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Carpentry (n) |
- nghề mộc - woodwork |
- that staircase is a beautiful piece of carpentry |
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Chisel (n) |
- cái đục chạm khắc đá |
- She chiseled a figure out of the marble |
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Venue (n) |
- A place where public events or meetings happen |
- The hotel is an ideal venue for conferences and business meetings - The stadium has been specifically designed as a venue for World Cup matches |
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Petition (n) |
- đơn kiến nghị; đơn thỉnh cầu - making requests |
- I signed a petition against the proposed closure of the local hospital today - She’s filling a petition for divorce |
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Satire (n) |
- châm biếm: A way of criticizing people or ideas in a humorous way |
- political satire - Her play was a biting/cruel satire on life in a 80s |
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Task (one) with (sth) (idiom) |
- to assign one the responsibility of completing some task |
- The boss tasked me with scanning all the documents so that we have a digital copy of each one - The committee was tasked with determining whether there was any criminal negligence involved |
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Choreographer (n) |
- biên đạo múa: a person who is skilled at combining movements into dances to be performed |
- she is a passionate Spanish dancer and choreographer - a ballet/ jazz/ modern dance/ hip-hop choreographer |
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Blueprint (n) |
- bản thiết kế: a photographic copy of an early plan for a building or machine |
- Their blueprint for economic reform |
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(C2) Intimate (n) (a) |
(n): a friend you know very well (a): - (personal) Having or being likely to cause a very close friendship, or personal or sexual relationship - (expert) (Of knowledge or understanding) detailed and obtained from a lot of studying or experience |
- intimates of the star say that he has been upset by the personal attacks on him that have appeared in the press recently - The restaurant has a very intimate atmosphere - She has an intimate knowledge of Tuscany, where she has lived for 20 years |
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(C2) Conceive (v) |
- to imagine sth - to invent a plan or an idea - become pregnant |
- I think my uncle still conceives of me as a four-year-old - He conceived the plot for this film while he was still a student - do you know exactly when you conceived |
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Detach (v) |
~ separate; divide |
- you can detach the hood if you prefer the coat without it - Detach the lower part of the form from this letter and return it to the above address |
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Prevalent (a) |
= predominant ~ common; happening often |
- these diseases are more prevalent among young children - Trees are dying in areas where acid rain is most prevalent |
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Awning (n) (UK)/ sunshade (US)/ sunblind (Australia) |
- mái hiên |
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Intuitive (a) |
- trực giác: based on feelings rather than facts of proof - easy to use or learn without any special knowledge |
- an intuitive approach/judgment - most people have an intuitive sense of right and wrong - it has a stunning and intuitive user interface - he was a lovely child: clever, and wonderfully intuitive. |
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Intuitiveness (n) |
- The quality of being easy or natural to learn, use or understand - The ability to know or understand something because of feelings rather than facts or proof |
- despite the intuitiveness of the interface, some major shortcomings were identified - The ease-of-use and intuitiveness facilitate user adoption - He was a natural soldier with a rare intuitiveness as to what the enemy was likely to do next - she used her charm and intuitiveness to sooth their anxious guests |
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Counter-intuitive (a) |
- something that is counter-intuitive does not happen in the way you would expect it to |
- rules that may lead to counter-Intuitive results are explicitly removed |
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(C2) Stagger (v) |
- to walk or move with difficulty as if you are going to fall ~ lurch - to cause someone to feel shocked, or surprised because of something unexpected or very unusual happening - to arrange things |
- after he was attacked, he managed to stagger to the phone and call for help - He staggered all his colleagues by suddenly announcing that he was leaving the company at the end of the month - Some countries have staggered school holidays so that holiday resorts do not become overcrowded |
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Abstract (a) |
- general ~ conceptual; notional; theoretical - art: tranh trừu tượng |
- truth and beauty are abstract concepts - this debate is becoming too abstract - Let’s have some hard facts. |
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Flock (n) |
- a group of sheep, goats, birds - a large group of people -> (v) move in group |
- The shepherd is bringing his flock down from the hills - A noisy flock of tourists came into the building |
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Flock out (p.v) |
- Tràn ra, túa ra |
- a colossal amount of people flocked out the street to cheer up during the victory of Vietnamese football team |
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Flock out (p.v) |
- Tràn ra, túa ra |
- a colossal number of people flocked out the street to cheer up during the victory of Vietnamese football team |
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Spectacle (n) |
- unusual events which attracts attention - exciting show - glasses 👓 👓 |
- it was a strange spectacle to see the two former enemies shaking hands and slapping each other on the back. - The carnival was a magnificent spectacle - a pair of spectacles (= pair of glasses) |
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Premise (n) (v) |
(n) = assumption (belief) (v): to base a theory, argument on an idea, thought, belief |
- They had started with the premise that all men are created equal - he premised his argument on several incorrect assumptions |
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Premise (n) (v) |
(n) = assumption (belief) (v): to base a theory, argument on an idea, thought, belief |
- They had started with the premise that all men are created equal - he premised his argument on several incorrect assumptions |
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Embryo (n) |
- phôi thai - (formal) in embryo: developing and not yet complete |
- this testa probably reduced the rate of water loss and protected the embryo from physical injury - The department’s plans for enlargement are still in embryo |
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Premise (n) (v) |
(n) = assumption (belief) (v): to base a theory, argument on an idea, thought, belief |
- They had started with the premise that all men are created equal - he premised his argument on several incorrect assumptions |
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Embryo (n) |
- phôi thai - (formal) in embryo: developing and not yet complete |
- this testa probably reduced the rate of water loss and protected the embryo from physical injury - The department’s plans for enlargement are still in embryo |
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Debilitate (v) |
- to make someone or something physically weak ~ drain; enfeeble |
- this failure to measure up is acutely painful and ,at times, debilitating (acutely=extremely) - People debilitated by malnutrition will be all the more susceptible to disease whether known or new (malnutrition ~ malnourishment: kém dinh dưỡng) |
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Tumour (n) |
- khối ưu; bú |
- A brain tumor |
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Syndrome (n) |
- hội chứng; triệu chứng bệnh |
- early diagnosis of the syndrome is difficult, but it is important to begin treatment as soon as possible |
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Syndrome (n) |
- hội chứng; triệu chứng bệnh |
- early diagnosis of the syndrome is difficult, but it is important to begin treatment as soon as possible |
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(C2) Strand (n) |
- bím tóc - part: angle; facet; ingredient; side; aspect; feature; point - coast; a shore; a beach |
- she tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ears - There are so many different strands to the plot that it’s hard to follow - He is trying to bring the disparate strands of the party together (disparate=very different) |
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Pop out (p.v) |
- spontaneously appear in your head when talking |
- While I was talking to Jack, a question popped up in my mind about his current job - it suddenly popped out of my head and I force my mouth to say it |
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Pop out (p.v) |
- spontaneously appear in your head when talking |
- While I was talking to Jack, a question popped up in my mind about his current job - it suddenly popped out of my head and I force my mouth to say it |
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Millennia (n) -> plural: (C2) millennium (n) |
- thiên niên kỷ - a period of 1000 years -> millennials: thế hệ Y (who was born between 1980 and 2000) |
- The book is a history of the last two millennia - Imagine what the world will be like at the end of the next millennium |
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Pop out (p.v) |
- spontaneously appear in your head when talking |
- While I was talking to Jack, a question popped up in my mind about his current job - it suddenly popped out of my head and I force my mouth to say it |
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Millennia (n) -> plural: (C2) millennium (n) |
- thiên niên kỷ - a period of 1000 years -> millennials: thế hệ Y (who was born between 1980 and 2000) |
- The book is a history of the last two millennia - Imagine what the world will be like at the end of the next millennium |
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Insertion (n) |
- sự chèn vào |
- scientists hope that the insertion of normal genes into the diseased cells will provide a cure |
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Pop out (p.v) |
- spontaneously appear in your head when talking |
- While I was talking to Jack, a question popped up in my mind about his current job - it suddenly popped out of my head and I force my mouth to say it |
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Millennia (n) -> plural: (C2) millennium (n) |
- thiên niên kỷ - a period of 1000 years -> millennials: thế hệ Y (who was born between 1980 and 2000) |
- The book is a history of the last two millennia - Imagine what the world will be like at the end of the next millennium |
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Insertion (n) |
- sự chèn vào |
- scientists hope that the insertion of normal genes into the diseased cells will provide a cure |
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Hybridize (v) |
- lai tạo ~ crossbreed; interbreed; mix; blend - to produce something new from two other different things that has features of both the things |
- African and Asian elephant species do not hybridize in the wild - He was eager to hybridize dance and the visual arts |
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(C2) Wholly (adv) |
= Completely; altogether; entirely; totally;… >< part; partially; partly |
- I wasn’t wholly convinced by her explanation - That’s a wholly different issue - A machine that is wholly British-made |
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(C2) Wholly (adv) |
= Completely; altogether; entirely; totally;… >< part; partially; partly |
- I wasn’t wholly convinced by her explanation - That’s a wholly different issue - A machine that is wholly British-made |
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(C2) Pinpoint (v) |
- to find out or say the exact position in space or time of sth - to discover or describe the exact facts about sth (n): a very small spot of sth (a): very exact |
- it is not possible to pinpoint precisely the time of death - emergency workers at the site are still unable to pinpoint the cause of the explosion - A pinpoint of light - The computer will calculate your position with pinpoint accuracy |
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Tundra (n) |
- lãnh nguyên |
- reindeer roam the tundra in large herds (roam: move around) - few plants grow in tundra regions |
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Tundra (n) |
- lãnh nguyên |
- reindeer roam the tundra in large herds (roam: move around) - few plants grow in tundra regions |
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Insulate (v) |
- cover: to cover and surround sth with a material or substance in order to stop heat, sound, or electricity from escaping or entering - protect: to protect someone or sth from harmful experiences or influences |
- You can insulate a house against heat loss by having the windows double-glazed - Children should be insulated from the horrors of war - As a member of an affluent and potent family, she was insulated from ordinary life |
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Tundra (n) |
- lãnh nguyên |
- reindeer roam the tundra in large herds (roam: move around) - few plants grow in tundra regions |
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Insulate (v) |
- cover: to cover and surround sth with a material or substance in order to stop heat, sound, or electricity from escaping or entering - protect: to protect someone or sth from harmful experiences or influences |
- You can insulate a house against heat loss by having the windows double-glazed - Children should be insulated from the horrors of war - As a member of an affluent and potent family, she was insulated from ordinary life |
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Boreal (a) |
€ phương Bắc |
- Canada’s boreal forest |
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Tundra (n) |
- lãnh nguyên |
- reindeer roam the tundra in large herds (roam: move around) - few plants grow in tundra regions |
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Insulate (v) |
- cover: to cover and surround sth with a material or substance in order to stop heat, sound, or electricity from escaping or entering - protect: to protect someone or sth from harmful experiences or influences |
- You can insulate a house against heat loss by having the windows double-glazed - Children should be insulated from the horrors of war - As a member of an affluent and potent family, she was insulated from ordinary life |
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Boreal (a) |
€ phương Bắc |
- Canada’s boreal forest |
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Permafrost (n) |
An area of land that is permanently frozen below the surface: tầng đất đóng băng vĩnh cữu |
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Tundra (n) |
- lãnh nguyên |
- reindeer roam the tundra in large herds (roam: move around) - few plants grow in tundra regions |
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Insulate (v) |
- cover: to cover and surround sth with a material or substance in order to stop heat, sound, or electricity from escaping or entering - protect: to protect someone or sth from harmful experiences or influences |
- You can insulate a house against heat loss by having the windows double-glazed - Children should be insulated from the horrors of war - As a member of an affluent and potent family, she was insulated from ordinary life |
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Boreal (a) |
€ phương Bắc |
- Canada’s boreal forest |
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Permafrost (n) |
An area of land that is permanently frozen below the surface: tầng đất đóng băng vĩnh cữu |
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Chimp ~ chimpanzee (n) |
- chi tinh tinh |
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Tundra (n) |
- lãnh nguyên |
- reindeer roam the tundra in large herds (roam: move around) - few plants grow in tundra regions |
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Insulate (v) |
- cover: to cover and surround sth with a material or substance in order to stop heat, sound, or electricity from escaping or entering - protect: to protect someone or sth from harmful experiences or influences |
- You can insulate a house against heat loss by having the windows double-glazed - Children should be insulated from the horrors of war - As a member of an affluent and potent family, she was insulated from ordinary life |
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Boreal (a) |
€ phương Bắc |
- Canada’s boreal forest |
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Permafrost (n) |
An area of land that is permanently frozen below the surface: tầng đất đóng băng vĩnh cữu |
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Chimp ~ chimpanzee (n) |
- chi tinh tinh |
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Anthropology (n) |
- nhân chủng học: the study of the human race, its culture and society, and its physical development -> anthropologist (n) |
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Tundra (n) |
- lãnh nguyên |
- reindeer roam the tundra in large herds (roam: move around) - few plants grow in tundra regions |
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Insulate (v) |
- cover: to cover and surround sth with a material or substance in order to stop heat, sound, or electricity from escaping or entering - protect: to protect someone or sth from harmful experiences or influences |
- You can insulate a house against heat loss by having the windows double-glazed - Children should be insulated from the horrors of war - As a member of an affluent and potent family, she was insulated from ordinary life |
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Boreal (a) |
€ phương Bắc |
- Canada’s boreal forest |
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Permafrost (n) |
An area of land that is permanently frozen below the surface: tầng đất đóng băng vĩnh cữu |
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Chimp ~ chimpanzee (n) |
- chi tinh tinh |
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Anthropology (n) |
- nhân chủng học: the study of the human race, its culture and society, and its physical development -> anthropologist (n) |
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Submissive (a) |
- phục tùng: allowing yourself to be controlled by other people or animals ~ servile; slavish >< dominant; domineering |
- he was looking for a quiet, submissive wife who would obey his every word - In the presence of older birds, the younger Eagles tend to be submissive |
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Tundra (n) |
- lãnh nguyên |
- reindeer roam the tundra in large herds (roam: move around) - few plants grow in tundra regions |
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Insulate (v) |
- cover: to cover and surround sth with a material or substance in order to stop heat, sound, or electricity from escaping or entering - protect: to protect someone or sth from harmful experiences or influences |
- You can insulate a house against heat loss by having the windows double-glazed - Children should be insulated from the horrors of war - As a member of an affluent and potent family, she was insulated from ordinary life |
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Boreal (a) |
€ phương Bắc |
- Canada’s boreal forest |
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Permafrost (n) |
An area of land that is permanently frozen below the surface: tầng đất đóng băng vĩnh cữu |
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Chimp ~ chimpanzee (n) |
- chi tinh tinh |
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Anthropology (n) |
- nhân chủng học: the study of the human race, its culture and society, and its physical development -> anthropologist (n) |
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Submissive (a) |
- phục tùng: allowing yourself to be controlled by other people or animals ~ servile; slavish >< dominant; domineering |
- he was looking for a quiet, submissive wife who would obey his every word - In the presence of older birds, the younger Eagles tend to be submissive |
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Fraternity (n) |
- a group of people who have the same job or interest - friendship: a feeling of friendship and support ~ comradeship; brotherhood; camaraderie |
- the legal fraternity/ the criminal fraternity - He described sport as a symbol of peace and a means of promoting fraternity between nations |
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Tundra (n) |
- lãnh nguyên |
- reindeer roam the tundra in large herds (roam: move around) - few plants grow in tundra regions |
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Insulate (v) |
- cover: to cover and surround sth with a material or substance in order to stop heat, sound, or electricity from escaping or entering - protect: to protect someone or sth from harmful experiences or influences |
- You can insulate a house against heat loss by having the windows double-glazed - Children should be insulated from the horrors of war - As a member of an affluent and potent family, she was insulated from ordinary life |
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Boreal (a) |
€ phương Bắc |
- Canada’s boreal forest |
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Permafrost (n) |
An area of land that is permanently frozen below the surface: tầng đất đóng băng vĩnh cữu |
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Chimp ~ chimpanzee (n) |
- chi tinh tinh |
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Anthropology (n) |
- nhân chủng học: the study of the human race, its culture and society, and its physical development -> anthropologist (n) |
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Submissive (a) |
- phục tùng: allowing yourself to be controlled by other people or animals ~ servile; slavish >< dominant; domineering |
- he was looking for a quiet, submissive wife who would obey his every word - In the presence of older birds, the younger Eagles tend to be submissive |
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Fraternity (n) |
- a group of people who have the same job or interest - friendship: a feeling of friendship and support ~ comradeship; brotherhood; camaraderie |
- the legal fraternity/ the criminal fraternity - He described sport as a symbol of peace and a means of promoting fraternity between nations |
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Respite (n) |
- a pause or rest from sth difficult or unpleasant - a useful delay before sth unpleasant happens |
- We worked for hours without respite - Their teacher was away, so they had a day’s respite before their essays were due |
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Tundra (n) |
- lãnh nguyên |
- reindeer roam the tundra in large herds (roam: move around) - few plants grow in tundra regions |
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Insulate (v) |
- cover: to cover and surround sth with a material or substance in order to stop heat, sound, or electricity from escaping or entering - protect: to protect someone or sth from harmful experiences or influences |
- You can insulate a house against heat loss by having the windows double-glazed - Children should be insulated from the horrors of war - As a member of an affluent and potent family, she was insulated from ordinary life |
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Boreal (a) |
€ phương Bắc |
- Canada’s boreal forest |
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Permafrost (n) |
An area of land that is permanently frozen below the surface: tầng đất đóng băng vĩnh cữu |
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Chimp ~ chimpanzee (n) |
- chi tinh tinh |
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Anthropology (n) |
- nhân chủng học: the study of the human race, its culture and society, and its physical development -> anthropologist (n) |
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Submissive (a) |
- phục tùng: allowing yourself to be controlled by other people or animals ~ servile; slavish >< dominant; domineering |
- he was looking for a quiet, submissive wife who would obey his every word - In the presence of older birds, the younger Eagles tend to be submissive |
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Fraternity (n) |
- a group of people who have the same job or interest - friendship: a feeling of friendship and support ~ comradeship; brotherhood; camaraderie |
- the legal fraternity/ the criminal fraternity - He described sport as a symbol of peace and a means of promoting fraternity between nations |
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Respite (n) |
- a pause or rest from sth difficult or unpleasant - a useful delay before sth unpleasant happens |
- We worked for hours without respite - Their teacher was away, so they had a day’s respite before their essays were due |
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Ostensible (a) -> ostensibly |
= seeming -> seemingly |
- their ostensible goal was to clean up the government corruption, but their real aim was to unseat the government |
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Tundra (n) |
- lãnh nguyên |
- reindeer roam the tundra in large herds (roam: move around) - few plants grow in tundra regions |
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Elicit (a) -> elicitation (n) |
- to get or produce sth, especially information or a reaction -> elicit in4 |
- have you managed to elicit a response from them yet ? - The questionnaire was intended to elicit information on eating habits |
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Insulate (v) |
- cover: to cover and surround sth with a material or substance in order to stop heat, sound, or electricity from escaping or entering - protect: to protect someone or sth from harmful experiences or influences |
- You can insulate a house against heat loss by having the windows double-glazed - Children should be insulated from the horrors of war - As a member of an affluent and potent family, she was insulated from ordinary life |
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Boreal (a) |
€ phương Bắc |
- Canada’s boreal forest |
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Permafrost (n) |
An area of land that is permanently frozen below the surface: tầng đất đóng băng vĩnh cữu |
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Chimp ~ chimpanzee (n) |
- chi tinh tinh |
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Anthropology (n) |
- nhân chủng học: the study of the human race, its culture and society, and its physical development -> anthropologist (n) |
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Submissive (a) |
- phục tùng: allowing yourself to be controlled by other people or animals ~ servile; slavish >< dominant; domineering |
- he was looking for a quiet, submissive wife who would obey his every word - In the presence of older birds, the younger Eagles tend to be submissive |
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Fraternity (n) |
- a group of people who have the same job or interest - friendship: a feeling of friendship and support ~ comradeship; brotherhood; camaraderie |
- the legal fraternity/ the criminal fraternity - He described sport as a symbol of peace and a means of promoting fraternity between nations |
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Respite (n) |
- a pause or rest from sth difficult or unpleasant - a useful delay before sth unpleasant happens |
- We worked for hours without respite - Their teacher was away, so they had a day’s respite before their essays were due |
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Ostensible (a) -> ostensibly |
= seeming -> seemingly |
- their ostensible goal was to clean up the government corruption, but their real aim was to unseat the government |
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Tundra (n) |
- lãnh nguyên |
- reindeer roam the tundra in large herds (roam: move around) - few plants grow in tundra regions |
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Elicit (a) -> elicitation (n) |
- to get or produce sth, especially information or a reaction -> elicit in4 |
- have you managed to elicit a response from them yet ? - The questionnaire was intended to elicit information on eating habits |
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(C2) Consecutive (a) |
- consecutive events, numbers,… follow one after another without an interruption = sequential; (C2) successive: liên tiếp; liên tục |
- this is the fifth consecutive weekend that I’ve spent working - Unemployment has risen again for the third consecutive month - We have visited your mother for five consecutive Christmases. |
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Insulate (v) |
- cover: to cover and surround sth with a material or substance in order to stop heat, sound, or electricity from escaping or entering - protect: to protect someone or sth from harmful experiences or influences |
- You can insulate a house against heat loss by having the windows double-glazed - Children should be insulated from the horrors of war - As a member of an affluent and potent family, she was insulated from ordinary life |
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Boreal (a) |
€ phương Bắc |
- Canada’s boreal forest |
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Permafrost (n) |
An area of land that is permanently frozen below the surface: tầng đất đóng băng vĩnh cữu |
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Chimp ~ chimpanzee (n) |
- chi tinh tinh |
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Anthropology (n) |
- nhân chủng học: the study of the human race, its culture and society, and its physical development -> anthropologist (n) |
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Submissive (a) |
- phục tùng: allowing yourself to be controlled by other people or animals ~ servile; slavish >< dominant; domineering |
- he was looking for a quiet, submissive wife who would obey his every word - In the presence of older birds, the younger Eagles tend to be submissive |
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Fraternity (n) |
- a group of people who have the same job or interest - friendship: a feeling of friendship and support ~ comradeship; brotherhood; camaraderie |
- the legal fraternity/ the criminal fraternity - He described sport as a symbol of peace and a means of promoting fraternity between nations |
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Respite (n) |
- a pause or rest from sth difficult or unpleasant - a useful delay before sth unpleasant happens |
- We worked for hours without respite - Their teacher was away, so they had a day’s respite before their essays were due |
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Ostensible (a) -> ostensibly |
= seeming -> seemingly |
- their ostensible goal was to clean up the government corruption, but their real aim was to unseat the government |
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Tundra (n) |
- lãnh nguyên |
- reindeer roam the tundra in large herds (roam: move around) - few plants grow in tundra regions |
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Elicit (a) -> elicitation (n) |
- to get or produce sth, especially information or a reaction -> elicit in4 |
- have you managed to elicit a response from them yet ? - The questionnaire was intended to elicit information on eating habits |
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(C2) Consecutive (a) |
- consecutive events, numbers,… follow one after another without an interruption = sequential; (C2) successive: liên tiếp; liên tục |
- this is the fifth consecutive weekend that I’ve spent working - Unemployment has risen again for the third consecutive month - We have visited your mother for five consecutive Christmases. |
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Multiplication (n) |
- sự nhân đôi (multiply (v)) - phép nhân - The process of increasing in number by a large amount, or of making something increase like this |
- I was good at maths and had no trouble with multiplication and division - This type of drug prevents cell multiplication - Lavie is learning multiplication |
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Insulate (v) |
- cover: to cover and surround sth with a material or substance in order to stop heat, sound, or electricity from escaping or entering - protect: to protect someone or sth from harmful experiences or influences |
- You can insulate a house against heat loss by having the windows double-glazed - Children should be insulated from the horrors of war - As a member of an affluent and potent family, she was insulated from ordinary life |
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Boreal (a) |
€ phương Bắc |
- Canada’s boreal forest |
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Permafrost (n) |
An area of land that is permanently frozen below the surface: tầng đất đóng băng vĩnh cữu |
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Chimp ~ chimpanzee (n) |
- chi tinh tinh |
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Anthropology (n) |
- nhân chủng học: the study of the human race, its culture and society, and its physical development -> anthropologist (n) |
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Submissive (a) |
- phục tùng: allowing yourself to be controlled by other people or animals ~ servile; slavish >< dominant; domineering |
- he was looking for a quiet, submissive wife who would obey his every word - In the presence of older birds, the younger Eagles tend to be submissive |
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Fraternity (n) |
- a group of people who have the same job or interest - friendship: a feeling of friendship and support ~ comradeship; brotherhood; camaraderie |
- the legal fraternity/ the criminal fraternity - He described sport as a symbol of peace and a means of promoting fraternity between nations |
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Respite (n) |
- a pause or rest from sth difficult or unpleasant - a useful delay before sth unpleasant happens |
- We worked for hours without respite - Their teacher was away, so they had a day’s respite before their essays were due |
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Ostensible (a) -> ostensibly |
= seeming -> seemingly |
- their ostensible goal was to clean up the government corruption, but their real aim was to unseat the government |
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Tundra (n) |
- lãnh nguyên |
- reindeer roam the tundra in large herds (roam: move around) - few plants grow in tundra regions |
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Elicit (a) -> elicitation (n) |
- to get or produce sth, especially information or a reaction -> elicit in4 |
- have you managed to elicit a response from them yet ? - The questionnaire was intended to elicit information on eating habits |
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(C2) Consecutive (a) |
- consecutive events, numbers,… follow one after another without an interruption = sequential; (C2) successive: liên tiếp; liên tục |
- this is the fifth consecutive weekend that I’ve spent working - Unemployment has risen again for the third consecutive month - We have visited your mother for five consecutive Christmases. |
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Multiplication (n) |
- sự nhân đôi (multiply (v)) - phép nhân - The process of increasing in number by a large amount, or of making something increase like this |
- I was good at maths and had no trouble with multiplication and division - This type of drug prevents cell multiplication - Lavie is learning multiplication |
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(C2) Relieve (v) |
- to make an unpleasant feeling, such a pain or worry, less strong - to improve an unpleasant situation - [polite] relieve yourself = urinate: đi tiểu |
- she was given a shot of morphine to relieve the pain - she relieved her boredom at home by learning how to type. - New toll roads could help relieve congestion on other routes - He proceeded to relieve himself against a tree -> (C2) proceed to do sth: to do sth after you have done sth else |
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Insulate (v) |
- cover: to cover and surround sth with a material or substance in order to stop heat, sound, or electricity from escaping or entering - protect: to protect someone or sth from harmful experiences or influences |
- You can insulate a house against heat loss by having the windows double-glazed - Children should be insulated from the horrors of war - As a member of an affluent and potent family, she was insulated from ordinary life |
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Boreal (a) |
€ phương Bắc |
- Canada’s boreal forest |
|
Permafrost (n) |
An area of land that is permanently frozen below the surface: tầng đất đóng băng vĩnh cữu |
|
|
Chimp ~ chimpanzee (n) |
- chi tinh tinh |
|
|
Anthropology (n) |
- nhân chủng học: the study of the human race, its culture and society, and its physical development -> anthropologist (n) |
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Submissive (a) |
- phục tùng: allowing yourself to be controlled by other people or animals ~ servile; slavish >< dominant; domineering |
- he was looking for a quiet, submissive wife who would obey his every word - In the presence of older birds, the younger Eagles tend to be submissive |
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Fraternity (n) |
- a group of people who have the same job or interest - friendship: a feeling of friendship and support ~ comradeship; brotherhood; camaraderie |
- the legal fraternity/ the criminal fraternity - He described sport as a symbol of peace and a means of promoting fraternity between nations |
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Respite (n) |
- a pause or rest from sth difficult or unpleasant - a useful delay before sth unpleasant happens |
- We worked for hours without respite - Their teacher was away, so they had a day’s respite before their essays were due |
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Ostensible (a) -> ostensibly |
= seeming -> seemingly |
- their ostensible goal was to clean up the government corruption, but their real aim was to unseat the government |
|
Tundra (n) |
- lãnh nguyên |
- reindeer roam the tundra in large herds (roam: move around) - few plants grow in tundra regions |
|
Elicit (a) -> elicitation (n) |
- to get or produce sth, especially information or a reaction -> elicit in4 |
- have you managed to elicit a response from them yet ? - The questionnaire was intended to elicit information on eating habits |
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(C2) Consecutive (a) |
- consecutive events, numbers,… follow one after another without an interruption = sequential; (C2) successive: liên tiếp; liên tục |
- this is the fifth consecutive weekend that I’ve spent working - Unemployment has risen again for the third consecutive month - We have visited your mother for five consecutive Christmases. |
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Multiplication (n) |
- sự nhân đôi (multiply (v)) - phép nhân - The process of increasing in number by a large amount, or of making something increase like this |
- I was good at maths and had no trouble with multiplication and division - This type of drug prevents cell multiplication - Lavie is learning multiplication |
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(C2) Relieve (v) |
- to make an unpleasant feeling, such a pain or worry, less strong - to improve an unpleasant situation - [polite] relieve yourself = urinate: đi tiểu |
- she was given a shot of morphine to relieve the pain - she relieved her boredom at home by learning how to type. - New toll roads could help relieve congestion on other routes - He proceeded to relieve himself against a tree -> (C2) proceed to do sth: to do sth after you have done sth else |
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Energize (v) |
- to make someone feel energetic or eager - to make sth more active |
- I felt very energized (lively; energetic) after my holiday - The candidate is trying to energize voters |
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Insulate (v) |
- cover: to cover and surround sth with a material or substance in order to stop heat, sound, or electricity from escaping or entering - protect: to protect someone or sth from harmful experiences or influences |
- You can insulate a house against heat loss by having the windows double-glazed - Children should be insulated from the horrors of war - As a member of an affluent and potent family, she was insulated from ordinary life |
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Boreal (a) |
€ phương Bắc |
- Canada’s boreal forest |
|
Permafrost (n) |
An area of land that is permanently frozen below the surface: tầng đất đóng băng vĩnh cữu |
|
|
Chimp ~ chimpanzee (n) |
- chi tinh tinh |
|
|
Anthropology (n) |
- nhân chủng học: the study of the human race, its culture and society, and its physical development -> anthropologist (n) |
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Submissive (a) |
- phục tùng: allowing yourself to be controlled by other people or animals ~ servile; slavish >< dominant; domineering |
- he was looking for a quiet, submissive wife who would obey his every word - In the presence of older birds, the younger Eagles tend to be submissive |
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Fraternity (n) |
- a group of people who have the same job or interest - friendship: a feeling of friendship and support ~ comradeship; brotherhood; camaraderie |
- the legal fraternity/ the criminal fraternity - He described sport as a symbol of peace and a means of promoting fraternity between nations |
|
Respite (n) |
- a pause or rest from sth difficult or unpleasant - a useful delay before sth unpleasant happens |
- We worked for hours without respite - Their teacher was away, so they had a day’s respite before their essays were due |
|
Ostensible (a) -> ostensibly |
= seeming -> seemingly |
- their ostensible goal was to clean up the government corruption, but their real aim was to unseat the government |
|
Tundra (n) |
- lãnh nguyên |
- reindeer roam the tundra in large herds (roam: move around) - few plants grow in tundra regions |
|
Elicit (a) -> elicitation (n) |
- to get or produce sth, especially information or a reaction -> elicit in4 |
- have you managed to elicit a response from them yet ? - The questionnaire was intended to elicit information on eating habits |
|
(C2) Consecutive (a) |
- consecutive events, numbers,… follow one after another without an interruption = sequential; (C2) successive: liên tiếp; liên tục |
- this is the fifth consecutive weekend that I’ve spent working - Unemployment has risen again for the third consecutive month - We have visited your mother for five consecutive Christmases. |
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Multiplication (n) |
- sự nhân đôi (multiply (v)) - phép nhân - The process of increasing in number by a large amount, or of making something increase like this |
- I was good at maths and had no trouble with multiplication and division - This type of drug prevents cell multiplication - Lavie is learning multiplication |
|
(C2) Relieve (v) |
- to make an unpleasant feeling, such a pain or worry, less strong - to improve an unpleasant situation - [polite] relieve yourself = urinate: đi tiểu |
- she was given a shot of morphine to relieve the pain - she relieved her boredom at home by learning how to type. - New toll roads could help relieve congestion on other routes - He proceeded to relieve himself against a tree -> (C2) proceed to do sth: to do sth after you have done sth else |
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Energize (v) |
- to make someone feel energetic or eager - to make sth more active |
- I felt very energized (lively; energetic) after my holiday - The candidate is trying to energize voters |
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(C2) spectrum (n) |
- quang phổ: colors: a set of colors into which a beam of light can be separated - range: a range of different positions, opinions,… between two extreme points |
- The colors of the spectrum - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet - can be seen in a rainbow 🌈 -> indigo: màu chàm - The survey reviewed a wide spectrum of opinion - A wide spectrum of opinion was represented at the meeting |
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Insulate (v) |
- cover: to cover and surround sth with a material or substance in order to stop heat, sound, or electricity from escaping or entering - protect: to protect someone or sth from harmful experiences or influences |
- You can insulate a house against heat loss by having the windows double-glazed - Children should be insulated from the horrors of war - As a member of an affluent and potent family, she was insulated from ordinary life |
|
Boreal (a) |
€ phương Bắc |
- Canada’s boreal forest |
|
Permafrost (n) |
An area of land that is permanently frozen below the surface: tầng đất đóng băng vĩnh cữu |
|
|
Chimp ~ chimpanzee (n) |
- chi tinh tinh |
|
|
Anthropology (n) |
- nhân chủng học: the study of the human race, its culture and society, and its physical development -> anthropologist (n) |
|
|
Submissive (a) |
- phục tùng: allowing yourself to be controlled by other people or animals ~ servile; slavish >< dominant; domineering |
- he was looking for a quiet, submissive wife who would obey his every word - In the presence of older birds, the younger Eagles tend to be submissive |
|
Fraternity (n) |
- a group of people who have the same job or interest - friendship: a feeling of friendship and support ~ comradeship; brotherhood; camaraderie |
- the legal fraternity/ the criminal fraternity - He described sport as a symbol of peace and a means of promoting fraternity between nations |
|
Respite (n) |
- a pause or rest from sth difficult or unpleasant - a useful delay before sth unpleasant happens |
- We worked for hours without respite - Their teacher was away, so they had a day’s respite before their essays were due |
|
Ostensible (a) -> ostensibly |
= seeming -> seemingly |
- their ostensible goal was to clean up the government corruption, but their real aim was to unseat the government |