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n. Syn. scarcity
(thiếu) scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops


Spelling Word: dearth
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n.
(từ chối) act of refusing or disowning; negation; refusal to admit the truth; refusal to grant; rejection of a request


Spelling Word: denial
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a. Syn. unoriginal
(phái sinh) unoriginal; derived from another source


Spelling Word: derivative
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n. Syn. investigator
(thám) investigator; one, usually of police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence


Spelling Word: detective
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n.
(ngăn chặn) something that discourages; tending to deter


Spelling Word: deterrent
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v. Syn. distinguish; discriminate
(phân biệt) set apart; distinguish; perceive or show difference in or between


Spelling Word: differentiate
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a. Syn. weak; faint
(mờ) emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness


Spelling Word: dim
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n. Syn. temperament; nature; tendency
(đoạt) natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something


Spelling Word: disposition
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v. Syn. ignore; discount
(bỏ) ignore; discount; take no notice of


Spelling Word: disregard
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v. Syn. expand
(trướng lên) swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure


Spelling Word: distend