Fundamental VOCAB for SAT-Set 2.3

Novelty

(điều mới lạ)

(n. newness; innovation)

(synonym: originality, freshness, innovation)

Affectionate

(trìu mến)

(adj. showing fondness)

(synonym: loving, tender, warmhearted)

Retroactive

(hồi tố)

(adj. taking effect from a past date)

(synonym: backdated, ex post facto, retrospective)

Tranquil

(yên bình)

(adj. peaceful and calm)

(synonym: serene, placid, pacific)

Peculiar

Peculiar (kỳ lạ)

(adj. unusual or unique)

(synonym: odd, distinctive, idiosyncratic)

Nostalgic

(hoài niệm)

(adj. longing for the past)

(synonym: wistful, sentimental, reminiscent)

Dispassionate

(khách quan)

(adj. free from emotion)

(synonym: impartial, unemotional, detached)

Sensation

(cảm giác; hiện tượng gây xôn xao)

(n. physical feeling; widespread excitement)

(synonym: perception, commotion, buzz)

Agreeable

(dễ chịu)

(adj. pleasant and likable)

(synonym: amiable, congenial, pleasing)

Pretentious

(ra vẻ, kiêu căng)

(adj. attempting to impress by affecting greater importance)

(synonym: ostentatious, pompous, grandiose)

Provocative

(khiêu khích; kích thích)

(adj. causing strong reaction)

(synonym: inflammatory, tantalizing, stimulating)

Irrefutable

(không thể bác bỏ)

(adj. impossible to disprove)

(synonym: incontrovertible, undeniable, unassailable)

Mediate

(hòa giải)

(v. intervene to resolve conflict)

(synonym: broker, negotiate, arbitrate)

Material to

(có liên quan thiết yếu đến)

(adj./phr. essential or relevant to)

(synonym: pertinent to, germane to, integral to)

Promulgate

(công bố, ban hành)

(v. officially announce or spread)

(synonym: proclaim, disseminate, enact)

Amalgamate

(công bố, ban hành)

(v. officially announce or spread)

(synonym: proclaim, disseminate, enact)

Defy

(thách thức)

(v. openly resist)

(synonym: flout, confront, withstand)

Interplay

(sự tác động lẫn nhau)

(n. reciprocal action)

(synonym: interaction, synergy, reciprocity)

Gravitas

(sự nghiêm nghị)

(n. serious dignity)

(synonym: solemnity, weightiness, authority)

Bulging

(phồng lên)

(adj. swelling outward)

(synonym: protruding, distended, swollen)

Enigma

(điều bí ẩn)

(n. something puzzling)

(synonym: mystery, conundrum, riddle)