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contretemps

an unpleasant event or an embarrassing occasion when people disagree

• They have been ignoring me since our last contretemps.

cosmopolitan

having or showing a wide experience of people and things from many different countries

• people with a truly cosmo

culpable

responsible and deserving blame for having done something wrong

• The accident was the result of a culpable failure to consider the risks involved.

decry

to strongly criticize somebody/something, especially publiclysynonym condemn

• The measures were decried as useless.

deject

Làm chán nản. The loss dejected the team.

degenerate

to become worse, for example by becoming lower in quality or weakersynonym deteriorate

• Her health degenerated quickly.

equanimity

a calm state of mind that means that you do not become angry or upset, especially in difficult situations

• She accepted the prospect of her operation with equanimity.

• exonerate sby (from)

to officially state that somebody is not responsible for something that they have been blamed for

• ) The police report exonerated Lewis from all charges o

expedite

to make a process happen more quicklysynonym speed up

• We have developed rapid order processing to expedite deliveries to customers.

flagrant

(of an action) that shocks you because it is done in a very obvious way and shows no respect for people, laws, etc.synonym blatant

• a flagrant abuse of human rights

flaunt

to show something you are proud of to other people, in order to impress them

• He did not believe in flaunting his wealth.

gregarious

liking to be with other people

• She’s very outgoing and gregarious.

impugn

to express doubts about whether something is right, honest, etc.synonym challenge

• There were no real grounds for impugning the decision.

vertex

Đỉnh

circumference

Chu vi vòng tròn.

hypotenuse

Cạnh huyền.

scatterplot

Biểu đồ phân tán.

sector

Hình quạt

tangent

Tiếp tuyến

remainder

Số dư

similar triangles

Tam giác đồng dạng.

system of equations

Hệ phương trình.

accolade

praise or an award for an achievement that people admire

• Four restaurants have been awarded the highest accolade of a three-star rating.

• a long list of industry accolades

allusion (to)

something that is said or written that refers to or mentions another person or subject in an indirect way (= alludes to it)

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the latest political scandal.

Bombastic

(of somebody's words) sounding important but having little meaning and used to impress people

• bombastic language

Apparition

​a ghost or a ghost-like image of a person who is dead

• Apparitions of a woman in white robes have been reported

Anomalous

different from what is normal or expected

• He is in an anomalous position as the only part-time worker in the firm.

Belligerence

unfriendly and aggressive feelings or behavioursynonym hostility

• Before I had a chance to speak she said, with a trace of belligerence, ‘I'm afraid you'll be wasting your time with me.’

Conception

the process of forming an idea or a plan

• The plan was brilliant in its conception but failed because of lack of money.

Credence

​belief in something as true

• They could give no credence to the findings of the survey.

cryptic

​with a meaning that is hidden or not easily understoodsynonym mysterious

• a cryptic message/remark/smile

Currency

the fact that something is used or accepted by a lot of people

• The term ‘post-industrial’ now has wide currency.

Decorous

polite and appropriate in a particular social situationsynonym proper

• a decorous kiss

denunciation (of sb/sth)

an act of criticizing somebody/something strongly in public

• The bishop made an angry denunciation of the government's policies.

Derivative

a word or thing that has been developed or produced from another word or thing

• ‘Happiness’ is a derivative of ‘happy’.

​copied from something else; not having new or original ideas

• a derivative design/style

• I found the novel thin and derivative. I had expected more.