Day 3 Flashcards
Metaphor
a way of describing something by referring to it as something different and suggesting that it has similar qualities to that thing
something that represents a general idea or quality
= analogy
Pháp ẩn dụ
Putative
believed or accepted by most people
Aggregate
The total after a lot of different figures or points have been added together
Tập hợp , kết hợp
pursue
to continue doing an activity or trying to achieve something over a long period of time
to chase or follow someone or something, in order to catch them, attack them
designate
chỉ định
Pedigree
the parents and other past family members of an animal or person, or an official written record of this
the history and achievements of something or someone, especially when they are good and should be admired
Nòi giống , huyết thống
Fully-fledged
Chính thức
= offical
Paradigm
a model or example that shows how something works or is produced
a very clear or typical example of something
Negligible
too slight or unimportant to have any effect
= insignificant
Fiscal
relating to money, taxes, debts etc that are owned and managed by the government
Austerity
bad economic conditions in which people do not have much money to spend
= rigor
= normal / mediocre
Breadth
the distance from one side of something to the other
= width / depth / length
Waver
to become weaker or less certain
to not make a decision because you have doubts
Lingering
continuing to exist for longer than is usual or desirable
strip
= undress / remove
to separate an engine or piece of equipment into pieces in order to clean or repair it
= dismantle
= damage
Superficial
not studying or looking at something carefully and only seeing the most noticeable things
= cursory / trivial / frivolous
> < wise / thoughtful
Exhaustive
extremely thorough and complete
= comprehensive
>< partial / incomplete
Prevail
if a person, idea, or principle prevails in a fight, argument etc, they are successful in the end
Chiếm ưu thế / phổ biến
= abound / reign / triumph / popular
> < forfeit / surrender
Succumb
to stop opposing someone or something that is stronger than you, and allow them to take control
if you succumb to an illness, you become very ill or die of it
= yeild / capitulate /surrender
> < fight
Anomalous
different from what you expected to find
= suprising / abnormal / peculiar / divergent / incongruous
Invigorate
làm tươi mới , tiếp thêm sinh lực
if something invigorates you, it makes you feel healthier, stronger, and have more energy
appropriate
fit , phù hợp
Offense
an illegal action or a crime
enlargement
sự phóng to
discrepancy
= different
come to realize
mind-blowing
inherent
= already exist
