GRE 500 Flashcards
Abandon
complete lack of inhibition or restraint.
Abrasive
khắc ngiệt
Abreast
tiến hoá theo thời gian
Abridge
tóm tắt
Abstruse
khó hiểu
Accentuate
nhấn mạnh
Accord
sự đồng ý
Acerbic
chua chát
Acquisitive
có tính chiếm đạt
Activism
the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change.
Acumen
sự nhanh trí
Acute
cấp tính dữ dội
Acute
sâu sắc, không ngoan
Adroit
khéo léo
Adulation
sự tâng bốc
Aesthetic
thẩm mỹ
Affable
dễ mén
Affectation
sự giả tạo
Aghast
kinh ngạc
Alacrity
sự nhanh nhẹn
Alienate
xa lánh
Aloof
xa cách
Ambiguity
sự mơ hồ
Ambivalent
mâu thuẫn trong tư tưởng
Ameliorate
cải thiện
Amiable
tốt bụng
Amuse
làm vui
Anachronism
belonging to a period other than that being portrayed.
Antagonistic
showing or feeling active opposition or hostility toward someone or something.
Antedate
precede in time; come before (something) in date.
Antiquity
the ancient past, especially the period before the middle ages.
Antithesis
a contrast or opposition between two things.
Apathy
lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
Aplomb
tự tin
Apologist
a person who offers an argument in defense of something controversial.
Apposite
apt in the circumstances or in relation to something.
Appropriate
take (something) for one’s own use, typically without the owner’s permission.
Arbitrary
tuỳ ý
Arcane
bí ẩn
Arduous
khắc khổ
Articulate
nói trôi chảy
Assertive
quyết đoán
Assiduous
cần cù
Astonish
surprise or impress (someone) greatly.
Astound
shock or greatly surprise.
Attainment
a thing achieved, especially a skill or educational achievement.
Attribute
regard something as being caused by (someone or something).
Augment
make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.
Austerity
sự khắc khổ
Aversion
sự ghê tởm
Avert
cảnh báo
Banal
tầm thường
Banish
send (someone) away from a country or place as an official punishment.
Bearing
relation; relevance.
Befriend
act as a friend to (someone) by offering help or support.
Beguile
charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way.
Beguile
trick (someone) into doing something.
Beguile
help (time) pass pleasantly.
Beholden
owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help or a service.
Belie
mâu thuẫn
Bemuse
puzzle, confuse, or bewilder (someone).
Benign
harmless, kind, gentle
Betray
unintentionally reveal; be evidence of.
Bias
prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
Blemish
làm bẩn, làm tì vết
Blight
have a severely detrimental effect on.
Blithe
sự vô cảm
Blunt
không khoan nhượng
Bogus
not genuine or true; fake.
Bolster
support or strengthen; prop up.
Boon
a thing that is helpful or beneficial.
Braggart
a person who boasts about achievements or possessions.
Brandish
wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement.
Brazen
trơ tráo
Brevity
sự ngắn gọn
Bridle
bring (something) under control; curb.
Bucolic
thôn quê
Buoyancy
hăng hái sôi nổi
Calamitous
thảm hoạ
Callous
vô cảm
Calumny
sự vu khống
Canny
sự thận trọng
Canonize
sự ghi nhận
Caprice
sự tuỳ hứng
Catastrophe
an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.
Cerebral
intellectual rather than emotional or physical.
Check
stop or slow down the progress of (something undesirable).
Cherish
protect and care for (someone) lovingly.
Circumscribe
restrict (something) within limits.
Circumstantial
pointing indirectly toward someone’s guilt but not conclusively proving it.
Clangor
a continuous loud banging or ringing sound.
Clearheaded
alert and thinking logically and coherently.
Clerical
(of a job or person) concerned with or relating to work in an office, especially routine documentation and administrative tasks.
Clerical
relating to the clergy.
Cloak
che giấu
Clumsy
done awkwardly or without skill or elegance.
Coalesce
come together to form one mass or whole.
Cogent
sự rõ ràng, thuyết phục
Coherent
mạch lạc
Collusion
sự thông đồng
Commensurate
tương xứng
Commonplace
a trite saying or topic; a platitude, a usual or ordinary thing.
Compel
bắt buộc
Complacent
tự mãn
Complementary
bổ sung
Compliance
sự tuân thủ
Conditional
subject to one or more conditions or requirements being met; made or granted on certain terms.
Condone
tha thứ
Confound
làm bối rối
Consensus
sự đồng thuận
Conspicuous
nổi bật
Contemporary
living or occurring at the same time.
Contemptuous
chế giễu
Contend
đấu tranh
Contend
tranh cãi
Contend
engage in a competition or campaign in order to win or achieve (something).
Contentment
sự hài lòng
Conundrum
câu đố
Convoluted
phức tạp
Cope
(of a person) deal effectively with something difficult.
Copious
dồi dào
Corroborate
làm chứng
Counterfeit
hàng giả
Counterintuitive
phản trực giác
Counterproductive
phản tác dụng
Cow
đe doạ
Crafty
khéo léo
Crestfallen
chán nản
Cunning
xảo quyệt
Cursory
vội vàng hấp tấp
Curtail
cắt giảm
Cynical
hoài nghi
Daunt
chán nản
Debacle
sự thảm bại
Debase
hạ thấp
Debunk
bóc mẽ
Deceit
lừa dối
Deceptive
lừa dối
Defamatory
phỉ báng
Deferential
cung kính
Deft
capable, quick, and clever in action; skillful; dexterous.
Defy
thách thức
Deleterious
có hại
Delineate
phân định
Demur
chần chừ
Denigrate
làm mất uy tín
Derivative
copied, modeled on, or extracted from something else.
Detrimental
causing harm, disadvantage, or deterioration.
Devious
quanh co
Devolve
phân cấp
Didactic
giáo dục
Diffident
sự rụt rè
Diffuse
khuếch tán
Disaffection
sự bất mãn
Disapprobation
sự không chấp thuận
Discern
phân biệt
Discomfit
không thoải mái
Discount
regard (a possibility, fact, or person) as being unworthy of consideration because it lacks credibility.
Discredit
to harm the reputation of.
Discrepancy
sự khác biệt
Disentangle
gỡ rối
Disgruntle
bất mãn
Disintegrate
to come apart; break down into component parts or fragments.
Disinterested
having or feeling no interest in something.
Dislocation
disturbance from a proper, original, or usual place or state.
Dismantle
tháo dỡ
Disparate
essentially different and distinct.
Dispassionate
vô tư
Dispense
phân chia
Disquiet
lack of mental calm or peace; anxiety; uneasiness.
Dissemble
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of.
Disseminate
to spread widely, as though scattering seed.
Dissimilar
not alike; different.
Dissolution
debauched living; dissipation.
Distill
extract the essential meaning or most important aspects of.
Distort
làm méo mó
Divergent
deviating, differing, or diverging.
Doctrinaire
giáo lý
Dogmatic
giáo điều
Dubious
đáng ngờ
Duplicity
sự giả dối
Dynamism
sự năng động
Eclectic
deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
Eclipse
overshadow, outshine
Ecstatic
vui sướng
Efficacy
hiệu quả
Egoism
sự ích kỷ
Egotist
người ích kỷ
Elate
phấn khởi
Elevate
nâng cao
Eloquence
sự hùng biện
Elusive
khó nắm bắt
Empathy
the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
Emulate
mô phỏng
Enchant
mê hoặc
Endanger
to cause to be exposed to danger.
Endorse
to approve or give support to.
Enfeeble
yếu đuối