Vocab builder 46+47 Flashcards
not willing to spend money or use a lot of something (bủn xỉn)
parsimonious (adj)
causing improvement of behaviour or character
salutary (adj)
to tell someone that they have done something wrong
admonish (v) (+for)
too eager to serve or obey someone
obsequious (adj)
done secretly, without anyone seeing or knowing
surreptitious (adj)
tending not to speak much
taciturn (adj)
to put someone into an official position with a ceremony
inaugurate (v)
noisy and difficult to control
obstreperous (adj)
feeling sad and sorry for yourself, especially after you have drunk a lot of alcohol
maudlin (adj)
thinking in a quiet way, often with a serious expression on your face (trầm ngâm)
pensive (adj)
easily and continuously changing
protean (adj)
extremely silly or with no real meaning or importance
inane (adj)
to develop or grow quickly
burgeon (v)
physical or mental tiredness
lassitude (adj)
often stopping and starting and not happening in a regular or continuous way
fitful (adj)
showing no intelligence or imagination
vapid (adj)
to try to persuade someone to do something by saying things that please the person or make the person feel important (nịnh hót)
cajole (v)
to make a person or an action seem as if he, she or it is not important
belittle (v)
travelling around to different places, usually because you work in more than one place
peripatetic (adj)
the state of not being active and having no energy or enthusiasm
torpor (n)
very careful to behave correctly or to give attention to details
punctilious (adj)
to treat others in a manner that shows you consider yourself to be better or more important than they are (hạ thấp)
patronize (v)
extremely determined to act in a particular way and not to change despite what anyone else says (ngoan cố)
obdurate (adj) (+on)
to make something less clear and harder to understand, especially intentionally
obfuscate (v)
to guess or think about what might happen using information that is already known
extrapolate (v)
noticeable in a way that is unpleasant or unwanted
obtrusive (adj)
a slow sad song or piece of music, sometimes played because someone has died
dirge (n)
friendly or giving praise in a way that is not sincere and that is therefore unpleasant
unctuous (adj)
a person who is or seems to be interested in a subject, but whose understanding of it is not very deep or serious
dilettante (n)
a person without strong character, ideas, or influence
nonentity (n)
very generous with money (hào phóng)
munificent (adj)
morally bad
nefarious (adj)
light and delicate, esp in an unnatural way
ethereal (adj)
smelling strongly of something or having qualities that make you think of something else
redolent (adj)
bad behavior
turpitude (n)
not easily excited or emotional; calm
phlegmatic (adj)
to honour or very much respect a person or thing
venerate (v)
humour or lack of seriousness, especially during a serious occasion
levity (n)
to intentionally disobey a rule or law, or to intentionally avoid behavior that is usual or expected
flout (v)