Vocab builder 44+45 Flashcards
having unlimited power and able to do anything
omnipotent (adj)
lasting for only a short time, then disappearing quickly and being forgotten
evanescent (adj)
young, w/o experience
callow (adj)
used or said so often that it seems ordinary, meaningless, or not sincere
hackneyed (adj)
done w/o skill, esp in a way that annoys or offends ppl
maladroit (adj)
someone who demands that rules and orders always be obeyed, even when it is unnecessary or unreasonable to do so
martinet (n)
used to describe a business, market, etc. that is not active or successful
moribund (adj)
a person, especially a ruler, who has unlimited power over other people, and often uses it unfairly and cruelly (kẻ chuyên quyền)
despot (n)
showing good judgement and understanding
sagacious (adj)
using or containing more words than are necessary
verbose (adj)
to make a book, play, or piece of writing shorter by removing details and information that is not important
abridge (v)
to read through something, especially in order to find the part you are interested in
peruse (v)
not correct
fallacious (adj)
to worry s.o
perturb (v)
willingness to give money, or money given to poor people by rich people
largesse (n)
to laugh at someone or something, because you think they are stupid or of no value (chế nhạo)
deride (v)
to hate a way of behaving or thinking, often because you think it is not moral
abhor (v)
unwillingness to spend money or to give things to people (negative-prone)
parsimony (n)
too confident, in a way that shows a lack of respect for other ppl (tự phụ)
presumptuous (adj)
to argue that a statement or claim is not true
rebut (v)
an unpleasant mixture of loud sounds (tạp âm)
cacophony (n)
relating to the countryside
bucolic (adj)
to improve someone’s mind
edify (v)
to cause anger or extreme annoyance in someone
exasperate (v)
the crime of telling lies in a court of law
perjury (n)
the fact of thinking that you are better or more important than anyone else
egoism (adj)
arguing and complaining a lot
cantankerous (adj)
to waste money or supplies, or to waste opportunities by not using them to your advantage
squander (v)
stupid and slow to understand, or unwilling to try to understand
obtuse (adj)
not having a strong taste or character, or having no interest or energy (nhạt nhẽo)
insipid (adj)
very large (đồ sộ)
voluminous (adj)
a small fault or mistake, or something that someone does wrong that is not very serious
peccadillo (n)
to limit sth
circumscribe (v)
not seriously meaning what you say, usually in an attempt to be humorous or to trick someone
facetious (adj)
to praise someone or something
laud (v)
honest, sincere, and trusting, sometimes in a way that seems silly (ngây thơ)
ingenuous (adj)
very emotional and energetic, but not sincere or without real meaning (không thành thật)
histrionic (adj)
to speak or write to s.o
address (v)