Thẻ ghi nhớ: Core dSAT Vocabulary_Set 13 | Quizlet

infallible

· (adj): không thể sai, luôn đúng

insipid

· (adj): nhạt nhẽo, vô vị

interchangeable

· (adj): có thể thay thế cho nhau

irksome

annoying

jaded

tired and bored, usually because you have had too much of something

languid (uể oải)

moving slowly in an attractive way, not needing energy or effort

ludicrous (lố bịch)

unreasonable; that you cannot take seriously

meticulous (cẩn thận, tỉ mỉ)

paying careful attention to every detail

miser

a person who loves money and hates spending it

missive

a letter, especially a long or an official one

munificent

extremely generous

nemesis (kẻ thù không đội trời chung)

the person or thing that causes somebody to lose their power, position, etc. and that cannot be avoided

a person or thing that has competed with somebody or been an enemy for a long time

obdurate

refusing to change your mind or your actions in any way

obstreperous

noisy and difficult to control

offset (bù lại)

to use one cost, payment or situation in order to cancel or reduce the effect of another

ornate

covered with a lot of decoration, especially when this involves very small or complicated designs

pervasive

existing in all parts of a place or thing; spreading gradually to affect all parts of a place or thing

pilgrim (người hành hương)

a person who travels to a holy place for religious reasons

plague

any disease that spreads quickly and kills a lot of people

portent

a sign or warning of something that is going to happen in the future, especially when it is something unpleasant

prolific

producing a great number or amount of something:

He was probably the most prolific songwriter of his generation.

Rabbits and other rodents are prolific (= have a lot of babies).

proponent

supporter, advocate

prosaic

ordinary and not showing any imagination

not interesting or romantic

provincial

connected with one of the large areas that some countries are divided into, with its own local government

connected with the parts of a country that do not include the capital city, especially when these are regarded as lacking culture or modern ideasunwilling to consider new or different ideas or things

redress (chuộc lỗi, bồi thường)

to correct something that is unfair or wrong

regressive

becoming or making something less advanced

having less effect on the rich than on the poor

renegade (kẻ phản bội)

a person who leaves one political, religious, etc. group to join another that has very different views

a person who opposes and lives outside a group or society that they used to belong to

repudiate

to refuse to accept something

to say officially and/or publicly that something is not true

to refuse to be connected with somebody any longer

resilient

able to recover quickly after something unpleasant such as shock, injury, etc.

returning to its original shape after being bent, stretched, or pressed

revolutionary

connected with political revolution

involving a great or complete change