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acetylene C2H2
badinage light and playful conversation
treble multiply by three; triple
(v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet,

assuage
calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
crouton a small piece of toasted or fried bread
credence belief, mental acceptance
nebular Cloudy, misty, vaporous
(noun) a variable color averaging a blackish

aubergine
purple.
(adj.) easily done or attained; superficial; ready,

facile
fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt
hauteur haughty manner or spirit; arrogance
A large area of flat land elevated high above sea

plateau
level
someone who commits sabotage or deliberately

saboteur
causes wrecks
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(n.) an action taken to destroy something or to
SABOTAGE prevent it from working properly; (v.) to take such

destructive action
endothermic Absorbs heat
reciprocity mutual exchange
caboodle the lot, pack, or crowd
spontaneity impulsive action
demonology the study of demons or of beliefs about them
(v.) to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and

delineate
vivid detail; to represent pictorially
distinguishable; perceivable; Ex. discernible

discernible
improvement
decontaminate (v.) rid of contaminate
occurring or discovered by chance in a happy or

serendipitous
beneficial way
concerning identification, naming and grouping of

taxonomic
living organisms; classification
debutante young woman making debut in high society
a reckless person who enjoys doing dangerous

daredevil
things
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a light fixture that holds many bulbs and hangs

chandelier
from the ceiling
centenarian one who is 100 or older
redness of the skin caused by exposure to the

sunburn
rays of the sun
incompatible unable to work together
disaffected having lost faith or loyalty; discontent
self-centred thinks only of oneself
self-evident obvious
fractured broken
shatter to break into many pieces
take off to remove
lethal deadly
(n.) a being that must eventually die; (adj.) of or

mortal relating to such a being; causing death, fatal;
possible, conceivable
venal corrupt
outstripped To get ahead of, do better then, exceed
overrun to spread over
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(n.) a government in power; a form or system of

regime
rule or management; a period of rule
induce To lead towards some action
come into force start to apply
rattle to shake and make a noise
the part of a theater, concert hall, or other public

auditorium
building in which the audience sits
uprising an act of resistance or rebellion; a revolt
bossy always telling other people what to do
to reach an agreement on a price or negotiation

strike a bargain
(for something), make a deal
know the ropes to be fully acquainted with the procedures
hope very much that something or someone will

pin your hopes on sth/sb
help you to achieve what you want
axe cut, remove
axe to grind disagreement to settle
To mechanically break down a food into a finer

grind
texture
give sb the benefit of the to choose to believe what someone tells you
doubt even though it may be wrong or a lie.
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blow the gaff reveal a secret
on common ground a shared goal or interest
scream blue murder to shout or to complain very loudly
fleeting lasting for a very short time
(adj.) hasty, incautious (It's best to think things over

rash calmly and thoroughly, rather than make rash
decisions.)
hive box for bees; V: cause to go in a hive
intestine to enter
coloring to dye
hyperactive overly active
(adj.) striking, remarkable; (n.) a person who is well

notable
known, distinguished, or outstanding in some way
metabolic trao đổi chất
parsimony frugality, stinginess
renewal process by which worn-out cells are replaced
symbolic serving as a symbol
covet to desire something belonging to another
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an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its

entanglement
victim
unsettled worried, anxious, or uneasy
crest Highest point of a wave
abound to exist in great numbers
escalate (v.) to elevate; to increase in intensity
mushroom (v) expand or grow rapidly
preying targeting; occupying
devouring eating greedily
keep following somebody and not leave them

hounding alone, especially in order to get something from
them or ask them questions
ravaging severely damaging
(v.) to give over to another's care, charge, or

consign control; to entrust, deliver; to set apart for a
special use
(v.) to arrange specifically; to require as a

stipulate
condition of agreement
(v.) to indicate, point out; to appoint (adj.) selected

designate
but not install
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The therapeutic use of plant aromas for beauty

aromatherapy
and health treatment.
extract to pull out by force
holistic concerning the whole rather than the parts
stimulating interesting
hippocrate Father of medicine
gulp to swallow
alongside next to someone or something
huddling gathering close together
in excess of more than
lover of humanity; person active in promoting

philanthropist
human welfare
(v.) to jeer at, mock; (n.) an insulting or mocking

taunt
remark
the norm a standard of right or proper conduct
shield to protect
conjure To bring forth, especially through words
the quality or condition of being an individual

personhood
person
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trajectory the curved path of an object thrown into space
illuminated to light up
receding becoming more distant
unknowable impossible to know
transplant to plant in another place
clinical efficient and unemotional; coldly detached
amnesia loss of memory
backup An exact copy of a system's information
corpse dead body
encode to put an idea into language or gesture
cerebrum largest part of the brain
embed to enclose firmly in some mass
imbue to inspire or influence; to saturate
a man who managed the day-to-day business at a

clerk
fur trading post
pessimism belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess
ramification consequence,
23 scale climb to the top of something very high and steep
petal A colorful, leaflike structure of some flowers.
mock to make fun of
jasmine a flower that has a pleasant smell

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badinage light and playful conversation

treble multiply by three; triple

(v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet,

crouton a small piece of toasted or fried bread

credence belief, mental acceptance

nebular Cloudy, misty, vaporous

(noun) a variable color averaging a blackish

(adj.) easily done or attained; superficial; ready,

hauteur haughty manner or spirit; arrogance

A large area of flat land elevated high above sea

someone who commits sabotage or deliberately

(n.) an action taken to destroy something or to

SABOTAGE prevent it from working properly; (v.) to take such

endothermic Absorbs heat

reciprocity mutual exchange

caboodle the lot, pack, or crowd

spontaneity impulsive action

demonology the study of demons or of beliefs about them

(v.) to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and

distinguishable; perceivable; Ex. discernible

decontaminate (v.) rid of contaminate

occurring or discovered by chance in a happy or

concerning identification, naming and grouping of

debutante young woman making debut in high society

a reckless person who enjoys doing dangerous

a light fixture that holds many bulbs and hangs

centenarian one who is 100 or older

redness of the skin caused by exposure to the

incompatible unable to work together

disaffected having lost faith or loyalty; discontent

self-centred thinks only of oneself

shatter to break into many pieces

take off to remove

(n.) a being that must eventually die; (adj.) of or

outstripped To get ahead of, do better then, exceed

overrun to spread over

(n.) a government in power; a form or system of

induce To lead towards some action

come into force start to apply

rattle to shake and make a noise

the part of a theater, concert hall, or other public

uprising an act of resistance or rebellion; a revolt

bossy always telling other people what to do

to reach an agreement on a price or negotiation

know the ropes to be fully acquainted with the procedures

hope very much that something or someone will

axe cut, remove

axe to grind disagreement to settle

To mechanically break down a food into a finer

blow the gaff reveal a secret

on common ground a shared goal or interest

scream blue murder to shout or to complain very loudly

fleeting lasting for a very short time

(adj.) hasty, incautious (It's best to think things over

hive box for bees; V: cause to go in a hive

hyperactive overly active

(adj.) striking, remarkable; (n.) a person who is well

metabolic trao đổi chất

parsimony frugality, stinginess

renewal process by which worn-out cells are replaced

symbolic serving as a symbol

covet to desire something belonging to another