Vocab builder 26+27

Question 1

1. to successfully finish a training course so that you are able to do a job; to have or achieve the necessary skills,…
2. to have the legal right to have or do sth bc of the situation you are in, or to cause s.o to have such a right

Answer 1

qualify (v)

Question 2

not growing or developing

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stagnant (adj)

Question 3

mysterious and known only by a few ppl

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arcane (adj)

Question 4

having little value or importance

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trivial (adj)

Question 5

likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly, esp by getting worse

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volatile (adj)

Question 6

false and not what it appears to be, or based on sth that has not been correctly understood and therefore false

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spurious (adj)

Question 7

a very large number of sth

Answer 7

myriad (n)

Question 8

simple and often rough in appearance; typical of the countryside

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rustic (adj)

Question 9

the quality of being honest and telling the truth, esp abt a difficult or embarassing subject

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candour (n)

Question 10

present or noticeable in every part of a thing or a place

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pervasive (adj)

Question 11

an event or period that is important bc it represents a big change in how ppl do or think abt sth

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watershed (n)

Question 12

seeming to be everywhere

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ubiquitous (adj)

Question 13

praise and approval (sự khen thưởng)

Answer 13

accolade (n)

Question 14

serious, sad, and w/o humour or entertainment (u ám)

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sombre (adj)

Question 15

not aware of or not noticing sth, esp what is happening around you

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oblivious (adj)

Question 16

suggesting that sth unpleasant is likely to happen

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ominous (adj)

Question 17

showing that you find a bad or difficult situation slightly funny

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wry (adj)

Question 18

easily influenced or harmed by sth

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susceptible (adj)

Question 19

1. the tendency to be angry very quickly
2. to make sth lesss strong, extreme,…

Answer 19

temper (n+v)

Question 20

wishing to fight or argue (hiếu chiến)

Answer 20

belligerent (adj)

Question 21

friendly and easy to talk to

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affable (adj)

Question 22

having a lower or less important position

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subordinate (adj)

Question 23

different from what is usual or expected in behaviour, ideas, methods,…

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unorthodox (adj)

Question 24

not thinking or worrying abt any pains caused to others; cruel

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ruthless (adj)

Question 25

strong, bitter, and unpleasant

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acrid (adj)

Question 26

1. a situation in which sth which was intended to have a particular result has an opposite or a very different result
2. the use of words that are the opposite of what you mean, as a way of being funny

Answer 26

irony (n)

Question 27

interested only in the amount of money that you can get from a situation (ham giàu, ham lợi)

Answer 27

mercenary (adj)

Question 28

very good at noticing and understanding things that many ppl do not notice

Answer 28

perceptive (adj)