SAT VOCAB

meditation

(n) thiền định

convention

(n) qui ước

wager

(v) ~ bet

ambiguous

(a)~ enigmatic, unclear, vague

accompany

(v)~ đi kèm; co-occur

tailor

(v) adjust, modify, alter, change

displace

(v) làm dịch chuyển; move, shift

sink

(v) chìm xuống nước; flood, engulf, submerge, inundate

inflate

(v) phóng đại; overstate,exaggerate, embellish

imperious

(a) kiêu ngạo; haughty, arrogant, presumptuous, pretentious

carry oneself

behave, act, appear, perform (focus on appearance, posture)

convey

(v) truyền đạt; transmit, transfer, transport

ethnographic

(a) dân tộc học

dignity

(n) phẩm giá; self-respect, honor, virtue

secrete

(v) tiết ra; excrete, emit, give off

dissolve

(v) hòa tan; mix in

reverence

(n) admiration, adoration, veneration, respect

altruistic

(a) vị tha; magnanimous(rộng lượng), enthusiastic, charible

gaze(v)

nhìn chăm chăm

stare

(v) nhìn chằm chằm gaze

nondiscript

(a) common, conventional, ordinary

contravene

(v) counter, disprove, contradict, conflict

affection

(n) emotion, sentiment, love, feeling

contemplative

(a) trầm ngâm, thoughtful, pensive

raging

(a) extremely angry, furious, livid, incensed

propensity

(n) tendency, disposition, leaning, penchant

cheeky

(a) hỗn xược; rude, saucy, brash

perverse

(a) bướng bỉnh; mean, ornery, troublesome

elaborate

(v) clarify, expand, make detailed

honorary

(a) danh dự

engaging

(a) intriguing, captivating, alluring

soothing

(a) êm dịu, comforting, calming

post-mortem examination

khám nghiệm tử thi

laminate

(v) cán thành lá mỏng

wit

(n) joke, fun, satire(châm biếm)

acerbic

(a) chua chát; caustic, harsh, sharp

cynical

(a) contemptuous(khinh miệt), derisive(mỉa mai), sardonic(chế giễu)

sorrow

(n) nỗi u sầu; grief, sadness, heartache, misery

fluid

(a) flowing, running

stagnant

(a) bất động; static, stationary, immobile, motionless

welded

(a) hòa vào; married, united, merged, involved

swift

(a) very fast; quick, rapid, speedy

tender

(a) gentle, mild, soft, romantic

make up for

(phr) bù lại; compensate, offset, balance

attribute

(n) characteristic, feature, trait, aspect

discrepancy

(n) conflict, inconsistency, difference

profile view

góc nhìn nghiêng bên cạnh

incise

(v) carve, etch, engrave, ingrain

squirrel

(n) con sóc

harass

(v) quấy rối; badger, pester, tease

puff

(v) làm phồng

wag

(v) vẫy (đuôi)

repel

(v) xua đuổi; chase away, repulse, push away

dynasty

triều đại

radius

(n) range, sweep, space

fortuitous

(a) tình cò; fortunate, odd, random

inhibit

(v) restrict, prevent, hinder, discourage

herbicide

(n) pesticide, insecticide, fungicide

credence

(n) belief, reliance, trust, faith, dependence

speculate

(v) hypothesize, theorize, assume

bipedalism

(n) sự đi bằng 2 chân

ascribe

(v) gán; impute

vice versa

ngược lại

conflate

(v) merge, unite, consolidate

feather

(n) lông

saturate

(v) bão hòa

innate

(a) bẩm sinh; inborn, inherent

glen

(n) valley

flock

(n) herd, group, congregation, colony

fate

(n) định mệnh, số phận; destiny

shout

(v) hét lên, la lên; roar , scream, shriek

vicinity

(n) vùng lân cận; environs, neighborhood, proximity

irrigation

(n) watering, sprinking, spraying

competence

(n) ability, capability, expertise, proficiency

orbital

(a) thuộc quỹ đạo

assert

(v) khẳng định, affirm, declare, insist

infant

trẻ sơ sinh

curator

manager, administrator, custodian

therapy

(n) liệu pháp; medicine, healing, remedy

clinic

(n) phòng khám

prescribe

(v) kê đơn, chỉ định; define, determine, dictate

serene

(a) bình thản comfortable, composed, calm

deceive

(v) lừa dối; cheat, mislead, delude

entrust

(v) assign, authorize, allocate

underscore

(v) underline, emphasize, highlight

tact

(n) sự tinh tế; finesse, refinement

comply

(v) obey, abide, adhere

flatter

(v) tâng bốc; adulate, compliment,blandish

deposit

(n) lớp trầm tích, cặn; sediment

deposition

(n) sự lắng đọng; sedimentation

diffract

(v) nhiễu xạ (ánh sáng)

corrupted

(a) bị hỏng

journalism

(n) báo chí; new, reporting, writing

uneven

(a) không đều nhau; irregular, unqual

parallel

(a) song song

daring

(a) táo bạo; adventurous, audacious, reckless

dazzle

(v) làm lóa mắt; amaze, astonish, surprise

exuberant

(a) energetic, enthusiastic, bouyant

defy

(v) thách thức; challenge, dare, resist

ideological

(a) quan niệm, tư tưởng, doctrinal, philosophical