Day 1 Flashcards
Disparate
Consisting of things that are very DIFFERENT and NOT RELATED to each other
= divergent / discordant
> < uniform / same
Equivocal
= ambiguous / vague / ambivalent / dubious / doubtful / uncertain
> < certain / clear
Prudence
a sensible and careful attitude that makes you avoid unnecessary risks
= austerity / vigilance / tact / diligence / discretion
> < carelessness / ignorance
Ambivalent
not sure whether you want or like something or not
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= contradictory / mixed / equivocal / unsure
> < clear / undoubted
Propagate
to spread an idea, belief etc to many people
if you propagate plants, or if they propagate, they start to grow from a parent plant to produce new plants
if an animal, insect etc propagates itself or is propagated, it increases in number
= inseminate / proliferate
> < decrease
Renounce
= give up / reject / repudiate / relinquish / eschew / disavow
> < keep / embrace / agree
Anecdote
Short personal story
Implicit
suggested or understood without being stated directly
forming a central part of something, but without being openly stated
complete and containing no doubts
= latent / tacit
> < disloyal / untrustworthy
Mild
Bold
Nhẹ nhàng
= balmy / bland / benign / mellow
> < agitated
Táo bạo
= audacious = resolute
> < shy / timid / meek
Subtle
= ingenious / faint / sophisticated
> < ignorant / stupud
Yield
to produce a result, answer, or piece of information
to produce crops, profits etc
to allow yourself to be forced or persuaded to do something or stop having something
Audacity
the quality of having enough courage to take risks or say impolite things
= Bold
> < timid
Reprieve
a delay before something bad happens or continues to happen
an official order stopping the killing of a prisoner as a punishment
= amnesty / clemency / remission / truce
> < continuation
Shroud
Hide / Cover sth
= cloak / pall / veil
Stymie
prevent someone from doing what they want to do or what they have planned
= thwart / impede / choke off
> < abet
Aspiring
hoping to be successful in a particular job, activity, or way of life
= eager
Prestigious
admired as one of the best and most important
= esteemed / reputable
> < discreditable / disrepute
Disparage
to criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not think they are very good or important
= villify / denigrate / discredit
> < admire / flatter
Emphatic
= assertive / vigorous
> < ambiguous / equivalent
Scrupulous
Extremely careful
= painstaking / meticulous / rigorous / fastidous
> < uncareful / inaccurate / lenient
Hominid
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Unprecedented
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