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.
callow
ˈkæləʊ
unfledged; youthful non nớt, trẻ măng, ít kinh nghiệm In that youthful movement, the leaders were only a little less callow than their immature followers. [+] immature, juvenile, unfledged
guise
ɡaɪz
appearance; costume chiêu bài, lốt vỏ In the guise of a blumber, the detective investigated the murder case. [+] semblance
incisive
ɪnˈsaɪsɪv
sharp and cutting; acute; clear-cut; cutting; sharp Bén, nhọn,sâu sắc, thấm thía, chua cay In the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Lincoln asked a few incisive question that showed up the fatal weaknesses in his opponent’s position.; His incisive remarks made us see the fallacy in our plans. [+] biting, penetrating, trenchant
burgeon
ˈbɜːdʒən
grow forth; send out buds đâm chồi In the spring, the plants that burgeon are a promise of the beauty that is to come. [+] blossom, bloom, effloresce; augment, expand, multiply;
purloin
pɜːrˈlɔɪn
steal ăn cắp, xoáy, ăn trộm In the story, “The Purloined Letter,” Poe points out that the best hiding place is often the most obvious place. [+] filch
incommodious
[,inkə’moudjəs]
not spacious Khó chịu, phiền phức, bất tiện In their incommodious quarters, they had to improvise for closet space.
frugality
fruˈɡæləti
thrift tính căn cơ, tính tiết kiệm In these difficult days, we must live with frugality or our money will be gone. [+] economy, husbandry, providence, thrift
proselytize
ˈprɒsələtaɪz
convert to a religion or belief khiến ai từ bỏ tín ngưỡng hoặc tôn giáo của họ để theo một tín ngưỡng hoặc tôn giáo khác In these interfaith meetings, there must be no attempt to proselytize; we must respect all points of view. [+] change
skeptic
ˈskeptɪk
doubter Người hay hoài nghi In this matter, I am a skeptic; I want proof. [+] unbeliever
banal
bəˈnɑːl
commonplace; trite; hackneyed; commonplace; trite vô vị In this moment of grief, the conventional expressions of sympathy which I had considered so banal were surprisingly comforting.; His frequent use of cliches made his essay seem banal. [+] platitudinous;
gamut
ˈɡæmət
entire range toàn bộ In this performance, the leading lady was able to demonstrate the complete gamut of her acting ability. [+] spectrum
mandatory
ˈmændətəri
person or state to whom a mandate has been given; of a command; compulsory, obligatory Có tính cách bắt buộc (chứ không phải nhiệm ý) In this state, attendance at school is mandatory for children between the ages of six and seventeen.; These instructions are mandatory; any violation will be severly punished. [+] compulsory, required
behoove
bɪˈhəʊv
suited to; incumbent upon có nhiệm vụ In this time of crisis, it behooves all of us to remain calm and await the instructions of our superiors.
halcyon
ˈhælsiən
calm; peaceful thanh bình, êm ả In those halcyon days, people were not worried about sneak attacks and bombings. [+] placid, tranquil;
implement
ˈɪmplɪment
tool or instrument for working with; carry an undertaking, agreement, promise into effect; suppy what is needed; furnish with tools Dụng cụ, công cụ; sự thi hành, thực hiện (giao kèo) In your training course for dental assistant, you will become familiar with many of the implements that dentists use.; I am unwilling to implement this plan until I have assurances that it has the full approval of your officials. [+] complete, fulfill
incubate
ˈɪŋkjubeɪt
hatch; scheme ấp (trứng), ủ (bệnh), nuôi trong lồng ấp (trẻ sơ sinh) Inasmuch as our supply of electricity is cut off, we shall have to rely on the hens to incubate these eggs.
harangue
həˈræŋ
noisy speech lời hô hào, lời kêu gọi Inher lengthy harangue, the principal berated the offenders. [+] diatribe, tirade
sophistry
ˈsɒfɪstri
seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning Phép nguỵ biện ,Lối nói nguỵ biện Instead of advancing valid arguments, he tried to overwhelm his audience with a flood of sophistries. [+] casuistry, speciousness
invective
ɪnˈvektɪv
abuse language; curses; violent expressions lời công kích dữ đội, lời tố cáo kịch liệt, lời chửi rủa thậm tệ, lời thóa mạ Instead of facts and logic, he uaed rhetoricaltricks and slashing invective to attack his opponent.; He had expected criticism but not the invective which greeted his proposal. [+] billingsgate, contumely, obloquy, scurrility, vituperation
panegyric
ˌpænəˈdʒɪrɪk
a formal speech or writing praising a person or event; high or hyperbolic praise,laudation; formal praise bài tán tụng, ca ngợi Instead of mouthing empty panegyrics to the Bill of Rights, let’s strive to make it a reality in everyday life.; The modest hero blushed as he listened to the panegyrics uttered by the speakers about his valorous act. [+] compliment, encomium, eulogy
replica
ˈreplɪkə
a reproduction or copy of a work of art, especially a copy by the maker of the original; facsimile Bản sao rất giống thật, mô hình; re(=again) +plic(=fold) Instead of working so hard to prepare replicas of famous works of art, why don’t you try to creat something original?; Amy was a younger replica of her mother [+] duplicate, facsimile, replication
ethnic
ˈeθnɪk
relating to races thuộc dân tộc , thuộc tộc người Intolerance between ethnic groups is deplorable and usually is based on lack of information. [+] racial
erratic
ɪˈrætɪk
odd; unpredictable thất thường, không đều, không đáng tin cậy Investors become anxious when the stock market appears erratic. [+] devious, errant, stray
salvage
ˈsælvɪdʒ
the rescue of a ship and cargo at sea from peril such as fire, shipwreck, etc.; cargo, property, or ship saved; payment given to those who save property; waste material that can be used again after being processed; save from loss, fire, wreck, n-v- sự cứu hộ, Trục vớt Is it too much to expect that I will be able to salvage a few shreds of self-respect from my humiliating failure?; All attempts to salvage the wrecked ship failed. [+] rescue, retrieve
slovenly
ˈslʌvnli
of or like a sloven; untidy; careless in work habits Nhếch nhác, luộm thuộm, cẩu thả Isn’t it strange that a young woman who will spend hours making sure that she looks “just right” for a date is often so slovenly at other times?; Such slovenly work habits will never produce good products. [+] disheveled, unkempt
improvident
ɪmˈprɒvɪdənt
not looking to future needs; wasteful; thriftless Không biết lo xa It is a commonplace of human experience that most improvident young people do not become aware of their folly until they are no longer young.; He was constantly being warned to mend his improvident ways and begin to “save for a rainy day.” [+] extravagant, lavish, prodigal, profligate, unthrifty
pinnacle
ˈpɪnəkl
tall, pointed ornament built on to a roof or buttress; high, slender mountain peak; highest point (n) tháp nhọn, đỉnh cao nhọn (núi, tảng đá..); (nghĩa bóng) cực điểm; đỉnh cao nhất; (vt) đặt lên tháp nhọn, để trên cao chót vót It is a sobering thought that when one has reached the pinnacle of a mountain, there is nowhere to go but down.; We could see the morning sunlight illuminate the pinnacle while the rest of the mountain lay in shadow. [+] acme, apex, climax, culmination, summit, zenith
canard
kæˈnɑːd
unfounded rumor; exaggerated report tin vịt It is almost impossible to protect oneself from such a base canard.
finite
ˈfaɪnaɪt
limited hạn chế It is difficult for humanity with its finite existence to grasp the infinite. [+] bounded
meander
miˈændə
to wind or turn in its course Ngoăn ngoèo, quanh co, khúc khuỷu, uốn khúc; Ði lang thang, đi vơ vẩn It is difficult to sail up this stream because of the way it meanders through the countryside.
disparate
ˈdɪspərət
basically different; unrelated khác hẳn nhau, khác loại; tạp nham It is difficult, if not impossible, to organize these disparate elements into a coherent whole. [+] dissimilar, distinct, diverse;
squalid
ˈskwɒlɪd
dirty; neglected; poor dơ dáy bẩn thỉu ,nghèo khổ It is easy to see how crime can breed in such a squalid neighborhood. [+] filthy; despicable, ignoble, vile;
tenacity
təˈnæsəti
firmness; persistency; adhesiveness dai, không quên It is extremely difficult to overcome the tenacity of a habit such as smoking [+] obstinacy, pertinacity
zealot
ˈzelət
fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal người cuồng tín, người quá khích It is good to have a few zealots in our group for their enthusiasm is contagious. [+] Enthusiast, maniac
stanch
BrE [stɔːntʃ] NAmE [stɔːntʃ]
BrE [stæntʃ] NAmE [stæntʃ] verb (especially NAmE)
check flow of blood Cầm máu ,làm ngưng, khống chế It is imperative that we stanch the gushing wound before we attend to the other injuries. [+] check, stem
implicit
ɪmˈplɪsɪt
understood but not stated Ngấm ngầm, ẩn tàng,ẩn It is implicit that you will come to our aid if we are attacked. [+] implied, tacit
imprudent
ɪmˈpruːdnt
lacking caution; injudicious Không thận trọng, khinh suất It is imprudent to exercise vigorously and become overheated when you are unwell. [+] extravagent, lavish, prodigal, profligate, unthrifty
oscillate
ˈɒsɪleɪt
vibrate pendulumlike; waver dao động, lung lay It is interesting to note how public opinion oscillates between the extremes of optimism and pessimism. [+] pendulate, sway, swing
ironic
aɪˈrɒnɪk
resulting in an unexpected and contray manner It is ironic that his success came when he least wanted it.
impugn
ɪmˈpjuːn
attack by argument or criticism,express doubt about a statement,act,quality,etc.; doubt; challenge; gainsay công kích, bài bác, đặt nghi vấn It is not for me to impugn his motives, but how could anyone except an overambitious scoundrel have misted his friends in that way?; I cannot impugn your honesty without evidence. [+] contradict, contravene, gainsay, negate;
subjugate
ˈsʌbdʒuɡeɪt
conquer; bring under control chinh phục, khuất phục, nô lệ hoá It is not our aim to subjugate our foe; we are interested only in establishing peaceful relations.
traduce
trəˈdjuːs
say untrue or malicious things about; slander; expose to slander vu khống; nói xấu; phỉ báng It is one thing to oppose him vigorously in the election; it is quite another to traduce his character and his record.; His opponents tried to traduce the candidate’s reputation by spreading rumors about his past. [+] asperse, calumniate, defame, denigrate, libel, malign
hermetic
hɜːˈmetɪk
obcure and mysterious; occult kín It is strange to consider that modern chemistry originated in the hermetic teachings of the ancient alchemists. [+] abstruse, esoteric, occult, profound, recondite
lethal
ˈliːθl
deadly làm chết người, gây chết người It is unwise to leave lethal weapons where children may find them. [+] fatal, mortal, pestilential
latent
ˈleɪtnt
present but not yet active, developed or visible; dormant; hidden ngấm ngầm, âm ỉ, tiềm tàng It is up to us to get rid of any latent prejudices that we may still hold against members of other races and nationalities.; Her latent talent was discovered by accident. [+] abeyant, potential, quiescent
abase
əˈbeɪs
make someone lower in rank, position, character, etc.; lower; humiliate làm hạ phẩm giá, làm mất thể diện, làm nhục It is written in the Bible that “whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted, and he that shall exalt himself shall be abased .”; His refusal to abase himself in the eyes of his followers irritated the king, who wanted to humiliate him. [+] debase, degrade, demean, humble
parallelism
ˈpærəlelɪzəm
the state of never meeting because always at the same distance from each other; similarity; state of being parallel; similarity quan hệ song song, tương đương It may be doubted whether there is any exact parallelism between muscular strength and hairiness.; There is a striking parallelism between the twins. [+] analogy, comparison
presumptuous
prɪˈzʌmptʃuəs
arrogant; taking liberties quá táo bạo hoặc quá tự tin; hành động không có quyền hạn cần thiết It seems presumptuous for one so relatively new to the field to challenge the conclusions of its leading experts. [+] overwddning, supercilious;
hyperbole
haɪˈpɜːbəli
exaggerated statement made for effect and not intended to be taken literally; exaggeration; overstatement lời nói cường điệu It was hyperbole to say felt heavy as a moose.; This salesman is guilty of hyperbole in describing his product; it is wise to discount his claims. [+] modification;
prodigal
ˈprɒdɪɡl
wasteful; too free in giving or spending; abundant; wasteful; reckless with money (a) hoang phí (về việc tiêu tiền, sử dụng tài nguyên); (n) người hoang phí It will take us months of strict economizing to make up for that one prodigal shopping spree.; The prodigal son squandered his inheritance. [+] extravagant, lavish, profuse
bruit
bruːt
tell or spread rumors tiếng đồn It’s bruited about that….. rumour
vogue
vəʊɡ
popular fashion mốt, thời trang; thứ đang được ưa chuộngm thịnh hành; sự hoan nghênh; hâm mộ,tán thưởng Jeans became the vogue on many college campuses. [+] mode
genial
ˈdʒiːniəl
favorable to growth; mild; warm; kindly,sympathetic; sociable vui vẻ, thân ái, ân cần Jerry is not the most genial person in the world, but in his own way he is at least trying to be friendly.
engender
ɪnˈdʒendə
bring about; cause; produce sinh ra, gây ra, đem lại John F. Kennedy warned us that governments which make no effort at peaceable reform may engender social unrest that will make violent revolution inevitable.; To receive praise for real accomplishments engenders self-confidence in a child. [+] arouse, generate, induce, provoke;
indulgent
ɪnˈdʌldʒənt
inclined to indulge; lenient or kind, often to excess; humoring; yielding; lenient Hay nuông chiều, khoan dung Judge Burnham has a reputation for being indulgent but not when confronting a teenager charged with reckless driving.; An indulgent parent may spoil a child by creating an artificial atmosphere of leniency. [+] charitable, clement, lenient, merciful
avarice
ˈævərɪs
greediness for wealth tham lam King Midas’s avarice has been famous for centuries. [+] avidity, covetousness, cupidity, greed, rapacity
bane
beɪn
cause of ruin nguyên nhân suy sụp, bả, thuốc độc Lack of public transportation is the bane of urban life. [+] poison, venom
defamation
ˌdefəˈmeɪʃn
harm that is given to one’s reputation; slander; harming a person’s reputation nói xấu phỉ báng Lacking a positive program of his own, he hoped to gain the support of the voters by defamation of the other candidates.; Such defamation of character may result in a slander suit. [+] belittlement, calumny, depreciation, detraction, disparagement, slander
feign
feɪn
pretend giả vờ Lady Macbeth feigned illness in the courtyard although she was actually healthy. [+] sham, simulate
dally
ˈdæli
triffle with; procrastinate rề rà , dây da Laertes told Ophelia that Hamlet could only dally with her affections. [+] dawdle, drag, loiter, procrastinate
igneous
ˈɪɡniəs
produced by fire; volcanic có tính chất lửa, do lửa tạo ra Lavam pumice, and other igneous rocks are found in great abundance around Mount Vesuvius near Naples. [+] plutonic
proscribe
prəˈskraɪb
forbid someone to do something; put outside the protection of the law; force someone to go away; ostracize; banish; outlaw đặt (ai) ra ngoài vòng pháp luật; trục xuất, đày ải; cấm, bài trừ (việc dùng cái gì coi (như) nguy hiểm) Laws against slander and libel have their place, but they must never be used to proscribe criticism of public officials.; Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus proscribed all those who had conspired against Julius Caesar. [+] exile, expatriate; ban, forbid, interdict, prohibit;
versatile
ˈvɜːsətaɪl
interested in and clever at many different things; having various uses; having many talents; capable of working in many fields linh hoạt, nhiều tài, tháo vát; đa năng; ko kiên định Leonardo da Vinci was a versatile genius who excelled in many different fields of art and science.; He was a versatile athlete; at college he had earned varsity letters in baseball, football, and track. [+] talented
rancor = rancour
ˈræŋkə
bitterness; hatred Thù oán, hiềm thù Let us forget our rancor and cooperate in this new endeavor. [+] enmity, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, hostility
prate
preɪt
speak foolishly; boast idly (n) sự nói huyên thiên; tầm phào; (vi) nói huyên thiên Let us not prate about our qualities; rather, let our virtues speak for themselves. [+] chatter, brag, gasconade, vaunt
schism
ˈskɪzəm
division; split sự li giáo ,sự phân li ,Tội làm li giáo Let us not widen the schism by further bickering. [+] rupture, disintegration; cf. chasm
ineluctable
ˌɪnɪˈlʌktəbl
that cannot be escaped from; irresistible; not to be escaped Không thể tránh khỏi Letting the grim facts speak for themselves, the speaker explained quietly the ineluctable tragedy that results from drug abuse.; He felt that his fate was ineluctable and refused to make any attempt to improve his lot. [+] inescapable, inevasible, unavoidable, unescapable
fledgling
ˈfledʒlɪŋ
young bird just able to fly; young inexperienced person chim non mới tập bay; người thiếu kinh nghiệm Like a fledgling about to leave the nest for the first time, our youngest son is preparing to spend his first summer away from home.; While it is necessary to provide these fledgling poets with an opportunity to present their work, it is not essential tha [+] inexpert, untrained, callow;
cognizant
‘kɔgnizənt
having knowledge or being fully aware of hiểu biết, có nhận thức Like many people who are completely wrapped up in themselves, he seems not to be cognizant that he is hurting the feelings of his own friends.
piety
ˈpaɪəti
devoutness; reverence for God (n) lòng mộ đạo; lòng hiếu thảo; lòng trung thành với tổ quốc; Filial piety lòng hiếu thảo của con đối với cha mẹ Living her life in prayer and good works, Mother Teresa exemplifies the true spirit of piety. [+] devotion, veneration, worship
ephemeral
ɪˈfemərəl
living for a very short time; trasitory; short-lived; fleeting phù du, chóng tàn, sớm nở tối tàn Looking at a lovely young girl, I feel a certain sense of sadness because I realize how ephemeral physical beauty is.; The mayfly is an ephemeral creature. [+] evanescent, momentary, temporary, transient
erudite
ˈerudaɪt
having or showing a wide knowledge gained from reading; learned; learned;scholarly uyên bác, thông thái Lucy finally completed her erudite term paper, in which she quoted from more than a hundred sources, including ones in several foreign languages.; His erudite writing was difficult to read because of the many allusions which were unfamiliar to most reader [+] scholarly;
equivocal
ɪˈkwɪvəkl
doubtful; ambiguous lập lờ, nước đôi, đáng ngờ, khả nghi; không rõ rệt, không chắc chắn Macbeth was misled by the equivocal statements of the witches. [+] obscure, unexplicit, unintelligible, vague
passive
ˈpæsɪv
not active; acted upon bị động Mahatma Gandhi urged his followers to pursue a program of passive resistance as he felt that it was more effective than violence and acts of terrorism. [+] acquiescent, submissive
catalyst
ˈkætəlɪst
a combination which starts a reaction; agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unchanged chất xúc tác Many chemical reactions cannot take place without the presence of a catalyst .; Many chemical reactions cannot take place without the presence of a catalyst.
doughty
ˈdaʊti
courageous (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ); (đùa cợt) dũng cảm, gan dạ; gan góc Many folk tales have sprung up a bout this doughty pioneer who opened up the New World for his followers. [+] courageous, dauntless, intrepid
garrulous
ˈɡærələs
loquacious; wordy nói nhiều, ba hoa Many members avoided the company of the garrulous old gentleman because his constant chatter on trivial matters bored them. [+] prolix, talkative, verbose
dross
drɒs
waste matter; worthless impurities xỉ, cứt sắt cặn bã, rác rưởi Many methods have been devised to separate the valuable metal from the dross. [+] slag
laconic
ləˈkɒnɪk
brief and to the point vắn tắt, gọn gàng, súc tích Many of the characters portrayed by Clint Eastwood are laconic types; strong men of few words. [+] compendious, concise, succinct, terse;
vicarious
vɪˈkeəriəs
acting as a substitute; done by a deputy thay cho; thay mặt cho người khác thực hiện Many people get a vicarious thrill at he movies by imagining they are the characters on the screen.
salubrious
səˈluːbriəs
healthful tốt lành ,Mạnh khoẻ Many people with hay fever move to more salubrious sections of the country during the months of August and September. [+] wholesome;
serendipity
ˌserənˈdɪpəti
gift for finding valuable things not searched for Khả năng cầu may Many scientific discoveries are a matter of serendipity.
rigor
ˈrɪɡə
severity Sự nghiêm khắc, nghiêm ngặt, khắc khổ. Many settlers could not stand the rigors of the New England winters. [+] asperity, austerity, sternness
ameliorate
əˈmiːliəreɪt
improve nđt-ngđt: làm tốt hơn, cải thiện Many social workers have attempted to ameliorate the conditions of people living in the slums. [+] amend, improve
apocryphal
əˈpɒkrɪfl
relating to the apocryphal; not genuine; not genuine; sham Many tales of the old West are apocryphal .; Her apocryphal tears misled no one. [+] bogus, counterfeit, forged, phony, spurious, ungenuine;
graduated
ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪd
arranged by degrees (of height, difficulty, etc.) theo mức độ Margaret loved her graduated set of Russian hollow wooden dolls; she spent hours happily putting the smaller dolls into their larger counterparts. [+] classified, sorted
winsome
ˈwɪnsəm
attractive; pleasing, bright; agreeable; gracious; engaging hấp dãn, quyến rũ, lôi cuốn; vui vẻ, tươi tỉnh, rạng rỡ Marie is not particularly pretty, but her sparkling personality and high spirits make her extremely winsome .; By her winsome manner, she made herself liked by everyone who met her. [+] gay, sportive; attractive, captivating, charming
atrophy
ˈætrəfi
wasting away of the body or of a moral quality; cause atrophy in or waste away teo, hao mòn Medical experts state that almost every case of muscle and tissue atrophy is the result of changes in cell nutrition, disease, or prolonged disuse.; Polio victims need physiotherapy to prevent the atrophy of affected limbs. [+] decadence, declination, degeneracy, degeneration, deterioration
viscous
ˈvɪskəs
sticky; gluey sền sệt, lầy nhầy, nhớt; dẻo dính Melted tar is a viscous substance. [+] glutinous, viscid
hybrid
ˈhaɪbrɪd
mongrel; mixed breed lai Mendel’s formula explains the appearance of hybrids and pure species in breeding. [+] crossbreed
prodigy
ˈprɒdədʒi
highly gifted child; marvel người kỳ diệu, người phi thường; ( định ngữ) thần kỳ, kỳ diệu phi thường Menuhin was a prodigy, performing wonders on his violin when he was barely eight years old. [+] miracle
flamboyant
flæmˈbɔɪənt
ornate chói lọi, sặc sỡ; hoa mỹ, khoa trương Modern architecture has discarded the flamboyant trimming on buildings and emphasizes simplicity of line. [+] baroque, rococo;
abominate
əˈbɒmɪneɪt
loathe; hate Ghê tởm, ghét cay ghét đắng Moses scolded the idol worshippers in the tribe because he abominated the custom. [+] abhor, detest, execrate, hate
arbitrary
ˈɑːbɪtrəri
based on opinion or impulse only, not on reason; dictatorial; using despotic power; fixed or decided; despotic chuyên quyền , độc đoán, tuỳ hứng Mr. Ruggles claimed that the policewoman had been arbitrary in giving him a parking ticket while ignoring other cars on the street.; Any arbitrary action on your part will be resented by the members of the board whom you do not consult. [+] autocratic, despotic, monocratic
elicit
iˈlɪsɪt
draw out; evoke; draw out by discussion Khêu ra, gợi ra, suy luận ra Ms. Mizote is so accomplished a teacher that she can elicit some degree of interest and attention from even the most withdrawn children.; The detectives tried to elicit where he had hidden his loot. [+] educe, evince, extract
digress
daɪˈɡres
turn or wander away from the main point đi lạc (chủ đề chính) trong bài nói hoặc bài viết; ra ngoài đề; lạc đề My criticism is not that you digressed from your main theme, but rather that you abandoned it altogether.
vindicate
ˈvɪndɪkeɪt
prove the justice, truth, validity, etc. of; clear of charges minh oan; xác nhận, chứng minh là đúng My faith in that seemingly “ordinary” young girl was vindicated many years later when she won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction.; I hope to vindicate my client and return him to society as a free man. [+] exculpate
paragon
ˈpærəɡən
a model or pattern of perfection or excellence; model of perfection mẫu mực My parents set up my older brother as such a paragon that I despaired of ever being able to follow in his footstep.; The class disliked him because the teacher was always pointing to him as a paragon of virtue. [+] archetype, paradigm
munificent
mjuːˈnɪfɪsnt
extremely generous; large in amount or splendid in quality; very generous hào phóng My sad story is that after working for three hours in the hot sun cleaning up the yard, I received the munificent sum of 1 dollar 75 cents.; The munificent gift was presented to the bride by her rich uncle. [+] bountiful
sundry
ˈsʌndri
various; several gồm nhiều thứ khác nhau; lặt vặt; tạp nhạp My suspicions were aroused when I read sundry items in the newspapers about your behavior. [+] multifarious, multitudinal, numerous
myriad
ˈmɪriəd
very large number Mười nghìn; Vô số Myriads of mosquitoes from the swamps invaded our village every twilight.
enamored
ɪˈnæməd
in love say mê, ham thích Narcissus became enamored of his own beauty.
indigence
‘indidʒəns
poverty, indigent Sự nghèo khổ, bần cùng Neither the economists nor the political scientisis have found a way to wipe out the inequities of wealth and eliminate indigence from our society. [+] destitution, impecunious, impoverishness, penury;
taciturn
ˈtæsɪtɜːn
habitually silent; talking little ít nói, lầm lì, không cởi mở (người) New Englanders are reputedly taciturn people [+] reserved, reticent
abnegation
ˌæbnɪˈɡeɪʃn
repudiation; self-sacrifice 1. Sự bỏ (đạo), sự từ bỏ, từ chối (quyền lợi, đặc quyền) 2. Sự hi sinh, xả thân (=self abnegation) No act of abnegation was more pronounced than his refusal of any rewards for his discovery. [+] denial, renouncement
epilogue
ˈepɪlɒɡ
peroration, prologue; last part of a literary work; short speech at conclusion of dramatic work phần kết, lời kết, lễ kết No epilogue for your play needs no excuse.; The audience was so disappointed in the play that many did not remain to hear the epilogue. [+] apologue
abrogate
ˈæbrəɡeɪt
abolish laws, customs, etc. Bãi bỏ, huỷ bỏ, thủ tiêu, bài trừ No one, however powerful of intellectually dominant, can abrogate the basic moral laws on which civilization rests.; He intended to abrogate the decree issued by his predecessor. [+] annihilate, annul, invalidate, nullify, vitiate;
nostrum
ˈnɒstrəm
questionable medicine Môn thuốc được giới thiệu giả dối là có hiệu quả; thuốc lang băm No quack selling nostrums is going to cheat me. [+] cure-all, elixir, panacea
parallel
ˈpærəlel
to cause to correspond or lie in the same direction and equidistant in all parts song song, tương đương Nobody can parallel him in ability.
quintessence
kwɪnˈtesns
purest and highest embodiment tinh chất; tinh tuý, tinh hoa;(triết học) nguyên tố thứ năm; thí dụ hoàn hảo của (một phẩm chất) Noel Coward displayed the quintessence of wit. [+] essence, substance
sunder
ˈsʌndə
separate; part phân ra, tách ra, để riêng ra ai/cái gì (nhất là bằng sức mạnh) Northern and southern Ireland are politically and religiously sundered. [+] cleave, dichotomize, dismember, sever
effusive
ɪˈfjuːsɪv
expressing excessive emotion in an unrestrained manner; pouring out; overflowing; pouring forth; gushing Dào dạt, phun trào Not until later did I realize that their effusive expressions of interest in our welfare were insincere and self-serving.; Her effusive manner of greeting her friends finally began to irritate them.
sloth
sləʊθ
laziness; slow-moving tree dwelling mammal Sự lười biếng ,sự chậm chạp Note how well the somewhat greenish coat of the sloth enables it to blend in with its arboreal surrounding.(secondary meaning); Such sloth in a young person is deplorable; go to work! [+] indolence, sluggishness
resolve
rɪˈzɒlv
determination Quyết tâm, kiên quyết, phân giải. Nothing coold shake his resolve that his children would get the best education that money could buy. [+] decision, determination, firmness,resolution
effervescence Cách viết khác : effervescency
ˌefəˈvesns
inner excitement; exuberance sự sủi, sự sủi bong bóng, sự sục sôi, sự sôi nổi Nothing depressed her for long; her natural effervescence soon reasserted itself. [+] ebullience, exuberance
mitigate
ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt
appease Nothing he did could mitigate her wrath; she was unforgiving. [+] allay, alleviate, assuage, mollify, palliate, relieve;
torpor
ˈtɔːpə
lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy trạng thái lờ đờ; trạng thái uể oải Nothing seemed to arouse him from his torpor; he had wholly surrendered himself to lethargy. [+] coma, languor, lassitude, stolidity, stupor, torpidity;
sanction
ˈsæŋkʃn
approve; ratify n-sự thừa nhận ,sự cấm vận; V- đồng ý với Nothing will convince me to sanction the engagement of my daughter to such a worthless young man. [+] authorize, certify
gauntlet
ˈɡɔːntlət
leather glove bao sắt, bao dài, găng tay Now that we have been challenged, we must take up the gauntlet and meet our adversary fearlessly.
palpable
ˈpælpəbl
that can be felt or touched; clear to the mind; tangible; easily perceptible sờ tận tay được Nutritionists emphasize that there is a palpable difference between “eating to live” and “living to eat”.; I cannot understand how you could overlook such a palpable blunder. [+] detectable, discernible
