched the incorrect assumptions become and the more reluctant developers are to suggest scrapping the whole design and starting over

587. unsound

-> (adj) -> (of activities) not suitable or acceptable -> (of a building) in bad condition and likely to fall down or fail The bridge is structurally unsound If the underlying data is unsound, it doesn’t matter what the application that uses it does; the results will be suspect at best

588. grueling

-> (adj) -> extremely tiring and difficult, and demanding great effort and determination To answer these questions with an envelope of business cards (or restaurant matchbooks), a notebook, or a filing cabinet would require a long and grueling search. He eventually won the match after five grueling sets Learning about the customers’ requirements can be a long and grueling process

589. contaminate

-> (v) -> pollute, made impure All of these information containers (business cards, notebooks, filing cabinets, and your brain) can become contaminated with misleading, incorrect, and contradictory information

590. contradictory

-> (adj) -> if two or more facts, peices of advice, etc. are contradictory, they are very differnet from each other I keep getting contradictory advice - some people tell me to keep it warm and some tell me to put ice on it.

591. dig

-> (v) -> When you dig, you scoop or shovel up dirt, sand, or some other material -> to search somewhere when you are looking for an object or information All of these allow you to find every piece of information that they contain, although it may take a while to dig through it all As I dug deeper into his past, I realized that there was a lot about this man that I didn’t know.

592. mere

-> (adj) used to emphasize that something is not large or important The plane crashed mere minutes after take-off Finding the data you need in a poorly designed database can take hours or days instead of mere seconds It cost a mere 20 dollars

593. puddle

-> (n) -> a small pool of liquid on the ground, especially from rain For example, suppose the disk drives holding the database simply break. Or a fire reduces the computer to a smoldering puddle of slag

594. scatter

-> (v) -> to move far apart in different directions Modern networks can let hundreds or even thousands of users access the same database at the same time from locations scattered across the globe The protesters scattered at the sound of gunshots

595. realm

-> (n) -> French for kingdom, an area that is ruled by something This chapter moves into the realm of computerized databases Little Italy was famously the realm of the mafia Hollywood is the realm of film stars

596. frantically

-> (adv) insane, violently mad, điên cuồng | done in a hurried way and in a state of excitement or confusion Before you start frantically throwing tables together I’ve been working frantically all week to get it finished on time I got home to find Lara frantically searching for her keys

597. moderately

-> (adv) vừa phải -> To a certain extent; quite; fairly moderately tricky code The company remains moderately profitable, but it is not making as much money as it should

598. memo

-> (n) -> a written message, especially in business You want to keep a simple historical list of previous values, such as a list of previous daily memos or welcome messages. Did you get my memo about the meetings?

599. segregate

-> (v) -> to separate one type of thing from another To seperate people by race or religion is to segregate them The Ukrainians were let in and the foreigners were segregated to one side

600. pedagogically

-> (adv) -> in a way that relates to methods and theory of teaching, sư phạm The feedback we received from teachers and students alike have confirmed that this top-down approach has many advantages and does indeed work well pedagogically

601. tormentor

-> (n) -> someone who causes a person or an animal great mental suffering, or great physical pain

602. oppression

-> (n) -> a situation in which people are governed in an unfair and cruel way and prevented from having opportunities and freedom a former slave who devoted his life to ending the oppression of black people at the hands of powerful white slaveowners

603. scramble

-> (v) -> to move or climb quickly but with difficulty, often using youre hands to help you She scrambled up the steep hillside and over the rocks

604. crumble

-> (v) -> to break, or cause something to break, into small pieces She nervously crumbled the bread between her fingers Support for the government is crumbling

605. sustain

-> (v) duy trì -> strenthen or support physically or mentally; keep it going He seems to find it difficult to sustain relationships with women The soil in this part of the world is not rich to sustain a large population -> to suffer or experience, especially damage or loss She sustained multiple injuries in the accident The company has sustained heavy losses this year I’ll just say I’m glad they gave descriptions of the burns and injuries sustained because it helped understand the reality of it

606. horror

-> (n) -> An intense feeling of fear, shock, or disgust. What the book does convey very successfully is the horror of war Imagine that horror happening to your favorite city or town in the world–or the city/town your loved ones live in. How to even heal from that…how could people even consider doing something like that to other humans again…

607. relay

-> (n, v) -> If you relay something, you pass it to another person -> a group of people or animals engaged in a task for a fixed period of time and then replaced by a similar group I was told the news first and then I relayed it to the others and far longer for scouting parties to convince and properly relay the extent of the damage to their government.

608. embodiment

-> (n) -> A tangible or visible form of an idea, quality, or feeling; hiện thân He was the embodiment of the English gentleman The creation of the nuclear bomb is the literal embodiment of the phrase, “I’ve won, but at what cost?”

609. leap

-> (v) jump or spring a long way, to great height, or with great force I leaped up to answer the phone -> (n) a big change, increase, improvement The immediate sense that this is biggest leap forward in destruction ability that the world has ever seen, that the damage that can be inflicted in a war is no longer depending on industrial capability but rather restraint. “Hope walks through the fire, and faith leaps over it” — Jim Carrey.

610. testimony

-> (n) -> when you give testimony, you are telling what you saw or what you know I’ll never forget one testimony of a Hiroshima survivor who described the immediate reaction to the blast of the bomb “We didnt think it was a bomb. It was so huge, so totally destructive, we thought the world was splitting in two”

611. cull

-> (v) -> remove something that has been rejected cull the sick members of the herd Cull requirements from existing practices and information.

612. inventory

-> (n) -> a detailed list of all the items in stock Are you building an inventory system, a supply chain model, or a stock price tracker and predictor

613. interrogate

-> (v) -> to ask someone a bunch of question with a specific mission in mind, tra hỏi The best way to understand the system you need to design and build is to interrogate the customers. Thousands of dissidents have been interrogated or imprisoned in recent weeks // dissidents: (n) a person who publicly disagrees with and criticizes their government

614. obtuse

-> (adj) u mê, đần độn -> lacking in insight or discernment too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behaviour -> slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse Customers who are truly dedicated to the company are usually willing to field even the most obtuse questions as long as you’re willing to dish them out

615. drone on

-> (phrasal verb) -> to talk for a long time in a boring way He was droning on (and on) about his operation It may sound boring listening to customers drone on about their supply chains but I’ve found that once you dig deeply enough, almost any business can be pretty interesting Every time, after I’d learned enough, I discovered hidden complexity that I would never have imagined

616. meticulously

-> (adv) -> in a way that shows great care and attention to detail; tỉ mỉ your meticulously crafted plan Ryan had to develop a meticulous fitness programma He’s meticulous in his planning, the detail

617. pest

-> (n) -> a pest is something or someone that bugs you. An unwanted, bothersome person is a pest it usually doesn’t hurt to warn them that you’re going to be a major pest for a while That annoying mosquito that keeps you up at night is a pest, and so is that younger brother who wants to control the TV remote

618. clout

-> (n) -> power and influence over other people or events The Queen may have privilege but she has no real political clout Ideally this person also has enough clout to make decisions when the heroes start bickering over who has to fight Magneto and who gets to fly the invisible plane

619. sabotage

-> (v) -> to damage or destroy equipment, weapons, or buildings in order to prevent the success of an enemy or competitor I don’t mean to imply that every project is subject to continual harassment, interference, and sabotage Th rebels had tried to sabotage the oil pipeline hey were concerned their record would be overthrown and declared war on Germany when it started the Poland level in hopes of sabotaging the speed run.

620. pull something apart

-> (phrasal verb) pull to pieces, xé toạc ra After you master these techniques, you’ll be ready to start pulling the models apart and rearranging the pieces to improve the design by making it lean and flexible

621. timid

-> (adj) -> showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened Kieran is a timid kid who has fierce pride, who is not burdened with historical guilt, and who is not timid about deploying hard power. he was so timid, and could barely look you in the eye

622. conceal

-> (v) -> when you conceal something, you are keeping it from being discovered to conceal anger/identity/disappointment/the evidence I know about whitewashing something. That is to deliberately conceal a matter so as to hide unpleasant or incriminating facts about something. Similarly, Cancel Culture is meant to punish individuals who hold a contrasting point of view to what is being projected. What I mean, brainwashing can be subtle until desperation steps in the psyche. Some people scrub you clean according to their liking

623. hassle

-> (n) -> irritating inconvenience, rắc rối -> something that is bothersome or annoying can be called a hassle I can’t face the hassle of moving again It was such a hassle trying to get my bank account changed that i nearly gave up In fact, you’d be greatly surprised to see that anyone with some little computer knowledge can hack Facebook account without any hassle at all.

624. grave

-> (n) mộ -> (adj) seriously bad There can be grave consequences when an attacker gains access to your email.

625. abolish

-> (v) -> to end an activity or custom officially National Service was abolished in the UK in 1962 Australia abolished appeals to the Privy Council of the UK

626. imperialism

-> (n) chủ nghĩa đế quốc -> a system in which a country rules other countries, sometimes having used force to get power over them Not really, considering we seem to be carrying the torch for imperialism in the modern era.

627. annex

-> (n): an extension of or an addition to a building -> (v) “take” or “grab” of an area of land or a country, usually by force or without permission he doesnt even bother annexing them so they don’t have to support the people there

628. pardon

-> (v) -> to forgive someone for something they have said or done Pardon me interrupting, but there’s a client to see you Not trying to justify or pardon it, just that one small piece of rain soaked land has played a massive role in shaping the modern world.

629. enact

-> (v) -> to put something into action, especially to make something law She enacted a law which is still in force today A package of economic sanctions is to be enacted agaisnt the country

630. encroach

-> (v) sâm lấn -> to take control or possession of something in a gradual way and often without being noticed However, we would be ready to fight, even sacrifice ourselves if our country were encroached Farmers encroached on forest land to grow crops These devices are encroaching on people’s privacy

631. tenacious

-> (adj) ngoan cường -> not easily letting go or giving up; tending to keep a firm hold of something The baby took my finger in its tenacious little fist

632. palpable

-> (adj) -> when something is palpable, you can touch or handle it, even though the word is often used to describe things that usually can’t be handled or touched, such as emotions or sensations Palpable is usually reserved for situations in which something invisible becomes so intense that it feels as though it has substance or weight. Someone who experienced a death in the family might say that her grief feels palpable

633. paranoid

-> (adj) hoang tưởng -> A paranoid person suffers from paranoia, the unreasonable fear or irrational belief that other people are plotting to harm him or her. The only one who didn’t really learn was mainland China who still is agressive and paranoid of all of its neighbors with still a cold war mentality. He started feeling paranoid and was convinced his boss was going to fire him

634. blend

-> (n, v) -> a mixture of different things or styles -> (v) to mix or combine together The carpet blends well with the colour of the walls They blend in well and spread new ideas and inspire business Their music is a blend of jazz and African rhythms

635. expat / expatriate

-> (n) someone who does not live in their own country loved by expats for living and working.

636. seek / sought/ sought

-> (v) -> to try to find or get something, especially something that is not a physical object PHP developers have quite sought after.

637. struck

-> (adj) -> (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming but I was struck by that in this fantastic story about a boy born with not one, but two genetic defects that made him intellectually ‘normal’ but physically very different

638. flourish

-> (v) (of a person, animal, or other living organism) -> grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment My tomatoes are flourishing this summer - it must be the warm weather Watercolour painting began to flourish in Britain around 1750

639. adhere

-> (v) -> to stick firmly As a football club, Arsenal has always adhered to the principle of not involving itself in politics. Rumors adhered to no logic but their own Glue won’t adhere to any surface that’s wet

640. enchanted

-> (adj) -> describes something that’s under a spell; affected by magic Despite what some managers occasionally seem to believe, a model isn’t a silver bullet or enchanted wand that will magically make a project succeed // wand: cây đũa phép

641. blueprint

-> (n) -> a design plan or other technical drawing It’s a blueprint for building something, in this case a database

642. dump

-> (v) -> to put down or drop something in a careless way He came in with four shopping bags and dumped them on the table It would be so mean to dump him on his birthday I’ve seen developers build remarkably complicated models and then dump them on hapless end users, expecting those users to understand the models’ every subtle nuance

643. hapless

-> (adj) -> unlucky or ill-fated Many children are hapless victims of this war

644. stretcher

-> (n) cái cán -> a light fram made from 2 long poles with cover of soft material stretched between them, used for carrying people who are ill, injuried, or dead. How do we know when we need to restock left-handed cable stretchers

645. petrify

-> (v) -> to frighten someone a lot, especially so that they are unable to move or speak Since I’ve never been to a real school before, I am pretty much totally and completely petrified I think you petrified poor Frazer - he never said a word the whole time you were here

646. cleft

-> (n) -> an opening or crack, especially in rock or the ground, khe hở Engles often nest in a cleft in the rocks They told Mom and Dad I had a cleft palate and some other stuff going on. They called it “small anomalies. But Mom says that even though everyone in the room was kind of grumpy, Dad kept making her laugh all night long

647. rush sb out

Mom didn’t even get a chance to look at me because the nice nurse immediately rushed me out of the room.

648. hysterical

-> (adj) -> unable to control your feelings or behaviours because you are extremely frightened, angry, excited, … Calm down, you’re getting hysterical They were practically fighting, because Mom was hysterical and the farting nurse was yelling at her to stay calm, and then they both started screaming for the doctor hysterical laughter

649. faint

-> (v) -> to suddenly become unconscious for a short time, usually falling down; ngất xỉu He had fainted

650. bum

-> (v) -> to ask someone for something without intending to pay for it Could I bum a cigarette off you? I was really bummed when Christopher moved away three years ago

651. duel

-> (n, v) -> In the past, when two people duelled, they had a formal fight, using guns or swords, in order to decide an argument We used to spend hours playing with our Star Wars action figures and dueling with our lightsabers

652. shrug

-> (v) -> to raise your shoulders and then lower them in order to say you do not know or are not interested “Where’s Dad?” “How should I know?” replied my brother, shrugging I said, shrugging, and I sat in her lap like I was a baby.

653. lap

-> (n) đùi

654. pat

-> (v) -> when you pat, you tap lightly with your hand patting my knee Your grandfather might pat you on the head just like when you were little, even though you’re taller than he is now

655. demoralize

-> (v) -> If something demoralizes you, it makes you feel bad or hopeless, làm mất tinh thần The loss seemed to demoralize everyone, from players to coaches to fans It must be demoralizing to see how effortless Federer makes it all appear as he’s running you around the entire court

656. commute

-> (n, v) -> a commute is a journey you take from home to work and back again you make enjoy your subway commute because it gives you lots of time to read 1 hour commute

657. emulate

-> (v) -> when you emulate someone, you imitate them, especially with the idea of matching their success. The class emulates an array of bool elements, but optimized for space allocation: generally, each element occupies only one bit (which, on most systems, is eight times less than the smallest elemental type: char). After Michael Jordan retired from the NBA, player after player tried to emualate Jordan’s game and success. It’s hard to be as good as someone like that, but having a hero to emulate can be helpful in many areas of life

658. discriminate

-> (v) How is it more socially acceptable to discriminate on height than race? Both are immutable characteristics

659. dispose of

-> (v) -> if you dispose of something, you get rid of it. He might well dispose of the Ukrainean military, although that’s far from certain

660. lackluster

-> (adj) -> lack luster, without energy and effort I am sure I cannot be alone in being astonished at their lackluster efforts The US number-one tennis player gave a disappointingly lackluster performance Another lackluster performance from the baby Fed. It takes a lot more than talent to stay on top for sure.

661. irrespective of

-> (adv) ir respect of In the above example 2 and 3, 4*3 is always evaluated first irrespective of the next operation.

662. motto

-> (n) -> A motto is a slogan or favorite saying, like “when life hands you lemons, make lemonade” Her motto is “Work hard, play hard”

663. plaque

-> (n) -> a flat piece of metal, stone, wood, or plastic with writing on it that is attached to a wall, door, or other object There was a brass plaque outside the door listing the various dentist’s names

664. nudge

-> (v) -> to push something/someone gently, especially to push someone with your elbow to attract the person’s attention The children were gigling and nudging each other He nudged the cat off the sofa so that he could sit down

665. nod

-> (v) -> to move your head down and then up, sometimes several times, especially to show agreement, approval, or greeting, or to show something by doing this Many people in the audience nodded in agreement When I suggested a walk, Elena nodded enthusiastically

666. snuggle

-> (v) -> to snuggle is to cuddle with someone. Snuggling is a little like hugging, and it often takes place in bed They snuggled together on the couch

667. plop

-> (n) a soft sound like that of something solid dropping lightly into a liquid -> (v) to sitdown or land heavily or without taking care, or to put something down without taking care He came and plopped down next to me Then he plopped his backpack up really high on the right side of the desk so it was kind of like a wall between his desk and mine

668. curse

-> (v, n) -> when you curse, you say words you wouldn’t want your mother or your priest to hear you saying. -> A curse can also be wishing something aweful on someone, like the witch who puts a curse on Sleeping Beauty We could hear him cursing and swearing as he tried to get the door open

669. obnoxious

-> (adj) -> very unpleasant or rude Some of his colleagues say that he’s loud and obnoxious When she’s in a bad mood she’s obnoxious to everyone

670. poke

-> (v) -> to push a finger or other pointed object quickly into someone or something You’ll poke someone in the eye with that umbrella if you’re not careful

671. stumble

-> (v) -> miss a step and fall or nealy fall Running along the beach, she stumbled on a log and fell on the sand In the final straight Meyers stumbled, and although he didn’t fall it was enough to lose him first palce

672. tortoise

-> (n) rùa cạn

673. lick

-> (v) -> to move the tongue across the surface of something He licked the chocolate off his fingers She licked the stamps and stuck them on the parcel

674. bump into sb

-> (phrasal verb) -> to meet someone you know when you have not planned to meet them We bumped into Amy when we were in town last week

675. horn

-> (n) cái sừng The bull lowered its horns and charged straight at him

676. peek

-> (v) -> when you peek, you take a quick glance at something -> to look, especially for a short time or while trying to aviod being seen Close your eyes. Don’t peek. I’ve got a surpise for you I peeked at Julian and he was looking at me

677. stimulate

-> (v) -> to encourage something to grow, develop, or become active; kích thích

The government plans to cut taxes in order to stimulate the economy The show was intended to stimulate and amuse Good teachers should ask questions that stimulate students to think

678. gloomy

-> (adj) -> means “dark and dreary (dull, lifeless, depressing)” a gloomy party a gloomy person/expression The morning sun had disappeared and the day became gloomy

679. phobia

-> (n) -> A phobia is an intense and irrational (not logical) fear of something He has no real desire to travel and suffers from a phobia of flying She refused the injection because she had a phobia about needles

680. aversion

-> (n) -> If you have an aversion to something, you have an intense dislike for it Sha has a deep aversion to getting up in the morning I felt an instant aversion to his parents

681. huddle

-> (n, v) -> crowd together In a football game, a huddle is a quick conference we were all huddled around the powders with our notebooks

682. powder

-> (n) -> Powder is a loose substance made up of extremely tiny, dry, solid grains; bột Thing of the baking powder and cocoa powder you use when you make your famous chocolate layer cake

683. recess

-> (n) -> recess is a break from doing something, like work or school You may have heard children talking about recess as their favorite part of school She never talked to teachers, never made friends, never played at recess During the summer recesses the newspaper sent him travelling round the country

684. dork

-> (n) -> a person who is physically or socially awkward or not fashionable He’s such a dork, but he’s a lovely guy I look like a dork when I try to run

686. jerk

-> (n) -> Jerk is also a very unflattering term for an obnoxious person. he’s a jerk

687. twirl

-> (v) -> turn in a twisting or spinning motion He twirled the ribbon around the stick He twirled his umbrella as he walked

688. blaster

-> (n) a workman employed to blast with explosives

689. tug

-> (v) -> to pull something quickly and usually with a lot of force Tom tugged at his mother’s arm

690. accordion

-> (n) a box-shaped musical instrument consisting of a folded central part with a keyboard, played by pushing the two ends towards each other

691. percussion

-> (n) -> musical instruments that you play by hitting them with your hand or an object such as a stick We have a very nice selection of percussion instruments.

692. admission

-> (n) -> A fee charged for entry or the process of being granted entry There’s a whole admissions process -> A confession that something is true your brother’s surly admission that he was the one who popped your bike tire

693. mumble

-> (v) -> to mumbble is to talk quietly and indistinctly -> difficult to understand; nói lẩm bẩm She mumbled something about being too busy

694. prominence

-> (n) -> The state of being important, famous, or noticealbe Most of papers give prominence to (= put in a noticeable position) the same story this morning It’s the first time that a lawyer of such prominence (= fame and importance) has been given the freedom to air his views on TV

695. preserve

-> (v) -> to keep something as it is, especially in order to prevent it from decaying or being damaged or destroyed to preserve the environment We want to preserve the character of the town while improving the facilities Putting varnish on wood is a way of preserving it

696. scarce

-> (adj) -> if something is scarce, there isn’t much of it around, “restricted in quantity” Crops are scarce after a long drought, or you might find babysitters scarce if your kids are a nightmare to watch Food and clean water were becoming scarce

697. magnify

-> (v) -> To magnify is to make something bigger, whether in size or in significance Money doesn’t change people, it magnifies who they really are.. A magnifying glass makes things look bigger

698. In retrospect

-> phrase -> when looking back on a past event or situation; with hindsight Perhaps, in retrospect, I shouldn’t have gone

699. dangle

-> (v) -> dangle means to hang or swing loosely Loose electric wires were dangling from the wall He dangled the puppet in front of the children

700. heyday

-> (n) -> the most successful or popular period of someone or something In their heyday, they sold as many records as all the other groups in the country put together

701. tilt

-> (v) -> to (causu to) move into a sloping position He tilted his chair backwards and put his feet up on his desk “My pleasure”, answered Nurse Molly, putting her hand under my chin and tilting my face up

702. gauge

-> (v, n) -> to gauge is to measure or test Use a thermometer to gauge the temperature He looks better now, no doubt abuot that, but the signs we used to gauge his moods are all gone

703. vivid

-> (adj) -> describes a bold and bright color, an intense feeling, or an image in your mind that is so clear you can almost touch it She was wearing a vivid pink shirt A vivid image of … Sometimes you have a vivid dream that feels so real that even when you wake up, you can’t tell if the dream is really over

704. palate

-> (n) -> the top part of the inside of your mouth

705. sliver

-> (n) -> s very small, thin piece of something, usually broken off something larger; miếng a sliver of glass Just a sliver of cake for me, please - I shouldn’t really be having any

706. lizard

-> (n) con thằn lằn

707. recital

-> (n) -> a performance of music or poetry, usually given by one person or a small group of people I went to violin recital today Charlotte’s mom said Charlotte had a dance recital earlier in the day, but she was going to try to come to your party if time allowed

708. hood

-> (n) -> part of a piece of clothing that can be pulled up to cover the top and back of the head The coat has a detachable hood If I looked like that, I’d put a hood over my face every day

709. squint

-> (v) -> look at someone/something with one or both eyes partly closed in an attempt to see more clearly or as a reaction to strong light The bright sun made them squint

710. cuddle

-> (v) ôm ấp She cuddled the baby and eventually it stopped crying They sat in the back row of the cinema kissing and cuddling

711. prude

-> (n) -> use prude to describe someone who is too concerned with being proper or modest -> a person who is easily shocked by rude things

712. tuck

-> (v) -> to put something into a safe or convenient place Tuck your gloves in your pocket so that you don’t lose them She had a doll tucked under her arm

713. outrageous

-> (adj) -> something outrageous is extreme, over the top, beyond reason. It’s hard to believe, and usually not in a good way Outrageous things make people outraged, really angry, or astounded becauset they’re just so ridiculous. If your teacher gave everyone an F for no reason, that would be outrageous. If a friend spilled your secrets to everyone: outrageous It is outrageous that these buildings remain empty while thousands of people have no homes

714. courtesy

-> (n) -> polite behaviour, or a polite action or remark, a courteous manner He could at least have had the courtesy to say sorry Kasparov was dead last in the blitz … so i think he’s just not in the mood for the courtesy handshake Win tickets to your dream day out courtesy of Geniebook and surprise your mum this Mother’s Day!

715. ditch vs dump

-> (v) -> (quora) leaving a person without his knowledge is ditch -> If a person is not wanted or no longer useful we dump him or throw him out. A dumped person is aware of what happened. He promised to marry the poor girl but in the end he ditched and married a rich widow He dumped his old mother at the local elderly hostel

716. take a bow

-> (idiom) -> often used figuratively to say that someone deserves to be praised Take a bow Cristiano Ronaldo

717. hindsight

-> (n) behind sight -> people who are able to look back on the past and understand what happened have hindsight With hindsight, I should have taken the job Bloody hard one to call, even with the slow motion hindsight In hindsight, it would have been better to wait

718. notorious

-> (adj) -> ~infamous; well-known and not in a good way The company is notorious for paying its bills late one of Mexico’s most notorious criminals

719. smug

-> (adj) -> too pleased or satisfied about something you have achieved or something you know She deserved her promotion, but I wish she wasn’t so smug about it He’s been unbearably smug since he gave up smoking

720. at the very least

-> idiom -> used to indicate the least thing that is true, acceptable, desirable, or certain to happen He wanted to win the race, or at the least, to finish second It will change your life or, at the very least, teach you something new At the very least, she deserves to be heard

721. heckle

-> (v) -> to heckle is to challenge or harass someone. At a sporting event, fans sometimes heckle the opposing team, but it’s not very respectable behaviour -> interrupt (a public speaker) with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse former world number 1 Naomi Osaka in tears after heckling during IndianWells defeat she should attend a football game anywhere in Europe just once to see what real hackling is Melania Trump appears uncomfortable as she’s heckled while leaving Trump Tower in NYC

722. bloat

-> (n, v) -> you use bloat to make the point that something is more than just fat or large -> Make or become swollen with fluid or gas; phồng lên bloated appearance a bloated (= uncomfortably full) feeling a bloated stomach The code of the checks, which had already looked like a mess, became more and more bloated as you added each new feature

723. savage

-> (adj) -> extremely violent, wild, or frightening a savage dog/beast -> if you describe a person or the actions of a person as savage, it means “cruel” or “brutal” Katie is a savage

724.shove

-> (v) -> push (so/st) roughly Even your prettiest friends have been tested in this way, and they stood up for themselves and shoved that person off

725. stunt

-> (v) -> to stunt is to slow or hinder Some people say that drinking coffee will stunt your growth when you’re a teenager - they worry that you won’t grow any taller If it wasn’t for his metabolic issues he would’ve been one of the greatest. Many players have fallen victim to illnesses and injuries that stunts their growth. Poor nutrition can stunt your growth, and bad soid will do the same for a plant They do say smoking stunts your growth

-> (n) -> a dangerous trick, the kind of performed in an action movie or by planes in an air show -> something that is done to get attention for the the person|people responsible for it an advertising stunt Their marriage was just a cheap publicity stunt if ruud & kyrios fight at the net, that would be the best marketing stunt

726. summon

-> (v) -> to summon is to formally call for the presence of someone; triệu hồi Anyone know how far this feature works from? I’d like to summon my Tesla from the bar

727. fiasco

-> (n) -> A fiasco is a disaster. It’s not a natural disaster; a fiasco is usually the result of human failure; laughable The show was a fiasco - one actor forgot his lines and another fell off the stage

728. snap

-> (v) -> break suddenly and completely, typically with a sharp cracking sound Guitar strings kept snapping

729. worship

-> (v) -> to worship is to show a lot of love and adoration for something Religious believers worship gods, and people can worship other people and things too As a child, I worshipped my older brother

730. courteous

-> (adj) -> polite, respectful, or considerate in manner Although she often disagreed with me, she was always courteous Even if you don’t feel like watching the movie, your fellow students may feel otherwise, so please be courteous

731. fairground

-> (n) -> an outdoor area where a fair is held

732. chalk

-> (n) -> a soft white limestone (calcium carbonate) formed from the skeletal remains of sea creature; phấn

733. sprinkle

-> (v) -> to drop a few pieces or drops of something over a surface; rắc Sprinkle a few herbs on the pizza someone sprinkled salt on a shiny black table

734. shiny

-> (adj) -> reflecting light, typically because very clean or polished shiny hair shiny black shoes

735. compartment

-> (n) -> a compartment is a space within another space, like the glove compartment in a car A fridge with a small freeze compartment

736. dome

-> (n) -> a rounded roof on a building or a room, or a building with such a roof

737. roam

-> (v) -> when you wander without a plan or specific destination, you roam; đi lang thang After the bars close, gangs of youths roam the city streets She roams around America for a year, working in bars and restaurants In general, I try to avoid blocks where there are lots of kids roaming around

738. hiss

-> (v) -> to hiss is to make a long s sound. Snakes are known to hiss sometimes unhappy audience members will hiss instead of booing

739. curtain

-> (n) -> a piece of material, especially cloth, that hangs across a window or opening to make a room or part of a room dark or private The curtain opened

740. palm

-> (n) lòng bàn tay This tiny device fits into the palm of your hand At first I thought he was laughing because his shoulders were shaking, but then he put his palms on his eyes and I realized he was crying

741. roast

-> (v) -> to cook food in an oven or over a fire; nướng the best roasted hot dogs I have ever, ever tasted Just roast the chicken in the oven and baste it in oil and lemon

742. tremble

-> (v) -> to shake slightly in a way that you cannot control, for example because you are frightened, angry, or excited, or because of illness; run rẩy A couple of times when he talked, Dad’s voice got trembly and he cleared his throat I was trembling with fear, panicking that I had not made the right decision

743. tease

-> (v) -> mock or make fun of playfully They tease you cause they love you! mom I used to hate being teased about my red hair when I was at school

744. dodge

-> (v) -> to dodge something is to avoid it You have to move quickly to dodge a flower pot that’s falling from a ledge I understand that he’s dodging the question lol The Senator dodged questions about his relationship with the actress Alcaraz is like a wall…u cant rly dodge him

745. innate

-> (adj) -> inborn, natural; bẩm sinh That African heritage may explain part of his innate ability as a footballer Cyrill’s most impressive quality was his innate goodness

746. retaliate

-> (v) -> Doing something terrible to someone because you feel they’ve done something bad to you; trả đũa If someone insults you, don’t retaliate as it only makes the situation worse The terrorists retaliated against the government with a bomb attack

747. resent

-> (v) -> to resent something is to feel anger or bitterness toward it; strong & negative feeling You might resent someone who has treated you poorly You may resent the accusation that you were stealing cookies; ấm ức

748. deteriorate

-> (v) -> become progressively worse She was taken into hospital last week when her condition suddenly deteriorated When his pace deteriorated we played him more in the centre of the park

749. defer

-> (v) -> to delay something until a later time My bank has agreed to defer the repayments on my loan Can we defer making a decision until next week?

750. excerpt

-> (n, v) -> a short part taken fro a speech, book, films, … -> (v) to take a smal part from a speech, book, film, … in order to puslish it separately An excerpt is something you excerpt from a large piece Instead of sharing all 147 lines of your favorite poem in class, you might want to read an excerpt, that is, just a part of the verses, so no one dozes off

751. doze off

-> phrasal verb -> If you doze off, you start to sleep, especially during the day The office was so hot I nearly dozed off at my desk

752. calf

-> (n) bắp chân

753. fallacy

-> (n) -> A misleading argument/belief based on a falsehood It’s a common fallacy that women are worse drivers than men The notion that they hate the cold is another fallacy

754. dissent

-> (v, n) -> to dissent is to publicly disagree with an official opinion or decision; bất đồng quan điểm When the time came to approve the proposal, there were one or two voices of dissent Football naturally generates dissent

755. whatsoever

-> (adv) at all (used for emphasis) (with negative) He has no respect for authority whatsoever I can honestly say that I have no interest whatsoever in the royal family

756. adept

-> (adj) -> describe a person who is highly skilled, very proficient or expert at something She’s very adept at dealing with the media We were adept at identifying the players who would become first-team regulars

757. embark

-> (v) -> when you embark on something, you are starting it and it’s exciting She embarked on a new career

758. daunting

-> (adj) -> something daunting can scare you off, you are not looking forward to doing; nản lòng If you have a lot of studying to do, it may seem like a daunting task The country was faced with the daunting prospect of overcoming four decades of division

759. assert

-> (v) -> state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully; khẳng định She very quickly asserted her authority over the class The prime minister asserted that he had no intention of resigning

760. suicidal

-> (adj) of suicide Pete was so depressed after his girlfriend left him that I actually thought he was suicidal

761. retreat

-> (n, v) -> to go away from a place/person in order to escape from fighting or danger; rút lui Attacks by enemy aircrafe forced the tanks to retreat (from the city) A spot under ta shady tree might be your favorite retreat from the sun or your bedroom in the basement may serve as a retreat from your siblings

762. derive

-> (v) (n): derivative -> talk about something that comes from something else; to get st from st else She derived great satisfaction from helping other people I didn’t derive much benefit from school The charity derives its income entirely from donations

763. deduct

-> (v) -> to deduct is to remove or take away some amount, “remove a portion” The player had points deducted for arguing with the referee

764. redeem

-> (v) -> if you redeem yourself, you make up for wrongs by doing something that makes you seem good again. after being irritable and snappy with your grandmother, you redeem yourself by bringing her flowers and apologizing She managed to save enough money to redeem her jewellery from the pawn shop -> exchange redeem a coupon/ voucher redeem your T-shirt

765. confide

-> (v) -> tell someone about a secret or private matter while trusting them not to repeat it to others he confided his fears to his mother They were under so much pressure it was not easy to confide in/to them.

766. wary

-> (adj) -> feeling caution about possible dangers or problems; cảnh giác I’m a little wary about giving people my address when I don’t know them very well I was always wary of buying players on the back of good tournament performances

767. accustomed

-> (adj) -> If you are accustomed to something, you’re used to it. Being accustomed has to do with habits and lifestyle A rich person is probably accustomed to fancy clothes, expensive food, and beautiful houses I’m not accustomed to being treated like this They are football-minded people, because they are accustomed to it from five or six years of age

768. perch

-> (n) -> a perch is a temporary resting place. In the middle of climbing a tree, you might find a good perch on a high branch I want to knock them off their perch

769. incline / be inclined to/toward/to do st

-> (v) -> be favourably disposed towards or willing to do something he was inclined to accept the offer But when the play broke down he was inclined to walk

dispose sb to/towards sb/st: to make someone feel a particular way towards someone or something His rudeness when we first met didn’t dispose me very kindly to/towards him

770. drain

-> (v) -> làm khô cạn The long journey completely drained me The process can drain you.

771. torment

-> (n) first stress, (v) second stress -> repeatedly trying to make someone miserable It tormented me all day - had I said the wrong thing and hurt her feelings? The animals are tormented mercilessly by flies and mosquitoes

772. penetrate

-> (v) -> go into or through (st), especially with force or effort The organization had been penetrated by a spy I could never penetrate his thoughts Child abuse was always a part of western culture but sadly this is also penetrating into Asia.

773. virtue

-> (n) -> virtue is the quality of being morally good; đức hạnh Patience is a virtue By virtue of: as a result of, by authority of She succeeded by virtue of her tenacity rather than her talent Some people and cultures value virtue and honour more than trophies

774. supremacy

-> (n) -> the state of having the ultimate authority, power or status This victory clearly proves the supremacy of the Brazilians in football

775. decimate

-> (v) -> If someting is drastically reduced or killed, especially in number, you can say it was decimated Populations of endangered animals have been decimated -> “to wipe out”, “to eliminate” You had your opportunity and bottled it by being decimated 4-1 by City, you are in no position to ask Liverpool for help

776. play second fiddle

-> to be less important or in a weaker position than someone else I’m not prepared to play second fiddle to Christina any more - I’m looking for another job How on earth this guy is still starting games for MU is unbelievable. What sins have Lindelof & Baily committed to be 2nd fiddle to Maguire?

777. utterance

-> (n) -> An utterance is a bit of spoken language. It could be anything from “Ugh!” to a full sentence Every time I made a public utterance, a swarm of analysts would look for the hidden meaning, when 98 percent of the time there was none.

778. stammer

-> (v) -> to speak haltingly and to have trouble getting the words out He dialled 999 and stammered (out) his name and address We all stammer sometimes, often because we’re confused, scared, tired, or unsure of what to say

779. castigate

-> (v) -> reprimand SO severely; to criticize/scold SO/ST severely I could criticise my team publicly, but I could never castigate an individual after the game to the media Health inspectors castigated the kitchen staff for poor standart of cleanliness

780. reprimand

-> (v) -> to express to someone your strong official disaaproval of them She was reprimanded by her teacher for biting another girl

781. indignation

-> (n) -> anger at an unjust/unfair situation; If recess gets canceled for everyone because two students get into a fight, the rest of the student body will respond with indignation

782. besiege

-> (v) -> to surround a place, especially with an army, to prevent people or supplies getting in or out The town had been besieged for two months but still resisted the aggressors When they brought on Thierry Henry for the last 15 minutes, the besieged us in our penalty box

783. massacre

-> (n) -> an indiscriminate (without careful judgement) and brutal slaughter of people He ordered the massacre of 2000 women and children

784. texture

-> (n) It’s the perfect texture for running. This artificial fabric has the texture of silk

785. apprentice

-> (n, v) -> someone who has agreed to work for a skilled person for a particular period of time and often for low payment, in order to learn that person’s skill; học nghề Master vs Apprentice

786. paradox

-> (n) -> (logic) a statement that contradicts itself; nghịch lí The Paradox of Happiness: Why Desiring More Makes Us Miserable It’s a curious paradox that drinking a lot of water can often make you feel thirsty Giving independence to a woman is a love paradox. The more independence you give her, the more she will be attracted to you

787. deficient

-> (adj) -> lacking or not good enough A diet that is deficient in protein is harmful to children

788. batter

-> (v), (n) battering -> strike repeatedly with hard blows; to repeat violence and assault baby/wife battering Florida is starting to recover from the battering it endured in recent hurricances

789. twilight

-> (n) -> the period just before it becomes completely dark in the evening twilight of my life twilight of his career

790. wee

-> (adj) small; little You were just a wee lad the last time I saw you -> (v) urinate (in UK informal) Daddy, I need to wee Sometimes you need a wee lesson that you’re wrong, and I was wrong that day

791. negate

-> (v) of negative -> make ineffective, nullify alcohol negates the effects of the drug

792. demoralise

-> (v) -> to make someone/something feel much less confident; mất tinh thần Losing several games in a row had completely demoralized the team I was sad but not demoralised

793. haul

-> (v) -> to pull (drag) something heavy slowly with difficulty They hauled the boat out of the water -> the number of points, medals, or titles won by a person/team in a sporting event or a period We would pass their haul of 18 championships at some point anyway

794. nullify

-> (v) -> make legally null and void, invalidate judges were unwilling to nullify government decision

795. whacked

-> (adj) -> completely exhausted or worn out

796. whack

-> (v) -> to hit someone/something noisily He whacked the tree trunk with his stick She whacked him in the mouth

797. congested

-> (adj) -> too blocked or crowded and causing difficulties; nghẽn His breathing was starting to become congested

798. harbour

-> (n) -> a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo We’ve always been there as a harbour for him -> (v) -> keep (a thought or feeling, typically a negative one) in one’s mind, especially secretly she started to harbour doubts about the wisdom of their journey

799. moralize

-> (v) -> when you moralize, you lecture someone about right and wrong, judging their decisions and actions. his parents’ self-righteous moralizing

800. deem

-> (v) -> regard or consider in a specified way The area has now been deemed safe Anyone not paying the registation fee by 31 March will be deemed to have withdrawn from the offer This triumvirate has been affectionately deemed the OAuth Love Triangle

801. condense

-> (v) -> made denser or more concise; compressed or concentrated; cô đọng a condensed version of the report I condensed 10 pages of comments into/to 2.

802. extinguish

-> (v) -> to extinguish something means to put an end to it, and get rid of it completely Water can extinguish a fire nasty smells can extinguish your appetite

803. revert

-> (v) -> to return to something earlier or go back Software users might revert to an older version of a program with fewer bugs

804. lure

-> (v) -> to lure is to entice (attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage) or bait someone She was lured into the job by the offer of high salary -> (n) -> the quality or power that something/someone has that makes it/him/her attractive The lure of his great wealth kept her in the relationship despite his infidelity

805. veil

-> (n) a piece of thin material worn by women to cover the face or head After the ceremony, the bride lifted up her veil to kiss her husband -> so you understand unveil? After the grandstand unveiling of the statue, another great honour was the FIFA Presidential Award for 2011

806. prestige

-> (n) -> respect and admiration given to someone/something, usually because of a reputation for high quality, success, or social influence; uy tín The company has gained international prestige Many people are attracted by the prestige of working for a top company In terms of his prestige as a manager, he let himself down

807. ruse

-> (n) -> a trick intended to deceive someone It was just a ruse to distract her while his partner took the money Was this a ruse to push the price up? The wife planning a surpise birthday party for her husband could send him out to the supermarket as a ruse, a trick so she could sneakk 100 of his closest friends into the house without him noticing

808. relish

-> (n) great enjoyment By the time I finished we had moved on to 20, which was a number the fans chanted with great relish

809. bait

-> (n) -> food placed on a hook or in a net, trap, or fishing area to entice fish or other animals as prey (con mồi); mồi câu cá :v You put the bait in the river and a fish goes for it

810. penetration

-> (n) -> when something penetrates, it’s going through something else the penetration of a jacket by a knife Sunscreens can help reduce the penetration of ultraviolet rays into the skin The company is trying to increase its penetration of the market

811. strangle

-> (v) -> to strangle is to cur off someone’s breathing by squeezing their throat; bóp cổ, bóp nghẹt Cristiano declined to celebrate his goal, which is just as well, because I would ahve strangled him She had been strangled with her own scarf

812. obscure

-> (adj) -> if something is obscure, it’s vague (mơ hồ) and hard to see. “unclear”, “hard to understand”, “insignificant, humble” an obscure poet

813. bemuse

-> (v) -> to bemuse is to confuse or puzzle Her answer bemused us all

814. stabilize

-> (v) -> make or become stable In China, the policy of one child per family was introduced to stabilize the country’s population at 1.6 billion

815. loophole

-> (n) -> An ambiguity or inadequacy in the law or a set of rules tax loopholes The company employed lawyers to find loopholes in environmental protection laws

816. fallow /‘faelou/

-> (adj) -> something that is fallow is left unused Farmers are eligible for government support if they let a certain amount of land lie fallow After a long fallow period, the author has brought out a new book

817. tentative

-> (adj) -> describes something that you are unsure or hesitant about I have tentative plans to take atrip to Seattle in July This tentative approach yielded a spectacular return: a Rooney hat-trick in a 6-2 victory

818. inclination

-> (n) -> An inclination is something you are leaning toward, a tendency you have; thiên hướng My own inclination would be to look for another job She displayed no inclination to go out on the circuit

819. slay /slew/ slain

-> (v) -> to kill in a violent way St George slew the dragon

820. wreath

-> (n) vòng hoa The bride wore a veil with a wreath of silk flower The president ended his visit by laying a wreath at the war memorial

821. refurbish

-> (v) -> whether it’s a bike, an old computer, or a tennis stadium, when you refurbish something you clean it up and make it look or perform better; tâng trang The developers refurbished the house inside and out

822. bummed

-> (adj) -> low spirits; unhappy; depressed, disappointed He seems bummed That’s why i’m so bummed

823. jumble

-> (n, v) -> an untidy and confused mixture or things, feelings, or ideas a jumble of thoughs/ideas -> when you jumble something, you throw a bunch of items haphazardly together Some kids jumble their Lego toys together in a big bin, while others like to sort the pieces by color or size

824. resolute

-> (adj) -> determined in character, action, or ideas; quả quyết Their resolute opposition to new working methods was difficult to overcome She’s utterly resolute in her refusal to apologize

825. sniffle

-> (v) -> to breath in quickly and repeatedly through the nose, usually because you are crying or because you have a cold You’re sniffling a lot today, have you got a cold?

826. saint

-> (n) thánh, a very good, kind person She must be a real saint to stay with him all these years

827. peephole

-> (n) -> a small hole that may be looked through, especially one in a door through which callers may be identified before the door is opened I have a security peephole in my front door

828. livid

-> (adj) -> furiously angry he was livid that Garry had escaped he had a long, livid scar across his cheek

829. haunt

-> (v) -> to cause repeated suffering or anxiety; ám ảnh Fighting in VN was an experience that would haunt him for the rest of his life 30 years after the fire he is stilll haunted by images of death and destruction

830. aura

-> (n) -> a feeling or character that a person or place seems to have The woods have an aura of mystery There’s an aura of sadness about him

831. glow

-> (v) -> to produce a continuous light and sometimes heat; phát sáng A nightlight glowed dimly in the corner of the children’s bedroom This substance is so radioactive that it glows in the dark The children’s faces were glowing with excitement They came back from their week at the beach, glowing with health

832. inhibit

-> (v) -> when you inhibit something, you block it or hold it back If you put plants in a dark room, you inhibit their growth A teacher who mocks their students for giving wrong answers inhibits their willingness to speak up in class This drug inhibits the growth of tumours

833. insulate

-> (v) -> protect (something) by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the instrusion of sound You can insulate a house against heat loss by having the windows double-glazed My success insulated me against the media calling for an execution

834. converge

-> (v) >< diverge -> describe something that comes together at a common point The paths all converge at the main gate of the park Thousands of Evils fans plan to converge on the small town

835. quirk

-> (n) -> an unusual habit or part of someone’s personality, or something that is strange and unexpected You have to get used to other people’s quirks and foibles There is a quirk in the rules that allows you to invest money without paying tax By some strange quirk, we ended up on the smae train

836. verbosity

-> (n) -> verbosity is a quality possessed by people who talk a lot while saying very little at all Knowing they wouldn’t welcome too much verbosity, he simplified his talk The message is clear and concise and displays no verbosity

837. chuckle

-> (v) to laugh quietly She was chucking as she read the letter

838. dislodge

-> (v) -> when you dislodge, you’re moving something from its current position Anytime something is stuck and you want it out, it needs to be dislodged.

839. ruminate

-> (v) -> to think carefully and for a long period about something She ruminated for weeks about whether to tell him or not

840. impart

-> (v) -> make (information) known; truyền đạt The teachers imparted a great deal of knowledge to their pupils Children, what I want to impart to you today is an understanding of the value of that simple thing called kindness

841. defuse

-> (v) -> remove the fuse from (an explosive device) in order to prevent it from exploding Then he would laugh and the drama would be defused

842. daft

-> (adj) -> silly or stupid you daft idiot It was a pretty daft idea anyway Don’t be daft - let me pay - you paid last time

843. contrived

-> (adj) -> describes something that is artificially planned, especially in an obvious way, so it comes across as faked or forced. Yes, The first approach seems contrived. I enjoyed the film, but felt the ending was bit contrived His excuse sounded a bit contrived

844. obesity

-> (n) -> Obesity is the condition of being more overweight than is considered average or healthy; béo phì The National Institute of Health is discussing ways of tackling the problem of childhood obesity A diet that is high in fat and sugar can lead to obesity

845. expedition

-> (n) -> An expedition is an organized journey that is undertaken for a particular purpose, like a group of scientists lauching an expedition to South America to seek out a new medicinal herb And to survice such an expedition, she was certain she would have to make sacrifices

846. condo (condominium)

-> (n) -> an partment building in which each apartment is owned separately by the people living in it, but also containing shared areas; chung cư an apartment in a condominium

847. mesmerise/mesmerize

-> (v) -> to have someone’s attention completely so that they cannot think of anything else; thôi miên I was so completely mesmerized by the performance Robin’s movement and the timing of runs were mesmerising Musetti is a brilliant player, all credits to him. Unbelievable perfomance! Mesmerizing one-handed backhand!

848. blast

-> (v, n) -> A blast is an explosion, or a sudden sharp noise When you blast someone, you either shoot them, or hit them with a verbal explosion - a tirade of criticism Your teacher might blast your class for being rowdy: she’ll go on and on about how you are acting like first graders

849. be devoid of sth

-> to lack or be without something that is necessary or usual/ empty of Their apartment is devoid of all comforts He seems to be devoid of compassion They were not devoid of talent My wallet is devoid of cash

850. quest

-> (n) -> a long search for something that is difficult to find, or an attempt to achieve something difficult Nothing will stop them in their quest for truth She went to India on a spiritual quest She does aerobics four times a week in her quest to achieve the perfect body You would travel the world in a quest for gold

851. ploy

-> (n) -> a ploy is a clever plan that helps you get what you want; often dishonestly A manipulative little girl might shed tears simply as a ploy to get her mother to buy her ice cream He only said he had a meeting as a ploy to get her to leave

852. glamour

-> (n) -> the special exciting and attractive quality of a person, place, or activity; sự hào nhoáng Who can resist the glamour of Hollywood

853. inhibition

-> (n) -> A feeling that makes one self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way Ater a couple of drinks he lost his inhibition and started talking and laughing loudly She was determined to shed her inhibition and have a good time

854. stifle

-> (v) -> make (someone) unable to breathe properly He is said to have stifled his victim with a pillow We almost stifled in the heat of the city -> restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on She stifled a giggle We should be encouraging new ideas, not stifling them None of this stifled my enthusiasm for him

855. radiate

-> (v) emit (energy, esp light or heat) in the form of rays or waves A single beam of light radiated from the lighthouse Enthusiasm was radiating from her

856. clinch

-> (v) -> confirm or settle (a contract or bargain) I hear he finally clinched the deal to buy the land he wanted

857. commemorate

-> (v) -> to commemorate something is to remember something and by doing so to honor it We would like to commemorate his many year of past service by presenting him with this lovely gold watch The players gave Gigg’s a wonderful gift to commemorate him passing Bobby Charlton’s appearance record Gathered all together in this church, we commemorate those who lost their lives in the war

858. buoyant

-> (adj) -> something that is buoyant floats in water. Since floating is happier than sinking, buoyant also refers to things are fun and upbeat Someone with a buoyant personality is fun to be around, laughts a lot, smiles, and cheers other people up buoyant balloons

859. superstition

-> (n) -> belief that is not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, but is connected with old ideas about magic; mê tín According to superstition, if you walk under a ladder it brings you bad luck I don’t believe in the old superstition that the number 13 is unlucky

860. affable

-> (adj) -> friendly and easy to talk to She was quite affable at the meeting He struck me as an affable sort of a man He was a clever man, affable, too

861. gangly

-> (adj) -> a person, usually a boy or young man, who is very tall and thin and moves awkwardly a gangly youth Susan showed up with a tall, gangly boy

862. forthright

-> (adj) -> (too) honest or direct in behaviour His forthright manner can be mistaken for rudeness I admire her forthright way of dealing with people

863. monumental

-> (adj) -> great in importance, extent, or size; a monumental task a monumental waste of time a monumental shift A monumental decision for you would be one that changes your life - like the day you got engaged or when you decided to move to New York to be an actor

864. bluntly

-> (adv) -> if you speak bluntly, you speak without trying to be polite or considering other people’s feelings; thẳng thừng To put it very bluntly, China cares more about money than the west She told me bluntly that I should lose weight

865. taboo

-> (adj) -> Something considered taboo is naughty, something society considers a no-no, off-limits for discussion; cấm kị That is why in the west it’s taboo to ask someone how much he/she makes. What’s more important is what the person does for a living. For some people, death is a taboo subject It’s a taboo thing to talk about in many Asian countries

866. suppress

-> (v) -> to suppress something means to curb, inhibit, or even stop it In western culture feelings or experiences are important while they are suppressed in eastern cultures The Hungarian uprising in 1956 was suppressed by the Soviet Union She couldn’t suppress her anger/annoyance/delight

867. litigious

-> (adj) -> Unreasonably prone to go to law to settle disputes; kiện tụng Since western culture focuses on the how, it is an extremely legalistic or litigious society The US is the most litigious society in the world

868. lax

-> (adj) -> same root with relax, without much care, attention, or control That’s why so many businesses have moved their productions to China where the regulations are lax He took a gun through baggage control to highlight the lax security

869. inquisitive

-> (adj) curious or inquiring; tò mò Westerners also tend to be more inquisitive

870. conformity

-> (n) -> compliance with standards, rules, or laws; correspondence in form or appearance The Chinese practice conformity to a truly remarkable extent, largely due to its Confucius and Communist past. You could be thousands of miles away in a different city in China and still expect to find the same kind of architecture, shops, signage, amenities, etc.

871. adamant

-> (adj) -> impossible to persuade, or unwilling to change an opinion or decision Little adamant. I’ve told her she should stay at home and rest but she’s adamant that she’s coming

872. audacity

-> (n) -> courage or confidence of a kind that other people find shocking or rude He was most likely laughing at the audacity Chris had It took a lot of audacity to stand up and criticize the chairman

873. delusional

-> (adj) believing things that are not true, ảo tưởng you are delusional. Most actors fade out and don’t do shit for society. Will Smith is and always has been a goofy.

874. smack

-> (v) đóng bạc tai He smacked the shit out of Chris Rock then says he wants to be a “vessel for love?”

875. entangle

-> (v) get caught in The dolphin had become entangled in/with the fishin nets she seems to have a lot of complexes and internal conflict that she needs to fix … all that confessed love about 2pac and recently the entanglement seem to have really weighed on Will The mayor and the city council are anxious to avoid getting entangled in the controversy She seems to be romantically entangled with some artist in Rome

876. proceed

-> (v) -> to continue as planned, particularly after there’s been an interruption and proceeds to cry during his acceptance speech.

877. muster

-> (v) -> gether up just about anything, to product or encourage something such as an emotion or support She managed to muster the courage to ask him to the cinema

878. rut

-> (n) -> a deep, narrow mark made in soft ground especially by a wheel get in a rut get out of a rut

879. wherewithal

-> (n) -> the money necessary for a particular purpose I’d like to buy a bigger house, but I don’t have the wherewithal Poor families lack the wherewithal to hire good lawyers

880. bombard

-> (v) -> to attack a place with continuous shooting or bombs The troops bombarded the city, killing and injuring hundreds

881. pale

-> (v) -> if a person’s face pales, it loses its usual colour His face paled and he looked as if he might faint

882. diagnosis

-> (n) -> a judgement about what a particular illness or problem is, made after examining it The doctor has made an initial diagnosis

883. repercussion

-> (n) -> an unintended consequence occurring some time after an event or action, especially an unwelcome one It was all over very quickly, but the repercussions lingered

884. go downhill from here

it’s just gonna go downhill from here

885. freebie

-> (n) -> something that is given to you without you having to pay for it, especially as a way of attracting your support for or interest in something Freebies, it doesnt come everyday. The journalists were all given a freebie lunch

886. leeway

-> (n) -> describe the amount of freedom available; freedom to act within particular limits umpire gave him a lot of leeway before he started penalizing Local councils will be given some leeway as to how they implement the legislation

887. spine

-> (n) -> your spine is your backbone; if you’re spineless, you’re weak or cowardly - or both The Academy really is spineless and the apology issued by Smith was only because of the the enormous backlash his actions has had Rock on the other hand conducted himself as a professional and kept the show going. It would be spineless to watch a bully pick on someone much smaller and not try to intervene (watch st/sb V)

888. distort

-> (v) -> to twist out of shape This showed celebrity privilege and how distorted hollywood is. She accused her opponent of distorting the truth Her face was distorted by anger

889. relic

-> (n) -> A relic is a fragment from the past, an ancient piece of pottery or an outmoded way of thinking; vết tích is a relic of the nineties,

890. grumble

-> (v) -> to complain about someone/something in an annoyed way; càu nhàu one is gratitude, one is grumbling She spent the evening grumbling to me about her job

891. recession

-> (n) -> a period when the economy of a country is not successful and conditions for business are bad; suy thoái A lot of companies have been adversely affected by the recession For the second time in ten years, the government has driven the economy into deep and damaging recession

892. retention

-> (n) -> the act of retaining something; continue keeping/holding The retention of old technology has slowed the company’s growth

893. orthodox

-> (adj) -> (of beliefs,ideas, or activities) considered traditional, normal, and acceptable by most people And Newton’s belief in God was unorthodox (so he wasn’t pressured) and based on reasons that haven’t changed. We would prefer a more orthodox approach/solution to the problem Unorthodox coin toss 😃 Ever seen this at a tennis match before

894. This is far from the truth

895. shackle

-> (n, v) còng tội phạm The country is shackled by its own debts We are free from the shackles omds

896. culinary

-> (adj) -> connected with cooking, esp. as a developed skill or art; ẩm thực My culinary skills are limited to boiling water a culinary school

897. bliss

-> (n) -> perfect happiness Lying on a sunny beach is my idea of sheer bliss // sheer: extreme

898. retardation

-> (n) -> often used to describe problems in human mental development that result in a lack of intelligence or other kinds of physical or learning delay Severe iron deficiency can cause development delay and growth retardation

899. cripple

-> (v) -> to cripple is to leave someone unable to walk; què quặt, tàn tật Terrible car accidents, for example, can sometimes cripple their victims emotional cripple

900. detrimental

-> (adj) -> a formal way of saying “harmful” Struggle breeds learning, but not when it’s detrimental Their decision could be detrimental to the future of the company

901. confiscate

-> (v) -> to take away temporarily for security or legal reasons Shameful that they’re hosting a World Cup, they should confiscate the flags tbf. His passport was confiscated by the police to prevent him from leaving the country If you use your cell phone in classs, the teacher might confiscate it for the day In Switzerland a woman raised a pair of lions. The authorities confiscated them for a zoo. 7 years later the woman came to visit the zoo.

902. deficiency

-> (n) -> A deficiency is an insufficient amount of something. If you feel sluggish and tried all day, you might have an iron deficiency, meaning you aren’t eating enough iron-rich foods Pregnant woman often suffer from iron deficiency

903. keystone

-> (n) -> the most important part of a plan, idea, etc. on which everything else depends The right to free speech is the keystone of all American rights

904. colon

-> (n) đại tràng

905. extricate

-> (v) -> free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty They need education and other economic opportunities in order to extricate themselves from poverty

906. detract from something

-> (phrasal verb) -> If you detract from something - like an achievement or an opinion or an object - you take away some of its value or diminish it. That dent in the door of your car may detract from its overall value These small faults, however, do not detract from the overall quality of the book

907. aggrieved

-> (adj) -> unhappy and angry because of unfair treatment He felt aggrived at not being chosen for the team

908. torrid

-> (adj) informal -> a torrid period of time is full of difficult problems David de Gea had a torrid start to his United career, but he would develop

909. mob

-> (n) -> a large crowd of people, especially one that is disorderly and intent on causing trouble or violence a mob of protesters Cristiano has not found a way to enjoy the city without the fear of being mobbed

910. flaunt

-> (v) -> to display proudly or show off; khoe khoan newly rich consumers eager to flaunt their prosperity

911. prosperity

-> (n) -> the state of being successful and having a lot of money The war was followed by a long period of peace and prosperity

912. perpetrate

-> (v) -> to commit a crime or a violent or harmful act It’s a shame that sexual assault victims are blamed and shamed, but not the perpetrators In this country, half of all violent crime is perpetrated by people who have been drinking alcohol

913. creepy

-> (adj) -> causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin; rùng mình creepy eye contact a creepy smile In our culture, a friendship between an 11 year-old girl and a 36-year-old man is considered creepy

914. predator

-> (n) an animal that hunts, kills and eats other animals lions, wolves, and other predator -> someone who follows people in order to harm them or commit a crime against them a sexual predator In court, he was accused of being a merciless predator who had tricked his grandmother out of her savings

915. stint

-> (n) a period of time spent doing a particular job or activity He took up boxing during his stint in the army -> (v) to give, take, or use only a small amount of something She doesn’t stint when it comes to buying new clothes Any future employer that worships 5/10 year round number stints…

916. monetize

-> (v) -> is to make money he’s often more inclined to believe in someone’s language abilities when they don’t seek out chances to perform or monetize their skills. The problem was how to monetize this kind of social netwoking site

917. seek sb/st out

-> (phrasal verb) -> try to locate or discover someone or something Vaughn never sought me out We will seek someone out to do the work for us Liz sought out a helper for Karen

918. heave

-> (v) -> to move something heavy using a lot of effort The carpet cleaner heaves his machine up the stairs, untangles its hoses and promises to dump the dirty water only in the approved toilet. He heaved the bag onto his shoulder

919. abound

-> (v) -> when things abound, there are a lot of them; an abundance of something In a city where diplomats and embassies abound, where interpreters can command six-figure salaries at the State Department or the International Monetary Fund, where language proficiency is résumé rocket fuel, Vaughn was a savant with a secret. In cities like Buffalo, NY, snow abounds

920. polyglot

-> (n) -> a person who understands multiple languages A real, live polyglot

921. dabble

-> (v) -> to take a slight and not very serious interest in a subject, or try a particular activity for a short period He first dabbled in politics when he was at law school She dabbled with drugs at university

922. entrance

-> (n) /‘en.tr3ns/ -> (v) /in’tra:ns/ put into a trance; to hold the complete interest and attention of someone From then on, he was entranced by every language he encountered

923. splash

-> (n) -> a tiney amount of liquid Like she was hit with a splash of happiness

924. bouncer

-> (n) -> someone whose job is to stand outside a bar, party, etc. and either stop people who cause trouble from coming in or force them to leave Vaughn has been a painter, a bouncer, a punk rock roadie nad a Kombucha delivery man

926. bout

-> (n) -> a short period of illness or involvement in an activity His friends encouraged him to start a YouTube channel, but after a bout of depression, he stopped filming He suffered from periodic bouts of insanity

927. pigeonhole

-> (v) -> to have an often unfair idea of what type someone or something is I kind of got pigeonholed into the category of the dancing bear, the boy wonder When you assume that a circus clown coundn’t also be a brilliant mathematician, you have pigeonholed him

928. wane

-> (v) -> to become weaker in strength or influence A fourth dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine seems to offer short-lived protection against infection overall, but protection against severe illness did not wane for at least several weeks, a new study says By the late 70s the band’s popularity was beginning to wane

929. engrave

-> (v) -> cut or carve (a text or design) on the surface of a hard object; khắc The bracelet was engraved with his name and date of birth

930. live rent-free in your head

-> don’t let your opponent live rent-free in your head, man. Shake it off!

931. misogynist

-> (n) -> a man who hates women or believes that men are much better than women So racist is taboo but misogynist isn’t? I realize that isn’t what you mean, but it’s sort of implication, right?

932. comrade

-> (n) -> a friend, especially one who you have been involved in difficult or dangerous, usually military, activities with; đồng chí Don’t forget to heal the relationship after fighting with your comrade. Many of his comrades were killed in the battle

933. prejudice

-> (n, v) -> an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed without enough thought or knowledge His comments may have prejudiced the voters against her Laws against racial prejudice must be strictly enforced

934. scrawl

-> (v) -> write (something) in a hurried, careless way The names of the dead are scrawled on the peeling wall of a school basement I scrawled a quick note to Judith and put it under her door

935. exert

-> (v) -> to use something such as authority, power, influence, etc. in order to make something happen I feel like from the beginning the ref had the opportunity to exert more control over the match and clean it up and didn’t. -> to cause yourself to make an effort She will have to exert herself a lot more if she wants to succeed in this business

936. split

will botiz sister split?

937. spill the secret

-> (phrase) Well, now it’s time to spill your secrets again Yet not one spilled the secret during the war

938. perseverance

-> (n) -> Perseverance is not giving up. It is persistence and tenacity, the effort required to do something and keep doing it till the end, eve if it’s hard This is very heartwarming, we hear of the most talented footballers not even reaching the top flight due to various things, some beyond their control. I’m touched by his passion, endurance, and perseverance

939. convene

-> (v) -> (formal) to bring together a group of people for a meeting, or to meet for a meeting The prime minister convened (a meeting of) his cabinet to discuss the matter. The council will be convening on the morning of the 25th. Essentially, the American company provides internet hosting on an open-source platform where programmers and aspiring coders from all over the world convene to work on projects and software development tasks

940. fledge

-> (v) -> When baby birds fledge, they grow feathers that are big enough for flying; mọc lông The MS Teams linux client is actually out already, even though it says “preview” it seems quite full fledged to me.

941. skeptic

-> (n) -> a person who doubts the truth or value of an idea or belief People say it can cure colds, but I’m a skeptic I admit I was skeptic at first, but the thing is that there is so much excitement about it that an old-style, pen-and-paper person like me couldn’t do anything but trying it myself

942. tempt

-> (v) cám dỗ, dụ dỗ -> Entice or attempt to entice (someone) to do or acquire something that they find attractive but know to be wrong or not beneficial. How tricky is this ego that it would tempt us with a promise of something we already possess

943. entice

-> (v) ~lure, tempt -> to persuade someone to do something by offering them something pleasant Let’s say your friend wants to go to the movies and you don’t want to. Your friend might try to entice you by offering to buy you popcorn and a soda The adverts entice the customer into buying things they don’t really want

944. sprout

-> (v, n) đâm chồi, nảy nở -> grow, growth (mainly applies to height and to the young) It takes about three days for the seeds to sprout Your hair is sticking up - it looks like you’re sprouting horns A number of small software companies sprouted in our area as a result of the demand for new computer applications.

945. mishap

-> (n) -> hap ~ luck, bad luck The parade was very well organized and passed without mishap Don’t cry over spilled milk, it is just a minor mishap

946. impeach

-> (v) -> to charge someone with doing something wrong, specifically a high government official, such as the U.S president, a senator, or a federal judge Sec. Mayorkas should ‘resign and be impeached’ over southern border crisis He was suspended and later impeached amid a $60 million financial scandal

947. feast

-> (n) -> a feast is a huge, delicious meal that’s served at a party or celebration You might have a feast to celebrate the last day of school every year Mo Salah and Mane are fasting but Man Utd have made them feast, that’s Haram in Ramadan

948. whinge

-> (v) UK informal disapproving -> to complain, especially about something that does not seem important Russian forces have been invading and destroying Ukraine for more than a month, and now Putin’s whinging about those forces being hit, because they were on the other side of a line he literally crossed

949. stagger

-> (v) -> to walk or move with difficulty as if you are going to fall It did stagger in some other areas, but in this regard, it was truly great. After he was attacked, he managed to stagger to the phone and call for help [figurative] the company is staggering under a $15 million debt and will almost certainly collapse by the end of the year

950. akin

-> (adj) -> having some of the same qualities Now, we all know about the phenomenon of playing office politics, and how doing your work to the exclusion of playing said politics is akin to committing career suicide They speak a language akin to French

951. malice

-> (n) -> Malice is the intention to cause harm There certainly wasn’t any malice in her comments I bear him no malice Please be sure to note that malice isn’t required; stupidity is all that it takes to make a BHP

952. impediment

-> (n) -> An impediment is anything that slows/blocks progress It can refer to a physical thing, like a fallen tree in the road, or something more intangible, like how your short stature is an impedement to becoming a professional basketball player People see them “working hard” and “providing value” by “removing impediments (the BHP)” for others.

953. impede

-> (v) -> to impede something is to delay/block its progress or movement I cannot stress strongly enough how much the desire for sex impedes the male brain Although he’s shy, it certainly hasn’t impeded his career in any way

954. obstruction

-> (n) -> any structure that makes progress difficult A guy recording everything got arrested for obstruction of justice or something There’s some kind of obstruction on the railway tracks

955. vilify

-> (v) -> to vilify someone is to spread nasty stories about them, whether true or not It’s absolute bullshit that men are instantly vilified and crucified for assaulting a woman under the right circumstances You guys vilify a different player every 3 months. So avoid spreading vile words that vilify another and make him/her seem like a villain

956. evasive

-> (adj) -> answering questions in a way that is not direct or clear, especially because you do not want to give an honest answer The Minister was her usual evasive self, skillfully dodging reporters’ questions about her possible resignation I believe there’s a way to happiness but it’s evasive and deceiving.

957. excavate

-> (v) -> khai quật I thought I’d start a new thread, rather than excavating the longstanding ‘Alternatives to Disqus’ 167 one Ice age bones are being excavated in the caves

958. endeavor

-> (n, v) -> when you endeavor to do something, you try hard to make it happen; an effort or attempt to do something I only hope he finds true happiness in his endeavors Engineers are endeavoring to locate the source of the problem

959. entanglement

-> (n) -> a situation or relationship that you are involved in and that is difficult to escape from in the maze of your own minds and the entanglements of your own affairs The book describes the complex emonitional and sexual entanglements between the members of the group

960. indulge

-> (v) -> “to give in to something” 4 Huge Wastes of Money That People Still Indulge when you indulge, you enjoy or take part in something just because you want to - like indulging in a celebrity gossip magazine: you know you should be doing something more constructive, but you don’t care

961. succinct

-> (adj) -> short and to the point Here’s a more succinct version of the same code Keep your letter succinct and to the point This is all very reasonable, but there are times when a practical example, using the technology that the developer is working with, can clarify and show the beauty of the patterns very succinctly.

962. debunk

-> (v) -> take the bunk out of something, bunk ~ nonsense Doctors Debunk 13 Caffeine Myths

963. plunge

-> (n, v) -> related to diving, falling, sinking If you plunge into a good book, you don’t let anything distract you from reading Hieu, Amazon plunges 14% on slowest-ever revenue growth

964. contention

-> (n) -> in a competition Crazy that everyone thinks Salah’s not even in contention anymore

965. procure

-> (v) -> to get something, especially after an effort The perfect white T-shirt is harder to find than you might think. Here is a guide to procuring the closest approximation—covering everything from baby tees to oversize options.

966. bunk

-> (n) giường tầng -> (n) nonsense In his new book, Build, the founder of Nest gets into how to be an effective leader, why the metaverse is bunk, and when quitting is a virtue.

967. eloquent

-> (adj) -> when you are eloquent, you have a way with words; giving a clear, strong message It may be stuff that experienced MicroService people know, but it has never been spoken so eloquently

968. skew

-> (v) to cause something to be not straight or exact; to twist or distort Sometimes it is useful to favor a style because of the read-write skew. These last-minute changes have skewed the company’s results

969. distill

-> (v) -> when you distill something, you are boiling it down to its essense; purify These dimensions will help us distill the applicability of each style of implementation. So while I have done my best to distill out the essence of the topic in this book, if this topic interests you, be prepared for many years of continuous learning to keep on top of the state of the art

970. susceptible

-> (adj) -> likely to be influenced or affected by If you’re susceptible to flattery, and someone wants something from you, all they have to do is give you a compliment or two and you’ll do what they want. Synchronous communication leaves upstream services susceptible to cascading failure in a microservices architecture

971. ripple

-> (v, n) -> a small wave or series of waves on the surface of water, especially as caused by an object dropping into it or a slight breeze In a synchronous environment, the impact of a deteriorating service ripple through other services immediately

972. sporadic

-> (adj) -> used to describe something that happens occasionally The asynchronous communication deals better with sporadic bursts of traffic.

973. cater

-> (v) -> giving what is desired or needed; to provide Unfortunately, the design needs to be responsible to cater to this need. Who catered your party?

974. prevalent

-> (adj) -> existing very commonly; “it’s everywhere” This is something that is prevalent in all asynchronous variations. These diseases are more prevalent among young children

975. gotcha

-> (noun) informal -> “I have got you” in order to surprise or frighten someone you have caught -> I understand what you are trying to say But there are some gotchas in the conversion of verbs to HTTP methods

976. semantic

-> (adj) -> connected with the meanings of words -> (n) semantics -> the study of meanings in a language Those semantics of safety and idempotency are part of the Uniform Interface of REST

977. wrap one’s head around (something)

-> (phrasal verb) -> To comprehend something that one considers challenging, confusing, or a foreign concept Kate is willing to pay full price for an expensive handbag, but I just can’t wrap my head around that

978. anomaly

-> (n) -> something that is unusual enough to be noticable or seem strange; abnomality I discuss how to use countermeasures to prevent or reduce the impact of concurrency anomalies caused by the lack of isolation between sagas. The government does computer checks of tax returns to find anomalies that might indicate fraud

979. elastic

-> (adj) -> anything/anyone that’s capable of adaptation or is flexible in its nature can be termed elastic And all this functionality is provided in a distributed, highly scalable, elastic, fault-tolerant, and secure manner

980. premise

-> (n) -> an idea or theory on which a statement or action is based They had started with the premise that all men are created equal The research project is based on the premise stated earlier Kafka can be deployed on bare-metal hardware, virtual machines, and containers, and on-premises as well as in the cloud.

981. agnostic

-> (adj) -> uncertain of all claims to knowledge; ~unknown In Kafka, producers and consumers are fully decoupled and agnostic of each other Microservice Architecture is about splitting a large, complex systems vertically (per functional or business requirements) into smaller sub-systems which are processes (hence independently deployable) and these sub-systems communicates with each other via lightweight, language-agnostic network calls either synchronous (e.g. REST, gRPC) or asynchronous (via Messaging) way

982. crisp

-> (adj) -> (of somethingg seen or heard) clearly defined superb and crisp explanation

983. equate

-> (v) -> to consider as the same, or to connect in your mind People sometimes equate money with happiness

984. alleviate

-> (v) -> to make something bad such as pain or problem less severe Pull-based systems have some deficiencies like resources wasting due to polling regularly. Kafka supports a ‘long polling’ waiting mode until real data comes through to alleviate this drawback. The drug did nothing to alleviate her pain/suffering

985. nag

-> (v) -> to criticize or complain often in an annoying way, especially in order to try and make someone do somethign If you stop nagging at me, I might actually do it.

986. canny

-> (adj) -> intelligent and careful -> uncanny is not the opposite of canny - it means “weird” or “unsettling” I noticed something I did not pick up watching him on TV, his uncanny ability to read the game, he seemed to know exactly where the opponent was going to hit the ball every shot.

987. transcend

-> (v) -> to go beyond or rise above a limit, or be greater than soemthing ordinary The group makes music that transcends traditional pop categories The underlying message of the film is that love transcends everything else

988. jinx

-> (v) -> to cause a person or group to experience bad luck why are you jinxing your hero? I thought we would win, but I didn’t say so - I didn’t want to jinx it I don’t wanna say anything to him - I was afraid I might jinx him

989. myopic

-> (adj) -> meaning shortsighted in every sense/ near-sighted, unable to see clearly things that are far away People are complex and people are different with different interests and backgrounds, therefore it’s myopic to paint everyone with a big brush

990. elicit

-> (v) -> when you elicit, you’re bringing out a response of some sort A good comedian elicits a lot of laughts In court, a lawyer might try to elicit mistakes and inconsistencies in the testimony of a witness. Surprising a woman with intimate gifts like a robe, new panties, or a bra elicits the same feelings of love as before the first sexual encounter.

991. rekindle

-> (v) -> use the verb rekindle when you’re trying to get something started again, like a fire or a romance You can easily rekindle a dead relationship by spending time together in a quiet place, on a trip, on an adventure, or on a picnic The holiday was a last chance to rekindle their love

992. migraine

-> (n) -> A migraine is a severe headache When two people hug or hold each other for a while, the brain releases oxytocin which helps relieve migraine headaches and calms the nerves for at least 4 hours Considering the amount of stress she’s under, it’s not surprising she keeps getting migraines

993. accede to st

-> (phrasal verb) -> If you accede, it means you agree with someone or give in to his/her wish Because we did not accede to such requests He graciously acceded to our request It’s doubtful whether the government will ever accede to the nationalists’s demands for independence

994. obviate

-> (v) -> To obviate means to eliminate the need for something/ or to prevent something from happening A similar approach obviates the need to pass a pointer to a return value to simulate a reference parameter. A peaceful solution would obviate the need to send a UN military force

995. canonical

-> (adj) kinh điển -> If something’s canonical, it follows a principle or rule, usually in a religious or church-related situation. It is also used in mathematics, music and can refer to something reduced to its most basic form The canonical examples are unlocking a mutex or closing a file. However, there’s a slightly different approach (and it’s a bit more canonical)

996. peculiar

-> (adj) -> something peculiar is notably unusual; sometimes in an unpleasant way For programmers accustomed to block-level resource management from other languages, defer may seem peculiar She has the most peculiar ideas

997. agog

-> (adj) -> excited and eager to know or see more The tech world is all agog over microservices we waited agog for news

998. foray

-> (n) -> brief excursion (dã ngoại, du hí) On their initial foray into microservices, many people are concerned that they’ll overpartition their functionality and end up with too many tiny microservices She made a brief foray into acting before becoming a teacher

999. seduce

-> (v) -> to make someone feel attracted to you and want to have sex with you, often someone younger or less experienced He felt that she was trying to seduce him I wouldn’t normally stay in a hotel like this, but i was seduced by the fabulous location They were seduced into buying the washing machine by the offer of a free light

1000. dismay

-> (n) -> a feeling of unhappiness and disappointment No, Nepo will win it straightaway to many’s dismay Aid workers were said to have been filled with dismay by the appalling conditions that refugees were living in The fans watched in/with dismay as their team lost 42-11

1001. tranquility

-> (n) -> an untroubled state; free from disturbances My tranqility needs to be refurbished

1002. nitty gritty

-> (n) -> the basic facts of a situation Read on to understand the nitty gritty details about those affirmations. Let’s get down to the nitty-gritty - how much will it cost?

1003. forgery

-> (n) -> an illegal copy of a document, painting, etc. or the crime of making such illegal copies; giả mạo The secret is used to prevent request forgery. These banknotes are forgeries He increased his income by forgery

1004. buoy

-> (n, v) -> A buoy is a floating marker that indicates the presence of underwater hazards, channels, or places for typing up boats. -> When buoy is a verb, it can mean to float like a buoy, literally or figuratively. boost or increase Winning an award could buoy your spirits as if you are floating with pride This is the story of seven chickens and an adventure that continues to buoy my spirits in the midst of hard times.

1005. rogue

-> (adj) -> go rogue: to start behaving in a way that is not normal or expected, especially by leaving your group and doing something dangerous Mind you, don’t let your code base go rogue, follow the standards and things will fall into place. Dishonesty won’t get you far in life, unless you are a rogue who survives by lying and exploiting others

1006. asylum

-> (n) -> when someone needs a refuge from a difficult or dangerous situation, they need asylum. If a government offers to protect people who have fled war or hardship in their own country, it gives them asylum.

1007. enclave

-> (n) -> A portion of territory within or surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct Newly released video shows the moment a group of migrants and asylum seekers attempted to climb into the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco on 24 June.

1008. procession

-> (n) -> a line of people who are all walking or travelling in the same direction, especially in a formal way as part of a religious ceremoney or public celebration I am down at The Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral in Manhattan, where hundreds of abortion rights supporters are protesting Witness for Life, which is holding a pro-life mass and “prayer procession” to a nearby Planned Parenthood

1009. pumped

-> (adj) -> tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline Alize was pumped and she knew she can beat Iga. Fantastic play, congrats We were really pumped up for the race he was so pumped he couldn’t sleep

1010. commend

-> (v) -> to formally praise someone or something The judge commended her for/on her bravery I commend the decision of the Supreme Court of the State of Israel, which obliges the government of 🇮🇱 to abolish any additional restrictions on the entry of citizens of 🇺🇦. The rule of law and respect for human rights is exactly what distinguishes a true, developed democracy!

1011. full-fledged

-> (adj) (UK) fully fledged -> completely developed or trained Go has full-fledged standard libraries for building web applications, with net/ http and html/template

1012. transient

-> (adj) -> lasting for only a short time; temporary These transient messages are commonly known as flash messages. The city has a large transient population (= many people who are living in it only temporarily)

1013. convoluted

-> (adj) -> very twisted -> if something is convoluted, it’s intricate and hard to undertand. a very convoluted route/knot Quite convoluted. So how is this helpful?

1014. intricate

-> (adj) -> Intricate things are complex and have many elements A two-plan isn’t very intricate, a 2000-step plan is intricate, it’s harder to wrap your head around

1015. nifty

-> (adj) -> good, pleasing, or effective The WaitGroup feature is pretty nifty and it’s an important tool to have in your toolbox when writing concurrent programs

1016. notoriously

-> (adv) -> in a way that is famous for something bad; khét tiếng Race conditions are notoriously difficult to debug Vitamin E is notoriously hard to get from food

1017. squelch

-> (v) -> when you squelch something, you’re putting an end to it, crushing thing You can squelch an idea or a rebellion You can squelch this message by running one of the following A spokeswoman at the White House has squelched rumors about the president’s health

1018. dive into

-> (v) -> to start doing (something) with enthusiasm. I’m just not ready to dive (right) into another romantic relationship

1019. demerit

-> (n) -> A demerit is a mark for doing something wrong; also a fault or weakness/disadvantage We need to consider the merits and demerits of the plan It is said that Golang was born out of frustration with the demerits of the existing programming languages. She got three demerits for lateness on this term’s report

1020. snatch

-> (v) -> to take hold of something suddenly and roughly Ugh, Fritz has an uncanny tendency to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. So frustrating. He snatched the photos out of my hand before I had a chance to look at them

1021. elusive

-> (adj) -> difficult to catch, find, achieve, or remember -> Anything you can’t get hold of, with your hands or with your brain, is elusive 2003- 2010 Federer was unreal. Gotta feel for Roddick though, the look of resignation at the end when he throws his racket. He couldn’t have done any more to get that elusive Wimby title, despite being one of the greatest grass-court players of all time

1022. forfeit

-> (v) -> to lose by misconduct; to lose or give up something, usually as a penalty IMO, you forfeit the right to call yourself the best chess player in history when you willingly surrender to prevent yourself from losing. Karpov still plays tournaments. He’s not ashamed to be an aging player with an illustrious career behind him

1023. insinuate

-> (v) -> to suggest, without being direct, that something unpleasant is true -> imply or suggest something that may or may not be true Anish also believes Magnus is insinuating about Hans Cheating

1024. montage

-> (n) -> a piece of work produced by combining smaller parts, or the process of making such a work A montage is a kind of collage, often assembled from many different movie scenes, resulting in a single overall theme or image There was no montage of Federer’s career as she sang.

1025. premiere

-> (n, v) -> the first public performance of a play or any other type of entertainment The play was premiered in New York The film will premiere this weekend

1026. hop

-> (v) -> To hop is to bounce or jump, either on one foot or both feet. He also spun his racket before returning, blew on the fingers of his right hand and hopped after winners with delight and closure, albeit not quite as high as in his heyday. If you lose a shoe in a rainstorm, you might hop along on one foot until you find it again.

1027. symbolism

-> (n) -> The use of symbols in art, literature, films, etc. to represent ideas And if you choose to search for symbolism, it was not entirely off key for Federer to go out in defeat. In Aesop’s fable “The Fox and the Grapes”, the grapes symbolize things too difficult for someone to attain or achieve.

1028. renaissance

-> (n) -> rebirth He has been a big winner, no doubt, capable of dominating the game from 2004 to 2007 and roaring back for a renaissance in 2017 and 2018.

1029. eloquently

-> (adv) -> in a way that gives a strong, clear message He spoke eloquently She argued her point eloquently and persuasively The words were not what spoke most eloquently, however. The real power was in the expressions: above all in the eyes of Nadal. If a man’s archrival will miss him that much, how should the rest of us feel?

1030. haven

-> (n) -> a safe or peaceful place The garden was a haven from the noise and bustle of the city They wanted to provide safe havens for the refugees Andre Agassi once summed up the experience of facing Federer by explaining that there was no “safe haven”: no place to place a shot where danger did not lurk (ẩn nấp).

1031. bluff

-> (v) -> to deceive someone by making them think either that you are going to do something when you really have no intention of doing it, or that you have knowledge that you do not really have, or that you are someone else and he said he’s not bluffing Is he going to jump or is he only bluffing? Tony seems to know a lot about music, but sometimes I think he’s only bluffing

1032. reciprocate

-> (v) -> to share the same feelings as someone else, or to behave in the same way as someone else Sadly, my feelings for him were not reciprocated Loving someone who has proven untrustworthy, cruel, and does not in any way reciprocate love is a waste of your time. We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate

1033. dissolve

-> (v) -> To dissolve something is to break it up or weaken it, making it no longer recognizable; to loosen Play is a state of being truly ourselves when we dissolve our ego and the fear of looking stupid. Sports, games, hiking — find what brings on that state for you Their friendship started to dissolve when he moved across country and they communicated less frequently The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee. // be absorbed

1034. utterly

-> (adv) -> completely or extremely The moment you feel like you have to prove your worth to someone is the moment to absolutely and utterly walk away.

1034. sustainable

-> (adj) -> able to continue over a period of time Build sustainable habits That sort of extreme diet is not sustainable over a long period Solutions put in place now must be sustainable

1035. dilemma

-> (n) -> state of uncertainty as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options To solve the dilemma of incompatible formats, you can create XML-to-JSON adapters for every class of the analytics library that your code works with directly. if you have to choose whether to save your cat or your dog from a burning building, that’s an awful dilemma

1036. kludge

-> (n) -> An ill-assorted collection of parts assembled to fulfill a particular purpose Kludges for a weak programming language Instead of kludging a solution together, it’s possible to spend a little more time and money and get one that really works

1037. sanitize

-> (v) -> to sanitize something is to make it extremely clean One of your colleagues suggested that it’s unsafe to pass raw data straight to the ordering system. So you added an extra validation step to sanitize the data in a request. After watching you play with your slobbery dog, your fastidious friend might insist that you sanitize your hands before sitting down to dinner

1032. prey

-> (n) -> an animal that is hunted and killed for food by another animal The eagle is back and hungry for his prey A hawk hovered in the air before swooping on its prey

1033. ridicule

-> (v, n) -> When you ridicule someone, you mock or make fun of them. They become the object of your ridicule or mockery.

1034. purge

-> (v) -> To purge is to get rid of something or someone, and often it’s done suddenly; purify I think some of them might finally manage to purge me from their nightmares soon

1035. monetary

-> (adj) -> relating to or involving money Your childhood toy collection that has no monetary value, but you love it nonetheless They betrayed their friends for monetary gain

1036. incentive

-> (n) -> something that encourages a person to do something There is little incentive for people to leave their cars at home when public transport remains so expensive Saving features in digital finance apps have the potential to influence our spending behavior for the better, providing new incentives and convenient ways to build up monetary reserves.

1037. throttle

-> (v) -> to press someone’s throat very tightly so that they cannot breathe -> (n) -> a valve which allows more or less fuel to go into an engine and so changes the power with which the engine operates The permission and throttling policies can then use those credentials to determine if the request should be permitted.

1038. sniff

-> (v) -> to smell something by taking air in through your nose He sniffed his socks to see if they needed washing You can also configure it to sniff only requests to specific servers, not the whole traffic. Dogs are sometimes used at airports to sniff out drugs in people’s luggage

1039. hedge

-> (n) -> A hedge is a living fence made of closely planted bushes, which, as they grow and get trimmed and shaped, form a wall of green -> A way of protecting, controlling, or limiting something Diversification is a hedge against a lack of knowledge She’d made some overseas investments as a hedge against rising inflation in this country

1040. interpolate

-> (v) -> to add something in the middle of a text, piece of music, etc. “How very odd to say all that!” I interpolated Additional jobs are evaluated and their monetary values for each factor interpolated into the scale

1041. agnostic

-> (n, adj) -> not knowing or not having an opinion about whether something is true, good, correct, etc. There is, however, one final step in the migration process so that the code becomes database-agnostic: creating the initial factory He is agnostic on the existence of God.

1042. compliance

-> (n) -> the act of obeying an order, rule, or respect With S3 Replication, you can replicate objects (and their respective metadata and object tags) to one or more destination buckets into the same or different AWS Regions for reduced latency, compliance, security, disaster recovery, and other use cases It is the job of the inspectors to enforce compliance with the regulations

1043. sheer

-> (adj) -> extreme, pure I am writing this post out of sheer frustration. The suggestion is sheer nonsense His success was due to sheer willpower/determination

1044. lament

-> (v, n) -> an expression of sadness over something, or a complaint; kêu ca There are people who lament the use of the external Zookeeper. Bakers’s lament was that his schedule kept him away from his family too often

1045. mantra

-> (n) -> a word or phrase that is often repeated and expresses a particular strong belief The mantra to keep repeating is this: The British fans chanted that familiar football mantra: “Here we go, here we go, here we go…”