Thẻ ghi nhớ: NEC - Vocab C2 (14)

dutiful

làm tròn bổn phận, tận tụy

labyrinthine

rắc rối giống như mê cung

spartan

simple and not comfortable or luxurious (khổ hạnh; thanh đạm)

~ austere

ex: .... meal

threadbare

old and worn out (sờn rách)

=> .... excuse

balmy

(of weather) pleasantly warm

frigid

extremely cold

~ bitter

work-shy

disliking work and trying to avoid it when possible

salutary

causing improvement of behaviour or character (thức tỉnh)

wily

xảo trá, quỷ quyệt, lắm mưu mẹo, khôn ngoan

~ cunning

guileless

honest and unable to deceive

~ artless

a scintilla of

a very small amount of something

ex: There's not ... truth in what he says.

~ one iota of

not a whit of

not any amount

ex: ... the initial passion for his work has left him.

verve

great enthusiasm and energy (khí thế)

august

having great importance and respect in society (oai nghiêm, uy nghi, tráng lệ)

plebeian

belonging to a low social class (bình dân)

gourmand

a person who enjoys eating large amounts of food (người phàm ăn)

sybarite

a person devoted to pleasure and luxury

~ hedonist

ascetic

avoiding physical pleasures and living a simple life, often for religious reasons (tu khổ hạnh)