[SAT] VOCAB - WEEK 7

reinforce

strengthen/support

viable

feasible, capable of working successfully

ample

more than enough

jurisdiction

the authority of a court or official organization to make decisions and judgments (quyền xét xử)

reciprocation

giving in return

reposession

regaining ownership

rehabilitation

renovation

reindustrialization

revitalizing industry

revitalizing

to give new life, energy, activity, or success to something

liberty

freedom

perish

to die, especially in an accident or by being killed

menacing

threaten, making you think that someone is going to do something bad

project

predict

dogmatic

stubborn, certain that you are right and that everyone else is wrong

allude to

to mention someone or something without talking about him, her, or it directly

compromise

an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree;

unanimity

complete agreement among every member of group

deliberation

slowly and carefully considering or discussing something

vigilance

more careful attention, especially in order to notice possible danger

concord

unanimity

discord

lack of harmony/disagreement

dissent

disagreement

consensus

general agreement

augment

increase by adding

convene

to bring together a group of people for a meeting, or to meet for a meeting

ineffectual

not skilled at achieving, or not able to produce, good results

cynical

believing that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere

counterproductive

having an effect that is opposite to the one intended or wanted

imposing

having an appearance that looks important or causes admiration

illusory

not real, based on illusion

gastronomy

the art and knowledge involved in preparing and eating good food

supplant

replace

mitigate

to make something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad

venerate

to honour or very much respect a person or thing

satiate

to completely satisfy yourself or a need, especially with food or pleasure, so that you could not have any more

intermittent

not happening regularly or continuously; stopping and starting repeatedly or with periods in between

erratic

moving or behaving in a way that is not regular, certain, or expected

wryly

mockingly, ironically

deprecate

to not approve of something or say that you do not approve of something

profuse

produced/given in large amount

divulge

to make sth secretly known

dilated

to (cause a part of the body to) become wider or further open

emboldened

to make sb brave

adjured

to ask/order sb to do sth

progenitor

the parent or direct ancestor of a person, animal, or plant

compendium

a collection of information

contrivance

a scheme, device, or trick

discernment

good judgment, ability to perceive clearly

presumption

assumption

presumptuous

shows little respect for others by doing things they have no right to do (tự mãn)

robust

strong and healthy

unerringly

in a way that hits a target without failing; perfectly; flawlessly

expediently

helpful or useful in a particular situation, but sometimes not morally acceptable

grudgingly

unwillingly

fitfully

irregular, inconsistent

legacy

money or property that you receive from someone after they die

palpable

obvious

corroborate

to add proof to an account, statement, idea, etc. with new information

impugned

to cause people to doubt someone's character, qualities, or reputation by criticizing them

constrict

tighter + narrower

elicit

to get or produce something, especially information or a reaction

repudiate

to refuse to accept something or someone as true, good, or reasonable

vacillating

to be uncertain what to do, or to change often between two opinions

banal

boring, unoriginal, ordinary

disingenuous

slightly dishonest

dissect

to cut open something, especially a dead body or a plant, and study its structure

embellish

to make something more beautiful by adding something to it

coalesce

come or grow together to form one thing or system

garner

to collect something, usually after much work or with difficulty

esoteric

very unusual and understood or liked by only a small number of people, especially those with special knowledge

unequivocal

clear, unambiguous

ineluctable

impossible to avoid, inevitable

impeccable

perfect

insurmountable

too great to surpass, impossible to surpass

forgo

to not have or do something enjoyable (kiêng)

expound

to give a detailed explanation of something

requite

to give or do something in return for something given to you or done for you

relinquish

give up on responsibility

explicate

to explain something in detail, especially a piece of writing or an idea

equilibrate

to achieve equilibrium (balance)

edify

to improve someone's mind

appraise

to judge

exhort

strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something

revere

deep respect for someone/sth

redolent

smelling strongly of something or having qualities (especially smells) that make you think of something else

obviate

to remove a difficulty, especially so that action to deal with it becomes unnecessary (ngăn ngừa, phòng tránh)

reticence

an unwillingness to do something or talk about something

propensity

the fact that someone is likely to behave in a particular way, especially a bad way

discernment

the ability to judge people and things well

vetted by

checked, reviewed

encumbered by

held back

impervious to

unaffected by

deduce

arrive at a conclusion

collude

to act together secretly or illegally in order to deceive or cheat someone

catalyze

to make a chemical reaction happen or happen more quickly by acting as a catalyst (xúc tác)

expeditious

quick

grueling

extremely tiring and difficult, and demanding great effort and determinatio

frugal

simple + plain + low-cost

miscontrue

form a false understanding of the meaning or intention of something that someone does or says

nullify

no longer in legal force