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crossfire tussle tissue caret proof proofread tong aerate cirrus nimbus cumulus stop_short_of adore tolerate inviolate enmesh gangway sidewalk pancreas bile menthol mint vanilla bean fang molar enamel tusk hoof quill panther mane gauche roll cloture artistry analogue offbeat only red_herring norm coterminous iodine wax vinyl pleat bit nail figurehead lines of gunfire crossing each other; rapid heated discussion rough struggle or fight;; V animal or plant cells; light thin paper mark $\wedge$ used in writing to show where something is to be added trial sheet of printed material; trial photographic print read (proof) to find errors and mark corrections grasping device consisting of two arms put air into (a liquid) as by pressure; expose to fresh air for purification; oxygenate (blood) for respiration high-altitude cloud; uniformly gray rain cloud; radiant light in the form of a halo over the head in a representation as of a saint thick white cloud with a flat base; stop short at; not love and respect highly allow (something one does not agree with); bear; recognize and respect (the beliefs of others) not violated; intact catch in a net gangplank; board or ramp between a ship and a pier pavement; paved walkway along the side of a street gland near the stomach supplying digestive fluid and secreting insulin; bitter fluid secreted by the liver (aiding in the digestion of fats); white substance which smells and tastes of mint place where coins are officially made; V: make (a coin) long sharp tooth of an animal (such as a dog or a poisonous snake) any of the large teeth (used for breaking up food) hard outer surface of the teeth; vitreous protective coating on metal or glass; V very long pointed tooth (as in the elephant) hard foot (as of the horse) bird's feather, esp a long stiff one in the wing or tail; sharp pointed growth as on the porcupine leopard long hair growing from the neck of certain animals (such as the horse and male lion) awkward in social behavior official list of names; Ex roll call parliamentary procedure by which debate is ended and an immediate vote is taken; CF closure (apprec.) artistic skill analog; something that is similar (to something else) not conventional sole; Ex only child something that draws attention away from the central issue; distraction standard (of behavior or ability) sharing the same border (used on wounds to prevent infection and in photography) solid material made of fats or oils which change to a thick liquid when melted by heat; Ex earwax; V firm bendable plastic flattened narrow fold in cloth; V sharp point of a tool for making holes; metal bar, part of a bridle, that is put in the mouth of a horse ¸ ø; fingernail or toenail; V: fasten with a nail figure on the prow of a ship; nominal leader with no actual authority BigBook dồn dậ p đẩ u đả ; đá nh chuỗi liê n tục; mô; giấ y mỏng dấ u sót bả n thử đọc sửa bả n in cá i kẹ p, cặ p thông khí , quạ t gió; m má u có oxy mâ y ti; tua cuốn; lông gai mâ y ma, mâ y dông; vầ ng hà o quang mâ y tí ch; đống tạ m dừng đá nh bằ ng lới; lúng túng, vớng ví u lối giữa; cầ u tà u vỉ a hè tuyế n tuỵ, lá ch cá u ghắ t; chọc tức tinh dầ u bạ c hà câ y bạ c hà ; sở đúc tiề n (câ y,qu) vani đậ u, hột ră ng nanh ră ng hà m trá ng men ngà voi, ră ng nanh móng guốc lông cá nh, lông đuôi; câ y sá o loà i bá o đen bờm (ngựa, s tử); tóc bờm vụng vă n kiệ n, danh s¸ ch kÕ t thóc biĨ u qu t t/c nghÖ thuË t vË t t−ng tù, lêi tong tự c thờng, kỳ cục vậ t m nh ng quy tắ c; tiê u cã ranh giíi i èt sÊ p; phÊ n s¸ p nhùa PVC nÕ p gÊ p; nÕ p kh© u mịi khoan; mịi kim; hµ n thiÕ c ngùa móng châ n, móng tay hì nh chạ m đầ u mũi tà u; ngời có đị a vị nhung kh«ng cã qu n ferrous differential hallmark lest critique heretofore overshadow plaque tartar chantey chorale chorus choral hymn ballad shrug meteorology crease dent bow stern lasso sight shaft tamp homeopathy parenthesis arresting inventory slate manifest litter gutter sequel fetal vestibule band mineral pirate sidestep skirt hurdle epistle legume containing iron amount of difference; ADJ based on a difference; Ex differential rates of pay according to one's income conspicuous feature or characteristic; mark indicating quality or excellence; Ex hallmarks of her painting article or book criticizing something hitherto; until now throw a shadow over; make appear less important ornamental or engraved plate, slab, or disk used for decoration or on a monument for information; deposit that builds up on a tooth or the inner lining of a blood vessel; hard chalklike substance that forms on the teeth; chanty; song sung by sailors harmonized hymn to be sung in a church; repeated refrain of a song; group of people who sing together; piece of music sung by such a group; body of vocalists and dancers who support the leading performer of or for a chorus or choir song of praise; Ex national hymn a narrative poem; music for such a poem raise (the shoulders) as a gesture of doubt or indifference; shrug off: treat as unimportant; Ex She just shrugs off the pain scientific study of weather conditions line made on cloth or paper by folding, crushing, or pressing; V depression in a surface made by pressure or a blow front part of a ship back part of a ship; ADJ: hard or severe in manner long rope with a noose at one end used to catch horses and cattle device used to assist aim by guiding the eye as on a firearm; long narrow body or handle of a spear, an arrow, or certain tools; column pack down tightly by a succession of blows or taps treatment words introduced as an added explanation (usu enclosed at both ends by a parenthesis); ADJ parenthetic: introduced as an added explanation; Ex parenthetic remarks engaging; V arrest: catch and fix (someone's attention); Ex The bright lights arrested the baby's attention list of all the goods in a place a rock that splits into thin layers; piece of this rock cut for use as roofing; list of the candidates of a political party list of cargo or passengers (on a ship) group of young animals produced at one birth by a mammal channel for draining off water along the edge of a street or root literary work that continues an earlier narrative; something that follows; consequence of a fetus; N fetus: foetus; unborn young of a vertebrate (distinguished from the earlier embryo); small entrance hall or lobby range of radio wavelengths or frequencies natural inorganic substance one who reproduces the work of another illicitly; V Ex pirated video tapes take a step to the side to avoid; avoid (an unwelcome question or problem) dishonestly; evade; skirt go around; evade or avoid; Ex decide to skirt the town difficulty that must be dealt with; V: leap over (a barrier); overcome; surmount letter (esp a long and important one) plant of the bean family with its seeds in a pod BigBook s¾ t, chóa s¾ t dấ u xá c nhậ n; đóng dấ u xá c nhậ n cho đế n tấ m, bn (bằ ng đồng, sứ); thẻ bà i (bằ ng ngà ); mng phá t ban cá u; nóng tí nh; bạ o bà i hò (thuỷ thủ) hợp xớng; thá nh ca hợp xớng, đồng ca hợp xớng; thá nh ca bà i há t ca tụng khúc tr÷ tÝ nh nhón vai (nghi ngêi, coi khinh) khÝ tợng học nế p nhă n, nế p gấ p vế t lõm cung; mũi tà u đuôi tà u; nghiê m nghị dâ y thòng lọng má y ngắ m; nhì n tay cầ m; cà ng xe t, nhồ (thuốc ); đầ m, nệ n phé p chịa bƯ nh t/p dÊ u () dïng để gii nghĩ a; khong cá ch, lấ p chỗ trống lôi cuốn, hấ p dẫ n;tạ m ngừng bn kiể m kê đá phiế n; d/s ứng cử viê n tuyê n ngôn; bn kê hà ng hoá trê n tà u; biể u lộ, chứng tỏ đẻ ; ri ỉ; vøt r¸ c m¸ ng, r∙ nh n−íc đoạ n tiế p; tiế p tục bà o thai tiề n snh; di tầ n bớc ngang; trá nh; lng trá nh vá y; đà n bà ; men bờ, dọc theo mé p hà ng rà o; chớng ngạ i; vợt chớng ngạ i th từ qu đậ u; câ y đậ u harness gravitate hesitate lazy ivory peel rind mast spar rung hangar brake file magnify munition reportorial brace circumstantial gadget linen leaflet handbill flier ringlet frame sample sanitation sanitary sanitize landslide puddle drift courtly solidarity primacy blaze sorority decline agronomy fuse apparatus for controlling a horse or for fastening a horse to a cart; V be attracted and move gradually towards; move in response to the force of gravity; Ex gravitate to/towards; N gravitation pause before taking an action; be unwilling to something disliking and avoiding work; (of a period) spent in doing nothing; moving slowly; sluggish; Ex lazy afternoon/river; V: rest lazily; spend (time) lazily creamy white; article made of ivory; ivories: piano keys; CF ivory tower: place of retreat, esp preoccupation with intellectual considerations rather than practical life; skin of fruits; V: strip the peel from; pare tough outer covering of fruits, esp of the melon and lemon upright pole of wood or metal for carrying sails wooden or metal pole used to support sail rigging; bar forming a step of a ladder; crosspiece between the legs of a chair V: slow or stop by using a brake put (papers or letters) in a file; à make greater in size or effect; cause to appear greater; exaggerate large arms; of a reporter something used for supporting (as a beam in a building, or an orthopedic appliance); V: support and strengthen with a brace; prepare (oneself) for something difficult; Ex The country is bracing itself (of information, esp concerning a crime) based on circumstances but not really proving anything; incidental; (of a description) containing all the details; Ex circumstantial evidence/account small device cloth made from the plan flax; white underclothes small piece of printed paper (advertising something); small leaf printed sheet or pamphlet distributed by hand; CF bill leaflet long curl of hair surround with a solid protecting edge; small part representative of a whole; V: take a sample of (in order to test) application of public health measures; disposal of sewage and garbage; relation to health; clean; hygienic make sanitary; remove unpleasant or offensive features from; Ex sanitize a report sudden fall of earth or rocks; large, often unexpected, success in an election small pool of liquid, esp rainwater be carried along by currents of air or water; move from place to place without purpose; wander; be piled up in banks or heaps by a current; N: drifting; bank or pile, as of sand or snow, heaped up by currents of air or water; main idea; gist; Ex a graceful and polite in manners agreement of interests or principles among a group state of being first in position or importance bright flame; white spot on the face of an animal; mark cut or painted on a tree to indicate a trail; V: burn with a bright flame; indicate (a trail) by marking trees with blazes; Ex blaze a trail: lead the way in a new activity; CF trailblazer: i club of women students; CF fraternity; CF sororicide express polite refusal; (as land) slope downward; deteriorate gradually; N: period or process of declining; CF turn down application of soil and plant sciences to farming cord of readily combustible material; V: reduce to a plastic state by BigBook yê n cng; giá p trụ; dụng cụ lao động hớng , bị hút ; lực hút mà u trắ ng; ngà voi vỏ (qu) vỏ, mà ng, bề mặ t; bóc vá, gät vá qu såi; cét buåm, cét cê trô cột; đóng trụ ngang (thang); đị a vị x hội nhà để má y bay phanh; kì m h m phóng đạ i; đạ n dợc ngời bá o c¸ o vË t nèi, trơ chèng, ngang chi tiÕ t; gi¸ n tiÕ p (do suy diƠ n) ®å dïng, ®å vË t ®å lanh l¸ non; tê giấ y rời truyề n đn; qung cá o trao tay non; bá nh đà tóc quă n; nhẫ n nhá khung; c cÊ u ®/k vƯ sinh vƯ sinh ci thiệ n đ/k vệ sinh; gim rắ c rối lở đấ t; thắ ng lợi lớn vũng nớc nhỏ trôi t, đi; đấ t bồi, trầ m tí ch; mục đí ch, nguyê n nhâ n lị ch sự, phong nh đoà n kế t, thống nhấ t lửa; sá ng chói; chá y dội;đị a ngục; vế t lang trắ ng hội n sinh suy tà n; từ chối nông học cầ u chì , kí p nổ; chy kim loạ i wick crate produce ode overdose courtyard thatch statuary knocker gong otherworldly anatomy physiology disciple laxative tonic pyre boycott underwrite underbid gird girdle sash intersperse flare convection fault advection school differentiate suitcase luggage faucet domestic serum at_the_mercy_o f feckless insignia soot lint fluff gristle cartilage rubbish sawdust heating; melt; mix together by melting cord that draws fuel to the flame by capillary action wooden shipping box; V CF crater something produced; fresh farm products long poem addressed to a person or thing take too large a dose; N court; open space surrounded by walls; plant stalks or foliage used for roofing; V: cover with thatch statues collectively hinged fixture used for knocking on a door metal disk struck to produce a loud sonorous tone;  more concerned with the spirit or mind than with material things scientific study of the bodies and body parts; body; dissection of body scientific study of how the bodies work follower of any great teacher causing the bowels to empty easily; something (or medicine) that increases health, strength, or confidence; first note; key note; ADJ mass of wood for burning a corpse refuse to business with, attend, or take part in (to show disapproval and opposition); N support with money; sign (an insurance policy) so as to assume liability in case of specified loss; take responsibility for possible failure bid lower than encircle or fasten with a belt or band; surround; prepare (oneself); Ex gird a castle with a moat; belt worn around the waist; band or ribbon worn around the waist or over the shoulder; frame in which the panes of a window or door are set distribute randomly among other things brief wavering blaze of light; Ex solar flare; V heat transferring gas or liquid by the circulation of currents; find error or defect in; commit a mistake or an error; (of rocks) break and form a fault; fracture; transport (of temperature) by the motion of the air large group of fish or other sea animals swimming together distinguish; discriminate; perceive a distinction; make or become different or specialized; Ex Its unusual habits differentiate this bird from others; Ex What differentiates these two products ? rectangular and flat piece of luggage baggage; bags, cases, and belongings of a traveler device for regulating the flow of a liquid as from pipe household servant; ADJ V domesticate blood serum from the tissues of immunized animals (used to transfer immunity to another individual) powerless against; Ex They were lost at sea, at the mercy of weather (so someone or behavior) worthless and without purpose for the future badges which represent the power of an official or important person black powder produced by burning; Ex the inside of a chimney covered in soot soft light loose waste from woolen materials; Ex lint and clust under the furniture down; thin soft hair or feathers; lint in the gristle (esp round the joints) garbage; trash BigBook bÊ c ®Ì n thùng gỗ th ca ngợi sâ n nhỏ; sâ n má i che tợng; nhiề u tợng vòng sắ t để gõ cửa; ngời gõ cửa; ngời trí ch cồng, chiê ng kiế p sau môn đồ, ®å ®Ư nh n trµ ng; thc bỉ giµ n thiê u bỏ thầ u thấ p hn; bao quanh; quấ n quanh; chuẩ n bị thắ t lng; vòng đai khă n quà ng; khung kí nh trợt đặ t ri r¸ c ¸ nh s¸ ng loÐ ; phá o hiệ u; loé sá ng đối lu bì nh lu đà n cá giá để hà nh ly vòi (nớc, rợc) nội trợ; nội đị a huyế t thanh; nớc sữa dới quyề n của; phả i chị u nguy hiể m; không hi/q; vô trá ch nhiệ m huy hiÖ u; dÊ u hiÖ u bå hãng; nhọ nồi xơ vả ibuộc vế t thng bông; lông tơ ẳ iông sụn sụn rá c rởi; phâ n mïn c−a ready cadge meteorite shuck hedge narcotic seal anodize dredge bale clay mold locus sole twirl bustle timeless ageless slat slash lash millinery jockey cult footlight upholster hemophilia slouch plot implant dwarf midget rain downplay sleet downpour blizzard drizzle ask (of the power of mind) quick in apprehending; Ex ready understanding; Ex a man of ready wit beg; get by begging; bum; CF earn meteor that has landed on the Earth outer covering (of a plant); husk; shell; V: remove the husk or shell from row of closely planted shrubs forming a boundary; CF fence addictive drug that reduces pain and induces sleep or stupor mark made by pressing a pattern into wax or lead (to prove authenticity); piece of paper or wax fastened across an opening (to protect it from air or water, to stop people from opening it without permission); V seal off: close tightly (not coat (a metal) with an oxide; CF anode(+), cathode(-) machine or ship used for digging up mud from the bottom of a river; net used for gathering shells; dredger; V: deepen or bring up with a dredge large tightly tied mass; Ex a bale of paper/hay/cotton xin xỏ; ă n xin thiê n thạ ch bóc vỏ; cởi (quầ n o) hà ng rà o; vụng trộm thuốc mê ; thuốc ngủ dấ u niê m phong; cắ t đứt, cô lậ p; i cẩ u mạ bằ ng điệ n phâ n má y nạ o vé t lòng sông; nạ o vé t. bó, kiệ n §Ê t sÐ t hollow form or matrix for shaping; fungi; soil rich in humus and fit §Ê t tơi xốp; đờng viề n;khuôn for planting; (đúc, bá nh); mốc meo place where something happens; Đị a điể m flat bottom part of a shoe Đế già y rotate or revolve; Quay nhanh; xoay nhanh be busily active with much noise;skirt; frame Hối , vội ng; giục gi∙ eternal; ageless VÜ nh cöu seeming never to grow old; eternal VÜ nh cöu flat narrow strip of wood or plastic esp in blinds; Ex slatted bench Thanh máng long sweeping cut; V Ex commit suicide by slashing one's wrist Rạ ch, cắ t, đả kí ch hit with a whip; N mắ ng nhiế c, sỉ vả ; đá nh đậ p article made or sold by a milliner; N milliner: person who makes or NghỊ lµ m đồ trang phục phu nữ; sells women's hats; CF Milan nghể buôn bá n đồ trang phục phụ nữ person who rides in horse races; V: persuade gradually and Ngời cỡi ngựa đua; lừa bị p, skillfully; ride (a horse) as jockey; jockey for position: try to gain an lõa phØ nh advantage over others religion or sect considered extremist or false (different from the sù t«n sïng, t«n kÝ nh; gi¸ o ph¸ i; usual and established forms); particular style (in art, music, or −a chuéng; thêi trang writing) that is followed with obsessive devotion by a fairly small group; obsessive devotion light placed in a row along the front of a stage floor d∙ y ®Ì n (trê n sâ n khấ u) supply (furniture or a seat) with comfortable coverings, filling, trang bÞ nƯ m, ghÕ , mà n, thả m springs, and cushion (cho că n phòng) Bệ nh má u không đông tired-looking, awkward, drooping posture or gait ®i ttõ tõ; ®øng thÉ n thê small piece of ground; main story; secret plan; scheme; ground plan: miế ng đấ t; tì nh tiế t, cốt truyệ n; vẽ sơ đồ; mu tí nh V: (of a group of people) make a secret plan; conspire; represent graphically fix in deeply into the body or mind; insert surgically; Ex deeply Khắ c sâ u implanted fears; N Ex artificial heart implant; CF transplant person, animal, or plant); V: prevent the proper growth of; make Ng−êi lùn, vậ t lùn; m còi appear small by comparison; Ex art of dwarfing trees; Ex old cäc cathedral dwarfed by the skyscrapers very small person Ng−êi rÊ t nhá (cause to) fall like rain play down; make (something) seem less important than it really is; lµ m gi¶ m møc quan träng Ex downplay the significance of the accident precipitation consisting of partially frozen raindrops (or partially m−a tuyÕ t melted) heavy fall or rain M−a nh− trót heavy fall of snow with strong winds trË n b∙ o tuyÕ t rain very lightly; N: m−a phïn hide with a mask; keep from being seen; OP unmask: show the ngôy trang; che giÊ u, dÊ u diÕ m hidden truth about BigBook dehumanize flint blade oar paddle bat flange cider cinder tare enrich snob warmonger fluent fictive milestone breakthrough tolerable mistake inoculate ruffle rug rugged rafter molding vista befriend convalesce infuse best explosive vivify caterpillar bud cat crockery necklace lyric skit snatch gulp ash antihistamine remove the human qualities from flat part of a knife, propeller, oar, or bat; long flat leaf of grass; long pole with a flat blade used for rowing a boat (while held in position by rowlocks) short pole with a flat blade (not held in position) wooden stick for hitting the ball as in cricket, baseball, and table tennis protruding rim or edge, as on a wheel, used to hold an object in place alcoholic drink made from apples burned substance (not reduced to ashes but not burned further) weed; weight of wrapping material in which goods are packed make rich; improve the quality of; add nutrients to; Ex enrich the soil one who affects an air of superiority and despises those lower in social position, intellect, or taste; N snobbery; ADJ snobbish person who urges war or tries to get a war started speaking, writing, playing a musical instrument in a smooth manner of fiction; fictional; not genuine; sham stone at the side of a road; turning point; important event which changes the course of someone's life or history penetrating an obstacle or restriction; major success that permits further progress as in technology that can be tolerated; fairly good misunderstand; fail to recognize; Ex mistake an address/his car/A for B; N ADJ mistaken: wrong in understanding, perception, opinion; CF unmistakable: clearly recognizable; Ex unmistakable sound of breaking glass introduce a serum, vaccine, or antigenic substance into (to produce immunity to a specific disease) disturb the smoothness or regularity of; Ex ruffle one's hair/composure; N: frill; strip of fabric used for trimming or decoration heavy fabric used to cover a floor having a rough irregular surface;; strong and sturdy; Ex rugged terrain/vehicle large sloping beam that supports a roof ornamental strip, as of wood or stone, used to decorate a surface distant broad mental view as of a series of events; Á act as a friend to recuperate from an illness or injury; ADJ convalescent fill (someone) with (a quality); N infusion defeat; outdo; outwit that can explode; N: explosive substance give life to; animate; make more lively many-legged wormlike creature; endless chain small protuberant plant structure containing an undeveloped shoot, leaf, or flower; Lµ m mÊ t tÝ nh ng−êi §¸ lưa l−ìi (dao, kiÕ m);l¸ (cá, lóa); m¸ i (chè o); cắ nh (chong chóng ) Má i chè o cá nh (guồng nớc) gậ y đá nh bóng chà y, crikê ); vợt (quầ n vợt) mé p, cạ nh, nh rợu tá o chá y dở Bao bì trởng giả học m sang; kẻ hợm mì nh kẻ hiế u chiế n; kẻ gâ y chiế n h cấ u; tởng tợng Bớc ngoặ t; kiệ n quan trọng Bớc đột phá ; chọc thủng( phòng tuyế n) tiê m chủng rối, xù; mấ t bì nh tĩ nh thả m gồ ghề , lởm chởm, xù xì nhà đờng gê (ë tõêng, cét ) viƠ n c¶ nh, triĨ n vọng đối xử nh bạ n; giúp đỡ hồi phục rót, đổ, pha (trà ) thắ ng ; u cá dễ nổ m cho có sức sống, m cho có sinh khí dâ y xí ch chåi, nô, léc earthenware; cups or plates made from baked clay bá t đĩ a sà nh ornament worn around the neck; poem that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings; ADJ short comic theatrical sketch/play; CF skittish seize or grab (with a sudden violent movement); take quickly without permission; Ex The thief snatched her handbag and ran; N swallow greedily or rapidly in large amounts; N set of red spots on the skin; (fig.) sudden large number; Ex a rash of complaints substance used in the treatment of colds and allergies Vòng cổ bà i thơ trữ tì nh bà i thơ trà o phúng giậ t, vồ BigBook cá i nt chưng chøng ph¸ t ban; hÊ p tÊ p, vội ng thuốc chữa dị ứng stylish vermin balloon light-hearted archaism paternalism caper detergent estimable inestimable happenstance sizable size shore outstanding due tax taxing snide corridor tanker foreclose mortgage pledge garnishment garret garland wreath festoon herbaceous table recompense tadpole gill mucus guarded guard streamline inspired haul overhaul overtake baton fashionable; elegant small animals or insects that are destructive or injurious to health (such as rats or cockroaches); ADJ verminous expand like a balloon; bulge; ride in a balloon not serious; cheerful; happy word or phrase that is no longer in use; archaic word or expression policy of governing people in a fatherly manner by satisfying their needs but without giving them any freedom or responsibility; ADJ paternal jump in a playful manner (as lambs); N cleansing substance; ADJ (apprec.) worthy of esteem; admirable (apprec.) too excellent to be calculated; of immeasurable worth; invaluable; impossible to estimate; incalculable chance circumstance sizeable; fairly large sizing; gluey substance used as a glaze for paper, cloth, or wall surfaces support by a prop; Ex shore up the damaged wall; N: prop not yet settled or paid; Ex outstanding problems/debts something owed or deserved; dues: membership fee strain; excessive demand; V: strain; make heavy demands on; tax someone with something: charge; accuse; Ex They were taxing my patience by asking such stupid questions; CF duty demanding; needing great effort; burdensome slyly derogatory; expressing an unfavorable opinion in a way that is usu indirect but unpleasant; Ex make snide remarks passage between two rows of rooms; narrow tract of land, esp through another country ship, plane, or vehicle constructed to transport liquids in bulk take back property because someone's failure to repay; deprive (a mortgagor) of mortgaged property; N foreclosure legal pledge of property to a creditor as security for the payment of a loan; V CF mortgagor, mortgagee formal promise; something considered as security to guarantee payment; something given or received as a pledge of faith; Ex Take this ring as a pledge of our friendship; V proceeding whereby property belonging to a debtor but in the possession of another is turned over to the creditor attic circle of flowers of leaves (worn round the neck for decoration or as a sign of victory); V ring as of flowers or leaves garland relating to an herb as distinguished from a woody plant; shelve; postpone consideration of reward for trouble or loss; V organ through which a fish breathes; viscous substance secreted by glands; ADJ mucous cautious; not saying too much; noncommittal; Ex guarded reply keep under control; Ex guard your tongue carefully construct so as to offer the least friction to fluid flow; improve the efficiency of; Ex streamline the production process so good as to seem to show inspiration from God; Ex inspired writing:; Ex inspired article pull forcibly; transport as with a truck or cart; Ex haul up fishing nets; Ex haul logs; N: act of hauling; distance over which something is hauled; amount of fish caught; amount collected examine thoroughly and repair if necessary; N catch up with; come up to the same level and usu pass short stick (used by a conductor, policeman, or runner) BigBook t¹ o mốt; kiể u cá ch; uốn tóc sâ u; bọ ký sinh; bọn vô lạ i bay lê n bằ ng khí cầ u; phồng vui vẻ từ cổ gia trởng nhả y lò cò thuốc tẩ y quý mÕ n, quý träng vé gi¸ ngÉ u nhiê n; to, lớn chống, đỡ cha trả ; nợ nợ; tiề n nợ; hội phí gá nh nặ ng; đá nh thuế ; chi phí kiệ n tụng thuế , cớc; gá nh nặ ng; giả mạ o; u cá ; c ý mà n che; ri đô tầ u,xe chở dầ u;má y bay tiế p dầ u tuyê n bố (ai) mấ t quyề n lợi, tị ch thu (tà i sả n) để nợ cầ m cố; vă n tự cÇ m cè vË t cÇ m cè; lêi høa phÈ m mµ u (trang trÝ thùc phÈ m); trang trí sắ c sả o vòng hoa vòng hoa vòng hoa ng cỏ, ng câ y thả o ho n bà n khộng thời hạ n đề n bù, bồi thừơng nòng nọc mang (cá ) ®êm d∙ i thË n träng b¶ o vƯ ; giữ n sắ p xế p hợp lý; tổ chức hợp lý đầ y m hứng ké o mạ nh, chuyê n chở kiể m tra n bộ, đạ i tu bắ t kị p, vợt dùi cui; que gỗ truyề n tay (chạ y tiế p søc) truncheon cashier eavesdrop overhear chatterbox nag stall full-fledged stark glide brat rogue moralistic immediate plead range shiver discountenance mill bazaar wares daguerreotype musket firearm demand blackmail disincentive jingoism jolt excrete toxin aftermath veterinarian cure tapestry denture toupee ranger cowhand recruit crawl rampage nightstick; short stick carried by police dùi cui ngời thu tiề n; thu ngâ n viê n listen secretly to other's conversation nghe trém hear by accident nghe trém; nghe lám extremely talkative person ng−êi ba hoa, annoy by constant scolding, complaining, or urging mÌ nheo, rÇ y la compartment for one animal in a barn or shed; V: bring or come to a chuång (ngùa, trâ u, bò); sa lầ y standstill fully-fledged; (of a young bird) having grown all its feathers and ®đ léng ®đ c¸ nh now able to fly; completely trained utter; complete; bare in appearance without any pleasant additions; cứng đơ; hoµ n toµ n; lé râ hard; Ex His actions were in stark contrast to his words; Ex stark realities of life for the poor move in a smooth continuous manner (as a boat or swan); (of a tréi qua; liÖ ng bird) fly smoothly without using the wings bad-mannered child Th» ng «n scoundrel; dishonest person; ADJ (of a wild animal) living apart Thằ ng để u, kẻ lừa đả o from the rest (derog.) having excessively unchanging narrow ideas about luâ n lý học; đạ o đức morals; N moralist done at once and without delay; of the present time; nearest; with nothing in between; direct; Ex immediate reply/plan/family/cause appeal earnestly; submit as an excuse; put forward a plea or argue in bà o chữa; biệ n a court of law; N plea: serious request; excuse; statement by someone in a court of law connected line of mountains shake slightly (because of cold or fear); break into fragments or rïng m× nh splinters; N view with disfavor mÊ t b× nh tÜ nh, bèi rèi machine for crushing grain into flour; factory; Ex paper mill; V cối xay; má y nghiề n; nhà má y sale to collect money chợ; hà ng tạ p hóa small articles for sale hµ ng hãa a kind of early photograph; loạ i má y ả nh dùng tấ m chơp xư lý b» ng hãa chÊ t a type of gun sóng háa mai; sóng tr−êng gun sóng ng¾ n ask strongly; claim as if by right; OP supplicate đòi hỏi, yê u cầ u; extortion (of money or advantage) by the threat of exposing hă m dọa ®Ĩ tèng tiỊ n something discreditable; V something that discourages action điề u m nả n lòng extreme nationalism (by a belligerent foreign policy) chđ nghÜ a s«-vanh hiÕ u chiế n shake forcefully; N xóc nả y lê n (of animals and humans) pass out (waste matter) from the body bà i tiế t; thả i poisonous substance (esp produced by living cells or organisms); độc tôa toxin CF toxic period following a bad event; consequence of a disaster or hậ u misfortune ADJ veterinary thầ y thuèc thó y preserve (meat) as salting, smoking, or aging heavy cloth on which colored threads are woven tÊ m thả m set of artificial teeth; hà m ră ng gi¶ À hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot; CF transformation: tóc giả (để che chỗ đầ u hói) wanderer; rover; warden employed to protect a forest ng−êii hay ®i lang thang;ng−êi b¶ o vƯ rõng cowboy or cowgirl; ngời chă n nuôi bò newly engaged member of a military force or other organization; V: nh viê n míi; tu n thª m strengthen or raise (an armed force) by enlistment move slowly with the body close to the ground; be completely bß, tr−ên covered by insects or worms; Ex The kitchen is crawling with ants; N rush wildly or violently; Ex The elephant rampaged through the næi xung forest; N: violent frenzied behavior; Ex Football crowds went on the rampage through the town BigBook arabesque nave pew belfry liberal shatter control scholarship newel gallant ironclad brilliant pebble gravel cardboard suede sip nibble material svelte fidget setback air covered with iron plates for protection; rigid; fixed; Ex ironclad rule very bright; very clever small stone (worn smooth by erosion) mixture of rock fragments or pebbles thick stiff material made of pressed paper leather with a soft napped surface; drink in small quantities eat with small repeated bites of real matter; relevant; significant; important; having a connection (apprec of a woman) slim; slender in figure or outline move nervously or restlessly (so that one annoys people); N fidgets: restlessness manifested by nervous movements; ADJ fidgety: restless or nervous something that prevents progress; check in progress; reverse(opposite) expose to air; (ventilate; make known to others (one's opinion or complaints) in an unwelcome way blanket saucer mien Ex a cup and saucer bearing; manner; appearance stunt feat displaying unusual skill or daring; V retatch grownth carol darn song of praise or joy repair (a hole in cloth) by weaving threads across; Ex darn a sock/the hole in a sock; animal mother have and use (power or influence); hold and use (a weapon); CF wield guru wit melodrama brew brief stomach canon canopy potshot central part of a church between two aisles; bench for the congregation in a church bell tower (in a church) willing to respect the ideas of others; supporting some change in political or religious affairs; open-minded; broad-minded; tolerant; giving freely; generous; given freely; abundant; not literal; not exact; Ex liberal supporter of the hospital; break suddenly into small pieces; Ex I dropped the mirror and it shattered; CF splinter group of people in control of an operation; Ex ground control (at an airport) method and attainment of a scholar; serious study; Ex Her book is a fine piece of scholarship vertical support at the center of a circular staircase; courageous; (of a man) attentive and polite to woman; N gallantry Indian religious leader or teacher; recognized leader; Ex guru of economics intelligence; ability to say things both clever and amusing; person who has this ability drama marked by exaggerated emotions, stereotypical characters, and interpersonal conflicts (with very good or very wicked characters); ADJ melodramatic: too emotional or sentimental make (ale or beer) from malt or hops; make (a beverage) by boiling or steeping; be imminent; Ex A storm is brewing short condensed statement; V: give or receive concise prefatory instructions or information; N briefing bear; tolerate; eat without dislike; Ex I can't stomach his jokes accepted standard of behavior or thought; official list of writings (of a certain writer); Ex a poem belonging to the Shakespearian canon; ADJ canonical: according to canon; belonging to a canon decorative cover of cloth (fixed above a bed, a seat, or posts); carelessly aimed shot; BigBook kỳ lạ , kỳ dị gian giá o đ ờng ghế dà i có tựa nhà thờ thá p chuông rộng r i, hà o phóng; khộng hẹ p hòi, nh kiÕ n; tù vì, g∙ y sù uyª n bá c, thông thá i trụ cầ u thang vòng dũng m; hà o hiệ p; chả i chuốt, bả nh bao bọc sắ t; cứng rắ n Rực rỡ; tà i giỏi đá cuội, sỏi sỏi bì a cứng, cá c tông da lộn uống hớp, nhắ p (rợu) gặ m, nhấ m; rỉ a mả nh khả nh, mả nh dẻ bồn chồn, sốt ruột, lo lắ ng, không yê n tâ m giậ tt lùi,thoá i trà o; thấ t bạ i bộc lộ, thổ lộ mề n, chă n đĩ a dá ng điệ u, phong cắ ch;dung nhan cố gắ ng; biể u diễ n nhiề u trò lạ ; nguỵ biệ n; m chậ m phá t triể n bà i há t mừng mạ ng (vá ) quầ n o; xâ y đậ p; đắ p đê ; thú mẹ nắ m sử dụng(vũ khí ); vË n dơng, thi hµ nh l∙ nh tơ tinh thầ n ngừơi Hinđu trí tuệ , hóm hỉ nh kị ch mê lô;lời nói cờng điệ u; cử đá ng chế , ủ (rợu bia); pha (trµ ); trï tÝ nh,trï liƯ u nt; cam chị u tiê u chuẩ n; luậ t lệ , quy tắ c, danh sá ch tá c phẩ m tá c giả che bằ ng mà n cú bắ n bừa antedate be earlier than postdate happen later than; put a date on (eg a check) that is later than the actual date fill with great surprise humorous short poem with five lines (of handwriting or print) that can be read; OP illegible defeat completely take (food or medicine) into the stomach; CF digest lobby of a public building; entrance hall of a private dwelling; vestibule group of persons engaged in trying to influence legislators; V: try to influence public officials for or against a specific cause rounded part or projection of an organ; Ex earlobe; Ex lobe of the brain/lung/liver amount prepared or produced at one time; group of persons considered as a set; Ex a batch of bread/students person who intentionally destroys public property or things belonging to other people; N vandalism bicycle built for two riders; Ex in tandem: with both working closely together throw or move quickly and forcefully; throw (oneself) into an activity with energy; ; Ex fling oneself into; N: act of flinging; brief period of indulging one's impulses adapt (a literary book) for dramatic representation; present in a dramatic or melodramatic way careful and thorough; painstaking; Ex narrow reading/examination astonish limerick legible vanquish ingest foyer lobby lobe batch vandal tandem fling dramatize narrow disrupt transact medal bettor stake sketchy ledger ballot poll pollen flourish summary blueprint certificate certify hack hackney carve tamper strive heavy-handed 10 x¶ y trớc; ngà y thá ng để lùi trớc ngà y thá ng để lùi lạ i sau; xả y sau bà i thơ hà i hớc nă m câ u dễ đọc;rõ rà ng đá nh bạ i hấ p thụ phòng chờ vậ n động hà nh lang thùy mẻ (bá nh); đợt, chuyế n, khóa (học) kẻ phá hoạ i xe đạ p hai ngời đạ p chạ y vụt, lao nhanh; né m, vứt, quă ng m to chuyệ n; đợc soạ n nh kị ch hẹ p hòi, nhỏ nhen; kü l−ìng, tØ mØ NÐ m lung tung; lµ m rối loạ n thực hiệ n; giả i quyế t throw into disorder; Ex The accident disrupted railway services carry out (a piece of business or trade); N transaction: something transacted; a piece of business; Ex fixed charge for each transaction in the bank piece of metal (as an honor for bravery or skill) Huy chơng; huâ n chơng someone who bets Ngời đá nh cột, cọc; nguyê n tắ c not thorough; lacking details sơ sà i, đạ i c−¬ng account book recording the money taken in and given out Sỉ kÕ to¸ n sheet of paper used to make a secret vote; secret voting; V CF ball l¸ phiÕ u number of votes cast at an election; giving votes at an election sè phiÕ u bÇ u CF pollination phấ n hoa Thị nh vợng; phá t ®¹ t; khoa thrive; wave in hand and draw attention; N: showy movement or tr−¬ng gesture that draws people's attention; embellishment or decorative curve in handwriting done at once without attention to details or rules (as in punishments); Ex He was summarily dismissed detailed plan of action b¶ n thiÕ t kế , bả n kế hoạ ch document testifying to the truth of something; document certifying completion of requirements (as of a course of study); Ex birth/death certificate declare or confirm formally as true; issue a certificate to; Ex The chøng nhË n; chøng thùc doctor certified the prisoner insane; Ex certified teacher cut or chop with irregular blows; N: writer hired to produce routine đốn, đẽ o, chặ t writing; hackney horse suited for routine riding or driving ngùa slice; divide into pieces by cutting; cut (wood or stone) into a khắ c, tạ c, chạ m, đục; c¾ t special shape touch or make changes in something without permission (so as to lơc läi; mua chc; ®ót lãt cause damage); interfere harmfully; make secret arrangements; Ex tamper with a jury struggle hard; make a great effort to gain something; Ex He strove phÊ n ®Ê u, ®Ê u tranh for recognition as an artist clumsy; awkward (in movements of the hands); oppressive or harsh vơng vỊ , ®éc ®o¸ n, ¸ p bøc in the way one treats other people; Ex heavy-handed style of BigBook orb reflect stalk forage weed picker highbrow lowbrow exhaustive forgive pointless shoulder perimeter fume sensation bondage lactate punctuate glaciate willy-nilly chill blast challenging mature fade tidy assertive conflate locomotive tug tugboat barge charade tassel cravat sash poncho 11 management; CF even-handed ball; eyeball; celestial body; ball decorated with gold carried by a king or queen as a sign of power throw back from a surface; manifest; show; think seriously; Ex Her work reflects intelligence; ADJ reflective: thoughtful pursue (game or enemy) stealthily; stride in a haughty manner; move threateningly or menacingly; Ex Disease stalked (through) the city search as for food or other supplies; Ex go foraging for wood to make a fire; N: fodder; food supplies for cattle and horses; search for food or provisions hì nh cầ u, thiê n thể , mắ t, đấ t; quỹ đạ o; cầ u cắ m thá nh giá (tợng tr−ng cho uy qu n cđa nhµ vua) lÐ n theo; đuổi theo cắ t cỏ;lục lọi; tì m tòi cỏ i; thuốc CF pick (derog.) one who has or affects a high degree of learning (derog.) one who has no interest in literature or arts thorough; including all cases; Ex exhaustive search/study pardon; stop feeling anger or resentment against; absolve from payment of; Ex Will you forgive me the debt; OP exact meaningless; useless; futile; Ex It's pointless to try something shaped like a shoulder; slope near the top of a mountain; outward curve of a bottle below the neck; edge along either side of a roadway; closed curve bounding a plane area; length of this curve feel or show anger; N fumes: heavy strong-smelling air (given off from smoke, fresh paint, oil, etc.) feeling; (cause of) a state of excited interest; Ex sensation caused by the new discovery servitude; condition of a slave or serf; secrete or produce milk; CF lact-: milk divide (written matter) into sentences or phrases with punctuation mark; break the flow of repeatedly; interrupt periodically; Ex The tense silence was punctuated by bursts of gunfire subject to glacial action;; freeze whether desired or not cold; ADJ V: make or become cold; dispirit strong gust of wind; forcible stream of air, gas, or steam; loud sound as of whistle or trumpet; explosion as of dynamite or bomb; plant disease; blight; V: explode; sound loudly; blare; cause to dry up and die; CF blast-off needing the full use of one's abilities; difficult but in an interesting way; Ex a challenging problem fully grown or developed; having a fully developed mind; sensible and reasonable; (of a bill) ready to be paid; payable; V lose brightness, color, strength, freshness, etc orderly and neat; Ex tidy theory expressing strong opinions; showing a confident belief in one's own ability bring (parts) together to form a single whole; combine self-propelled vehicle; N locomotion: movement; ability to move pull hard with force; N CF tug-of-war: small powerful boat designed for towing larger vessels large boat for transporting freight pretense; sham; charades; game; Ex The trial was a mere charade; the verdict had already been decided bunch of loose threads bound at one end (used as an ornament); necktie band or ribbon worn around the waist or over the shoulder; CF cordon blanketlike cloak BigBook nhµ trÝ thøc ng−êi Ý t học thấ u đá o, n diệ n vô vị , lạ c lõng vai; gầ n đỉ nh nói; g¸ nh v¸ c tr¸ ch nhiƯ m; bỉn phậ n chu vi cá u kỉ nh, bốc lê n m giá c nh nô lệ ; tù tội đóng bă ng dù muốn dù khộng lạ nh lẽ o, giá lạ nh luồng gió; (bom ); tiÕ ng kÌ n; sù nỉ chÝ n; tr−ëng nh; cẩ n thậ n, kỹ cà ng; đế n kỳ hạ n toá n o, tà n, phai gọngà ng; ngă n nắ p xá c nhậ n, khẳ ng đị nh, quyế t n kế t hợp đầ u má y ké o mạ nh, giậ t mạ nh tà u ké o sà lan trò đố chữ; yê u sá ch vô lý tua, núm tua (bằ ng lông, len mũ, o ) khă n quà ng; khung kí nh trợt o choà ng ponsộ (có khoé t lỗ để chui đầ u qua, Nam-mỹ) planetary off-key oncologist understudy sheriff clerk orchard dune freckle daredevil royalty dividend bad-tempered reservation garage evangelist spiritual surplus forbidding iris pupil cornea carve plum prune jewel gem turquoise violet lettuce vine cherry linoleum selfless ensign victor clinch flak flop mountainous grade landlocked hemorrhage rumple 12 of a planet; worldwide; global out of tune; inappropriate actor who studies a role and is able to replace a regular performer; V: be an understudy for; Ex She understudied Smith chief law enforcement officer (as in an office, court, or legislative body) hill of wind-blown sand; recklessly bold; N: one who is recklessly bold people of royal family; payment made to a write, inventor, or proprietor share of profits received by a stockholder impatient; irritable feeling of doubt or uncertainty (when one's agreement is limited); booking; Ex without reservation; CF reserve: quality of being reserved service station (where cars are repaired or serviced) one who practices evangelism; N evangelism: zealous preaching of the gospel as through missionary work religious song of African-American origin superfluous; being in excess of what is needed; N: surplus amount or quantity having a fierce appearance; Ex forbidding countenance surrounding the black pupil); hà nh tinh; trầ n tục ko phù hợp n/c vỊ ung b−íu ng−êi ®ãng thÕ q n tr−ëng vờn câ y ă n cồn cá t, đụn cá t tà n nhang tá o bạ o, liề u lĩ nh nh viê n hoà ng gia; tiỊ n nh n bót; tiỊ n b¶ n quyề n Cổ tức điề u kiệ n hạ n chế ;sự dà nh trớc ngời truyề n giá o bà i há t tôn giá o ngời Mỹ da đen thặ ng d nghiê m khắ c; nguy hiể m tròng mắ t; mống mắ t;cầ u vồng ngơi, đồng tử (mắ t) tough transparent membrane of the eyeball (covering the iris and the gi¸ c m¹ c pupil) cut (cooked meat) into pieces; cut (wood or stone) into a special khắ c, tạ c, chạ m, đục shape; gain (esp a position) by long effort; Ex She has carved a niche for herself as a comic actress qu¶ mË n; mãn hêi dried plum mậ n khô precious stone châ u bá ; đá quý precious stone, esp when cut into a regular shape V ngọc; đá quý; dá t ngọc precious greenish-blue mineral;; ADJ of the color of turquoise ngäc lam ADJ: having a purplish-blue color tÝ m rau diÕ p grapevine; climbing plant that produces grapes c© y nho (a kind of fruit) câ y anh đà o durable material made in sheets (used as a covering for floors) vả i sơn lãt sµ n (apprec.) completely unselfish; caring only for others and not for vị tha,quê n mì nh oneself flag on a ship (esp to show what nation the ship belongs to); badge phï hiÖ u;cê hiÖ u; thiÕ u óy of office or power; emblem; CF insignia winner; ADJ victorious: that has won; of a victory; Ex victorious ng−êi thắ ng cuộc, kẻ chiế n team/shout thắ ng confirm or settle conclusively (an argument or bargain); (of boxers) ®Ë p bẹ t (đầ u đinh); buộc (dâ y) become too closely engaged; fasten securely as with a nail or bolt; o vòng neo;giả i quyế t, Ex They clinched the deal quickly to¸ n; x¸ c nhË n flack; anti-aircraft artillery; bursting shells fired from such artillery; hỏa lực phòng không; phê severe disapproval or opposition bì nh nghiê m khắ c move or fall down heavily and awkwardly;fail; collapse; be nÐ m phÞ ch xuèng; thÊ t b¹ i unsuccessful; N: act or sound of flopping; utter failure having many mountains; massive; huge gradient; degree of slope cấ p bậ c, mức,độ; hạ ng, loạ i; tầ ng lớp enclosed by land; có đấ t liề n bao quanh, đấ t liề n flow of blood; bleeding chả y má u; xuấ t huyÕ t disarrange (hair, clothes, etc.); make untidy lµ m nhà u, m nhă n; (quầ n o, BigBook hush discourteous alight dovetail mortise tenon tenor bail workaday carcass overpower anticipate otter acorn four-poster canal canalize chlorine girder hinge lattice trellis tine cleaver hatchet skew skewer silversmith recipe quilt flexible reclaim outgrowth outgrow offshoot tourniquet trapeze 13 silence or stillness; V: make or become silent; calm; soothe; CF not polite; rude come down and settle (as after flight); dismount (as from a horse or vehicle); Ex The bird alighted on a branch; ADJ: on fire; burning; having the lights on tight interlocking join; V: join (wood) by means of dovetails; fit perfectly together rectangular cavity in a piece of wood or stone prepared to receive a tenon (forming a joint) projection on a piece of wood for insertion into a mortise continuous course; general meaning; drift; purport; highest male voice; Ex the even tenor of our existence; Ex understand the tenor of his speech security (usu money) supplied as a guarantee that an arrested person will appear for trial;; release from imprisonment obtained by bail; arched handle; V: obtain freedom for by ordinary; mundane; commonplace; of working days dead body (of an animal) defeat or overcome by greater power act in advance to prevent; forestall; foresee; expect aquatic, carnivorous, having webbed foot) fruit of an oak bed having tall corner posts (intended to support curtains or a canopy) artificial waterway; tube or duct deepen or widen (a river) to stop flooding; direct (a variety of actions) to one particular purpose; Ex canalize all its efforts into improving its image with the public iron or steel beam which supports a floor, roof, or bridge metal part which joins two objects together; V: fix (something) on hinges; hinge on/upon: depend on latticework; open framework made of interwoven strips as of metal or wood open latticework used for training climbing plants; Ex roses growing on trellis point or prong as on a fork or a deer's antler heavy broad-bladed knife or hatchet (used by butchers) small ax turn or place at an angle; distort; Ex skew the results of the survey; N: slant long pointed rod for impaling and holding food during cooking one that makes articles of silver set of directions for making something (esp food) cloth cover for a bed filled with soft material; ADJ quilted: made with cloth containing soft material that can bend easily; that can be changed for new needs, changed conditions, etc ask for the return of; make (land) fit for use; obtain (useful materials) from a waste product; reform; help to lead a better life; ; Ex This land was reclaimed from the sea; Ex reclaim metal fro natural consequence; product of growing out; offshoot; Ex Crime is often an outgrowth of poverty grow too large or too old for; grow out of; surpass in growth; Ex outgrow one's clothes/childish habits new stem or branch; Ex an offshoot of a large organization band of cloth that is twisted tightly around an arm or leg to stop bleeding short horizontal bar suspended from two parallel ropes (used for acrobatics); CF trapezoid BigBook vả i); m rối (tóc) im lặ ng bấ t lị ch sự, vô lễ , thô bạ o hạ xuống, đỗ xuống; bừng lê n; bừng chá y mộng đuôi é n lỗ mộng mộng tiế n trì nh; nội dung chí nh; kỳ hạ n; bả n sao; giọng nam cao tiề n bả o l nh thờng ngà y; tầ m thờng xá c súc vậ t; khung,sờn( nhà ,tà u ) p đả o, chế ngự; khuấ t phục n trớc; trông mong rá i cá Quả đấ u giờng bốn cọc; thuyề n bốn cột buồm kê nh; sông đà o đà o kê nh; thông dòng;đặ t hớng cho clo cá i xà nhà , cá i rầ m cầ u bả n lề (cửa ); lắ p bả n lề lới, rè m; hà ng rà o mắ t cá o că ng lới; đóng rè m mắ t cắ o; cho (câ y) leo lê n già n mắ t cá o nhá nh gạ c (hơu, nai) ngời chặ t; dao phay;dao rựa cá i rì u nhỏ bóp mé o, xuyê n tạ c; nghiê ng, xiê n cá i xiê n; gơm, kiế m thợ bạ c hớng dẫ n; cá ch m mề n, chă n i tạ o, giá c ngộ; khai hoang, khai hoá ; đòi lạ i chồi câ y; sả n phẩ m tự nhiê n phá t triể n nhanh cà nh vợt; chi nhá nh garô để cầ m má u đu, xà treo; (toá n học) hì nh thang chromosome pawnbroker linear strand of DNA in the nucleus of cells that lends money at interest in exchange for personal property deposited as security chrysanthemum essence c© y hoa cóc intrinsic property; concentrated extract of a substance that retains its tinh chÊ t; b¶ n chÊ t; n−íc hoa fundamental properties; perfume or scent; dark sticky substance obtained from the distillation residue of coal h¾ c Ý n tar, wood tar, or petroleum (used for waterproofing, caulking, and paving) Ex as black as pitch give an incomplete or faint idea of (esp future events); give a phắ c họa; bá o trớc sketchy outline of; foreshadow toward or on the rear part of a stage; ADV V: make (another phÝ a sau s© n khấ u; tự cao tự đạ i; performer) face away from the audience by assuming a position trÞ ch th−ỵng; chu n vỊ hË u upstage; take away attention from; OP downstage; nh; chơi trội undermine the morale of; dishearten; corrupt phá hoạ i đạ o đức, m đồi bạ i phong tục; m mấ t tinh thầ n, nả n lòng lớp (vả i, len); khuynh h−íng, one layer as of clothe or plywood; one of the strands twisted thãi quen together to make yarn, rope, or thread; V: join together; use diligently; continue supplying; Ex She sat plying her needle; Ex ply their guests with food highly educated; learned; literate cã häc, hay ch÷, thông thá i not well educated; illiterate mù chữ; dốt search through thoroughly; clean or remove by hard rubbing with a lau, chïi, cä, tÈ y, gét, lơc t× m rough material; Ex scour the countryside for the escaped prisoners; Ex scour dirty pots and pans theory or belief emphasizing the importance of the whole and the thuyÕ t nhÊ t thÓ interdependence of its parts (believing that a whole thing is more than just a collection of parts); ADJ holistic; Ex holistic medicine having a point; sharp; incisive; (of something said) obviously (and nhọn,châ m chọc, chua cay; đợc unfavorably) directed at a particular thing or person; cleanly nhÊ n mạ nh, đợc m nổ bậ t; evident; marked; Ex pointed comment; Ex pointed lack of interest lµ m rõ rà ng group (of lions) đà n, bầ y chuộc lạ i; chuộc lỗi; thực hiệ n; cứu tho¸ t sù thÝ ch thó nhÊ t thê; mèt nhÊ t thêi pitch adumbrate upstage demoralize ply lettered unlettered scour holism pointed pride redeem fad angle corral b∙ i qu© y sóc vË t; l toa xe (toa xe sắ p nh vòng tròn để bả o vệ trạ i) hang, sà o huyệ t; că n phòng nhá lơp xơp bÈ n thØ u lång,chng gµ ; đó, lờ (bắ t cá ); nhà tù, trạ i giam bà i há t ru khoan, xoi, ch qua; nòng súng; nớc triề u lớn nhà vă n; giíi trÝ thøc den coop lullaby bore literati signatory axle hub boggle trơc xe trơc b¸ nh xe, trung tâ m m cho kinh ngạ c; m ch−íng tai gai m¾ t;do dù, l−ìng lù, nãi loanh quanh méng, disillusion disillusioned attune forethought lµ m cho hòa hợp; lê n dâ y( đà n) ®¾ n ®o suy tÝ nh tr−íc; sù lo xa, tÝ nh cÈ n thË n; sù m−u tÝ nh quyề n lợi hội bì nh đẳ ng cho mäi ng−êi sù biÕ t ®äc, biÕ t viÕ t egalitarian literacy 14 nhiƠ m s¾ c thĨ chđ hiệ u cầ m đồ BigBook grade cultivate cultivated culture trồng trọt, canh tá c vă n hoá ; tu d−ìng; trång trät; mỴ vi kh n, cÊ y vi khuẩ n thiế t thực;bớng bỉ nh, ơng ngạ nh, cứng đầ u cứng cổ ngỡng cửa xilô (hầ m ủ tơi thức ă n cho vậ t nuôi);hầ m dới mặ t đấ t chứa tê n lửa sẵ n sà ng phóng phiế u thă m dò; v/đ bầ u cử hardheaded sill silo canvas residence wardrobe tủ quầ n o; quầ n o; thay quầ n áo lâ u đà i thạ ch anh sông Ranh; kim cơng giả hiê n; hè ; hà nh lang lộ thiê n má i bằ ng, sâ n thợng; d y nhà mansion rhinestone patio terrace hold instrument instrumental instrumentation dùng m dụng cụ,phơng tiệ n phối nhạ c; danh sá ch nhạ c khí dùng cho bả n nhạ c; trang bị má y móc, dụng cụ orchestra damp soggy fixate calibrate uphold cosmopolitan acolyte popular jamb lair host deed contract insulin stab squall sloppy famish compatriot grip gripping 15 person who helps a priest to perform religious ceremonies; devoted follower widely liked; of or representing the people; prevalent among the people; Ex popular sovereignty/name one of eh vertical posts of a door or window frame; den or dwelling of a wild animal organism in which a parasite lives exploit; document that is an official record of an agreement (esp an agreement concerning ownership of property) bargain; agreement; V: enter into contract; catch (a disease); shrink by drawing together; shorten (a word or words) by omitting some of the letters; Ex contract a cold; Ex ``isn't'' pancreatic hormone; CF diabetesÀ pierce with a pointed weapon; N: act of stabbing; sudden piercing pain sudden violent windstorm with rain or snow carelessly done; untidy or messy; slipshod; slovenly; Ex sloppy piece of work starve; CF famine person from one's own country take a very tight hold; hold the attention of; N: tight hold; firm grasp; mastery or command; suitcase; member of a film crew who moves the cameras around; Ex a good grip on the subject holding the attention; very exciting; Ex a gripping film BigBook sù È m −ít; sù n¶ n chí , đồ uống có chấ t rợu sũng nớc;ẩ m nhì n chă m chú; gắ n bó, lu luyế n đị nh cỡ, xá c đị nh đ ờng kí nh (nòng súng, ống ) nâ ng lê n; ngớc lê n; giơng cao, chống đỡ; ủng hộ, tá n nh; xá c nhậ n ngời theo chủ nghĩ a giới; kẻ giang hồ thầ y tu cÊ p d−íi, ng−êi theo hÇ u däc (khung cưa), rÇ m cưa Chng nhèt; hang thó rừng câ y chủ, vậ t chủ kỳ công, chiế n công;vă n bả n, chứng từ hợp đồng, ký hợp đồng; nhiễ m bệ nh; co lạ i, rút gọn Isulin vế t thơng đâ m bằ ng dao gió mạ nh ớt t; luộm thuộm; tuỳ tiệ n chế t đói đồng bà o nắ m chỈ t,kĐ p chỈ t; thu hót hÊ p dÉ n; g© y chó ý hiss insider prosecute hiss at in order to show disapproval and dislike accepted member of a group one who has special access to confidential information (of a person) knowing a lot line at the head of a newspaper or article carrying the writer's name acknowledgment of work done as in a film small wave; V conceding; something conceded; privilege of maintaining a business in a certain place continue (a task) until completion; initiate court action against declaim aboveboard overdue win_over/round speak loudly (and with grandiloquence) without any attempt to deceive being unpaid when due; past due; late; tardy gain the support of; OP disaffect basin open containersmall enclosed body of water; bowl-shaped depression in the surface of the land or ocean floor; place where beer is made warning or caution instrument used to measure thickness and distances lacking the usual covering; naked; not hidden; open to view; empty; Ex in bare feet; Ex bare truth; Ex The cupboard was bare knowledgeable byline credits ripple concession brewery caveat calipers bare strain aorta ventricle auricle antibiotic antibody antigen pathogen reagent colon esophagus gland niche legitimate porcelain earthenware diction mitten suspender desalinize pad rapids rainfall cloudburst surf foam overreach evict intercede rung 16 largest blood vessel leaving the heart; CF capillary cavity or chamber (as in the heart) outer projecting portion of the ear drug that kills bacteria; immune body; protein produced as an immune response to a specific antigen substance that when introduced into the body stimulates the production of an antibody agent that causes disease (such as a bacterium or fungus) substance used in a chemical reaction section of the large intestine from which the remains of undigested food leave the body organ that produces a secretion for use elsewhere in the body recess in a wall as for holding a statue; suitable place or job (suited to one's abilities or interests) reasonable; correct or allowable according to the law; Ex quite legitimate conclusion trasnparent glaze rather roughly baked clay choice and use of words in speech or writing; clarity of pronunciation huýt sá o chê ngời dòng tê n tá c giả chứng gợn sóng, lă n tă n nhựợng; đấ t nhợng; tô giới theo đuổi, tiế n hà nh;khởi tố, kiệ n bì nh, ngâ m (thơ ) thẳ ng thắ n hạ n; trễ kiế m đ ợc, thắ ng cuộc; thu phục; lôi ké o c¸ i chË u; l−u vùc, bĨ , bån; vịng, vị nh nhỏ nhà má y bia ngừng kiệ n;sự bá o trớc com-pa đo ngoà i trầ n truồng; trọc; trơ trụi; trống không; phơi bà y trạ ng thá i că ng thẳ ng; giai điệ u, khuynh hớng động mạ ch chủ (giả i phẫ u) tâ m thấ t tâ m nhĩ thuốc ng sinh chấ t ng thể ng nguyê n; kí ch thí ch s/x ng thể tá c nhâ n gâ y bệ nh thuốc thử; chấ t phả n øng ruét kÕ t thùc qu¶ n tuyÕ n (sữa, tuỵ) hốc tờng; chỗ thí ch hợp hợp phá p;chí nh đá ng;có lý đồ sứ đồ bằ ng đấ t nung (nồi, niê u, chậ u, vò ) cá ch diễ n tả ; cá ch phá t â m gă ng đấ u quyề n Anh cá i móc treo;dâ y đeo quầ n desalinate; remove salt from soft material used to fill, give shape, or protect against injury whitewater; fast-moving part of a river amount of rain or snow that falls in a certain time sudden heavy fall of rain waves of the sea as they break upon a shore mass of bubbles on the surface of a liquid reach or extend over or beyond; miss by attempting too much expel (a tenant); force to leave a house by law plead on another's behalf; speak in favor of someone, esp in order to save from punishment; N intercession cross-bar that forms the steps of a ladder BigBook tậ p giấ y thấ m; cá i đệ m ống châ n thá c ghề nh trậ n ma rà o; lợng ma ma rà o bấ t thầ n sóng nhà o bọt (nớc biể n, bia ); biể n vợt qua; cao kế đuổi, lấ y lạ i(tà i sả n) can thiệ p,xin giùm; m mội giới, trung gian (để hòa giả i) ngang (thang); đị a vị x hội colonial molest county posit delicate foolproof troupe troop orchestra snare cramp inhabitant of a colony (not a member of the original population) attack and harm; attack (a woman or a child) sexually large area that includes several towns; CF countÀ Û postulate; assume the existence of needing careful handling; fragile; easily damaged; easily made ill; finely made (showing great skill); exquisite; dainty; (of a taste or smell) pleasing in a subtle way; sensitive; Ex delicate wine glasses/situation/child/flavor/smell/instrument infallible; that cannot go wrong group of performers (singers, actors, dancers for playing dramas); CF troop group of people or wild animals (when moving); group of soldiers; V: move together in a group; CF troops: soldiers group of musicians who play music; CF ensemble trap used for capturing birds and small animals; V gusher sudden involuntary muscular contraction (which makes movement impossible); V: be affected with a cramp restrict; N: something that restricts limited in space; OP commodious force into a small space; stuff; fill too tightly or too full; gorge with food; study intensively just before an examination demanding immediate attention; urgent; Ex pressing business natural depression in a land surface, usu occurring in limestone regions one that gushes; gas or oil well thunderbolt lightning accompanied by thunder filler something added to augment weight or size or to fill space; material used to fill in flaws in a surface sign or notice for public display elaborate public spectacle depicting a historical event; spectacular procession ;color showy display (with no meaning) cramp cramped cram pressing sinkhole placard pageant tê n thực dâ n sinh sù, q y nhiƠ u,g¹ gÉ m h¹ t, tØ nh thừa nhậ n, đặ t vị trí tế nhị ; tinh xả o;;yế u đuối, mả nh dẻ ; khÐ o lÐ o, th mÞ ; dƠ xóc động hế t sức rõ rà ng đoà n (kị ch), g¸ nh (h¸ t) bÉ y, c¸ i l−íi (bẫ y chim); cạ m bẫ y, điề u cá m dỗ bó buộc, tù túng, (y học) chứng ruột rút n trở, n thúc khó đọc; chË t hĐ p, tï tóng nhåi, nhÐ t, tèng o; học gạ o thúc bá ch, cấ p thiế t; nà i nỉ giế ng dầ u phun; ngời hay thổ lộ tì nh m tiế ng sÐ t; viÖ c bÊ t ngê; tin sÐ t đá nh ngời m đẫ y; thuốc ruột (ở điế u xì gà );bà i lấ p chỗ trống tranh cổ động, p phí ch hoạ t nh lị ch sử biể u diễ n ngoà i trời; nh hà o nhoá ng bề ngoà i, nh phộ trơng rỗng tuế ch đau nhãi, nhøc nhèi; sù c¾ n røt twinge sudden sharp attack (of pain); Ex twinge of toothache imaginative showing the use of the imagination; good at producing new ideas; Ex imaginative writing/child; CF unimaginative: lacking in imagination; pedestrian not real; existing only in imagination pass slowly through a material that has small holes in it thÊ m qua; ngÊ m qua be a typical example or sign of; represent in a typical manner (by an lµ m mÉ u cho; điể n hì nh image or model) able to be trusted; reliable; trustworthy; Ex dependable source of income hidden; operating secretly; clandestine; representing a view that is ngÇ m; bÝ mË t; ko theo quy −íc; not generally accepted esp in art; of avant-garde art; Ex ngÇ m chèng ®èi underground newspaper/film; ADV N: clandestine organization working against a government in power; outer part of the skin biÓ u b× fully developed; Ex full-blown war në to (hoa); phá t triể n mạ nh strong ngon, có nhiỊ u chÊ t cèt (r−ỵu) management of money; money to help run a business; V: provide a large amount of money for; Ex finance the repairs to the school a load of goods sent together by sea, road, or air; shipping; sending lợng hà ng hoá vậ n chuyể n and delivery of goods show; be a sign of chøng tá, tá ra; (in art or description) restrict to a particular style; present in a fixed m kiÓ u often less detailed style (rather that exactly as it is in real life); Ex stylized representation of hearts and diamonds in playing cards large stone or mass of rock tả ng đá mòn; đá cuội imaginary percolate typify dependable underground epidermis full-blown full-bodied finance shipment bespeak stylize boulder 17 BigBook chipmunk bulb nucleate cosmetic a kind of squirrel round root of certain plants; any object of this shape; glass part of an electric lamp; Ex tulip bulb bring together into a nucleus; ADJ: having a nucleus intended to make the skin or hair more beautiful; dealing only with the outside appearance; superficial; lacking significance; N: cosmetic substance; Ex a few cosmetic repairs to the house speak_one's_mi nd rhyme tone tune pitch tonality membrane jamb hymn waltz liturgy rite ritual ensemble amortize counterpoint romance romantic granted_that pinpoint topsoil geyser giọng sắ c điệ u mà ng bà i há t ca tụng điệ n nhả y vanxơ nghi thức tÕ lƠ lƠ , nghi thøc nghi thøc; tr× nh tự khúc đồng diễ n;đoà n há t múa; truyề n lạ i, trả góp, trừ dầ n đối â m xá c đị nh (mục tiê u nhỏ) c¸ ch chÝ nh x¸ c; nÐ m bom tróng mục tiê u lớt;liệ ng; trợt; trội qua ngừơi ă n thị t ngời; thú ă n thị t đồng loạ i ă n thị t sống ship's helmsman; phế t mỡ lê n (thị t quay); rót nế n (và o khuộn); khâ u lợc tầ ng đấ t mặ t suối nớc nóng; thùng đun nớc nóng bÊ t hßa, xÝ ch mÝ ch; ngơm, híp vË t; xỉ vả m cuồng i;mê đắ m ®/v ®ån tró Ê u trïng thïng to; bĨ , chum cắ n; đớp; khoá (dâ y đồng hồ, vòng );bá nh quy giòn; đợt ré t đột ngột; việ c ngon ơ; ngời dễ bả o; xuấ t thầ n thuốc mê ; thuốc ngủ trạ ng thá i mê man, giấ c ngủ;sự gâ y mê đoạ n tuyệ t,giá n đoạ n; vỡ, đứt, g∙ y,nøt, r¸ ch thđng;( y häc) sù tho¸ t vÞ top layer of soil tiff lambaste infatuate garrison larva vat snap narcotic narcosis rupture h cow bull ox calf beef 18 cấ u tạ o hạ t nhâ n trang điể m vă n, bà i thơ; tiế ng, â m; giọng giai điệ u;sự hòa â m glide cannibal cannibalize pilot baste sãc cht cđ (hµ nh, tái );bóng đè n ANIMAL bò đực; voi đực bò thiế n bê thị t bò BigBook veal moo bovine pig boar sow pork oink cat tomcat she-cat kitten mew feline dog puppy whelp hound kennel bark canine rabbit hare warren burrow sheep ram ewe lamb mutton bleat goat hen cock chicken crow cluck peacock horse mare stallion colt filly foal pony neigh whinny equine deer buck cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm lợn lòi (đực); lợn đực giống lợn cá i; lợn ná i thị t lợn tiế ng lợn kê u mè o đực mè o cá i mè o kê u meo meo (động vậ t häc) thó thc hä mÌ o of a member of the cat family; N chã young animal (esp of the dog or cat family); young wolf, dog, tiger, chã con; chã sãi con; cäp con; etc s− tö đứa bé mấ t y, khó chị u chó să n;kẻ đê tiệ n cống r nh;cũi chó; nhµ ë tåi tµ n tiÕ ng sđa related to dogs; doglike (thuéc) hä chã thá thá rõng tunnels in which rabbits live; overcrowded living area; crowded n¬i cã nhiề u thỏ;tòa nhà hoặ c conditions in which people live khu vùc cã nhiỊ u ngâ hĐ p, khã tì m đờng shelter; V hang; đà o, bới; điề u tra ôncn cừu male sheep cừu đực female sheep cừu cá i cừu non thị t cừu tiÕ ng be be (cđa cõu, bª , dª ) CF he-goat, she-goat dê female bird má i (chim, gµ ) male bird trèng (chim, gµ ) young bird non (gà , chim) quạ tiế ng cục cục (gà gọi con) công (trống) ngựa (hoặ c lừa) cá i ngựa (đực) giống ngựa đực non ngựa cá i non ngùa con, lõa ngùa nhá tiÕ ng hÝ (ngùa) tiÕ ng hÝ (ngùa) thuéc) ngùa; nh− ngùa make the sound which horses make neigh like a horse resembling a horse; Ex equine face hơu đực, hoẵ ng đực, nai đực; thỏ đực hơu cá i, hoẵ ng cá i; nai cá i, thỏ cá i hơu nhỏ; nai nhỏ, đama nhỏ (mới tuổi) chim đạ i bà ng đạ i bà ng non doe fawn eagle eaglet 19 thị t bò tiế ng bò rống giống bò; đầ n độn, chậ m chạ p BigBook aerie aquiline lion leonine bear ursine fox vulpine ostrich owl elephant trunk h clump lumber plod trudge amble saunter stroll wander march pace stride prance nest of a large bird of prey curved; hooked; of or like an eagle; Ex aquiline nose tæ chim;æ trøng Ê p (thuéc) chim −ng; gièng chim −ng like a lion (thuéc) s− tö bearlike; pertaining to a bear (thuéc) gÊ u c¸ o (thuéc) cá o; nh cá o; xả o quyệ t, cá o già đà điể u Châ u phi cú like a fox; crafty vßi voi WALK walk with a heavy dull sound; N: clustered mass; heavy dull sound; walk heavily or laboriously; trudge; walk in a persevering or monotonous way; drudge; Ex plod under the weight of a burden plod go for a leisurely walk walk slowly and aimlessly; lose coherence of thought or expression walk steadily and rhythmically walk with regular steps (backwards and forwards); measure by counting the number of steps; set the speed of movement for; N: a step made in walking; rate of walking; manner of walking; Ex a jaunty pace walk with long steps; N move about in a spirited manner strut swagger stamp stomp tramp tread stump creep sneak pad tiptoe waddle wade shamble shuffle lurch blunder stagger totter reel tread or trample heavily or violently go about quietly on foot (trying to avoid being noticed) walk quietly or stealthily on one's toes walk with short steps that tilt the body from side to side; (as a duck does) walk in an awkward manner, shuffling the feet stagger; move with irregular swinging movement; Ex The drunken man lurched across the street serious mistake; V: move clumsily (as if blind); make a stupid serious error (cause to) move unsteadily; cause to falter; hesitate; overwhelm as with emotion or misfortune; arrange in alternating or overlapping times; Ex staggering drunken man; Ex His incredible story staggers the imagination; N ADJ staggering: very su walk unsteadily as if drunk; feel dizzy as with confusion; N: spool; bobbin; round object on which a length of thread can be wound stumble 20 BigBook giậ m châ n mạ nh theo hớng đợc nói rõ gỗ xẻ , đồ kề nh cà ng nặ ng nề , lê bớc; m cầ n cù, m cậ t lực mệ t nhọc, lê bớc bớc nhẹ nhà ng, thong thả thơ thẩ n, nhà n tả n o, tả n lang thang, thơ thẩ n; lạ c đờng bớc ®i ®Ị u; diƠ u hµ nh phi n−íc kiƯ u; đi lạ i lạ i; đạ o tốc độ (trong chạ y đua) bớc dà i nhả y dựng lê n; nhả y cỡn lê n; nghê nh ngang vê nh vá o khệ nh khạ ng đứng nghê nh ngang; vê nh vá o; khoá c c giậ m( châ n) lạ i nặ ng nề bớc nặ ng nề ; cuốc giẫ m lê n, bớc châ n lê n cà nhắ c bò, trờn ă n cắ p; má ch lẻ o; trốn lé n cuốc nhón châ n lạ ch bạ ch lội qua lê bớc; chạ y lóng ngóng lê châ n lả o đả o điề u sai lầ m, ngớ ngẩ n; mò mẫ m, vấ p vá p lả o đả o;loạ ng choạ ng; dự, ngâ pj ngừng lả o đả o; chậ p chững quay; chóng mặ t,choá ng vá ng; 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