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/ɡrəʊˈtesk/

Example: By now she'd had so much cosmetic surgery that she looked quite grotesque.

It's grotesque to expect a person of her experience to work for so little money.

grotesque

strange in a way that is unpleasant / offensive

extremely ugly in a strange way that is often frightening / funny

Example: His father used to thrash him when he was a boy.

He thrashed the horse with his whip.

He was screaming and thrashing around on the floor.

As they die, the fish's bodies thrash so violently they tear their own muscles apart.

We thrashed the visiting team 6-0.

thrash

hit a person / animal hard many times as a punishment

move from side to side in a violent or uncontrolled way

defeat s.o very easily

Example: It would be an enormous amount of work, to say nothing of the cost.

That's to say nothing of being stabbed in the face and dragged by a hook, suffering an incomprehensible amount of suffering as they're dragged to the surface of the water.

to say nothing of

and in addition there is

poultry

gia cầm; thịt gia cầm (ducks, chickens, geese)

/ˈʃrɪvld/

Example: Two shrivelled bunches of flowers mark the spot where he died.

shrivelled

dry, smaller than normal, covered with lines

much smaller than is needed or wanted

marsupial (adj/n)

thú có túi

stoned

not behaving / thinking normally cuz of the effects of a drug such as marijuana or alcohol

Example: He said the exam was cancelled, but that's malarkey.

Don't give me that malarkey about being too busy.

The idea that studying vocabulary isn't important is pure malarkey.

malarkey

People use malarkey when reacting to:

lies

excuses

ridiculous claims

exaggerated stories

nonsense / rubbish / bullshit (but milder).

(informal, disapproving)

/ɪmˈpɔːtʃənət/

Example: The salesman became importunate, calling the customer several times a day.

The importunate beggar kept asking for money even after several refusals.

importunate

Tone:

Slightly formal or literary

Often used in writing or formal speech

repeatedly demanding / begging for smt, often causing irritation.

It describes someone who won't stop asking, even after being refused.

Example: His explanation was so long-winded that everyone lost interest.

Try not to be long-winded in your essay.

~ tedious, verbose (Formal)

long-winded (informal)

It often implies that the person could have expressed the idea much more briefly.

continuing for too long and therefore boring

/ˈmuːnstrʌk/

Example: He looked absolutely moonstruck when he saw her.

The young couple were moonstruck and couldn't stop staring at each other.

moonstruck

completely captivated by love.

tart up

decorate / improve the appearance of smt, often in a way that other ppl do not think is attractive

(formal, often disapproving)

abstruse

difficult to understand

editor-in-chief

chủ bút, tổng biên tập (quality + content)

Example: Are you having trouble connecting to the Internet? For some reason, it's been really spotty as of late.

as of late

lately; in recent times

elective

using / chosen by election

having the power to elect

(of a course or subject) that a student can choose

ɪˈlektərəl/

Example: electoral systems/reforms

electoral

connected with elections

Example: By 2005, hotel accomodation still hadn't surpassed backpacking in popularity, with both categories reaching parity at the end.

parity

equality, esp of pay / position

/ˌstrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

Example: social stratification

a stark income stratification based on educational attainment.

stratification

the division of smt into different layers / groups

Example: Modular computing units

modular

(of machines, buildings, etc.) consisting of separate parts / units that can be joined together

/ˌæpəˈreɪtəs/ /ˌæpəˈrætəs/

Example: Firefighters needed breathing apparatus to enter the burning house.

Science departments say they are lacking basic apparatus.

a piece of laboratory apparatus

apparatus

the tools / pieces of equipment that are needed for a particular activity.

Example: She was jolted out of her reverie by the door opening.

Simon seemed to be in some sort of reverie.

reverie

(a state of having) pleasant dream-like thoughts

Example: The government repatriated him because he had no visa.

repatriate

cho hồi hương, cho trở về nước (sometimes money / other property)

Example: The soldier died in agony.

He endured agonies of loneliness and misery.

agony

extreme physical / mental pain

Example: The president has remained mute about plans to curtail the number of immigrants.

I gazed at her in mute admiration.

mute

silent or not speaking

(offensive) unable to speak

widowed

goá (chồng, vợ): describe s.o whose husband / wife has died and who has not married again

Example: I always felt an unnerving uneasiness everytime I cracked her the day before.

It can be an unease about not physically being in control of the aeroplane.

uneasiness / unease

worry / anxiety

Example: The film is being promoted with all the usual hyperbole.

The blurb on the back of the book was full of the usual hyperbole - "enthralling", "fascinating", and so on.

hyperbole

a way of speaking / writing that exaggerates something.

Example: Getting the unemployed back to work, said the mayor, is a moral imperative.

the economic imperative of quality education for all

imperative

an imperative thing (crucial / urgent)

hard-edged

powerful, true to life and not affected by emotion

Example: It has not been a vintage year for the club (= it has not been very successful).

1994 was a vintage year for cinema," (meaning many great movies were released that year)

vintage year

Describing a year that was exceptionally good for a specific thing.

/ˈtəʊkənɪzəm/

Example: She avoided accusations of tokenism by appointing several women to prominent positions in the party.

mere tokenism

tokenism

the fact of doing smt => appear inclusive, but not in a way that is really sincere

Example: She has been gifted with a very fervid imagination.

His eyes shone with fervid affection when he talked about his children.

fervid

strongly and sincerely felt

/prɪˈzʌmptʃuəs/

Example: I hope it's not presumptuous of me to offer you some advice on

your project.

She was rather presumptuous, calling the CEO by his nickname on the first day.

presumptuous

too confident + disrespecting.

it's like taking a "social leap" that you haven't earned yet.

Example: The new system has too many bugs and glitches to be trusted.

glitch

a small problem / fault that stops smt working successfully / as well as it should

Example: Britain's number-one tennis player gave a disappointingly lacklustre performance.

lacklustre

without energy and effort

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