ADV. VOCAB Group # 9 THAI Flashcards
digress (v.)
verb [ I ]
UK /daɪˈɡres/ US /daɪˈɡres/
> stay away from the point, go off in another
direction
ออกนอกเรื่อง ออกนอกลู่นอกทาง
> to move away from the main subject you are writing or talking about and to write or talk about something else:
-But I digress. To get back to what I was saying, this poem reflects the poet’s love of nature and his religious beliefs.
-The lecturer temporarily digressed from her subject to deal with a related theory.
/Compare
sidetrack verb
uncanny (adj.)
adjective
UK /ʌnˈkæn.i/ US /ʌnˈkæn.i/
> strange, mysterious
แปลกมาก ลึกลับ
> strange or mysterious, often in a way that is slightly frightening:
-It was uncanny the way that she always knew what he was thinking.
candor (n.)
noun [ U ] US (UK candour)
US /ˈkæn.dɚ/ UK /ˈkæn.dər/
> openness, forthrightness
ความตรงไปตรงมา
> the quality of being honest and telling the truth, especially about a difficult or embarrassing subject:
-“We really don’t know what to do about it,” she said with surprising candor.
paucity (n.)
noun [ S ] formal
UK /ˈpɔː.sə.ti/ US /ˈpɑː.sə.t̬i/
> scarcity
ความขัดสน
> the fact that there is too little of something:
-There is a paucity of information on the ingredients of many cosmetics.
acrimonious (adj.)
adjective formal
UK /ˌæk.rɪˈməʊ.ni.əs/ US /ˌæk.rəˈmoʊ.ni.əs/
> bitter : ขมขื่น
> full of anger, arguments, and bad feeling: ดุเดือด
- an acrimonious dispute
- Their marriage ended eight years ago in an acrimonious divorce.
duplicity (n.)
noun [ U ] formal
UK /dʒuˈplɪs.ə.ti/ US /duːˈplɪs.ə.t̬i/
> cunning, trickery
การหลอกลวง การตีสองหน้า ความเจ้าเล่ห์
> dishonest talk or behaviour, especially by saying different things to two people:
-They were accused of duplicity in their dealings with both sides.
/Synonym
double-dealing
egregious (adj.)
egregious
adjective formal disapproving
UK /ɪˈɡriː.dʒəs/ US /ɪˈɡriː.dʒəs/
> remarkably bad
เลวระยํา ชั่วร้าย
> extremely bad in a way that is very noticeable:
-It was an egregious error for a statesman to show such ignorance.
distraught (adj.)
adjective
UK /dɪˈstrɔːt/ US /dɪˈstrɑːt/
> mentally confused, crazed
จิตว้าวุ่น กังวลใจ
> extremely worried, nervous, or upset:
-The missing child’s distraught parents made an emotional appeal for information on TV.
/Synonym
overwrought
discern (v.)
verb [ T ] formal
UK /dɪˈsɜːn/ US /dɪˈsɝːn/
> perceive
แยกแยะออก รู้แจ้ง
> to see, recognize, or understand something that is not clear:
-I could just discern a figure in the darkness.
It is difficult to discern any pattern in these figures.
/Synonyms
distinguish
feasible (adj.)
adjective
UK /ˈfiː.zə.bəl/ US /ˈfiː.zə.bəl/
> possible : เป็นไปได้
> able to be made, done, or achieved:
-With the extra resources, the project now seems feasible.
-[ + to infinitive ] It may be feasible to clone human beings, but is it ethical?
/Synonyms
practicable viable workable
sally (v.)
noun [ C ]
UK /ˈsæl.i/ US /ˈsæl.i/
> suddenly rush forth
รีบรุด ตีฝ่าวงล้อม ผลุนผลัน
> a sudden attack on an enemy, especially when they are surrounding you
They capture insects by gleaning as well as by aerial sallying.
affluent (adj.)
adjective
US /ˈæfˌlu·ənt, əˈflu-/
> wealthy
มังคั่ง รํ่ารวย
> having a lot of money or possessions; rich:
-We live in an affluent neighborhood
consternation (n.)
noun [ U ]
UK /ˌkɒn.stəˈneɪ.ʃən/ US /ˌkɑːn.stɚˈneɪ.ʃən/
> feelings of anxiety or dismay
ความอกสันขวัญหาย ความสะพรึงกลัว
> a feeling of worry, shock, or confusion:
- The prospect of so much work filled him with consternation.
- To his consternation, when he got to the airport he found he’d forgotten his passport.
precocious (adj.)
adjective
UK /prɪˈkəʊ.ʃəs/ US /prəˈkoʊ.ʃəs/
> reaching maturity early
แก่แดด ฉลาดเกินวัย
> (especially of children) showing mental development or achievement much earlier than usual:
- A precocious child, she went to university at the age of 15.
- She recorded her first CD at the precocious age of twelve.
chagrin (n.)
noun [ U ] formal
UK /ˈʃæɡ.rɪn/ US /ˈʃæɡ.rɪn/
> feeling of disappointment, humiliation
ความรําคาญใจจากการผิดหวัง
> disappointment or anger, especially when caused by a failure or mistake:
-My children have never shown an interest in music, much to my chagrin.
/Synonym
mortification