Deck 16

Question 1

anaemic / anemic (adj)

/əˈniːmɪk/

Answer 1

Suffering from anaemia

Lacking in colour, spirit, or vitality

Question 2

anaemia / anemia (n)

/əˈniːmɪə/

Answer 2

A condition in which there is a deficiency of red cells or of haemoglobin in the blood, resulting in pallor and weariness ( bệnh thiếu máu)

Question 3

myopic (adj)

/mʌɪˈɒpɪk/

Answer 3

Short-sighted

Lacking foresight or intellectual insight

Question 4

halcyon

/ˈhalsɪən/

Answer 4

1. (adj) Denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful
2. (n) A mythical bird

Question 5

idyllic (adj)

/ɪˈdɪlɪk/

Answer 5

Like an idyll; extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque

Question 6

idyll (n)

/ˈɪdɪl/

Answer 6

An extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque period or situation, typically an idealized or unsustainable one

Question 7

bay

/beɪ/

Answer 7

1. (n) A broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inwards (vịnh)
2. (n) A space created by a window line projecting outwards from a wall
3. (n) A compartment with a specified function in a vehicle, aircraft, or ship
4. (Of a horse) brown with black points
   (n) A bay horse (ngựa hồng)
5. (v) (Of a dog, especially a large one) bark or howl loudly
   (Of a group of people) shout loudly, typically to demand something
   (n) The sound of baying
6. (at bay) Forced to face or confront one’s attackers or pursuers; cornered
7. (bring someone/thing to bay) Trap or corner a person or animal being hunted or chased
8. (hold (or keep) someone/thing at bay) Prevent someone or something from approaching or having an effect
9. (stand at bay) Turn to face one’s pursuers

Question 8

pursue (v)

/pəˈsjuː/

Answer 8

1. Follow or chase (someone or something)
   Persistently seek to form a sexual relationship with (someone)
   Seek to attain or accomplish (a goal) over a long period
2. Continue or proceed along (a path or route)
   Engage in (an activity or course of action)
   Continue to investigate or explore (an idea or argument)

Question 9

seethe (v)

/siːð/

Answer 9

1. (Of a liquid) boil or be turbulent as if boiling
   Cook (food) by boiling it in a liquid
2. (Of a person) be filled with intense but unexpressed anger
3. (Of a place) be crowded with people or things moving about in a rapid or hectic way
   (Of a crowd of people) move in a rapid or hectic way

Question 10

turbulent (adj)

/ˈtəːbjʊl(ə)nt/

Answer 10

Characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion; not stable or calm
(Of air or water) moving unsteadily or violently

Question 11

hectic

/ˈhɛktɪk/

Answer 11

1. (adj) Full of incessant or frantic activity
2. (adj) (medicine) Relating to or affected by a regularly recurrent fever
3. (n) A hectic fever or flush

Question 12

frantic (adj)

/ˈfrantɪk/

Answer 12

Distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion

Conducted in a hurried, excited, and disorganized way

Question 13

distraught (adj)

/dɪˈstrɔːt/

Answer 13

Very worried and upset

Question 14

enshrine (v)

/ɪnˈʃrʌɪn/

Answer 14

Place (a revered or precious object) in an appropriate receptacle
Preserve (a right, tradition, or idea) in a form that ensures it will be protected and respected

Question 15

dizzy

: /ˈdɪzi/

Answer 15

1. (adj) Having or involving a sensation of spinning around and losing one’s balance
   Causing a spinning sensation:
   (Of a woman) silly
2. (v) Make (someone) feel unsteady, confused, or amazed

Question 16

notwithstanding

/nɒtwɪðˈstandɪŋ/

Answer 16

1. (preposition) In spite of
2. (adv) Nevertheless; in spite of this
3. (conjunction) Although; in spite of the fact that