Advanced Vocabulary Flashcards
Unequivocally
= Unambiguously
Equivocal
Ambiguous
Surreptitious
Done secretly, without anyone knowing
Clandestine (a)
Planned or done secretly, often not officially allowed
Perspicacious
Having a ready insight and understanding of things; judging things accurately
Paramount to
(a)
Supreme; more important than anything else.
rational (a)
based on clear thought and reason
Wary of/about
not completely trusting or certain about something or someone
gratify
to please someone, or to satisfy a wish or need
He was gratified to see how well his students had done.
Some people expect instant ______.
to get what they want immediately
-> gratification
Suppress
to prevent something from being seen or expressed or from operating
She couldn’t suppress her anger/annoyance/delight.
His feelings of resentment have been suppressed for years.
infiltration
the process of secretly becoming part of a group in order to get information or to influence the way that a group thinks or behaves:
Police infiltration of Greenpeace sparked the scandal.
Surveillance
the careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army, because of a crime that has happened or is expected:
The police have kept the nightclub under surveillance because of suspected illegal drug activity.
More banks are now installing surveillance cameras.
Vector
biology an insect or animal that carries a disease from one animal or plant to another:
Mosquitoes are the vectors of malaria.
commonplace (a)
happening often or often seen or experienced and so not considered to be special:
Electric cars are increasingly commonplace.
Lucid (a)
Easy to understand
clearly expressed and easy to understand, or (of a person) thinking or speaking clearly:
She gave a clear and lucid account of her plans for the company’s future.
- contemplation (n) - contemplative (a)
* Contemplate (v)
• serious and quiet thought for a period of time:
She was staring out over the lake, lost in contemplation.
• to spend time considering a possible future action, or to consider one particular thing for a long time in a serious and quiet way:
[ + -ing verb ] I’m contemplating going abroad for a year.
They were contemplating a move to California.
It’s too awful/horrific/dangerous to contemplate.
to protect something from harm
safeguard (v)
… I will safeguard yours as I do with mine.
Pensive (a)
Deep in thought (trầm ngâm)
thinking in a quiet way, often with a serious expression on your face:
She became withdrawn and pensive, hardly speaking to anyone.
Prose (n)
Written language in its ordinary form rather than poetry:
I’ve always preferred reading prose to poetry.
eloquent (a)
/ˈel.ə.kwənt/
giving a clear, strong message:
She made an eloquent appeal for action.
The pictures were an eloquent reminder of the power of the volcano.
titillate (v)
to make someone excited intentionally but only a little, usually with sexual images or descriptions:
So many adverts these days are designed to titillate.
derive sth from sth
to get something from something else
It’s titillating to read that u derive salubrious, mastubulatory pleasure from admiring ur own booty in the mirror daily.
salubrious
A salubrious place is pleasant, clean, and healthy to live in:
He doesn’t live in a very salubrious part of town.
hue and cry
a noisy expression of public anger or disapproval:
There has been a great hue and cry about the council’s plans to close the school.
Hue /hjuː/
(a degree of lightness, darkness, strength, etc. of) a colour:
In the Caribbean waters there are fish of every hue.
I chose coconut ice cream scoops for comparison mostly cuz of the ice cream’s snowy white, creamy hue.
spent (a)
- Tired
Im too spent to care. - Something that is spent has been used so that it no longer has any power or effectiveness:
spent bullets/matches
taut (a) /tɔːt/
Tight or completely stretched
a taut rope
He kept his eyes on the road ahead, his face taut with concentration.
My flesh taut in places that had recently been soft.
Defer (v)
Delay to do later
Delegate (v)
to give a particular job, duty, right, etc. to someone else so that they do it for you:
As a boss you have to delegate (responsibilities to your staff).
Authority to make financial decisions has been delegated to a special committee.
Remembrance
- the act of remembering and showing respect for someone who has died or a past event:
A church service was held in remembrance of the victims. - A memory of something that happened in the past:
fond/sweet/personal remembrances
commemorate (v)
/kəˈmem.ə.reɪt/
to remember officially and give respect to a great person or event, especially by a public ceremony or by making a statue or special building:
Gathered all together in this church, we commemorate those who lost their lives in the war.
A statue has been built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the poet’s birthday.
ominous /ˈɒm.ɪ.nəs/
suggesting that something unpleasant is likely to happen:
There was an ominous silence when I asked whether my contract was going to be renewed.
The engine had been making an ominous sound all the way from my parents’ house.
ominous dark clouds
Induce (v)
- induce somebody to do something (formal) to persuade or influence somebody to do something
Nothing would induce me to take the job. - Cause sth to happen
we can induce changes that affect how we use our genes and, through that, get healthier and more functional muscles that ultimately improve our quality of life.
Tease out
to spend time trying to find out information or the meaning of something, especially when this is complicated or difficult
The teacher helped them tease out the meaning of the poem.
Genome (n) /ˈdʒiːnəʊm/
Hệ gen
epigenetics (n)
/dʒəˈnet.ɪk/
a branch of genetics that studies the chemical reactions that turn genes on and off
Lines
Lời thoại
villain
Nhân vật phản diện
Ricochet (v) /ˈrɪk.ə.ʃeɪ/
If a ball or bullet ricochets, it hits a surface and moves away from it at an angle:
The ball ricocheted off the goalkeeper and into the net.
Belittle (c)
to make a person or an action seem as if he, she or it is not important:
Though she had spent hours fixing the computer, he belittled her efforts.
Stop belittling yourself - your work is highly valued.
