Core dSAT Vocab 32

Furtive

Definition: Done quickly and secretly to avoid being noticed.

Synonyms: secretive, surreptitious, stealthy, clandestine.

Adj. Bí mật

Eschew

Definition: To avoid something intentionally, or to give something up.

Synonyms: abstain from, refrain from, avoid, shun.

Tránh, cưỡng lại để j làm j

Diatribe

Definition: A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.

Synonyms: tirade, harangue, rant, denunciation.

Bài speech công kích

Propitiate

Definition: To try to make someone pleased or less angry by doing something that they like.

Synonyms: appease, placate, mollify, pacify.

Xoa dịu sb

Staunch

Definition: Very loyal and committed in attitude.

Synonyms: steadfast, loyal, faithful, unwavering.

Trung thành, đáng tin

Reverent

Definition: Showing great respect and admiration.

Synonyms: respectful, deferential, adoring, venerative

Đáng kính

Qualm

Definition: A slight feeling of doubt or worry about whether you are doing the right thing.

Synonyms: hesitation, reservation, unease, misgiving.

Sưh chần chừ, do dự

Puissance

Definition: Power and influence over others.

Synonyms: authority, potency, dominance, influence.

Quyền lực, sự thống trị, sức ảnh hưởng

Proscribe

Definition: To officially forbid something.

Synonyms: prohibit, ban, outlaw, forbid.

V. Cấm (thường là bởi luật)

Propitious

Definition: Likely to result in success, or showing signs of success.

Synonyms: favorable, auspicious, advantageous, promising.

Adj. Hứa hẹn, đáng để mong đợi (positive)

Preclude

Definition: To prevent something or make it impossible, or prevent someone from doing something.

Synonyms: prevent, hinder, inhibit, obviate.

Ngăn chặn, cản trở

Impecunious

Definition: Having little or no money.

Synonyms: penniless, impoverished, destitute, indigent.

Adj. Nghèo

Fatuous

Definition: Silly and pointless.

Synonyms: foolish, silly, absurd, nonsensical.

Adj. Ngớ ngẩn, vô nghĩa

Disabuse

Definition: To persuade someone that an idea they have is not correct.

Synonyms: correct, enlighten, educate, clarify.

Thuyết phục ai đó rằng ý tưởng đó là sai

Deride

Definition: To laugh at someone or something in a way that shows you think they are stupid or of no value.

Synonyms: mock, ridicule, scorn, jeer at.

Móc mỉa sb

Castigate

Definition: To criticize someone or something severely.

Synonyms: chastise, rebuke, reprimand, censure.

Chỉ trích nặng nề

Asperity

Definition: Harshness of tone or manner.

Synonyms: severity, acerbity, harshness, bitterness.

N. Tính khắc nghiệt, nghiên trọng

Vicissitude

Definition: A change, especially a complete change, in the circumstances of someone's life.

Synonyms: change, alteration, fluctuation, variation.

Sự thay đổi

Unconscionable

Definition: Shockingly unfair or unjust.

Synonyms: unreasonable, excessive, unjustifiable, outrageous.

Không hợp lý

Outrageously: một cách vô lý, một cách quá đáng

Sth is outrageously expensive: đắt một cách vô lý

Turpitude

Definition: Very immoral behaviour.

Synonyms: depravity, wickedness, corruption, vice.

Sự thoái hoá (về mặt đạo đức)

Tawdry

Definition: Cheap and of low quality, especially when compared to something that is attractive and expensive.

Synonyms: tacky, gaudy, cheap, flashy.

Rẻ

Rescind

Definition: To make a law, agreement, order, or decision no longer have any (legal) power.

Synonyms: revoke, cancel, annul, repeal.

Bãi bỏ 1 luật nào đó

Platitude

Definition: A remark or statement that may be true but is boring and has no meaning because it has been said so many times before.

Synonyms: cliché, truism, banality, commonplace.

Sth tưởng hãy nhìn lại chẳng vs nghĩa j cả (lặp lại mà vô nghĩa)

Cliche: xảy ra quá nhiều đến mực nhàm chán

Pine

Definition: To want or miss something or someone very much.

Synonyms: long for, yearn for, crave, desire.

V. Khao khát sth

Perfidious

Definition: Not able to be trusted, or not deserving of trust.

Synonyms: treacherous, deceitful, dishonest, unfaithful.

Không thật thà

Ossify

Definition: To become or make something become fixed and unable to change.

Synonyms: harden, solidify, rigidify, fossilize.

Làm sth cứng/ cố định - khó để change

Opprobrium

Definition: Very strong criticism or disapproval, usually from a large number of people.

Synonyms: condemnation, scorn, disdain, contempt.

Sự chỉ trích nặng nề/ sự bất bình, không đồng tình

Nettle

Definition: To annoy someone or cause someone to feel irritated.

Synonyms: irritate, provoke, vex, rile.

Gây khó chịu/ tức giận

Morose

Definition: Unhappy, annoyed, and unwilling to speak or smile.

Synonyms: gloomy, sullen, melancholy, despondent.

Adj. U ám

Mendacious

Definition: Not telling the truth.

Adj. Không nói sự thật (giả)