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Acquisition(n)
+The process of getting sth or buying sth
+The learning or developing of a skill, habit, or quality.
Abbreviation(n)
A short form of a word or phrase
Derision(n)
People are laughing at you, making fun of you, and acting as if you’re worthless
Sys: contempt, mockery, insult
Ant: praise, respect
Perceptible(adj)
That can be seen, heard, or noticed
Sys: recognizable, distinct
Word family: perceptive(adj), perception(n)
Kernel(n)
+The most important part of something
-kernel of sth
+The part of a nut that is inside the shell and can be eaten(Ex: hột bắp)
Sys: essence, core, fundamental, Salient
Omit(v)
To fail to include or do something
Sys: delete, discard, eliminate
Salient(adj)
Most noticeable or important.
Sys: Kernel, notable, important
Standoffish(adj)
Distant and cold in manner; unfriendly.
synonym: shy, timid
Discrepancy(n)
A difference between two things that should be the same
Profound
+Showing a clear and deep understanding of serious matters
+Very great or intense. (about emotion or quality)
Tenacious(adj)
being stubborn, not willing to give up or defeated
Complacent(adj)
feeling satisfied with yourself that you don’t need to try any harder
Technophobe(n)
someone who dislikes new technology
Condemn(v)
to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons
Entitled (adj)
feelingthat you have therightto do or have what youwantwithout having toworkfor it ordeserveit, just because of who you are
Relentless(adj)
Continuingin adeterminedway without anyinterruption
Someone refuses to give up, even if what they are doing is unpleasant or cruel.
sys: persistent, nonstop, perpetual
Flex(v)
to show off
Cake up(Slg)
to save money or increase personal wealth
Remark(v),(n)
+ (n): something that you say when you express an opinion or say what you have noticed
+ (v): say something, especially about something you have just noticed
Reminisce(v)
to talk or think about pleasant events in your past
Arbitrary(adj)
based on chance rather than being planned or based on reason:
Brag(v)
to speak too proudly about what you have done or what you own
Soothe(v)
+ to make someone feel calm or less worried
+ make part of body fell less painful
Harmonious(adj)
+ parts, colours etc that are harmonious look good or work well together
+ very pleasant and serene
Abysmal(adj)
very bad or of bad quality
sys: terrible
Unprecedented(adj)
never having happened before, or never having happened so much
Remedy(v),(n)
to deal with a problem or improve a bad situation(v),(n)
a medicine to cure an illness that is not very serious
Sys: alleviate, smooth over
Put forward(v)
to state an idea or opinion, or to suggest a plan or person, for other people to consider
Get cold feet
loss of nerve or confidence.
Haphazard
happening or done in a way that is not planned or organized
Align(v)
to put two or more things into a straight line, or to form a straight line
to be the same or similar, or to agree with each other; to make two things do this
+sys: fall into line: to agree with someone else
-opp: skew
Skew(v)
to cause information or results to be changed
to cause something to be not straight or exact
-opp: align
Digress(v)
move away from the main subject and discuss something else
sys: off-topic
Disclaim
to say you are not responsible for or do not know anything about something
Pedantic(adj)
excessively concerned with minor details or rules
Flabbergasted(adj)
greatly surprised or astonished
Thrive(v)
to become very successful or very strong and healthy
Mixed success(n)
a mediocre success
Incisive(adj)
showing intelligence and a clear understanding of something
Acute(adj)
+If a bad situation is acute, it causes severe problems or damage
+To describe intelligence, senses. that is very good, and able to notice very small differences
Reluctant(adj)
slow and unwilling
Give in(v)
to finally agree to something that someone wants after first refusing
Opinionated(adj)
An opinionated person is certain about their beliefs, and expresses their ideas strongly and often
Uptight(adj)
nervous, anxious, or worried
Uplifting(adj)
encourages the improvement of a person’s mood or spirit
Bold
-Someone who is strong and brave
Ex: Through her action, I can see her as a bold and tenacious type
Sys: Have nerves of steel
-Strong in color or shape, and very noticeable to the eye
Ex: Someone put forward suggestions about any bold colors that I could use in my room
Admittedly(adverb)
used when you are admitting that something is true
Ex: Admittedly, I’m not an excel student so I need to be more diligent/ I have achieved “excellence student” certification, admittedly through cheating
Sys: Granted
Consult(v)
to get information or advice from a person
Ex: since I have limited knowledge of math, I always consult my mentor before sending a result
Underlie(v)
-Underlying cause/problems/principle: the most important, although it is not easily noticed
Ex: The underlying cause of his depression came from his abusive childhood
-to be a cause of or strong influence on something
Ex: Diligent and broadening knowledge are underlying for the high score
Scrutinize(v)
to examine something very carefully in order to discover information
Ex: new products always scrutinize before they can come to hand to customer/ as a detective, it is salient to scrutinize all the minor details in the case
Imperative(adj)
extremely important or urgent
Ex: it is imperative to hold him for the rest of a season as a backup
Subpar(adj)
something that is below average, or below what is expected
Ex: Admittedly, after years of subpar performance, he needs to change his manner in control a group
Deduction(n)
-the process of using the knowledge that u have to understand sth and form an opinion
Ex: I’ve high praise of those who have a clever deduction in solving mysterious
+ make deduction
Ex: I am accustomed to making deductions about scraps of ancient
-amount that is taken away from the money you are paid before you officially receive it
Ex: after the deduction, his income is 300 dollars
Objection(n)
a reason that you have for disapproving of something
+objections to sth
Ex: I have my objection to learning math
+have/raise/voice objections
Ex: Few students in class raised objections to the trip
+have no objection
Ex: we have no objection to the idea
Draw out sth(phr v)
-to cause something to last longer than necessary
Ex: The semester has been drawn out because of Covid disease
-to make someone feel less shy and more willing to talk
Ex: My mom usually drew me out to make friends when I was a kid
Fuel(v),(n)
to make something, especially something bad, increase or become stronger
Ex: Criticism will only fuel him to success(v), you just keep fueling the situation more acute/ no vaccine will only add fuel to this occasion
-Fuel controversy/rumors/speculation
Sys: Provoke
Inherent(adj)
something is a natural part of it and cannot be separated from it
-inherent in
Ex: The difficulties inherent in venture jobs/ there are plenty of inherent risks outside the worth but it worth a try
Invoke(v)
+to use law, principle, or theory to support your views
Ex: He said he would invoke legal powers to enforce the change.
+to make someone have a particular feeling or remember something
Ex: this image invokes my memory about my friend
Remote(adj)
+ a chance or possibility that is not likely to happen
Ex: there’s a (remote chance) you can improve your IELTS score before It comes/ due to this occasion, a (remote possibility) this event will happen
Sys: slight, implausible
+ very different from something
Ex: it seems like his alibi (remote from) his words
Sys: different
+ not very friendly or showing little interest in other people
Ex: his manner is remote and clinical
Discredit(v)(n)
+to make people stoprespectingortrustingsomeone or something(v)
Ex: Those buffalo kids always want to discredit Dua Leo
+to make people stop believing in a particular idea(v)
Ex: it so hard to make people discredit her speech
-Bring discredit on/upon/to somebody/sth
LIkelihood(n)
the chance that something will happen
Ex: A likelihood of explosion in 9/11
Sys: Chance, Probability, Possibility
Cease(v)
to stop something
Ex: It’s tough to put forward the idea of ceasing the campaign
-Ceaseless
Sys: shut down, suspend
Embedded(adj)
-fixed into the surface of something
Ex: You cannot remove the hardware because it is embedded in the laptop
+ be embedded in something
-if an emotion, opinion is very strong or important
Ex: A sense of guilt is deeply embedded in my very soul
+ deeply embedded
Accustomed(adj)
-to be familiar with something and accept it as normal
+be accustomed to (doing) something
Ex: I was accustomed to the logic of math
Sys: be used to(use more in an informal setting)
Trickle-down
the people in the lower group start to feel the effects of something that has been done to the higher one
Ex: Some of the high-end features has now trickled down to prevalent devices
Crave(v)
to have an extremely strong desire for something
Ex: people crave attention
Invasive(adj)
one that has arrived in a place from somewhere else and hurts that place
Ex: some of the harmful invasive insects for agriculture like spiders, etc
Sidetrack(v)
Distracting
-Get sidetrack(usually used in a passive)
Ex: I often get sidetracked by social media and procrastinate till the afternoon
Bombarded(v)
-to do something too often or too much
+ bombard somebody with something
Ex: I was bombarded with the phonecall/ Telemarketing keep bombarded me with tons of phones this morning
Invariably(adverb)
If sth invariably happens or invariably true, it always happens or is true
Ex: whenever it comes to dinner, the phone invariably ring/Invariably they would ask sth after class/ Their eyes invariably contain a hopeful of sth
Gruesome(adj)
extremelyunpleasantandshocking
Ex: The movie was pretty gruesome
Sys: horrible, disgusting
Imminent(adj)
Coming or likely to happen very soon
Ex: imminent peril
Peril(n)
Danger, sth very dangerous
Ex: Teenagers must be warned of the peril of unsafe sex
Plethora(n)
A very large amount of sth, larger than u need or can deal with
Ex: a plethora of facts and figures when u deal with math
Off-limit(adj)
-An area of land u are not allowed to enter it
Ex: That part of the beach usually has sharks so it has been off-limits for a few months
-Beyond what u are allowed to do or have
Ex: Some of the free apps are off-limits some features unless u paid for it
Infiltrate(v)
Secretly join an organization to find out info about it or harm it
Ex: Pegasus company infiltrated a plethora of companies to gleaning information
Soaring(adj)
Increasing quickly in the amount, number, etc
Ex: the soaring cost of crude oil
Imply(v)
-to suggest something without saying it directly
Ex: she always publicly implies that I don’t excel in English
Sys: indicate, suggest
-to involve something or make it necessary
Ex: the lowest average score has implied how bad in management of this school
Breach(n),(v)
breaking a law, promise, agreement, or relationship
Ex: I filed him as he breached in contract
On the whole(phrase)
take everything into account, in general
Ex: On the whole, we need to conform to the rules of the school said
Dogged(adj)
-very determined to continue doing something Ex: a dogged determination to succeed Sys: Tenacious -tocausedifficulties Ex: the probe was dogged by the muderer
Expedition(n)
an organized journey for a particular purpose
Ex: Set out on a class expedition
Sys: trip, journey, voyage
Aggravate(v)
To make a situation or sth worse
Ex: we scrutinizing this place so please don’t aggravate anything stuff in the crime scene
Sys: exacerbate
Induction(n)
the introduction of someone into a new job, position, etc
Ex: Anyone responsible for the induction of new apprenticeship/ The aim is to develop an effective induction course
Incentive(n)
something that encourages a person to do something
Ex: Huge award will provide an incentive for people to register the competition
A slew of (n)
A large number of sth
Ex: a slew of classical music
Sys: plethora
Vandalism(n)
Activity consider being damaging or destroying sth that was good
Ex: Some of the time-honored property is vulnerable to vandalism
Sys: ruin, wrecking
Hybrid(n)
A mixture of two or more other things
Ex: A hybrid animal
Sys: combination, compound, mixture
Dabble(v)
take a slight and not very serious interest in a subject, or try a particular activity for a short period
Ex: Well, you don’t need to glorify me about these basic coding, I’m just dabbling in this
Applicable(adj)
affecting or relating to a person or thing
Ex: Some of the features in this phone are just applicable to the other regions\
Sys: relevant, appropriate
Plague(v)
to cause difficulty to someone or sth over the period of time
Ex: Procrastinator plagues from being productive
Sys: Trouble, bother, dog
Pandemonium(n)
a situation in which there is a lot of noise because people are angry, confused, or frightened
Ex: Many protests occur in America lead to a pandemonium
Sys: chaos, turmoil
Withhold(v)
to refuse to give something or to keep back something
Ex: you don’t have any testimony to withhold my clients
Sys: conceal, deny, hide, refuse
Fidelity(n)
Loyalty between people
Ex: fidelity appears in those who are honest with each other
Earnestly(adv)
in aseriousanddeterminedway, often withouthumor
Ex: Though he is just a novice staff, he still works earnestly like another veteran one
Sys: seriously, eagerly, solemnly
perseverance(n)
Continued effort and determination
Ex: His perseverance is truly a miracle for our company
Sys: tenacity, persistence
Suppress(v)
-End sth by force
Ex: To suppress the riot, a hand-to-hand would be more effective
-To prevent sth
Ex: He couldn’t suppress his resentment
Shortage(n)
a lack of something needed
Ex: In current days, chip’s shortage is now a real-world repercussion that makes companies hard to stand
Sys: shortfall, lack, deficiency
Stepping stone(phrase)
something that helps someone advance or achieves something
Ex: Take Ielts is just simply a stepping stone to apply to college
Sys: milestone, fundamental, elementary, underlying
Sheer(adj)
Emphasize sth
Ex: no one can’t stand his sheer stupidity/ Every logic of his code is sheer nonsense
Sys: utter, complete
Pledge(n)
a serious or formal promise
Ex: They have made a pledge to building a healthcare
Ex: Commitment, vow, promise
Alienation(n)
-the feeling of not being part of society or a group
Ex: Social anxiety could leads to a sense of alienation
-Cause someone stops supporting you
Ex: New radical changes of Ghibli lead to the alienation of viewers
Sys: Separation, Isolation
Wary(adj)
not completely trusting or certain about something or someone
Ex: I’m a little wary of his rough edge’s performance
Sys: cautious, careful
Impulsive(adj)
Do sth without thinking
Ex: Your only weakness is impulsive, overconfident and therefore, do without hesitation
Plain(adj)
-Used to emphasize sth(only before noun)
Ex: his motive was plain greed
-Veryclear, andeasytounderstandorrecognize
Ex: This math problem is kinda plain
Abundant(adj)
A lot of, plentiful
Ex: fake peripherals of technology are abundant/ a place with an abundant bed/ an abundance of love
+An abundant person: people who believe there is plenty of everything in the world(love, wealth, chance,…)
Consequential(adj)
happening as a direct result of a particular event or situation
Ex: One of the most consequential decisions we ever made
Word family: consequence(n), consequent(adj)
Revitalize(v)
to put new strength or power into something
Ex: Apple has revitalized the phone’s industry
Ferocious
very strong, severe, and unpleasant, violent
Ex: I was scared when I saw his ferocious technique
Ex: fierce, brutal, notorious
Inexplicable(adj)
unable to be explained or understood
Ex: quite apart from the inexplicit lyrics, the meaning of the song is quite inexplicable
Ex: clear as mud, baffling
Resentful(adj)
feeling angry and upset about something
Ex: he’s been jealous and resentful about how she’s been treated
Sys: bitter, hateful, spiteful
Unbearable(adj)
too painful or unpleasant for you to continue to experience
Ex: it was unbearable to se someone died/ The weather is unbearable
Spring from(phrv)
to be caused by something or start from something
Ex: the fatigue springs from intense excersise
regulate(v)
to control an activity or process
Ex: it is important to regulate your breathe pace during meditate/ people sweat to regulate their body heat
Pervasive(adj)
Present in every part of a thing or place
Ex: One of the pervasive issues that society plagued was recession/ Few people could sense the pervasive soul surrounding them
Retaliation(n)
Revenge
Ex: Fear of retaliation
Supplement(n),(v)
something that you add to something else to improve it or make it complete
Ex: Some minerals could be considered as a supplement/ A dietary supplment
Hostile(adj)
-Unfriendly
Ex: A hostile view of feudal noble
-Difficult or not suitable for living, growing
Ex: A hostile condition
Gauge(n),(v)
(V): tojudgehow people feel about something or what they arelikelyto do
Ex: it’s hard to gauge someone feelings through facial/ A great chance to gauge people’s expectations
(N): measuringthesizeor amount of something
Ex: The petrol gauge is still in full
Receptive(adj)
willingtolistento andacceptnewideasandsuggestion
Ex: Conservatism is not Receptive to sth radical/ A Receptive political party
Alleviate(v)
Make sth less severe
Ex: An acute digestion has alleviated after a while
Sys: ease, remedy, mitigate,/ Smooth over
Ant: Aggravate, exacerbate
Monstrosity(n)
-Sth that is large and ugly Ex: A monstrosity truck/ The new building is a real monstrosity -Sth that is outrageously Ex: Gangsters do not always act as a monstrosity Ex: excresence, eyesore \+Word family: Monstrous
Ridicule(v),(n)
Make someone stupid by using unkind words or actions
Ex: He’s become an object of ridicule/ In developed country people usually ridicule authority through protests
Horrendous(adj)
Extremely unpleasant or bad
Ex: A horrendous tragedy/ His injuries is horrendous
Sys: unbearable, abysmal, dreadful
Preconceived(adj)
-Opinions are formed before you really have enough knowledge or experience
Ex: You need to judge on its own merits, preconceived notions cannot include/ Based on facts, not on preconceived ideas
Sys: Preconception
Capitalism(n)
A social system in which properties is privately owned
Ex: Most developed countries follow capitalism
Sys: Capitalist
Rally(v),(n)
-(n): public meeting, one that is held outdoors to support a political idea, protest
Ex: A Mob hold a rally in front of Congress
-(v): to come together, to support an idea/ Rally around
Ex: they have rallied in order to fight against the villain/ we are wanting to rally around those who poor
-(v): to become stronger after a period of weakness
Ex: Facebook’s stock rallied after an outage
Enraptured(adj)
filled with great pleasure or extremely pleased by something
Ex: I was enraptured by those headphones/ See Dưa Leo is enraptured/ The well-developed in tech enraptured me
Recoil(v)
moving your body away because you find them/it frightens or unpleasant
Ex: She recoiled me after kissing me/ Girls innately recoil from men
Exorbitant(adj)
Unreasonably high
Ex: The shoe is set at an exorbitantly high price
Implication(n)
-an occasion when you seem to suggest something without saying it directly
Ex: He smiled, but his implication was opposite/ The implication in his speech was quite subtle
- a possible future effect or result of an action
Ex: There will be a cutting-back on salary and hope the implication will be positive
Adverse(adj)
-having a negative or harmful effect on something
Ex: The trip was canceled due to adverse weather conditions/Cutting down trees will lead to adverse consequences.
Invigorate(v)
-to make someone feel fresher, healthier
Ex: A stroll could invigorate your mental health
Coveted(Adj)
strongly desired by many
Ex: The Michelin Awards are coveted by restaurants all over the world./The Booker Prize is the most coveted British literary award.
Perpetuate(v)
tocausesomething tocontinue
Ex: Learning Math just perpetuate the fatigue in students
Flourish(v)
-to grow or develop successfully
Ex: Parts of the city continue to flourish.
Exasperation(n)
A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance
Ex: There can be exasperation after marriage/ Knowing him throwing me under the bus, I just treated him in exasperation
Snuggle(v)
to settle into a warm comfortable position
Ex: Kids usually snuggle in their mother’s body
Surrogate(adj)(n)
replacing someone else or used instead of something else
Ex: For some people, reading travel books is a surrogate for actual travel./ A surrogate pregnancy
Egregious(adj)
very bad and easily noticed
Ex: He just made an egregious error/ 9/11 was one of the egregious tragedies that ever occurred/ He is hardly withstanding an egregious experiment/ An egregious massacre
Charisma(n)
A compelling attractiveness
Ex: His appearance always coated with charisma
Undergo(v)
to experience something that is unpleasant or has a strong effect
Ex: A gut-wrenching point is how he undergoes brain surgery/
Bleak(adj)
without anything to make you feel happy or hopeful
Ex: The economic prospect looks bleak/ Your future career is kinda bleak
Entrenched(adj)
So fixed or have existed for so long that they cannot be changed
Ex: His idealism have become so entrenched over the years
Recreational(adj)
connected with ways of enjoying yourself when you are not working
Ex: Recreational activities/ facilities/ interests
Preferential(adj)
something that someone is given is better than what other people receive
Ex: Affluent people always have preferential treatment/access/rights
Engrossed(adj)
giving all your attention to something
Ex: -He was so engrossed in coding that he didn’t hear me knocking on the door
- I was engrossed by shape of Gundam
Inadvertently
without intention; accidentally.
Ex: he inadvertently deleted the files/ his name had been inadvertently omitted from the list
Hectic(adj)
Very busy
Ex: a hectic schedule/ I’m tired of the hectic pace of city life
Sys: frantic; bustling swamped
Content(adj)(v)
(adj)pleased with your situation and not hoping for change or improvement
Ex: I’m not really content with my life right now
Subvert(v)
to try to destroy or damage something
Ex: Jokes usually a way to subvert the tensed vibe
Cement(v)
To make sth stronger
Ex: Contract is a way to cement the relationship between companies
Reconcile(v)
to find a way in which two situations or beliefs that are opposed to each other can agree and exist together
Ex: It is sometimes difficult to reconcile science and religion.
Stereotype(n)
a set idea that people have about what someone or something is like, especially an idea that is wrong
Ex: The characters in the book are just stereotypes.
Impervious(adj)
If someone is impervious to something, they are not influenced or affected by something
Ex: He is impervious to criticism and rational argument.
