SAT VERBAL 5

rift (n)

a situation in which 2 people/ groups have a serious disagreement and begun to not trust each other (sự chia rẽ, sự rạn nứt)
→ The rift between the two friends was caused by a misunderstanding

elliptical (adj)

difficult to understand

→ The language is often elliptical and ambiguous

stock-in-trade (n)

sth that is typical of a particular person/thing (đặc trưng)

→ The song was perfect for the soft vocals that are her stock-in-trade.

generalist (n)

people who has a range of skills and knowledge (người toàn năng, người đa năng)

→ We need our managers to be generalists - people who understand the presssures of running a business

dilettante (n)

people who isn’t serious about what they’re doing/ not study thoroughly

→ dilettantism (n): sự hời hợt, nghiệp dư

dilute (v)

make a quality, belief, … weaker, less effective ( làm suy giảm)
→ These measures are designed to dilute public fears about the product's safety.

incredulity (n)

disbelief

→ He felt a sense of incredulity, anger, and pain at the accusation made against him

purported (adj)

claim to be/ do sth, even if this’s not true (được cho là)

→ The new brand of potato chips is purported to be lower in cholesterol, fat, and calories

constitute (v)

to be considered as sth

→ This latest defeat constitutes a major setback for the Democrats.

rigid (adj)

strict, difficult to change

→ We were disappointed that they insisted on such a rigid interpretation of the rules

perplexity (adj)

confusion

→ She stared at the instruction booklet in complete perplexity

astonishment (n)

sự ngạc nhiên

ambivalence (n)

sự mâu thuẫn, không chắc chắn

→ The young people discussed their ambivalence about ambition

presupposition (n)

giả định

conjecture (v)

guess

→ He conjectured that the company would soon be in financial trouble

reside in sb/sth

present in

→ Joe’s talent resides in his storytelling abilities

excerpt (v)

extract

→ This passage has been excerpted from her latest novel

code (n)

a set of rules, laws, principles

circumstancial (adj)

based on sth that appears to be true but is not proven (gián tiếp)

→ The case against McCarthy is based largely on circumstancial evidence

settle (v)

end an argument/ solve a disagreement

→ Rodman met with Kreeger to try and settle the dispute over his contract

trace (v)

find sb/sth that has disappeared by searching for them carefully

→ She had given up all hope of tracing her missing daughter

minute (adj) /maɪˈnjuːt/

extremely small

sediment (n)

cặn, trầm tích

till (v)

prepare and use land for growing crops = cultivate

→ The agricultural community tills the land for harvest

surmise (v)

guess that sth is true, using the inf you know already

→ When she came in, he didn’t look up, so she surmised that he was in a bad mood

deposit (v)

put sth down in a particular place

→ The cuckoo deposits her eggs in other birds’ nests