Key Term Group 4 Flashcards

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acerbic

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Having a sour or better taste or character;sharp; biting (รสเปรี้ยว)

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aggrandize

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To increase in intensity, power, influence, or prestige (ขยายความ ขยายอำนาจ)

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amenable

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Agreeable or responsive to suggestion (ยอมรับได้ ยอมรับฟัง ถือสาหาความได้)

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anachronism

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Something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context (ความล้าสมัย ความคลาดเคลื่อนเรื่องเวลา)

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astringent

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Having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe; something with a tightening effect on tissue (ฝาด บีบหดตัวรัด)

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credulous

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Tending to believe to readily or gullible (เชื่อคนง่าย)

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cynicism

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An attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness (ความเย้ยหยัน ความเห็นถากถางดูถูก )

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decorum

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Polite or appropriate contact or behavior (ความสง่างาม มารยาทสมบัติผู้ดีกิริยาดีความประพฤติงดงาม)

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derision

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Scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment (การเยาะเย้ย)

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desiccate

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To dry out or dehydrate or to make dry or dull (ทำให้แห้ง)

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dilettante

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One with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge (นักสมัครเล่น)

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disparage

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To slight or belittle (ดูถูก)

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divulge

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To disclose something secret (เปิดเผย)

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14
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fawn

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To flatter or praise excessively (ประจบประแข้ง เลียแข้งเเลียขา)

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flout

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To show content for as in a rule or convention (การฝ่าฝืน)

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garrulous

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Pointlessly talkative or talking too much (ปากจัด ช่างพูดพูดจาพูดมาก)

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glib

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Marked by ease or informality; nonchalant, lacking in depth; superficial (กะล่อน เจ้าสำนวน)

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hubris

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Overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance (ความเย่อหยิ่ง)

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imminent

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About to happen or impending (ใกล้ ฉุกละหุกกระชั้นชิด)

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impetuous

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Hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement (ใจร้อน หุนหันคะนองบุ่มบ่าม)

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inimical

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Damaging harmful or injurious (เป็นศัตรู เป็นภัยอันตราย)

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intractable

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Not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate (ดื้อดึง ว่ายากหัวแข็ง)

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intrepid

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Steadfast and courageous (กล้าหาญ)

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laconic

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Using few words or terse (กระชับ)

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maverick

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An independent individual who does not go along with a group or party (ผู้ไม่ยอมตามใคร)

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Mercurial

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Characterized by a rapid and unpredictable change in mood (เปลี่ยนแปลงง่าย)

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mollify

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To calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity (ทำให้สงบลง)

28
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neophyte

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Recent convert a beginner or a novice (ผู้เริ่มต้น เพิ่งเริ่มหัด)

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obfuscate

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To deliberately obscure or to make confusing (ทำให้สับสน)

30
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obstinate

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Stubborn, hardheaded or uncompromising (ดื้อรั้น)

31
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ostentatious

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Characterized by or given to pretentious display or showy (อวดโอ้)

32
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pervade

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To permeate throughout (แพร่หลาย)

33
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phlegmatic

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Calm, sluggish or unemotional (วางเฉย เฉยชาอืดอาด)

34
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plethora

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An over abundance , a surplus (มากมายเหลือเฟือ)

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pragmatic

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Practical rather than idealistic (ปฏิบัติได้จริง ในทางปฏิบัติ)

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presumptuous

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Overstepping due bounds as of propriety or courtesy or taking liberties (อวดดี ไม่เกรงใจ)

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probity

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Adherence to highest principles complete and confirm integrity uprightness (ความซื่อสัตย์สุจริต)

38
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proclivity

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A natural predisposition or inclination (ความโน้มเอียง)

39
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profligate

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Excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant (เสเพล สุรุ่ยสุร่าย)

40
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propensity

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A natural inclination or tendency or penchant (ความโน้มเอียง)

41
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prosaic

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Dull lacking in spirit or imagination (ธรรมดา)

42
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Quixotic

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Foolishly impractical or marked by lofty romantic ideals (เป็นไปไม่ได้ เพ้อฝัน)

43
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quotidian

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Occurring or recurring daily; common place (ชีวิตประจำวัน)

44
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rarefy

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to make or become thin, less dense or to refine (ทำให้เบาบางลง ทำให้บริสุทธิ์)

45
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recondite

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Hidden or concealed or difficult to understand or obscure (ลึกลับ คลุมเครือ)

46
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refulgent

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Shiny or brilliant or radiant (สว่างไสว)

47
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renege

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To fail to honor a commitment to go back on a promise (แปรพักตร์ คืนคำพูดตัวเอง)

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sedulous

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Diligent, persistent, or hard-working (ขยันขันแข็ง)

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soporific

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Causing drowsiness or tending to induce sleep (ง่วงซึม)

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spendthrift

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One who spends money wastefully (การใช้จ่ายสุรุ่ยสุร่าย)

51
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tacit

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Implied or not explicitly stated (โดยปริยาย รู้แก่ใจ)

52
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terse

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Brief and concise wording (สั้น)

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tout

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To publicly praise or promote (ผู้ชักชวนให้ซื้อของ ผู้ดึงลูกค้า)

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trenchant

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sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating (คมคาย แหลมแข็งขันเด็ดเดี่ยว)

55
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unfeigned

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Genuine, not false or hypocritical (ไม่เสแสร้ง)

56
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untenable

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Indefensible or not viable or uninhabitable (ไม่สามารถยอมรับได้)

57
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vacillate

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To waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another (ลังเลใจ)

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variegated

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Multicolored or characterized by a variety of patches of different color (หลากสี)

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vexation

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Annoyance or irritation (ความหงุดหงิด)

60
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vituperative

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To use harsh condemnatory, language, or to abuse or censure severely or abusively or to berate (ด่าทอ)

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volatile

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Readily changing to a vapor or changeable or fickle or explosive (ระเหย)