IELTS VOCAB (4)

pulchritudinous (adj)

physically beautiful; comely (adj)

ingratiate oneself with someone (adj)

(v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)

rhetoric (n)

the art of using language effectively and persuasively (n)

paragon (n)

a model of excellence or perfection (n)

altruist (n)

a person unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others (n)

superficial (adj)

(adj.) concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, nông cạn, hời hợt

quagmire (n)

a swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation (n)

inextricable (adj)

(adj.) hopelessly confused, find it hard to solve a problem

equivocal (adj)

Ambiguous; intentionally misleading (adj)

unequivocal (adj)

leaving no doubt; unambiguous (adj)

mellifluous (adj)

Sweetly flowing or sounding (adj)

lucid (adj)

(adj.) easy to understand, clear; rational, sane

monotonous (adj)

dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.(adj)

have irreverence for (n)

disrespect (n)

grievance (n)

injustice; complaint (n)

habour/nurse a grievance against (phr)

keep a feeling of resentment and complaint (phr)

deliberate (adj)

done consciously and intentionally (adj)

deliberate (v)

to think over deeply, to ponder cautiously

upheaval (n)

a violent or sudden change or disruption to something (n)

paramount (adj)

more important than anything else; supreme (adj)

have/feel/show reverence for (n)

deep respect for someone or something

expressly (adv)

(adv.) plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose

pardonable (adj)

able to be forgiven; excusable (adj)

well-versed (adj)

very knowledgeable about or skilled in something (adj) (từng trải)

tailor (v)

to adjust, to shape or alter for a particular purpose (v)

monument (n)

means of reminding us of a person or event (n)

be reminiscent of (phr)

reminding one of sth (phr)

reminiscence (n)

memory or act of recalling the past (n)

camaraderie (n)

friendship (n)

ful-fledged (adj)

to comprehensively develop, to be completely train (adj)

pedagogical (adj)

related to teaching (adj)

empirical (adj)

based on observation or experiment (adj)

underscore (v)

(v) emphasize (or, literally, to underline text)

literacy (n)

a person's ability to read or write (n)

effervescent (adj)

showing high spirits, lively, energetic (adj)

rescind (v)

to cancel, to annul (v)

rapport (n)

a close and harmonious relationship (n)

amicable (adj)

peaceable, friendly (adj)

engender (v)

to produce, cause, or bring about (v)

render (v)

(v.) to cause to become; to process, to create

diaphanous (adj)

very sheer and light; almost completely transparent (adj)

induce someone to do sth (phrv)

to encourage, to stimulate someone to do sth (phrv)

retribution (n)

a repayment; a deserved punishment (n)

underachievement (n)

Performance below expected academic standards. (n)

infraction (n)

a breaking of a law or obligation (n)

transgression (n)

A violation of a law, command, or duty (n)

destitution (n)

hardship; poverty; misery (n)

elucidate (v)

to clarify, explain (v)