Barron1215_daydu_brainscape3 Flashcards
iniquitous
ɪˈnɪkwɪtəs
unjust; wicked Tội lỗi, hết sức bất công, trái đạo lý I cannot approve of the iniquitous methods you used to gain your present position. [+] immoral, reprobate, sinful, vicious
reprobate
ˈreprəbeɪt
person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency Người tội lỗi, vô lại, phóng đãng, truỵ lạc I cannot understand why he has so many admirers if he is the reprobate you say he is. [+] profligate, libertine; cf. elect
delineate
dɪˈlɪnieɪt
show by drawing or by describing; portray delineation miêu tả, phác hoạ I can’t provide all the details at this time, but I will try to delineate the mainfeatures of my plan for reorganizing the student government.; He is a powerful storyteller, but he is weakest when he attempts to delineate characer. [+] depict, describe, limn, portay
virile
ˈvɪraɪl
manly cường dương, có khả năng sinh để nhiều; hùng dũng, rắn rỏi, ra vẻ đàn ông I do not accept the premise that a man is virile only when he is belligerent.
stigma
ˈstɪɡmə
token of disgrace; brand Vết nhơ ,Nỗi ô nhục I do not attach any stigma to the fact that you were accused of this crime; the fact that you were acquitted clears you completely. [+] besmirchment, disfigurement, disgrace, dishonor, taint
condone
kənˈdəʊn
overlook or forgive an offence; overlook; forgive tha thứ I do not entirely condone his misconduct, but I can understand, to a degree, why he behaved as he did.; We cannot condone your recent criminal cooperation with the gamblers. [+] excuse, forgive, pardon
bolster
ˈbəʊlstə
support; prop up ủng hộ I do not intend to bolster your hopes with false reports of outside assistance; the truth is that we must face the enemy alone. [+] buttress, prop, sustain;
maudlin
ˈmɔːdlɪn
effusively sentimental uỷ mị, hay khóc lóc, sướt mướt; người ủy mị, người hay thương cảm I do not like such maudlin pictures. I call them tearjerkers. [+] romantic
prosaic
prəˈzeɪɪk
commonplace; dull không sáng tạo, tầm thường, không lãng mạn; buồn tẻ I do not like this author because he is so unimaginative and prosaic. [+] tiresome, unimaginative
soporific
ˌsɒpəˈrɪfɪk
sleep producer Sự gây buồn ngủ I do not need a sedative when I listen to one of his soporific speeches. [+] somnolent, somnorific;
reprehensible
ˌreprɪˈhensəbl
deserving to be blamed; deserving blame I don’t know which was more reprehensible -making improper use of the money or lying about it later.; Your vicious conduct in this situation is reprehensible. [+] blameworthy, blamable, censurable, culpable; v. reprehend
stamina
ˌreprɪˈhensəbl
strength; staying power Sức chịu đựng ,Khả năng ổn định I doubt that she has the stamina to run the full distance of the marathon race. [+] vigor, vitality
tumid
‘tju:mid
swollen; pompous; bombastic khoa trương , bị sưng lên, bị phù lên; nổi thành u I especially dislike his tumid style; I prefer writing which is less swollen and bombastic. [+] inflated, turgid; grandiloquent, magniloquent, rhetorical
nexus
ˈneksəs
connection Mối quan hệ, mối liện hệ I fail to see the nexus which binds these two widely separated events. [+] junction, link;
preponderate
pri’pɔndəreit
be superior in power; outweigh (vi) (+over) trội hơn, ưu thế, lấn át, nặng hơn; đông hơn, chiếm đa số hơn; nghiêng về một bên (cán cân) I feel confident that the forces of justice will preponderate eventually in this dispute.
fathom
ˈfæðəm
comprehend; investigate tìm hiểu, thăm dò I find his motives impossible to fathom. [+] apprehend, perceive, recognize
odious
ˈəʊdiəs
hateful ghê tởm, đáng ghét I find the task of punishing you most odious. [+] abhorrent, abominable, detestable, loath, repulsive
parity
ˈpærəti
equality; close resemblance sự bình đẳng, tỉ suất, (tin) mã chẵn lẻ I find your analogy inaccurate because I do not see the parity between the two illustrations. [+] analogy, equality, equivalence, parallelism
opprobrious
əˈprəʊbriəs
disgraceful ô nhục, lăng mạ I find your conduct so opprobrious that I must exclude you from classes. [+] dishonorable, disreputable, ignominious;
tenacious
təˈneɪʃəs
holding fast dai, không quên (trí nhớ) I had to struggle to break his tenacious hold on my arm. [+] adhesive, cohesive
surfeit
ˈsɜːfɪt
too much of anything, especially food and drink; [cause to]take too much of anything; cloy; overfeed sự thừa thãi, sự ăn uống quá độ,sự ngấy . V.chơi bời quá độ, làm cho ngấy I have had my surfeit of excuses and evasions; now I want action!; I am surfeited with the sentimentality of the average motion picture film. [+] glut, gorge, sate satiate;
precept
ˈpriːsept
moral instruction; practical rule guiding conduct (n) châm ngôn, lời giáo huấn, lệnh; (pháp lý) trát, lệnh tổ chức bầu cử, lệnh thu tiền, lệnh trả tiền (thuế…); (tôn giáo) giới luật I intend to be guided by the simple precepts that have proved their value over long periods of human experience.; “Love they neighbor as thyself” is a worthwhile precept. [+] decree, ordinance, prescript, regulation, statute
substantiate
səbˈstænʃieɪt
verify; support chứng minh I intend to substantiate my statement by producing witness. [+] authenticate, confirm, corroborate, validate
obloquy
ˈɒbləkwi
bad words spoken of a person or thing; ill repute; disgrade; slander; disgrace; infamy I knew that if I ran for public office, I would be exposed to severe criticism, but I never expected such a flood of obloquy .; I resent the obloquy that you are casting upon my reputation. Fulmination, reproof
supplant
səˈplænt
take the place of ; take the place of someone, especially after getting him out of office; replace; usurp thay thế; chiếm chỗ (của ai/cái gì); hất cẳng I know that love is fickle, but I never expected to be supplnted in her affections by a crumb like Danny Orr.; Ferdinand Marcos was supplanted by Corazon Aquino as president of the Philippines. [+] displace, supersede
adjure
əˈdʒʊə
request solemnly 1. Bắt thề, bắt tuyên thệ. 2. Khẩn nài, van nài I must abjure you to consider this matter carefully as it is of utmost importance to all of us.
disparity
dɪˈspærəti
inequality; difference; difference; condition of inequality sự chênh lệch, sự không bằng nhau, sự không bình đẳng; sự khác biệt, sự cách biệt I never cease to wonder at the disparity between what men aspire to do and what they are equipped to do by natural endowment and training.; The disparity in their ages made no difference at all. [+] dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distinction
pecuniary
pɪˈkjuːniəri
pertaining to money thuộc tiền tài, nộp phạt I never expected a pecuniary reward for my work in this activity. [+] financial, monetary
mordant
ˈmɔːdnt
biting; sarcastic; biting; sarcastic; stinging Chua cay, đay nghiến, châm chọc (lời nói…) I noticed with approval that his mordant remarks were intended to deflate the pompous and unmask the hypocritical.; Actors feared the critic’s mordant pen. [+] caustic, mordacious, scathing, trenchant
surmise
səˈmaɪz
guess; conjecture sự phỏng đoán, sự ước đoán I offered that explanation as a mere surmise , but to my surprise, it was generally accepted as an established truth.; I surmise that he will be late for this meeting. [+] conjecture, suppose
blatant
ˈbleɪtnt
loudly offensive om xòm, hay kêu la I regard your remarks as blatant and ill-mannered. [+] boisterous, clamorous, obstreperous, vociferous
nettle
ˈnetl
sting oneself with nettles; make rather angry; annoy; annoy; vex chọc tức, chọc giận I regret that Nancy was nettled by my unfavorable review of her short story, but I had to express my opinion honestly.; Do not let him nettle you with his sarcastic remarks. [+] exasperate, irritate, peeve, provoke
hypocritical
ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkl
pretending to be virtuous; deceiving đạo đức giả I resent his hypocritical posing as a friend for I know he is interested only in his own advancement. [+] affected, pharisaic, sanctimonious
innuendo
ˌɪnjuˈendəʊ
hint; insinuation Lời ám chỉ, nói bóng gió, nói cạnh I resent the innuendos in your statement more than the statement itself. [+] allusion, implication, insinuation, intimation
cavil
ˈkævl
make frivolous objections cãi bướng I respect your sensible criticisms, but I dislike the way you cavil about unimportant details. [+] carp, dissent
impolitic
ɪmˈpɒlətɪk
not wise Không khôn ngoan, vụng I think it is impolitic to raise this issue at the present time because the public is too angry. [+] imprudent, indiscreet, injudicious
precarious
prɪˈkeəriəs
uncertain; risky (a) (pháp lý) tạm, nhất thời, không ổn định; hiểm nghèo I think this stock is a precarious investment and advise against its purchase. [+] doubtable, unstable; dangerous, hazardous;
savor
ˈseɪvə
have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality thưởng thức, nếm, nhấm nháp
- He ate his meal slowly savouring evry mouthful
- I think your choice of a successor savor of favoritism. [+] relish
inscrutable
ɪnˈskruːtəbl
mysterious; that cannot be understood or known; incomprehensible; not to be discovered khó nhìn thấu được, bí hiểm khó hiểu, không dò được I tried to make some sense out of the strange orders he had given us, but his plan and purpose remained utterly inscrutable .; I fail to understand the reasons for your outlandish behavior; your motives are inscrutable. enigmatic, sphinx-like, unfathomable, mysterious
candid
ˈkændɪd
straightforward ngay thẳng, bộc trực I want your candid opinion. direct, honest, frank, undisguised
rivet
ˈrɪvɪt
circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt); focus one’s attention on something; fasten with a rivet or rivets Đinh tán; ghép bằng đinh tán; tập trung (sự chú ý). I was absolutely riveted by her story.
cajole
kəˈdʒəʊl
coax; wheedle tán tỉnh I will not be cajoled into granting you your wish. [+] beguile, deceive, delude
contemn
kən’təm
regard with contempt; disregard I will not tolerate those who contemn the sincere efforts of this group.
relinquish
rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ
abandon Bỏ, từ bỏ I will relinquish my claims to this property if you promise to retain my employees. [+] cede, waive, resign
waive
weɪv
give up temporarily; yield (pháp lý) bỏ, từ bỏ, khước từ; thôi I will waive my rights in this matter in order to expedite our reaching a proper decision. [+] cede, relinquish
abhor
əbˈhɔː
hate something very much; detest Ghê tởm, ghét cay ghét đắng I wouldn’t say that I abhor housework, but I must admit that I avoid it whenever I can.; She abhorred all forms of bigotry. [+] abominate, execrate, loathe;
caustic
ˈkɔːstɪk
able to burn or destroy by chemical action; acrid; sarcastic; burning; sarcastically biting ăn da; chua cay, cay độc If any of the caustic material gets on your clothing, wash it off immediately with lukewarm water to prevent it from eating away the fabric.; The critic’s caustic remarks angered the hapless actors who were the subjects of his sarcasm. [+] incisive, mordacious, mordant, pungent, sarcastic, scathing, stinging, trenchant;
implication
ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃn
that which is hinted at or suggested Sự lôi kéo vào, sự dính líu, ẩn ý, liên can If I understand the implications of your remark, you do not trust our captain. [+] allusion, connotation, inking, innuendo, insinuation, intimation
efface
ɪˈfeɪs
rub or wipe out; obliterate; make indistinct; rub out xoá, xoá bỏ làm lu mờ; át, trội hơn If only I could efface the memory of the look of shock and disappointment on my mother’s face!; The coin had been handled so many times that its date had been effaced. [+] delete, erase, expunge, obliterate
stipulate
ˈstɪpjuleɪt
state or put forward as a necessary condition; insist upon as part of an agreement; make express conditions; specify Quy định ,đặt điều kiện If the contract was framed by a good lawyer, it will stipulate exactly when, where, and how payment is to be made.; Before agreeing to reduce American military forces in Europe, the president stipulated that NATO teams be allowed to inspect Soviet bases. [+] designate, detail, specificate
prognosis
prɒɡˈnəʊsɪs
forecasted course of a disease; prediction (số nhiều prognoses) (y học) dự đoán (về sự tiến triển của bệnh), tiên lượng bệnh; sự dự đoán (sự phát triển của cái gì) If the doctor’s prognosis is correct, the patient will be in a coma for at least twenty-four hours. [+] forecast, prophecy
indict
ɪnˈdaɪt
charge Truy tố, buộc tội If the grand jury indicts the suspect, he will go to trial. [+] arraign, criminate, incriminate, impeach
relegate
ˈrelɪɡeɪt
send someone to a lower position or grade; hand over a matter for decision or carrying out; banish; consign to inferior position Hạ cấp bậc, giáng chức; re(=back) +leg(=send) If we relegate these experienced people to positions of unimportance because of their political persuasions, we shall lose the services of valuably trained personnel. [+] exile, expatriate, expel, ostracize
expunge
ɪkˈspʌndʒ
cancel; remove xoá, bỏ If you behave, I will expunge this notation from your record. [+] delete, efface, erase, obliterate
despoil
dɪˈspɔɪl
plunder cớp đoạt, chiếm đoạt If you do not yield, I am afraid the enemy will despoil the countryside. [+] depredate, pillage, spoliate
discomfit
dɪsˈkʌmfɪt
frustrate the plans or expectations of; make someone uneasy or confused; put to rout; defeat; disconcert đánh bại làm hỏng, làm thất bại (kế hoạch…) làm bối rối, làm lúng túng; làm chưng hửng If you go to the interview well-prepared and in the right frame of mind, there will be no need for you to feel discomfited by even the most probing questions.; This ruse will discomfit the enemy. [+] abash, confound, confuse, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass
contrite
kənˈtraɪt
filled with deep sorrow for wrongdoing; penitent ăn năn hối hận If you had paid some attention to my warning in the first place, ther would be no need for you to be contrite now.; Her contrite tears did not influence the judge when he imposed sentence. [+] compunctious, penitent, remorseful, repentant
peruse
pəˈruːz
read carefully đọc kỹ, nghiên cứu kỹ(sách) If you want to learn to play backgammon, I suggest that you begin by perusing a summary of the rules.
gregarious
ɡrɪˈɡeəriəs
living in groups or societies; liking the company of others; sociable sống thành tập thể If, as sociologists tell us, human beings are naturally gregarious , why am I sitting here all by myself on this beautiful spring evening?; She was not gregarious and preferred to be alone most of the time. [+] social
surreptitious
ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəs
done,got made, etc.in a secret,stealthy way,clandestine lén lút; gian lận; bí mật; lừa dối If, as they claim, they were not aware of the illegal character of their undertaking, why did they plan it in a surreptitious way.; News of their surreptitious meeting gradually leaked out. [+] clandestine, covert, furtive, stealthy, sub-rosa
condescend
ˌkɒndɪˈsend
do something that one’s rank, merits, abilities, etc. do not require one to do; lower oneself; behave graciously, but in a way that shows one’s feeling of superiority; bestow courtesies with a superior air hạ cố, chiếu cố If, as they say, they find those people so vulgar and unpleasant, why do they condescend to associate with them?; The king condescended to grant an audience to the friends of the condemned man. [+] deign, vouchsafe
bereave
bɪˈriːv
rob; leave sad by taking away lấy đi của ai Illness bereaved the family of their father.
venerate
ˈvenəreɪt
revere tôn trọng, tôn kính In China, the people venerate their ancestors. [+] adore, worship
inequity
ɪnˈekwəti
unfairness Sự không công bằng In demanding equal pay for equal work, women protest the basic inequity of a system that allots grater financial rewards to men. [+] injustice, patiality
derelict
derelict
ship abandoned at sea; worthless person; person who neglects his duty; abandoned; deserted and left to fall into ruin; failing in one’s duty bỏ rơi, không để ý In every large city, there is a neighborhood that serves as a refuge for derelicts who have failed to come to terms with society.; The corporal who fell asleep while on watch was thrown into the guard house for being derelict in his duty. [+] delinquent, disregardful, neglectful, negligent, remiss
castigate
ˈkæstɪɡeɪt
punish severely with blows or by criticizing trách mắng, chỉ trích, trừng phạt nặng nề In Gulliver’s Travels and other books, Jonathan Swift castigated the human race for its follies and wickedness.; [+] chastise
forensic
fəˈrensɪk
suitable to debate or courts of law (thuộc) pháp lý, tòa án In her best forensic manner, the lawyer addressed the jury. [+] controversial; juridical
burlesque
bɜːˈlesk
give an imitation that ridicules trò khôi hài, sự chế giễu; chể giễu, nhại chơi In his caricature, he burlesqued the mannerisms of his adversary. [+] parody, travesty
provident
ˈprɒvɪdənt
displaying foresight; thrifty; preparing for emergencies có hoặc tỏ rõ sự khôn ngoan đối với các nhu cầu trong tương lai; lo xa; tiết kiệm In his usual provident manner, he had insured himself against this type of loss. [+] canny, chary, economical, frugal
jettison
ˈdʒetɪsn
throw overboard sự vứt hàng xuống biển cho nhẹ tầu, sự vứt bỏ In order to enable the ship to ride safely through the storm, the captain had to jettison much of his cargo. [+] abdicate, discard
cohesion
kəʊˈhiːʒn
force which keeps parts together sự cố kết, lực cố kết In order to preserve our cohesion, we must not let minor differences interfere with our major purposes. [+] adherence, adhesion, cling, coherence, stickage
resolution
ˌrezəˈluːʃn
fixed determination; formal expression of opinion by a legislative body or a public meeting; solution of a doubt, question, discord, etc.; process of separating into constituents Sự kiên quyết, nghị quyết, quyết định, cách giải quyết; độ phân giải; re(=intensive) +solu<solv(=loosen) In our campaign to solve the energy problem, we must depend on the understanding, patriotism, and resolution of the American people.; Nothing could shake his resolution to succed despite all difficuties. [+] decision, firmness, resolve
cadaver
kəˈdævə
corpse xác chết, tử thi In some states, it is illegal to dissect cadavers. [+] corpse
obdurate
ˈɒbdjərət
stubborn, obstinate, inflexible In spite of all our efforts to appeal to whatever human sympathics the kidnappers might have, they remainded obdurate .; He was obdurate in his refusal to listen to our complaints.; He was obdurate in his refusal to our complaints. [+] obstinate, perverse, unyielding;
transpire
trænˈspaɪə
give off moisture or pass off vapor; become public or come to be known; exhale; become known; happen bay hơi, thoát,lộ ra, tiết lộ ra In spite of all our efforts to keep the meeting secret, news of our conclusions transpired .; In spite of all our efforts to keep the meeting a secret, news of our conclusions transpired. [+] leak; occur
prolific
prəˈlɪfɪk
producing many young or much fruit; turning out many products of the mind; fruitfl; abounding; abundantly fruitful mắn (đẻ), sinh sản nhiều, sản xuất nhiều, đẻ nhiều; sai (quả), lắm quả In spite of his long and prolific career, his reputation today rests entirely on one great play.; She was a prolific writer and wrote as many as three books a year. [+] fecund, fertile, productive
modulate
ˈmɒdjuleɪt
regulate; change the voice; vary the frequency, amplitude or phase of a waves Uốn giọng, ngân nga, lên giọng xuống giọng In spite of my extreme terror, I made every effort to modulate my voice and speak calmly.
concise
kənˈsaɪs
brief; giving much information in few words; brief and compact ngắn gọn, súc tích In spite of the vast number of details in the United States Constitution, the document is remarkably concise .; The essay was concise and explicit. [+] compendiary, compendious, laconic, pithy, succinct, terse
conglomeration
kənˌɡlɒməˈreɪʃn
mass of material sticking together kết thành khối, kết hợp In such a conglomeration of miscellaneous statistics, it was impossible to find a single area of analysis. [+] accumulation, agglomeration, aggregation, amassment, cumulation
recusant
ˈrekjʊzənt
person who refuses to comply Người không quy phục. In that religious community, the recusant was shunned as a pariah.