Core dSAT Vocabulary_Set 21

eschew

to deliberately avoid or keep away from something (tránh làm việc gì)

exemplify

to be a typical example of something(làm ví dụ cho

exorbitant

(of a price) much too high( đắt đỏ)

facetious

trying to appear funny and clever at a time when other people do not think it is appropriate, and when it would be better to be serious

SYNONYM flippant (hay hài hước)

forbearance

the quality of being patient and kind towards other people, especially when they have done something wrong(sự kiên trì,độ lượng)

forestall

to prevent something from happening or somebody from doing something by doing something first(chặn trước)

fortify

to make a place more able to resist attack, especially by building high walls(củng cố,làm cho mạnh thêm)

fortuitous

happening by chance, especially a lucky chance that brings a good result(tình cờ,ngẫu nhiên)

hardy

-strong and able to survive difficult conditions and bad weather

hinder

to make it difficult for somebody to do something or for something to happen

-gây trở ngại

holistic

considering a whole thing or being to be more than a collection of parts

-treating the whole person rather than just the symptoms (= effects) of a disease

-thuộc chính thể luận

indictment

a sign that a system, society, etc. is very bad or very wrong

-bản cáo trạng,lý do lên án ai/cái gì

indoctrinate

to force somebody to accept a particular belief or set of beliefs and not allow them to consider any others

-truyền bá,truyền giáo

ineffable

too great or beautiful to describe in words

-k tả đc,không nói lên đc

ingenuous

honest, innocent and willing to trust people

-chân thật,ngây thơ

inimical

-harmful to something; not helping something

-not friendly

-thù địch,không thân thiện,độc hại

inquiry

an official process to find out the cause of something or to find out information about something

-yêu cầu,sự điều tra,nơi hướng dẫn

maturity

the quality of thinking and behaving in a sensible, adult manner

-tính thuần thục,trưởng thành,kỹ càng

merriment

sự vui vẻ

-happy talk, fun and the sound of people laughing

-sounds of merriment coming from the party

methodical

Orderly and regular

-có phương pháp,ngăn nắp,cẩn thận

mischievous

enjoying playing tricks and annoying people

-hay làm hại,tác hại,ranh mãnh

myriad

extremely large in number

-vô số

obsequious

​trying too hard to please somebody, especially somebody who is important

-khúm núm,quị lụy,vâng lời

obstinacy

the attitude of somebody who refuses to change their opinions, way of behaving, etc. when other people try to persuade them to; behaviour that shows this

-tính bướng bỉnh,ngoan cố

obstrusive

easy to notice in an unpleasant way

-làm phiền,để ép buộc

paradox

a person, thing or situation that has two opposite features and therefore seems strange

-nghịch lý,ngược đời

penchant

a special liking for something

SYNONYM fondness

-thiên hướng(thích thú,sở thích)

permeate

-[transitive, intransitive] (of a liquid, gas, etc.) to spread to every part of an object or a place

-(of an idea, an influence, a feeling, etc.) to affect every part of something

-thấm vào,tràn ra,tỏa ra

placid

-(of a person or an animal) not easily excited or annoyed

-​calm and peaceful, with very little movement

-yên bình,điềm tĩnh

precursor

a person or thing that comes before somebody/something similar and that leads to or influences its development

SYNONYM forerunner

-người,vật đến trước;điềm báo trước

predetermine

to decide something in advance so that it does not happen by chance

-định trước cái gì,thúc ép ai làm gì trước

procrastinator

to delay doing something that you should do, usually because you do not want to do it

-người trì hoãn,hay chần chừ

rambunctious

full of energy in a cheerful and noisy way

-om sòm,ồn ĩ;khó bảo;hay nổi nóng

recessive

physical characteristic only appears in a child if it has two genes for this characteristic, one from each parent

-gen lặn,có khuynh hướng rút lui,thụt lùi

redundant

(of a person) without a job because there is no more work available for you in a company

-not needed or useful

-thừa dư,k cần thiết,rườm rà

renunciation

an act of stating publicly that you no longer believe something or that you are giving something up

-the act of rejecting physical pleasures, especially for religious reasons

-sự từ bỏ,không nhận,sự hy sinh

robust

-strong and healthy

-strong; able to survive being used a lot and not likely to break

-tráng kiện,mạnh

sanguine

-cheerful and confident about the future

-lạc quan,đầy hi vọng

lucid

-clearly expressed; easy to understand

-able to think clearly, especially when somebody cannot usually do this

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