ADV. VOCAB Group # 7 THAI

Question 1

ostentatious (adj.)

adjective
UK /ˌɒs.tenˈteɪ.ʃəs/ US /ˌɑː.stənˈteɪ.ʃəs/

Answer 1

> characterized by or given to pretentious or
conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others

เป็นการโอ้อวด เสแสร้งแกล้งทําเพื่อทําให้ผู้อื่นประทับใจ

> too obviously showing your money, possessions, or power, in an attempt to make other people notice and admire you:

• They criticized the ostentatious lifestyle of their leaders.
• an ostentatious gesture/manner

Question 2

importune (v.)

verb [ T ] formal
UK /ˌɪm.pɔːˈtʃuːn/ US /ˌɪm.pɔːrˈtuːn/

Answer 2

> demand with urgency or persistence
repeatedly, especially insistently

ตามตื้อ รุมเร้า เซ้าซี้

verb
1 -harass (someone) persistently for or to do something.
“reporters importuned him with pointed questions”

2 -approach (someone) to request or offer sexual services, especially as a prostitute.
“the girl is charged with loitering in a public place with intent to solicit or importune another person”

Question 3

incontrovertible (adj.)

adjective formal
UK /ɪnˌkɒn.trəˈvɜː.tə.bəl/ US /ɪnˌkɑːn.trəˈvɝː.t̬ə.bəl/

Answer 3

> not controvertible, not open to
question or dispute

ไม่สามารถโต้แย้งได้

> impossible to doubt because of being obviously true:
incontrovertible proof/evidence

-Her logic is utterly incontrovertible.

Synonym
irrefutable formal

Question 4

surreptitiously (adv.)

adverb
UK /ˌsʌr.əpˈtɪʃ.əs.li/ US /ˌsɝː.əpˈtɪʃ.əs.li/

Answer 4

> in a stealthy way

อย่างลับๆ ลับๆ ล่อๆ

> secretly, without anyone seeing or knowing:

• Joe surreptitiously had a look in the answer book.
• an audiotape of the surreptitiously recorded conversation

Question 5

haven (n.)

noun [ C ]
UK /ˈheɪ.vən/ US /ˈheɪ.vən/

Answer 5

> refuge, asylum

ที่หลบภัย ที่พักพิง ที่พักผ่อน

> a safe or peaceful place:

• The garden was a haven from the noise and bustle of the city.
• They wanted to provide safe havens for the refugees.

Question 6

subjugate (v.)

verb [ T ] formal
UK /ˈsʌb.dʒə.ɡeɪt/ US /ˈsʌb.dʒə.ɡeɪt/

Answer 6

> to make submissive or subservient; enslave

กดขี่ ทําให้เป็นทาส

> to defeat people or a country and rule them in a way that allows them no freedom
-“the invaders had soon subjugated most of the native population”

> to treat yourself, your wishes, or your beliefs as being less important than other people or their wishes or beliefs:
-She subjugated herself to her mother’s needs.

Question 7

ultimate (adj.)

adjective [ before noun ]
UK /ˈʌl.tɪ.mət/ US /ˈʌl.tə.mət/

Answer 7

> last, highest, final

สุดท้าย สูงสุด สุดยอด

> most extreme or important because either the original or final, or the best or worst:

My manager will make the ultimate decision about who to employ.

Question 8

eventuate (v.)

verb [ I ] formal
UK /ɪˈven.tʃu.eɪt/ US /ɪˈven.tʃu.eɪt/

Answer 8

> to be the issue or outcome, come about

ทําให้เกิดผลลัพธ์ เป็นผล

> to happen, or lead to something happening:

-They are taking precautions against a possibility that may never eventuate.

Question 9

emit (v.)

verb [ T ]
UK /iˈmɪt/ US /iˈmɪt/

Answer 9

> to send forth (liquid, light, etc.), discharge

ปล่อยออกมา

> to send out a beam, noise, smell, or gas:

The alarm emits infrared rays which are used to detect any intruder.

Question 10

subterranean (adj.)

adjective
UK /ˌsʌb.tərˈeɪ.ni.ən/ US /ˌsʌb.təˈreɪ.ni.ən/

Answer 10

> existing, situated, or operating below the
surface of the earth

อยูใต้พื้นโลก ใต้ดิน

> under the ground:

subterranean passages
a subterranean river

Question 11

viable (adj.)

adjective
UK /ˈvaɪ.ə.bəl/ US /ˈvaɪ.ə.bəl/

Answer 11

> capable of being alive and living, workable

เจริญเติบโตได้, ใช้การได้

> able to work as intended or able to succeed:

In order to make the company viable, it will unfortunately be necessary to reduce staffing levels.

Question 12

premise (n.)

noun [ C ]
UK /ˈprem.ɪs/ US /ˈprem.ɪs/

Answer 12

> basis, stated or assumed on which reasoning
proceeds

หลักฐาน สมมติฐาน

> an idea or theory on which a statement or action is based:

[ + that ] They had started with the premise that all men are created equal.
-The research project is based on the premise stated earlier.

Synonym
assumption (BELIEF)

Question 13

jeopardize (v.)

verb [ T ] (UK usually jeopardise)
UK /ˈdʒep.ə.daɪz/ US /ˈdʒep.ɚ.daɪz/

Answer 13

> to put in jeopardy, imperil

ทําให้เสี่ยงอันตราย

> to put something such as a plan or system in danger of being harmed or damaged:

She knew that by failing her finals she could jeopardize her whole future.

Synonym
imperil formal

Question 14

aspire (v.)

verb [ I ]
UK /əˈspaɪər/

Answer 14

> to aim, or seek ambitiously

มีความทะเยอทะยาน มีความปรารถนา

> to want something very much or hope to achieve something or be successful:

• aspire to sth Most of his students aspired to a career in business.
• aspire to do sth We aspire to become full-service providers to our clients.

Question 15

inveigh (v.)

inveigh against sb/sth
— phrasal verb with inveigh verb
UK /ɪnˈveɪ/ US /ɪnˈveɪ/
formal

Answer 15

> to protest strongly or attack with words

ติเตียน กล่าวร้าย ประณามอยางรุนแรง

inveigh against sb/sth

> to strongly criticize something or someone:

-There were politicians who inveighed against immigrants to get votes.

Question 16

incredulous (adj.)

adjective
UK /ɪnˈkredʒ.ə.ləs/ US /ɪnˈkredʒ.ə.ləs/

Answer 16

> unable or unwilling to believe something,
skeptical

ไม่น่าเชื่อ น่าสงสัย อย่างเหลือเชื่อ

> not wanting or not able to believe something, and usually showing this:

-A few incredulous spectators watched on as Paterson, ranked 23rd in the world, beat the champion.

Question 17

permeate (v.)

verb [ I usually + adv/prep, T ] formal
UK /ˈpɜː.mi.eɪt/ US /ˈpɝː.mi.eɪt/

Answer 17

> to pass or penetrate through

ซึมผาน

> to spread through something and be present in every part of it:

Dissatisfaction with the government seems to have permeated every section of society.

Question 18

propitious (adj.)

adjective formal
UK /prəˈpɪʃ.əs/ US /prəˈpɪʃ.əs/

Answer 18

> presenting favorable or auspicious
conditions

นิมิตดี เอื้ออํานวย เป็นมงคล

> likely to result in success, or showing signs of success:

With the economy in recession, it was not a propitious time to start a company.

Question 19

surmise (v.)

verb [ T ] formal
UK /səˈmaɪz/ US /sɚˈmaɪz/

Answer 19

> to conjecture, guess

คาดเดา สันนิษฐานโดยไม่มีหลักฐานที่ดี

> to guess something, without having much or any proof:

[ + (that) ] The police surmise (that) the robbers have fled the country.

Question 20

curtail (v.)

verb [ T ]
UK /kəˈteɪl/ US /kɚˈteɪl/

Answer 20

> to cut short, abridge

ย่อ ตัดให้สั้น

> to stop something before it is finished, or to reduce or limit something:

• to curtail your holiday/spending
• With all the snow, our daily walks have been severely curtailed.

Question 21

repress (v.)

verb [ T ]
UK /rɪˈpres/ US /rɪˈpres/

Answer 21

> to keep under control or suppress

อดกลั้นไว้ ข่มใจไว้

> to not allow something, especially feelings, to be expressed:

He repressed a sudden desire to cry.

Question 22

cryptic (adj.)

adjective
UK /ˈkrɪp.tɪk/ US /ˈkrɪp.tɪk/

Answer 22

> mysterious in meaning, puzzling

ซ่อนเร้นกำกวม ไม่ชัดเจน

> mysterious and difficult to understand:

I got a cryptic text message from Sam.

Question 23

inchoate (adj.)

adjective literary
UK /ɪnˈkəʊ.eɪt/ US /ɪnˈkoʊ.eɪt/

Answer 23

> not yet completed or fully developed;
rudimentary

เพิ่งเริ่มต้น

> only recently or partly formed, or not completely developed or clear:

She had a child’s inchoate awareness of language.

Question 24

edacious (adj.)

adjective very formal
UK/ɪˈdeɪ.ʃəs/ US/ɪˈdeɪ.ʃəs/

Answer 24

> devouring, voracious

ตะกละ โลภ หิวโหย

• very eager for something, especially a lot of food:
  Paul has an edacious appetite.

My edacious reading habits had been leading me into one unappealing corner after another.

Synonym
voracious

Question 25

arcane (adj.)

adjective formal
UK /ɑːˈkeɪn/ US /ɑːrˈkeɪn/

Answer 25

> known or understood by very few, mysterious

ลี้ลับ ลึกลับ

> mysterious and known only by a few people:

He was the only person who understood all the arcane details of the agreement.