Vocab 2

prescient (a)

có khả năng biết trước; tiên tri

adj. having foresight; able to anticipate future events

synonym: clairvoyant, oracular, prognostic

prevail (v)

chiếm ưu thế, thắng thế; thịnh hành

v. to triumph or predominate; to be widespread

synonym: predominate, preponderate, reign

prophetic (a)

mang tính tiên tri, tiên đoán

adj. accurately predicting or foreshadowing future events

synonym: augural, vatic, oracular

prudent (a)

thận trọng, khôn ngoan

adj. showing careful judgment and practical wisdom

synonym: circumspect, judicious, sagacious

recant (v)

rút lại, công khai từ bỏ lời nói/niềm tin

v. to withdraw formally a statement or belief

synonym: abjure, renounce, repudiate

refuge (n)

nơi trú ẩn, chỗ ẩn náu

(n. a safe or sheltered place from danger)

(synonym: sanctuary, asylum, sanctum)

remorse (a)

(sự hối hận, ăn năn)

(n. deep regret or guilt for wrongdoing)

(synonym: contrition, compunction, penitence)

restrain (v)

(kiềm chế, hạn chế)

(v. to hold back or keep under control)

(synonym: curb, bridle, inhibit)

retraction (n)

(sự rút lại, đính chính)

(n. the formal withdrawal of a statement)

(synonym: recantation, disavowal, withdrawal)

rival (n)

(đối thủ; cạnh tranh)

(n./v./adj. competitor; to compete with; competing)

(synonym: adversary, contender, nemesis)

secluded (a)

(hẻo lánh, tách biệt)

(adj. sheltered and private; isolated)

(synonym: sequestered, reclusive, solitary)

seditious (a)

(kích động bạo loạn, chống đối)

(adj. inciting rebellion against authority)

(synonym: subversive, insurgent, mutinous)

serene (a)

calm, peaceful, untroubled

(synonym: tranquil, placid, unperturbed)

shrewd (a)

sắc sảo, thông minh

(synonym: astute, canny, perspicacious)

sophistry (n)

(ngụy biện)

(n. deceptive or fallacious reasoning)

(synonym: casuistry, chicanery, equivocation)

spontaneous (a)

(tự phát, bộc phát)

(adj. arising naturally, unplanned)

(synonym: extemporaneous, impulsive, unpremeditated)

squander (v)

(phung phí, tiêu hoang)

(v. to waste recklessly)

(synonym: dissipate, fritter, profligate)

stoic (a/n)

stoicism : chủ nghĩa khắc kỷ (the quality of experiencing pain or trouble without complaining or showing your emotions)

(điềm tĩnh, chịu đựng)

(adj./n. enduring hardship without complaint; a person who shows such endurance)

(synonym: impassive, stolid, imperturbable)

unflappable (a)

(điềm tĩnh, không nao núng)

(adj. consistently calm even in crisis)

(synonym: imperturbable, unruffled, composed)

unleash (v)

(giải phóng, khơi dậy)

(v. to release or set free forcefully)

(synonym: unbridle, liberate, unfetter)

vicarious (a)

(gián tiếp, thay thế)

(adj. experienced through another; acting as a substitute)

(synonym: surrogate, secondhand, proxy)

acumen (n)

(sự nhạy bén, sắc sảo)

(n. keen insight and quick judgment)

(synonym: perspicacity, sagacity, astuteness)

adamant (a)

(kiên quyết, cứng rắn)

(adj. unyielding; refusing to be persuaded)

(synonym: intransigent, obstinate, inexorable)

adept (a)

KHÁC adapt = thích nghi/ modify, alter, change

(thành thạo, lão luyện)

(adj. highly skilled; n. an expert)

(synonym: proficient, dexterous, adroit)

adulation (n)

(sự nịnh hót, tâng bốc)

(n. excessive praise or flattery)

(synonym: sycophancy, obsequiousness, fawning)

amalgamate (v)

(hợp nhất, pha trộn)

(v. to combine into a single entity)

(synonym: coalesce, fuse, consolidate)

antagonize (v)

(gây thù địch, khiêu khích)

(v. to provoke hostility or opposition)

(synonym: alienate, inflame, embitter)

apprentice (n)

(người học việc)

(n. a trainee learning a trade; v. to serve as an apprentice)

(synonym: novice, neophyte, tyro)

arcane (a)

(bí ẩn, khó hiểu)

(adj. understood by few; mysterious)

(synonym: esoteric, recondite, enigmatic)

autonomy (n)

(quyền tự chủ, tự trị)

(n. self-governing independence)

(synonym: sovereignty, self-determination, independence)

belie (v)

(gây hiểu lầm, che giấu sự thật)

(v. to give a false impression of; to contradict or disguise)

(synonym: gainsay, confute, contradict)

biased (a)

unfairly favoring one side; prejudiced

(synonym: jaundiced, partisan, prejudicial)

circumspect (a)

(thận trọng, cẩn trọng)

(adj. careful to consider all circumstances; prudent)

(synonym: judicious, vigilant, wary)

concur (v)

(đồng ý, nhất trí)

(v. to agree or coincide in opinion)

(synonym: assent, acquiesce, harmonize)

courteous (a)

(lịch sự, nhã nhặn)

(adj. polite and respectful in manner)

(synonym: decorous, deferential, urbane)

cryptic (a)

(bí ẩn, khó hiểu)

(adj. having hidden meaning; puzzling)

(synonym: enigmatic, arcane, abstruse)

culpable (a)

(đáng khiển trách, có tội)

(adj. deserving blame or censure)

(synonym: reprehensible, peccant, blameworthy)

cynical (a)

distrustful of human sincerity

(synonym: sardonic, misanthropic, skeptical)

cynical = negative and distrustful outlook, assuming the worst of people and their motives KHÁC skeptical = a healthy questioning of claims, often driven by a desire for evidence and critical thinking

deficit (n)

(thâm hụt, thiếu hụt)

(n. the amount by which something is less than required)

(synonym: shortfall, paucity, dearth)

delude (v)

(lừa dối, làm mê muội)

(v. to mislead the mind or judgment of)

(synonym: beguile, hoodwink, dupe)

demanding (a)

đòi hỏi khắt khe

(synonym: exacting, arduous, onerous)

deride (v)

(chế giễu, nhạo báng)

(v. to ridicule or laugh at contemptuously)

(synonym: disparage, mock, scoff)

digression (n)

(sự lạc đề, rẽ hướng)

(n. a departure from the main subject in speech or writing)

(synonym: deviation, tangent, aside)

dilemma (n)

tình thế tiến thoái lưỡng nan

(synonym: quandary, predicament, impasse)

disparate (a)

(khác hẳn nhau, không tương đồng)

(adj. essentially different in kind)

(synonym: divergent, heterogeneous, incongruous)

dogmatic (a)

(giáo điều, cứng nhắc)

(adj. asserting opinions as incontrovertibly true)

(synonym: doctrinaire, peremptory, imperious)

elude (v)

(tránh né, thoát khỏi)

(v. to evade or escape from, typically by cunning)

(synonym: evade, circumvent, dodge)

equanimity (a)

(sự bình thản, điềm tĩnh)

(n. mental calmness and composure, especially under stress)

(synonym: sangfroid, aplomb, composure)

erratic (a)

(thất thường, không ổn định)

(adj. lacking consistency or regularity)

(synonym: capricious, mercurial, volatile)