GRE Reading - Unit 1

ambivalent

(a) mixed in feelings, cảm xúc lẫn lộn

anomaly

(n) abnormality, sự bất thường

sarcastic

(a) mocking, mỉa mai, sardonic, snide

sardonic

(a) mocking, mỉa mai, sarcastic, snide

snide

(a) mocking, mỉa mai, sardonic, sarcastic

dearth

(n) a shortage, sự khan hiếm, paucity

paucity

(n) a shortage, sự khan hiếm, dearth

prattle

(v) to babble nonstop, nói nhảm

wry

(a) humorously mocking, bông đùa mỉa mai, droll

droll

(a) humorously mocking lời bông đùa mỉa mai, wry

orthodox

(a) traditional

painstaking

(a) highly detailed, tỉ mỉ, trau chuốt, meticulous, exacting

meticulous

(a) highly detailed, tỉ mỉ, trau chuốt, painstaking, exacting, demanding

exacting

(a) highly detailed, tỉ mỉ, trau chuốt, kỹ tính, meticulous, painstaking

audacious

(a) fearless, brave

diffident

(a) lacking in confidence, thiếu tự tin

evocation

(n) re-creation, sự tái hiện, sự gợi lên

presumptuous

(a) arrogant, kiêu ngạo

recalcitrant

(a) stubborn, cứng đầu, obdurate, adamant

obdurate

(a) stubborn, cứng đầu, recalcitrant, adamant