flatly: without emotion

16 flex: bend
fraudulent: cheating; deceitful,false
frown: a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
a real picasso:
gazette: official periodical publication; newspaper
allotment: a plot of land assigned to an individual or
geometry: hình học
a family for cultivation
get the sense: get the feeling
as such: as the word is usually understood; in the
gossip: to spread rumors or talk about the private
exact sense of the word
matters of others
asbestos: chất lửa không cháy
gratification: satisfaction
assert: (v.) to declare or state as truth, maintain or
guffaw: sudden loud laughter
defend, put forward forcefully
hostage: con tin
avalanche: great mass of falling snow and ice
illusory: (adj.) misleading, deceptive; lacking in or
baguette: narrow French stick loaf
not based on reality
bare fact:
in conjunction with: prep. ph. in addition to,
be aimed at: to have a certain plan or direction you
alongside
want to go to
syn. along with
beware: to be careful
in need of: needing something
blot: spot or stain
in short: in a few words
bold: fearless and daring
in trust for:
bombard: bắn phá
inclination: (n.) - a tendency, propensity
bony: ery thin so that the bones can be seen under
installment: trả góp
the skin
intravenous: đường tĩnh mạch
choir: a group of people who sing together
inversion: the act of changing the position or order
cobble: repair or mend
of something to its opposite, or of turning something into
coinage: the invention of new words
a position in which the top of it is where the bottom of it
cold war: chiến tranh lạnh
normally is
collision: crash
ironic: satiric; unexpected
colony: thuộc địa
ironically: in a way that is contrary to what is
commercials: n. advertisements on TV or radio
expected or intended
quảng cáo trên TV, đài
jingle: A short, easily-remembered slogan, verse, or
commision: officially ask somebody to write, make
tune.
or create something or to do a task for you
keen: having a sharp edge; intellectually sharp;
compound: hợp chất
perceptive
comprehensible: able to be grasped mentally;
lap: laparotomy
understandable
lay off: stop doing sth irritating
councilor: a member of a council
lean back: tựa lưng
creased: lined, folded, or wrinkled
literary: having to do with letters or literature
database: a collection of organized data that allows
locust: cào cào
access, retrieval, and use of data
majesty: greatness
deceitful: misleading; not truthful
masses: large groups
deceptive: intending to mislead or trick
measles: koplick's spots,bệnh sởi
decipher: to figure out
media-savvy: hiểu biết về truyền thông
decode: to interpret or give meaning to a message
mighty: powerful
desperate: having an urgent need or desire
moth: bướm đêm
dialect: a form of language spoken by people in a
myth: A traditional story about gods, ancestors, or
particular region or group
heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs
draft: A law requiring people of a certain age to
and beliefs of a society.
serve in the military
not in the least: not at all
embark: to go aboard; to make a start; to invest
occurence: an instance
embody: (v.) to give form to; to incorporate,
omelette: beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked
include; to personify
until just set
endorsement: sự chứng thực
ongoing: continuous
eternal: lasting forever
opium: thuốc phiện
farewell: từ biệt
out of place: not suitable for a particular
fate: destiny
situation,not in the correct place
filter: bộ lọc
overdose: quá liều
panellist: one of a group of well-known people who
answer questions on a radio or television programme
penultimate: just before the final; next to last
perceptive: having sympathetic insight or
understanding
prosecution: A government body that brings charges
against a person accused of breaking the law
put somebody off something/somebody: make
somebody lose interest in or enthusiasm for
something/somebody
rage: violent anger
recored the presence:
reform: to change for the better
regulate: to control with rules
relation with:
relic: (n.) an object from the past with historical
value or interest; a trace of an outdated custom; remaining
fragments, ruins
retrospect: looking back
securely: safely; firmly; surely; in a safe manner
shy away from: to avoid
sleaze: illegal or dishonest behaviour, especially in
politics
smug: (adj.) overly self-satisfied, self-righteous
snowfall: amount of snow falling within a given area
in a given time.
sovereign: supreme ruler
stain: to leave a mark on something
stance: (n.) a way of holding the body; an attitude or
position on an issue
stiff: rigid
successor: A person who inherits a title or office
superficial: near the surface
superflous: unnecessary; extra
supernatural: beyond the laws of nature
terminate: to bring to an end
the case: if that situation is true
to win the heart of:
tremble: shake involuntarily, typically as a result of
anxiety, excitement, or frailty.
turnover: the total amount of goods or services sold
by a company during a particular period of time
vend: to sell
vicariously: indirectly, as, by, or through a substitute
vociferous: loud and noisy; compelling attention
wage: salary
wean on: make somebody experience something
regularly, especially from an early age
well in advance: much earlier than necessary or
expected
with the aim of: purpose
witty: Clever or amusing
wrinkle: small ridge on a smooth surface (face or
cloth); V.