Top 52 Flashcards

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Anomaly

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Equivocal

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Mập mờ, nước đôi, khó hiểu (trong cách nói chuyện)

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Lucid

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Dễ hiểu

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Precipitate

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Cause something to happen quicker / suddenly

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Assuage

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Hint: similar to “Massage”
Sooth i.e make an unpleasant feeling less intense

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Erudite

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Uyên bác / bác học

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Opaque

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K trong suốt / k rõ ràng

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Prodigal

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Wastefully extravagant
~ Lavish, wasteful

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Enigma

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Ẩn số

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Fervid

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Tha thiết, nhiệt thành
Extremely passionate
E.g: He is a fervid Messi fan

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Placate

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Hint: kinda like “plate of cake”, which is good for comforting / make pact w someone
Xoa dịu, làm bớt giận

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Zeal

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Strong interest, energy or enthusiasm

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Abstain

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basically avoid i.e restrain yourself from doing smt

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Audacious

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Desiccate

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Hint: kinda like “succ”
Suck the moisture out of smt

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Guillible

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tin người vkl

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Laudable

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Hint: applaud is to praise –> laudable is worthy of praise

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Pedant

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Nhà thông thái rởm, thích dạy đời

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Vaccilate

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Hint: kinda like “oscillate”
Phân vân, không quyết đoán

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Adulterate

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Pha trộn
Corrupt / make smt inferior / impure

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Capricious

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Mood swing personality

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Engender

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Hint: Enable is to allow creation –> engender follows that vibe
Sinh ra, gây ra

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Homogenous

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Loquacious

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Ba hoa, khoác lác, tend to talk hella game
Hint: “acious” often means tend to/full of in English
Hint2: “loqua” kinda like lói quá

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Pragmatic
Thực tế, using common sense instead of deep theory
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Volatile
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Apathy
Lãnh cảm Lack of interest / emotion
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Corroborate
Cross-check / validate
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Ephemeral
Hint: kinda like "emeral", which gives off beautiful vibe and beauty usually lasts for only moments Short-lived, momentarily
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Laconic
Vắn tắt, súc tích but in a negative way như kiểu thiếu kiến thức hoặc interest
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Mitigate
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Propriety
Đúng đắn, đúng mực Precise, up to high standard
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Advocate
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Cacophony
Opposite of symphony/harmony - mainly used in music context Chối tai, tạp âm lẫn lộn
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Enervate
Làm kiệt sức Hint: relates to energy, but opposite of energize
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Ingenuous
Hint: kinda like “genuine” Ngây thơ dễ dụ, non nớt cả tin ~ Artless, jejune, callow, guileless ~~ Gullible, credulous
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Misanthrope
Person who dislike humankind E.g the antagonist and protagonist in Manhua culture often are misanthrope one way or another
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Paradox
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Venerate
Sùng kính, vinh danh Hint: kinda sounds like "celebrate" E.g the nation named the road after his name to venerate his achivement
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Antipathy
Hint: empathy is liking and understanding --> "anti" means negative and kinda opposite of that Ác cảm, dislike
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Deride
Ridicule Hint: "de" are often negative e.g decrease, depress Hint2: this is kinda opposite of “ride or die”
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Eulogy
Bài ca tụng / tán dương một ai đó (likely passed away) E.g Odyssey eulogy
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Lethargic
Hint: lethal is deadly --> lethargic is near that and overall negative Lờ phờ / hôn mê Synonym: sluggish, drowsy
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Obdurate
Stubborn, cứng đầu Hint: endurance kinda about unchanging will despite circumstances --> obdurate kinda like that
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Philanthropic
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Waver
Unwavering is extreme resilient regardless of surroundings
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Bolster
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Dissonance
Opposite of symphony/harmony - mainly used in music context Nghịch tai
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Garrulous
Hint: kinda like Garrura, which has two heads and so likely talks a lot Excessively talkative
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Malleable
Coachable, subjected to change Dễ rèn
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Ostentation
Phô trương Excessive display of wealth
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Prevaricate
Hint: vary là biến đổi --> prevaricate cx kiểu đấy Lan man, dài dòng và không vào sự thật