The List 012

Question 1

deficiency

Answer 1

state of not having enough, ex: students’ deficiencies, women’s iron deficiency

Question 2

virtue

Answer 2

đức hạnh, a good moral quality in a person, ex: patience is a virtue

Question 3

cynical

Answer 3

adj. believing that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere ex:I think she takes a rather cynical view of men

Question 4

tendency (to)

Answer 4

n. If someone has a tendency to do or like something, they will probably do it or like it ex: a tendency to self-concentration and egoism.

Question 5

influx

Answer 5

n. the arrival of a large number of people or things at the same time ex: influx of cash

Question 6

escalate (v)

Answer 6

to make or become greater or more serious

Question 7

reiterate (v)

Answer 7

repeat, ex: In conclusion, I would like to reiterate that..

Question 8

indolent (adj)

Answer 8

lazy, showing no interest or effort

Question 9

workshy

Answer 9

disliking work and trying to avoid it when possible

Question 10

contend

Answer 10

to compete in order to win something

Question 11

pivotal

Answer 11

central and important

Question 12

impel

Answer 12

v. to make someone feel that they must do something ex: I wonder what it is that impels him to exercise all the time.

Question 13

admittedly

Answer 13

used when you are agreeing that something is true, especially unwillingly

Question 14

metropolis

Answer 14

(many) -> metropolises. large cities

Question 15

as though

Answer 15

as if

Question 16

take measures

Answer 16

to make preparations, to provide means

Question 17

assimilation

Answer 17

to take in, fit into, or become similar (to), ex: culture assimilation, it’s hard to assimilate so much information, textbooks needs to be assimilable,

Question 18

hamper

Answer 18

v. hinder

Question 19

bleak

Answer 19

adj. little or no hope for future

Question 20

annul

Answer 20

to officially announce something such as law, marriage or agreement no longer exist