social psychology part 2

Question 1

implicit /ɪmˈplɪsɪt/ adjective

Answer 1

1-suggested or understood but not stated directly.
-ngấm, ngấm ngầm; ẩn tàng
EX: an implicit threat
mối đe doạ ngầm
2- complete and containing no doubts
EX: She has implicit faith in her husband.

Question 2

smallish /’smɔ:liʃ/ adj

Answer 2

nho nhỏ, be bé

EX: a smallish house

Question 3

interior /ɪnˈtɪriɚ/ noun [countable]

Answer 3

the inner part or inside of something 
-ở trong, ở phía trong
-nội tâm, riêng tư
Ex: the interior life
cuộc sống nội tâm

Question 4

disarray /ˌdɪsəˈreɪ/ noun [uncountable]

Answer 4

the state of being messy or not organized

EX: papers in disarray on the desk

Question 5

aversion /əˈvɚʒən/ noun [singular, uncountable]

Answer 5

a strong dislike of something or someone

EX: Mary has an aversion to cats.

Question 6

resort (verb)

Answer 6

resort to something phrasal verb to do something or use something in order to succeed, even if it is bad
EX: Police fear the demonstrators will resort to violence.
-cái dùng đến, phương kế, phương sách
EX: in the last resort
như là phương sách cuối cùng
-this is to be done without resort to force
việc này phải làm mà không dùng đến vũ lực

Question 7

notion /ˈnoʊʆən/ noun [countable]

Answer 7

an idea, belief, or opinion about something, especially one that you think is wrong
EX: She rejects the notion that women are weaker than men.
-ý niệm, khái niệm
EX: a vague notion of…
một khái niệm mơ hồ về…
-such is the common notion
đó là ý kiến chung, đó là quan điểm chung

Question 8

disposition /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʆən/ noun [countable] formal

Answer 8

the way someone tends to behave

EX: Jenny has such a sweet disposition.

Question 9

rigid /ˈrɪdʒɪd/ adjective

Answer 9

rigid methods, systems, etc. are very strict and difficult to change.
EX: parents who set rigid rules

Question 10

stem from something phrasal verb

Answer 10

to develop as a result of something else
-(stem+ from) xuất phát từ
EX: A lot of her emotional problems stem from her childhood.
- Hostile aggression is an act of aggression stemming from a feeling of anger and aimed at inflicting pain or injury.

Question 11

inflict /ɪnˈflɪkt/ verb [transitive]

Answer 11

to make someone suffer something bad
-nện, giáng (một đòn); gây ra (vết thương)
EX: the damage inflicted on/upon the enemy

Question 12

instinctive /ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/ adjective

-instinctively (adverb)

Answer 12

based on instinct.
-thuộc bản năng; do bản năng, theo bản năng
EX: an instinctive reaction

Question 13

retaliate /rɪˈtælieɪt/ verb [intransitive]
retaliation /rɪˌtæliˈeɪʆən/ noun [uncountable]

vs. avenge (verb) [transitive]

Answer 13

to do something bad to someone because s/he has done something bad to you
-trả đũa, trả thù, trả miếng
EX: Police retaliated by using tear gas.
-to retaliate upon someone
trả miếng lại ai

Question 14

escalate /ˈɛskəˌleɪt/ verb

escalation /ˌɛskəˈleɪʆən/ noun [countable, uncountable]

Answer 14

[intransitive, transitive] if violence or a war escalates, or if someone escalates it, it becomes much worse
EX: Fighting has escalated in several areas

Question 15

dissonance (noun)

Answer 15

sự không hoà hợp, sự bất hoà

- lack of agreement

Question 16

overkill /ˈoʊvɚˌkɪl/ noun [uncountable] informal

Answer 16

more of something than is necessary or desirable

EX: If your speech were any longer, it would be overkill.

Question 17

docile /ˈdɑsəl/ adjective

Answer 17

quiet and easy to control

EX: a docile animal

Question 18

thwart /θwɔrt/ verb [transitive]

Answer 18

to prevent someone from doing what s/he is trying to do.
cản trở, ngăn trở, phá ngang, làm trở ngại
EX: to thwart the enemy’s plans
phá kế hoạch của địch