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| tantamount |
adj. equivalent, similar
Eg. If he resigned it would be tantamount to admitting that he was guilty. |
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| tantalize |
v. tease, torture with disappointment
eg. He loved to tantalize his younger brother with candy. |
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| tanner |
n. a person who turn animal skins into leather |
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| tangible |
adj. visible, touchable, clear, palpable
Eg. We cannot accept his findings without tangible evidence |
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| tangential |
Adj. only slightly connected, peripheral
Eg. a tangential argument |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:58:59 GMT |
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| talon |
n. claw of birth
eg. The strong talon of the hawks |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:57:29 GMT |
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| talisman |
n. lucky charm
eg. She wore the talisman to ward off evil |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:57:29 GMT |
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| taint |
v. contaminate, spoil the quality of sth/opinion, sully, defile
eg. tainted drinking water |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:31:30 GMT |
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| tactile |
adj. pertaining to the sense of touch
Eg. His hands have lost tactile sensitivity |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:57:29 GMT |
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| taciturn |
adj. habitually silent, talking little
Eg. The stereotypical cowboy is a taciturn soul, with just ‘Yes’ or ‘Nope” answers. |
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| tacit |
adj. understood, not state into words
Eg. We have a tacit agreement based on only a handshake |
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| synoptic |
Adj. generally overview, summary
Eg. a synoptic presentation of a physical theory |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:32:22 GMT |
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| synchronous |
adj. similarly timed, simultaneous with |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:55:50 GMT |
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| symbiosis |
n. interdependent relationship for mutual benefits (quan he cong. sinh)
eg. Crocodile bird and crocodile derive benefit from their symbiosis. |
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| sylvan |
Adj. pertaining to the wood, rustic
Eg. His paintings with sylvan theme was criticized of oversentimental |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:53:12 GMT |
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| syllogism |
n. logical formula but containing a premise, deceptive argument
eg. There must be a fallacy in this syllogism |
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| sycophant |
n. servile flatterer, yes man, toady
eg. "Get away, you sycophant", the king scold angrily. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 06:52:33 GMT |
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| sybarite |
n. lover of luxury
eg. Not all the rich are sybarites, some of them have little taste for a life of luxury |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:45:06 GMT |
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| swindler |
n. cheat, bilk, rig, cozen, dupe
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 01:23:24 GMT |
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| swill |
v. drink greedily, quaff, (slake, quench)
eg. The captains and his pirates swilled their grog |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 25 Apr 2010 05:24:01 GMT |
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| swerve |
v. deviate, turn aside suddenly, veer, slue, slew
eg. The car swerved wildly but the driver was able to regain control of the wheel |
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| swelter |
v. be suffered from heat
eg. Buying a air-conditioner unless you want to swelter through another hot summer. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:43:10 GMT |
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| swathe |
v. wrap around, bandage
eg. When I visited him the hospital, I found him swathed in bandages |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:43:10 GMT |
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| swarthy |
adj. having dark skin
eg. a swarthy complexion |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:43:10 GMT |
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| suture |
n. material used in sewing (esp for a wound)
eg. We will remove the sutures as soon as the wound heals |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:43:10 GMT |
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| sustenance |
n. support, food, nourishment
eg. Finding sustenance in the tropics is easy because of all the fruit trees. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:38:35 GMT |
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| sustain |
v. – experience, -
- support, corroborate, substantiate
Eg. He sustained such a severe injury that he may be unable to sustain his family |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 01:26:46 GMT |
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| susceptible |
Adj. easily influenced (for a disease), having little resistance
Eg. Buy this new drug, you will no longer be susceptible to common cough |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:38:35 GMT |
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| surveillance |
n. watching, guarding
eg. The house is under the surveillance of FBI |
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| surrogate |
n. substitute
eg. For a fatherless child, a male teacher might become a father surrogate |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 06:58:31 GMT |
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| surreptitious |
adj. furtive, secret, (sneaky, stealthy, hidden, clandestine)
Eg. She sneaked a surreptitious glance at her watch. |
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| surmount |
v. overcome, deal successfully
eg. Surmount difficulties to rear the kids |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:34:24 GMT |
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| surmise |
v. guess, deduce
eg. I surmise that he will be late for this meeting |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 01:28:10 GMT |
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| surly |
adj. rude, cross, (insensitive, boorish, churlish)
Eg. Because his surly attitude, many ppl avoided his company. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 01:43:59 GMT |
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| surfeit |
v. satiate, indulge excessively, mollycoddle, sate, slake
eg. Thanksgiving we are surfeited with an overabundance of holiday treats |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 01:30:17 GMT |
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| supposititious |
adj. assumed, hypothetical |
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| supposition |
n. hypothesis, premise |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:00:05 GMT |
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| supplicate |
v. pray/ask humbly to be granted a favor
eg. We supplicate your Majesty to grant him amnesty |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:40:45 GMT |
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| suppliant |
adj. humbly entreating, beseeching, imploring, (supplicant)
Eg. Unable to resist the dog’s suppliant whimpering, he gave it some food |
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| supple |
adj. flexible, limber, lithe, (pliant)
Eg. Years of yoga exercises made Grace’s body supple |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:38:38 GMT |
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| supplant |
v. replace, supersede
eg. Could other women actually supplant Princess Diana in Prince Charles’s affections |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 06:35:38 GMT |
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| supine |
adj. lying on back
Eg. The defeated pugilist lay supine on the canvas |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 06:30:32 GMT |
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| supersede |
v. replace, make obsolete, (supplant)
eg. The theory has been superseded by more recent research. |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 25 Apr 2010 05:51:17 GMT |
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| supernumerary |
n. superfluous/supererogatory person or thing
eg. His appearance in the stage was a supernumerary |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 06:30:32 GMT |
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| superimpose |
v. add or place on sth else
eg. She has tried to superimpose her own attitudes onto this ancient story. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 06:30:32 GMT |
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| superfluous |
adj. excessive, supererogatory, unnecessary
Eg. Do not include so many superfluous details in your report |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:02:43 GMT |
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| superficial |
adj. trivial, shallow, small
Eg. A superficial analysis cannot give you a high marks |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:39:39 GMT |
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| supererogatory |
adj. superfluous, over than necessary
Eg. We already have enough witnesses to charge him, any more would be supererogatory |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:03:03 GMT |
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| supercilious |
adj. arrogant, condescending, sniffy, overbearing, vainglorious
eg. The supercilious headwaiter of that luxurious restaurant looked down on normal customers |
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| superannuated |
adj. disqualified due to old age
eg. superannuated rock stars |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 04:05:21 GMT |
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| sundry |
adj. various, several, miscellaneous, some
eg. a watch, a diary and sundry other items |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 01:34:40 GMT |
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| sunder |
v. separate, part, sever, disengage
eg. Northern and southern Ireland are politically and religiously sundered. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 01:35:00 GMT |
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| sumptuous |
adj. luxurious, very expensive and impressive
eg. We dined in sumptuous surroundings. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:03:58 GMT |
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| summation |
n. summary
eg. The exhibition presents a summation of the artist’s career. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:40:12 GMT |
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| sultry |
adj. very hot, muggy, sexy (figurative), torrid
eg. The weather was still very heavy and sultry. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 01:35:30 GMT |
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| sully |
v. spoil the value of Sth, make dirty, taint, defile, tarnish
eg. By cheating they have sullied the good name of their country. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 01:36:45 GMT |
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| suffuse |
v. spread over
eg. The room was suffused with a soft golden light. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 13 May 2010 16:13:06 GMT |
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| suffragist |
n. advocate of voting rights (for women) |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:35:56 GMT |
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| succumb |
v. yield, give in, die, capitulate
eg. The town succumbed after a short siege |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:43:40 GMT |
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| succulent |
adj. juicy (taste good, containing lot of juices)
eg. a succulent pear / steak |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:35:56 GMT |
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| succor |
v. aid, assist, comfort
eg. to give / bring succour to the sick and wounded |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:35:56 GMT |
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| succinct |
adj. concise, compact, abridged, curt, laconic, terse, brusque
eg. Keep your answers as succinct as possible |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:56:36 GMT |
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| subversive |
adj. destructive or harmful to government
eg. He was a known political subversive |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:29:21 GMT |
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| subtlety |
n. the quality of being hard to detect or analyze, nuance, nicety (su tinh te')
eg. It’s a thrilling movie even though it lacks subtlety. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:06:27 GMT |
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| subterfuge |
n. dishonest or secret methods, evasion
eg. Journalists often use subterfuge to obtain material for stories |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:29:21 GMT |
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| subsume |
v. include, encompass, contain, embody
eg. All these different ideas can be subsumed under just two broad categories. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 13 May 2010 16:15:18 GMT |
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| substantiate |
v. prove sth with evidence, verify, corroborate, sustain
eg. The results of the tests substantiated his claims. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 01:40:03 GMT |
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| substantial |
adj. considerable, (strong, essential, large)
eg. Their share of the software market is substantial. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:10:46 GMT |
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| subsistence |
n. having just enough money or food to stay alive, (livelihood)
eg. He worked a 16-hour day for a subsistence wage |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:10:46 GMT |
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| subsidy |
n. financial aid (by government to keep the price low)
eg. agricultural subsidies to compete with world markets |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:02:25 GMT |
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| subsidiary |
adj. subordinate, additional, inferior
eg. I’m taking History as a subsidiary subject |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:02:25 GMT |
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| subside |
v. become calmer or quieter, descend, reduce
eg. When the rain had subsided we continued our walk. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:02:25 GMT |
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| subservient |
adj. behaving like a slave, servile, obsequious
eg. The press was accused of being subservient to the government |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:02:25 GMT |
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| subpoena |
n. written order that request the advent of the witness in a court
eg. She is appearing today under subpoena |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 25 Apr 2010 05:34:25 GMT |
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| suborn |
v. to persuade sb to do sth illegal (esp telling lie in court), abet, bribe
eg. to suborn or bribe a witness |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 02:53:33 GMT |
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| submissive |
adj. yielding, timid, compliant
eg. She followed him like a submissive child. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 02:53:33 GMT |
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| subliminal |
adj. affecting your mind in an imperceptible way (tiem` thuc')
eg. music containing subliminal messages |
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