Vocab builder 24+25

Question 1

a person whose behaviour does not meet the moral standards or match the opinions that they claim to have (kẻ đạo đức giả)

Answer 1

hypocrite (n)

Question 2

1. to manage cleverly to avoid dealing with a difficult question or some criticism
2. the act of cleverly avoiding a difficult question or some criticism

Answer 2

parry (v+n)

Question 3

quiet and easy to influence, persuade, or control

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docile (adj)

Question 4

boring, ordinary and not original

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banal (adj)

Question 5

the careful use of money, food, supplies, …

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husbandry (n)

Question 6

unkind, ruel, and w/o sympathy or feeling for other ppl

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callous (adj)

Question 7

1. the authority given to an elected group of ppl, such as a government, to perform an action or govern a country
2. to give official permission for sth to happen

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mandate (n+v)

Question 8

the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that you refuse to change

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integrity (n)

Question 9

speed and interest

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alacrity (n)

Question 10

1. necessary and important as a part of a whole
2. a number or function that gives the area under a curve on a graph between two points (tích phân)

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integral (adj+n)

Question 11

wise, esp as a result of great experience (khôn ngoan, hiền triết)

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sage (n)

Question 12

to express sadness and feeling sorry about sth

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lament (v)

Question 13

1. one of the main characters in a story or a place
2. an important supporter of an idea or political system

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protagonist (n)

Question 14

not completely trusting or certain abt sth or s.o

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wary (adj)

Question 15

a person who knows a lot about and enjoys one of the arts, or food, drink,… and can judge quality and skill in that subject (người sành sỏi)

Answer 15

connoisseur (n)

Question 16

not loud, bright, noticeable, or obvious in any way

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subtle (adj)

Question 17

1. not clear and difficult to understand or see
2. to prevent sth from being seen or heard

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obscure (adj+v)

Question 18

1. never thinking abt things that are serious or important
2. appearing to be real or important when this is not true or correct

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superficial (adj)

Question 19

a confusing set of connecting passages or paths in which it is easy to get lost

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labyrinth (n)

Question 20

courage over a long period

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fortitude (n)

Question 21

to agree or have the same opinion

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concur (v)

Question 22

a situation in which progress is impossible, esp bc the ppl involved cannot agree

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impasse (n)

Question 23

the clever use of tricks to treat sb

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artifice (n)

Question 24

1. the point in the sky directly above you
2. the best, highest, or most successful point or time

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zenith (n)

Question 25

if a substance, a liquid, is …, it will change easily into a gas

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volatile (adj)

Question 26

to make s.o less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make sth weaker, often gradually

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undermine (v)

Question 27

a person who is not experienced in a job or situation

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novice (n)

Question 28

able to work as intended or able to succeed

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viable (adj)

Question 29

strongly believing in religion, and living in a way that shows this belief

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pious (adj)

Question 30

very unusual and understood or liked by only a small number of ppl, esp those with special knowledge

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esoteric (adj)

Question 31

1. preventing light from travelling through, and therefore not transparent or translucent
2. difficult to understand or know abt, esp bc things have been kept secret or made complicated

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opaque (adj)

Question 32

understood w/o being directly expressed

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tacit (adj)

Question 33

easy or too easy; not needing effort

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facile (adj)

Question 34

speaking a lot, with confidence and enthusiasm

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voluble (adj)