Core dSAT Vocabulary_Set 4

Phlegmatic

calm and unemotional in temperament (điềm tĩnh)

Pragmatic

Solving problems in a sensible and practical way rather than by having theories or fixed ideas (có tính thực tiễn)

Prescient

Knowing or appearing to know about things before they happens (dự đoán trước)

Prescribe

(Of a doctor) to tell somebody to take a particular medicine or treatment/ to write a prescription for a particular medicine, etc

(Of a person or an authorised government) to say what should be done or how something should be done

Prevail

To exist or be very common at a particular time or place

(Of ideas and opinions) To be accepted, especially after a struggle or an argument

To defeat an opponent, especially after a long struggle

thắng thế, thịnh hành

Prophetic

Correctly stating or showing what will happen in the future (tiên tri)

Prudent

Sensible and careful when you make judgements and decisions in order to avoid unnecessary risk (khôn ngoan, cẩn trọng)

Recant

To publicly say that you no longer have the same belief or opinion that you have before (rút lại)

Refuge

Shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc

Remorse

The feeling of extremely sorry for something wrong or bad that you have done (cảm giác hối lỗi)

Restrain

To stop smb from doing sth, especially by using physical force

To stop yourself from doing what you like to do or feeling an emotion

To stop sth that is growing or increasing from becoming too large
(kiềm chế)

Retraction

A statement saying that sth you previously said or wrote is not true (sự rút lại lời nói)

The act of pulling sth back

Rival

A person, company or thing that compete with another in sport, business, etc

Secluded

(Of a place) Private and quiet (=isolated)

Seditious

Intended to encourage people to oppose a government (có mục đích nổi loạn)

Serene

calm, peaceful

Shrewd

having or showing sharp powers of judgment; astute. (thông minh, khôn ngoan)

Soar

(Of value, amount or level) Rises very quickly

Spontaneous

Not planned but done because you suddenly want to do it (tự phát)