Vocab builder 36+37

Question 1

1. to walk slowly w/o any clear direction (quanh co)
2. a journey that has no particular direction

Answer 1

meander (v+n)

Question 2

continuing without any possibility of being stopped

Answer 2

inexorable (adj)

Question 3

w/o interest, imagination, and excitement

Answer 3

prosaic (adj)

Question 4

(of something such as bad behaviour) not necessary, or with no cause

Answer 4

gratuitous

Question 5

still determined and enthusiastic, despite problems or no success (không nản lòng)

Answer 5

undaunted (adj)

Question 6

extreme beliefs that may lead to unreasonable or violent behaviour (sự cuồng tín)

Answer 6

fanaticism

Question 7

1. extremely limiting or difficult; severe (nghiêm ngặt)
2. involving very little money being available for spending or borrowing as a result of firm controls

Answer 7

stringent (adj)

Question 8

old-fashioned or unsuitable for modern society

Answer 8

antiquated (adj)

Question 9

able to judge the quality of sth

Answer 9

discriminating (adj)

Question 10

based on practical judgments rather than principles (thực dụng)

Answer 10

pragmatic (adj)

Question 11

to stop something before it is finished, or to reduce or limit something

Answer 11

curtail (v)

Question 12

expressing strong feelings, or shown by strong feelings or great energy or force (kịch liệt)

Answer 12

vehement (adj)

Question 13

expressed too often to be interesting or seem sincere (sáo rỗng)

Answer 13

trite (adj)

Question 14

a name that does not suit what it refers to, or the use of such a name

Answer 14

misnomer (n)

Question 15

to disappear gradually, or to cause something to disappear gradually

Answer 15

dissipate (v)

Question 16

1. contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action
2. dishonest talk or behavior, esp by saying different things to two ppl (sự dối trá)

Answer 16

duplicity (n) (+in)

Question 17

to increase the size or value of something by adding something to it

Answer 17

augment (v)

Question 18

careful not to take risks

Answer 18

circumspect (adj)

Question 19

to forcefully or angrily tell someone they should not have done a particular thing and criticize them for having done it

Answer 19

upbraid (v)

Question 20

quick and probably not detailed

Answer 20

cursory (adj)

Question 21

too great to be satisfied

Answer 21

insatiable (adj)

Question 22

the condition of having very little or not enough of something (sự ít ỏi)

Answer 22

paucity (n)

Question 23

not happening regularly or continuously; stopping and starting repeatedly or with periods in between

Answer 23

intermittent (adj)

Question 24

used not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning, in order to create a special effect

Answer 24

figurative (adj)

Question 25

full of anger, arguments, and bad feeling

Answer 25

acrimonious (adj)

Question 26

unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings

Answer 26

reticent (adj)

Question 27

too obviously showing your money, possessions, or power, in an attempt to make other people notice and admire you

Answer 27

ostentatious (adj)