SAT Vocabulary 5

offhand

(tuỳ tiện, ứng khẩu) (adv./adj. without preparation or thought; casual) (synonym: impromptu, extemporaneous, cavalier)

opulence

(sự sang trọng, xa hoa) (n. great wealth or luxuriousness) (synonym: affluence, sumptuousness, lavishness)

pacifist

(người chủ trương hoà bình) (n. one who opposes war or violence) (synonym: dove, peacemaker, non-combatant)

plethora

(sự dư thừa) (n. an excessive amount of something) (synonym: superabundance, surfeit, profusion)

prodigy

(thần đồng) (n. a person, esp. a child, of extraordinary talent) (synonym: phenom, wunderkind, marvel)

Proliferation

(sự gia tăng nhanh) (n. rapid multiplication or spread) (synonym: expansion, propagation, escalation)

Provoke

(kích động, chọc giận) (v. to arouse emotion or action) (synonym: incite, foment, goad)

Rebellious

(nổi loạn) (adj. resisting authority or control) (synonym: insurgent, defiant, mutinous)

Reprehensible

(đáng khiển trách) (adj. deserving strong disapproval) (synonym: culpable, deplorable, blameworthy)

Revisionist

(người xét lại) (n./adj. advocating re-interpretation of accepted ideas) (synonym: reformer, iconoclast, heretical)

Revitalise

(hồi sinh, đem lại sức sống) (v. to renew energy or life) (synonym: rejuvenate, invigorate, resurrect)

Rigorous

(nghiêm ngặt, chặt chẽ) (adj. extremely thorough or strict) (synonym: stringent, exacting, meticulous)

Sanctuary

(nơi trú ẩn; thánh địa) (n. safe haven or sacred place) (synonym: refuge, asylum, haven)

Satirise

(châm biếm) (v. to mock using satire) (synonym: lampoon, parody, ridicule)

Soothe

(xoa dịu) (v. to calm or reduce pain) (synonym: allay, pacify, assuage)

Steadfast

(kiên định) (adj. firmly loyal or unwavering) (synonym: resolute, staunch, unflagging)

Subordinate

(cấp dưới; phụ thuộc) (adj./n./v. lower in rank; one in a lower role; to place below) (synonym: inferior, ancillary, subservient)

Succinct

(ngắn gọn, súc tích) (adj. expressed clearly in few words) (synonym: concise, terse, pithy)

Superfluous

(thừa thãi) (adj. more than necessary) (synonym: redundant, extraneous, gratuitous)

Supplement

(phần bổ sung; bổ sung) (n./v. something added; to add) (synonym: appendage, addendum, augment)

Surpass

(vượt trội) (v. to exceed or go beyond) (synonym: outstrip, eclipse, transcend)

Timorous

(rụt rè, nhút nhát) (adj. showing or suffering from fear) (synonym: timid, diffident, apprehensive)

Unrelenting

(không khoan nhượng) (adj. not yielding in intensity) (synonym: inexorable, relentless, persistent)

Unstinting

(hào phóng, không ngần ngại) (adj. given freely and generously) (synonym: lavish, munificent, bounteous)

Vehement

(kịch liệt) (adj. showing strong feeling) (synonym: fervent, forceful, impassioned)

Venerable

(đáng kính) (adj. commanding respect due to age or dignity) (synonym: august, esteemed, revered)

Veracity

(tính chân thật) (n. accuracy or truthfulness) (synonym: truthfulness, fidelity, exactitude)

Altruistic

(vị tha) (adj. selflessly concerned for others) (synonym: self-sacrificing, philanthropic, benevolent)

Annotate

(chú thích) (v. to add explanatory notes) (synonym: comment, gloss, elucidate)

Austere

(khắc khổ; đơn giản) (adj. severe or plain) (synonym: spartan, stringent, ascetic)

Bolster

(củng cố) (v. to support or strengthen) (synonym: buttress, fortify, prop up)

Capricious

(thất thường) (adj. subject to sudden changes) (synonym: erratic, whimsical, fickle)

Catalyst

(chất xúc tác) (n. agent that speeds change) (synonym: stimulus, spur, impetus)

Combat

(chiến đấu; chống lại) (n./v. active fighting; to fight) (synonym: battle, confront, oppose)

Conspicuous

(dễ thấy, nổi bật) (adj. attracting notice) (synonym: salient, prominent, striking)

Contemplative

(trầm tư) (adj. deeply thoughtful) (synonym: meditative, pensive, ruminative)

Contrive

(xoay xở, dàn xếp) (v. to plan cleverly) (synonym: devise, orchestrate, engineer)

Counterproductive

(phản tác dụng) (adj. hindering the desired goal) (synonym: self-defeating, detrimental, inimical)

Cunning

(xảo quyệt; khéo léo) (adj./n. crafty skill; shrewdness) (synonym: artful, wily, sly)

Deflect

(làm chệch hướng) (v. to turn aside) (synonym: divert, avert, parry)

Defunct

(không còn tồn tại) (adj. no longer functioning) (synonym: obsolete, extinct, inoperative)

Demonstrative

(dễ bộc lộ cảm xúc) (adj. openly expressive) (synonym: affectionate, effusive, emotive)

Deviate

(lệch hướng) (v. to depart from course) (synonym: diverge, stray, veer)

Devoid

(thiếu, không có) (adj. entirely lacking) (synonym: bereft, destitute, void)

Divert

(chuyển hướng; giải trí) (v. redirect; entertain) (synonym: reroute, distract, amuse)

Docile

(ngoan ngoãn) (adj. easily taught or led) (synonym: amenable, compliant, tractable)

Elicit

(gợi ra) (v. to draw out a response) (synonym: evoke, extract, prompt)

Elliptical

(bóng gió; hình elip) (adj. oval-shaped; cryptically concise) (synonym: oval, oblique, terse)

Ephemeral

(ngắn ngủi) (adj. lasting a short time) (synonym: transient, fleeting, evanescent)

Erroneous

(sai lầm) (adj. incorrect or mistaken) (synonym: fallacious, inaccurate, spurious)