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v. xử phạt give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law


Spelling Word: sanction
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a. mặn appetizing to taste or smell; salty or Non-Sweet; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable


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a. ít ỏi somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient


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a. răng cưa saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections


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n. bóng a slight amount or degree of difference; shadow; protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight


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v. phù sa mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake


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n. sự trầm tỉnh nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of the given name


Spelling Word: sobriquet
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n. ngụy biện the argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic


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n. phụ nữ độc thân a woman who has remained single beyond the conventional age for marrying; one whose occupation is to spin


Spelling Word: spinster
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a. nhanh nhẩu vigorously active; active, as in leaping or running


Spelling Word: spry