Thẻ ghi nhớ: NEC - Vocab C2 (12)

well-disposed

~ affable ~ convivial

scorched

slightly burned, or damaged by fire or heat (cháy xém)

scorched-earth policy

military tactic in which soldiers destroy everything in their path to hurt the enemy (tiêu thổ)

riverbed

the ground over which a river usually flows (lòng sông)

brackish

mặn lợ, mằn mặn

embryonic

in an early stage of development

=> .... stage

willowy

slender and graceful (yểu điệu, thướt tha)

glean sth from

thu thập, lượm lặt, góp nhặt, nhặt nhạnh

ex: We can ... valuable data from these old documents.

inscrutable

expressionless and therefore very difficult to understand

telling

revealing

intransigent

refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

raucous

unpleasantly loud and harsh

demure

đoan trang, cư xử đúng mực

stentorian

extremely loud, booming and powerful (vang dội, oang oang, sang sảng)

cornucopia

chiếc sừng sung túc

a large amount or supply of something

mercenary

lính đánh thuê

vụ lợi, hám lợi

puerile

childish; immature

halcyon days

a very happy or successful period in the past

protean

easily and continuously changing (biến hóa khôn lường)

tight-lipped

kín miệng, không hé răng nửa lời