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  • acceptable
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Palatable(adj):

Ex: I’m afraid the members won’t find all these changes very palatable.

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  • impermeable (=impenetrable)
  • unaffected by
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Impervious (adj):

Ex: He is impervious to criticism and rational argument.

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  • to increase the size or value of something by adding something to it
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Augment(v):
Formal /a:gment/
Ex: He would have to find work to augment his income.

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  • to avoid or escape from sth
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Evade (v):
Formal
Ex: She leaned forward to kiss him but he evaded her by pretending to sneeze.

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  • done to avoid something bad happening
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Evasive(adj):

Ex: Drivers had to make sudden evasive manoeuvres.

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  • very annoying, unpleasant, or uncomfortable, and therefore unbearable
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Insufferable (adj):

Ex: The underground is insufferable in this heat.

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  • atrocious, abominable, deplorable
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Abysmal (adj):

Ex: abysmal working conditions

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  • hater of women
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Misogynist (n):
/misagownist/

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  • the careful use of money
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Thrifty (n, adj):

Ex: They have plenty of money now, but they’re still thrifty.

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  • elaborately decorated
  • containing too many complicated words or phrases
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Ornate(adj):
Formal
Ex: a room with an ornate ceiling and gold mirrors
Some students are put off studying his work because of the ornate language of the poetry.

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  • happening sometimes; not regular or continuous
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Sporadic(adj):

Ex: sporadic gunfire

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  • to name things separately, one by one
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Enumerate(v):
Formal
Ex:  He enumerated the benefits of the insurance scheme.

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  • to shake violently, or to cause someone to shake without control
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Convulse(v):

Ex: The audience convulsed with laughter.

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  • complicated; indiscernible
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Convoluted (adj):

Ex: Her book is full of long, convoluted sentences.

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  • the act of believing that something is true without having any proof (=assumption)
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Presumption(n):

Ex: There is no scientific evidence to support such presumptions.

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  • to slow sth down or to make it more difficult for sth or sb (>< facilitate)
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Impede (v):

Ex: Although he’s shy, it certainly hasn’t impeded his career in any way.
Shortages of medicine were impeding the effort to check the spread of diseases.

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  • incremental
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Diminutive(adj):

Ex: He’s a diminutive figure, less than five feet tall.

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  • defying generally accepted beliefs and traditions
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Iconoclastic (adj):

Ex: iconoclastic views

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  • to show that someone is involved in a crime or partly responsible for something bad that has happened
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Implicate(v):

Ex: A lot of people were implicated in the scandal.

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  • impossible to change
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Irrevocable (adj):

Ex: an irrevocable decision

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  • very clear and shining
  • clear in meaning and easy to understand
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pellucid (adj):

Ex: the pellucid water
He wrote in pellucid prose

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  • thrifty(adj)
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Frugal (adj):

Ex: a frugal meal of bread and soup

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  • a doubt or feeling of not being able to agree with or accept something completely
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Reservation (n):

Ex: He accepted my advice without reservation.

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  • relating to soldiers, war, or life in the armed forces
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Martial (adj):

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  • to make clear what you think or want without saying it directly
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Intimate (v):
Formal —> intimation(n)
Ex: She has intimated that she will resign if she loses the vote.

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  • infeasible/unfeasible
  • not able to continue to exist as, or develop into, a living being
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Unviable (adj):

Ex: an unviable pregnancy/foetus

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  • copying or developing from sth else, not the result of new idea (=unoriginal)
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Derivative (adj):

Ex: His painting/style is very derivative.

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  • to stop doing sth
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Desist (v):
Formal /disist/
Ex: The high winds are expected to desist tomorrow.
She is ordered to desist from playing music after 11 p.m.

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  • to move your body suddenly because something has surprised or frightened you
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Start(v):

Ex: he started at the sound of the phone

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  • to deceive or trick sb
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Hoodwink (v):
(=bamboozle)
Ex: He hoodwinked us into agreeing.

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  • treating everyone fairly and equally
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Even-handed(adj):

Ex: even-handed coverage of a volatile issue

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  • not happening regularly or continuously
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Intermittent (adj):

Ex: intermittent rain/noise

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  • the essence of sth
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Pith(n):

Ex: a book that he considered contained the pith of all his work

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  • sth that is done or said in order to get an advantage, often dishonestly
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Ploy(n):

Ex: there are various ploys we can use if necessary

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  • to cheat or trick sb in order to get money from them
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Swindle (v,n):

Ex: a Web-based company swindled customers out of $15 million

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  • to deceive sb, usually by making that person do sth that they did not intend to do
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Dupe(v):

Ex: the girls were duped by drug smugglers into carrying heroin for them

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  • behaving badly or rudely
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Indecorous(adj):
=unseemly

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  • staying the same for a long time; not changing or losing purpose (=unwavering)
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Steadfast (adj):

Ex: steadfast beliefs/friends

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  • hard to understand
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Opaque (adj):
Formal
Ex: I find her poetry a little too opaque

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  • to cause sb to become less respected (=insult)
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Demean (v):

Ex: the entire family is demeaned by his behavior

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-beautiful in a way that suggests sb is morally good and pure

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Seraphic (adj):

Ex: a seraphic smile

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  • to formally declare one’s abandonment of a claim, right or possession, etc.
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Renounce (v):

Ex: he renounced drugs and alcohol completely

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  • to stop controlling or managing sth that you are in charge of
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Abdicate (adj):

Ex: she abdicated all responsibility for the project.

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44
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  • better than any of its type
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Peerless (adj):
Formal (=unmatched; unrivaled)
Ex : peerless beauty/ability

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  • artificial rather than natural
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Factitious(adj):
Formal
Ex: the excitement was largely factitious and confined to the media

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  • invented and not true or not existing
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Fictitious (adj):

Ex: he dismissed recent rumors about his private life as fictitious

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-to express firmly your belief that sth is true

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Maintain(v):

Ex: he maintains that he has never seen the woman before

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  • to feel or show much pleasure because of your own success or good luck, or because of sb else’s misfortune (hả hê)
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Gloat (v, n):

Ex: she’s continually gloating over/about her new job

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  • to admit often unwillingly that sth is true
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Concede (v):

Ex: the govt has conceded that the new tax policy has been a disaster

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  • stiff and fixed; not able to be bent or moved
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Rigid(adj):

Ex: i keep to a rigid schedule

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  • a set of beliefs that influences the way you live
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Creed(n):

Ex: the law forbids discrimination because of race, colour or creed

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  • to be careful and alert
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Be on (your) guard:

Ex: you always have to be on your guard against pickpockets

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  • a person who is easily made angry
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Sorehead(n):

Ex: don’t be such a sorehead it was only meant to be a joke

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  • a problem that delays progress
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Bottleneck(n):

Ex: is there any way of getting around this bureaucratic bottleneck?

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  • not copulating, because of religious reasons
  • a person who does not copulate
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Celibate (adj, n):
—> celibacy(n)
Ex: she chose celibacy after a pregnancy scare at 16

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  • a situation in which people are very afraid that sth bad will happen
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Scare(n):

Ex: after his health scare, he started exercising more.

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  • perfectly clean or tidy
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Immaculate(adj):

Ex: dressed in an immaculate white suit

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  • to write or say that a play, book, political action, etc. is very bad
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Excoriate(v):
Formal
Ex: his latest novel received excoriating reviews

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  • based on deep feelings or emotions rather than reason or thought
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Visceral(adj):

Ex: visceral hatred/excitement

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  • loyalty and support for a ruler, country, group, or belief
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Allegiance (n):
Formal /owli:d3owns/
Ex: in many American schools, the students pledge allegiance to the flag at the beginning of the school day

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  • a class of people of high social rank
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Aristocracy (n):

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  • to shake violently with very small movements because of a very unpleasant thought or feeling
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Shudder (v):

Ex: the sight of so much blood made him shudder

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  • marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt( chế nhạo)
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Sarcastic (adj):
(=sarky)
Ex: sarcastic comments on their failures

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-humorous in an unkind way that shows you do not respect sb or sth

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Sardonic (adj):

Ex: a sardonic smile/look/comment

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  • to push away or refuse sth or sb unwanted, esp. to successfully stop a physical attack against you
  • causes strong feeling of dislike, disapproval or disgust
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Repulse(n):

Ex(1): the enemy attack was quickly repulsed
Ex (2): the tourists were repulsed by the filthy conditions

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  • to make sb feel a particular, often bad, way toward sb else
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Dispose(v):

Ex: her sense of humour disposed me to like her

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  • to shed, banish, to throw out or destroy
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Dispose of sth:

Ex: every month he must dispose of the oil his restaurant uses to fry potatoes

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  • to cut open sth, esp. a dead body or plant and study its structure
  • to examine or consider sth in detail
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Dissect(v):

Ex(1): in biology classes we used to dissect rats
Ex(2): he is the kind of person who watches a movie and then dissects it for hours

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  • used to say that a photograph is clear/not clear
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Be in/out of focus
(Focus là tiêu điểm, tiêu cự của lens)

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  • to suggest sth for discussion (formal)
  • often discussed or argued about but having no definite answer
  • not important or not relevant, therefore not worth discussing
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Moot(v, adj):

Ex(1): the idea was first mooted as long ago as the 1840s
Ex (2): it’s a moot point whether building more roads reduces traffic congestion
Ex (3): we don’t have eough money to go, so it’s all moot anyway

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  • indecorous
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Uncouth(adj):

Ex: she thought he was loud-mouthed and uncouth

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  • strange or mysterious, in a way that is slightly frightening
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Uncanny(adj):

Ex: it was uncanny that she always knew what he was thinking

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  • unkind, cruel or indifferent to other people
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Callous(adj):

Ex: it might sound callous, but I don’t care if he’s homeless, he’s not living with me

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  • a strong belief or opinion
  • a feeling of being certain about sth
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Conviction(n):

Ex(1): religious conviction
Ex(2): he said he enjoyed the new job but his voice lacked conviction

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  • an idea or theory on which a statement or action is based
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Premise(n):
/premis/
Ex: they had started w/ the premise that all men are created equal
The research project is based on the premise stated earlier

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  • light and delicate, especially in an unnatural way
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Ethereal(adj):
/iˈθɪr.i.əl/
Ex: ethereal beauty

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  • not known or understood by many people
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Abstruse(adj):
Formal
Ex: an abstruse philosophical essay

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  • very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
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Fastidious(adj):
(=meticulous, punctilious, methodical)
Ex: he is very fastidious about how a suitcase should be packed

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  • seeming attractive but really false or of little value
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Meretricious (adj):
Formal /ˌmer.əˈtrɪʃ.əs/
Ex: He claims that a lot of journalism is meretricious and superficial

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  • the belief that only your own experiences and existence can be known or are important
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Solipsism(n):
—>solipsistic(adj)
Ex: The reality of altruism means that solipsistic selfishness is not inevitable

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  • a calm mental state
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Equanimity(n):
Formal /ˌek.wəˈnɪm.ə.t̬i/
=equilibrium
Ex: Three years after the tragedy she has only just begun to regain her equanimity.

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  • not loquacious
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Taciturn(adj):

83
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  • causing so much emotion that it cannot be expressed through words
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Ineffable(adj):
Formal (=indescribable)
Ex: ineffable joy/beauty

84
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  • dull, boring
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Insipid(adj):

Ex: an insipid flavor/TV sitcom

85
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  • sad and serious
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Lugubrious (adj):

Ex: a lugubrious face

86
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  • hardened
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Inure sb to sth:
Formal /ɪnˈjʊr/
Ex: After spending some time on the island they became inured to the hardships.

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  • (esp. of women) quiet and well-behaved
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Demure (adj):

Ex: she gave him a demure smile

88
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  • calm and peaceful
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Placid(adj):

Ex: a placid child
The placid lake surface was as smooth as glass
The placid pace of village life

89
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-Excessively compliant or submissive

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Obsequious(adj:
Formal
Ex:  she is embarrassingly obsequious to anyone in authority

90
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  • Willing to do what other people want
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Compliant (adj):
(=acquiescent)
Ex: a compliant child

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- Showing that you are confident, in control, and expect to be respected and obeyed
- Containing complete and accurate information and therefore respected (=used to describe reliable sources of in4)

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Authoritative(adj):
=imperious
Ex: The book is an authoritative account of the second world war


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  • A talk or a way of talking that is intended to persuade you to buy something
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Sales pitch(n):
(=sales presentation)
Ex: He did/made/gave an effective sales pitch to everybody; however, no one was cajoled/talked into buying his company’s products

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  • unwilling to do what you are asked or ordered to
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Recalcitrant(adj):
Formal
Ex: tenants petitioned their recalcitrant landlord to finish repairs to their building

94
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  • To use something or someone especially in an effective way
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Deploy(v):

Ex: my job doesn’t really allow me fully to deploy my skills

95
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-to fill something or somebody with a particular feeling quality or idea

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Imbue sth/sb with sth
Formal
Ex: His poetry is imbued with deep, religious feeling

96
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-To prevent the growth or development of sth

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Stunt(v):

Ex: drought has stunted the growth of this year‘s cereal crop

97
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-to pull
- To take something or somebody somewhere especially by force
- A long journey especially a difficult one

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Haul(v, n):

Ex: They hauled the boat out of the water
FBI agents hauled away boxes of records
From there it was a long haul back to our camp

98
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  • willing to do what other people want
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Subservient(adj):

Ex: in the past, women were viewed as subservient to men

99
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-Having serious effects or causing great pain

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Grievous(adj):

Ex: Her death is a grievous loss to the whole of the community

100
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-The responsibilities of an important position and job

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Mantle(n):

Ex: he has been asked to take on the mantle of managing director in the New York office

101
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  • be the deciding factor; make the critical difference
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Tip the balance/sales:

Ex: in this tight race a group of voters can tip the balance/sales

102
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  • The unpleasant results or effects of an action or event
  • The radioactive dust in the air after a nuclear explosion
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Fallout(n):

Ex: the political fallout of the revelations has been immense
Cancer deaths caused by fallout from weapons testing

103
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  • The movement of a lot of people from a place
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Exodus(n):

Ex: there has been a mass exodus of workers from the villages to the towns

104
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  • A job in a company or organization
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Post(n):
B2
Ex: they have several vacant posts

105
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  • The fact of avoiding telling the truth or saying exactly what you think
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Prevarication(n):
Formal /priver…/
Ex: All my attempts to question the authorities on the subject were met by prevarication
—> prevaricate(v)

106
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  • An occasion when the positions of people or things within a particular group are changed
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Reshuffle(n, v):

Ex: they expect a cabinet reshuffle in the summer
The Prime Minister is expected to reshuffle his ministerial team next month

107
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  • Happy and confident
  • Successful or making a profit
A

Buoyant(adj):

Ex: after reading the letter he was in a buoyant mood
The housing market remains buoyant

108
Q
  • to give an opinion or judgment about sth
  • The report of something such as a political situation or system, or a person‘s work or ideas, that examines it and provides a judgment, especially a negative one
A

Critique (v, n):

Ex: students take turns critiquing each other’s work
A Marxist critique of neo-liberal policy

109
Q
  • to touch someone’s body without permission
  • To search for something you cannot see or find easily especially by feeling with your hands
  • A sexual touch usually and unwanted or unpleasant one
A

Grope(v, n):

Ex: He groped her as she was going to the bar
I had to grope my way up the dark stairs

110
Q
  • To try to think of something, especially the right words, the correct answer, etc.
A

Grope for sth:

Ex: I’m groping for the right words here

111
Q
  • A problem or difficulty
A

Tribulation(n):
Formal /tribiulei…/

112
Q
  • (of an idea, thought, or plan) to develop or be developed over time
A

Gestate(v):

Ex: the internet had been gestating since the fifties

113
Q
  • the act of arguing or disagreeing about sth
A

Contestation(n):

Ex: there is still considerable contestation over various mining projects
—> contest(v): to refute a claim

114
Q
  • To disagree with something that someone says
A

Dispute(v):

Ex: I don’t dispute that his movies are entertaining, but they don’t have much depth

115
Q
  • Loss of respect for or belief in sb or sth
  • To cause people to stop respecting sb or believing in an idea or person
A

Discredit(n, v):
Formal
Ex: The indecorum of one student has brought discredit on the whole school
Evidence of links with drug dealers has discredited the Mayor

116
Q
  • Developing or growing quickly
A

Burgeoning(adj):

Ex: A burgeoning tourist industry lifted the state’s economy

117
Q
  • To give sb back their previous jobs or position, or to cause sth to exist again
A

Reinstate(v):
Formal
Ex:  A month after being unfairly dismissed he was reinstated in his job
The Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976

118
Q
  • To start or cause a system, rule, legal action, etc. to exist
A

Institute(v):
Formal
Ex: The new management intends to institute a number of changes
She is threatening to institute legal proceedings against the hospital (tiến hành thủ tục pháp lý)

119
Q
  • Not important
A

Inconsequential(adj):

Ex: most of what she said was pretty inconsequential

120
Q
  • To give control or possession of something, especially land to someone else, often unwillingly or because forced to do so
A

Cede(v):
Formal
Ex: Hong Kong was ceded to Britain after the opium war

121
Q
  • to show sth to be true, or to support a claim with facts
A

Substantiate(v):

Ex: we have evidence to substantiate the allegations against him

122
Q
  • to argue that a claim is not true
A

Rebut (v):

Ex: he appeared on TV to rebut the charges against him

123
Q
  • a statement that says that sth is not true
A

Rebuttal (n):

Ex: she issues a point-by-point rebuttal of the company’s accusations

124
Q
  • to explain or examine sth in order to make its meaning clearer
A

Unpack(v):

Ex: he read the agreed statement to the group and then began to unpack it for them

125
Q
  • a strong expression of anger and disapproval about sth, made by a group of people or by the public
A

Outcry (n):

Ex: plans to tear down the old courthouse lead to a public outcry

126
Q
  • signs that show the condition of sb’s health, such as body temperature, rate of breathing, and heartbeat
A

Vital signs(n):

Ex: the babies in this unit have various devices attached to them that monitor the vital signs

127
Q
  • to say sth officially or certainly
A

Pronounce(v):

Ex: he was taken to the hospital where he was pronouced dead on arrival

128
Q
  • to say that sth is true or is a fact
A

Contend(v):

Ex: the lawyer contended that her client had never been near the scene of the crime

129
Q
  • a person who has had a lot of experience of a particular activity
  • sb who has been in the armed forces during a war
A

Veteran(n):

Ex: a 20-year veteran of the New York Police Department
The surviving veterans of WWII

130
Q
  • a remark or action intended to demean sb
  • to insult or offend sb
A

Affront(n, v):

Ex: he regarded the comments as an affront to his dignity
I was most affronted by his comments

131
Q
  • in order to achieve this aim
A

To this end

Ex: Dutch tech companies offer support in the fight against the virus. To this end, an online meeting took place on Wednesday

132
Q
  • simple and not particularly comfortable
A

Spartan(adj):

Ex: our spartan way of life included hard beds, hard work, and no TV

133
Q
  • to add proof to an account, statement, idea, etc. with new in4
A

Corroborate(v):
= inject(v) /kəˈrɑː.bə.reɪt/
Formal
Ex: recent research seems to corroborate his theory

134
Q
  • complete, detailed, careful
A

Thoroughgoing(adj):
Formal
Ex: a thoroughgoing reform of the economy

135
Q
  • praise and approval
A

Accolade(n):
/ˈæk.ə.leɪd/ Formal
Ex: her approval was the highest accolade he could receive

136
Q
  • to publicly commend or show approval for a person or an achievement
  • to call and attract the attention of sb
A

Hail(v):
Formal
Ex: heppner has been hailed as one of the finest tenors in the operatic world today
You wait here with our bags while i hail a taxi

137
Q
  • the general meaning, character, or pattern of sth
A

Tenor(n):
Formal
Ex: what was the general tenor of his speech?

138
Q
  • slightly dishonest, or not speaking the complete truth
A

Disingenuous (adj):
Formal = mendacious
Ex: it was disingenuous of her to claim she had no financial interest in the case

139
Q
  • (of people) difficult to control and often not bahave in accordance with the playbook
A

Unruly(adj):

Ex: an unruly class of adolescents

140
Q
  • speak vaguely
A

Equivocate(v):
Formal
Ex: more importantly, when economists assign technical meaning to terms, they must also avoid equivocating

141
Q
  • a good understanding of sb and an ability to communicate well with them
A

Rapport(v):

Ex: she has an excellent rapport with her staff

142
Q
  • The principles and ideas on which sth is based
A

Bedrock(n):

Ex: we feel that the family is the bedrock of society

143
Q
  • An unpleasant situation that is difficult to get out of/solve
A

Predicament(n):
Formal
Ex: with no money and no job, he found himself in a real predicament

144
Q
  • A small part of something, or a small amount
A

Fraction(n):

Ex: they can produce it at a fraction of the cost of traditional methods
Could you just move a fraction to the right, so I can get by?

145
Q
  • A formal suggestion
  • A polite way of referring to the process getting rid of solid waste from the body
A

Motion(n):

Ex:  Someone proposed a motion to increase the membership fee to $500 a year
 The nurse asked if her motions were regular

146
Q
  • A warning representing an increased likelihood of severe weather impacts
A

Amber warning(n):

Ex: an amber warning of extreme heat has come into force across most of England and parts of Wales

147
Q
  • To have as a result, or be the final result of a process
A

culminate(v):

Ex: the discovery culminated many years of research
Culminate in = result in

148
Q
  • A very serious event resulting in great destruction and change
A

Apocalypse(n):

Ex: The book offers a vision of the future in which there is a great nuclear apocalypse

149
Q
  • Helpful
A

Solicitous(adj):
Formal
Ex: He made a solicitous enquiry after her health

150
Q
  • to contain or keep something in a respected place
A

Enshrine(v):
Formal
Ex: A lot of memories are enshrined in this photograph album
- be enshrined in sth: being protected by being included in sth else
Ex: The right of freedom of speech is enshrined in the constitution

151
Q
  • A room in a school or university where students who are injured or feeling ill can go to a nurse for treatment
A

Infirmary(n):

152
Q
  • to make sth secret known
A

Divulge(v):

Ex: journalists do not divulge their sources

153
Q
  • to make sb/sth very weak
A

Enfeeble(v):
Formal

154
Q
  • to try to combine one idea, method, etc. w/ another, esp. when the two things are very different
A

Graft sth onto sth:

Ex: the editors attempted to graft new reporting onto previously published articles

155
Q
  • to cause an event or situation to happen by your actions
A

Instigate(v):
Formal
Ex: The government will instigate new measures to combat terrorism.
Changes in the orientation program were instigated by the new director.

156
Q
  • total, or expressed in a clear and certain way
A

Unequivocal(adj):

Ex: the church has been unequivocal in its condemnation of the violence

157
Q

Correspondent(n):

A
  • Phóng viên
158
Q

Extremities(n):

A
  • the hands and feet
159
Q
  • The amount of confidence felt by a person or group of people, esp. when in a dangerous or difficult situation
A

Morale(n):

Ex: Low morale in the police department was a continuing problem

160
Q
  • to be very indignant, sometimes without expressing it
A

Fume(v):

Ex: days after the argument, he was still fuming

161
Q

Without so much as:

A
  • without even
162
Q
  • to pass by and lightly touch sb/sth
A

Brush against:

Ex: be sure not to brush against this wall while the paint is still drying

163
Q
  • to look at sb angrily and without moving your eyes
A

Glare(v):

Ex: he glared at the young man who brushed against him as he served his water

164
Q
  • Something that makes the situation more difficult
A

Complication(n):

Ex: if any complications arise, let me know and I’ll help

165
Q
  • an uncertain situation that you cannot control and in which there is no progress or improvement
A

Limbo(n):

Ex: until we’ve got official permission to go ahead with the plans we will remain in limbo

166
Q
  • To catch or get control of something or someone
A

Ensnare(v):
Literary /insner/
Ex: Spiders ensnare flies and other insects in their webs

167
Q
  • sb who makes people to obey the law
A

Enforcer(n):

Ex: along the border, law enforcers have been increasing their numbers

168
Q
  • to replace sth, esp. sth older
A

Supersede(v):

Ex: most of the old road has been superseded by the great interstate highways

169
Q
  • The business of designing and manufacturing aircraft
A

Aviation(n):
/eivieition/
Ex: The aviation industry/sector

170
Q
  • Extremely important or very surprising
A

Earth-shattering(adj):
=earth-shaking
Ex: an earth-shattering discovery

171
Q
  • A person who allows someone to use something that they own
A

Lessor(n):
/les or/ —>lessee(n)
Ex: an asset may be repossessed by the lessor in the event of a default on the lease payments

172
Q
  • The official authority to make decisions and judgments
A

Jurisdiction(n):

Ex: The Supreme Court ruled that the US government had no jurisdiction over crimes committed on Indian lands

173
Q
  • To have the main offices of an organization in a particular place
A

Headquarter(v):

Ex: The airline is headquartered in Seattle

174
Q
  • The right to own a building or piece of land without time limit
  • A building or piece of land that is owned by sb without time limit
A

 freehold(n, adj):

Ex: Instead of selling the freehold, the commissioners are selling a 200-year lease
Are those flats freehold or leasehold? 

175
Q
  • A legal agreement in which you pay money in order to use a building, piece of land, vehicle, etc. for a period
A

Lease(n, v):

Ex:  The lease expires in two years’ time
I leased my new car instead of buying it

176
Q

A stone’s throw (away):

A

-A short distance

Ex: the animal was sitting just a stone’s throw away from us

177
Q
  • Involvement in a crime or an activity that is wrong
A

Complicity(n):
Formal
Ex: she is suspected of complicity in the fraud

178
Q
  • (esp. of activities) morally bad
A

Nefarious(adj):
Formal
Ex: The company’s CEO seems to have been involved in some nefarious practices

179
Q

Hoard(v):

A

Stash(v):
Informal
Ex: The stolen pictures were stashed away in a warehouse

180
Q
  • A strict attempt to stop or limit an activity
A

Clampdown(n):

Ex:  now, the British government is seeking to salvage its reputation with a clampdown on corruption

181
Q
  • to succeed or be treated in the stated way/to be in a particular condition
A

Fare(v):

Ex: how did you fare in your exams
Low-paid workers will fare badly/well under this government

182
Q
  • To organize and begin an activity or event (=wage)
A

Mount(v):
C2
Ex: To mount an attack/campaign/challenge/protest/display/exhibition

183
Q
  • dishonestly obtained
A

Ill-gotten(adj):

Ex: he deposited his ill-gotten gains in foreign bank accounts

184
Q
  • Money that has been collected or saved for a particular purpose
A

War chest(n):

Ex: The candidates are gathering money for their election war chests

185
Q
  • a place that represents the authority or business interests of a govt or company that is far away
A

Outpost(n):

Ex: a police/military/colonial outpost

186
Q
  • A small piece or amount of something that is left from the larger original piece or amount
A

Remnant(n):

Ex: A carpet remnant
The remnants of last night’s s meal
Remnants of the city’s former glory

187
Q
  • Clearly separate or different in shape or form
A

Discrete(adj):
=independent, separate
Ex: these small companies now have their own discrete identity

188
Q
  • a company that does not itself do or own anything, but is used to hide a person’s or another company’s activities, sometimes illegal ones
A

Shell company(n):

Ex: he has several shell companies that allow him to circulate and launder money

189
Q
  • to not continue with a system or plan
A

Scrap(v):

Ex: we scrapped our plans for a trip to france

190
Q
  • sb who is extremely rich and powerful (esp. for russian)
A

Oligarch(n):
/aligark/
Ex: the football club was bought by a russian oligarch in 2003

191
Q
  • a safe or peaceful place
A

Haven(n):
/hei…/
Ex: the garden was a haven from the noise and bustle of the city

192
Q
  • to make sb gradually stop using sth that is bad for them
A

Wean sb off sth:

Ex: it is difficult to wean addicts off cocaine once they are hooked

193
Q
  • the fact that sb holds a single opinion rather than having a more general understanding
A

Tunnel vision(n):

Ex: I believe we shouln’t have a tunnel vision on this matter

194
Q
  • govt by a small group of very powerful people
A

Oligarchy(n):

Ex: a lot of people in the country were seeing the dangers of oligarchy

195
Q
  • a leader who makes himself rich and powerful by stealing from the rest of the people
A

Kleptocrat(n):

Ex: he is listed as the greatest ever kleptocrat, alleged to have stolen up to 15bil dollars while in office
—> kleptocracy(n): a society whose leaders make themselves rich…

196
Q

Valedictorian(n):

A
  • thủ khoa
197
Q

Collateral(n):

A
  • vật thế chấp
198
Q
  • Not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected
A

Lenient(adj):
/liniownt/
Ex: they believe that judges are too lenient with terrorist suspects

199
Q
  • Present but not yet active, developed, or obvious
A

latent(adj):

Ex:  latent ethnic tensions exploded into the open yesterday

200
Q
  • the part of a dead person’s money and property that is left after taxes, debts, etc. have been paid
  • something that is left after the main part is no longer present
A

Residue(n):

Ex: The residue (of the estate) went to her granddaughter.
Pesticide residue is present in many fruits and vegetables, even after proper washing.

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