Core dSAT Vocabulary_Set 5

Squander

To waste time, money, etc in a careless and stupid way (phung phí)

Stoic

A person who is able to suffer pain or trouble without complaining or showing what they are feeling (bình thản, kiên cường, không để lộ cảm xúc)

Unflappable

Imperturbable, able to stay calm in a difficult situation (0 lay chuyển = stay calm)

Unleash

To suddenly let a strong force, emotion, etc be felt or have an effect (giải phóng)

Vicarious

Felt or experienced by watching or reading about somebody else doing something, rather than doing it yourself (gián tiếp)

Acumen

the ability to understand and decide things quickly and well (nhạy bén)

Adamant

determined not to change your mind or to be persuaded about something (kiên quyết, cương quyết)

Adept

good at doing something that is quite difficult (thành thạo, giỏi, điêu luyện)

Adulation

great praise, especially when it is greater than necessary (nx lời tâng bốc, sự tôn sùng)

Amalgamate

if two organizations amalgamate or are amalgamated, they join together to form one large organization

to put two or more things together so that they form one (hợp nhất)

Antagonize

to do something to make somebody angry with you

Apprentice

a young person who works for an employer for a fixed period of time in order to learn the particular skills needed in their job (ng học vc)

Arcane

secret and mysterious and therefore difficult to understand (bí ẩn, khó hiểu)

Autonomy

the freedom for a country, a region or an organization to govern itself independently

the ability to act and make decisions without being controlled by anyone else (sự tự chủ)

Belie

to give a false impression of somebody/something

to show that something cannot be true or correct

Biased

tending to show favour towards or against one group of people or one opinion for personal reasons; making unfair judgements

having a particular interest in one thing more than others

Circumspect

thinking very carefully about something before doing it, because there may be risks involved (suy nghĩ thận trọng)

Concur

To agree

Courteous

polite, especially in a way that shows respect

Cryptic

with a meaning that is hidden or not easily understood

bí ẩn

Culpable

responsible and deserving blame for having done something wrong

Cultivate

to prepare and use land for growing plants or crops

to grow plants or crops

to try to get somebody's friendship or support

to develop an attitude, a way of talking or behaving, etc.

Cynical

believing that people only do things to help themselves rather than for good or honest reasons

not believing that something good will happen or that something is important

hoài nghi

Debacle

an event or a situation that is a complete failure and causes people to feel ashamed or embarrassed (thất bại ê chề / sự sụp đổ hoàn toàn / tai họa lớn)

Deficit

the amount by which money spent or owed is greater than money earned in a particular period of time (thâm hụt)

Delude

to make somebody believe something that is not true (lừa dối)

Demanding

needing a lot of skill, effort, etc.

Deride

to treat somebody/something as silly and not worth considering seriously (chế giễu)

Digression

an act of talking about something that is not connected with the main point of what you are saying (lạc đề)

Dilemma

​a situation that makes problems, often one in which you have to make a very difficult choice between things of equal importance (tình huống khó xử)