MAIN SAT VOCAB

reminisce

v:to think/write/read a happy time in your past

affinity

n: a liking/sympathy/close relationship

curiosity

n: a desire to know about smth

allegiance

n: loyalty & support for a country, group, belief, ...

bias

n: an inclination to favor/against a side (not based on fairness)

morality

n: a set of personal or social standards for good or bad behavior and character

magnanimous

adj: kind, generous, forgiving

exalt

v: to raise sm to a higher rank/position

benevolent

adj: kind, generous

felicity

n: great happiness/appropriateness

1. execution

the act of sending sm to death punishment

2. execution

the act of doing/performing smth in a planned way

inveterate

adj: done/felt for a long time, not likely to change

amicable

adj: done/achieved in a polite & friendly way

animosity

n: strong dislike, opposition = enmity = antipathy

illusion

induce

v: to persuade sm to do smth

comply

v: obey (n: compliance)

infatuation

n: strong but not lasting love/attraction

prescribe

v: (of doctor): to say what patient should do

congenial

adj: friendly & pleasant = affable

ally

n: đồng minh

eternity

n: time that never ends = forever

murmur

v: to speak/say smth very quietly

embark

v. to go aboard (ship/plane)

hostility

n: unfriendly/strong opposition = animosity = enmity = antipathy

perseverance

n: continued effort to do smth despite difficulties = determination

formidable

adj: powerful/difficult that cause fear/respect

prosecute

v: to officially accuse sm of committing a crime

tariff

n: tax on imported/exported goods

tyranny

n: unlimited authority/use of power

ordain /awr-DEYN/

v: to officially make sm a priest

lenient

adj: not strict as expected when punishing sm

precipitation

n: a way of behaving too quickly, without thinking

adjacent

adj: very near/next to/touching

compromise

n: an agreement in an argument that both sides reduce their demands

attribute to

v: a credit to sm/smth

omnipresent

adj: pervasive = ubiquitous

suffice /suh-FAHYS/

v: to be enough

apprentice /uh-PREN-tis/

n: leaner (to learn skills)

deterioration

n: deteriorate (v): to become worse

cumbersome

adj: large and heavy; difficult to carry

absentmindedness

n: a lack of attention to what you're doing/what's happening around because you're thinking about other things = OBLIVIOUS (adj)

acquiesce

v: to agree unwillingly (=concede)

reverence

n: deep respect or admire for sm or smth (=awe)

incorporate

v: combine so as to form one body (=integrate=merge)

wary of

adj: carefully when dealing because there might danger/problem

innate

adj: inborn; natural (=inherent=intrinsic)

flair

n: (= aptitude = gift) a natural quality, talent, or skill

fatigue

n: extreme tiredness, exhaustion

resourcefulness

n: the ability to make decisions & act on your own

forage

v: to search for food/items

reconcile

v: (=appease) to find a way to agree 2 opposed ideas/beliefs

mundane

ad: not interesting / exciting (=boring)

exposure

n: the state of being in a place/situation which there is no protection/cover (v: expose)

tedious

adj: boring = monotonous

tolerance

n: willingness to accept ideas/beliefs that different from you and you may not agree/approve them

ameliorate

v: to make bad situation better

depletion

n: a reduction of smth

replenish

v: to fill smth up again (=restock)

conducive

adj: providing right conditions for smth to happen

courtesy

n: polite behavior that show respect

intelligible

adj: that can be easily understood (=comprehensible)

remorseful

adj: feeling extremely sorry for what you have done (=regretful)

confine

v: to limit/keep sm closed in a place ( by force)

scout

n: a soldier that get information of the enemy

detract

v: to make smth less good/valuable

sardonic

adj: humorous in an unkind way = derisive

stringent

adj: exacting = demanding = strict

acrimonious

adj: belligerent = bitter = full of anger/arguments

trite

adj: expressed too often to be interesting = jaded

pivotal

adj: important = crucial

insatiable

adj: too great to be satisfied

discriminating

adj: able to judge quality based on differences

vehement

adj: expressing strong feelings

necessitate

v: to make smth to be necessary

prominent

adj: famous + important

renowned

adj: famous for smth

stoic

adj: stoicism (n)

negate

v: to cause smth to have no effect = RESCIND >< enact/mandate

triumph

n: victory/success/achievement or satisfaction

dogmatic

adj: arrogant + always think you're right

recluse

n: a person who lives apart from society and alone

meager

adj: ( amount/number): small/not enough

strut

v: to walk proudly to show importance

myopia

n: short-sightedness

protagonist

n: main character / an important supporter

pious

adj: devoutly religious

integrity

n: honesty

naive

adj: too ready to believe sm/smth because lack of experience

obscure

adj: not clear & difficult to understand/see

superficial

= frivolous (adj) / not complete & involving only the most obvious thing

viable

feasible, possible

zenith

n: summit

undermine

v: to weaken

proficient

adj: skilled, experienced

diverge

v: to follow different direction / become different

concede

v: to admit smth is true ( unwilling )

tangible

adj: real, palpable

subordinate

adj: having lower / less important position