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Luminary : a person who is an expert or a great influence in a special area or activity

- He has played with all the great jazz luminaries.He has played with all the great jazz luminaries.
- Various leading luminaries of the arts were invited.

2. gambit : mở đường cho tướng

3. pervasive/pəˈveɪsɪv/ : existing in all parts of a place or thing; spreading gradually to

affect all parts of a place or thing

- a pervasive smell of dampa pervasive smell of damp

- Her influence is all-pervasive (= it affects everyone and everything).
- A sense of social change is pervasive in her novels.
- the increasingly pervasive subculture in modern society.
4. duality : tính hai mặt, tính đối ngẫu.
5.receptive (to something) willing to listen to or to accept new ideas or suggestions.
6. magnetic : /mæɡˈnetɪk/: behaving like a magnet; that can be attracted by a magnet.
7. implicit : implicit (in something) suggested without being directly expressed; tiềm ẩn.
8. self-contained : not needing or depending on other people

 Her father was a quiet, self-contained man.

 a self-contained life.

9.reserve :dự trữ

10.versatile : /ˈvɜːsətaɪl/ : đa tài

11. pitfall : cạm bẫy

12.  affinity (for/with somebody/something) | affinity (between A and B) a strong feeling

that you understand somebody/something and like them or itSYNONYM rapport.

13. denote : indicate ; biểu hiện

14. assertive : quyết đoán = submistive : biết phục tùng , ngoan ngoãn nghe theo.

15. orient : orient somebody/something (to/towards somebody/something) to direct

somebody/something towards something; to make or adapt somebody/something for a
particular purpose ; định hướng.

16. self-oriented.

17: upbeat : optimistic

18. gloss over something : to avoid talking about something unpleasant or embarrassing by not
dealing with it in detail

o to gloss over a problem

o He glossed over any splits in the party.

19. affectionate : /əˈfekʃənət/ : showing caring feelings and love for

somebodySYNONYM loving

 He is very affectionate towards his children.

 an affectionate kiss

20. laryngitis : noun/ˌlærɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs/ [uncountable] : a medical condition in which

the larynx becomes swollen and painful, making speaking difficult.

21. emerald /ˈemərəld/: xanh luc bao

22. shrewd  adjective /ʃruːd/: clever at understanding and making judgements about a situation

(comparative shrewder, superlative shrewdest)

SYNONYM astute

o a shrewd businessman

o She is a shrewd judge of character.

o Paul was too shrewd to be taken in by this argument.

23. satellite : /ˈsætəlaɪt/: vệ tinh

24. impenetrable exterior : be ngoai khong the xuyen qua.

25. discord noun /ˈdɪskɔːd/ [uncountable] (formal) disagreement; arguing

o marital/family discord

o A note of discord surfaced during the proceedings.

o The contrasts between rich and poor nations are a source of discord.

OPPOSITE concord

26. harmony :noun/ˈhɑːməni/

  (plural harmonies)

[uncountable] (approving) a state of peaceful existence and agreement

 o social/racial harmony

o   in harmony  They lived together in perfect harmony.

o   in harmony with something  the need to be in harmony with our

environment

27. theft (of something)  the crime of stealing something from a person or place

 car theft

 Police are investigating the theft of computers from the company's offices.

 A number of thefts have been reported recently.

28. cranky : kì quái

29. self-pity : tủi thân a feeling of sadness for yourself, especially because of something
unpleasant or unfair that has happened to you
 She's not someone who likes to  wallow in self-pity.

 tears of self-pity

 A wave of self-pity came over him.

30.hostile /ˈhɒstaɪl/ : tẩy chay The speaker got a hostile reception from the audience.

   hostile to/towards somebody/something She was openly hostile towards her parents

31. uptight: uptight (about something) anxious and/or angry about something

 Relax! You're getting too uptight about it.

32. misogynist noun/mɪˈsɑːdʒɪnɪst/ (formal) a person who hates women

33. squander something (on somebody/something) to waste money, time, etc. in a stupid
or careless way

 He squandered all his money on gambling.

 She squandered her chances of winning.

33. self-righteous : tự cho mình là đúng

34.pipe down : used especially in orders, to tell somebody to stop talking or to be less
noisy
35. patrirchal /ˌpeɪtriˈɑːkl/ : ruled or controlled by men; giving power and importance only to
men

 a patriarchal society

36. oppressive ( oppressiveness - oppression : treating people in a cruel and unfair way and not
giving them the same freedom, rights, etc. as other people

 oppressive laws
 an oppressive regime
 The political situation has grown increasingly oppressive.

37. dictate /dɪkˈteɪt/ : to tell somebody what to do, especially in an annoying way ;sai
khiến

   dictate something (to somebody) They are in no position to dictate terms  (= tell other
people what to do).
   dictate how, what, etc…/that… What right do they have to dictate how we live our
lives?

39. commiserate