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acquit

AC.QUI.t
c c... n QU xung xin ...
"tha ti" n!
(v) forgive

ambivalent

AM.BI.VA.lent
ang c m m t
nhin B V th tht l...
"bi ri"
(adj): confused

ambrosial

AM.b.RO.sial
m nh bi mn c R v
n... "ngon"
(Adj) tasty

apocryphal

A.PO.CRY.PHA.L
Anh Po Ph m ri khc
lc (Cry)... "khng tht" t
no!
(Adj) false

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audacity

AUDA.CITY
V CITY m ton u th
phi tht l ... "Dng cm"
(n) boldness

augment

AU.g.MEN.t
Men c Vng (Au) mi...
"tin ln" c!
(V) increase

bacchanalian

BAC.CHAN.a.LI.AN
Bc Chn n nn lm my
Li, th l b ... "say" khng
nh
(Adj) drunk

bamboozle

BAM.BOO.zle
V Bm B gi nn phi
gi to
(v) act hypocritical

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belligerent ,
bellicose

BELLI.gerent, BELLI.cose
Bng (Belly) i cng
d ... "Ni in" lun!
(Adj) aggressive
(Bell = war in Latin)

cadaver

CA.DA.VE.r
C V tri tc l...
"Cht"
(N) dead body

capitulate

CAP.i.TU.LA.TE
Cho v T Cp t m n
l T xu ... "u hng" v
iu kin
(V) surrender

capricious

CAP.RI.cious
g Ri phi CP t m n
nn ... "tnh kh tht
thng"
(Adj) easily changed

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chicanery

CHI.CAN.E.ry (n): trickery

Ch Cng th cng gp
my thng ... "La o"
CHA.r.LA.TAN (n) tricker

claptrap

ging nh my thng CHA

hay i LA c TN gi l
ng thit ... "La o"
CLAP.TRAP
va ni va clap
l n banh xc
(n) bombast

compendium

COM.PEN.DI.um
B Cm i tm tht nhiu
bt (PEN) su tp
(n): collection

consternation

CON.s.TE.r.NATION
Con m T Nc ra NH
th b... "lo s" cht!
(N) dismay, alarm

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conundrum

CO.NUN.DRUM
C NUN m nh drum th
l vn kh.
(n) difficult problem

debacle

DE.BAC.le
Chi s v c BC th ...
"Tht bi hon ton"
(N) complete failure

debauchery

DE.BA.U.CHE.ry
Ba b U i ru CH th
s rt l ... "Lon lc"
(n) corrupt lifestyle

despondent

DE.s.POND.ent
C chuyn g m phi
xung h (POND) l. "tuyt
vng" ri!
(adj) hopeless

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dichotomy

DI.CHO.TO.MY
Phi "chia"... thi gian gia
vic i Ch v nu T M
(n) division

dilapidated

DI.LA.pi.DA.TE.d
i La c b Te Tua n
ni... "tn t" nh th ny
y
(Adj) damaged

dudgeon

DUD.GE.ON (adj) angry

Dude b Gh thy N nn
hay ... "cu gt"
WAS.PIS.h (adj) angry
Cng thng nh ...was
pissed

ephemeral

e.PHE.ME.ral
C p PH v gy M
cng... "ngn ngi" thi
(Adj) short-lived

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epiphany

EP.i.PHA.ny
Sc p ln gip ng
"khm PH"
(N) realization

ersatz

er.SAT.z
Ci t ny ra v tinh vi ch
u phi t SAT, n ch l
bt chc thi
(n): imitation

esoteric

E.SO.TE.ric
iu lm Em S T xu l
iu ... "Hi no"
(Adj) hard to understand
by many

evanescent

EVA.ne.SCENT
Mi hng (scent) ca Eva
ch ..."thong qua"
(Adj) short-lived

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exonerate

e.XO.NE.RA.te
X N Ra c "tha"
(V) forgive

exuberant

e.XU.BE.rant
Cho B ng Xu l ... "vui
i l vui"
(Adj) very happy

fastidious

FA.sti.DI.O.us
Va FA va i nh ngi
ta nn phi ht sc... "cn
thn"
(Adj) very careful

fulmination

FU.L.MI.nation
B F m n chi Mi
nt nh
(n) verbal attack

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gaucherie

GAU.CHE.rie
Rng CHE y vic c GU
nhng khng c nn ..
"Xu h"
(Adj) awkward

harbinger

HA.r.BI.n.GE.r
H sp B d GH cho mt
trn... "im bo" ca mt
ngy ti t
(N) foreshadow

histrionic

HI.s.TRI.O.nic
Ngy cung H m c du b
Tr la tht ... kch tnh
(Adj) dramatic

idiosyncratic

i.DI.OSYN.c.RA.TI.c
i lm Osin m kim Ra
tin T th tht ... "khc
ngi": k l kiu Gaga
(Adj) strange (particular to
a person)

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Imbroglio

IM.BRO.glio
Cc Bro c Im lng
l tnh th ri rm
(n) confusing situation

imperious

IM.PE.ri.O.us
P ny Im ru kh chung
nn mi ngi ngh n...
"Chnh"
(Adj) arrogant

inimical

Inimical
Inimi --> Enemy
(Adj) hostile

jackleg

JAC.k.LEG
B Trc chn th
khng train c
adj (untrained)

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jejune

JE.JUNE
je = tr, june = trung
(adj) immature

lambaste

LAM.BA.s.TE (or lambaste)

Lm T by nn b Ba.. "ry
la" v "nh n"
(V) criticize; beat with a
cane

licentious

LI.CEN.TI.ous
Thng T m lm my Li
my Chn (cen) l tr nn
... "i tru" lm
(Adj) corrupt

lugubrious

LU.GU.b.RIO.us
Rio va L va G nn ...
"su thm"
(adj): very sad

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melancholy

ME.LAN.CHO.LY
M Lan v Ch chia Ly
nn bun
(adj) sad

mendacious

MEN.DA.cious
Loi Men ng b l loi
n ng... "la o"
(Adj) lying

metamorphosis

ME.TA.MO.r.PHO.sis
M Ta M qun Ph l...
"i i"
(n) transformation

meticulous

ME.TI.CU.LOus
M CU T hay LO nn..
CN THN
(adj) careful

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mordacious

MO.r.DAC.ious
Bn M trng acid C l
tay s b ... "n nt"
(adj) biting (tone)

nugatory

Nu.GATO.tory
Gato cng chng
c gi tr g
(adj) valueless

obfuscate

O.b.FU.s.CAT.e
O b con mo (CAT) co
ph (FU) mt nn... "m
mt" tri t
(V) make unclear

opacity

OPA.CITY
City g m ch c Oppa vi
nhau th c 1 ... s "m o"
nh
(n) obscurity of meaning

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palliative

PA.L.LIA.TI.VE
Papa xa LA ri T mi dm
V ... "nh lng"
(Adj) soothing

parochial

PA.RO.CHI.al
B nhn khng R nn Ch
dn rt l... "hn ch"
(Adj) narrow-minded

peccadillos

PE.c.CA.DI.llos
P hay i la c
l tt xu
(n) bad habit

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perfidious

PE.r.FI.DI.O.us
P Phi (fi) nga i ni
khc nn b gi l..."Phn
bi"
(Adj) betraying

petulant

PE.TU.LA.nt
P i Tu m LA ... "Kh
chu"
(Adj) irritated

philistine

PHILI.s.TIN.e
Ci thng ch TIN nhng
th PHI L th ng l... "V
hc"
(Adj) anti-intellectual

phlegmatic

PH.LEG.MAT.ic
Ph Huynh (PH) dang chn
(LEG), Mt lm ra v ...
"thanh nin nghim tc"
(Adj) emotionless

pillory

PILL.O.ry
B ngoi ung ln thuc
(Pills) nn hay la ... "chi
ra"
(V) criticize

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polemical

PO.LEM.ical
Po v L LEM m i vi
nhau l ... "ci nhau"
(adj) quarrelsome

profligate

PRO.f.LI.GATE
Tng Pro nhng lm ci
Gate di bng vn L
trng thnh th hi ...
"Lng ph"
(Adj) wasteful

proselyte

PRO.SE.LY.te (n): beginner

Khi no PRO th con S
c i thot LY, nhng
gi con mi l lnh mi
thi
NOV.itiate (n): beginner

prurient

NOV= new (Novel, Novice,

Innovation, Renovate)
p.RU.RI.ent
Phim g coi m c R R
l kch dc
(Adj) lustful

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quotidian

QUO.TI.DI.AN
B Qu (ting min Trung
l la ry) nn T i n nh
l ... "Thng l"
(Adj) routinely

rebarbative

RE.BAR.BA.TI.VE
Con R i Bar vi Ba v
mt T V l ... "kh chu"
(adj) unpleasant

recalcitrant

RE.CALCI.trant
R m bng Calcium th ...
"Cng" (u)
(Adj) stubborn

refractory

RE.f.RAC.TO.ry
Con R m bt qut RC
nh y T l... "phn
khng"
(Adj) disobedient, resistant

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repugnant

REP.U.g.NAN.t
Rp Nn tht l... "Kh
a" qu!
(Adj) offensive

ribald

RI.BALD
G Ri b hi (bald) v hay
suy ngh... "i tru"
RE.PRO.BA.te
Thng R n PRO trong
nhng vic by B, nn
cng ..."i tru"

scrupulous

sc.RU.PU.LO.us
Va RU va cho con B
va LO ngi ta d ngh...
nn phi "cn thn"
(Adj) careful

sepulchral

SEP.U.L.ch.RA.L
Sp cho RA th chc...
"cht" ri!
(Adj) related to death

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serendipity

SE.RE.n.DI.PITY
S v R s khng vui,
nhng c D thng
(PITY) nn thy cng...
"may mn"
(n) accidental luck

spate

SPA.TE
V SPA xong mi T xu l
tin... "Nhiu" qu!
(N) a large number

spectacular

s.PE.TA.CU.lar
P m C T c th
tht l... "ngon mc"
(adj): amazing

stalwart

s.TA.L.WAR.t
Ta v WAR th phi...
"Mnh m" ln!
(Adj) strong

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stygian

s.TY.GI.AN
Khng c T G n th
ng l en ti
(adj) dark

tenacity

TEN.a.CITY
City ny mun c TN
tui th phi tht... "quyt
tm"
(n) determination

therapeutic

THE.RA.peutic/ Therapy
TH li RA bc s ... "Cha
bnh" no!
(Adj,n) curative/ cure

truculent

TRU.CU.LEN.t
My C Ln Tr o l tao
... "Ni in" tao git
(Adj) aggressive

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vitriolic

VI.TRI.O.lic
V b bnh Tr nn la rt
l... kh chu
(adj) bitter (tone)

vituperative

VI.TU.PE.RA.TI.VE
P Vi mun TU nhng RA
i T li V nn cng rt l
... "kh chu"
(Adj) harsh (tone)

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GLOSSARY
1. acquit
2. ambivalent
3. ambrosial
4. apocryphal
5. audacity
6. augment
7. bacchanalian
8. bamboozle
9. belligerent , bellicose
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cadaver
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capitulate
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capricious
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chicanery
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claptrap
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compendium
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consternation
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conundrum
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debacle
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debauchery
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despondent
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dichotomy
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dilapidated
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dudgeon
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ephemeral
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epiphany
26.
ersatz
27.
esoteric
28.
evanescent
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exonerate
30.
exuberant
31.
fastidious

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fulmination
gaucherie
harbinger
histrionic
idiosyncratic
Imbroglio
imperious
inimical
jackleg
jejune
lambaste
licentious
lugubrious
melancholy
mendacious
metamorphosis
meticulous
mordacious
nugatory
obfuscate
opacity
palliative
parochial
peccadillos
perfidious
petulant
philistine
phlegmatic
pillory
polemical
profligate
proselyte
prurient

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quotidian
rebarbative
recalcitrant
refractory
repugnant
ribald
scrupulous
sepulchral
serendipity
spate
spectacular
stalwart
stygian
tenacity
therapeutic
truculent
vitriolic
vituperative