1602 Flashcards
crestfallen(a)
~ discouraged
affable
friendly
preside ~ manage ( a company/business => in charge of )
The new executive director for the company likes to preside over every meeting except for, conspicuously, the ones on Friday afternoons.
slightly truculent
hơi giận/ tức nhẹ
smitten(a) by/with
smitten with remorse: tràn ngập đau đớn, hối hận, ray rứt
- enamoured ( in love ) => smitten couple
in a very forthright manner
forthright ~~ honest
embellish(v)
tô điểm thêm
- embroider(v) làm câu chuyện thêm “ sống động “
hubris(n)
tự cao tự đại ( too proud)
ascend(v) bước lên, đi lên …
He had watched her ascend to great heights early in her career, and then descend to new depths when the industry collapsed.
vex sb
annoy or worry sb
Ex: the memory of their conversation still vexed me and sometimes drives me embarrassed.
rambunctious(a)
full of energy in a cheerful and noisy way
Ex: The puppies were especially energetic and rambunctious in the morning, exactly the opposite of their owner who preferred to sleep in.
revert to
return the original owner/ to an earlier topic, subject
prognostication
prediction
hearten
truyền cho ai hi vọng sống ( give sb hope)
Ex: I was heartened by all of my affable friend’s words I heard.
meticulous(a)
he was meticulous in planning; he left nothing to chance on the big day.
