Deck 11

Question 1

misgiving (b)

/mɪsˈɡɪvɪŋ/

Answer 1

A feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something

Question 2

want

/wɒnt/

Answer 2

1. (v) Have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for
   (be wanted) (Of a suspected criminal) be sought by the police for questioning
   (want in/into/out) Desire to be in or out of a particular place or situation
2. (v) Should or need to do something
   (Of a thing) require to be attended to in a specified way
3. (v) Lack something desirable or essential
   (Chiefly used in expressions of time) lack or be short of (a specified amount or thing)
4. (n) A lack or deficiency of something
   The state of being poor and in need of essentials; poverty
5. (n) A desire for something

Question 3

diminution (n)

/ˌdɪmɪˈnjuːʃ(ə)n/

Answer 3

A reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something

Question 4

subdue (v)

/səbˈdjuː/

Answer 4

Overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person)
Bring (a country or people) under control by force

Question 5

chic

/ʃiːk/

Answer 5

1. (adj) Elegantly and stylishly fashionable

2. (n) Stylishness and elegance, typically of a specified kind

Question 6

temerity (n)

/tɪˈmɛrɪti/

Answer 6

Excessive confidence or boldness; audacity

Question 7

commensurate (adj)

/kəˈmɛnʃ(ə)rət/

Answer 7

Corresponding in size or degree; in proportion

Question 8

perquisite

/ˈpəːkwɪzɪt/

Answer 8

A benefit which one enjoys or is entitled to on account of one’s job or position
A thing which has served its primary use and to which a subordinate or employee has a customary right

Question 9

cloistered (adj)

/ˈklɔɪstəd/

Answer 9

1. Enclosed by or having a cloister (tu viện, nhà tu, hành lang)
2. Kept away from the outside world; sheltered

Question 10

brash

/braʃ/

Answer 10

1. (adj) Self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way

Having an ostentatious or tasteless appearance

Question 11

vicarious (adj)

/vɪˈkɛːrɪəs/

Answer 11

1. Experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person
2. Acting or done for another

Question 12

denouement (n)

/deɪˈnuːmɒ̃/

Answer 12

The final part of a play, film, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved
The outcome of a situation, when something is decided or made clear

Question 13

proscription (n)

: /prə(ʊ)ˈskrɪpʃ(ə)n/

Answer 13

The action of forbidding something; banning

Condemnation or denunciation of somethin

Question 14

apparel

: /əˈpar(ə)l/

Answer 14

1. (n) Clothing

2. (v) Clothe (someone)

Question 15

dicey (adj) (dicier, diciest)

/ˈdʌɪsi/

Answer 15

Unpredictable and potentially dangerous

Question 16

litigious (adj)

/lɪˈtɪdʒəs/

Answer 16

Tending or too ready to take legal action to settle disputes
Concerned with lawsuits or litigation
Suitable to become the subject of a lawsuit