Daily Vocab Learning

antagonize

gây sự

bristle (v)

react angrily

noncommital (a)

not expressing an opinion or decision

saccharine (a)

overly sweet or polite

affirm

state sth as true

insidious (a)

gradually or secretly causing harm

grounding (a)

giving a feeling of being mentally and emotionally balanced

grounding (n)

a knowledge of basic fact about a subject

the course is designed to give drivers a grounding in car maintenance

curb (v) (n)

limit sth unwanted / a limit on sth unwanted

ex : to curb tax evasion / put a curb on your spending habits

a raised edge along the side of the street (mép đường)

mattress (n)

nệm

blanket (n)

mền

insert oneself into a situation

to get involved in a situation

affront (n)

affronted (a)

a remark intended to offend sb

insulted

the conversation meandered from there

đi loanh quanh

camaraderie (n)

a feeling of friendliness with people you work with or share experience with

barbed (a)

unkind , criticizing

(she made some barbed comments about my lifestyle)