Vocab Flashcards

1
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Ingenious

A

New, clever ( ideas )

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2
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Sceptical

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Having doubts about some thing that people think is true

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3
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Dubious

A

Something is not completely good or honest.
Ex: The story seemed a bit dubious to me.

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4
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Cynical

A

Always thinking the worst about people and always expect the worst in some thing

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5
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Biased 

A

Having unreasonable dislike based on your personal opinions

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6
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Baffles (me)

A

Can’t understand something or can’t solve some thing

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7
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Discriminate

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  • Same meaning as “ racist “
  • Recognize the difference between things
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8
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Assess

A

Carefully consider a situation; Calculate what something costs or worth

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9
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Justify

A

Show that there is a good reason and in some thing that is wrong

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10
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Speculate

A

Consider or discuss why something has happened

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11
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Estimate

A

To say what do you think an amount of money that cost or how valuable it is by using available information

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12
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Deliberating

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Discuss sth VERY carefully

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13
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Pondering

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= considering but you think for a LONG time before making decisions

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14
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Reckon

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Believe sth is true

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15
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Contemplate

A

Suy ngẫm

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16
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Dilemma

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In a situation you can’t choose between A and B or don’t know what to do/ say

17
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Hunch

A

Dự đoán, linh cảm

18
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Intuition

A

= hunch

19
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Paradox

A

Nghịch lí

20
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Notion

A

An idea
An understanding of sth