Toughest Vocabs Flashcards
Provisional
Temporary, tentative, for the time being
The plan for the party on Saturday is only provisional and subjected to change.
Quiescent
Quiet response, inactivity
Strikes were headed by groups of workers who had previously been quiescent.
Lurid
Sensational, shocking
The lurid details of the Holocaust were too frightening and shocking for children.
Lu ret lam be hoang so
Truculent
Belligerence
Hers was a truculent dog, parking at anyone passing by its territory.
Chu cu Len ! Anh cho chu biet tay
Pugnacious
Aggressive, eager or quick to quarrel
The increasing pugnacious demeanor of the politicians prevented the two parties from reaching a consensus.
Cho pug nay sua trong that hung hang
Propitiate
Proponent of Appreciation
Appease, conciliate
The ancients thought it was important to propitiate the gods with sacrifices.
Try to please sb so they aren’t angry no more
Élan
Great enthusiasm, vigorous spirit
The marching band played with great élan when their team had a touch down.
Perfunctory
Done as a habit with no interest
Though he made lots of money, he was not happy because of the perfunctory job.
Bo Phan chia roi ko muon cung phai lam
Aplomb
Self-assurance, confident composure.
FDR built up the nation’s spirit with his aplomb when he said “the only thing to fear is fear itself”
Lucid
Clear
She writes in clear and lucid style.
Lu xin nuoc trong veo
Opaque
Obscure, dense, hard to understand
From opacity
Craven
Acting in a cowardly manner
Hamlet despised himself for his craven manner, not revenging for King Hamlet at once.
Venal
Corrupt, dishonest
The venal politicians corrupted the whole government system.
Feckless
Weak, irresponsible
The feckless exploitation of the world’s natural resources will leave human irrevocable damage.
Licentious
Immoral, dissolute, debauched
The Joker was a licentious villain.
Noxious
Harmful, injurious
The inhalation of polluted air is noxious to children.
No an xi ot dau bung muon chot
Extraneous
Unnecessary, extra
The students are fed up with having to wade through many pages of extraneous material.
Duplicitous
Deliberately deceitful
The company duplicitous tax report ripped millions of dollars off the economy.
Profligate
Wasteful
Opposite with parsimonious, mean, stingy.
Tom and Kate Cruise led a very profligate lifestyle, spending 100000$ on Suri’s birthday.
Epiphany
Sudden realization, an insightful moment
When Drew Berrymore first performed on stage, she immediately had a epiphany that acting was her passion.
Parsimonious
Opposite of profligate
Scrooge was a parsimonious man, not even willing to spend a penny on charity.
Vacuous
Empty
Vacuum-ous
People are tired of the prattling, vacuous talk.
Inane
Empty
In-any thing there!
Harbinger
Sth bad is gonna happen soon
An unusually early autumn rain was a harbinger of a harsh winter.
