SAT Phase 1 Vocabulary Set 8

Counteract

Definition: To act in opposition to something in order to reduce its effect or stop it from happening.

Vietnamese meaning: Phản đối, chống lại.

Synonyms: Offset, neutralize, counterbalance, mitigate.

Impede

Definition: To make it more difficult for something to happen or progress.

Vietnamese meaning: Cản trở, làm chậm lại.

Synonyms: Hinder, obstruct, hamper, inhibit.

Reciprocate

Definition: To respond to someone's action or gesture by making a similar one.

Vietnamese meaning: Tương đáp, đáp lại.

Synonyms: Return, repay, requite, retaliate.

Refute

Definition: To prove that something is wrong or false.

Vietnamese meaning: Bác bỏ, phủ nhận.

Synonyms: Disprove, rebut, discredit, invalidate.

Prevalent

Definition: Existing very commonly or happening often.

Vietnamese meaning: Phổ biến, thịnh hành.

Synonyms: Widespread, common, prevalent, ubiquitous.

Oppressive

Definition: Cruel and unfair, and controlling in a way that is unpleasant.

Vietnamese meaning: Áp bức, đàn áp.

Synonyms: Tyrannical, authoritarian, repressive, harsh.

Novel

Definition: New and original, not like anything seen before.

Vietnamese meaning: Mới lạ, độc đáo.

Synonyms: New, innovative, original, unique.

Inevitable

Definition: Certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented.

Vietnamese meaning: Không thể tránh khỏi, tất yếu.

Synonyms: Unavoidable, certain, inevitable, imminent.

Exert

Definition: To use power or influence to affect someone or something.

Vietnamese meaning: Áp dụng, thể hiện.

Synonyms: Apply, exercise, wield, utilize.

Detractor

Definition: Someone who criticizes something or someone, often unfairly.

Vietnamese meaning: Kẻ phê phán, kẻ chê bai.

Synonyms: Critic, cynic, fault-finder, opponent.

Dispersed

Definition: Spread over a wide area or among a lot of people.

Vietnamese meaning: Phân tán, lan tỏa.

Synonyms: Scattered, spread out, distributed, diffused.

Elicit

Definition: To get or produce something, especially information or a reaction.

Vietnamese meaning: Kích thích, gây ra.

Synonyms: Evoke, provoke, induce, elicit.

Evade

Definition: To avoid or escape from someone or something, especially by using cleverness or deception.

Vietnamese meaning: Trốn tránh, lảng tránh.

Synonyms: Avoid, dodge, escape, circumvent.

Exploit

Definition: To use something in a way that helps you.

Vietnamese meaning: Khai thác, lợi dụng.

Synonyms: Utilize, leverage, capitalize on, exploit.

Sporadic

Definition: Happening only occasionally or at intervals that are not regular.

Vietnamese meaning: Rời rạc, không đều đặn.

Synonyms: Intermittent, irregular, occasional, infrequent.

Momentous

Definition: Very important because of being very big, or having a lot of influence.

Vietnamese meaning: Quan trọng, đầy ý nghĩa.

Synonyms: Significant, consequential, monumental, pivotal.

Pristine

Definition: Perfectly clean and fresh as if new; not changed by people.

Vietnamese meaning: Nguyên vẹn, trong lành.

Synonyms: Immaculate, immaculate, untouched, unspoiled

Constrict

Definition: To become tighter or narrower, or to make something do this.

Vietnamese meaning: Hẹp lại, co lại.

Synonyms: Narrow, tighten, compress, constrict.

Hierarchy

Definition: A system in which people or things are arranged according to their importance.

Vietnamese meaning: Hệ thống cấp bậc.

Synonyms: Ranking, pecking order, chain of command, structure.

Indigenous

Definition: Naturally existing in a place or country rather than arriving from another place.

Vietnamese meaning: Bản địa, bản xứ.

Synonyms: Native, aboriginal, original, endemic.