SAT Vocab

speculate vs doubt

• speculate → đặt giả thuyết (khách quan, trung lập)

• doubt → nghi ngờ (chủ quan, thường là không tin)

persistent

kiên trì

offhand (adj)

hờ hững

impartial, disspationate

công bằng, ko bị ảnh hưởng bởi cảm xúc

circumvent

tránh bằng mưu mẹo

moderation

vừa phải, sự tiết chế

repudiate, renounce

từ chối, phủ nhận

proclaim, declare, promulgate

công bố

E.g: By subjecting both works to digital analysis, Schwartz promulgated the 2 faces’ structural resemblance

recant

rút lại lời nói, tuyên bố

address

Speak or write to someone

E.g: the speaker is addressing Paul

Thou

You

Shalt:

Shall

E.g: Thou shalt not do this

Thy

Your: The possessive form of thou

Hast:

Have: dùng với ngôi thứ hai số ít (thou).

E.g: Thou hast a book.

What hast thou done?

Perceptive

Good at noticing things that people don’t normally notice

Patch

A small area

E.g: patches of vegetation

succumb

chịu thua

secretive

tending or liking to hide your thoughts, feelings, actions, etc. from other people

interpret

to explain the meaning of something

concede

admit something is true after previously denying it

E.g: to concede that the researcher’s goal will be challenging to achieve

nuanced

has subtle details that make it complex

conventional

follow what is done or considered acceptable by society

meadow

a field covered in grass

relative

trong mối tương quan với nhau, so sánh với

E.g: seasonal snow cover arrives earlier relative to the onset of soil surface freezing

the relative sizes of the two capitals’ populations

alternation

sự luân phiên

amicable

done or achieved in a polite or friendly way and without arguing

analogous (adj)

having similar features to another thing and therefore able to be compared with it

analogy

a comparison of one thing with another thing that has similar features; a feature that is similar

anomaly, deviation

a thing, situation, etc. that is different from what is normal or expected

antipathy

a feeling of strong dislike, opposition, or anger

apparition

a ghost or a ghost-like image of a person who is dead

arbitrary

not seeming to be based on a reason, system or plan

ascertain

find out/ confirm

withdraw

remove

aggravate

make a bad situation worse

impede

làm cản trở

complimentary (a)

praising expressing admiration

E.g: The reviews of his latest film have been highly complimentary.

rebellion (n)

sự nổi dậy

commonplace (a)

happening often and so not considered to be special

E.g: Electric cars are increasingly commonplace.

resort to

to do something that you do not want to do because you cannot find any other way of achieving something

E.g: I had to resort to violence/threats to get my money.

cease

stop

E.g: The Netherland ceased to be part of Spain

rigor

nghiêm ngặt, chính xác tuyệt đối

E.g: Her arguments lacked intellectual rigor

strive (v)

try very hard to do sth

broach (v)

to begin a discussion of something difficult

E.g: It costed him such an effort to broach the subject of terms

aristocracy

a class of people who hold high social rank

timid

shy and nervous

terms

điều khoản

be that as it may

despite that

acutely

completely or extremely

by no means

không hề

E.g: it is by no means unimportant to recognize the influence of Dutch painter

comrade

bạn

E.g: The institution of dear love of comrades

Only I will

Instead, I will

E.g: Only I will establish in the Mannahatta

institution

thiết chế xã hội:
một hệ quy tắc, chuẩn mực, vai trò và giá trị chi phối hành vi con người

E.g: I seek to destroy institution

trustee

người được ủy thác để quản lý sth

E.g: Without edifices, or rules, or trustees

pervasive, pervade, conspicuous

present or noticeable
E.g: Testing how pervasive a word is in English.

validate

xác minh
A linguist could validate that assumption by using Word Corpora

fabrication

sự làm giả

spurious, fictitious

fake
E.g: A fiew entries that knowledgeable readers should have realized were spurious

palpable

can be touched/ obvious

fraudulent

dishonest, illegal

hoax

a trick
E.g: hoaxes perpetrated as jokes by mischievous users of Wikipedia

enduring >< ephemeral

lasting, existing for a long time >< lasting for a short time

constrain

control or limit sth

supplant

replace
E.g: No body can ever supplant these women as the first to accomplish these feats.

stipulate

quy định

uncanny valley

the unpleasant feeling when see sth of a human being created by a computer, that appear very similar to a human

buttress, bolster, fortify, corroborate, substantiate, underpin

support
E.g: Voice commands can help to buttress ppl’s feeling of comfort.

unsettled

not calm
E.g: Robot that appears too human can make human feel more unsettled than soothed.

robust

strong
E.g: Our understanding of individuals’ decision-making about whether to walk is insufficiently robust

tribe

bộ lạc
E.g: A tribe in Oklahama rely on traditional knowledge in its culture center.

downplay

make something seem less important or less bad than it really is
E.g: The text downplay the significance in size between 2 whales

phytoplankton

thực vật phù du: hít co2, thở ra oxy, là thức ăn cho cá
E.g: Baleen whales help support phytoplankton population

constellation

a group of famous or admired people all together in one place
E.g: This scandal involves a constellation of associates.

sovereignty

chủ quyền

E.g: He has been praised for his role in affirming the sovereignty of tribal nations

convoluted, intricate

complex

E.g: a convoluted tale of criminality and eroded ethics

precursor, forerunner, harbinger, predecessor, antecedent

tiền đề

E.g: His attempt at reforming the health care policy is a precursor to the law during Barack Obama administration.

prevail

có tầm ảnh hưởng
E.g: There is little that can prevail over being the first to do something

ameliorate, alleviate, assuage

make sth bad better
E.g: Researchers would later ameliorate the shortcoming

Knowing this can assuage potential investors’ worries

have the effect of, bring sth about

dẫn đến việc
E.g: The price of Barbie rose had the effect of eliciting demand

elicit

get or produce something

E.g: The price of Barbie rose had the effect of eliciting demand

utopian

having a belief that everything can be perfect, not realistic or practical
E.g: Critics respond that it is utopian since it would require cooperation from the government.

utopia

a perfect society in which people work well with each other and are happy

punitive

mang tính trừng phạt

underscore

làm nổi bật
E.g: The fact that her publications are frequently cited underscores the usefulness of her research

lineage

nguồn gốc phát triển

(line + age)

E.g: Student claims modern irrigation methods in the Southwest have a lineage that long predates Lake Sabrina

predate

xuất hiện trước

E.g: Student claims modern irrigation methods in the Southwest have a lineage that long predates Lake Sabrina

the average for + category/group

mức trung bình của 1 nhóm

as such

hệ quả trực tiếp, tất yếu, mang tính vai trò/chức năng

anticipate

imagine or expect sth to happen

constitution

hiến pháp

E.g: A generalization about free election clauses in state constitutions.

interchangeable

có thể thay thế cho nhau

reciprocal

tương hỗ, qua lại

demise

sự tàn lụi

domain

lĩnh vực

E.g: Existing domain knowledge facilitates the acquisition of new information in that domain.

yield

to bend or break under pressure, produce sth positive, give up the control of for something

unyielding

cứng rắn, ko nhượng bộ

banal, trite, hackneyed, drab

cliche, nhàm chán, đơn điệu

E.g: I condemned to an existence of drab utility

ingenuous

chân thật

benevolent, beneficent >< malevolent, malign

kind, caring >< causing harm (mal: wrong, bad)

eccentric

lập dị