Day 4 Flashcards
precursor
something that happened or existed before something else and influenced its development
detractor
someone who says bad things about someone or something, in order to make them seem less good than they really are
nuance
a slight difference
not easy to notice
vacillate
to continue to change your opinions, decisions, ideas
= waver
banal
ordinary and not interesting, because of a lack of new or different ideas
= trivial
mediocre
not very good
= second rate
evaluate
to judge how good, useful, or successful something is
= assess
facsimile
an exact copy of a picture, piece of writing
applicable
if something is applicable to a particular person, group, or situation, it affects them or is related to them
nominally
officially described as being something, when this is not really true
= untrue
translucent
not transparent, but clear enough to allow light to pass through
allegory
a story, painting etc in which the events and characters represent ideas or teach a moral lesson
ẩn dụ , tượng trưng
concede
to admit that something is true or correct, although you wish it were not true
to admit that you are not going to win a game, argument, battle
divisive
causing a lot of disagreement between people
of your own volition
you do something of your own volition, you do it because you want to, not because you are forced to
Resilient
able to become strong, happy, or successful again after a difficult situation or event
strong and not easily damaged by being pulled, pressed etc
Kiên cường , sôi nổi , không chán nản , mau phục hồi
Dynamic
full of energy and new ideas, and determined to succeed
continuously moving or changing
relating to a force or power that causes movement
capricious
thất thường
Veil
a thin piece of material that women wear to cover their faces at formal occasions or for religious reasons
cover something
to partly hide something so that it cannot be seen clearly
Ethnographic
Dân tộc học
Bureaucracy
a complicated official system that is annoying or confusing because it has a lot of rules, processes
the officials who are employed rather than elected to do the work of a government, business etc
sequential
tuần tự
proxy
người đại diện
augment
tăng
convened
được triệu tập
idiosyncratic
strange , unusual
cluster
(n ) : giỏ
(v) : gộp vào nhx thứ giống nhau
debate
tranh luận
subordinate
phụ thuộc
contemplate
suy nghĩ
stall
hoãn , trì hoãn
tension
căng thẳng , sức ép
vigorous
mạnh mẽ
