Word formation

go-ahead

an occasion when permission is given for someone to start doing something or for an event or activity to happen:

give the go-ahead The government has given the go-ahead for a multi-billion pound road-building project.

get the go-ahead We're ready to start but we're still waiting to get the go-ahead from our head office.

incapacitated

unable to work or do things normally, or unable to do what you intended to do:

The illness left her temporarily incapacitated.

The idea of a Taser is to keep an attacker incapacitated, so a person can get away safely.

defame

to damage the reputation of a person or group by saying or writing bad things about them that are not true

officiate

to be in charge of or to lead a ceremony or other public event

irrefutable

impossible to prove wrong

expressionless

She watched, expressionless, as they took her belongings away.

patronage

the support given to an organization by someone:

The charity enjoys the patronage of many prominent local business people.

the power of a person to give someone an important job or position

maladjusted

A maladjusted person, usually a child, has been raised in a way that does not prepare them well for the demands of life, which often leads to problems with behaviour in the future:

Children who grew up in time of war are likely to be more maladjusted than others.

self-knowledge

The years in isolation and adversity have deepened his ——. know

outboxed

He’s completely —-box his opponent and knocked him out in the seventh round.

neoclassical

made in a style that is based on the art and building designs of ancient Greece and Rome

apolitical

not interested in or connected with politics, or not connected to any political party:

The organization insists that it is apolitical and does not identify with any one particular party.

hypercritical

extremely critical (= too eager to find mistakes in everything)

burdensome

She quit because she thinks looking after her brother is burdensome.

objectionable

arousing distaste or opposition; unpleasant or offensive.

simplistic

Maria have a simplistic attitude toward life, believing that everything is either black or white.

incomparably

Gold is —- more precious than gold. In fact, there is no really comparison.

inadvisable

không nên

murderous

If looks could kill, I’d be dead because of her —— glance.

needy

(of a person) lacking the necessities of life; very poor.

unrepeatable

He lost his temper and used disgusting —- language -repeat-

rustproof

This machinery has been coated with a certain chemical to make it —- rust

pardonable

This minor mistake is —-. Be careful next time.

meaning: excusable

shipwrecked

having suffered a shipwreck; being stranded or cast away at sea. Example: After a violent storm, the crew found themselves shipwrecked on a deserted island, with no hope of rescue.

hypocrisy

a situation in which someone pretends to believe something that they do not really believe, or that is the opposite of what they do or say at another time

heady

having a powerful effect, making you feel slightly drunk or excited:

a heady wine/perfume

heady days In the heady days of their youth, they thought anything was possible.

heady mix

heady brew

heady stuff

workaholic

A self-confessed workaholic, Tony Richardson can't remember when he last had a holiday.

woodenly

in an awkward way or showing no expression

She nodded woodenly, her body still numb from the shock.

outwit

to get an advantage over someone by acting more cleverly and often by using a trick, to outsmart

forcibly

adverb of force

foregone

đã qua, it’s a foregone conclusion that

apportion

divide and allocate.

allot

give or apportion (something) to someone as a share or task.

idealist

người duy tâm

fruitless

failing to achieve the desired results; unproductive or useless.

unresponsive

not reacting in a quick or positive way to something :

Depression can make a new mother unresponsive to her baby.

not reacting or moving at all because of being unconscious or very ill :

The patient was collapsed and unresponsive when he was brought into hospital.

idiotic

repulsive

foursome

submissive

impressionable

overwhelmingly

disobedient

secretarial

irreplaceable