Core dSAT Vocabulary_Set 20

Foible

- a silly habit or a strange or weak aspect of a person's character that is not considered serious by other people

- Yếu ớt

Foster

- to encourage something to develop

- Nuôi dưỡng, giúp đỡ, khích lệ

Genre

- a particular type or style of literature, art, film or music that you can recognize because of its special features

Thể loại

Impasse

- a difficult situation in which no progress can be made because the people involved cannot agree what to do

Bế tắc, đường cùng

Impede

- to delay or stop the progress of something

Cản trở, trì hoãn

Inadequate

- not enough; not good enough

Không đủ

Inconclusive

- not leading to a definite decision or result

Không đi đến kết quả

Innuendo

- an indirect remark about somebody/something, usually suggesting something bad or rude; the use of remarks like this

Gợi ý

Intersect

- to meet or cross each other

- to divide an area by crossing it

Giao nhau

Invoke

- to mention a person, a theory, an example, etc. to support your opinions or ideas, or as a reason for something

Gọi đến, gợi đến, nhắc đến

Isolate

- to separate somebody/something physically or socially from other people or things

Cô lập

Jocular

- Humorous, (of a person) enjoying making people laugh

Hài hước

Judicious

- careful and sensible; showing good judgement

- Khôn ngoan, sáng suốt

- very disappointing

- Đáng tiếc

Leniency

- the fact of being less strict than expected when punishing somebody or when making sure that rules are obeyed

Khoan dung

Loquacious

- talking a lot, talkative

Nói nhiều

Mediocre

- not very good; of only average standard

Tầm thường, trung bình

Misnomer

- a name or a word that is not appropriate or accurate

Sự gọi sai tên

Mitigate

- to make something less harmful, serious, etc. = alleviate

Làm dịu bớt

Moribund

- (of an industry, an institution, a custom, etc.) no longer effective and about to come to an end completely

- in a very bad condition; dying

Hấp hối

Obsolete

- no longer used because something new has been invented = out of date

Lỗi thời

Omission

- the act of not including somebody/something or not doing something

Panacea

- something that will solve all the problems of a particular situation

Giải pháp

Pertinent

- appropriate to a particular situation

Thích hợp

Prestige

- the respect and value that somebody/something has because of their social position, or what they have done

Uy tín

Presumptuous

- too confident, in a way that shows a lack of respect for other people

Tự phụ

Progenitor

- a person or thing from the past that a person, animal or plant that is alive now is related to

- a person who starts an idea or a development

Tổ tiên

Propitious

- likely to produce a successful result

Thuận lợi

Querulous

- complaining; showing that you are annoyed

Hay than vãn, phàn nàn

Quixotic

- having or involving ideas or plans that show imagination but are usually not practical

Viển vông