SERIES 22 : COLLEGE BOARD

intricate

adj. with many complicated details that make something difficult to understand (=complex)

ingenious

adj. very intelligent and skilful, or skilfully made or planned and involving new ideas and methods ( syn. intelligent ).

meticulous

adj. very careful and with great attention to every detail(syn. scrupulous, fastidious )

pristine

adj. original and pure, not spoiled or worn from use.

repudiate

v. to refuse to accept or obey something or someone; reject.

assertive

a. behaving confidently and able to say in a direct way what you want or believe ( syn. determined ).

indefatigably

adv. in an always determined and energetic way, never willing to admit defeat ( không ngừng nghỉ, kiên trì, không biết mệt mỏi ).

homogeneous

adj. consisting of parts of people that are similar to cach other or are of the same type.

arbiter

n. someone who makes a judgement, solves an argument, or decides what will be done ( trọng tài- referee ).

compilation

v. the act of collecting information from a variety of places to arrange it in a book, report, or list ( sự biên soạn, sự thu thập ).

longitudinal

a. lengthwise ( theo chiều dọc, theo kinh độ ).

buttress

n. to build buttresses to support a building or structure/ to give support to or strengthen something (syn. bolster, consolidate ).

corroborate

v. to add information in support of an idea, opinion, or statement.

palpable

a. that is easily noticed by the mind or the senses.

scrupulous

a. extremely honest ( sincere, ingenuous; fastidious, sophisticated ).

evince

v. to make something obvious or show something clearly.

preclude

v. to prevent something or make it impossible, or prevent someone from doing something.