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frivolous
behaving in a silly way & not taking seriously
esoteric
unuasual & understood / liked by only a small number of people
artifice
a clever trick to cheat sm
concur
to agree
voluble
= loquacious, with confidence & enthusiasm
impasse
a situation which progress is impossible, especially because of contention & disagreements
imitation
a copy
instinct
the way people/animals naturally react/behave without learning/thinking
abhorrent
morally very bad
incidence
the rate at which smth happens
indignation
anger & surprise about a situation that you think is wrong and unfair
replete
full
terrestrial
relating to the land and earth
concoct
to make smth by adding several different parts together
pervasive
spreading gradually to affect all parts of a place/thing (=omnipresent)
demeanor
a way of looking and behaving
disparity
inequality; difference
quanitfiable
able to be measured
vague
unclear
didactic
intended to teach/to improve morals by teaching
comical
funny in a strange/silly way
aversion
strong dislike
negligence
carelessness
afflict
to make sm/smth suffer physically and mentally
contention
disagreements
reckon
to think/believe/calculate
grant(n)
an amount of money to a person/organization for special purpose
thermoregulation
the maintenance or regulation of temperature
overwhelm
to be too much to deal with
humidity
the amount of moisture in the air
fatality
a death resulting from an accident or a disaster
communist
relating to communism
momentum
the quality that keeps an event developing/making progress after it started
traumatize
to shock and upset sm very much
apt
suitable/right for a particular situation
circulation
impede
to make it more difficult for smth to happen/sm doing smth ( = deter, hinder )
obliterate
to remove all signs of smth by destroying it or covering it so that it cannot be seen
impractical
not sensible or realistic; difficult to implement
outrageous
shocking and morally unacceptable
wither
to become weak/dry/decay
intricate
with many complicated details → difficult to understand
ingenious
very intelligent & skillful
meticulous
very careful and with great attention ( >< negligence )
pristine
adj: original & pure, not spoiled / worn from use
repudiate
v: to refuse to accept/obey smth/sm; reject
assertive
adj: behaving confidently & able to stay direct way what you want/believe
indefatigably
adj: always determined & energetic in trying to achieve smth & never willing to defeat
husbandry
the careful use of resources ( >< squander )
docile
easy to influence/control
connoisseur
an expert in matters of culture, food, or wine
banal
mundane
facile
easy, effortless
hypocrisy
pretending to believe what one does not
courage
bravery
volatile
likely to change sundenly & unexpectedly ( worse )
protagonist
main character / an important supporter
parry
to manage cleverly to avoid difficulties
novice
beginner
lament
to express sorrow / sadness
integral
important as a part of a whole
mandate
to give officially permission for smth to happen
conspicuous
apparent
labyrinth
a maze
paradox
nghịch lý
pious
devoutly religious
integrity
honesty
naive
too ready to believe sm/smth because of lack of experience
obscure
not clear & difficult to understand/see
superficial
= frivolous (adj) / not complete & involving only the most obvious thing
viable
feasible, possible
zenith
summit
undermine
to weaken
wary
not completely trusting/certain about smth/sm
proficient
skilled, experienced
diverge
to follow different direction / become different
concede
to admit smth is true ( unwilling )
tangible
real, palpable
subordinate
having lower / less important position
trivial
having little value/importance
ubiquitous
omnipresent
temper (adj)
the tendency to became angry very quickly (anger)
attenuate
temper (v)
vulnerable
able to be easily physically or mentally hurt, influenced, attacked
oblivious
not aware of smth / what happening
susceptive
adj: prone to = vulnerable
unorthodox
different from usual/what is expected
affable
friendly + easy to talk
acrid
strong, bitter, unpleasant
wry
showing you find a difficult situation funny
anachronism
sm/smth placed in the wrong period in history
candor
integrity = honesty
belligerent
adj: hostile and aggressive
intricate
adj: having a lot of small parts that are complicated
myriad
n: a very large number of smth
pervasive
adj: omnipresent/unorthodox
ominous
adj: suggesting that smth unpleasant is likely to happen
mercenary
adj: greedy for money
robust
adj: strong, healthy, unlikely to fail/break
watershed
n: an important event/period that can significantly change how sm think/do
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