Barron1215 Unsorted List 2v2 Flashcards
wane weɪn
grow gradually smaller suy yếu, tàn tạ, mất dần đi quyền lực hay tầm quan trọng From now until December 21, the winter solstice, the hours of daylight will wane. [+] abate, subside; cf. wax
mendicant ˈmendɪkənt
beggar ăn xin; ăn mày; hành khất; kẻ ăn xin; kẻ ăn mày; kẻ hành khất From the moment we left the ship, we were surrounded by mendicants and peddlers. Beggar
iconoclastic aɪˌkɒnəˈklæstɪk
attacking cherished traditions (thuộc) bài trừ thánh tượng George Bernard Shaw’s iconoclastic plays often startled more conventional people.
immaculate ɪˈmækjələt
pure; faultless; without a spot or stain; perfectly clean; right in every detail; pure; spotless tinh khiết, trong trắng George Washington’s immaculate reputation as a dedicated patriot has been an inspiration to many generations of Americans.; The West Point cadets were immaculate as they line d up for inspection. [+] stainless, unblemished, undefiled, unsullied
aberrant æˈberənt
abnormal or deviant 1. Lầm lạc. 2. Khác thường Given the aberrant nature of the data, we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment. [+] anomalous, atypical, untypical;
problematic ˌprɒbləˈmætɪk
perplexing; unsettled; questionable khó giải quyết, khó hiểu Given the many areas of conflict still awaiting resolution, the outcome of the peace talks remains problematic. [+] arguale, debatable, disputable, moot
permeable ˈpɜːmiəbl
porous; allowing passage through có thể thẩm thấu Glass is permeable to light. [+] penetrable, pervious
mite maɪt
very small object or creature; small coin Phần nhỏ; Vật nhỏ bé Gnats are annoying mites that sting. [+] particle
malleable ˈmæliəbl
capable of being shaped by pounding Gold is a malleable metal. [+] adaptable, plastic supple
voracious vəˈreɪʃəs
devouring or eager to devour large puantities of food; very greedy or eager in some desire or persuit; insatiable; ravenous tham ăn, phàm ăn; ngấu nghiến; khao khát, rất hào hức Has antone ever measured how many hours of TV time are needed to satisfy a small boy’s voracious appetite for Westerns?; the wolf is a voracious animal, its hunger never satisfied. [+] covetous, gluttonous, greedy, rapacious, ravening
exotic ɪɡˈzɒtɪk
introduced from another country; foreign or unusual style; striking or pleasing because colorful or unusual; not native; strange ở nước ngoài đưa vào, ngoại lai; kỳ lạ , kỳ cục Has it occured to you that the exotic foods that we eat only on special occasions are part of the everyday diet in other parts of the world?; Because of his exotic headdress, he was followed in the streets by small children who laughed at his strange appe [+] alien, extrinsic
stigmatize ˈstɪɡmətaɪz
describe somebody scornfully; brand; mark as wicked làm nổi rõ tính cách xấu ,bêu xấu Have we reached the stage where anyone who refuses to go along with the majority opinion is to be stigmatized as a malcontent and a radical?; I do not want to stigmatize this young offender for life by sending her to prison. [+] denounce, vilify
abjure əbˈdʒʊə
renounce upon oath 1. Tuyên bố từ bỏ, tự nguyện bỏ. 2. Rút lui (ý kiến, lời hứa) He abjured his allegiance to the king. [+] recall, recant, retract, withdraw;
kith kɪθ
familiar friends bạn bè, người quen biết He always helped both his kith and kin
antiseptic ˌæntiˈseptɪk
chemical substance preventing infection; preventing infection; substance that prevents infection N-adj: Khử trùng He bathed the wound with an antiseptic.; It is advisable to apply an antiseptic to any wound, no matter how alight or insignificant.
apostate (=stand)> əˈpɒsteɪt
one who abandons his faith; one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs Kẻ bỏ đạo, bội giáo, bỏ đảng He became an apostate when he left the church.; Because he switched from one party to another, his former friends shunned him as an apostate. [+] betrayer, defector, recreant, renegade
inarticulate ˌɪnɑːˈtɪkjələt
speechless; producing indistinct speech Không có tài ăn nói, ú ớ, không nói rõ ràng được He became inarticulate with rage and uttered sounds without meaning. [+] indistinct
berate bɪˈreɪt
scold sharply; scold strongly la mắng He began to berate tyrants.; He feared she would berate him for his forgetfulness. [+] revile, upbraid, vituperate
beseech bɪˈsiːtʃ
ask earnestly or urgently cầu xin, cầu khẩn, van xin He beseeched forgiveness for his folly. to beg; to implore; to plead; to pray; to entreat; to beseech
oaf əʊf
stupid, awkward person đứa bé ngu ngốc; người đần độn và vụng về He called the unfortunate waiter a clumsy oaf. Idiot, fool
comport kəmˈpɔːt
bear one’s self; behave xử sự He comported himself with great dignity. [+] bear, conduct, demean, deport
conjure ˈkʌndʒə
summon a devil; practice magic; inagine; invent trò ảo thuật, gọi hồn He conjured up an image of a reformed city and had the cotters completely under his spell. [+] invoke
calumny ˈkæləmni
malicious misrepresentation; slander lời vu khống He could endure his financial failure, but he could not bear the calumny that his foes heaped upon him. [+] belittlement, defamation, depreciation, detraction, disparagement, slander
pedagogue ˈpedəɡɒɡ
teacher; dull and formal teacher nhà sư phạm, mô phạm He could never be a stuffy pedagogue; his classes were always lively and filled with humor. [+] instructor, tutor
pittance ˈpɪtns
a small allowance or wage (n) tiền thù lao còm, tiền thu lao rẻ mạ, số lượng nhỏ He could not live on the pittance he received as a pension and had to look for an additional source of revenue.
suppliant ˈsʌplɪkənt
entreating; beseeching năn nỉ, van xin, khẩn khoản He could not resist the dog’s suppliant whimpering, and he gave it some food. [+] supplicatory; cf. supplant
devoid dɪˈvɔɪd
completely without; lacking không có, trống rỗng He delivered a simple, low-key speech, completely devoid of fancy language or emotional appeals.; He was devoid of any personal desire for gain in his endeavor to secure improvement in the community. [+] destitute, empty
alacrity əˈlækrəti
cheerful promptness Sự sốt sắng, nhanh nhảu, hoạt bát He demonstrated his eagerness to serve by his alacrity in executing the orders of his master. [+] promptness, agility;
mundane mʌnˈdeɪn
worldly; dull, ordinary; worldly as opposed to spiritual He devoted himself to the spiritual needs of his followers, and left to his aides such mundane tasks as providing food and shelter.; He was concerned only with mundane matters, especially the daily stock market quotations. [+] earthly, secular, uncelestial, worldly;
broach brəʊtʃ
open up bắt đầu He did not even try to broach the subject of poetry.
captious [‘kæp∫əs]
finding fault or making protests especially about unimportant points; faultfinding xảo trá, ngụy biện; hay xoi mói, hay bắt bẻ He dismissed all of my carefully formulated criticisms with the casual rejoinder that I was being “unreasonably captious “.; His criticisms were always captious and frivolous, never offering constructive suggestions. [+] carping, faultfinding
thwart θwɔːt
baffle; frustrate cản trở, ngăn trở, phá ngang, làm trở ngại He felt that everyone was trying to thwart his plans and prevent his success. [+] balk, circumvent, foil
deign deɪn
condescend hhạ cố He felt that he would debase himself if he deigned to answer his critics. [+] vouchsafe
misanthropy mɪˈsænθrəpi
hatred of mankind He forgot his misanthropy when he fell in love.
troth trəʊθ
pledge of good faith especially in betrothal lòng trung thành; sự trung thực He gave her his troth and vowed he would cherish her always. [+] betrothal
penchant ˈpentʃənt
strong inclination; liking thiên hướng He had a strong penchant for sculpture and owned many statues. [+] predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency;
ornate ɔːˈneɪt
richly ornamented; full of flowery language; not simple in style or vocabulary; excessively decorated; highly decorated trang sức lộng lẫy, công phu He has a very ornate writing style, using many unusual words, figures of speech, and involved constructions.; Furniture of the Baroque period can be recognized by its ornate carvings. [+] baroque, flamboyant, rococo
incorrigible ɪnˈkɒrɪdʒəbl
that cannt be corrected, improved, or reformed beacause firmly established as a bad habit; uncorrectable Không thể sửa được He has deceived me so many times that I am forced to the conclusion that he is simply an incorrigible liar.; Because he was an incorrigible criminal, he was sentenced to life imprisonment.
empirical ɪmˈpɪrɪkl
relying on observation and experiment, not on theory; relying or based on practical experience; based on experience theo kinh nghiệm, dựa vào kinh nghiệm He has no confidence in magical formulas that will solve all our social problems overnight; the whole bent of his thinking is practical and empirical.; He distrusted hunches and intuitive flashes; he placed his reliance entirely on empirical data. [+] experiential
dubious ˈdjuːbiəs
doubtful lờ mờ, mơ hồ, thiếu minh bạch; không chắc chắn He has the dubious distinction of being the lowest man in his class. a dubious light ánh sáng lờ mờ [+] equivocal, suspect, skeptical
awry əˈraɪ
distorted; crooked méo, xiên, lệch, hỏng, không như ý muốn He held his head awry, giving the impression that he had caught cold in his neck during the night. inclined, sloping, slanting, askew, oblique, lop-sided
unwonted ʌnˈwəʊntɪd
unaccustomed ko thông thường, ko quen, hiếm thấy; bất thường He hesitated assume the unwonted role of master of ceremonies at the dinner. [+] extraordinary, singular, uncommon, unusual
inveigh ɪnˈveɪ
denounce; utter censure or invective công kích, đả kích, phản kháng kịch liệt He inveighed against the demagoguery of the previous speaker and urged that the audience reject his philosophy as dangerous. [+] abuse
lecherous ˈletʃərəs
impure in thought and act; lustful; unchaste phóng đãng, dâm đãng He is a lecherous and wicked old man.
fatuous ˈfætʃuəs
foolish; inane ngu ngốc, đần độn He is far to intelligent to utter such fatuous remarks. [+] asinine, idiotic, silly, witless
glib ɡlɪb
fluent lém lỉnh, liến thoắng, trơn He is glib and articulate speaker. [+] voluble;
sagacious səˈɡeɪʃəs
keen; shrewd; having insight thông minh ,sắc sảo He is much too sagacious to be fooled by a trick like that. [+] sage, discerning, insightful, judicious, perceptive
guileless ˈɡaɪlləs
without deceit ngây thơ, chân thật He is naive, simple, and guileless; he cannot be guilty of fraud. [+] artless, ingenouos, naive, unaffected, unsophisticated
notorious nəʊˈtɔːriəs
widly known for something bad; outstandingly bad; unfavorably known Ai cũng biết vì một hành động hoặc tính cách xấu nào đó; khét tiếng; có tiếng xấu He is notorious for his habit of taking small loans from friends and then conveniently forgetting about them.; Captain Kidd was notorious pirate. [+] flagrant, infamous
detraction di’træk∫n
slandering; aspersion sự lấy đi, sự khấu đi; sự làm giảm uy tín, sự làm giảm giá trị; sự chê bai, sự gièm pha, sự nói xấu He is offended by your frequent detractions of his ability as a leader. [+] aspersion, belittlement, calumny, defamation, depreciation, disparagement, libel, slander, traducing, vilification
suave swɑːv
smooth; bland ngọt ngào; khéo léo, tinh tế ((thường) nói về đàn ông) He is particularly good in roles that require suavity and sophistication. [+] refinement
amiable ˈeɪmiəbl
good-tempered; kind-hearted; easy and pleasant to talk to; agreeable; lovable Tử tế, tốt bụng, nhã nhặn, dễ thơng He is so skillful in dealing with people that he can seem amiable even when he is refusing to give them what they want.; His amiable disposition pleased all who had dealings with him. [+] complaisant, courteous, lenient
jaded ˈdʒeɪdɪd
fatigued; surfeited mệt mỏi, mệt rã rời, kiệt sức, phải làm việc quá sức, chán ứ, chán ngấy He looked for exotic foods to stimulate his jaded appetite.
deposition ˌdepəˈzɪʃn
testimony under oath lắng đọng, lời khai, chúng thực He made his deposition in the judge’s chamber. [+] testimony;
vehement ˈviːəmənt
impetuous; with marked vigor mãnh liệt, kịch liệt, dữ dội; say đắm He objected vehemently to a vote taking place in the absence of a quorum. [+] ad. vehemently; ardent, fervent, fervid, passionate
indolence ˈɪndələns
laziness Sự lười biếng He outgrew his youthful indolence to become a model of industry and alertness on the job. [+] sloth, sluggishness
stint stɪnt
supply; allotted amount; assigned portion of work hà tiện ,hạn chế He performed his daily stint cheerfully and willingly.
gullible ˈɡʌləbl
easily deeived khờ dại, cả tin He preyed upon gullible people, who believed his stories of easy wealth. [+] credulous
palatial pəˈleɪʃl
magnificent nguy nga, trạng lệ, như lâu đài He proudly showed us through his palatial home. [+] impressive, regal, splendid
recondite ˈrekəndaɪt
abstruse; profound; secret Khó hiểu, tối nghĩa, bí hiểm. He read many recondite books in order to obtain the material for his scholarly thesis. [+] esoteric;
rote rəʊt
repetition Kiểu học vẹt He recited the passage by rote and gave no indication he understood what he was saying; to learn by rote. cf. mote;by rote
aloof aloof
remote in manner; apart; reserved adj-adv-ở xa, tách xa, cách biệt He remained aloof from their quarrel.; apathetic, impassive, indifferent; reserved, reticent, taciturn
ribald ribald
wanton; profane Hài hước 1 cách thô tục. He sang a ribald song that offended many of the more prudish listeners. [+] blasphemous, dissolute;
skulk skʌlk
move furtively and secretly Lẩn tránh, lẩn trốn He skulked through the less fashionable sections of the city in order to avoid meeting any of his former friends. [+] sneak
correlation ˌkɒrəˈleɪʃn
mutual relationship mối tương, quan tương hỗ He sought to determine the correlation that existed between ability in algebra and ability to interpret reading exercises. [+] interrelation
fluency ˈfluːənsi
smoothness of speech sự nói lưu loát; viết trôi chảy He spoke French with fluency and ease. [+] glibness, volubility
humility hjuːˈmɪləti
humbleness of spirit sự khiêm tốn, nhúng nhường He spoke with a humility and lack of pride that impressed his listeners. [+] courtesy, modesty
adulation ˌædjuˈleɪʃn
flattery; admiration Sự nịnh hót, bợ đỡ He thrived on the adulation of his henchmen. [+] blandishment
abstruse əbˈstruːs
deep in meaning; difficult to understand; obscure; profound; difficult to understand 1. Khó hiểu. 2. Thâm thuý, sâu sắc He tried to conceal his lack of true scholarship and intellectual depth by making use of unnecessarily abstruse language.; She read abstruse works in philosophy. [+] esoteric profound, recondite, enigmatic
eschew ɪsˈtʃuː
avoid tránh, kiêng cữ He tried to eschew all display of temper.
facilitate fəˈsɪlɪteɪt
make less difficult làm cho dễ dàng, thuận tiện He tried to facilitate matters at home by getting a part-time job.
lucrative ˈluːkrətɪv
profitable có lợi, sinh lợi He turned his hobby into a lucrative profession. [+] remunerative
pseudonym ˈsuːdənɪm
name taken, especially by author, instead of his real name; pen name (Cách viết khác: nom de plume) biệt hiệu, bút danh He used a woman’s psudonym for the Gothic romance.; Samuel Clemen’s pseudonym was Mark Twain. [+] alias
mnemonic nɪˈmɒnɪk
pertaining to memory (thuộc) trí nhớ; giúp trí nhớ He used mnemonic tricks to master new words.
hirsute ˈhɜːsjuːt
hairy rậm lông He was a hirsute individual with a heavy black beard.
mendacious menˈdeɪʃəs
lying; false He was a pathological liar, and his friends learned to discount his mendacious stories. [+] deceitful, dishonest, fraudulent, unveracious
droll drəʊl
queer and amusing khôi hài, buồn cười, như trò hề; kỳ cục, kỳ quặc, anh hề; đóng vai hề; làm trò hề He was a popular guest because his droll anecdotes were always entertaining. ( + with, at, on) đùa cợt, làm trò khôi hài [+] comic, ludicrous
rabid ˈræbɪd
like a fanatic; furious Hung dữ, bị bệnh dại, điên He was a rabid follower of the Dodgers and watched them play whenever he could go to the ball park. [+] frantic, frenetic, frenzied; a rabid dog a rabid rabbit
adamant ˈædəmənt
hard; inflexible 1. adj-cứng rắn, sắt đá. 2. n-Cái cứng như đá, kỷ cương He was adamant in his determination to punish the wrongdoer. [+] inexorable, obdurate, rigid, uncompromising, unyielding