Thẻ ghi nhớ: NEC - Vocab C2 (16)

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15 Terms

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profligate

wasteful and immoral (hoang phí, sống phóng đãng)

<p>wasteful and immoral (hoang phí, sống phóng đãng)</p>
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garrulous

talkative, esp. about unimportant things

<p>talkative, esp. about unimportant things</p>
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glib

speaking/spoken in a confident way, but without careful thought or honesty

<p>speaking/spoken in a confident way, but without careful thought or honesty</p>
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decorous

= comme il faut (lịch sự, đúng mực)

<p>= comme il faut (lịch sự, đúng mực)</p>
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tame

no longer interesting or exciting (thuần hóa)

<p>no longer interesting or exciting (thuần hóa)</p>
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valorous

brave, courageous

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lily-livered

= cowardly = yellow-bellied = chicken-hearted

<p>= cowardly = yellow-bellied = chicken-hearted</p>
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stagnant

not running or flowing (ứ đọng)

ex: The pond in our backyard has become ..., emitting a foul odor due to lack of movement.

<p>not running or flowing (ứ đọng)</p><p>ex: The pond in our backyard has become ..., emitting a foul odor due to lack of movement.</p>
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babble

róc rách

=> a ....(ing) brook

<p>róc rách</p><p>=> a ....(ing) brook</p>
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sedulous

= assiduous = diligent

<p>= assiduous = diligent</p>
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sardonic

mỉa mai

~ sarcastic

<p>mỉa mai</p><p>~ sarcastic</p>
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desist from

to stop doing sth, especially something that someone else does not want you to do (chấm dứt)

ex: Please ... talking during the performance.

<p>to stop doing sth, especially something that someone else does not want you to do (chấm dứt)</p><p>ex: Please ... talking during the performance.</p>
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opprobrium

severe criticism and blame

<p>severe criticism and blame</p>
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plaudits

= praise = acclamation = acclaim

<p>= praise = acclamation = acclaim</p>
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meretricious

seeming attractive but really false or of little value

~ gimcrack

<p>seeming attractive but really false or of little value</p><p>~ gimcrack</p>