Thẻ ghi nhớ: NEC - Practice test 3

euphoria

feeling of extreme happiness

effusively

expressing feelings of gratitude, or pleasure in an unrestrained manner

whimsical

unusual and using imagination (kỳ quái)

slinky

(of women's clothes) fitting the body closely in a way that is sexually attractive

gargantuan

of huge or extraordinary size and power

a problem of gargantuan proportions

a huge problem

ex: Finding enough housing for the displaced refugees quickly became ...

sedate

calm and controlled (điềm tĩnh, bình thản)

nibble

to eat in small bites (gặm, nhấm nháp)

nibble away at sth

to slowly reduce something

ex: Even when inflation is low, it ... people's savings, reducing their value considerably over several years.

have no qualms about

không hề cảm thấy băn khoăn, áy náy, lo ngại hay cắn rứt lương tâm khi

eavesdrop

nghe lén

largesse

generosity

ex: The medical foundation will be the main beneficiary of the millionaire's ....

consortium

tập đoàn, hiệp hội, liên minh

come up roses

to turn out very well, happen successfully

get even with

revenge = retaliate

fight shy of

to try to avoid something

~ steer clear of

be heavy on someone

to treat or punish someone severely

run afoul of

do sth that you are not allowed to, esp. breaking a rule or law

to come into conflict with (gặp rắc rối với)

ex: If you keep parking illegally, you'll ... the police.

fig leaf

something that hides something else, especially something that is dishonest or embarrassing

~ smokescreen

in conjunction with

in association with = in cooperation with

in league with

cấu kết, thông đồng với

flesh out

add more details or information

a full house

a situation in which every seat in a cinema, theatre, concert, etc. is filled

ex: The concert played to ...

devout

sùng đạo

despicable

đáng khinh, đê tiện

staunch

stop liquid from flowing out

=> ... the flow of (blood)

stench

a pungent smell

post-truth

relating to a situation in which people are more likely to accept an argument based on their emotions and beliefs, rather than one based on facts

unbridled

uncontrolled

=> ... joy/authority/imagination/etc.

peerless

matchless = unmatched = unrivalled