Thẻ ghi nhớ: SAT NOVEMBER 2024 INT A | Quizlet

dispersed

(adj) bị phân tán, rải rác

spread across a large area:

e.g: Internet technology allows us to work from anywhere and collaborate with geographically ___________ team members.

forestall

(v) ngăn chặn trước, làm trước để ngăn việc gì xảy ra

to prevent something from happening by acting first

e.g: The company executives ___________ criticism by inviting union leaders to meet.

dispute

(v) phản đối, tranh cãi

to disagree with something that someone says

e.g: Few would ____________ his status as the finest artist of the period.

(n) cuộc tranh cãi

deposit

(v) để lại, lắng đọng (phù sa, trầm tích)

to leave something somewhere

e.g: The flood waters fell, ____________ mud over the whole area.

overreach

(v) quá sức (cố đạt được quá nhiều và thất bại), vượt quá quyền hạn

-to fail by trying to achieve, spend, or do more than you can manage

e.g: Companies that _____________ themselves soon find themselves in debt.

-to do more than your authority allows

e.g: It was a warning to the Florida court not to ___________ its powers.

prevail over

(v) chiếm ưu thế hơn, thắng thế

to get control or influence

e.g: And did reason __________ __________(= become a more powerful influence than) emotion?

corroborate

(v) xác nhận, chứng thực

to add proof to an account, statement, idea, etc. with new information

e.g: Recent research seems to _____________ his theory.

amass

(v) tích lũy, thu thập (tiền, kiến thức qua thời gian)

to get a large amount of something, especially money or information, by collecting it over a long period

e.g: She has ___________ a huge fortune from her novels.

grandiloquence

(n) lối nói hoa mỹ, phô trương (thường bị coi là phóng đại, sáo rỗng)

a style or manner of speaking that uses complicated language in order to attract admiration and attention, especially in order to make someone or something seem important

e.g: The politician's speech was full of _______________ but lacked real substance.

solipsism

(n) thuyết duy ngã

Đây là niềm tin hoặc quan điểm rằng chỉ có bản thân mình là tồn tại một cách chắc chắn, còn tất cả thế giới bên ngoài — con người, sự vật, sự kiện — có thể chỉ là sản phẩm của tâm trí mình.

personage

(n) an important or famous person

accrete

(v) tích tụ, bồi đắp

to gradually increase or grow by the addition of new layers or parts, or to cause something to do this

e.g: Extratérrestrial material containing siderophiles, likely from asteroid or comet impacts, almost certainly accreted to Earth following core differentiation.

recount

(v) kể lại, kiểm phiếu lại

to describe how something happened, or to tell a story

e.g: He _____________ his adventures since he had left home.

incisiveness

(n) sự sắc bén, sự sâu sắc

the fact that an idea or opinion is expressed in a clear and direct way that shows good understanding of what is important

e.g: The report was praised for its clarity and ____________.

pernicious

(adj) having a very harmful effect or influence

e.g: The cuts in government funding have had a ____________ effect on local health services.

acrimony

(n) sự gay gắt

anger, argument, and bad feeling

e.g: The decision was reached without __________ or controversy.

dismantle

(v) to show that a claim, statement or explanation is not true or correct

e.g: You need to sharpen your abilities to ____________ his excuses.

expulsion

(n) sự giải phóng, sự đẩy ra ngoài (chất lỏng, khí)

the act of forcing air or liquid out of something

e.g: The ______________ of CO₂ during fermentation.

primly

(adv) in a very formal and correct way (disapproving)

e.g: She sat _____________ on the edge of the chair, hands folded in her lap.

dire

(adj) very serious or extreme

e.g: This decision will have _______________ consequences for local people.

reiterate

(v) nhắc lại, lặp lại, nhấn mạnh một lần nữa

to say something again, once or several times

e.g: The government has _____________ its refusal to compromise with terrorists.

yearning

(n) sự khao khát mãnh liệt

a strong feeling of wishing for something, especially something that you cannot have or get easily

e.g: I suppose it's because I live in a city that I have this _____________ for open spaces.

retreat

(v) (n) rút lui

to go away from a place or person in order to escape from fighting or danger

e.g: Attacks by enemy aircraft forced the tanks to _____________ (from the city).

confiscation

(n) sự tịch thu, sự sung công

e.g: Penalties range from 3 months to 5 years in prison and the _____________ of property.

forgo

(v) từ bỏ, thôi không nhận, không làm (thường vì lí do cao cả hơn)

to give up or do without

e.g: She decided to ___________ flowers at the funeral and asked people to send money to a charity instead.

defiant

(adj) tỏ thái độ thách thức

proudly refusing to obey authority

e.g: The protesters blocking the entrance to the offices remained _____________ this morning.

(adj) ngang ngạnh, không chấp nhận chỉ trích

not willing to accept criticism or disapproval

e.g: The CEO was in a _____________ mood as she entered the boardroom.

inferior

(adj) thua kém, thấp hơn về cấp bậc

not good, or not as good as someone or something else

e.g: These products are _____________ to those we bought last year.

(n) người cấp dưới, hạ cấp