ADV. VOCAB Group # 5 THAI

Question 1

Obsess (v)

ob·sess
/əbˈses/

Answer 1

Be occupied with something

She is obsessing over her weight.

ครอบงำ หลงใหล ใจจดใจจ่อ

Question 2

doleful (adj.)

dole·ful
/ˈdōlfəl/

Answer 2

expressing sorrow; mournful.

“It was my little daughter,” said Parsons with a sort of doleful pride.

เศร้าโศก,เศร้าใจ,ละห้อย,เศร้าหมอง,เสียใจ

Question 3

wan (adj.)

wan
/wän/

Answer 3

of an unnatural or sickly pallor, pallid, lacking
color.

(of light) pale; weak.
“the wan dawn light”
(of a smile) weak; strained.
“he gave a wan smile”

ซีด,ซีดขาว,อมโรค,อ่อนแอ,ไม่มีความสุข,ขาดกำลัง,ขาดสมรรถภาพ,มืด,สลัว

Question 4

histrionics (n.)

his·tri·on·ic
/ˌhistrēˈänik/

Answer 4

exaggerated dramatic behavior designed to attract attention.

I begin to see how the line is crossed, between histrionics and murder.

การกระทำหรือกิริยาที่เสแสร้ง เกินจริง

Question 5

elusive (adj.)

e·lu·sive
/ēˈlo͞osiv/

Answer 5

difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
difficult to remember or recall.

“It requires the most elusive of all things in a democracy: unity.”

ยากที่จะหา เข้าใจยาก,ยากที่จะอธิบาย หายาก

Question 6

zealous (adj.)

zeal·ous
/ˈzeləs/

Answer 6

marked by active interest and enthusiasm, Avid

“None of this means prosecutors will be any less zealous about racking up convictions.”

กระตือรือร้น,ขยันขันแข็ง,ปรารถนาสูง

Question 7

coerce (v.)

co·erce
/kōˈərs/

Answer 7

persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats.

He said the legislation would send “a clear message that coercing another person to commit suicide is not only unacceptable, but subject to criminal liability.”

บีบบังคับ,บังคับ,ขู่เข็ญ

Question 8

elapse (v.)

e·lapse
/əˈlaps/

Answer 8

pass by

“Forty-five minutes elapsed between the start of Madill’s seizure and the paramedics arriving at her house.”

ผ่านพ้นไป,พ้น,ล่วงเลยไป

Question 9

meticulous (adj.)

me·tic·u·lous
/məˈtikyələs/

Answer 9

showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.

“At trial, prosecutors accused Montgomery of faking mental illness, noting her killing of Stinnett was premeditated and included meticulous planning, including online research on how to perform a C-section”.

พิถีพิถัน,จู้จี้,เข้มงวด

Question 10

domicile (n.)

dom·i·cile
/ˈdäməˌsīl,ˈdōməˌsīl,ˈdäməsəl/

Answer 10

housing that someone is living in

“Trump and the first lady changed their domicile from New York City to Palm Beach in 2018, using Mar-a-Lago as their official address.”

ที่อยู่อาศัย บ้าน

Question 11

lax (adj.)

lax1
/laks/

Answer 11

not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful.

“Facebook policy on firearm moderation is mixed, and is more lax than many of its competitors.”

ซึ่งไม่เข้มงวด

Question 12

sporadic (adj.)

spo·rad·ic
/spəˈradik/

Answer 12

something that happens or appears often, but not constantly or regularly.

In sporadic breast cancer, the illness appears in women without any family history.

เกิดขึ้นนานๆ ครั้ง เกิดขึ้นแบบไม่สม่ำเสมอ กระจัดกระจาย

Question 13

obviate (v.)

ob·vi·ate
/ˈäbvēˌāt/

Answer 13

to eliminate the need for something or to prevent something from happening.

Impeaching Mr. Trump now does not obviate the need for further investigation. Large questions remain:….

ป้องกันหรือขจัด,ทำให้ไม่จำเป็น,ปัดเป่า,หลีกเลี่ยง

Question 14

lurid (adj.)

lu·rid
/ˈlo͝orəd/

Answer 14

is vivid and attention-grabbing in a shocking.

There’s a long history of lurid foreboding in American politics.

น่าตื่นตกใจ น่ากลัว

Question 15

quip (n)

quip
/kwip/

Answer 15

a short, witty comment — can be pleasant, wise, or sarcastic, but usually carries an element of humor.

(v) make jokes or quips

An assistant tried to affix the mic to the presidential lectern, prompting the president to quip: “Now we’re back where we started!”

คําพูดหลักแหลม คำเสียดสี,คำเยาะเย้ย,คำคม

Question 16

frustrate (v.)

frus·trate
/ˈfrəstrāt/

Answer 16

disappointingly unsuccessful.

“The word is frustrated, it felt like we were trying to get more information and we couldn’t get it,” he says.

ผิดหวัง,ท้อแท้ใจมาก,ข้อข้องใจ

Question 17

symptomatic (adj.)

symp·to·mat·ic
/ˌsim(p)təˈmadik/

Answer 17

relates to the symptoms of a disease.

The suicide attempt was unsuccessful, but it was symptomatic of his malaise.

ซึ่งชี้บอกอาการ เป็นการบอกอาการ เป็นสัญญาณ

Question 18

interject (v.)

in·ter·ject
/ˌin(t)ərˈjekt/

Answer 18

interrupt or put yourself in the middle of something.

Judge Wilson interjected to tell the jury that Mac’s email is not part of the defamation claim หมิ่นประมาท

พูดสอดขึ้น แทรกหรือสอดเข้าไปในสิ่งอื่น

Question 19

inert (adj.)

in·ert
/iˈnərt/

Answer 19

unable to move or resist motion.

Then, the Fed pumped money into the banking system, where it remained mostly inert.

เฉื่อยชา,ไม่มีชีวิตชีวา,เหงาหงอย,ไม่มีปฏิกิริยาโต้ตอบ ไม่มีฤทธิ์ทางยา

Question 20

salient (adj.)

sa·li·ent
/ˈsālyənt/

Answer 20

having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

Today’s episode was a salient critique on Netflix’s “Tiger King,” all of which I agree with.

สะดุดตา,เด่น,นูน,

Question 21

imminent (adj.)

im·mi·nent
/ˈimənənt/

Answer 21

about to happen.

After the inauguration, Ms. Hernandez was at her dining room table thinking about the imminent birth of her second grandchild, who will be an American citizen.

จวนแจ,จวนตัว,ใกล้,ฉุกละหุก, จะเกิดขึ้นเมื่อไหร่ก็เป็นได้ จวนเจียน

Question 22

squeamish (adj.)

squeam·ish
/ˈskwēmiSH/

Answer 22

• excessively fastidious and easily disgusted.
• giving careful attention to detail

รู้สึกสะอิดสะเอียนได้ง่าย,พิถีพิถันเกินไป,จู้จี้

Question 23

engrossed (adj.)

en·grossed
/inˈɡrōst,enˈɡrōst/

Answer 23

having all one’s attention or interest absorbed by someone or something

He seemed really engrossed with his meal, he was just chomping away.

จดจ่อ ซึมซาบ จับใจ เคลิมไป

Question 24

poignant (adj.)

poign·ant
/ˈpoin(y)ənt/

Answer 24

evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.
sharp or pungent in taste or smell.

For all of its hilarious moments, the sitcom was just as skilled at delivering poignant scenes that we still remember by heart.

สะเทือนอารมณ์ มีกลิ่นฉุน

Question 25

inundate (adj.)

in·un·date
/ˈinənˌdāt/

Answer 25

overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with. , flood

Hospital and primary care office officials who participated in the discussion said they’ve been inundated with calls about the vaccine.

รุมเร้า ท่วมท้น เอ่อล้น