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a. đùa cợt good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone


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a. cằn cỗi desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking


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a. rụt rè abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice


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a. muộn having been delayed; done or sent too late


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n. tang chế grievous loss; particularly, the loss of a relative or friend by death


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v. ban give as a gift; present


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a. lưỡng viện composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches


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a. ảm đạm cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable


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a. đậm brave; daring; intrepid; impudent


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n. vận may boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money


Spelling Word: bonanza