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penury  Speak Example sentences
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(sự túng thiếu) extreme poverty; lack of something; barrenness; insufficiency
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(có nhiều thứ tiếng) speaking, writing, written in, or composed of several languages
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(nặng) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull
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(cướp bóc) rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
perfunctory  Speak Example sentences
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(ngăn cản) make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate
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(làm cho có lệ) done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference; showing little interest or care
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(lỗ) gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively
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(thiên hướng) strong inclination; definite liking
perverse  Speak Example sentences
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(podiatrist) doctor who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments
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(nóng nảy) easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
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(tà) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
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(lỗ) gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively
petulant  Speak Example sentences
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(thiên hướng) strong inclination; definite liking
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(nóng nảy) easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
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(ngăn cản) make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate
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(thợ sửa ống nước) craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
pivotal  Speak Example sentences
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(tiền lệ) act or instance that may be used as example in subsequent similar cases
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(trọng) being of vital or central importance; crucial
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(tròn trĩnh) sound of a sudden heavy fall; well-rounded and full in form
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(vặt) trivial; of small importance; very small
plaster  Speak Example sentences
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(tròn trĩnh) sound of a sudden heavy fall; well-rounded and full in form
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(thạch cao) cover conspicuously, as by pasting something on; adhesive tape used in dressing wounds; a hardened surface as on a wall or ceiling
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(Vị giám chức) church dignitary; senior clergyman
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(tình cảnh) tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
ponderous  Speak Example sentences
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(podiatrist) doctor who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments
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(nặng) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull
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(thạch cao) cover conspicuously, as by pasting something on; adhesive tape used in dressing wounds; a hardened surface as on a wall or ceiling
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(placid) peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
practical  Speak Example sentences
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(sự đi du lịch) travel or journey, especially by foot, notably by pilgrim
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(ngoại vi) edge, especially of a round surface; surface of a solid; circumference
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(thạch cao) cover conspicuously, as by pasting something on; adhesive tape used in dressing wounds; a hardened surface as on a wall or ceiling
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(thực) based on experience; useful
predecessor  Speak Example sentences
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(tiền lệ) act or instance that may be used as example in subsequent similar cases
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(trước) former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather
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(tình cảnh) tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
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(lỗ) gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively
predispose  Speak Example sentences
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(nóng nảy) easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
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(vặt) trivial; of small importance; very small
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(phổ biến) widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
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(mở đường cho) give inclination toward; make susceptible to; settle or dispose of in advance