SAT - old

manifest in (adj)

evident, apparent from

Redress (v)

Remedy, compensate for

Precluding (v)

making impossible in advance or preventing

gnawing

sự gặm nhấm, ăn mòn

sanguine (adj)

optimistic that everything’s going to work out fine

recalcitrant (adj)

stubbornly resistant to authority or control

misanthropic (adj)

hating mankind in general

putatively (adv)

được cho là, giả định là; báo hiệu ý kiến trái ngược

celestial (adj)

relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven/sky

satirize (v)

châm biếm

equivocal (adj)

ambiguous and uncertain

orthodox (adj)

mainstream, standard, traditional, widely accepted

assent (n)

agreement

impart (v)

bestow, transmit

calamity (n)

disaster

contention (n)

assertion / argument

indeterminate (adj)

không rõ ràng

nominal (adj)

named; bearing the name of a specific person / minimal

nuanced (adj)

đa sắc thái, complex

abrasive (adj)

rough, harsh, khô khan cứng nhắc

opaque (adj)

not clearly understood or expressed

occluded (adj)

stop, close up, or obstruct / taken into and retained in another substance

misconstrue (v)

get hold of the wrong end of the stick

tantamount (adj)

being essentially equal to something

vanity (n)

tự cao

forsake (v)

give up something

iconoclasm (n)

strong opposition to generally accepted beliefs and traditions

discrepancy (n)

variance between things that are supposed to be alike

superfluous (adj)

unnecessary

laud (v)

compliment

culpable (adj)

có tội

entangle (v)

twist together; complicate; involve in difficulties

obstinacy (n)

bướng bỉnh; sự dai dẳng trong bệnh

multifariousness (n)

diversity

thwart (v)

to prevent something from happening

belie (v)

give the false impression of

malign (v)

say or write untrue unpleasant things / cause harm

portend (v)

to be a sign that something will happen in the future

tangential (adj)

not part of a whole; only slightly related

contingent (adj)

determined by a following factor

populate (v)

cause somewhere to be furnished with inhabitants

underpin (v)

support or form the basis of

surmount (v)

overcome a difficulty or obstacle

subjugate (v)

bring under domination or control

hone (v)

streamline; sharpen

equivocal (adj)

ambiguous

contentious (adj)

controversial

ubiquity (n)

the state of being everywhere

expediency (n)

advantage, convenience

fecundity (n)

fruitfulness, fertility

reciprocate (v)

đáp lại, trả lại

cynical (adj)

phiến diện, chỉ nghĩ cho lợi ích bản thân

spurious (adj)

fake or false

bestow (v)

(1) to put to use.

(2) to convey as a gift. (using on or upon)

(1. He bestowed his spare time on study

2. The university bestowed an honorary degree upon her. )

confer (v)

1) Bàn bạc, hỏi ý. Confer with sb on/about

2) Trao hoặc tặng. Confer sb sth