[VOL 1] [READING] TEST 2

abhor (v)

to detest/loathe/hate

feign (v) (+sth/to do sth)

to pretend

adorn (v) (adorn something/somebody/yourself with something)

trang hoàng/tô điểm

debris (n)

mảnh vỡ/mảnh vụn

amply (adv)

as much or more than is necessary

falsehood/deception/swindle (n)

the act of telling a lie

swindle (v)

lie/deceive

unscrupulous (a)

not honest or fair

hoodwink (v)

to trick somebody

devious (adj)

deceitful, underhand

spouse (n)

a husband or wife

dissembler (n)

người đạo đức giả

telltale (adj)

lộ chân tướng

merely (adv)

only/simply

perspire (v)/perspiration (n)

to produce sweat on your body

musculature (n)

the system of muscles in the body or part of the body

countenance (n)

a person’s face or their expression

insincere (adj)

giả dối

paralyse (v)

làm tê liệt

grief (n)

a very sad feeling

scowl (v)

quắc mắt (cau có)

counterfeit (adj)

fake/not genuine

crinkle/wrinkle (n)

nếp nhăn

strained (adj)

not natural/forced

handedness (n)

khuynh hướng dùng 1 trong 2 tay

foetal/fetal(adj)

connected with a foetus

foetus (n)

thai, bào thai

stomp (v)

to walk, dance, or move with heavy steps

dexterity (n)

sự khéo tay/khéo léo

correlation (n)

sự tương quan

reign (v)

to rule as king, queen, emperor, etc.

preferentially (adv)

​in a way that gives an advantage to a particular person or group

emergent (adj)

new and still developing

snout (n)

mũi, mõm

body plan

Cấu trúc cơ thể

sprawling (adj)

spreading in an untidy way

dislocation (n)

sự trật khớp

pelvis (n)

Khung chậu

pelvic (a)

relating to pelvic

girdle (n)

đai xương bao quanh cơ thể

carnivore (n)

Động vật ăn thịt

stiffly (adv)

straight and not bending