Deck 4

Question 1

treacly (adj)

/ˈtriːk(ə)li/

Answer 1

1. Resembling treacle in consistency, taste, or appearance (nước mật đường)
2. Excessively sentimental

Question 2

melancholic (adj)

/mɛlənˈkɒlɪk/

Answer 2

Feeling or expressing pensive sadness

Suffering from or denoting a severe form of depression

Question 3

fad

/fad/

Answer 3

An intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short-lived; a craze
An arbitrary like or dislike
–> faddish

Question 4

implicate

(v) /ˈɪmplɪkeɪt/
(n) /ˈɪmplɪkət/

Answer 4

1. (v) Show (someone) to be involved in a crime
   (be implicated in) Bear some of the responsibility for (an action or process, especially a criminal or harmful one)
2. (v) Convey (a meaning) indirectly through what one says, rather than stating it explicitly
3. (n) A thing implied

Question 5

contrarian

/kənˈtrɛːrɪən/

Answer 5

1. (n) A person who opposes or rejects popular opinion, especially in stock exchange dealing
2. (adj) Opposing or rejecting popular opinion or current practice

Question 6

macabre (adj)

/məˈkɑːbr(ə)/

Answer 6

Disturbing because concerned with or causing a fear of death

Question 7

decree

/dɪˈkriː/

Answer 7

1. (n) An official order that has the force of law
   The issuing of a decree
   A judgement or decision of certain law courts, especially in matrimonial cases
2. (v) (decrees, decreeing, decreed)
   Order (something) by decree

Question 8

contumely (n)

/ˈkɒntjuːmɪli/

Answer 8

Insolent or insulting language or treatment

Question 9

disbelief (n)

/dɪsbɪˈliːf/

Answer 9

Inability or refusal to accept that something is true or real
Lack of faith

Question 10

prognostication (n)

/prɒɡnɒstɪˈkeɪʃn/

Answer 10

The action of prophesying future events

A prophecy

Question 11

prophesy (v)

/ˈprɒfɪsʌɪ/

Answer 11

Say that (a specified thing) will happen in the future

Question 12

broadside

/ˈbrɔːdsʌɪd/

Answer 12

1. (n) A fierce verbal attack
2. (n) A firing of all the guns from one side of a warship
   The set of guns which can fire on each side of a warship
3. (n) A sheet of paper printed on one side only, forming one large page
4. (adv) With the side turned in a particular direction
   On the side
5. (v) Collide with the side of (a vehicle)

Question 13

panegyric (n)

/ˌpanɪˈdʒɪrɪk/

Answer 13

A public speech or published text in praise of someone or something

Question 14

ultimatum (n)
/ʌltɪˈmeɪtəm/
(plural ultimatums or ultimata /ʌltɪˈmeɪtə/)

Answer 14

A final demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation or a breakdown in relations

Question 15

construe (v)

/kənˈstruː/

Answer 15

1. Interpret (a word or action) in a particular way
2. Analyse the syntax of (a text, sentence, or word)
   Translate (a passage or author) word for word, typically aloud

Question 16

diplomatic (adj)

/dɪpləˈmatɪk/

Answer 16

1. Of or concerning diplomacy (ngoại giao)
   Having or showing an ability to deal with people in a sensitive and tactful way
2. (Of an edition or copy) exactly reproducing an original version