Vocab builder 44+45

Question 1

having unlimited power and able to do anything

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omnipotent (adj)

Question 2

lasting for only a short time, then disappearing quickly and being forgotten

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evanescent (adj)

Question 3

young, w/o experience

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callow (adj)

Question 4

used or said so often that it seems ordinary, meaningless, or not sincere

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hackneyed (adj)

Question 5

done w/o skill, esp in a way that annoys or offends ppl

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maladroit (adj)

Question 6

someone who demands that rules and orders always be obeyed, even when it is unnecessary or unreasonable to do so

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martinet (n)

Question 7

used to describe a business, market, etc. that is not active or successful

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moribund (adj)

Question 8

a person, especially a ruler, who has unlimited power over other people, and often uses it unfairly and cruelly (kẻ chuyên quyền)

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despot (n)

Question 9

showing good judgement and understanding

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sagacious (adj)

Question 10

using or containing more words than are necessary

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verbose (adj)

Question 11

to make a book, play, or piece of writing shorter by removing details and information that is not important

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abridge (v)

Question 12

to read through something, especially in order to find the part you are interested in

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peruse (v)

Question 13

not correct

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fallacious (adj)

Question 14

to worry s.o

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perturb (v)

Question 15

willingness to give money, or money given to poor people by rich people

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largesse (n)

Question 16

to laugh at someone or something, because you think they are stupid or of no value (chế nhạo)

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deride (v)

Question 17

to hate a way of behaving or thinking, often because you think it is not moral

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abhor (v)

Question 18

unwillingness to spend money or to give things to people (negative-prone)

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parsimony (n)

Question 19

too confident, in a way that shows a lack of respect for other ppl (tự phụ)

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presumptuous (adj)

Question 20

to argue that a statement or claim is not true

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rebut (v)

Question 21

an unpleasant mixture of loud sounds (tạp âm)

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cacophony (n)

Question 22

relating to the countryside

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bucolic (adj)

Question 23

to improve someone’s mind

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edify (v)

Question 24

to cause anger or extreme annoyance in someone

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exasperate (v)

Question 25

the crime of telling lies in a court of law

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perjury (n)

Question 26

the fact of thinking that you are better or more important than anyone else

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egoism (adj)

Question 27

arguing and complaining a lot

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cantankerous (adj)

Question 28

to waste money or supplies, or to waste opportunities by not using them to your advantage

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squander (v)

Question 29

stupid and slow to understand, or unwilling to try to understand

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obtuse (adj)

Question 30

not having a strong taste or character, or having no interest or energy (nhạt nhẽo)

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insipid (adj)

Question 31

very large (đồ sộ)

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voluminous (adj)

Question 32

a small fault or mistake, or something that someone does wrong that is not very serious

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peccadillo (n)

Question 33

to limit sth

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circumscribe (v)

Question 34

not seriously meaning what you say, usually in an attempt to be humorous or to trick someone

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facetious (adj)

Question 35

to praise someone or something

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laud (v)

Question 36

honest, sincere, and trusting, sometimes in a way that seems silly (ngây thơ)

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ingenuous (adj)

Question 37

very emotional and energetic, but not sincere or without real meaning (không thành thật)

Answer 37

histrionic (adj)

Question 38

to speak or write to s.o

Answer 38

address (v)