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abjure (v)

(v.) to reject, renounce (To prove his honesty, the president abjured the evil policies of his wicked predecessor.)

abrogate (v)

abolish, usually by authority (The Bill of Rights assures that the government cannot a brogate our right to a free press.) abrogation (n.)

acerbic (adj)

(adj.) biting, bitter in tone or taste (Jill became extremely acerbic and began to cruelly make fun of all her friends.)

acrimony (n)

(n.) bitterness, discord (Though they vowed that no girl would ever come between them, Biff and Trevor could not keep acrimony from overwhelming their friendship after they both fell in love with the lovely Teresa.) acrimonious (adj.)

acumen (n)

keen insight (Because of his mathematical acumen , Larry was able to figure out in minutes problems that took other students hours.

adumbrate (v)

to sketch out in a vague way (The coach adumbrated a game plan, but none of the players knew precisely what to do.) adumbration (n.); adumbrative (adj.

alacrity (n)

eagerness, speed (For some reason, Chuck loved to help his mother whenever he could, so when his mother asked him to set the table, he did so with alacrity.

anathema (n)

a cursed, detested person or thing (I never want to see that murderer. He is an anathema to me.) anathematize (v.

antipathy (n)

a strong dislike, repugnance (I know you love me, but because you are a liar and a thief, I feel nothing but antipathy for you.)

approbation (n)

approbation [ap-ruh-bey-shuhn] (n.) praise; approval (The crowd welcomed the heroes with a pprobation .) approbate (v.)

arrogate (v)

to take without justification (The king arrogated the right to order executions to himself exclusively.) arrogation (n.

ascetic (a)

someone who practices restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious;khổ hạnh (adj.) pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic (The priest lives an ascetic life devoid of television, savory foods, and other pleasures.) asceticism (n.

aspersion (n)

a curse, expression of ill-will: sự phỉ báng (The rival politicians repeatedly cast aspersions on each others' integrity.

assiduous

(adj.) hard-working, diligent: chăm chỉ, siêng năng(The construction workers erected the skyscraper during two years of assiduous labor.) assiduity (n.); assiduousness (n.

blandish(v)

to coax by using flattery: nịnh nọt (Rachel's assistant tried to blandish her into accepting the deal.) blandishment (n.

boon

(n.) a gift or blessing (The good weather has been a boon for many businesses located near the beach.)

brushque

(adj.) short, abrupt, dismissive: thô lỗ, gai góc (The captain's brushque manner offended the passengers.) brusqueness (n.

buffet

1. [buhf-it] (v.) to strike with force: tấn công mạnh mẽ(The strong winds buffeted the ships, threatening to capsize them.); (n.) a blow

2. [boo-fey] (n.) an arrangement of food set out on a table (Rather than sitting around a table, the guests took food from our buffet and ate standing up.)

burnish

(v.) to polish, shine: đánh bóng(His mother asked him to burnish the silverware before setting the table.)

buttress

1. (v.) to support, hold up: hỗ trợ, nâng đỡ (The column buttresses the roof above the statue.)

2. (n.) something that offers support: bệ đỡ(The buttress supports the roof above the statues.)

cacophony

(n.) tremendous noise, disharmonious sound: tiếng lộn xộn chói tai(The elementary school orchestra created a cacophony at the recital.) cacophonous (adj.

cajole

v.) to urge, coax: dụ dỗ, thuyết phục ai đó bằng lời ngọt ngào (Fred's buddies cajoled him into attending the bachelor party.) cajolery (n.

calumny

(n.) an attempt to spoil someone else's reputation by spreading lies: lời vu khống(The local official's calumny ended up ruining his opponent's prospect of winning the election.) calumniate (v.

capricious

(adj.) subject to whim, fickle: thất thường (The young girl's capricious tendencies made it difficult for her to focus on achieving her goals.) caprice (n.)[kuh-prees]

clemency

(n.) mercy: nhân từ (After he forgot their anniversary, Martin could only beg Maria for clemency .) clement (adj.

cogent

(adj.) intellectually convincing: có sức thuyết phục (Irene's arguments in favor of abstinence were so cogent that I could not resist them.) cogency (n.

concomitant (n)

(adj.) accompanying as a consequence:đi kèm với (His dislike of hard work carried with it a concomitant lack of funds.) concomitant (n.

conflagration

(n.) great fire (The conflagration consumed the entire building.) conflagrant (adj.)

contrite

(adj.) penitent, feeling sorry for having done something wrong: ăn năn, hối hận(Blake's contrite behavior made it impossible to stay angry at him.) contrition (n.)

conundrum

(n.) puzzle, problem (Interpreting Jane's behavior was a constant conundrum .)

credulity

(n.) readiness to believe: sự tín nhiệm (His credulity made him an easy target for con men.) credulous (adj.

cupidity

n.) greed, strong desire: tham lam(His cupidity made him enter the abandoned gold mine despite the obvious dangers.)

cursory

(adj.) brief to the point of being superficial: vội vàng, lướt nhanh (Late for the meeting, she cast a cursory glance at the agenda.) cursoriness (n.

decry

v.) to criticize openly: công khai chỉ trích (The kind video rental clerk d ecried the policy of charging customers late fees.)

defile

(v.) to make unclean, impure: làm ô uế (She defiled the calm of the religious building by playing her banjo.

deleterious

(adj.) harmful: có hại(She experienced the deleterious effects of running a marathon without stretching her muscles enough beforehand.) deleteriousness (n.

demure

(adj.) quiet, modest, reserved: từ tốn (Though everyone else at the party was dancing and going crazy, she remained demure .)

deprecate

(v.) to belittle, depreciate: hạ thấp (Always over-modest, he deprecated his contribution to the local charity.) deprecation (n.

deride

(v.) to laugh at mockingly, scorn: nhạo báng (The bullies derided the foreign student's accent.) derision derision (n.); derisive (adj.)

desecrate

v.) to violate the sacredness of a thing or place: làm mất tính thiêng liêng (They feared that the construction of a golf course would desecrate the preserved wilderness.) desecrated (adj.); desecration (n.

desiccate

(adj.) dried up, dehydrated: làm khô, mất nước (The skin of the desiccated mummy looked like old paper.) desiccate (v.) desiccation (n.

diaphanous

(adj.) light, airy, transparent: trong suốt. dễ nhìn thấy (Sunlight poured in through the diaphanous curtains, brightening the room.

diffident

(adj.) shy, quiet, modest: nhút nhát, thiếu tự tin (While eating dinner with the adults, the diffident youth did not speak for fear of seeming presumptuous.) diffidence (n.)

discursive

(adj.) rambling, lacking order: lộn xộn. thiếu trật tự (The professor's discursive lectures seemed to be about every subject except the one initially described.) discursiveness (n.)

dissemble

(v.) to conceal, fake: che dấu, làm giả (Not wanting to appear heartlessly greedy, she dissemble d and hid her intention to sell her ailing father's stamp collection.) dissemblance (n.

dither

(v.) to be indecisive: lưỡng lự(Not wanting to offend either friend, he dithered about which of the two birthday parties he should attend.) dither (n.

ebullient

(adj.) extremely lively, enthusiastic: nhiệt tình, sôi nổi (She became ebullient upon receiving an acceptance letter from her first-choice college.) ebullience (n.

effrontery

(n.) impudence, nerve, insolence: sự trơ tráo, xấc xược (When I told my aunt that she was boring, my mother scolded me for my effrontery.)

effulgent

(adj.) radiant, splendorous: rực rỡ, chói lọi (The golden palace was effulgent .) effulgence (n.

eggregious

(adj.) extremely bad: vô cùng tồi tệ (The student who threw sloppy joes across the cafeteria was punished for his eggregious behavior.) egregiousness (n.