the vocab files unit 5 6

unkind and critical

acid

having or showing a bad temper/disagreeable in manner

sour

hard to accept,usually used to express a feeling of disapointment/extremely cold

bitter

sarcastic

caustic

sharp in manner

tart

severe,cruel,unsympathetic

harsh

hurtful

cutting

sharply critical and is often caused by anger and dislike

biting

khán phòng

auditorium

growing thickly, strongly, and well

pleasantly thick or full

luxuriant

Tall, luxuriant plants grew along the river bank.

having good moral qualities and behaviour

virtuous

awkward and without grace

ungainly

If a positive quality of someone's character is …., it shows itself at all times

unfailing

lasting a very long time, or happening repeatedly or all the time

perennial

tự chuyện

autobiography

sự kém cỏi

ineptitude

→inept

chủ nợ

creditor

con nợ

debtor

tính phù phiếm

frivolity

sự khuất phục

subjugate

the killing of many people cruelly and unfairly, especially in a war

the killing of animals for meat

slaughter

=slay(V)

nhân hậu

benevolent

thay thế

supersede

mối thù

feud(N)

be careful about sth

wary

extremely tired

weary

bitter,unkind

stinging

severe(of rules)

stringent

usefulness

utility

making use of sth or finding a use for sth

utilisation

in the correct way or at the correct time; as expected:

duly(ADV)

tri hoan

defer

→deferment

phù phiếm

frivolous

to try as hard as you can

put your best foot forward

to improve something or someone by working on or changing various parts

make over

Ed Carey has been chosen to make over the losing football team.

to become or make something become greater or more serious

escalate

His financial problems escalated after he became unemployed.

too slight or small in amount to be of importance

negligible

My knowledge of German is negligible.

to gradually take away someone else's rights, or to take control of someone's time, work, etc

encroach on/upon something

I resent it that my job is starting to encroach on my family life.

→encroachment

behaving politely and in a controlled way

decorous

hành hương

pilgrimage

used to say that something is attractive and suits the person wearing or doing it

becoming

đáng bị khiêm miệt

comtemptible

the state or duty of being a guardian

guardianship(N)

a violent stroke given by hand or weapon to sb/sth

a sudden shock or disaster

a blow

he dealt him a blw on the head

his death came as a blow to the family

bad luck

a misfortune→stroke of misfortune

he had the misfortune to be born blind

an unfortunate event or unfavorable situation,usually caused by outward circumstances such as the loss of fortune,position,etc

an adversity

minor and unfortunate accident

mishap

change or alteration for the worse

a reverse

a state of great suffering,danger,anxiety,pain,discomfort

distress

represent something

denote (V)

the state of physical or mental suffering

affliction

very great anger (N)

apoplexy

n a fit of apoplexy, he thumped the table with both hands.

say nắng

sunstroke

Someone who is suffering from sunstroke feels dizzy and has a high temperature, but does not sweat.

the death of a close relation or friend

bereavement(N)

She has recently suffered a bereavement.

to say unkind things about someone

speak ill of someone

to cause a particular reaction or result

to experience something, usually something unpleasant

meet with (PV)

The move met with strong opposition from local business owners.

I heard she'd met with an accident.

a person or thing that is annoying and causes a lot of problems

trial

The book is all about the trials of growing up

She was a real trial to her parents when she was younger.

relating to how people, situations, or things seem to be, rather than how they are inside

outward

the use of language to communicate in speech or writing, or an example of this

diễn ngôn

discourse

→spoken discourse

very obvious

patent (A)

^→ a patent lie

to turn pale, for example because you are shocked

blanch

While most people would blanch at the prospect of so much work, Daniels seems to enjoy it.

a noisy, rough, uncontrolled fight

brawl(v,N)

a drunken brawl

to give up something such as a responsibility or claim

relinquish(v)

She relinquished control of the family investments to her son.

being the first of its type(A)

maiden

his maiden appearance on TV

(of places) extremely dirty and unpleasant, often because of lack of money

squalid(A)

unpleasant or of low quality

feeling very ill or very unhappy

wretched(A)

a wretched childhood

I think I must be coming down with flu - I've been feeling wretched all day.

→wretchedness(N)

….buildings or places are not cared for and are in bad condition

derelict(A)

to criticize someone or something, often unfairly

to make yourself tired and ill

-buildings that are in very bad condition

-tired and not healthy, especially because of working too much

run someone/something down

run yourself down

run-down(A)

badly or untidily made and likely to break or fall down easily

ramshackle

=decrepit

(of places and things) expensive and of high quality

posh

posh restaurants

built quickly and badly using cheap materials

jerry-built

=shoddy

treated badly and unfairly

downtrodden

treated badly and unfairly

ability and determination when competing or doing something difficult

mettle(n)

→show your mettle

→prove your mettle

very poor

indigent

→indigence

=destitute

→destitution

angry because of something that is wrong or not fair

indignant

→indignation

to change in form or character, or to make it or them do this

convert(v)

→conversion(n)

quậy

mischievous

→mischief

buộc tội

indict

→indictment

quan trọng

vital→vitality

to try to destroy or damage something, especially an established political system

subvert(V)

→subversin

lên án

condemn

hardworking

diligent

=studius

=industrious

lazy,idle

indolent

an enemy or opponent

adversary

cause sb/sth to suffer by imposing sth on him/her

inflict

Such impacts can inflict serious damage on the brain.

turn away,avoid

avert

to take someone's attention away from something:

divert

dàn xếp

orchestrate

→orchestration

thảo nguyên

praire

dồng bằng

delta

bão tuyết

blizzard

to cause something to happen in a violent and often uncontrolled way

wreak

wreak devastation on the country

unlucky and unsuccessful, often resulting in death

ill-fated

mảnh vụn

debris

a strong, unpleasant smell

stench

an overpowering stench

alone and unhappy; left alone and not cared for (literacy)

very unlikely to be achieved or to succeed

forlorn(A)

untidy and dirty

slovenly(a)

a large building on a farm in which animals or hay (= dried grass) and grain are kept

barn

a very small amount of a particular quality (c2)

grain

There wasn't a grain of truth in anything she said.