WIC vocabs dump - 4/7

in’congruous

(a) = inappropriate

→ strange and not suitable in a particular situa

vd: Such traditional methods seem incongruous in our technical age

pretentious

(a - disappruving) ra vẻ, lm màu, tự cho mình thông minh sang trọng

repress

(v) kiềm chế để o bộc lộ cảm xúc

pending

(giới từ) → while waiting for sth to happen, trong khi

vd: the project was delayed pending approval

undeserved

(a) ko đáng ph nhận

vd: She had to endure years of undeserved public disgrace during the war

germinate

(v) nảy mầm

in’hibit

(v) kìm hãm, ngăn cản, ức chế

espouse sth

ủng hộ, tán thành, công khai theo đuổi

vd: She espouses equal rights for all.

discrepancy /dɪˈskrepənsi/

(n) sự khác biệt, mâu thuẫn giữ nhx thứ đáng lẽ ph giống nhau

emanate from

= issue from → bắt nguồn, đến từ đâu

vd: The sound of loud music emanated from the building.

precede sb/sth

vd: to happen before something or come before something/somebody in order

• the years preceding the war

antecedent

(a) = previous

impending = imminent

(a) (often unpleasant event) that is going to happen very soon

vd: warnings of impending danger/disaster

innocuous

(A) = harmless → not harmful or dangerous // not likely to offend or unpset anyone

per’petual

(a) vĩnh viễn, liên tục, kéo dài

vd: perpetual fear/change

→ perpetuate (v): duy trì, kéo dài

advance +N

(a) done be4 sth is going to happen

vd: advance warning/notice/booking