SAT VERBAL 4

opposition (n)

sự từ chối = resistance

→ There is a lot of oppositions to the proposed changes

collectivism (n)

chủ nghĩa tập thể

beneficiary (n)

sb who gets advantages from an action / change (người hưởng lợi)

→ The rich were the main beneficiaries of the tax cuts.

single - minded (adj)

focus on 1 thing, work very hard to achieve it

→ She is single - minded in her pursuit of her studies.

ideology (n)

tư tưởng, quan điểm

→ Her ideology emphasizes equally n social justice.

privileged (adj)

having advantages bc of your wealth, social position (có đặc quyền) >< underprivileged

→ Students from a privileged background have an advantage at unversity

+) privileged inf (law): private, not allowed to be made public

uncover (v)

find out abt sth that has been kept secret = discover

forcibly (adv)

in a way that uses physial power /violence (1 cách cưỡng ép)

→ She was soon to be forcibly married

exclude (v)

prevent sb/sth from entering taking part in activity ( loại trừ)

entice (v) (sb into sth)

persuade so to do sth by offering them sth pleasant

→ The adverts enticed the customer into buyng things they don't really want

benign (adj)

1. (of people) kind n gentle, not hurting anybody

2. not causing damage, harm

→ The industry's environmental impact is relative benign, even positive

reconstruction (n)

a description/ copy at an event, by collecting inf about it

→ Last night police staged a reconstruction of the a incident.

outgrowth (n)

result / development

→ This policy is just an outgroưth of earlier decisions

reform (n)

change ( made to a system/ organization to improve it)

underpinning (n)

basic structure of sth (nền tảng)

-> He has the capacity to understand the theoretical underpinnings that affect actions

unsympathetically (adv)

without sympathy (kco lòng cảm thông)

inadequacy (n)

sự thiếu sót

enlightened (adj)

showing a good understanding, knowledge of sth >< narrow-minded

→ She was an enlightened vien on education.

passage (n) (law)

sự thông qua

misread (v)

misintepret

withheld (v)

refuse to give sb sth

→ I withheld payment until they had completed the work

prelude (n)

tiền đề, mở đầu

→ The changes are seen as a prelude to wide - ranging reforms

construe (sth as sth) (v)

understand

→ That comment could be construed in either of two ways.

solicit (v)

ask sb for money, help, inf ( Kêu gọi)

→ He's solicitung funds to keep the library open.

ally (n)

đồng minh

attribute A to B

B cause A