magoosh basic words & common words vietnamese, gre advance word 1,2,3

mercurial

(a) changeable, capricious, mutable, unpredictable changes of mood or mind dễ thay đổi, ko kiên định

contingent

(a) dependent on - phụ thuộc vào - xài với upon "wether you win this year again is contingent upon me" @còn tí gentlemen trong nhóm lớn gentlemen a group of people united by some common feature, forming part of a larger group. "a contingent of Japanese businessmen attending a conference"

histrionic

(a) excessively dramatic, kịch tính quá mức adjective: to be overly theatrical Synonyms : melodramatic Though she received a B- on the test, she had such a [ ] outburst that one would have thought that she'd been handed a death sentence.

auspicious

(a) favorable, popular, promising, được ưa chuộng indicating favorable circumstances and good luck

panache

(a) flamboyant, lòe loẹt flamboyant confidence of style / manner

fortuitous

(a) happening by chance, lucky, may mắn

meticulous

(a) highly detailed, tỉ mỉ, trau chuốt

incongruous

(a) inappropriate; illogical; không hợp lý; không phù hợp not in harmony / not keeping with the surroundings / other aspects

cerebral

(a) intellectual, thuộc về trí óc adjective: involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct Synonyms : intellectual A ... analysis of most pop music finds it to be simple and childish, but that ignores the point--the music's effect on the listener. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

dispassionate

(a) ko xúc động, bình thản, thản nhiên / vô tư, ko thiên vị adjective: unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

ambivalent

(a) mixed in feelings, cảm xúc lẫn lộn uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow

mawkish

(a) overly sentimental to the point that it is disgusting, quá đa cảm, tình cảm tới mức tởm lợm

bucolic

(a) relating to countryside, đẹp đồng quê, rustic, pastoral mộc mạc bình dị - idyllically rustic

amorphous

(a) shapeless, vô hình vô dạng

adamant

(a) stubborn, cứng đầu, recalcitrant, obdurate refusing to change one's mind cứng rắn, sắt đá

insidious

(a) subtly harmful; độc hại ngầm

incisive

(a) sắc bén, sắc sảo (of a person or mental process) intelligently analytical and clear-thinking.

cumulative

(a) tích lũy, dồn lại

profligate

(a) very wasteful; phung phí recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources. "who cares, it's the taxpayer's money"

prodigal

(a) wasteful, hoang phí @pro-đi-gái

abstruse

(adj) khó hiểu, thâm thúy, sâu sắc eg: The concept was too _____ for the average student to grasp. obscure / difficult to understand;. "an abstruse philosophical inquiry"

inexorable

(adj) không thay đổi / lay chuyển được, không động tâm, không mủi lòng impossible to stop or prevent. "the seemingly inexorable march of new technology"

vehement

(adj) mãnh liệt, kịch liệt, dữ dội eg. on the subject of sex before marriage, she is vehement.

discrete

(adj) riêng biệt, riêng rẽ, rời rạc unconnected; separate; distinct

gregarious

(adj) sociable --- thích đàn đúm, giao du

tantamount

(adj) tương đương với, có giá trị như, ngang với equivalent in seriousness to

commensurate

(adj) đúng với, xứng với, tương ứng với eg: Generally the first year's salary is _____ with experience and education level.

iconoclastic

(adj.) attacking or seeking to overthrow popular or traditional beliefs, ideas, or institutions

gauche

(adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy

pernicious

(adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal

opaque

(adj.) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid

implacable

(adj.) not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding

sporadic

(adj.) occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order rời rạc, lác đác, không thường xuyên

iconoclast

(n) someone who attacks established tradition, người tấn công truyền thống, tín ngưỡng lâu đời

aberration

(n) sự lệch lạc hành vi, sự khác thường something different from the usual a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome eg. they described the outbreak of violence in the area as an aberration

indifference

(n) sự thờ ơ, dửng dưng unconcern / Indifference is the trait of lacking interest or enthusiasm in things. a lack of interest or concern --- apathetic vs indifferent --- Apathy is to some extent, a condition, Indifference is to the same extent, a choice. An apathetic person is without feelings, not because they chose to, but because they can't, they are incapable of response. An indifferent person simply doesn't care or isn't concerned, not because they can't, but because they won't.

torpor

(n) trạng thái lờ đờ, trạng thái uể oải a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy.

venial

(nói về tội/lỗi) dễ tha thứ, bỏ qua đc adjective: easily excused or forgiven; pardonable Synonyms : excusable , forgivable His traffic violations ran the gamut from the [ ] to the egregious - on one occasion he simply did not come to a complete stop; another time he tried to escape across state lines at speeds in excess of 140 mph. win + ial (ill) when child is ill, his win is forgiveable for those who envy you Rem:- If you drop fenial over the floor is forgivable than acid

glib

(of words or the person speaking them) fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow. adjective: artfully persuasive in speech(a .......... tongue), having only superficial plausibility(........... promises), marked by lack of intellectual depth(......... generalization)(a ..... response to a complex question) Synonyms : pat , slick A hiring manager might think you're being ........, or slick and insincere, if you say you've led a successful multinational corporation when you were actually in charge of flipping burgers for a fast-food restaurant chain.// It can also be applied to the kind of thoughtless comment that could get you into big trouble. Telling your boss that you had a "hot time" with his daughter is the kind of ......... remark that could end your career.// Investors need a philosophy, something more than a ............ statement like, "I want to make money."

entrenched

(thái độ, thói quen hoặc niềm tin) được thiết lập vững chắc, khó hoặc không thể thay đổi; ăn sâu. (of an attitude, habit, or belief) firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change; ingrained. by the time we reach 60, most of our habits are so entrenched that it is hard for us to change.

apportion

(v) chia ra từng phần, chia thành lô devide & allocate

eradicate

(v) diệt trừ, xóa bỏ, tiêu hủy to wipe out; to destroy The government claims to be doing all it can to eradicate corruption.

culminate

(v) lên cực điểm, lên cực độ reach a climax or point of highest development. "the tensions and disorders which culminated in World War II"

preclude

(v) ngăn ngừa, loại trừ - prevent eg: The horrible rainstorm _____ed us from traveling any further. @pre-vent from in-clude

derive

(v) nhận được từ, lấy được từ; xuất phát từ, bắt nguồn, chuyển hóa từ (from) obtain sth from (a specified source) eg. many english words derived from latin.

circumvent

(v) to avoid (find a way around), né (bằng đường vòng) - in a clever way

relegate

(v) to demote, giáng chức verb: assign to a lower position Synonyms : break , bump , demote , kick downstairs When Dexter was unable to fulfill his basic duties, instead of firing him, the boss ... him to kitchen cleanup.

betray

(v) to reveal unintentionallly, divulge, vô tình lộ ra, show ra

contrive

(v) xoay xở, nghĩ ra, sáng chế ra

underscore

(v.) to draw a line under; to put special emphasis on; (n.) a line drawn under something

differentiate

(~distinguish) (ngoạii) phân biệt/ (nội) khác biệt verb: be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait (sometimes in positive sense) Synonyms : distinguish , mark Mozart's long melodic lines ... his compositions from other works of late 18th century music. tiến hoá thành 1 loài mới verb: evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment Synonyms : specialise , specialize , speciate Animals on Madagascar ... from other similar animal species due to many years of isolation on the island.

forthcoming

- sẵn sàng / sẽ có mặt khi cần đến - sẵn sàng giúp đỡ, chỉ dẫn available when needed/promised communicative / at ease in talking to others

perennial

.tồn tại lâu dài adjective: lasting an indefinitely long time; eternal; everlasting Even at the old-timers games, Stan Musial would get the loudest cheer: he was a ............. favorite of the fans there. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

concede

1. thừa nhận thất bại - acknowledge defeat "ok you win" i concede" 2. thừa nhận sai lầm - admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it. "I had to concede that I'd overreacted" 3. chấp nhận thua - surrender or yield (something that one possesses). "to concede all the territory he'd won"

obstinate

Bướng bỉnh, ngoan cố, khó bảo adjective: resistant to guidance or discipline; stubbornly persistent Synonyms : cussed , obdurate , unrepentant, contrary , perverse , wayward The coach suggested improvements Sarah might make on the balance beam, but she remained .........., unwilling to modify any of the habits that made her successful in the past.

underwrite

Bảo hiểm, tài trợ, bảo lãnh verb: to support financially Synonyms : subvent , subvention The latest symphony broadcast was made possible with ................from the Carnegie Endowment.

artless

Chân thật, chất phác adjective: without cunning or deceit Synonyms : uncultivated , uncultured Despite the president's seemingly [ ] speeches, he was a skilled and ruthless negotiator. without guile; open and honest simple and natural; without cunning or deceit

chortle

Cười khúc khích laugh in a breathy, gleeful way; chuckle. "he chortled at his own pun"

aberrant

Khác thường abnormal or deviant aberration < aberrance < aberrancy Yes, you could probably get away with using them interchangeably. However, as always, there are shades of meaning at play. An "aberration" is something aberrant, like one penny in a jar of nickels. "Aberrance" is the degree to which something is aberrant. There would be more aberrance associated with a snail in a jar of nickels. "Aberrancy" names the concept of being aberrant. There's so much aberrancy in the world--a jar of nickels with a penny and a snail in it isn't really all that strange, considering.

inarticulate

Không có tài ăn nói adjective: without or deprived (thiếu thốn) of the use of speech or words Synonyms : unarticulate Although a brilliant economist, Professor Black was completely ..., a terrible lecturer.

implacable

Không thể làm nguôi giạn được, không thể làm mủi lòng @im-ko-able-thể-la-ngăn la ó tức giận that cannot be appeased; relentless; incapable of being pacified unable to be placated - không thể được xoa dịu

incorrigible

Không thể sửa được that cannt be corrected, improved, or reformed beacause firmly established as a bad habit; uncorrectable (adj) not able to be corrected; beyond control

uncompromising

Kiên quyết, không nhượng bộ adjective: not making concessions Synonyms : inflexible , sturdy The relationship between Bart and Hilda ultimately failed because they were both so ...................., never wanting to change their opinions.

insufferable

Ko thể chịu đựng đc adjective: intolerable, difficult to endure (chịu đựng) Synonyms : impossible , unacceptable , unsufferable Chester always tried to find some area in which he excelled above others; unsurprisingly, his co-workers found him [ ] and chose to exclude him from daily luncheons out.

exasperate

Làm bực tức verb: to irritate intensely Synonyms : aggravate , exacerbate , exacerbate , worsen, incense , infuriate As a child, I ................... my mother with strings of never-ending questions.

enervate

Làm kiệt sức, mòn mỏi - weaken mentally or morally tiêu hao sinh lực

apathetic

Lãnh đạm, thờ ơ, hờ hững showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern. "apathetic slackers who don't vote" --- apathetic vs indifferent --- Apathy is to some extent, a condition, Indifference is to the same extent, a choice. An apathetic person is without feelings, not because they chose to, but because they can't, they are incapable of response. An indifferent person simply doesn't care or isn't concerned, not because they can't, but because they won't.

stipend

Lương ,thu nhập chính thức noun: a regular allowance (of money) He was hoping for a monthly allowance loan from the government, but after no such ........... was forthcoming he realized he would have to seek other means of paying for his college tuition.

vindicate

Minh oan - clear (someone) of blame or suspicion. "lance armstrong were not vindicated by the public"

desecrate

Mạo phạm, báng bổ verb: to willfully violate or destroy a sacred place Synonyms : outrage , profane , violate After ...............the pharaoh's tomb, the archaeologist soon fell victim to a horrible illness.

enmity

Sự thù hằn, tình trạng thù địch noun: a state of deep-seated ill-will Synonyms : antagonism , hostility Charles rude remark toward Sarah yesterday was due to his illness, not due to any real ............. toward Sarah.

apotheosis

Sự tôn sùng, sự thần thánh hoá, lý tưởng hoá. noun: exaltation to divine status; the highest point of development exaltation - đề cao, tán dương Synonyms : ideal , nonesuch , nonpareil , nonsuch , paragon , saint,deification , exaltation If your teacher says the term paper you handed in last week is a work of genius that sets a new gold standard for the school, he's telling you your work is the apotheosis of term papers. The epitome. Perfection As difficult as it is to imagine, the [ ] of Mark Zuckerberg's career, many believe, is yet to come.

qualify

To qualify means to limit, and is often used with statement. In other words, to qualify a statement is to limit that statement's scope. I love living in San Francisco; however, the summers are very cold and windy. The part I added at the end of the sentence is qualifying, or limiting, my love for San Francisco. You can qualify a negative statement as well: I really dislike living in SF, because I can't even wear a T-shirt in summer...the restaurants are great though.

resurgent

Trối dậy, hồi sinh. rising again after defeat @re-surge-nt Having a revival, renewing, rising or surging again

artful

Xảo quyệt, tinh ranh (of a person or action) clever or skillful, typically in a crafty or cunning way

travesty

a mockery / an absurb representation of something sự bắt chước, sự nhại; trò hề nhại

platitude

a remark / statement that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful, especially one with a moral content. nhận xét / tuyên bố do đã được dùng quá thường xuyên đâm ra hết hay & sáo rỗng, đặc biệt những câu đạo đức dạy đời. lời nói vô vị, tẻ nhạt

ingenuous

a. chân thật, ngây thơ, naive and innocent; lacking sophistication

benign

a.lành; tốt; nhân từ,ôn hoà (khí hậu); tốt (đất đai); nhẹ (bệnh); lành (u) adjective: kind I remember my grandfather's face was wrinkled,....................., and calm. adjective: (medicine) not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive The tumor located in your ear lobe seems to be.........and should not cause you any trouble.

anomalous

abnormal; irregular Bất thường, dị thường, không quy tắc

apathy

absence of sympathy or interest; indifference; lack of caring; indifference Sự thờ ơ, hờ hững, lãnh đạm

derelict

adjective: (of a person) not doing one's duties Synonyms : delinquent , neglectful , remiss The teacher was [ ] in her duties because she hadn't graded a single student paper in three weeks. noun: (of a building) abandoned At one time the waterfront factories were busy and productive, but now they stand [ ] and will be torn down. Rem:- derail of train occurs due to negligence of duty

becoming

adjective: appropriate, and matches nicely Synonyms : comely , comme il faut , decent , decorous , seemly Her dress was .............. and made her look even more beautiful. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

specious

adjective: based on pretense; deceptively pleasing /dựa trên sự giả vờ Almost every image on VTV is specious and not to be trusted. adjective: plausible but false /hợp lý nhưng sai He made a career out of specious arguments and fictional lab results, but lost his job and reputation when his lies were exposed by an article in The New York Times.

serene

adjective: calm and peaceful Synonyms : tranquil , unagitated I'd never seen him so .........; usually, he was a knot of stress and anxiety from hours of trading on the stock exchange.

expansive

adjective: communicative, and prone to (thiên về) talking in a sociable manner Synonyms : talkative After a few sips of cognac, the octogenarian shed his irascible demeanor and became [ ], speaking fondly of the "good old days". This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

arrant

adjective: complete and wholly (usually modifying a noun with negative connotation - ngụ ý phủ định) Synonyms : complete , consummate , double-dyed , everlasting , gross , perfect , pure , sodding , staring , stark , thoroughgoing , unadulterated , utter An [ ] fool, Lawrence surprised nobody when he lost all his money in a pyramid scheme that was every bit as transparent as it was corrupt.

scintillating

adjective: describes someone who is brilliant and lively Synonyms : aglitter , coruscant , fulgid , glinting , glistering , glittering , glittery , scintillant , sparkly, bubbling , effervescent , frothy Richard Feynman was renowned for his ..............lectures—the arcana (mysteries) of quantum physics was made lucid as he wrote animatedly (excitedly) on the chalkboard.

creditable

adjective: deserving of praise but not that amazing Critics agreed the movie was ..., but few gave it more than three out of five stars.

cumbersome

adjective: difficult to handle / use especially because of size / weight Synonyms : cumbrous Only ten years ago, being an avid reader and a traveler meant carrying a ... backpack stuffed with books--these days we need only an e-reader.

preemptive

adjective: done before someone else can do it Just as Martha was about to take the only cookie left on the table, Noah .............. swiped it.

perfunctory

adjective: done routinely and with little interest or care Synonyms : casual , cursory , passing The short film examines modern [ ] cleaning rituals such as washing dishes, doing laundry and tooth-brushing. Per-function, daily functions carried everyday.

prosaic

adjective: dull and lacking imagination Synonyms : earthbound , pedestrian , prosy,commonplace , humdrum , unglamorous , unglamourous Unlike the talented artists in his workshop, Paul had no such bent for the visual medium, so when it was time for him to make a stained glass painting, he ended up with a [ ] mosaic. bent - năng khiếu

peevish

adjective: easily irritated or annoyed Synonyms : cranky , fractious , irritable , nettlesome , peckish , pettish , petulant , scratchy , techy , testy , tetchy Our office manager is .............., so the rest of us tip-toe around him, hoping not to set off another one of his fits.

presumptuous

adjective: excessively forward Synonyms : assuming , assumptive Many felt that Barney was ... in moving into the large office before the management even made any official announcement of his promotion

abysmal

adjective: extremely bad Synonyms : abyssal , unfathomable Coach Ramsey took his newest player off the field after watching a few painful minutes of her ... performance.

inflammable

adjective: extremely controversial, incendiary It only takes one person to leave an ................ comment on an Internet thread for that thread to blow up into pages upon pages of reader indignation.

pollyannaish

adjective: extremely optimistic Synonyms : cheerful , upbeat Even in the midst of a lousy sales quarter, Debbie remained [ ], never losing her shrill voice and wide smile, even when prospective customers hung up on her. Rem:- Annish optimistic of cracking IIT

excruciating

adjective: extremely painful Synonyms : agonising , agonizing , harrowing , torturesome , torturing , torturous After the boulder rolled a couple of feet, pinning my friend's arm, he experienced ... pain.

deleterious

adjective: harmful to living things @có tính "delete" The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was deleterious to the fishing industry in the southern states.

truculent

adjective: having a fierce, savage nature Standing in line for six hours, she became progressively [ ], yelling at DMV employees and elbowing other people waiting in line. (adj.) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh Mneomincs:- @trù cu t bị lé - nên t điên

phantasmagorical

adjective: illusive; unreal illusive - hão huyền Synonyms : surreal , surrealistic Those suffering from malaria fall into a feverish sleep, their world a whirligig of [ ]; if they recover, they are unsure of what actually took place and what was simply a product of their febrile imaginations. Rem :- Funtoosh movie magic, illusive and unreal

dilapidated

adjective: in terrible condition Synonyms : bedraggled , broken-down , derelict , ramshackle , tatterdemalion , tumble-down The main house has been restored but the gazebo is still ... and unuseable.

redoubtable

adjective: inspiring fear or awe Synonyms : formidable , unnerving On television basketball players don't look that tall, but when you stand in front of a seven-foot tall NBA player, he is truly [ ].

byzantine

adjective: intricate (rắc rối) and complex Synonyms : convoluted , involved , knotty , tangled , tortuous Getting a driver's license is not simply a matter of taking a test; the regulations and procedures are so [ ] that many have found themselves at the mercy of the Department of Motor Vehicles.

bilious

adjective: irritable; always angry Synonyms : atrabilious , dyspeptic , liverish Rex was [ ] all morning, and his face would only take on a look of contentedness when he'd had his morning cup of coffee. Rem:- Bill when you go with 2-3 people(ous) always makes you angry

churlish

adjective: lacking manners or refinement The manager was unnecessarily [ ] to his subordinates, rarely deigning to say hello, but always quick with a sartorial jab if someone happened to be wearing anything even slightly mismatching. chur(church)+lish(wish)-church wishes always not to behave rude,boorish

penurious

adjective: lacking money; poor Synonyms : hard up , impecunious , in straitened circumstances , penniless , pinched Truly [ ], Mary had nothing more than a jar full of pennies. adjective: miserly Synonyms : parsimonious Warren Buffett, famous multi-billionaire, still drives a cheap sedan, not because he is [ ], but because luxury cars are gaudy and impractical. gaudy - cầu kì / loè loẹt

impecunious

adjective: lacking money; poor Synonyms : hard up , in straitened circumstances , penniless , penurious , pinched In extremely trying times, even the moderately wealthy, after a few turns of ill-fortune, can become [ ]. Rem:- I pecu(penny) nious(nahi)

transitory

adjective: lasting a very short time Synonyms : ephemeral , fugacious , passing , short-lived , transient If we lived forever and life was not ......................., do you think we would appreciate life less or more?

transient

adjective: lasting a very short time syn: ephemeral

feckless

adjective: lazy and irresponsible Synonyms : inept Two years after graduation, Charlie still lived with his parents and had no job, becoming more [ ] with each passing day. One who fecks less is lazy and irresponsible

disheartened

adjective: made less hopeful or enthusiastic Synonyms : demoralised , demoralized , discouraged After the visiting team scored nine times, the home team's fans were ............, some leaving the game early.

raffish

adjective: marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness Synonyms : devil-may-care , rakish, wallow The men found him......... but the women adored his smart clothes and casual attitude.

malfeasance

adjective: misconduct or wrongdoing (especially by a public official) Not even the mayor's trademark pearly-toothed grin could save him from charges of [ ]: while in power, he'd been running an illegal gambling rink in the room behind his office. Sounds like MAL FEES ANCE What do we mean by it if we say MAL FEES?? Certainly its a bribe. So Malfeasance means officials indulged in taking bribes, a misconduct.

saturnine

adjective: morose or gloomy Synonyms : dark , dour , glowering , glum , moody , morose , sour , sullen bitter or scornful ""the face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips...twisted with disdain"- Oscar Wilde" showing a brooding ill humor ""a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven" Deprived of sunlight, humans become [ ]; that's why in very northerly territories people are encouraged to sit under an extremely powerful lamp, lest they become morose. lét - vì sợ rằng, để cho... đừng

aboveboard

adjective: open and honest Synonyms : straightforward The mayor, despite his avuncular face plastered about the city, was hardly ....................... - some concluded that it was his ingratiating smile that allowed him to engage in corrupt behavior and get away with it.

destitute

adjective: poor enough to need help from others Synonyms : impoverished , indigent , necessitous , needy , poverty-stricken Jean Valjean, is at first ................., but through the grace of a priest, he makes something of his life. adjective: completely wanting or lacking (usually ".............. of") Synonyms : barren , devoid , free , innocent Now that the mine is closed, the town is ............... of any economic activity.

indigent

adjective: poor; having very little Synonyms : destitute , impoverished , necessitous , needy , poverty-stricken In the so-called Third World, many are [ ] and only a privileged few have the resources to enjoy material luxuries. noun: a poor or needy person The [ ]s, huddled under the overpass, tried to start a small bonfire in the hope of staying warm.

protean

adjective: readily taking on different roles; versatile versatile - tháo vát / đa năng When Picasso is described as a protean genius, it means that not only was he brilliant, but he changed the way he worked many times. Protean means able to change shape. Peter Sellers was truly a [ ] actor - in Doctor Strangelove he played three very different roles: a jingoist general, a sedate President and a deranged scientist.

sartorial

adjective: related to fashion or clothes Monte was astute at navigating the world of finance; [ ]ly, however, he was found wanting - he typically would attempt to complement his beige tie with a gray suit and white pants.

telltale

adjective: revealing The many............... signs of chronic smoking include yellow teeth, and a persistent, hacking cough.

telling

adjective: significant and revealing of another factor Her unbecoming dress was very ..........when it came to her sense of fashion. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

fell

adjective: terribly evil Synonyms : barbarous , brutal , cruel , roughshod , savage , vicious For fans of the Harry Potter series, the [ ] Lord Voldemort, who terrorized poor Harry for seven lengthy installments, has finally been vanquished by the forces of good - unless, that is, JK Rowling decides to come out of retirement. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

timorous

adjective: timid by nature or revealing fear and nervousness rụt rè / bộc lộ nỗi sợ hãi và lo lắng Since this was her first time debating on stage and before an audience, Di's voice was timorous and quiet for the first 10 minutes.

diabolical

adjective: to be extremely wicked like the devil Synonyms : demonic , diabolic , fiendish , hellish , infernal , satanic , unholy,devilish , diabolic , mephistophelean , mephistophelian The conspirators, willing to dispatch anyone who stood in their way, hatched a ............... plan to take over the city.

contrite

adjective: to be remorseful Synonyms : remorseful , rueful , ruthful Though he stole his little sister's licorice stick with malevolent glee, Chucky soon became ............ when his sister wouldn't stop crying.

blinkered

adjective: to have a limited outlook or understanding synonyms: narrow-minded In gambling, the addict is easily [ ] by past successes and/or past failures, forgetting that the outcome of any one game is independent of the games that preceded it. Rem:- blink only if its red, very limited one.

irresolute

adjective: uncertain how to act or proceed synonym: vacillating, fickle, tentative He stood............ at the split in the trail, not sure which route would lead back to the camp.

untoward

adjective: unfavorable; inconvenient Synonyms : indecent , indecorous , unbecoming , uncomely , unseemly,adverse , inauspicious The adjective untoward describes something offensive or inappropriate, like the rumors of untoward behavior that can shatter a Hollywood icon's reputation Some professors find teaching [ ] as having to prepare for lectures and conduct office hours prevents them from focusing on their research. Ex:- Un-toward, Not toward.

nonplussed

adjective: unsure how to act or respond bối rối Shirley was totally nonplussed when the angry motorist cut her off and then stuck his finger out the window.

thoroughgoing

adjective: very thorough; complete Synonyms : exhaustive , thorough As a ............. bibliophile, one who had turned his house into a veritable(actual) library, he shocked his friends when he bought a Kindle.

dilatory

adjective: wasting time

brusquely

adverb: in a blunt (thẳng thừng, ko cần giữ ý tứ), direct manner Synonyms : bluffly , bluntly , flat out , roundly, no-nonsense Not one for social pleasantries, the Chief of Staff would ............. ask his subordinates anything he wanted, even coffee.//Knocking on the doors of the neighborhood's chilly, ultramodern houses, he begs to be allowed to take a bath but is............ turned away.

autonomously

adverb: self-governing manner. Many of the factory workers are worried about being replaced by machines and computers that will work completely ...............

dilettante

an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge

fallacious

based on a mistaken belief

acrymony

bitterness or ill feeling camr giác bực bội bức bối / cảm giác xấu

morph

biến đổi từ dạng này sang dạng khác verb: To undergo dramatic change in a seamless and barely noticeable fashion. The earnestness of the daytime talk shows of the 1970's has ... into something far more sensational and vulgar (thiếu thẩm mĩ, thiếu tế nhị, tầm thường): today guests actually standup and threaten to take swings at one another.

denigrate

blacken phỉ báng dèm pha, bôi nhọ to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of

morose

buồn rầu, rầu rĩ adjective: ill-tempered and not inclined to talk; gloomy Synonyms : dark , dour , glowering , glum , moody , saturnine , sour , sullen After Stanley found out he was no longer able to go on vacation with his friends, he sat in his room ...........ly.

hegemony

bá chủ trong việc / lúc nào đó noun: dominance over a certain area Until the Spanish Armada was defeated in 1587, Spain had hegemony over the seas, controlling waters stretching as far as the Americas.

inscrutable

bí hiểm, khó hiểu incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically

debunk

bóc trần, vạch trần, lật tẩy verb: expose as false ideas and claims, especially while ridiculing (nhạo báng) Synonyms : expose Richard Dawkins tries to ... religious belief, but his ridicule tends to push people away from his points rather than convince them.

besmirch

bôi nhọ , nói xấu verb: damage the good name and reputation of someone Synonyms : asperse , calumniate , defame , denigrate , slander , smear , smirch , sully The prince's distasteful choice of words ... not only his own name, but the reputation of the entire royal family.

indigenous

bản xứ adjective: originating in a certain area Synonyms : autochthonal , autochthonic , autochthonous , endemic The plants and animals............ to Australia are notably different from those ...........to the U.S - one look at a duckbill platypus and you know you're not dealing with an opossum.

endemic

bản địa adjective: native; originating where it is found Synonyms : autochthonal , autochthonic , autochthonous , indigenous Irish cuisine makes great use of potatoes, but ironically, the potato is not ......... to Ireland.

epiphany

bất chợt nhận ra / có cái nhìn sâu sắc noun: a sudden revelation or moment of insight Gary one day had an [ ] that he was a people person; he promptly quit his factory job and began working as a salesman.

unforthcoming

bất hợp tác, không sẵn sàng từ bỏ thông tin adjective: uncooperative, not willing to give up information The teacher demanded to know who broke the window while he was out of the room, but the students understandably were [ ].

disaffected

bất mãn, không bằng lòng mất thiện cảm discontented as toward authority

whimsical

bất thường, hay thay đổi, kỳ quái, kỳ dị adjective: determined by impulse (bốc đòng) or whim (ý chợt nảy ra) rather than by necessity or reason Synonyms : capricious , impulsive Adults look to kids and envy their .............. nature at times, wishing that they could act without reason and play without limitation.

erratic

bất thường; lạ va ko như lẽ thường adjective: unpredictable; strange and unconventional Synonyms : fickle , mercurial , quicksilver It came as no surprise to pundits that the President's attempt at re-election floundered; even during his term, support for his policies was ........... with an approval rating jumping anywhere from 30 to 60 percent.

unruly

bất trị adjective: (of persons) noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; unwilling to submit to authority Synonyms : boisterous , rambunctious , robustious , rumbustious,disobedient, fractious Walk in to any preschool and I am sure that you will find an ......... and chaotic scene - unless it's nap time.//Canada and some countries in Europe have already adopted stiffer penalties for ........... passenger behavior and given themselves authority to prosecute.

sordid

bẩn thỉu hèn hạ adjective: involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt; foul and run-down and repulsive Synonyms : seamy , seedy , sleazy , squalid,flyblown The nightly news simply announced that the senator had had an affair, but the tabloid published all the ... details of the interaction. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

derivative

bắt nguồn từ something that based on another source imitative of the work of another person (usually disapproved of for that reason)

malady

bệnh tật, tệ nạn noun: a disease or sickness Synonyms : illness , sickness , unwellness The town was struck by a ..................throughout the winter that left most people sick in bed for two weeks.

complementary

bổ sung cho nhau adjective: enhancing each other's qualities (for two things or more). Synonyms : complemental , completing The head waiter was careful to tell the amateur diners that red wine was complementary with beef, each bringing out subtle taste notes in the other.

renege

bội ước, thất hứa verb: fail to fulfill a promise or obligation Synonyms : go back on , renege on , renegue on We will no longer work with that vendor since it has .........d on nearly every agreement.

haphazard

bừa bãi, lung tung lacking order, hit-or-miss; marked by great carelessness ngẫu nhiên, tình cờ by chance; not planned;

resignation

cam chịu, nhẫn nhục noun: the acceptance of something unpleasant that can't be avoided Synonyms : surrender Since Jack could not think of a convincing reason why he had to miss the seminar, he attended it with a sense of .... This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

fractious

cau có; hay cãi cọ adjective: irritable and is likely to cause disruption Synonyms : cranky , irritable , nettlesome , peckish , peevish , pettish , petulant , scratchy , techy , testy , tetchy If you're prone to picking fights, making snarky comments, and being frustratingly stubborn, you're fractious. And odds are you're not invited to too many parties We rarely invite my [ ] Uncle over for dinner; he always complains about the food, and usually launches into a tirade on some touchy subject. easily irritated or annoyed "an incorrigibly fractious young man" stubbornly resistant to authority or control "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness" unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome "rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas" "fractious components of a communication system"

piquant

cay adjective: having an agreeably pungent taste Synonyms : savory , savoury , spicy , zesty The chef, with a mere flick of the salt shaker, turned the bland tomato soup into a ... meal.

vitriolic

cay độc adjective: harsh or corrosive in tone corosive - cay độc, chua cay Synonyms : acerb , acerbic , acid , acrid , bitter , blistering , caustic , sulfurous , sulphurous , virulent While the teacher was more moderate in her criticism of the other student's papers, she was [ ] toward Peter's paper, casting every flaw in the harshest light. Rem:- Tri+Alcoholic. Drinking three times the alcohol can produce a harsh, bitter drunk.

obscure

che khuất, làm mờ / v. make unclear it / chưa ai biết tới a. know only by a few / not discovered or known about "his origins and parentage are obscure" "many of the biggest movie stars were once obscured actors."

pyrrhic

chiến thắng không xứng đáng vì trả giá lớn adjective: describing a victory that comes at such a great cost that the victory is not worthwhile George W. Bush's win in the 2000 election was in many ways a [ ] victory: the circumstances of his win alienated half of the U.S. population.

posit

cho là đúng verb: assume as fact

mordant

chua cay, đay nghiến, châm chọc (lời nói...) adjective: biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style Synonyms : caustic , corrosive , erosive , vitriolic,black , grim While Phil frequently made [ ] remarks about company policy overall, he always was considerably gentler in discussing any person in particular. bitingly sarcastic Rem:- more +daant = more teeth, so biting

acerbic

chua chát, gay gắt bitter, sharp in taste or temper

litany

chuỗi lải nhải noun: any long and tedious account of something Mr. Rogers spoke to a Senate committee and did not give a [ ] of reasons to keep funding the program, but instead, appealed to the basic human decency of all present.

aphorism

châm ngôn noun: a short instructive saying about a general truth Synonyms : apophthegm , apothegm Nietzsche was known for using ...s, sometimes encapsulating a complex philosophical thought in a mere sentence.

maxim

châm ngôn noun: a short saying expressing a general truth Synonyms : axiom Johnson initially suggests that the secret to business can be summarized in a single ............ but then requires a 300-page book to explain exactly what he means.

aphoristic

châm ngôn (như ca dao tục ngữ) adjective: something that is concise (ngắn gọn, súc tích) and instructive of a general truth or principle Sometimes I can't stand Nathan because he tries to impress everyone by being ..........., but he just states the obvious.//The book's flowery tone can occasionally distract, but its ........... philosophy is timeless.

cardinal

chính, chủ yếu adjective: of primary importance; fundamental Synonyms : central , fundamental , key , primal Most cultures consider gambling a ................. sin and thus have outlawed its practice. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

ephemeral

chóng tàn lasting for a very short time

punctilious

chú ý đến những chi tiết tỉ mỉ, hay hình thức vụn vặt, kỹ tính, câu nệ adjective: marked by precise accordance with details Synonyms : meticulous The colonel was so [ ] about enforcing regulations that men feel compelled to polish even the soles of their shoes.

unprecedented

chưa từng xảy ra, chưa có tiền lệ adjective: having never been done or known before; novel When America first created its national parks, the idea of setting aside the most beautiful land in a country was ................. in the history of mankind.

catalyst

chất xúc tác noun: something that speeds up an event Synonyms : accelerator Rosa Park's refusal to give up her bus seat acted as a .............. for the Civil Rights Movement, setting into motion historic changes for African-Americans.

plodding

chậm, nặng nề, khó nhọc adjective: (of movement) slow and laborious Synonyms : leaden Charlie may seem to run at a .................. pace, but he is an ultra marathoner, meaning he runs distances of up to 100 miles, and can run for ten hours at a stretch.

derisive

chế nhạo adjective: abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule Synonyms : gibelike , jeering , mocking , taunting I was surprised by her .......... tone; usually, she is sweet, soft spoken, and congenial.

deride

chế nhạo, chế giễu verb: treat or speak of with contempt The nun derided the students for trying to sneak insects and worms into the classroom.

rile

chọc tức, trêu chọc verb: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations Synonyms : annoy , bother , chafe , devil , get at , get to , gravel , irritate , nark , nettle , rag , vex Dan is usually calm and balanced, but it takes only one intense glare from Sabrina to ... him.

gainsay

chối cãi, nói ngược lại deny / contradict (a fact or statement). "the impact of the railroads cannot be gainsaid" speak against / oppose (someone).

buttress

chống đỡ, làm cho vững chắc verb: make stronger or defensible China's economy has been ... by a global demand for the electronic parts the country manufactures.

refute

chứng minh cái gì đó là sai - disprove prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false "these claims have not been convincingly refuted"

refute

chứng minh là sai / không chính xác prove to be false or incorrect bác bỏ lập luận

vituperate

chửi rủa, phỉ báng adjective: to criticize harshly; to berate Synonyms : rail , revile , vilify Jason had dealt with disciplinarians before, but nothing prepared him for the first week of boot camp, as drill sergeants [ ]d him for petty oversights such as forgetting to double knot the laces on his boots.

unequivocal

clear, having one meaning leading to one conclusion; plain; obvious rõ ràng, ko mập mờ; ko khả nghi; rõ rệt, dứt khoát

pragmatic

concerned with practical matters, realistic

contingent

conditional; depending on something else, a gathering of persons representative of some larger group

lambast

criticize (so or st) severely / harshly / . "they lambasted the report as a gross distortion of the truth" censure severely or angrily

melee

cuộc hỗn chiến, cuộc loạn đả noun: a wild, confusing fight or struggle Synonyms : battle royal , scrimmage After enduring daily taunts about my name, I became enraged and pummeled (strike repeatedly) the schoolyard bully and his sycophantic friends in a brutal .........

polemic

cuộc luận chiến, bút chiến noun: a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something. The professor launched into a polemic, claiming that Freudian theory was a pack of lies that absolutely destroyed European literary theory.

anodyne

cái gì đó làm dịu hoặc giảm đau noun: something that soothes or relieves pain Synonyms : analgesic , pain pill , painkiller Muzak, which is played in department stores, is intended to be an [ ], but is often so cheesy and over-the-top that customers become irritated. ko có hại / vô thưởng vô phạt adjective: inoffensive Synonyms : analgesic , analgetic Wilbur enjoyed a spicy Mexican breakfast, but Jill preferred a far more [ ] meal in the mornings.

surly

cáu kỉnh, gắt gỏng adjective: inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace(threatening quality) Synonyms : ugly Every morning, Bhavin was a ..............unhappy person, but once he ate breakfast, he became loving, laughing, and a joy to be around.

detrimental

có hại, bất lợi adjective: (sometimes followed by "to") causing harm or injury Synonyms : damaging , prejudicial , prejudicious Many know that smoking is ................ to your health, but processed sugar in large quantities is equally bad.

relevant

có liên quan having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue

staid

có phẩm giá adjective: characterized by dignity and propriety Synonyms : sedate Frank came from a ... environment, so he was shocked that his college roommate sold narcotics.

antedate

có trước verb: precede in time Synonyms : antecede , forego , forgo , precede , predate, foredate Harry was so unknowledgable that he was unaware the Egyptian pharaohs antedated the American Revolution.

factious

có tính chất bè phái adjective: produced by, or characterized by internal dissension (bất đồng) Synonyms : dissentious , divisive The controversial bill proved [ ], as dissension even within parties resulted causing disagreement adj. causing disagreement Rem:- If someone Fecks a lot then it is intended to cause disagreement

edifying

có tính giáo dục adjective: enlightening / uplifting to encourage intellectual / moral improvement I recently read an article in the Times about whether good literature is edifying or not; specifically, does reading more make a person more moral.

obsequious

có tính nịnh hót, bợ đỡ, nâng bi fawning, flattering, khúm núm, xun xoe overly submissive and eager to please

peremptory

có tính độc đoán adjective: bossy and domineering domineering - hống hách, độc đoán Synonyms : autocratic , bossy , dominating , high-and-mighty , magisterial My sister used to [ ]ly tell me to do the dishes, a chore I would either do perfunctorily or avoid doing altogether. chore - việc vặt / việc chán phèo perfunctorily - mội cách qua loa /chiếu lệ

malevolent

có ác ý adjective: wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred Synonyms : evil , malefic , malign, imprecation Villians are known for their ............nature, oftentimes inflicting cruelty on others just for enjoyment.

portentous

có điềm xấu adjective: ominously prophetic tiên tri đáng ngại Synonyms : fateful , foreboding When the captain and more than half the officers were sick on the very first night of the voyage, many of the passengers felt this was [ ], but the rest of the voyage continued without any problems. ominous

impartial

công bằng, vô tư free from undue bias / preconceived opinions The judge was not impartial since he had been bribed by the witness's family.

tout

công khai / quảng cáo một cái gì đó bằng cách nói tốt về nó. verb: advertise in strongly positive terms; show off Synonyms : blow , bluster , boast , brag , gas , gasconade , shoot a line , swash , vaunt At the conference, the CEO................ the extraordinary success of his company's Research & Development division.

leery

công khai không tin tưởng và không muốn tin cậy adjective: openly distrustful and unwilling to confide Synonyms : mistrustful , suspicious , untrusting , wary Without checking his references and talking to previous employers, I am.............. of hiring the candidate.

travail

công việc khó nhọc, công việc vất vả, những cố gắng khó nhọc noun: use of physical or mental energy; hard work; agony or anguish Synonyms : effort , elbow grease , exertion , sweat While they experienced nothing but ..................... in refinishing the kitchen, they completed the master bedroom in less than a weekend.

indignant

căm phẫn, phẫn nộ adjective:angered at something unjust or wrong Synonyms : incensed , outraged , umbrageous When the cyclist swerved into traffic, it forced the driver to brake and elicited an .............. shout of "Hey, punk, watch where you're going!"

guffaw

cười hô hố verb: laugh boisterously Synonyms : laugh loudly, chortle Whenever the jester( professional joker) fell to the ground in mock pain, the king...................., exposing his yellow, fang-like teeth.

robust

cường tráng, khỏe mạnh adjective: sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction Chris preferred bland and mild beers, but Bhavin preferred a beer with more ...... flavor.

vicarious

cảm thấy / trải nghiệm gián tiếp adjective: felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another if something is ................, it delivers a feeling or experience from someone else. If your child becomes a big star, you might have a ............... experience of celebrity. The advent of twitter is a celebrity stalker's dream, as he or she can - through hundreds of intimate "tweets" - ............... live the life of a famous person.

umbrage

cảm thấy bị xúc phạm, sự phật ý; bị xem thường noun: a feeling of anger caused by being offended Synonyms : offence , offense Since he was so in love with her, he took [ ] at her comments, even though she had only meant to gently tease him.

hamper

cản trở, ngăn trở, làm vướng verb: prevent the progress / free movement of Synonyms : cramp , halter , strangle As the rain water began to collect in pools on the highway, it began to ... the flow of traffic. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

admonish

cảnh báo nặng nề, tới mức như khiển trách to warn strongly, even to the point of reprimanding

industrious

cần cù, siêng năng adjective: characterized by hard work and perseverance Synonyms : hardworking , tireless , untiring Pete was an industrious student, completing every assignment thoroughly and on time.

remiss

cẩu thả, tắc trách adjective: to be negligent in one's duty Synonyms : delinquent , derelict , neglectful ............ in his duty to keep the school functioning efficiently, the principal was relieved of his position after only three months.

arch

cố tình trêu chọc adjective: to be deliberately teasing deliberately Synonyms : condescending , patronising , patronizing The baroness was [ ], making playful asides to the townspeople; yet because they couldn't pick up on her dry humor, they thought her supercilious. asides - nhân xét ngẫu nhiên This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study ruler

antiquated

cổ hủ adjective: old-fashioned Synonyms : antediluvian , archaic Aunt Betty had ... notions about marriage, believing that a man should court a woman for at least a year before receiving a kiss.

archaic

cổ xưa adjective: so old as to appear to belong to a different period Synonyms : antediluvian , antiquated Hoping to sound intelligent, Mary spoke in..... English that was right out of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice--needless to say, she didn't have many friends.

obdurate

cứng đầu, ngoan cố adjective: stubbornly persistent in changing an opinion or action Synonyms : cussed , obstinate , unrepentant No number of pleas and bribes would get him to change his .................. attitude.

constituent

cử tri, người đi bầu cử a voter who elects a representative thành phần cấu tạo an essential part

quotidian

daily; commonplace; customary; Ex. quotidian routine hằng ngày; nhàm

accolade

danh dự cao quý: Lời tán tụng / giải thưởng @tặng chocolade cho người thắng an award or privilege granted as a special honor Everyone offered accolades to Sam after he won the Noble Prize.

decorum

decorous đúng mực, đoan trang appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety

delineate

describe / portray sth precisely

abstruse

difficult to understand

ignoble

dishonorable having low moral standards; not noble in character; mean of low character; mean; of low birth; of lowly origin; unworthy đê tiện, ti tiện, địa vị hèn mọn

vacillate

do dự, dao động to swing indecisively from one idea / course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will

lascivious

dâm đãng, khiêu dâm adjective: lecherous; sexually perverted Synonyms : lewd , libidinous , lustful Lolita is a challenging novel for many, not necessarily because of the elevated prose style but because of the depravity of the main character, Humbert Humbert, who, as an old, [ ] man, falls in love with a girl. lustful or lewd; inciting sexual desire

trite

dùng nhiều nên nhàm hackeyed, banal adjective: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse Many style guides recommend not using idioms in writing because these trite expressions are uninteresting and show a lack of imagination on the part of the writer.

copious

dư dả, thừa thải phong phú, dồi dào abundant; plentiful

amply

dư dả, đầy đủ adverb: more than is adequate Synonyms : fully The boat was ... supplied for its year at sea - no man would go hungry or thirst.

amenable

dễ bảo, dễ bị thuyết phục willing to listen / agree willing to yield / submit willing to be influenced by sb / sth

docile

dễ bảo, dễ sai khiến, ngoan ngoãn adjective: easily handled or managed; willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed Synonyms : gentle Barnyard animals are considerably more docile than the wild animals.

irascible

dễ nổi cáu adjective: quickly aroused to anger Synonyms : choleric , hot-tempered , hotheaded , quick-tempered , short-tempered If Arthur's dog is not fed adequately, he becames highly ..., even growling at his own shadow.

petulant

dễ nổi cáu easily irritated or annoyed @pé tú là như thế - dễ nổi cáu

tractable

dễ sai khiến, dễ hướng dẫn, dễ điều khiển, dễ kiểm soát easily managed or controlled

conspicuous

dễ thấy, đáng chú ý - obvious to the eye or mind standing out so as to be clearly visible. "he was very thin, with a conspicuous Adam's apple" attracting notice or attention. "he showed conspicuous bravery" @con-cu dễ thấy

malleable

dễ uốn, dễ dát mỏng adjective: capable of being shaped / bent / drawn out Synonyms : ductile , pliable , pliant , tensile , tractile The clay became ............ and easy to work with after a little water was added. adjective: easily influenced Synonyms : ductile My little brother is so . that I can.......... convince him to sneak cookies from the cupboard for me.

benighted

dốt / u tối adjective: fallen into a state of ignorance (having no knowledge or understanding) Synonyms : nighted,dark Being called benighted is much like being called naive. It means lacking in knowledge or understanding—the kind you might have if you were older or more sophisticated. Far from being a period of utter [ ]ness, The Medieval Ages produced some great works of theological speculation. unenlightened Rem:- In BE i used to study in night because i had no knowledge or understanding. Overtaken by night or darkness "benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home"

profuse

dồi dào adjective: plentiful; pouring out in abundance Synonyms : exuberant , lush , luxuriant , riotous During mile 20 of the Hawaii Marathon, Dwayne was sweating so ........... that he stopped to take off his shirt, and ran the remaining six miles wearing nothing more than skimpy(meager of clothes) shorts.

flush

dồi dào adjective: to be in abundance. The exam's passage is ........... with difficult words, words that you may have learned only yesterday. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

entice

dụ dỗ, lôi kéo verb: get someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises Synonyms : lure , tempt Harold ........d his wife, Maude, to go on a vacation to Hawaii, with promises of luaus( Hawaiian feast) on the beach and all-you-can-eat seafood buffets.

poignant

emotionally touching (adj.) deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell

audacity

excessive boldness, rashness, daring

munificent

extremely generous; large in amount or splendid in quality; very generous hào phóng

inveterate

firmly established, long-standing; habitual

plucky

gan dạ, can trường (gutsy) adjective: marked by courage and determination Synonyms : gutsy,feisty , spunky Some scouts initially doubted Pedroia because of his short stature, but he is a [ ] player, surprising everyone with his boundless energy and fierce determination.

intrepid

gan dạ, dũng cảm fearless

audacious

gan, táo bạo - showing a willingness to take bold risks. - willing to be bold in social situation / take risk. "a series of audacious takeovers" trơ tráo, mặt dạn mày dày, càn rỡ showing an impudent lack of respect. "an audacious remark"

vie

ganh đua,thi đua verb: compete for something Synonyms : compete , contend While the other teams in the division actively ... for the championship, this team seems content simply to go through the motions of playing.

begrudge

ghen ghét verb: to envy someone for possessing or enjoying something Synonyms : resent Sitting all alone in his room, Harvey ... the happiness of the other children playing outside his window. cho đi 1 cách miễn cưỡng verb: to give reluctantly We never ... money spent on ourselves.

devolve

giao trách nhiệm/phận sự cho ng khác verb: pass on or delegate (uỷ nhiệm) to another Synonyms : degenerate , deteriorate , drop The company was full of managers known for ..................... tasks to lower management, but never doing much work themselves. phát triển / tiến hoá ngược verb: grow worse (usually "............ into") The dialogue between the two academics .......... into a downright bitter argument.

lionize

give a lot of public attention and approval to (someone); treat as a celebrity. When his early results seemed to find positive effects for school integration, he was lionized by the profession.

querulous

given to complaining; complaining; fretful; whining hay càu nhàu, hay than phiền

affluent

giàu có adjective: wealthy The center of the city had sadly become a pit of penury, while, only five miles away, multi-million dollar homes spoke of .............

moment

giá trị có ý nghĩa và quan trọng noun: significant and important value Synonyms : consequence , import Despite the initial hullabaloo, the play was of no great ................. in Hampton's writing career, and within a few years the public quickly forgot his foray into theater arts. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study More info: Hullabaloo is a lovely term for a fuss or commotion, usually over something of little or no importance, like a celebrity's new hair style.

intermittent

gián đoạn, từng cơn adjective: stopping and starting at irregular intervals The intermittent thunder continued and the night was punctuated by cracks of lightning - a surreal sleepless night.

didactic

giáo huấn, giáo khoa instructive (especially excessively) hướng dẫn (đặc biệt quá mức)

dogmatic

giáo điều, võ đoán, độc đoán pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative khuynh hướng đặt ra các nguyên tắc là không đúng sự thật. "anh ấy đưa ra ý kiến ​​của mình mà không cố gắng giáo điều"

apocryphal

giả mạo being of questionable authenticity

presumption

giả định, suy đoán noun:an idea that is taken to be true on the basis of probability Synonyms : given , precondition When Mr. Baker found out the family car was gone, he acted under the ............... that his rebellious son had taken the car, calling his son's phone and yelling at him; only later did Mr. Baker realize that Mrs. Baker had simply gone out to get her nails done. noun: audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to (mặt dày mày dạn) The new neighbor quickly gained a reputation for her .................; she had invited herself to several neighbors' homes, often stopping over at inopportune times and asking for a drink.

spurious

giả, giả mạo

resolve

giải quyết (vấn đề) verb: reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation(long careful consideration) Synonyms : conclude After much thought, Ted .................. not to travel abroad this summer because he didn't have much money in his bank account. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

muted

giảm adjective: softened, subdued Synonyms : hushed , quiet , subdued Helen preferred...........earth colors, such as green and brown, to the bright pinks and red her sister liked. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

extenuate

giảm nhẹ tội adjective: making less guilty or more forgivable, try to lessen the seriousness or extent of You'll be furious that your friend didn't bake the cupcakes she promised for your bake sale — until you learn the .................circumstances: her dog climbed onto her kitchen counter and ate all the cupcake batter. The jury was hardly moved by the man's plea that his loneliness was an ............... factor in his crime of dognapping a prized pooch.

mitigate

giảm nhẹ, làm dịu bớt, làm cho đỡ make less severe/harsh/serious/painful. "he wanted to mitigate misery in the world"

circumscribe

giới hạn, hạn chế to draw a circle around; to restrict to narrow down, giới hạn lại

soporific

gây buồn ngủ (adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n.) something that induces sleep

engender

gây ra hoặc làm phát sinh (một cảm giác, tình huống hoặc tình trạng) cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition). The restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles were so severe that they engendered deep hatred and resentment in the German people.

moribund

gần chết, hấp hối, suy tàn adjective: being on the point of death; declining rapidly losing all momentum in progress Synonyms : stagnant Whether you like it or not, jazz as a genre is [ ] at best, possibly already dead.

cohesive

gắn kết chặt chẻ adjective: well integrated, forming a united whole A well-written, ... essay will keep on topic at all times, never losing sight of the main argument.

harried

gặp rắc rối dai dẳng đặc biệt là với những phiền toái nhỏ nhặt adjective: troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances With a team of new hires to train, Martha was constantly harried with little questions and could not focus on her projects.

innocuous

harmless & doesnt produce any ill effects - vô hại @innocent ko hại đc ai

choleric

hay cáu, nóng tính adjective: prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered Synonyms : hot-tempered , hotheaded , irascible , quick-tempered , short-tempered While a brilliant lecturer, Mr. Dawson came across as [ ] and unapproachable - very rarely did students come to his office hours.

contentious

hay cãi nhau, hay cà khịa, hay sinh sự adjective: likely to argue Synonyms : combative , disputatious , disputative , litigious Since old grandpa Harry became very [ ] during the summer when only reruns were on T.V., the grandkids learned to hide from him at every opportunity.

obliging

hay giúp người adjective: showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others Synonyms : complaisant Even after all his success, I found him to be accommodating (xuề xoà / sẵng lòng giúp đỡ) and ..., sharing with me his "secret tips" on how to gain wealth and make friends.

fickle

hay thay đổi, không kiên định adjective: liable to sudden unpredictable change, esp. in affections or attachments Synonyms : erratic , mercurial , quicksilver, fancy She was so ........... in her politics, it was hard to pinpoint her beliefs; one week she would embrace a side, and the next week she would denounce it.

belligerent

hiếu chiến, hung tợn hostile and agressive

bellicose

hiếu chiến, thích đánh nhau adjective: warlike; inclined to quarrel Synonyms : battleful , combative Known for their...............ways, the Spartans were once the most feared people from Peloponnesus to Persia.

smattering

hiểu biết hời hợt, nông cạn noun: a slight or superficial understanding of a subject; a small amount of something Synonyms : perfunctory understanding, rudimentary, smidgen, modicum, little I know only a ...............of German, but Helen is able to read German newspapers and converse with natives.

misconstrue

hiểu sai, giải thích sai verb: interpret in the wrong way

extant

hiện có, hiện còn, (a) existent, có tồn tại (usually refers to documents)

efficacious

hiệu quả, hiệu lực (thuốc), sinh lợi (tiền vốn) adjective: producing the intended result Since Maggie's cough syrup, which had expired five years back, was no longer efficacious, she coughed through the night.

prolific

hiệu suất cao very productive, abundantly productive; abundant, profuse

impeccable

hoàn hảo, không tì vết adjective: without fault or error Synonyms : faultless , immaculate He was ............ dressed in the latest fashion without a single crease or stain.

chivalrous

hào hiệp adjective: being attentive to women like an ideal knight Synonyms : gallant , knightly Marco's ... ways, like opening doors and pulling out chairs, was much appreciated by his date.

magnanimous

hào hiệp, cao thượng very generous / forgiving - toward a rival / someone less powerful

jubilant

hân hoan

craven

hèn nhát adjective: pathetically cowardly Though the man could have at least alerted the police, he crouched cravenly in the corner as the old woman was mugged.

malodorous

hôi, nặng mùi adjective: having an unpleasant smell Synonyms : ill-smelling, stinky, unpleasant-smelling Some thermally active fountains spew sulfur fumes--the air around them is sometimes so ... that many have to plug their noses.

colossal

hùng vĩ, khổng lồ, to lớn adjective: so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe Synonyms : prodigious , stupendous Few appreciate the ... scale of the sun: if hollow, it could contain a million Earths.

beatific

hạnh phúc, sung sướng adjective: blissfully happy That blissful grin on your face? It could be described as........, meaning it projects a peaceful sense of joy. Synonyms : angelic , angelical , sainted , saintlike , saintly Often we imagine all monks to wear the ............ smile of the Buddha, but, like any of us, a monk can have a bad day and not look very happy.

winsome

hấp dẫn, quyến rũ, lôi cuốn charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence)

precipitate

hấp tấp, bất cẩn adjective: hasty or rash Synonyms : hasty , overhasty , precipitant , precipitous Instead of conducting a thorough investigation after the city hall break-in, the governor acted [ ]ly, accusing his staff of aiding and abetting the criminals. verb: to cause to happen The government's mishandling the hurricane's aftermath [ ]d a widespread outbreak of looting and other criminal activity. This word has other definitions but these are the most important ones to study

pundit

học giả (n.) a learned person; one who gives authoritative opinions

cadaverous

hốc hác; hốc hác, trở nên rất gầy adjective: emaciated; gaunt, become very thin Synonyms : bony ,haggard , pinched , skeletal , wasted, attenuated Some actors take challenging roles in which they have to lose so much weight that they appear ................. (a) tái nhợt, trông như xác chết

impudent

hỗn xược - inpertinent / improperly forward or bold

rescind

hủy bỏ chính thức to repeal, cancel oficially

base

ignoble, without moral or principle adjective: the lowest, class without any moral principles Synonyms : foot , foundation , fundament , groundwork , substructure , understructure She was not so [ ] as to begrudge the beggar the unwanted crumbs from her dinner plate. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study begrudge can be broken into beg + rude... so some one who behave rudely with beggars ... the beggar 'wish ill ' for that person

restive

impatiently restless, bồn chồn, ko nghỉ ngơi đc

subsume

include / absorb something to sth else eg. wave subsumed piers. consider (an instance of something) as part of general-rule / principle eg.

denote

indicate / be a sign of (v) biểu hiện, biểu thị, chứng tỏ, chỉ rõ

rankle

irritate; fester; annoy viêm, sưng tấy; giày vò, day dứt verb: gnaw into (gặm, ăn mòn/làm ai dày vò); make resentful or angry Synonyms : eat into , fret , grate His constant whistling would .........her, sometimes causing her to leave in a huff.(showing annoyance in obvious way)

avid

khao khát, thèm thuồng adjective: marked by active interest and enthusiasm Synonyms : zealous, foudroyant, brio Martin is an...................... birdwatcher, often taking long hikes into remote mountains to see some rare eagle.

exalt

khen ngợi, ca tụng (v.) to glorify / praise /honor (Michael Jordan is the figure in basketball we exalt the most.)

contemptuous

khinh thường, coi thường; tỏ vẻ khinh bỉ, khinh người, khinh khỉnh adjective: scornful, looking down at others with a sneering(mocking) attitude Synonyms : disdainful , insulting , scornful, pejorative Always on the forefront of fashion, Vanessa looked.................... at anyone wearing outdated clothing.

rebuke

khiển trách dữ dội verb: criticize severely or angrily; censure lambast The police chief rebuked the two officers whose irresponsible decisions almost led to the deaths of seven innocent by-standers.

grovel

khom lưng uốn gối verb: show submission or fear, or to beg like a hungry dog Synonyms : cower , crawl , creep , cringe , fawn Every time Susan comes to the office, Frank .......... as if she were about to fire.

grandiloquent

khoác lác, khoa trương adjective: puffed up with vanity phồng lên với sự Tự phụ Synonyms : overblown , pompous , pontifical , portentous The dictator was known for his [ ] speeches, puffing his chest out and using big, important-sounding words.

admonitory

khuyên bảo/ quở trách/ khiển trách serving to warn; expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective phục vụ để cảnh báo; bày tỏ sự trách móc hoặc trách móc đặc biệt như là một sửa chữa

appease

khuyên giải, an ủi, nhân nhượng, nhượng bộ verb: pacify by acceding to the demands of Neville Chamberlain, the British prime minister during WWII, tried to appease Hitler and in doing so sent a clear message: you can walk all over us.

intimate

khuyên nhỏ - suggest sth subtly

exhort

khuyến khích verb: to strongly urge on; encourage Synonyms : barrack , cheer , inspire , pep up , root on , urge , urge on Nelson's parents .............. him to study medicine, urging him to choose a respectable profession; intransigent(unwilling to change one opinion), Nelson left home to become a graffiti artist. More info: intransigent means unwilling to change one views

nuance

khác biệt nhỏ trong ý nghĩa / ý kiến ​​/ thái độ noun: a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude Because of the nuances involved in this case, I hired an outside consultant to advise us and help.

disparate

khác hẳn nhau, khác loại adjective: two things are fundamentally different With the advent of machines capable of looking inside the brain, fields as ............ as religion and biology have been brought together by scientists trying to understand what happens in the brain when people have a religious experience. @distinct-separate

mettlesome

khí khái, dũng cảm adjective: filled with courage or valor valor - bravery Synonyms : game , gamey , gamy , gritty , spirited , spunky For its raid on the Bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Seal Team Six has become, for many Americans, the embodiment of [ ]. embodiment - hiện thân của possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching If you're spirited and brave, you're mettlesome. It takes a mettlesome person to hike the Appalachian Trail all alone Iron man:- metal body is courageous and brave

cryptic

khó hiểu, bí ẩn mysterious or vague, usually intentionally having a secret or hidden meaning

arduous

khó khăn, gian khổ adjective: demanding considerable mental effort and skill; testing powers of endurance In order to deal with the arduous cross-country journey, truck drivers often survive on a string of caffeinated drinks, staying awake for up to 30 hours at a time.

taxing

khó khăn, nặng nhọc adjective: use to the limit; exhaust Synonyms : burdensome , onerous The hike to the summit of Mt. Whitney was so ............. that I could barely speak or stand up. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

laborious

khó nhọc, gian khổ adjective: characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort Synonyms : arduous , backbreaking , grueling , gruelling , hard , heavy , operose , punishing , toilsome The most ... job I've had was working 20 hours a day as a fisherman in King Salmon, Alaska.

elusive

khó nắm bắt, khó hiểu, khó nhớ adjective: difficult to capture or difficult to remember Synonyms : baffling , knotty , problematic , problematical , tough Many first time skydivers say that describing the act of falling from the sky is ....................

facetious

khôi hài, bông lơn, giỡn mặt adjective: cleverly amusing in tone Synonyms : bantering , tongue-in-cheek ............ behavior will not be tolerated during sex eduation class; it's time for all of you to treat these matters like mature adults.

wanton

không biết giới hạn; không kiềm chế tức giận, ham muốn của mình adjective: without check or limitation; showing no moral restraints to one's anger, desire, or appetites Synonyms : easy , light , loose , promiscuous , sluttish Due to wanton behavior and crude language, the drunk man was thrown out of the bar and asked to never return.

superfluous

không cần thiết - unnecessary / serving no useful purpose thừa - being more than enough. "the purchaser should avoid asking for superfluous information"

vindictive

không khoan dung, hận thù adjective: to have a very strong desire for revenge Though the other girl had only lightly poked fun of Vanessa's choice in attire, Vanessa was so ............. that she waited for an entire semester to get the perfect revenge.

intransigent

không khoan nhượng (về chính trị) unwilling to change one's belief or course of action (adj.) refusing to compromise, irreconcilable a person who is intransigent; uncompromising, especially in politics; refusing any compromise

incessant

không ngừng, liên miên adjective: uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing Synonyms : ceaseless , constant , never-ending , perpetual , unceasing , unremitting I don't mind small children in brief doses, but I think the ........... exposure that their parents have to them would quickly wear me down. More info: wear something down : to gradually lose energy or confidence

unseemly

không phù hợp adjective: not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society Synonyms : indecent , indecorous , unbecoming , uncomely , untoward He acted in an ............. manner, insulting the hostess and then speaking ill of her deceased husband.

immaterial

không quan trọng, vụn vặt adjective: not relevant Synonyms : extraneous , impertinent , orthogonal, incorporeal The judge found the defendant's comments ............. to the trial, and summarily dismissed him from the witness stand.

evenhanded

không thiên vị adjective: without partiality Teachers often have trouble being evenhanded to all of their varied students.

impermeable

không thấm nước adjective: does not allow fluids to pass through The sand bags placed on the river formed an ................... barrier, protecting the town from flooding.

Imprudent

không thận trọng, khinh suất adjective: not wise

irrevocable

không thể hủy ngang incapable of being revoked / changed / called back @ir-revoked-able không thể hủy bỏ, không thể thu hồi

impregnable

không thể đánh bại, thay đổi adjective: immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with Synonyms : inviolable , secure , strong , unassailable , unattackable As a child, Amy would build pillow castles and pretend they were .................... fotresses.

quixotic

không thực tế adjective: wildly idealistic; impractical Synonyms : romantic , wild-eyed For every thousand startups with [ ] plans to be the next big name in e-commerce, only a handful ever become profitable. idealistic but impractical If you want something quick and exotic to happen at the same time it is a daydream

negligible

không đáng kể, có thể bỏ qua eg. overnight study has negligible impact on gre

elicit

khơi gợi ra verb: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) Just smiling--even if you are depressed--can elicit feelings of pleasure and happiness.

inclement

khắc nghiệt, hà khắc adjective: (of weather) unpleasant, stormy After a week of......................... weather, we finally are able to go outside and enjoy the sun. adjective: used of persons or behavior; showing no mercy Marcus Aurelius, though a fair man, was................... to Christians during his reign, persecuting them violently.

steadfast

kiên định, không dao động, trước sau như một adjective: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable Synonyms : firm , steady , stiff , unbendable , unfaltering , unshakable , unwavering A good captain needs to be................, continuing to hold the wheel and stay the course even during the most violent storm.

cavalier

kiêu căng coi thường người khác adjective: given to haughty disregard of others Synonyms : high-handed Percy dismissed the issue with a ... wave of his hand. @cá xách vali đi chơi nên coi thường người khác

haughty

kiêu căng, ngạo mạn

supercilious

kiêu kì, khinh khỉnh adjective: haughty and disdainful; looking down on others disdainful - khinh khỉnh Synonyms : disdainful , haughty , imperious , lordly , overbearing , prideful , sniffy , swaggering having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy Ex:- "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air" expressive of contempt Ex:-"curled his lip in a supercilious smile" Nelly felt the Quiz Bowl director acted [ ]ly towards the underclassmen; really, she fumed, must he act so preternaturally omniscient each time he intones some obscure fact - as though everybody knows that Mt. Aconcagua is the highest peak in South America. fumed - cáu kỉnh, nổi đoá preternaturally - phi thường, siêu nhiên omniscient - thông suốt mọi sự intones - ngâm/phát âm có ngữ điệu Supercilious:- If you are considering yourself super, supercilious girls.

censor

kiểm duyệt verb: to examine and remove objectionable material Synonyms : ban Every fall, high school English teachers are inundated by requests to ......... their curriculum by removing The Catcher in the Rye and Scarlet Letter from their reading lists. noun: an official who censors material The ..........r insisted that every reference to drugs should be removed from the manuscript.

flux

ko chắc nên làm gì noun: a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) Ever since Elvira resigned as the head of marketing, everything about our sales strategy has been in a state of flux.

imponderable

ko đo đếm đc / ko hiểu ra đc adjective: impossible to estimate or figure out ............. describes a situation that isn't able to be completely explained. "Where did we come from?" is one of those.................questions that defy human's ability for understanding. According to many lawmakers, the huge variety of factors affecting society make devising an efficient healthcare system an ..............task.

indecorous

ko đoan trang, đúng mực not in keeping with good taste and propriety / improper adjective: not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right / proper in polite society Eating with elbows on the table is considered indecorous in refined circles.

goad

kích thích, thúc giục verb: urge on (thôi thúc) with unpleasant comments Synonyms : prick,needle Doug did not want to enter the race, but Jim, through a steady stream of taunts, ............. him into signing up for it.

reticent

kín đáo not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily. "she was extremely reticent about her personal affairs"

misanthrope

kẻ ghét người noun: a hater of mankind Kevin is such a .............. that he refused to attend the Christmas party, claiming that everyone's happiness was "fake" and "annoying."

charlatan

kẻ lưu manh giả danh trí thức noun: a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes Synonyms : mountebank You may call him a "motivational speaker," but I call him a [ ]--he doesn't have any idea what he's really talking about.

miscreant

kẻ vô lại noun: a person who breaks the law Synonyms : reprobate "Come back you ...!" yelled the woman who just had her purse stolen.

reprobate

kẻ vô lại noun: person without moral who is disapproved of / reject ( documents) as invalid Synonyms : miscreant( a person without moral principles) Those old ...........drinking all day down by the river-they are not going to amount to much.

coalesce

kết hợp thành một nhóm/chất/khối verb: fuse or cause to grow together Synonyms : blend , combine , commingle , conflate , flux , fuse , immix , meld , merge , mix Over time, the various tribes coalesced into a single common culture with one universal language.

uncanny

kỳ lạ, huyền bí; phi thường adjective: suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; surpassing the ordinary Synonyms : eldritch , unearthly , weird,preternatural Reggie has an uncanny ability to connect with animals: feral cats will readily approach him, and sometimes even wild birds will land on his finger.

pedestrian

lacking imagination

wanting

lacking in ability or capacity "they weren't wanting in confidence" "in this area, she was found wanting time and time again."

provincial

lacking sophistication, narrow-minded

errant

lang thang adjective: to be wandering; not sticking to a circumscribed path Unlike his peers, who spent their hours studying in the library, Matthew preferred .............. walks through the university campus. Don't confuse it with arrant. @er-ran: anh ta đi

maunder

lanh quanh vô hướng. verb: wander aimlessly Max liked to [ ] down by the seaside and pick up whatever sea shells he would stumble upon. verb: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly Synonyms : blab , blabber , chatter , clack , gabble , gibber , palaver , piffle , prate , prattle , tattle , tittle-tattle , twaddle After drinking two espressos each, the animated couple would [ ] loudly, annoying the other patrons in the coffee shop.

foolhardy

liều lĩnh, dại dột adjective: marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences Synonyms : heady , rash , reckless The police regularly face dangerous situations, so for a police officer not to wear his bullet-proof vest is ....

subversive

ll đối lập intended to undermine or underthrow, especially an established government

provident

lo xa; tiết kiệm có hoặc tỏ rõ sự khôn ngoan đối với các nhu cầu trong tương lai; adjective: careful in regard to your own interests; providing carefully for the future cẩn thận liên quan đến lợi ích của riêng bạn; cung cấp cẩn thận cho tương lai In a move that hardly could be described as [ ], Bert spend his entire savings on a luxurious cruise, knowing that other bills would come due a couple months later.

askance

look nghiêng, ngờ vực adverb: with a look of suspicion or disapproval The old couple looked askance on the teenagers seated next to them, whispering to each other, "They've got rings through their noses and purple hair!"

confound

làm bối rối, rối trí / làm lộn cái này với cái kia to cause confusion / mistake one thing for another to confuse and frustrate

perpetuate

làm cho cứ tiếp diễn verb: cause to continue / prevail If you do not let him do things for himself, you are merely ............ bad habits that will be even harder to break in the future.//He said the decision "further ........... a culture of policing that says killing unarmed black men and women is OK".

ingratiate

làm cho mình được mến to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others

disabuse

làm cho tỉnh ngộ verb: to persuade somebody that his/her belief is not valid persuade - thuyết phục Disabuse means to free someone of a belief that is not true. Many teachers of health find that when they teach, they spend as much energy disabusing kids of false beliefs as they do giving them the facts. [ ] sb. of st. As a child, I was quickly [ ]d of the notion that Santa Claus was a rotund benefactor of infinite largess - one night I saw my mother diligently wrapping presents and storing them under our Christmas tree.

assuage

làm dịu bớt verb: make something intense less severe Her fear that the new college would be filled with unknown faces was ...............when she recognized her childhood friend standing in line.

debase

làm giảm giá trị / lăng mạ verb: reduce the quality / value of something Synonyms : adulterate , dilute , load , stretch The third-rate script so ................. the film that not even the flawless acting could save it from being a flop.

degrade

làm giảm giá trị; làm mất danh dự ai verb: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally Synonyms : demean , disgrace , put down , take down Jesse had mockingly pointed out all of Nancy's faults in front of their friends, publicly ....................... the poor girl.

flummox

làm hoang mang, lúng túng verb: be a mystery or bewildering to là một bí ẩn hoặc hoang mang Synonyms : amaze , baffle , beat , bewilder , dumbfound , get , gravel , mystify , nonplus , perplex , pose , puzzle , stick , stupefy , vex Mary's behavior completely [ ]es me: I never have any idea what her motivations might be.

perturb

làm lo lắng verb: disturb in mind or cause to be worried or alarmed Synonyms : cark , disorder , disquiet , distract , trouble , unhinge Now that Henry is recovering from a major illnesses, he no longer lets the little trivialities, such as late mail,.................. him.

irk

làm phiền, làm khó chịu

galvanize

làm phấn khởi, kích động - shock or excite (someone) into taking action. "the urgency of his voice galvanized them into action"

undermine

làm suy yếu

elucidate

làm sáng tỏ, giải thích make clearer and easier to understand

exacerbate

làm trầm trọng hơn make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse. "the exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only exacerbated the problem"

compound

làm tồi tệ hơn / mãnh liệt hơn verb: make more intense, stronger, or more marked Synonyms : deepen , heighten , intensify Her headache was ... by the construction crew outside, which had six jackhammers going at the same time. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

stolid

lãnh đạm, dửng dưng adjective: having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited Synonyms : impassive Elephants may appear ..............to casual observers, but they actually have passionate emotional lives.

furtive

lén lút, bí mật adjective: marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed While at work, George and his boss Regina felt the need to be as furtive as possible about their romantic relationship.

sententious

lên mặt dạy đời lên mặt đạo đức adjective: to be moralizing, usually in a pompous sense The old man, casting his nose up in the air at the group of adolescents, intoned [ ]ly, "Youth is wasted on the young." Rem:- Motivational sentences among OUS are indeed moralizing and pom

tawdry

lòe loẹt nhưng rẻ tiền adjective: tastelessly showy; cheap and shoddy(badly made), It can be used to describe almost anything from clothes to people to even events or affairs. Synonyms : brassy , cheap , flash , flashy , garish , gaudy , gimcrack , loud , meretricious , tacky , tatty , trashy,cheapjack , shoddy Carol expected to find New York City magical, the way so many movies had portrayed it, but she was surprised how often ............. displays took the place of genuine elegance// .......... things often have a hint of desperation and immorality — like ............... extramarital affairs or............tales. With.............. decorations and jewelry, quality has been exchanged for lots of flash and shine..

clemency

lòng khoan dung, lòng nhân từ noun: leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice khoan hồng và lòng trắc ẩn đối với người phạm tội bởi một người / cơ quan chịu trách nhiệm quản lý công lý Synonyms : mercifulness , mercy In the final moments of the trial, during his closing speech, Phillips was nearly begging the judge for clemency.

avarice

lòng tham noun: greed (one of the seven deadly sins) Synonyms : avaritia , covetousness , greed , rapacity,avariciousness , covetousness , cupidity The Spanish conquistadors were known for their ................., plundering Incan land and stealing Incan gold.

credence

lòng tin, tín ngưỡng noun: belief in something He placed no .............. in psychics, claiming that they offered no special powers beyond the ability to make people part with their money. more info: part with means to give something to someone although you would prefer to keep it

altruism

lòng vị tha, hành động vị tha noun: the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others Synonyms : selflessness Albert Schweitzer spent most of his life doing missionary work as a doctor in Africa, seeking no reward, apparently motivated only by.................

bowdlerize

lược bỏ, cắt bỏ verb: edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate indelicate - thiếu tế nhị, khiếm nhã, thô lỗ Synonyms : castrate , expurgate , shorten To receive an R rating, the entire movie was [ ]ed because it contained so much violence and grotesque subject matter.

sanguine

lạc quan, đầy hy vọng adjective: cheerful; optimistic Synonyms : florid , rubicund , ruddy With the prospect of having to learn 3,000 words during the course of the summer, Paul was anything but ...................

evasive

lảng tránh, thoái thác adjective: avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger or commitment His responses were clearly ...; he obviously did not want to take on any responsibility or any new work. adjective: deliberately vague or ambiguous Every time I call the bank, I receive the same ... answers about our mortgage and never get a clear response.

eccentric

lập dị, kì cục adjective: highly unconventional or unusual (usually describes a person) Synonyms : eccentric person , flake , geek , oddball Mozart was well-known for his ...s, often speaking words backward to confuse those around him.

genteel

lịch sự, nhã nhặn adjective: marked by refinement in taste and manners Synonyms : civilised , civilized , cultivated , cultured , polite A live string quartet would provide a more ........... air to the wedding than would a folk singer.

affable

lịch sự, nhã nhặn, thân thiện dễ gần adjective: likeable; easy to talk to Synonyms : amiable , cordial , genial For all his surface .........., Marco was remarkably glum when he wasn't around other people.

veneer

lớp bao bề mặt ngoài; vỏ ngoài noun: covering consisting of a thin superficial layer that hides the underlying substance Mark Twain referred to the Victorian Period in America as the "Gilded Age", implying the ample moral corruption that lay beneath a mere ... of respectability

quip

lời châm biếm, lời nói chua cay noun: a witty saying or remark Synonyms : epigram,crack , sally , wisecrack In one of the most famous .......... about classical music, Mark Twain said: "Wagner's music is better than it sounds." verb: to make a witty remark, to say in jest Synonyms : gag, make jokes When a old English teacher criticized Churchill for ending a sentence with a preposition, he ..........., "This is the kind of criticism up with which we will not put!"

inkling

lời gợi ý xa xôi/Ý niệm mơ hồ noun: a slight suggestion or vague understanding Synonyms : glimmer , glimmering , intimation Lynne speaks four Romance languages, but she doesn't have an ... about how East Asian languages are structured.

dupe

lừa bịp verb: to trick or swindle Synonyms : befool , cod , fool , gull , put on , put one across , put one over , slang , take in Once again a get-rich-fast Internet scheme had ..........Harold into submitting a $5,000 check to a sham operation. noun: a person who is easily tricked or swindled Synonyms : victim The charlatan( person falsely claiming to have special knowledge) mistook the crowd for a bunch of .........., but the crowd was quickly on to him and decried his bald-faced attempt to bilk them.

fleece

lừa gạt verb: to deceive ........... by = deceived by Synonyms : gazump , hook , overcharge , pluck , plume , rob , soak , surcharge Many people have been.............. by Internet scams and never received their money back. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

consecrate

make / declare (something, typically a church) sacred verb: to make holy or set apart for a high purpose Synonyms : bless , hallow , sanctify At the church of Notre Dame in France, the new High Altar was ... in 1182.

mollify

make so angry less angry appease the anger or anxiety of (so) làm giảm đi, làm bớt đi, làm dịu đi, làm nguôi đi, xoa dịu

calumny

malicious misrepresentation; slander lời vu khống

esoteric

mang ý nghĩa cao siêu, arcane adjective: confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle Map collecting is an esoteric hobby to most, but to geography geeks it is a highly enjoyable pastime.

arcane

mang ý nghĩa đbiệt/bí mật chỉ ít ng biết requiring secret or mysterious knowledge known or understood by only a few

amalgam

mixture of multiple things @anal-đít- ỉa-ra-đủ-thứ The singer's latest album is an amalgam of several genres

snide

mocking, mỉa mai adjective: expressive of contempt; derogatory or mocking in an indirect way Synonyms : sneering , supercilious The chairman interpreted Taylor's question about promotions as a ...... remark, but in all innocence Taylor was trying to figure out the company's process.......... means insulting or contemptuous in an indirect way. If your friend is wearing too much purple eye shadow and your other friend whispers to you, "What? Was she in a car wreck?" that's a ........... comment.

ploy

mánh khóe, thủ đoạn noun: a clever plan to turn a situation to one's advantage Synonyms : gambit,stratagem Dennis arranged an elaborate..............., involving 14 different people lying for him in different situations, so that it could appear that he was meeting Mary completely by chance at the wedding reception.

enthrall

mê hoặc, làm mê mệt verb: hold spellbound spellbound - làm mê hoặc Synonyms : delight , enchant , enrapture , enthral , ravish , transport She was so [ ]ed by the movie that she never heard people screaming, "Fire! Fire!" in the neighboring theater. Rem:- Enthrall(sounds like Enter Hall) When you entered your most liked hall then you got enraptured. (v.) to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison

emulate

mô phỏng, bắt chước để cho giống verb: strive to equal or match, especially by imitating; compete with successfully To really become fluent in a new language, ... the speech patterns and intonation of people who speak the language.

ambiguous

mơ hồ, nhập nhằng (adj) = indistinct, unclear having more than one possible meaning

quail

mất tinh thần, run sợ, nao núng verb: draw back, as with fear or pain Synonyms : cringe , flinch , funk , recoil , shrink , squinch , wince Craig always claimed to be a fearless outdoorsman, but when the thunderstorm engulfed the valley, he [ ]ed at the thought of leaving the safety of his cabin. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

gossamer

mỏng nhẹ như tơ sheer; like cobwebs mỏng như tơ nhện, tơ nhện

rustic

mộc mạc, quê mùa

harangue

một bài diễn văn dài - a tirade (a long, angry speech of criticism oraccusation) to deliver a tirade a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion

powwow

một cuộc họp hoặc thảo luận không chính thức noun: an informal meeting or discussion Before the team takes the field, the coach always calls for a .............. so that he can make sure all the players are mentally in the right place.

hodgepodge

mớ hổ lốn noun: a confusing mixture / jumble Synonyms : farrago , gallimaufry , hotchpotch , melange , mingle-mangle , mishmash , oddments , odds and ends , omnium-gatherum , ragbag Those in attendance represented a................ of the city's denizens: chimney sweepers could be seen sitting elbow to elbow with stockbrokers.

checkered

ng được đánh dấu bởi những sự kiện ô danh. adjective: one that is marked by disreputable happenings. The author who sells a million copies of her first book, four of the second, wins a prize for the third and dies at the ceremony has had a .................... career: it's got bright spots and dark ones, like a checkerboard. One by one, the presidential candidates dropped out of the race, their respective .................. pasts - from embezzlement to infidelity - sabotaging their campaigns. More info : embezzlement means (biển thủ tham ô - the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else) and infidelity means (bội tín - the quality of being unfaithful)

reservation

nghi ngờ không có căn cứ ngăn cản bạn chấp nhận một cái gì đó hết lòng noun: an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly Synonyms : arriere pensee , mental reservation I was initially excited by the idea of a trip to Washington, D.C. but now that I have read about the high crime statistics there, I have some ................... This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

stringent

nghiêm ngặt @strict adjective: demanding strict attention to rules and procedures Most of the students disliked the teacher because of his stringent homework policy, but many students would later thank him for demanding so much from them.

tendentious

nghiên về ý kiến tranh cãi adjective: likely to lean towards a controversial view If you are writing a report on climate change and you ignore evidence that the earth is warming, the paper might be called tendentious. Tendentious means promoting a specific, and controversial, point of view. Because political mudslinging has become a staple of the 24-hour media cycle, most of us, despite protestations to the contrary, are [ ] on many of today's pressing issues. mudslinging - vu khống staple - chủ đề chính

respite

nghỉ tạm thời noun: a pause from doing something (as work) Synonyms : break , recess , time out, relief , rest , rest period Every afternoon, the small company has a ................ in which workers play foosball or board games.

tenacious

ngoan cường, ngoan cố eg. he has maintained, even increased, his tenacious grip on power.

tortuous

ngoằn ngoèo, quanh co, khúc khuỷu (adj.) winding, twisted, crooked; highly involved, complex; devious

execrate

nguyền rủa verb: to curse and hiss at (to express strong disapproval or hatred for someone or something) Synonyms : accurse , anathematise , anathematize , anathemise , anathemize , comminate Though the new sitcom did decently in the ratings, Nelson railed against the show, saying that it was nothing more than an [ ]ble pastiche of tired cliché's and canned laughter.

invective

ngôn ngữ lăng mạ hoặc tố cáo noun: abusive or denunciatory language (rude and insulting words that someone says when they are very angry ) denunciatory - tố giác, vạch mặt Invective is harsh, abusive language, like, "you dirty rotten scoundrel." I'm sure you can think of harsher and more obscene examples, but we won't get into them here. Synonyms : vitriol , vituperation The Internet has unleashed the [ ]s in many of us; many people post stinging criticism on the comments section underneath newspaper articles or YouTube videos. Inspectors are invective , they use abusive language a lot

deter

ngăn chặn, cản trở verb: turn away from by persuasion Synonyms : dissuade His mother tried to ............ him from joining the army, but he was too intoxicated with the idea of war to listen. verb: try to prevent; show opposition to làm thoái chí Synonyms : discourage The government's primary job should involve ................. paths to war, not finding ways to start them.

thwart

ngăn cản verb: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of Synonyms : baffle , bilk , cross , foil , frustrate , queer , scotch , spoil,bar I wanted to spend a week in New York this autumn, but the high costs of travel and lodging .........ed my plans.

impede

ngăn cản, cản trở verb: be a hindrance or obstacle to Synonyms : hinder,block , close up , jam , obstruct , obturateq , occlude Since the police sergeant had to train the pair of new hires, progress in his own case was ..........d. @i'm be de - be de thi bi CAN TRO ko choi gai dc

aesthete

người chuộng mỹ thuật

volubility

người có tánh hoạt bát the quality of talking / writing easily & continuously

sycophant

người bưng bô @xin-cục-phân a flatterer; one who fawns on others in order to gain favor

raconteur

người có tài kể chuyện noun: a person skilled in telling anecdotes một người có kỹ năng kể những giai thoại Synonyms : anecdotist Jude is entertaining, but he is no [ ]: beyond the handful of amusing stories he has memorized, he has absolutely no spontaneous story-telling ability. Rem:- Racon :- tour, a person who is good in telling stories

maverick

người có đầu óc độc lập an unorthodox or independent-minded person noun: someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

scrupulous

người cực kì cẩn thận & tỉ mỉ (character) extreme care & great efforts attending thoroughly to details; người có đạo đức, biết đúng sai having high moral standards, principled

miser

người keo kiệt, bủn xỉn noun: a person who doesn't like to spend money (because they are greedy) Monte was no ........., but was simply frugal, wisely spending the little that he earned.

chauvinist

người theo chủ nghĩa sô vanh noun: a person who believes in the superiority of their group Synonyms : flag-waver , hundred-percenter , jingo , jingoist , patrioteer The ............ lives on both sides of the political spectrum, outright shunning anybody whose ideas are not consistent with his own.

martinet

người theo kỷ luật chặt chẽ noun: a strict disciplinarian Synonyms : disciplinarian , moralist The job seemed perfect to Rebecca, until she found out that her boss was a total [ ]; after each project the boss would come by to scrutinize - and inevitably criticize - every little detail of the work Rebecca had done.

curmudgeon

người thô lỗ noun: a grouchy, surly person grouchy - ng hay dỗi, cáu kỉnh Since Uncle Mike was the family [ ], each Thanksgiving he was plied with copious amounts of wine, in the hope that he would become less grouchy. Old, cranky, and more than a little stubborn, a curmudgeon is the gruff, grey-haired neighbor who refuses to hand out candy at Halloween and shoos away holiday carolers with a "bah humbug!" Cur-mud-geon Car mud main gone... to driver went bad tempered... i.e. curmudgeon.

spendthrift

người tiêu xài hoang phí noun: one who spends money extravagantly Synonyms : scattergood , spend-all , spender Taking weekly trips to Vegas, Megan was a ................ whose excesses eventually caught up to her.

egotist

người tự cao tự đại , ích kỷ noun: a conceited(excessive pride in oneself) and self-centered person Synonyms : egoist , swellhead, narcissist An ..........., Natasha had few friends because of her inability to talk about anything except her dream of becoming the next American Idol.

proponent

người đề xướng noun: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea Synonyms : advocate , advocator , exponent Ironically, the leading .......... of Flat-Earth Theory flies all over the world in an effort to win more adherents.

paradoxical

ngược đời, nghịch lý adjective: seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true Synonyms : self-contradictory That light could be both a particle and a wave seems ..., but nonetheless, it is true.

laconic

ngắn gọn, súc tích - là con nít thì ko nói nhiều brief and to the point

mellifluous

ngọt ngào, dịu dàng adjective: smooth and sweet-sounding Synonyms : dulcet , honeyed , mellisonant , sweet Chelsea's grandmother thought Franz Schubert's music to be the most [ ] ever written; Chelsea demurred, and to her grandmother's chagrin, would blast Rihanna on the home stereo speakers.

adequate

nhiêu đó là quá đủ adjective: good enough for what you need Synonyms : decent , enough A very light jacket will be ............. for Los Angeles's warm winter.

myriad

nhiều, vô số a large indefinite number / a very great number

hail

nhiệt tình hoan nghênh hoặc ăn mừng một cái gì đó verb: enthusiastically acclaim or celebrate something Synonyms : herald Many college superstar athletes are [ ]ed as the next big thing, but then flop at the professional level. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

hackneyed

nhàm (lời lẽ, luận điệu) trite / banal / (of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite. used so often as to lack freshness or originality

humdrum

nhàm chán, buồn tẻ adjective: dull and lacking excitement Synonyms : commonplace , prosaic , unglamorous , unglamourous,monotonous Having grown up in a ... suburb, Jacob relished (enjoyed greatly) life in New York City after moving.

factitious

nhân/ giả tạo, không tự nhiên adjective: artificial; not natural The defendant's story was largely [ ] and did not accord with eyewitness testimonies Rem:- Facts are artificial or not natural

label

nhãn, mác; dán nhãn, ghi mác noun: a name or phrase given to a group of things to identify them (often negative) synonym: insignia verb: to give a .............to something Synonyms : mark , tag The meaning of the .......... ""punk"" has changed greatly in the last 30 years. Children are often unkind and ......... others who look different as outsiders.

jaundice

nhìn lệch lạc, thành kiến; hằn học, ghen tức adjective: to be biased against due to envy or prejudice distort adversely "Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment" Shelly was [ ]d towards Olivia; though the two had once been best friends, Olivia had become class president, prom queen, and, to make matters worse, the girlfriend of the one boy Shelly liked.

retiring

nhút nhát; kín đáo adjective: to be shy, and reluctant to draw attention to yourself Synonyms : reticent , self-effacing, modest shy and reserved (of a person); modest; Ex. her retiring personality Nelson was always the first to leave soirees - rather than mill about( to move around with no obvious purpose) with "fashionable" folk, he was ............, and preferred the solitude of his garret. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

cede

nhường, nhượng bộ verb: relinquish possession or control over relinquish - bỏ, buông Synonyms : deliver , give up , surrender Eventually, all parents must [ ] control of their growing children' educations and allow their offspring some autonomy.

derogative

nhạo báng adjective: expressed as worthless or in negative terms Synonyms : disparaging - chê bai Never before have we seen a debate between two political candidates that was so .............. and filthy.

credulity

nhẹ dạ, cả tin noun: tendency to believe readily, gullible Virginia's wide-eyed(innocent, inexperienced) .............. as a five-year old was replaced by suspicion after she learned that Santa Claus didn't really exist.

picayune

nhỏ nhặt adjective: trifling or petty (a person) trifling - không quan trọng, tầm thường Synonyms : fiddling , footling , lilliputian , little , niggling , petty , piddling , piffling , trivial The adjective picayune refers to those things that are so small, trivial, and unimportant that they're not worth getting into. Why focus on the picayune details, when it's the larger ideas that are the real problem? English teachers are notorious for being [ ]; however, the English language is so nuanced and sophisticated that often such teachers are not being contrary but are only adhering to the rules. (adj.) of little value or importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small-minded Rem :- Picayune is picachu which is of little importance or value to me compared to dragon ball z

fledgling

non nớt, thiếu kinh nghiệm adjective: young and inexperienced; describing any new participant in some activity Synonyms : callow , unfledged,entrant , fledgeling , freshman , neophyte , newbie , newcomer , starter, Murray has years of experience in family practice, but he is just a ................. in surgery.

immutable

not able to be changed; unchangeable Không thay đổi, không biến đổi được

opaque

not clearly understood or expressed "the meaning of the professor's new research was opaque to most people, so no one asked any questions."

unconscionable

not right / reasonable / ethical Something that is almost unimaginably unacceptable is .................. Think of it as being something that no reasonable person would even think of doing or saying — something unbelievable, outrageous, and often horrible. adjective: unreasonable; unscrupulous; excessive Synonyms : exorbitant , extortionate , outrageous , steep , usurious The lawyer's demands were so .............. that rather than pay an exorbitant sum or submit himself to any other inconveniences, the defendant decided to find a new lawyer.

frivolous

not serious in content/attitude/behavior not having any serious purpose or value. "rules to stop frivolous lawsuits" (of a person) carefree and not serious.

imbroglio

noun: a confusing and potentially embarrassing situation An imbroglio is a complicated or confusing personal situation. To rephrase the J. Geils band song, "Love Stinks," if you love her and she loves him and he loves somebody else, you've got quite an imbroglio. Synonyms : embroilment The chef cook-off featured one gourmand who had the unfortunate distinction of mixing the wrong broths, creating an [ ] that diners would not soon forget. complicated situation; an entanglement Rem:- Brocolli - confused whether to buy it or not

boon

noun: a desirable state Synonyms : blessing Modern technology has been a ............... to the travel industry. adjective: very close and convivial(cheerful) He was a ................. companion to many, and will be sadly missed.

conundrum

noun: a difficult problem Synonyms : brain-teaser , enigma , riddle Computers have helped solve some of the mathematical ...s which have puzzled man for many centuries.

juggernaut

noun: a force that cannot be stopped Synonyms : steamroller Juggernaut means a massive force. If the army marching into your country is a juggernaut, you're doomed. If you're trying to market a new Cola product, you're up against corporate giant Coca-Cola, a beverage juggernaut if ever there was one Napoleon was considered a [ ] until he decided to invade Russia in winter; after which, his once indomitable army was decimated by cold and famine.

raft

noun: a large number of something Synonyms : batch , deal , flock , good deal , great deal , hatful , heap , lot , mass , mess , mickle , mint , mountain , muckle , passel , peck , pile , plenty , pot , quite a little , sight , slew , spate , stack , tidy sum , wad Despite a ......... of city ordinances passed by an overzealous council, noise pollution continued unabated in the megalopolis. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study More info: ordinance: a law passed by authority, unabated means havent decreased in intensity

misogynist

noun: a person who dislikes women in particular Synonyms : woman hater Many have accused Hemingway of being a quiet ..., but recently unearthed letters argue against this belief.

apostate

noun: a person who has abandoned a religious faith or cause Synonyms : deserter , ratter , recreant , renegade , turncoat An [ ] of the Republican Party, Sheldon has yet to become affiliated with any party and dubs himself an independent. one who renounces a religious faith. Apo:- rickshaw drivers have abandoned religious faith or cause

arriviste

noun: a person who has recently reached a position of power; a social climber a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class Synonyms : nouveau-riche , parvenu , upstart The city center was aflutter with [ ]s who each tried to outdo one another with their ostentatious sports cars and chic evening dress. Rem:- ar-rivis--(Rais)--te

sybarite

noun: a person who indulges in luxury indulge - thoả mãn Synonyms : voluptuary Despite the fact that he'd maxed out fifteen credit cards, Max was still a [ ] at heart: when the police found him, he was at a $1,000 an hour spa in Manhattan, getting a facial treatment. Rem:- Cyber ite

jingoist

noun: a person who thinks their country is always right and who is in favor of aggressive acts against other countries Synonyms : chauvinist , flag-waver , hundred-percenter , jingo , patrioteer In the days leading up to war, a nation typically breaks up into the two opposing camps: doves, who do their best to avoid war, and [ ]s, who are only too eager to wave national flags from their vehicles and vehemently denounce those who do not do the same.

solecism

noun: a socially awkward or tactless act Synonyms : faux pas , gaffe , gaucherie , slip Mother Anna was always on guard against any [] from her children and scolded them immediately if any of them talked out of place in public.

gaffe

noun: a socially awkward or tactless act Synonyms : faux pas , gaucherie , slip , solecism In a famous [ ], Vice President Quayle attempted to correct the spelling of a grade school student, only to find that the child was correct.

prognostication

noun: a statement made about the future Synonyms : forecasting , foretelling , prediction When the Senator was asked about where the negotiations would lead, he said that any guess he could make would be an unreliable [ ]. Rem :- If you procastinate your work daily, surely prognastication can be made about you

diatribe

noun: a strong verbal attack against a person or institution Synonyms : fulmination, tirade, polemic Steve's mom launched into a [ ]s during the PTA meeting, contending that the school was little more than a daycare in which students stare at the wall and teachers stare at the chalkboard. Ex:- tribal people:- they do strong verbal attack when they fight

recapitulation

noun: a summary (think of recap) Synonyms : recap , review Every point of the professors lesson was so clear that the students felt his concluding [ ] was not necessary.

quisling

noun: a traitor Synonyms : collaborationist , collaborator History looks unfavorably upon [ ]s; indeed they are accorded about the same fondness as Nero—he who watched his city burn down while playing the violin. A quisling is a traitor, especially one who collaborates with an enemy occupying force for personal gain Rem:- split like QUIT+LINK means a culprit quits and collaborate (link)with enemy Rem:- During qiz he changed his ling so that he could benefit his gf side, what a traitor he is! Rem:- Quit(Cut) the ling of traitor

banality

noun: a trite or obvious remark Herbert regarded the minister's remark as a mere banality until Sharon pointed out profound implications to the seemingly obvious words.

cornucopia

noun: an abundant supply of something good Synonyms : profuseness , profusion , richness The International Food Expo was a ................ of culinary delights: gourmet foods from every continent were under one roof.

screed

noun: an abusive rant (often tedious) Joey had difficulty hanging out with his former best friend Perry, who, during his entire cup of coffee, enumerated all of the government's deficiencies--only to break ranks and launch into some ............ against big business. additional info: enumerated = liệt kê deficiency = khuyết điểm / thiếu sót break ranks = tổ lái - to do or say something different from what a group you belong to does or says

junta

noun: an aggressive takeover by a group (usually military) As dangerous of a threat as North Korea is, some analysts believe that were a ............ suddenly to gain power, it could be even more unpredictable and bellicose(agressive) than the current leadership

alacrity

noun: an eager willingness to do something Synonyms : briskness , smartness with [ ] The first three weeks at his new job, Mark worked with such [ ] that upper management knew it would be giving him a promotion. Sự sốt sắng, nhanh nhảu, hoạt bát Mnemonics:- acrity is figure, drawing acrity is an eager willingness to do something.

virago

noun: an ill-tempered or violent woman Synonyms : amazon Poor Billy was the victim of the ...........'s invective(abuse) - she railed at him for a good 30-minutes about how he is the scum of the earth for speaking loudly on his cellphone in public.

pariah

noun: an outcast Synonyms : castaway , ishmael The once eminent scientist, upon being found guilty of faking his data, has become a [ ] in the research community.

exegesis

noun: critical explanation or analysis, especially of a text The Bible is fertile ground for [ ] - over the past five centuries there have been as many interpretations as there are pages in the Old Testament. an explanation of a text; a critical interpretation Rem:- Exegesis- EXEcuted, JESUS please explain how Jesus was executed. Rem:- If ex has thesis of wrongdoing, a critical explaination is required.

turpitude

noun: depravity (đồi bại, truỵ lạc); a depraved act During his reign, Caligula indulged in unspeakable sexual practices, so it not surprising that he will forever be remembered for his [ ]. indulged in (tự cho phép mình hưởng thụ) Mnemonics:- TAPORI ATTITUDE.....I hpe nw its easy

decimation

noun: destroying or killing a large part of the population The ... after atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is incomprehensible (ko thể hiểu nổi).

schadenfreude

noun: joy from watching the suffering of others When another person's bad luck secretly makes you feel good, that's Schadenfreude. Your brother's rejection from a college that also rejected you might give you a twinge of Schadenfreude. If you're fired from your difficult job, no one can blame you for a bit of Schadenfreude as you watch your replacement struggle with your old tasks. This German word perfectly captures that satisfied feeling everyone gets at times when someone else runs into misfortune. In German, Schadenfreude literally means "damage-joy," and it's always spelled with a capital S. The word came into English use in the 1920's, and you can spell it with a small s if you prefer. From his warm apartment window, Stanley reveled in [ ] as he laughed at the figures below, huddled together in the arctic chill.

insouciance

noun: lack of concern Synonyms : carefreeness , lightheartedness , lightsomeness Surprisingly, Hank had become a high-powered CEO; his high school friends remembered him as "Hanky Panky", who shrugged off each failed class with [ ]. Rem:- sauce In pants( I dont care) lack of concern

anomaly

noun: something that is not normal, standard, or expected After finding an anomaly in the data, she knew that she would have to conduct her experiment again.

zeitgeist

noun: spirit of the times Each decade has its own [ ] - the 1990's was a prosperous time in which the promise of the American Dream never seemed more palpable. prosperous - thịnh vượng, thành công palpable - quá mãnh liệt (tới nỗi cảm thấy đc) the trend or spirit of the times

malapropism

noun: the confusion of a word with another word that sounds similar A malapropism occurs when you say one word but you mean another, like instead of saying a certain restaurant is prosperous, you say it is preposterous. As you can tell, malapropisms are often humorous, though sometimes the joke is on the speaker. Whenever I looked glum, my mother would offer to share "an amusing antidote" with me - an endearing [ ] of "anecdote" that never failed to cheer me up.

apex

noun: the highest point Synonyms : acme , peak , vertex zenith, pinnacle The Ivy League is considered the .......... of the secondary education system.

apogee

noun: the highest point Synonyms : culmination, apex The [ ] of the Viennese style of music, Mozart's music continues to mesmerize audiences well into the 21st century.

serendipity

noun: the instance in which an accidental, fortunate discovery is made, good luck in making unexpected and unfortunate discoveries synonym: fortuitous By pure ........., Sarah discovered, at a flea market ( a street market selling second hand goods)in Peoria, a matching earring to replace the one that fell down the storm drain back home.//These ..............ous little moments aren't just .................., but the result of machine learning and "neural nets."

nadir

noun: the lowest point Synonyms : low-water mark For many pop music fans, the rap and alternative-rock dominated 90s were the [ ] of musical expression.

ingenuity

noun: the power of creative imagination Synonyms : cleverness , inventiveness Daedalus was famous for his ................; he was able to fashion his son Icarus with a pair of wings, using wax to hold them together.

variance

noun: the quality of being different The cynic quipped, "There is not much ............ in politicians; they all seem to lie".

candidness

noun: the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech Synonyms : candor , candour , directness , forthrightness , frankness Although I was unhappy that the relationship ended, I appreciated her .............. about why she was ready to move on from the relationship.

artlessness

noun: the quality of innocence Synonyms : ingenuousness , innocence , naturalness I, personally, found the [ ] of her speech charming.

exemplify

nêu gương, lam mâu mực / minh họa bằng ví dụ verb: be characteristic of Synonyms : represent Lincoln................. the best of not only America, but also the potential greatness that exists within each person. verb: clarify by giving an example of Synonyms : illustrate , instance Please present some case studies that ............ the results that you claim in your paper.

garrulous

nói nhiều, ba hoa, lắm mồm given to much talking, tediously chatty adjective: full of trivial conversation Lynne was garrulous: once, she had a fifteen minute conversation with a stranger before she realized the woman didn't speak English.

qualm

nỗi day dứt, nỗi băn khoăn; sự nôn nao, (đứng ngồi không yên) noun: uneasiness about the fitness of an action Synonyms : misgiving , scruple While he could articulate no clear reason why Harkner's plan would fail, he neverless felt ...s about committing any resources to it.

ponderous

nặng nề, chậm chạp adjective: weighed-down; moving slowly Synonyms : heavy , lumbering Laden with 20 kilograms of college text books, the freshman moved [ ]ly across the campus.

fawn

nịnh hót verb: try to gain favor by extreme flattery Synonyms : bootlick , kotow , kowtow , suck up , toady , truckle The media ... over the handsome new CEO, praising his impeccable sense of style instead of asking more pointed questions.

illustrious

nổi tiếng, lừng lẫy, vinh quang adjective: widely known and esteemed; having or conferring glory esteemed - được quý mến, kính trọng Synonyms : celebrated , famed , famous , far-famed , notable , noted , renowned Einstein was possibly the most [ ] scientist in recent history.

eminent

nổi tiếng, xuất sắc standing out in quality / position

tribulation

nỗi đau khổ, nỗ khổ cực/ sự khổ não noun: something that causes difficulty and suffering Synonyms : trial , visitation As of 2013, nearly 1.5 million Syrians have fled their country hoping to escape the ...s of a civil war tearing their country to pieces.

sanction

official permission or approval a penalty for a forbidden action

blatant

om sòm, ồn ào, without any attempt at concealment / completely obvious / conspicuous không có bất kỳ nỗ lực che giấu (a) very showy; bold; trắng trợn, flagrant, egregious completely lacking in subtlety; very obvious. "despite their blatant attraction to each other they try to stay just friends" (adj.) noisy in a coarse, offensive way; obvious / conspicuous, especially in an unfavorable sense

flout

openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention) khinh thường

glut

overstock; fill beyond capacity (with food); fill to excess; N: oversupply sự tràn ngập, thừa mứa; nhồi nhét, cho ăn no nê; cung cấp thừa thãi

placid

peaceful; calm (a) yên lặng, bình yên, không bị khuấy động (cảnh vật); điềm tĩnh (người) adjective: not easily irritated Synonyms : equable , even-tempered , good-tempered Doug is normally ..............., so we were all shocked to see him yelling at the television when the Mets lost the game.

heretic

person who holds unorthodox opinions in anyfield (not merely religion) eg. everyone does cardio before weights, Mike is a heretic and always does a reverse.

parochial

person with a parochial mentality is narrow-minded, or not open to new ideas.

prodigious

phi thường, kì lạ, to lớn, đồ sộ so great in size/ force/ extent as to elicit awe ronaldo's hatrick totals were truly prodigious: every year, he set a new record.

carping

phàn nàn, ta thán, oán trách adjective: persistently petty and unjustified criticism Synonyms : faultfinding What seemed like incessant nagging (những lời cằn nhằn, đay nghiến) and ... about my behavior from my mother turned out to be wise and useful advice that has served me well.

insolvent

phá sản adjective: unable to pay one's bills; bankrupt With credit card bills skyrocketing, a shockingly large number of Americans are truly ...................

rakish

phóng đảng adjective: marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness Synonyms : devil-may-care , raffish As soon as he arrived in the city, the ... young man bought some drugs and headed straight for the seedy parts of town.

ostentatious

phô trương, khoe khoang (adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy

pertinent

phù hợp, có liên quan, thích hợp eg: The patient's health record contained _____ information, like the dates of all his inoculations. adjective: having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand Synonyms : apposite , apt, germane While the salaries of the players might draw attention in the media, such monetary figures are not .......... to the question of who plays the best on the field.

treacherous

phản bội, phụ bạc, bội bạc; không tin được, dối trá, xảo trá

remonstrate

phản đối, than phiền verb: to make objections while pleading pleading - biện hộ / cầu xin Synonyms : bawl out , berate , call down , call on the carpet , chew out , chew up , chide , dress down , have words , jaw , lambast , lambaste , lecture , rag , rebuke , reprimand , reproof , scold , take to task , trounce [ ] with Remonstrate means to call someone on something that's wrong. If your mother yells at you in public, you might call this getting chewed out. She might call it remonstrating. Either way, it's embarrassing. The mothers of the kidnapped victims [ ]d to the rogue government to release their children, claiming that the detention violated human rights.

balk

phản đối,ko đồng tình verb: refuse to comply Synonyms : baulk , jib , resist The students were willing to clean up the broken glass, but when the teacher asked them to mop the entire floor, they ..., citing reasons why they needed to leave.

incumbent

phận sự adjective: necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility Middle managers at times make important decisions, but real responsibility for the financial well-being of the corporation is ultimately ... on the CEO.

convoluted

phức tạp adjective: highly complex or intricate (rắc rối, phức tạp) Synonyms : byzantine , involved , knotty , tangled , tortuous Instead of solving the math problem in three simple steps, Kumar used a ....................solution requiring fifteen steps.

juxtapose

place side by side for contrast

ascetic

practicing self-denial; austere khổ hạnh

frustrate

prevent (a plan or attempted action) from progressing, succeedding, being fulfilled. eg. he frustrate my effort to win.

ascribe

quy cho, gán cho verb: attribute or credit to Synonyms : assign , attribute , impute History ... The Odyssey and The Iliad to Homer, but scholars now debate whether he was a historical figure or a fictitious name.

arbitrary

quyết định ngẫu nhiên và không có căn cứ tùy tiện; tùy hứng;(toán học) bất kỳ; tuỳ ý random and groundless decision (adj.) unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness The question seemed rather arbitrary with no rhyme or reason whatsoever. This system was so arbitrary and irrational that it resulted in large numbers of poor persons being excluded. Why couldn't people see that tradition, while rather arbitrary , was the only fair way to do things? If not, what is to prevent the exercise of excessive or arbitrary power? His either/or choice was arbitrary and unnecessary, and he hurt his organization as a result.

lugubrious

quá thương tiếc adjective: excessively mournful sad, forlorn, morose, buồn, sầu thảm, bi thảm At the funeral, [ ] songs filled the small church. @huhu-hic

overweening

quá tự phụ, quá tự tin adjective: arrogant; presumptuous showing excessive confidence or pride. Synonyms : excessive , extravagant , exuberant,uppity Mark was so convinced of his basketball skills that in his [ ] pride he could not fathom that his name was not on the varsity list; he walked up to the basketball coach and told her she had forgotten to add his name.

besiege

quấy rối (bằng cách hỏi / yêu cầu) làm lo lắng verb: harass, as with questions or requests; cause to feel distressed or worried Synonyms : beleaguer , circumvent , hem in , surround After discovering a priceless artifact in her backyard, Jane was besieged by phone calls, emails, and reporters all trying to buy, hold or see the rare piece of history.

badger

quấy rối, làm phiền verb: to pester ............. is to bother. Persistently. On and on. Without stop. Relentlessly. Over and over. Endlessly. It comes from the name of that chipmunk-like animal that burrows into the ground. Synonyms : beleaguer , bug , pester , tease ................. by his parents to find a job, the 30-year-old loafer instead joined a gang of itinerant musicians. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

enjoin

ra lệnh khiến, bắt phải, chỉ thị verb: give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority Synonyms : order , say , tell The government agency [ ]ed the chemical company to clean up the hazardous dump it had created over the years.

patronize

ra vẻ bề trên verb: treat condescendingly Synonyms : condescend , She says she genuinely wanted to help me, but instead she................... me, constantly pointing out how I was inferior to her. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

demur

raise doubts / objections / show reluctance ngần ngại do dự, phản đối

egregious

remarkably bad; outstanding, used for someone or something bad; flagrant; gross; shocking Quá xá tệ

banal

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse trite / hackeyed so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring. "songs with banal, repeated words" tầm thường, vô vị

supplant

replace and supersede (thay thế & ko dùng nữa) take the place of

refractory

resisting control, discipline, etc. wilful; not yielding to treatment; hard to melt, fuse or work; stubborn; unmanageable Bướng, khó bảo; dai dẳng, khó chữa (bệnh); khó nung, khó chảy; re(=again) +fract(=break)

venerate

reverent, to feel or show deep respect for repect deeply - tôn kính

cogent

rõ ràng & có sức thuyết phục adjective: clear and persuasive Synonyms : telling , weighty A ........argument will change the minds of even the most skeptical audience.

lucid

rõ ràng, dễ hiểu adjective: (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable Synonyms : crystal clear , limpid , luculent , pellucid , perspicuous Though Walters writes about physics and time travel, his writing is always ........, so readers with little scientific training can understand difficult concepts.

macabre

rùng rợn, khủng khiếp, kinh khủng; ma quỷ. adjective: suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome Synonyms : ghastly , grim , grisly ,sick Edgar Allen Poe was considered the master of the ............; his stories vividly describe the moment leading up to - and often those moments after - a grisly death.

ostracize

rút khỏi nhóm, tẩy chay (v.) to exclude from a group, banish, send away

retract

rút lại verb: pull inward or towards a center; formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure Synonyms : draw in,abjure , forswear , recant , resile Email is wonderfully efficient, but once something awkward or damaging has been sent, there is no way to ................ it.

involved

rắc rối, phức tạp difficult to comprehend; complicated. "a long, involved conversation"

lampoon

satire, mocking literature, văn trào phúng verb: ridicule with satire ridicule - nhạo báng satire - trào phúng, châm biếm Synonyms : satirise , satirize Mark Twain understood that [ ]ing a bad idea with humor was the most effective criticism.

austere

severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor

insolent

showing a rude & arrogant lack of respect

sedulous

siêng năng adjective: (of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence. done diligently and carefully Synonyms : assiduous A sedulous person is someone who works hard and doesn't give up easily. If you make repeated and sedulous attempts to fix a leaky pipe and it only makes things worse, it might be time to go online and find the number of a plumber. An avid numismatist, Harold [ ]ly amassed a collection of coins from over 100 countries - an endeavor that took over fifteen years, and to five continents. marked by care and persistent effort "sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles"

diligent

siêng năng, cần cù

prevaricate

speak or act in an evasive way nói lập lờ; nói quanh co (để lừa dối hoặc để lảng tránh sự thật)

parsimonious

stingy; excessively frugal chi li, keo kiệt, bủn xỉn, tằn tiện, tiết kiệm

zenith

summit thiên đỉnh; điểm cao nhất, cực điểm, tột đỉnh noun: the highest point; culmination At the ............ of his artistic career, Elvis was outselling any other artist on the charts.

construe

suy diễn / diễn giải (một từ hoặc hành động) theo một cách cụ thể (xem như?) interpret (a word or action) in a particular way. "his words could hardly be construed as an apology"

expurgate

sàng lọc; cắt bỏ (một cuốn sách, những chỗ không thích hợp trong một cuốn sách) verb: to remove objectionable material Synonyms : bowdlerise , bowdlerize , castrate , shorten, censor The censor [ ]d every reference to sex and drugs, converting the rapper's raunchy flow into a series of bleeps.

perspicacious

sáng suốt, minh mẫn adjective: acutely insightful and wise Synonyms : sagacious , sapient Many modern observers regard Eisenhower as [ ], particularly in his accurate prediction of the growth of the military.

pithy

súc tích adjective: concise and full of meaning Synonyms : sententious(pompous and pretentious, and full of moralistic babble.)/ concise I enjoy reading the Daodejing for its ............ and insightful prose; it always gives me something to think about.

venality

sự bán rẻ

animosity

sự thù oán, hận thù, tình trạng thù địch noun: intense hostility The governor's .............. toward his rival was only inflamed when the latter spread false lies regarding the governor's first term.

impending

sắp xảy ra adjective: close in time; about to occur Synonyms : at hand , close at hand , imminent , impendent The ................... doom of our world has been a discussed and debated for 2000 years - maybe even longer.

gerrymander

sắp xếp gian lận (trong cuộc bỏ phiếu ) để giành phần thắng verb: to manipulate voting districts in order to favor a particular political party Years ago, savvy politicians had [ ]ed the city center to ensure their re-election.

redress

sửa lại noun: an act of making something right Synonyms : remediation , remedy Barry forgot his wife's birthday two years in a row, and was only able to redress his oversight by surprising his wife with a trip to Tahiti.

sangfroid

sự bình tĩnh noun: calmness or poise in difficult situations Rem:- Sangvi- calmness or poised in difficult situations. The hostage negotiator exhibited a [ ] that oftentimes was more menacing than the sword at his throat, or the gun at his head.

discord

sự bất đồng noun: lack of agreement or harmony Synonyms : strife Despite all their talented players, the team was filled with ..........--some players refused to talk to others--and lost most of their games.

culpability

sự có tội - guilt responsibility for a fault or wrong; blame. "a level of moral culpability" @cu bà bị lì tì nên có tội

duress

sự cưỡng ép, đe doạ noun: compulsory force or threat The witness said he signed the contract under duress and argued that the court should cancel the agreement.

apprehension

sự e sợ hãi noun: fearful expectation Synonyms : dread,misgiving Test day can be one of pure ................, as many students worry about their test scores.

opulence

sự giàu có, vương giả noun: wealth as evidenced by sumptuous (xa hoa) living Russian oligarchs are famous for their opulence, living in fancy homes and dining on expensive caviar.

savvy

sự hiểu biết noun: a perceptive understanding Synonyms : apprehension , discernment , understanding Although a great CEO, he did not have the political ............. to win the election. verb: get the meaning of something Synonyms : apprehend , compass , comprehend , dig , get the picture , grasp , grok The student ............ the meaning of astrophysics with little effort. adjective: well-informed or perceptive With his ............. business partner, the company was able to turn a profit within a year.

largess

sự hào phóng / của làm phúc generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others. "dispensing his money with such largesse" money or gifts given generously. "the distribution of largesse to the local population"

constraint

sự hạn chế,sự ràng buộc noun: something that limits or restricts Synonyms : restraint We don't have many resources, so we'll have to work with some very tight ...s.

tumult

sự hỗn loạn noun: a state of chaos, noise and confusion Synonyms : garboil , , uproar,commotion , din , ruckus , ruction , rumpus Riots broke out just in front of our apartment building, and the ............continued late into the night.

paucity

sự khan hiếm noun: a lack of something Synonyms : dearth There is a .............of jobs hiring today that require mental skills, since most jobs have either been automated or outsourced. More info: outsourced means obtained from contract from outside supplier

dearth

sự khan hiếm noun: a lack or shortage Synonyms : famine , shortage,paucity I am surprised by the .......... of fast food chains; this is America and I assumed they were on every street.

dispatch

sự nhanh chóng, hiệu quả noun: the property of being prompt and efficient Synonyms : despatch , expedition , expeditiousness She finished her thesis with ..., amazing her advisors who couldn't believe she hadn't written 60 scholarly pages so quickly. vứt bỏ, tống khứ ngay luôn verb: dispose (vứt bỏ, tống khứ) of rapidly and without delay and efficiently As soon as the angry peasants stormed the castle, they caught the king and swiftly ... him. This word has other definitions but these are the most important ones to study

perfidy

sự phản trắc / bội tín sự phản bội, sự bội bạc; sự xảo trá tính phản bội, tính bội bạc; tính xảo trá betrayal, treachery, treason deceitfulness; untrustworthiness

collusion

sự thông đồng noun: agreement on a secret plot Synonyms : connivance Many have argued that Lee Harvey Oswald, JFK's assassin, was in ............... with other criminals; others maintain that Oswald was a lone gunman.

vicissitude

sự thăng trầm, sự thịnh suy noun: change in one's circumstances, usually for the worse Even great rulers have their [ ]s - massive kingdoms have diminished overnight, and once beloved kings have faced the scorn of angry masses. scorn - khinh miệt diminished - bị bớt, thu nhỏ Ex:- Vishi left project, in his life this was change was usually for the worse.

temerity

sự táo bạo, liều lĩnh noun: fearless daring Synonyms : audaciousness , audacity No child has the [ ] to go in the rundown house at the end of the street and see if it is haunted.

euphoria

sự vui mừng khôn tả noun: a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation The ............... of winning her first gold medal in the 100 meter dash overwhelmed Shelly-Ann Fraser and she wept tears of immense joy.

temperance

sự vừa phải, điều độ, chừng mực restraint or moderation, especially in regards to alcohol or food

antipathy

sự ác cảm noun: an intense feeling of dislike or aversion @/=em-pathy "Maria had an antipathy for tour groups, often bolting to the other side of the museum as soon as she saw a chaperone leading a group of wide-eyed tourists."

contrition

sự ăn năn noun: the feeling of remorse / guilt that comes from doing something bad Those who show contrition during their prison terms--especially when under review by a parole board--often get shortened sentences.

predilection

sự ưa chuộng a preference / special liking for something; a bias in favor of something. "my predilection for Asian food"

perquisite

sự ưu tiên, ưu đãi bổng lộc, tiền thù lao thêm, thừa hưởng noun: a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) Synonyms : exclusive right , prerogative , privilege Even as the dishwasher at the French restaurant, Josh quickly learned that he had the ... of being able to eat terrific food for half the price diners would pay.

precocious

talented at youth, tài năng trẻ, sớm phát triển

avaricious

tham lam quá độ having / showing extreme greed for wealth / material gain

cupidity

tham tiền noun: greed for money Synonyms : avarice , avariciousness , covetousness Some believe people that amassing as much wealth as possible is the meaning to life - yet they often realize that [ ] brings anything but happiness. Rem:- Cupid stores, Girls are greedy to go there

preempt

thay thế / có quyền ưu tiên hơn verb: take the place of / have precedence over Synonyms : displace A governmental warning about an imminent terrorist attack would ... ordinary network programming on television.

prescience

the power to foresee the future

gall

the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties bản chất thô lỗ và xấc xược; bold and impudent behavior. "the bank had the gall to demand a fee" feeling of deep anger làm phiền, xúc phạm

anemic

thiếu năng lượng và sức sống adjective: lacking energy and vigor Synonyms : anaemic After three straight shows, the lead actress gave an [ ] performance the fourth night, barely speaking loudly enough for those in the back rows to hear.

diffident

thiếu tự tin, quá khiêm tốn; rụt rè, nhút nhát (a) lacking self confidence

myopic

thiển cận, ko có tầm nhìn short sighted nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight / imagination / discernment

propitious

thuận lợi, điềm tốt cho tương lai Favorable, giving good signs for the future, likely to work out; tốt, lành kind or forgiving adjective: presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success The child's heartbeat is still weak, but I am seeing many propitious signs and I think that she may be healing.

pristine

thuần khiết nguyên thủy adjective: Unspoiled, untouched (usu. of nature) The glacial lake was ............. and we filled our canteens to drink deeply. adjective: Immaculately clean and unused Drill sergeants are known for demanding ................. cabinets, uniforms, and beds, and often make new recruits clean and clean and clean until they meet the expected high standards.

jargon

thuật ngữ noun: the specialized language used by people in the same work or profession. Synonyms : argot , cant , lingo , patois , slang , vernacular, palaver, patter, twaddle To those with little training in medicine, the ................ of doctors can be very difficult to understand.

pecuniary

thuộc tiền tài adjective: relating to or involving money Synonyms : monetary The defendant was found guilty and had to serve a period of community service as well as pay [ ] damages to the client. relating to money Rem:- sounds like "penny" which is money.

martial

thuộc về quân đội, vũ trang, chiến tranh adjective: suggesting war or military life Synonyms : warlike,soldierlike , soldierly , warriorlike Americans tend to remember Abraham Lincoln as kindly and wise, not at all ..........., despite the fact that he was involved in the fiercest war America has even fought.

cosmopolitan

thuộc về quốc tế adjective: comprising many cultures; global in reach and outlook Synonyms : ecumenical , general , oecumenical , universal , world-wide , worldwide There are few cities in the world as diverse and ... as New York.

demure

thuỳ mị, nết na, rụt rè adjective: to be modest and shy Synonyms : coy , overmodest The portrait of her in a simple white blouse was sweet and ...............

rash

thách thức bất chấp nguy hiểm hoặc hậu quả; liều lĩnh phát sinh rủi ro, liều lĩnh adjective: marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; imprudently incurring risk, reckless Synonyms : foolhardy , heady , reckless Although Bruce was able to make the delivery in time with a nightime motorcycle ride in the rain, Susan criticized his actions as .............. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

germane

thích hợp, phù hợp applicable / relevant / appropriate. "the same considerations are equally applicable to accident claims"

pugnacious

thích đánh nhau, hung hăng adjective: very agressive; ready to fight; truculent eager to fight or argue; verbally combative The comedian told one flat joke after another, and when the audience started booing, he ............. spat back at them, "Hey, you think this is easy - why don't you buffoons give it a shot?"

boorish

thô lỗ, đê tiện adjective: ill-mannered and coarse or contemptible in behavior or appearance Synonyms : loutish , neandertal , neanderthal , oafish , swinish Bukowski was known for being a ... drunk and alienating close friends and family.

rudimentary

thô sơ being in the earliest states of developement being / involving basic facts /principles

mesmerize

thôi miên, mê hoặc, quyến rũ verb: to spellbind or enthrall Synonyms : bewitch , magnetise , magnetize , mesmerise The plot and the characters were so well developed that many viewers were ..............d, unable to move their eyes from the screen for even a single second.

sagacious

thông minh, sắc sảo adjective: having good judgement and acute insight acute - sắc bén, sắc sảo Synonyms : perspicacious , sapient Steve Jobs is surely one of the most [ ] CEOs, making Apple the most recognizable and valuable companies in the world.

pedantic

thông thái rởm, tỏ ra vẻ có học marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects (a) showing off learning, khoe khoang việc có học

capricious

thất thường, dễ thay đổi adjective: determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason syn: precipitous Nearly every month our capricious CEO had a new plan to turn the company around, and none of them worked because we never gave them the time they needed to succeed.

aesthetic

thẩm mỹ adjective concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty. "the pictures give great aesthetic pleasure" noun a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement. - một bộ các nguyên tắc cơ bản và hướng dẫn công việc của một nghệ sĩ hoặc phong trào nghệ thuật cụ thể.

deliberate

thận trọng, có tính toán, có suy nghĩ cân nhắc verb: think about carefully; weigh the pros and cons of an issue Synonyms : consider , debate , moot , turn over Emergency situations such as this call for immediate action and leave no room to deliberate over options. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

chary

thận trọng, cẩn thận adjective: cautious, suspiciously reluctant to do something Synonyms : cagey , cagy [ ] about/of doing something Having received three speeding tickets in the last two months, Jack was [ ] of driving at all above the speed limit, even on a straight stretch of highway that looked empty for miles ahead.

discreet

thận trọng, kín đáo adjective: careful to protect one's speech / actions in order to avoid offense / gain an advantage cẩn thận để bảo vệ lời nói hoặc hành động của mình để tránh xúc phạm hoặc đạt được lợi thế The professor thought that he was ..., subtly wiping the stain off of his shirt, but as soon as he stepped off the podium a member of the audience pointed out the large ketchup stain.

candid

thật thà, ngay thẳng adjective: a straightforward and honest look at something Synonyms : blunt , forthright , frank , free-spoken , outspoken , plainspoken , point-blank , straight-from-the-shoulder Even with a perfect stranger, Charles was always ............ and would rarely hold anything back.

forthright

thẳng thắn adjective: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion Synonyms : blunt , candid , frank , free-spoken , outspoken , plainspoken , point-blank , straight-from-the-shoulder I did not expect the insurance agent to give us any straight answers, but I was pleasantly surprised by how forthright he was.

heyday

thời hoàng kim noun: the pinnacle or top of a time period or career Synonyms : bloom , blossom , efflorescence , flower , flush , peak , prime During the ..............of Prohibition, bootlegging had become such a lucrative business that many who had been opposed to the 18th Amendment began to fear it would be repealed.

profusion

thừa thãi, dồi dào noun: the property of being extremely abundant Synonyms : cornucopia , profuseness , richness When Maria reported that she had been visited by Jesus Christ and had proof, a profusion of reporters and journalists descended on the town.

precipitous

thực hiện với sự vội vàng rất lớn và không có sự cân nhắc done with very great haste and without due deliberation

pragmatic

thực tế, thực dụng based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.

tact

tinh tế, khéo léo noun: consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense,To talk carefully without hurting anyone's feelings, Synonyms : tactfulness In a tremendous display of .............., Shelly was able to maintain a strong friendship with Marcia, even though Marcia's husband, Frank, confessed to finding Shelley more attractive than Marcia.// Around a friend who's afraid of snakes, you use.......... when talking about reptiles because you don't want to upset them

urbane

tinh tế, lịch thiệp (lịch thiệp như người thành thị) adjective: showing a high degree of refinement (tao nhã, lịch sụ) and the assurance that comes from wide social experience Synonyms : polished , refined , svelte Because of his service as an intelligence officer and his refined tastes, W. Somerset Maugham became the inspiration for the ............. and sophistcate spy James Bond.

probity

tính trung thực, liêm khiết, đáng tin cậy noun: integrity, strong moral principles The ideal politician would have the [ ] to lead, but reality gravely falls short of the ideal of morally upright leaders.

thrifty

tiết kiệm adjective: spending money wisely Synonyms : careful He was economical, spending his money ............. and on items considered essential.

economical

tiết kiệm, hiệu quả adjective: avoiding waste, efficient Journalists favor an economical style of writing, in which no unnecessary words are used and every sentence is as short as possible.

frugal

tiết kiệm, thanh đạm, giản dị not spending much money (but spending wisely)

precedent

tiền lệ noun: an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time adj: subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time) synonym : paradigm, antecedent The principal explained that even though one student had done modelling work outside of school, the outfits that student wore in those photographs in no way established a ................. for what could be worn at school dances.// By World War I, 17 million foreigners had followed in her footsteps in "a movement of people without ............... in human history

pittance

tiền thù lao rẻ mạt noun: a small amount (of money) Vinny's uncle beamed smugly about how he'd offered his nephew fifty dollars for his Harvard tuition; even twice the amount would have been a mere ............... more info: beamed smugly means smiled with too much satisfaction or confidence

eschew

to avoid, tránh, né, tránh làm (việc gì...) to refuse / reject / deny, từ chối deliberately avoid using; abstain from. cố tình tránh sử dụng; kiêng. @nó ách xì thì mình phải tránh

belie

to create a false impression of / to misrepresent reality. "His child-like face and youthful disposition belie his real age." to provide evidence that contradicts something "Unfortunately for Margaret, the results of her lie detector test belied her innocence."

expound

to explain in detail; to clarify

burgeon

to grow and flourish, đâm chồi -Love burgeoned between them.

construe

to interpret or analyze something in a particular way

upbraid

to scold - trách mắng

pine

to yearn for, a desire for someone or something who is not present khao khát, mong muốn một ai đó hoặc một cái gì đó không có verb: to yearn for, a desire for someone or something who is not present Synonyms : ache , languish , yearn , yen Standing forlornly(sad and lonely) by the window, she........... for her lost love. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

catholic

toàn diện, bao quát hết tất cả adjective: of broad scope; universal Catholic:- Capital C:- Catholic Church. catholic:- small c:- universal and inclusive Jonah's friends said that Jonah's taste in music was eclectic; Jonah was quick to point out that not only was his taste eclectic but it was also [ ]: he enjoyed music from countries as far-flung as Mali and Mongolia.

ornate

trang trí công phu, trang sức lộng lẫy adjective: marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details Synonyms : flowery The .................. Victorian and Edwardian homes spread throughout San Francisco are my favorite part of the city.

embellish

trang trí, tô điểm verb: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; make more beautiful Synonyms : adorn , beautify , decorate , grace , ornament , fancify , prettify McCartney would write relatively straightforward lyrics, and Lennon would .................. them with puns and poetic images.

moot

tranh luận adjective: open to argument or debate; irrelevant, (verb)think carefully about,(verb) bring up a topic for discussion Synonyms : arguable , debatable , disputable Since the Board just terminated Steve as the CEO, what the finance committe might have thought of his proposed marketing plan for next year is now a .......... point. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

amuck

trong trạng thái điên cuồng / không kiểm soát adverb: in a frenzied / uncontrolled state Synonyms : amok , murderously Wherever the bowl haircut teen-idol went, his legions(large number ) of screaming fans ran through the streets ............, hoping for a glance at his boyish face.

limpid

trong trẻo, sáng sủa adjective: clarity in terms of expression Synonyms : crystal clear , crystalline , lucid , pellucid , transparent,perspicuous The adjective limpid describes something (often liquid) that is clear, serene and bright. Nature calendars often feature glamour shots of a limpid stream or a limpid lake. Her [ ] prose made even the most recondite subjects accessible to all. prose - văn xuôi / bài nói chán ngắt limpid lake writes in a limpid style lime water pi (drink) - crystal clear in terms of expression

staunch

trung thành, đáng tin cậy loyal and comitted in attitude

veracious

truthful chân thực, đúng sự thực

ferret

truy tìm, khám phá verb: to search for something persistently to dig for something until you find it. Synonyms : .......... out Ever the resourceful lexicographer, Fenton was able to ............... out the word origin of highly obscure words. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

indict

truy tố, buộc tội verb: to formally charge or accuse of wrong-doing The bankrobber was............... on several major charges, including possession of a firearm.

implicate

truyền đạt một ý nghĩa; bao hàm, ngụ ý verb: convey a meaning; imply Synonyms : entail By saying that some of the guests were uncomfortable, the manager ... to the hotel staff that it needed to be more dilligent. để chỉ ra hành vi sai trái, thường là một tội phạm verb: to indicate in wrongdoing, usually a crime The crime boss was implicated for a long list of crimes, ranging from murder to disturbing the peace.

inundate

tràn ngập verb: to flood or overwhelm Synonyms : deluge , submerge, flood , swamp The newsroom was ........... with false reports that only made it more difficult for the newscasters to provide an objective account of the bank robbery.

tirade

tràng đả kích, tràng chửi rủa noun: an angry speech Synonyms : broadside , philippic In terms of political change, a .......... oftentimes does little more than make the person speaking red in the face.

antithetical

trái ngược hoàn toàn về tính cách hay mục đích sharply contrasted in character or purpose

illicit

trái phép, không hợp pháp adjective: contrary to or forbidden by law Synonyms : illegitimate , outlaw , outlawed , unlawful Though Al Capone was engaged in many .............. activities, he was finally arrested for income tax evasion, a relatively minor offense.

expound

trình bày chi tiết giải thích chi tiết present and explain (a theory or idea) systematically and in detail. "he was expounding a powerful argument" explain the meaning of (a literary or doctrinal work). "the abbess expounded the scriptures to her nún"

semblance

trông giống cái gì & vẻ bề ngoài của cái gì noun: an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading Synonyms : color , colour , gloss While the banker maintained a [ ] of respectability in public, those who knew him well were familiar with his many crimes.

brazen

trơ tráo, vô liêm sỉ (adj.) shameless, impudent; made of brass

elude

trốn tránh, lãng quên verb: escape understanding,hard to grasp, to evade Synonyms : bilk , evade Even a basic understanding of physics can .......... most high schools students.//Tom ............ his captors by hiding under a table

vacuous

trống rỗng; ngớ ngẩn, ngây ngô; rỗi, vô công rồi nghề adjective: devoid of intelligence, matter, or significance Synonyms : asinine , fatuous , inane , mindless,empty , hollow To the journalist's pointed question, the senator gave a ............response, mixing a few of his overall campaign slogans with platitudes(canned or phony phrases) and completely avoiding the controversial subject of the question.

banish

trục xuất verb: expel from a community, residence, or location; drive away Synonyms : ban , blackball , cast out , ostracise , ostracize , shun The most difficult part of the fast was .............. thoughts of food. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

castigate

trừng phạt, khiển trách dữ dội to punish severely; to criticize severely; to reprimand severely. ~ chasetise nhẹ hơn chút

chastise

trừng phạt, đánh đập @chát tai punish / scold someone rebuke or reprimand severely

exonerate

tuyên bố vô tội, giải oan, miễn tội (v.) to clear from a charge or accusation (v) free from blame, exculpate

forlorn

tuyệt vọng, hết hy vọng

consummate

tài giỏi, hoàn hảo adjective: having or revealing supreme mastery or skill Synonyms : masterful , masterly , virtuoso Tyler was the ............. musician: he was able to play the guitar, harmonica, and the drum at the same time. verb: to make perfect and complete in every respect The restoration of the ancient church was only ............. after a twenty years of labor. This word has other definitions but these are the most important ones to study

approbatory

tán thành, đồng ý, chấp thuận adjective: expressing praise or approval Synonyms : affirmative , approbative , approving , plausive Although it might not be her best work, Hunter's new novel has received generally [ ] reviews.

advocate

tán thành, ủng hộ publicly recommend/support. "He has often publicly advocated a life ban for those athletes who test positive." a person who publicly supports/recommends a particular cause or policy. "And he's an enthusiastic advocate of online technology." verb: speak, plead, or argue in favor of Synonyms : preach While the senator privately approved of gay marriage, he was unwilling to................ for the cause in a public venue. noun: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea Synonyms : advocator , exponent , proponent Martin Luther King Jr. was a tireless ..................... for the rights of African-Americans in the United States. This word has other definitions but these are the most important ones to study

hagiographic

tâng bốc quá mức với cuộc sống hoặc công việc của ai đó adjective: excessively flattering toward someone's life or work Most accounts of Tiger Woods life were [ ], until, that is, his affairs made headlines.

quandary

tình thế khó xử noun: state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options Synonyms : dilemma Steve certainly is in a ...................: if he doesn't call Elaine, she will blame him for everything, but if he does call her, the evidence of where he currently is could cost him his job.

effrontery

tính vô liêm sỉ, mặt dày mày dạn noun: audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to Synonyms : assumption , presumption , presumptuousness The skateboarders acted with [ ], skating through the church grounds and spray-painting signs warning trespassers.

prolixity

tính đài dòng, rườm rà noun: boring verbosity verbosity - dài dòng Synonyms : long-windedness , prolixness , windiness , wordiness I loved my grandfather dearly, but his [ ] would put me to sleep, regardless of the topic. Rem:- prolix=prolonged +lexico graphy wordiness

reverent

tôn kính, sùng kính deeply respectful showing / feeling veneration

deferential

tôn trọng, tôn kính, cung kính showing respect

impecunious

túng thiếu having little / no money

augment

tăng lên verb: enlarge / increase; improve Ideally, the restaurant's ................... menu will expand its clientele(customers collectively) and increase its profits.

analogous

tương tự, giống nhau adjective: similar in some respects but otherwise different Synonyms : correspondent In many ways, the Internet's transformative effect on society has been analogous to that of the printing press.

disenfranchise

tước quyền công dân, tước quyền bầu cử verb: deprive of voting rights The U.S. Constitution ............... women until 1920 when they were given the right to vote.

provisional

tạm thời, lâm thời adjective: under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon Synonyms : probationary , provisionary , tentative Until the corporate office hands down a definitive decision on use of the extra offices, we will share their use in a ... arrangement.

jejune

tẻ nhạt, ko mùi vị adjective: dull; lacking flavor Synonyms : insubstantial,insipid Although many top chefs have secured culinary foam's popularity in haute cuisine, Waters criticizes it for being [ ] and unfilling. adjective: immature; childish Use the adjective jejune to describe something that is uninteresting or insignificant. Many people claim to find celebrity gossip jejune, but ask them about a recent movie star scandal and chances are they know all about it. Synonyms : adolescent , juvenile , puerile Her boss further cemented his reuptation for being [ ] after throwing a fit when the water cooler wasn't refilled. Rem:- June - dull atmosphere, plenty of heat displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity "jejune responses to our problems" lacking in nutritive value "the jejune diets of the very poor"

elaborate

tỉ mỉ, tinh vi, phức tạp, công phu adjective: marked by complexity and richness of detail,the word comes from "to produce by labor" but it has come to mean a lot of labor, especially work that is very complicated and precise. can act as verb ( to add detail as to an account or idea) To imagine this word, think of a painting with lots of flourishes or a story with many sub-plots and characters that all fit together in extensive ways Synonyms : luxuriant Thomas, on returning from Morocco, replaced his dirty gray carpet with an ............. one he'd brought back with him.//Ms. Self's paintings convey an .............. material culture of history and fantasy. verb: explain in more detail Synonyms : dilate , enlarge , expand , expatiate , exposit , expound , flesh out , lucubrate Most high school physics teachers find themselves ............. the same point over and over again, since many concepts confuse students.

sanctimonious

tỏ ra mộ đạo adjective: making a show of being pious; holier-than-thou Synonyms : holier-than-thou , pharisaic , pharisaical , pietistic , pietistical , self-righteous The ................. person sounds like a hypocrite when he preaches to a friend about the evils of drugs, while he drinks one beer after another.///Even during the quiet sanctity of evening prayer, she held her chin high, a .................. sneer forming on her face as she eyed those who were attending church for the first time.

pejorative

tỏ thái độ ko chấp nhận (điều kiện) adjective: expressing disapproval (usu. refers to a term) Most psychologists object to the pejorative term "shrink", believing that they expand the human mind, not limit it.

recondite

tối tăm, bí hiểm, khó hiểu / obscure (of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse.

acme

tột đỉnh, đỉnh cao nhất noun: the highest point of achievement Synonyms : elevation , height , meridian , peak , pinnacle , summit , superlative , tiptop , top The new Cessna airplanes will be the............ of comfort, offering reclining seats and ample legroom.

spurn

từ chối với sự khinh miệt verb: reject with contempt(that someone is worthless) Synonyms : disdain , freeze off , pooh-pooh , reject , scorn , turn down She ........... all his flattery and proposals, and so he walked off embarrassed and sad.

repudiate

từ chối, không thừa nhận do không đúng sự thật hoặc vô căn cứ reject as untrue or unfounded reject or deny the validity of to disown

amiable

tử tế, tốt bụng, dễ thương adjective: friendly Synonyms : affable , cordial , genial Amy's name was very apt: she was so .............. that she was twice voted class president.

complacent

tự mãn adjective: contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions Synonyms : self-complacent , self-satisfied After the water polo team won their sixth championship, they became .............. and didn't even make it to the playoffs the next year.

smug

tự mãn adjective: marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction Synonyms : self-satisfied When Phil was dating the model, he had a ............ attitude that annoyed his buddies.

melancholy

u sầu noun: a deep, long-lasting sadness Hamlet is a figure of tremendous ...: he doesn't have a truly cheerful scene throughout the entire play.

equivocal

unclear; confusing; doubtful; ambiguous lập lờ, nước đôi, đáng ngờ, khả nghi; không rõ rệt, không chắc chắn open to two or more interpretations

inimical

unfriendly; hostile; injurious

implausible

unlikely; unbelievable không hợp lý hard to believe; impossible

hackneyed

used so often as to lack freshness or originality

ascendancy

uy thế, lực noun: the state that exists when one person or group has power over another Synonyms : ascendance , ascendence , ascendency , control , dominance The................. of the Carlsbad water polo team is clear—they have a decade of championships behind them.

erudite

uyên bác, thông thái

lethargic

uể oải adjective: lacking energy Synonyms : unenrgetic Nothing can make a person more ... than a big turkey dinner.

languid

uể oải, lừ đừ; yếu đuối, thiếu sinh động; chậm chạp

imbibe

uống, hấp thụ verb: to drink or absorb as if drinking Synonyms : absorb , draw , soak up , sop up , suck , suck up , take in , take up Plato [ ]d Socrates' teachings to such an extent that he was able to write volumes of work that he directly attributed, sometimes word for word, to Socrates. im+bibe...sounds like pipe...and u need a pipe to drink in sth...

maudlin

uỷ mị, ướt át adjective: overly emotional and sad Synonyms : bathetic , drippy , hokey , kitschy , mawkish , mushy , schmaltzy , schmalzy , sentimental , slushy , soppy , soupy You can use maudlin to describe something that brings tears to your eyes, or makes you feel very emotional. Tearjerkers like "Forrest Gump" and "Titanic" can be described as maudlin Just as those who were alive during the 70's are mortified that they once cavorted about in bellbottoms, many who lived during the 80's are now aghast at the [ ] pop songs they used to enjoy - really, just what exactly is a total eclipse of the heart?

censure

v. to criticize severely - để chỉ trích nặng nề @nên mới bị censor

vilify

v. to defame; slander; malign. (để nói xấu, vu khống, độc ác) phỉ báng, nói xấu spread negative info about

abstain

v. to refrain from doing something; hold back kiêng, nhịn

vociferous

vehement / clamorous om sòm, to tiếng, ầm ĩ; một mực khăng khăng conspicuously and offensively loud

eke

verb: To live off meager resources, make through a difficult time Stranded in a cabin over the winter, Terry was able to ........ out an existence on canned food.

beg

verb: assume something is true ([ ] a question - circular reasoning) By assuming that Charlie was headed to college - which he was not - Maggie [ ]ed the question when she asked him to which school he was headed in the Fall. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study assume something is true

assail

verb: attack in speech or writing Synonyms : assault , attack , lash out , round , snipe In the weekly paper, the editor ............ the governor for wasting hundreds of thousands of dollars in public projects that quickly failed.

impute

verb: attribute (responsibility or fault) to something Synonyms : ascribe , assign , attribute He [ ]ed his subpar performance on the test to a combination of stress and poor sleep. Rem:- put the blame to somebody

importune

verb: beg persistently and urgently After weeks of [ ]ing the star to meet for a five-minute interview, the journalist finally got what she wanted. Rem:- Im (not) + portune (fortune). Someone who doesn't have fortune BEGS PERSISTANTLY.

flounder

verb: behave awkwardly; have difficulties Synonyms : stagger Sylvia has excelled at advanced calculus, but ironically, when she has to deal with taxes, she .............

disseminate

verb: cause to become widely known Before the effects of anesthesia were disseminated, patients had to experience the full pain of a surgery.

glean

verb: collect information bit by bit Synonyms : harvest , reap Herb has given us no formal statement about his background, but from various hints, I have gleaned that he grew up in difficult circumstances

vanquish

verb: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict Synonyms : beat , beat out , crush , shell , trounce For years, Argentina would dominate in World Cup qualifying matches, only to be ... by one of the European countries during the late stages of the tournament.

delegate

verb: give an assignment to (a person) Synonyms : assign , depute , designate Since the senior manager had to go on many international business trips, she was forced to ... many of her responsibilities to two lower-level managers. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

stymie

verb: hinder or prevent the progress / accomplishment of Synonyms : block , blockade , embarrass , hinder , obstruct , stymy The engineers found their plans ... at every turn and were ultimately able to make almost no progress on the project.

behooves

verb: it's a duty/responsibility for so to do st /it's incumbent on. to be one's duty or obligation The teacher looked down at the student and said, "It would ... you to be in class on time and complete your homework, so that you don't repeat freshman English for a third straight year."

hamstrung

verb: made ineffective or powerless The FBI has made so many restrictions on the local police that they are absolutely .............., unable to accomplish anything.

tarnish

verb: make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically Synonyms : defile , maculate , stain , sully Pete Rose was one of the best baseball players of his generation, but his involvement with gambling on baseball games has............ his image in the eyes of many.

incense

verb: make furious Synonyms : exasperate , infuriate When Herb bought football tickets for a game on the day of their wedding anniversary, Jill was incensed. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

tender

verb: offer up something formally Synonyms : bid The government was loath to(reluctant).............. more money in the fear that it might set off inflation. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

discriminate

verb: recognize or perceive the difference Synonyms : know apart,separate Sarah couldn't ............ between a good wine and a bad wine, so she avoided wine tastings. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

truncate

verb: reduce the length of something @trùn-cắt The soccer game was truncated when the monsoon rain began to fall.

buck

verb: resist Synonyms : go against The profits at our firm ............. the general downturn that affected the real estate industry.

squander

verb: spend thoughtlessly; waste time, money, or an opportunity Synonyms : blow , waste,consume , ware Fearing his money would be ............... by his family, he gave all of it to charity when he died.

bolster

verb: support and strengthen The case for the suspect's innocence was bolstered considerably by the fact that neither fingerprints nor DNA were found at the scene.

conniving

verb: taking part in immoral and unethical plots The queen was so ........... that, with the help of the prince, she tried to overthrow the king.

kowtow

verb: to bow or act in a subservient (khúm núm) manner Synonyms : bootlick , fawn , kotow , suck up , toady , truckle, grovel to, be obsequious to, be servile to, be sycophantic to, fawn over/on, cringe to Paul [ ]d to his boss so often the boss herself became nauseated (buồn nôn) by his sycophancy.

hector

verb: to bully or intimidate Synonyms : ballyrag , boss around , browbeat , bully , bullyrag , push around , strong-arm To hector is to boss around or verbally bully someone. An older brother might hector his little sister until she hands over part of her Halloween candy. The boss's [ ]ing manner put off many employees, some of whom quit as soon as they found new jobs. Rem:- Hecotor or hitler Victor of uncle is quite intimidating

fete

verb: to celebrate a person Synonyms : celebrate After World War II, war heroes were ......... at first but quickly forgotten.

excoriate

verb: to criticize very harshly Synonyms : condemn , decry , objurgate , reprobate Entrusted with the prototype to his company's latest smartphone, Larry, during a late night karaoke bout, let the prototype slip into the hands of a rival company - the next day Larry was [ ]d, and then fired. Rem:-Ex RPS player Cory anderson was criticized very harshly for his bad performance

mulct

verb: to defraud or swindle Synonyms : bunco , con , defraud , diddle , gip , goldbrick , gyp , hornswoggle , nobble , rook , scam , short-change , swindle , victimize The meaning of mulct is as nasty as it sounds; it means to fine someone or the money you collect as a result of a fine. No one wants to pay an extra mulct to the city, when it's the city who mismanaged the budget. The so-called magical diet cure simply ended up [ ]ing Maria out of hundreds of dollars, but did nothing for her weight. to punish by a fine or by depriving of something; to extract by fraud or deceit (v.) to defraud or deprive someone of something Rem:- Mula cant drive car, if they are caught by a policeman, he/she pays the fine.

expunge

verb: to eliminate completely Synonyms : excise , scratch , strike When I turned 18, all of the shoplifting and jaywalking charges were [ ]d from my criminal record. jaywalking- băng qua đường ẩu Expunge:- sounds like sponge, it is used to remove dirt completely

reproach

verb: to express criticism towards At first, Sarah was going to yell at the boy, but she didn't want to reproach him for telling the truth about the situation. to criticize, chỉ trích, castigate, upbraid

champion

verb: to fight for a cause Synonyms : defend Martin Luther King Jr. championed civil rights fiercely throughout his short life. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

wax

verb: to gradually increase in size / intensity Synonyms : climb , mount , rise Her enthusiasm for the diva's new album only ............ with each song; by the end of the album, it was her favorite CD yet. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

defray

verb: to help pay the cost of, either in part of full In order for Sean to attend the prestigious college, his generous uncle helped [ ] the excessive tuition with a monthly donation. excessive - quá thể quá đáng def + ray -> by paying for their education, you provide a "ray" of hope for "deaf" people!!

stem

verb: to hold back or limit the flow / growth of something Sometimes ......... means to originate; other times it means to stop something its source. To .......... the tide of applications, the prestigious Ivy requires that each applicant score at least 330 on the Revised GRE. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

demean

verb: to insult; to cause someone to lose dignity or respect Synonyms : degrade , disgrace , put down , take down At first the soccer players bantered back and forth, but as soon as one of the players became ............ing, calling the other's mother a water buffalo, the ref whipped out a red card.

coward

verb: to intimidate Synonyms : overawe Do not be [ ]ed by a 3,000-word vocabulary list: turn that list into a deck of flashcards! intimidate - hăm doạ dẫm You can see "timid" in the middle of intimidate, and to be timid is to be frightened or to pull back from something. When you intimidate, you frighten or make someone afraid. A pet rat might intimidate your sister's friends, keeping them out of your fort. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

check

verb: to limit (usually modifying the growth of something) Deserted for six months, the property began to look more like a jungle and less like a residence - weeds grew un............ in the front yard noun: the condition of being held back or limited When government abuses are not kept in ............., that government is likely to become autocratic. This word has other definitions but these are the most important ones to study

hedge

verb: to limit or qualify a statement; to avoid making a direct statement Synonyms : circumvent , dodge , duck , elude , evade , fudge , parry , put off , sidestep , skirt When asked why he had decided to buy millions of shares at the very moment the tech companies stock soared, the CEO [ ]d, mentioning something vague about gut instinct. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

err

verb: to make an error Synonyms : mistake , slip He ..........ed in thinking that "indigent(poor)" and "indignant( feeling of anger at something unjust)" were synonyms.

unnerve

verb: to make nervous or upset Synonyms : enervate , faze , unsettle At one time .......... by math problems, she began avidly "Magoosh-ing", and soon became adept at even combinations and permutations questions.

conciliate

verb: to make peace with Synonyms : appease , assuage , gentle , gruntle , lenify , mollify , pacify , placate His opponents believed his gesture to be [ ]ory, yet as soon as they put down their weapons, he unsheathed a hidden sword.

propitiate

verb: to placate or appease If you forgot flowers on your Mom's birthday, you can still propitiate her by sending a bouquet the next day. Propitiate means to appease someone or make them happy by doing a particular thing. Handy strategy for lovers, too. The two sons, plying their angry father with cheesy neckties for Christmas, were hardly able to [ ] him - the father already had a drawer full of ones he had never worn before or ever planned to. Rem:- Propose i ate, then i would feel appeased

hound

verb: to pursue relentlessly Synonyms : hunt , trace An implacable(unablet to be stopped or appeased) foe (enemy) of corruption, Eliot Ness ............ed out graft in all forms - he even helped nab Al Capone. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

dog

verb: to pursue relentlessly; to hound Synonyms : chase , chase after , give chase , go after , tag , tail , track , trail Throughout his life, he was .........ed by insecurities that inhibited personal growth. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

equivocate

verb: to speak vaguely, usually with the intention to mislead or deceive Synonyms : beat around the bush , palter , prevaricate , tergiversate After Sharon brought the car home an hour after her curfew, she [ ]d when her parents pointedly asked her where she had been.

start

verb: to suddenly move in a particular direction All alone in the mansion, Henrietta ............... when she heard a sound. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

attenuate

verb: to weaken (in terms of intensity); to taper of (giảm dần, yếu đi)/become thinner. Synonyms : rarefy Her animosity towards Bob [ ]d over the years, and she even went so far as to invite him to her party.

mundane

việc lặp đi l lại, không thú vị adjective: repetitive and boring; not spiritual Nancy found doing dishes a thorougly mundane task, although Peter found a kind of Zen pleasure in the chore. trần tục adjective: relating to the ordinary world Though we think of the pope as someone always dealing in holy matters, he is also concerned with mundane events, such as deciding when to set his alarm each morning.

jocular

vui vẻ, hài hước adjective: characterized by jokes and good humor Synonyms : jesting , jocose , joking My uncle was always in a ..................... mood at family gatherings, messing up people's hair and telling knock-knock jokes to anyone who would listen.

genial

vui vẻ, thân ái, ân cần adjective: agreeable, conducive to comfort Synonyms : kind Betty is a ......... young woman: everyone she meets is put at ease by her elegance and grace.

convivial

vui vẻ, thích chè chén adjective: describing a lively atmosphere The wedding reception was ...; friends who hadn't seen each other for ages drank and ate together before heading to the dance floor.

jovial

vui vẻ, vui tính adjective: full of / showing high-spirited merriment The presidential candidate and her supporters were jovial once it was clear that she had won.

disinterested

vô tư, không vụ lợi, công bình unaffected by concern for one's own welfare

insipid

vô vị, nhạt nhẽo adjective: dull and uninteresting Synonyms : bland , flat , flavorless , flavourless , savorless , savourless , vapid The movie director was known for hiring beautiful actors in order to deflect attention away from the ... scripts he would typically use.

futile

vô ích, không hiệu quả adjective: producing no result or effect; unproductive of success Synonyms : ineffectual , otiose , unavailing,bootless , fruitless , sleeveless , vain I thought I could repair the car myself, but after two days of work with no success, I have to admit that my efforts were ....

inadvertent

vô ý, không chú ý; thiếu thận trọng, sơ xuất, cẩu thả adjective: happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally Synonyms : accidental Although Prohibition was rooted in noble ideals, the ............. and costly consequences of making alcohol illegal in the U.S. led its the repeal.//When your actions are ........... you're not paying attention to their consequences

unscrupulous

vô đạo đức; vô liêm sỉ; cẩu thả without scruples or principles (adj.) dishonest; not guided or controlled by moral principles vô lương tâm

embroiled

vướng vào adjective: involved (in argument or contention contention = ganh đua Synonyms : entangled These days we are never short of a D.C. politician ..............in scandal—a welcome phenomenon for those who, having barely finished feasting on the sordid details of one imbroglio, can sink their teeth into a fresh one.

palimpsest

vật đã được thay đổi nhiều lần nhưng vẫn có thể nhìn thấy dấu vết của các lần lặp lại trước đây noun: something that has been changed numerous times but on which traces of former iterations can still be seen The downtown was a [ ] of the city's checkered past: a new Starbucks had opened up next to an abandoned, shuttered building, and a freshly asphalted road was inches away from a pothole large enough to swallow a small dog.

maladroit

vụng về adjective: clumsy

bumbling

vụng về lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

guileless

without deceit ngây thơ, chân thật

belittle

xem thường, hạ thấp,, hạ phẩm giá verb: lessen the importance, dignity, or reputation of Synonyms : diminish,denigrate , derogate , minimize, demean A good teacher will never ... his students, but will instead empower them.

placate

xoa dịu (ai); làm cho (ai) nguôi đi verb: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

avert

xoay đi chỗ khác verb: turn away Afraid to see the aftermath of the car crash, I ... my eyes as we drove by. ngăn chặn, phòng ngừa, verb: ward off or prevent Synonyms : avoid , debar , deflect , fend off , forefend , forfend , head off , obviate , stave off , ward off The struggling videogame company put all of its finances into one final, desperate project to ... bankruptcy.

mendacity

xu hướng không trung thực noun: the tendency to be untruthful I can forgive her for her mendacity but only because she is a child and is seeing what she can get away with.

prevail

xuất hiện (phổ biến ở một khu vực cụ thể tại một thời điểm cụ thể) verb: be widespread in a particular area at a particular time; be current: During the labor negotiations, an air of hostility ... in the office. chiếm ưu thế hơn opposing forces verb: prove superior Before the cricket match, Australia was heavily favored, but India ....

corroborate

xác minh verb: to confirm or lend support to (usually an idea or claim) Synonyms : affirm , confirm , substantiate , sustain,bear out , support , underpin, ancillary Her claim that frog populations were falling precipitously in Central America was ....................... by locals, who reported that many species of frogs had seemingly vanished overnight. More info: precipitous means dangerously steep or high

foment

xúi giục, kích động verb: try to stir up public opinion After having his pay cut, Phil spread vicious rumors about his boss, hoping to foment a general feeling of discontent.

impertinent

xấc xược

impertinent

xấc xược - rude / impudent / not showing proper respect

ignominious

xấu xa, đê tiện, đáng khinh, ô nhục nhục nhã adjective: (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame "Since the politician preached ethics and morality, his texting of revealing photographs was ignominious, bringing shame on both himself and his party."

meander

Ði lang thang vô hướng verb: to wander aimlessly Synonyms : thread , wander , weave , wind A casual observer might have thought that Peter was ........................ through the city, but that day he was actually seeking out those places where he and his long lost love had once visited.

taciturn

ít nói, lầm lì, không cởi mở habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

duplicity

ăn ở hai lòng , tính kép , dối trá noun: deceitfulness, pretending to want one thing but interested in something else Synonyms : fraudulence A life of espionage is one of [ ]: an agent must pretend to be a totally different person than who she or he actually is.

sinecure

Địa vị ngồi mát ăn bát vàng noun: an office that involves minimal duties The position of Research Director is a [ ]: the job entails almost no responsibilities, nor does the person in that position have to answer to anyone. Rem:- Synechron, an office that involves minimal duties

sentimental

đa cảm adjective: effusively or insincerely emotional, especially in art, music, and literature, emotions are involved a little too much Synonyms : bathetic , drippy , hokey , kitschy , maudlin , mawkish , mushy , schmaltzy , schmalzy , slushy , soppy , soupy I don't like romanticism for the same reason I don't like melodramatic acting and soap operas - overly ...............

eclectic

đa dạng, phong phú tổng hợp bởi nhiều phong cách khác nhau comprised of a variety of style

itinerant

đi hết nơi này đến nơi khác, lưu động traveling from place to place to work

anathema

điều đáng ghét noun: a detested person; the source of somebody's hate detest - ghét cay ghét đắng, ghê tởm Synonyms : bete noire, an abomination, an outrage, an abhorrence, a disgrace, an evil, a bane, a bugbear Something that one absolutely and positively cannot stand is anathema. Garlic is anathema to vampires (ditto for stakes and daylight). So is kryptonite to Superman or a silver bullet to a werewolf. condemnation, curse, execration an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group a person who is not pleasant or agreeable Ex:-"he is an anathema to me" Hundreds of years ago, Galileo was [ ] to the church; today the church is [ ] to some on the left side of the political spectrum. Asthama:- the source of somebody's hate. A person who is having asthama is not pleasant when he speaks

foible

điểm riêng biệt của 1 cá x noun: a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual Synonyms : idiosyncrasy , mannerism When their new roommate sat staring at an oak tree for an hour, Marcia thought it indicated a mental problem, but Jeff assured her it was a harmless .............

laudable

đáng khen ngợi worthy of praise (even if not really successful)

commendable

đáng khen ngợi, đáng tuyên dương adjective: worthy of high praise Synonyms : applaudable , laudable , praiseworthy The efforts of the firefighters running into the burning building were ....................

appreciable

đáng kể adjective: large enough to be noticed (usu. refers to an amount) There is an ..................... difference between those who say they can get the job done and those who actually get the job done.

exacting

đòi hỏi cao (a) highly detailed, tỉ mỉ, trau chuốt, meticulous, painstaking requiring and demanding accuracy, demanding perfection; strict

fastidious

đòi hỏi quá mức adjective: overly concerned with details; fussy (hard to please) Whitney is fastidious about her shoes, arranging them on a shelf in a specific order, each pair evenly spaced.

ravenous

đói cồn cào extremely hungry; voracious

voracious

đói khiếp, tham ăn, phàm ăn adjective: very hungry; approaching an activity with gusto(vigour) Synonyms : edacious , esurient , rapacious , ravening , ravenous , wolfish Steven was a .............. reader, sometimes finishing two novels in the same day.

conducive

đưa đến, dẫn đến/ có ích, có lợi adjective: making a situation or outcome more likely to happen, This adjective is usually followed by the preposition to,providing the right conditions for something good to happen or exist Studying in a quiet room is ................ to learning; studying in a noisy environment makes learning more difficult//Disputes with any neighbor are not ............ for China," he said, when asked what China wanted in exchange for any concession to Duterte @còn dụ được

tempered

được tiết chế bớt moderated in effect moderate: make of become less extreme

finagle

đạt đc mục đích băng cách lừa bịp verb: achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods Synonyms : manage , wangle Steven was able to ... one of the last seats on the train by convincing the conductor that his torn stub was actually a valid ticket. @angel bi doi thanh nagle > lua bip

precarious

đầy nguy hiểm adjective: fraught (full) with danger Synonyms : parlous , perilous , touch-and-go People smoke to relax and forget their cares, but ironically, in terms of health risks, smoking is far more ... than either mountain-climbing or skydiving.

replete

đầy đủ, tràn đầy adjective: completely stocked or furnished with something Only weeks after the hurricane made landfall, the local supermarket shelves were ............. with goods, so quick was the disaster relief response.

idiosyncrasy

đặc tính sự độc đáo, khí chất, phong cách riêng a mode of behavior / way of thought peculiar to an individual. "one of his little idiosyncrasies was always preferring to be in the car first" characteristic peculiar to an individual or group a distinctive / peculiar feature or characteristic of a place or thing. "the idiosyncrasies of the prison system"

pastoral

đẹp đồng quê, rustic, bucolic adjective: relating to the countryside in a pleasant sense, related to shepherds devoted to raising sheep or cattle. Synonyms : Arcadian , bucolic Those who imagine America's countryside as a ........... region are often disappointed to learn that much of rural U.S. is filled with cornfields extending as far as the eye can see.

enumerate

đếm verb: determine the number or amount of Synonyms : count , number , numerate The survey ... the number of happy workers and the number of unhappy workers. liệt kê verb: specify individually, one by one Synonyms : itemise , itemize , recite I sat and listened as she enumerated all of the things she did not like about the past three months.

pinnacle

đỉnh cao nhất noun: the highest point Synonyms : acme , elevation , height , meridian , peak , summit , superlative , tiptop , top At its ............., the Roman Empire extended across most of the landmass of Eurasia, a feat not paralleled to the rise of the British Empire in the 18th and 19th century.

summit

đỉnh, chóp noun: the peak or highest point Synonyms : acme , elevation , height , meridian , peak , pinnacle , superlative , tiptop , top, crest , crown After hiking for two days, the climbers finally reached the ............ of Mount Kilimanjaro. hội nghị thượng đỉnh noun: a meeting of high-level leaders Since climate change policy has been mired(being in difficult situation) in congressional fighting, this ..............should help set the goals for president's next term.

primacy

địa vị đứng đầu / tính ưu việc noun: the state of being first in importance The [ ] of Apple Computers is not guaranteed, as seen in the recent lawsuits and weak growth.

peruse

đọc kĩ, nghiên cứu kĩ verb: to read very carefully examine Instead of ...........ing important documents, people all too often rush to the bottom of the page and plaster their signatures at the bottom.

reconcile

đối chiếu make (one thing) compatible with (another) "peggy was unable to reconcile her kind friend jane with the cruel charater jane played on tv." (v): hòa giải, giảng hòa; chỉnh lý, điều hòa, làm cho phù hợp/nhất trí (v.) to restore to friendship; to settle; to resign (oneself)

empathetic

đồng cảm, thông cảm adjective: showing understanding and ready comprehension of other peoples' states and emotions Synonyms : empathic Most discrimination and hatred is based on a lack of ................... awareness of people that have the same aspirations and fears.

snub

đỗi xử lạnh lùng, khinh rẻ, lạnh nhạt, hắt hủi verb: refuse to acknowledge; reject outright and bluntly Synonyms :cut , disregard , ignore, rebuff , repel Wheeler was completely qualified for the committee, but the board snubbed him, choosing an obviously lesser qualified candidate instead.

dictatorial

độc tài of or typical of a ruler with total power. "a dictatorial regime" having or showing a tendency to tell people what to do in an autocratic way. có hoặc thể hiện xu hướng nói cho mọi người biết phải làm gì theo cách chuyên quyền.

parvenu

đột nhiên giàu, ko là thượng lưu noun: a person who has suddenly become wealthy, but not socially accepted as part of a higher class Synonyms : arriviste , nouveau-riche , upstart The theater was full of [ ]s who each thought that they were surrounded by true aristocrats.

decorous

đứng đắn, proper đúng mực, đoan trang in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained. "dancing with decorous space between partners"

bleak

ảm đạm adjective: having a depressing or gloomy outlook Synonyms : bare , barren , desolate , stark Unremitting(uninterrupting in time and long continuing) overcast (gloomy semidarkness) skies tend to lead people to create ........... literature and lugubrious music - compare England's band Radiohead to any band from Southern California.//If you have looked for work and no one will hire you, you could describe your prospects as ...........

slapdash

ẩu, bừa, cẩu thả adjective: carelessly and hastily put together Synonyms : haphazard , slipshod , sloppy The office building had been constructed in a ............ manner, so it did not surprise officials when, during a small earthquake, a large crack emerged on the façade of the building.

sullen

ủ rũ showing a brooding ill humor Herbert took board games too seriously, often appearing sullen after losing.

espouse

ủng hộ, tán thành to adopt / support an idea / cause (v.) to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry