800 words- Nhóm 1 Flashcards
khó khăn, trở ngại
a difficult or unpleasant situation
adversity
n /ədˈvɜːsəti/
“1 The road to happiness is paved with adversity
2 He overcame many personal adversities”
Nghỉ ngơi
a short break or escape from something difficult or unpleasant
respite
n
/ˈrespɪt/
“1 Mr Vinh continued to work without respite.
2 They worked for hours without respite.”
Khả năng hồi phục nhanh
able to feel better quickly after something unpleasant such as shock, injury, etc.
resilient
adj
/rɪˈzɪliənt/
“1 He’ll get over it—young people are amazingly resilient.
2 She’s a resilient girl - she won’t be unhappy for long.”
Sự gần gũi
the state of being near somebody/something in distance or time
proximity
n không đếm được
/prɑːkˈsɪməti/
“1 Proximity to parents is the most important thing during childhood
2 The best thing about the location of the house is it proximity to the town centre”
Trì hoãn, chần chừ
to delay doing something that you should do, usually because you do not want to do it
procrastinate
v /proʊˈkræstɪneɪt/
“1 People were dying of starvation while government procrastinate
2 I know I’ve got to deal with the problem at some point. I’m just procrastinate”
Nhanh, chớp nhoáng
lasting only a short time
fleeting
adj
/ˈfliːtɪŋ/
“1 Our time with our kids is precious and fleeting
2 We enjoyed a fleeting moment of happiness”
tiềm ẩn, chớm nở
existing, but not yet very noticeable, active or well developed
latent
adj
/ˈleɪtnt/
“1 We’re trying to bring out the latent artistic talents that many people possess without realizing it. (hidden talents)
2 These children have a huge reserve of latent talent. (=existing but not noticeable)”
Sáng tạo, phát minh
having a lot of clever new ideas and good at inventing things; very suitable for a particular purpose and resulting from clever new ideas
ingenious
adj /ɪnˈdʒiːniəs/
“1 She’s very ingenious when it come to finding excuses
2 Johnny is so ingenious - he can make the most remarkable sculptures from the most ordinany material”
Sự chính trực
1.the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that you refuse to change
integrity
n
/ɪnˈteɡrəti/
“1 It goes without saying that Mr Vinh is a man of the highest integrity.
2 The article is indicative of his contempt for the basic standards of journalistic integrity.
“
cẩn trọng, kỹ lưỡng careful and sensible; showing good judgement
judicious
adj
/dʒuːˈdɪʃ.əs/
“1 We should make judicious use of the resources available to us. ( = good use)
2 Some dishes would be very bland without the judicious use of spices and other seasonings. (good judgement)”
ngăn cản, ngăn trở
constraint
/kənˈstreɪnt/ n
thay đổi
mutable
/ˈmjuː.tə.bəl adj
vô số
myriad
/ˈmɪr.i.əd/ n
nổi danh, tiếng xấu
notorious
/noʊˈtɔːriəs/ adj
người mới bắt đầu
novice
/ˈnɑːvɪs/ n
không nhận ra được
oblivious
/əˈblɪviəs/ adj
Buồn chán
mundane
/mʌnˈdeɪn/ adj
có khả năng gây chết người
lethal
/ˈliːθl/ adj
tự ngăn ngừa khỏi gì
suppress
/səˈpres/ v
có khả năng làm nhiều thứ
versatile
/ˈvɜːrsətl/ adj
mong muốn bộc phát
whim
/wɪm/ n
rất nghiêm ngặt
stringent
/ˈstrɪndʒənt/ adj
adj không quan trọng, nghiêm trọng
trivial
/ˈtrɪviəl/
(adj) đông đúc
teeming
/ˈtiːmɪŋ/
(adj) không đều đặn
sporadic
/spəˈrædɪk/
(n) sự nhất trí
consensus /kənˈsensəs/
(v) phản đối
condemn
/kənˈdem/
(adj) hòa hợp
compatible
/kəmˈpætəbl/
(adj) rất sạch sẽ, gọn gàng
immaculate
/ɪˈmækjələt/
(adj) hoàn hảo
impeccable
/ɪmˈpekəbl/
(adj) người bản xứ
indigenous
/ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/
(n) thuật ngữ chuyên ngành
jargon /ˈdʒɑːrɡən/
(adj) cố ý làm điều xấu
perverse /pərˈvɜːrs/
1 She find a perverse pleasure in upsetting her parents
(v) chứng tỏ sai
refute /rɪˈfjuːt/
(n) giả thuyết
presumption /prɪˈzʌmpʃn/
(adj) kỳ lạ
bizarre /bɪˈzɑːr/
(adj) cảm nhận
intuitive /ɪnˈtuːɪtɪv/
“1 The author has an intuitive understanding of what children like to read.
2 an intuitive guess/judgment/understanding.”
(v) thuyết phục
sway /sweɪ/
“1 He’s easily swayed
2 She wasn’t swayed by his good look or his clever talk”
(adj) lan tỏa
pervasive /pərˈveɪsɪv/
“1 A pervasive small of damp
2 sense of social change is pervasive in her novels”
(adj) lo lắng, sợ hãi
apprehensive /ˌæprɪˈhensɪv/
“1 You have no reason to be apprehensive of the future.
2 I was a little apprehensive about the effects of what I had said.”
(v) dự đoán
prognosticate
/prɑːɡˈnɑːstɪk/
“1 He is in a good position to prognosticate on the future of commerce.
2 prognosticate means that say what you think will happen in the future.”
(adj) tạm thời
provisional /prəˈvɪʒənl/
2 provisional arrangements (=likely to be changed in the future)
(adj) quan trọng, cơ bản
radical /ˈrædɪkl/
(n) hành động, sự kiện mở đầu
prelude /ˈpreljuːd/
(adj) ngoại lai
exotic /ɪɡˈzɑːtɪk/
1 She travels to all kinds of exotic locations all over the world.
(n) trước tòa nhà
facade /fəˈsɑːd/
“1 The houses have a brick facade, two-car garage and asphalt driveway.
2 the gallery’s elegant 18th-century facade (=the front of a building)”
(adj) không thường xuyên
erratic /ɪˈrætɪk/
(v) thư giãn
laze /leɪz/
(n) trò chơi khăm đánh lừa
hoax /hoʊks/
(adj) hòa đồng
gregarious /ɡrɪˈɡeriəs/
(adj) mảnh khảnh, mong manh
slender /ˈslendər/
(v) khoe khoang, phô trương
flaunt /flɔːnt/
(n) lời nói nhàm chán
platitude /ˈplætɪtuːd/
(v) làm sững sờ, sợ hãi
petrify /ˈpetrɪfaɪ/
“1 The thought of making a speech petrifies me.
2 His horror story petrified me. ( past tense )”
(adj) rõ ràng, hiển nhiên
tangible /ˈtændʒəbl/
“1 We cannot accept his findings without tangible evidence.
2 Other tangible benefits include an increase in salary and shorter working hours.”
(v) từ chối
spurn /spɜːrn/
(adj) bẩn thỉu, đê tiện
sordid /ˈsɔːrdɪd/
“1 It was a shock to discover the truth about his sordid past. (=dishonest)
2 These were the urban poor, living in the sordid back streets and alleys of prosperous Victorian cities. (=very dirty and unpleasant)”
(adj) không sử dụng
obsolete /ˌɑːbsəˈliːt/
“1 With technological changes, many traditional skills have become obsolete. (=no longer used)
2 Gas lamps became obsolete when electric lighting was invented. (=no longer used)”
(adj) quấy rầy, làm phiền, khó chịu
obtrusive /əbˈtruːsɪv/
“1 The sofa would be less obtrusive in a paler colour.
2 I would prefer a hair color that’s less obtrusive.”
(adj) lố lăng
ludicrous /ˈluːdɪkrəs/
“1 He is paid a ludicrous amount of money. (=ridiculous)
2 It was ludicrous to think that the plan could succeed. (=ridiculous)”
(adj) trung bình
mediocre /ˌmiːdiˈoʊkər/
“1 The player was under some pressure after some mediocre performances.
2 Parents don’t want their children going to mediocre schools.”
(adj) không bị ảnh hưởng bởi gì
impervious /ɪmˈpɜːrviəs/
“1 She was impervious to his charms.
2 He carried on talking, impervious to the effect his words were having.”
(adj) ám chỉ, ẩn
implicit /ɪmˈplɪsɪt/
“1 These assumptions are implicit in his writing.
2 Implicit in his speech was the assumption that they were guilty.”
(v) nhớ lại, hồi tưởng
reminisce /ˌremɪˈnɪs/
(adj) kinh niên, ăn sâu bám chặt
chronic /ˈkrɑːnɪk/
“1 There is a chronic shortage of housing in rural areas.
2 She suffers from chronic pain in her knees.”
(n) sự thông đồng, cấu kết
collusion /kəˈluːʒn/
“1 The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers.
2 It is thought that they worked in collusion with the terrorist network.”
(adj) tự mãn
complacent /kəmˈpleɪsnt/
“1 We must not become complacent about progress.
2 These results are good, but we cannot afford to be complacent.”
(v) bỏ tù, tống giam
incarcerate
/ɪnˈkɑːrsəreɪt/
(v) làm nhanh, thúc dục làm nhanh
accelerate /əkˈseləreɪt/
(adj) có ưu thế hơn vượt trội
dominant /ˈdɑːmɪnənt/
(n) vùng lân cận
vicinity /vəˈsɪnəti/
(v) lấy lại, tìm được
retrieve /rɪˈtriːv/
(n) thanh thế, uy tín
prestige /preˈstiːʒ/
“1. There is a lot of prestige attached to owning a car.
2. Many people are attracted by the prestige of working for a top company.”
(adj) hiểm độc, ác tâm
malicious /məˈlɪʃəs/
“1. He complained that he’d been receiving malicious phone calls. (= phone calls that aimed to harm him)
2. He took malicious pleasure in telling me what she had said. (he wanted to hurt me by telling what she had said)”
(v) nịnh bợ
flatter /ˈflætər/
(v) tràn ngập
inundate /ˈɪnʌndeɪt/
“1 We’ve been inundated with calls from angry listeners.
2 When I was a student in high school, I was often inundated with loads of homework.”
(adj) khéo léo
artful /ˈɑːrtfl/
“1 He was artful and cunning, and I didn’t really trust him.
2 He has shown himself to be an artful politician.”
(n) Sự liên minh
coalition /ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃn/
(v) chia buồn
condole /kənˈdəʊl/
(adj) riêng biệt, riêng rẽ
discrete /dɪˈskriːt/
(adj) đa dạng
diverse /daɪˈvɜːrs/
(adj) có thể đạt được
feasible /ˈfiːzəbl/
“1 It’s perfectly feasible to produce electricity without creating pollution.
2 With the extra resources, the project now seems feasible.”
(adj) có thể ăn được
edible /ˈedəbl/
“1 The vegetables were old but still looked edible.
2 The food at the hotel was barely edible.”
(v) hoàn toàn bối rối
baffle /ˈbæfl/
“1 Scientists are baffled as to why so many young female students are affected by Tung Bro’s demeanor.
2 She was completely baffled by his strange behaviour.”
(adj) tuyệt chủng
extinct /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/
“1 The red squirrel is in danger of becoming extinct in England.
2 The numbers of these animals have been falling steadily and they are now almost extinct.”
(n) sự tăng
increment /ˈɪŋkrəmənt/
“1 You will receive annual salary/pay increments every September
2 The substance was heated in small temperature increments.”
(v) Lên án
denounce /dɪˈnaʊns/
(adj) có ảnh hưởng xấu tương đương với
tantamount /ˈtæntəmaʊnt/
“1 If he resigned, it would be tantamount to admitting that he was guilty.
2 The new tax is tantamount to stealing from the poor.”
(n) mùi nồng
odour /ˈoʊdər/
“1 There was an odour of decay in the house.
2 Inside the room, there was the unmistakable odour of sweaty feet.”
(n) sức lôi cuốn, quyến rũ
allure /əˈlʊr/
“1 The country has lost its allure as a destination for foreign investment.
2 He cannot resist the allure of gambling.”
(adj) có lỗi, không hoàn hảo
flawed /flɔːd/
“1 His argument is deeply flawed.
2 The study was methodologically flawed.”
(n) sự bắt đầu cái gì khó khăn
onset /ˈɔːnset/
(adj) không rõ ràng, tinh vi
subtle /ˈsʌtl/
(adj) lâu năm
perennial /pəˈreniəl/
“1 Traffic congestion is a perennial problem in Hanoi.
2 We face the perennial problem of not having enough money.”
(n) Sự hài hòa, hòa thuận
harmony /ˈhɑːrməni/
(adj) cứng rắn
rigid /ˈrɪdʒɪd/
“1 He grew even more rigid and uncompromising as he got older.
2 His rigid adherence to the rules made him unpopular.”
(v) cản trở, ngăn cản
restrain /rɪˈstreɪn/
(v) co lại, thu nhỏ
shrink /ʃrɪŋk/
(n) người đảm nhiệm trước
predecessor /ˈpredəsesər/
(v) làm mạnh lên, tăng cường
intensify /ɪnˈtensɪfaɪ/
“1 Violence intensified during the night. (more violence at night)
2 The fighting in the area has intensified sharply.”
