Series 25

labyrinth

n. mê cung

paradox

n. sự ngược đời, ý kiến ngược đời (nghịch lý)

opaque

adj. 1. preventing light from travelling through, and therefore not transparent or translucent.

2. difficult to understand or know about, especially because things have been intentionally kept secret or made complicated.

pious

adj. sùng đạo

integrity

(n) sự chính trực; sự nguyên vẹn;toàn vẹn

mundane

adj. tầm thường

naive

adj. ngây thơ,ngờ nghệch

obscure/ abstruse

adj. not clear and difficult to understand or see

obscure

v. che đậy, che khuất

tedious

adj. nhàm chán

superficial/ provincial/ shallow

adj. 1. never think about things that are serious or important.

2. appearing to be real or important when this is not true or correct.

viable/ feasible

adj. able to work as intended or able to succeed.

zenith

n. 1. the point in the sky directly above you.

2. the best, highest, or most successful point or time.

undermine/ weaken/ attenuate/ debilitate

to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make sth weaker, often gradually.

wary/ cautious/ circumspect

adj. not completely trusting or uncertain about sth or someone

alacrity

n. speed and interest

callous/ ruthless/ cruel

adj. unkind, ruel, and without sympathy or feeling for other people

unprecedented

adj. never having happened or existed in the past.

tacit

adj. understood without being expressed directly

subtle

adj. not loud, bright, noticeable, or obvious in any way.

sage

adj. wise, especially as a result of great experience