Thẻ ghi nhớ: Series 29 | Quizlet

Irrational (adj)

Not using reason or clear thinking.

Ex. His parents were worried by his increasingly irrational behaviour.

Manifesto (n)

A written statement of the beliefs, aims, and policies of an organization, especially a political party.

Ex. In their election manifesto, the Liberal Democrats proposed increasing taxes to pay for improvements in education.

Proximity (n)

The state of being near in space or time.

Ex. He visited rural villages and witnessed how the different groups lived in close proximity to one another.

Sustain (v)

1. To cause or allow something to continue for a period of time. Ex. It also suggests that traditional ways of telling the story overlook what sustains ordinary folk intent on finding religious meaning and identity.

2. To suffer or experience, especially damage or loss.

Ex. Most buildings sustained only minimal damage in the earthquake.

Tentative (adj)

1. Not certain or confident.

Ex. Readers should understand these to be tentative and thus subject to significant modifications based on future field and laboratory research.

2. Said or done in a careful way because you do not know if you are right.

Ex. The company began last year to take tentative steps towards a flotation.

Florid (adj)

With too much decoration or detail.

Ex. I am sure he will be kind enough to note my possibly florid and hot-tempered remarks and answer them.

Unctuous (adj)

Unctuous people or behaviour expresses too much praise, interest, friendliness ,... in a way that is false and unpleasant.

Ex. I do not think we are going to build up international confidence by approaching other nations in a spirit of unctuous self-righteousness.

Stoicism (n)

The quality of experiencing pain or trouble without complaining or showing your emotions.

Ex. The lack of reliable information, the culture of stoicism and the absence of appropriate services impeded obtaining effective support.

Enmity (n)

A feeling of hate.

Ex. This drama did not go so far as to engender enmity between the two women.

Didactic (adj)

Intended to teach people a moral lesson.

Ex. For two decades, many Americans, including some early advocates of the Vietnam intervention, have been relentlessly didactic, extracting cautionary lessons from Vietnam.

Concord (n)

1. Agreement and peace between countries and people.

Ex. But concord and harmony were the professed and accepted norm for the conduct of relations.

2. The capital city of the US state of New Hampshire.

Ex. The composer grew up in Concord, New Hampshire and took clarinet lessons from his father.

Appease (v)

1. To prevent further disagreement or fighting by letting the opposing side have something that they want.

Ex. She claimed that the government had only changed the law in order to appease their critics.

2. To get rid of unpleasant feelings or make them less strong. Ex. We try to appease our guilty consciences by making donations to charity.

Sporadic (adj)

Happening sometimes; not regular or continuous.

Ex. More than 100 people have been killed this year in sporadic outbursts of ethnic violence.

Resolution (n)

1. The act of solving a problem or finding a way to improve a difficult situation.

Ex. Negotiators are working tirelessly for a swift resolution of this crisis.

2. A promise to yourself to do or to not do something.

Ex. "Have you made any New Year's resolutions?" "Yes, I'm going to eat more healthily and give up smoking."

Prevalent (adj)

Existing very commonly or happening often.

Ex. Drought conditions have been prevalent across the area for several years.

Metaphor (n)

An expression, often found in literature, that describes a person or object by referring to something that is considered to have similar characteristics to that person or object.

Orthodox (adj)

Considered traditional, normal, and acceptable by most people. Ex. Orthodox economic theory has failed to explain the role of technological change in society.

Parody (n)

A piece of writing or music that copies the style of a serious piece in a way that is intentionally humorous. Ex. Brando did a parody of the character he played in "The Godfather."

Parody (v)

To copy the style of someone or something in a humorous way. Ex. One of the papers is running a competition in which you have to parody a well-known author.

Respite (n)

A useful delay before something unpleasant happens.

Ex. Their teacher was away, so they had a day's respite before their essays were due.

Utilitarian (adj)

Designed to be useful rather than decorative.

Ex. We emphasize the need to assume uniformity of extended preferences among individual observers; otherwise, the ordinary utilitarian formula cannot be derived.