preeminent most important

sanguine confident and hopeful

platforms a set of principles or goals
oratorically in speeches
casting portraying ; picturing
nurture to cause to grow and develop
sweeping affecting many things, or making an important difference to things
parallel a relationship or similarity between two things, especially things that
exist or happen in different places or at different times
succumb to stop opposing someone or something that is stronger than you, and
allow that person or thing to take control
crackdown action that is taken in order to deal more strictly with a problem
unconscionable completely unacceptable or morally wrong
meticulous very careful about small details, making sure that everything is done
correctly
traction support for a plan, person group, etc
inflict to make someone suffer something bad or painful
plight a bad, serious, or sad condition or situation
laud : to praise someone or something
ostracize to stop accepting a person as a member of a group
emulate to try to do something or behave in the same way as someone else,
especially because you admire him or her
insinuate to get inside something through hard to see entry points
breakthrough an important new discovery in something you are studying,
especially one made after trying for a long time
fall under to be included in (a category)
adherence connection or obedience
inclined toward tending to favor one thing over others
turbulent unsettled
invigorate to make livelier or stronger
dozens of multiple; existing in numbers larger than about 24
dinosaur : something that is old and out of step with modern standards
jump-start to cause something or put it in motion quickly through strong action
brain drain the loss of an economy's smartest people
have a taste for to want to have or experience something pleasurable, as a matter
of habit
weel-meaning trying to do the right thing, but not really knowing how
coincide with to happen at the same time as something else, especially by
chance
fizzle to fail by slowly losing strength
in effect actually in place or valid at a given time; often refers to a rule of
law
waft to float in the air; usually refers to a gas, smell, or sound
imcome inequality disparity in earnings
accounting for considering
stagnant : not moving
keep track of to follow or monitor the condition of
cap to set an upper limit
Internal Revenue Service the tax authorities
salient of great importance
incidence the number of times something happens, especially something bad
bring to light to make or become widely known or evident
take the stage to become the focus of everyone's attention
skewed incorrect, especially because it has been affected by a particular
thing or because you do not know all the facts
vested interest a personal or private reason for wanting something to happen
disproportionate unrealistically large or small
prognosis a doctor's opinion of how an illness or disease will develop
helical having the shape or form of a curve that goes around a central tube or
cone shape in the form of a spiral
carcinogen any substance that can cause cancer
contingent upon depending on something that may or may not happen in the future
delve into to try to find more information about someone or something
malignant very serious and dangerous; tending or likely to grow and spread in a
rapid and uncontrolled way that can cause death
food chain the hierarchical system in which larger animals and plants eat smaller
ones
lie dormant to reside in a certain place without being active
overreach improperly aggressive action beyond one's area of responsibility
innards the internal organs and tissues of an animal
closed case a situation in which a former mystery or problem has been resolved
efficacious effectively improving health
divergent differing from each other or from a standard
descend go down
intermediary coming between two other stages, levels, etc.
get a pass be excused from; be allowed to avoid
transgression sin or wrongdoing
fall in line with follow; proceed in agreement with a system or set of rules
dry not interesting or exciting; boring; unemotional
aesthetic relating to beauty and the study of beauty
epoch a period of history, especially one in which important events take place
metallurgy the scientific study of metals and their uses
fanciful imagined rather than based on facts
quasi-historic from the past, but not portrayed exactly as they really were
funerary related to ceremonies for the dead
call something into question to express doubts about something
trump to be stronger than something else
cremation the practice of burning a dead body
stumble across to find something by accident
eschew reject; decide not to do
archaic very old; no longer very important
neoclassical in the style of ancient Greece or Rome, but produced long
afterwards
anthropomorphized given human characteristics, even though it is not human
first and foremost most importantly
milieu social or cultural environment
of his ilk similar to him
bottling-up being kept within the limits of a small area
lead a dense metal, chemical symbol Pb (chì)
naturally occurring present in a given area because of natural causes, not
because of human actions
fragrance a perfume or other substance meant to make something smell good (hương
liệu)
pesticide a substance meant to kill insects or other unwanted animals (thuốc trừ
sâu)
noble gas any one of the six chemical elements (e.g., helium or neon) that are
gases at room temperature and almost never react with other chemicals
expel to force air, water, gas, etc., out of something
follow suit to conform to another's actions
pivotal - having an extremely important effect on the way something develops
corroborate to provide information that supports or helps prove someone else's
statement, idea, etc.
proclivity a tendency to behave in a particular way or like a particular thing,
especially something bad
alleviate to reduce the pain or trouble of something: to make something less
painful, difficult, or severe
according to by using the criterion of
proximity closeness
suite a collection of things that fit together
pathology disease or weakness (mầm bệnh)
breathing in inhaling
pharyngitis a disease of the throat