SET 7 (

VA

aggrandize

v. to increase power, status, or wealth - often extravagantly

• khuếch đại, nâng tầm

syn: magnify, exalt, ennoble

insuperable

a. impossible to surmount or conquer

• không thể vượt qua

syn: insurmountable, unconquerable, invincible

ineluctable

a. impossible to evade or escape

• không thể tránh khỏi

syn: inexorable, unavoidable, fated

irreplaceable

a. too unique or valuable to be substituted

• không thể thay thế

syn: inimitable, irreplicable, singular

ubiquitous

a. present everywhere

syn: omnipresent, pervasive, universal

anomalous

a. deviating from the norm, irregular

• bất thường

syn: aberrant, atypical, deviant

unfounded

a. lacking factual basis or justification

• vô căn cứ

syn: baseless, groundless, unsubstantiated

blender

n. an electric appliance for mixing or pureeing food

• máy xay sinh tố

syn: liquidizer, mixer, emulsifier

affecting

a. touching the emotions or producing an effect

• gây xúc động, gây ảnh hưởng

syn: poignant, moving, impactful

precursor

n. sth that comes before and signals another

• tiền thân; dấu hiệu báo trước

syn: forerunner, harbinger, antecedent

benevolent

a. showing kindness and goodwill

syn: magnanimous, altruistic, philanthropic

pristine

a. in its original, unspoiled state

• tinh khôi, nguyên sơ

syn: immaculate, unsullied, unblemished

bemused

a. puzzled or absorbed in thought

• bàng hoàng, ngơ ngác

syn: bewildered, nonplussed, perplexed

calibrate

v. adjust a device for accuracy

• hiệu chuẩn

syn: standardize, fine-tune, align

vitriolic

a. bitterly scathing in tone

• chua cay, độc địa

syn: acrimonious, caustic, scathing

biased

a. showing prejudice toward one side

• thiên vị

syn: partial, prejudiced, jaundiced

dogmatic

a. asserting opinions as incontrovertible fact

• độc đoán, giáo điều

syn: doctrinaire, peremptory, imperious

serene

a. calm and untroubled

• thanh bình

syn: placid, tranquil, unperturbed

banal

a. lacking originality or freshness

• tầm thường, sáo rỗng

syn: trite, hackneyed, vapid

implicit

a. understood though not plainly expressed

• ngầm, bao hàm

syn: tacit, unspoken, inherent

interdependent

a. mutually reliant

• phụ thuôc lẫn nhau

syn: reciprocal, symbiotic, codependent

inconsequential

a. insignificant

• không quan trọng

syn: trivial, negligible, petty

corollary

n. natural consequences or results

• hệ quả

syn: upshot, aftermath, sequel

coincided with 

phr. occurred at the same time as

• trùng hợp với

syn: occurred with, synchronized with, overlapped

legitimacy

n. lawfulness or validity

• tính hợp pháp

syn: authenticity, legality, validity

ineffectual

a. lacking the power to produce the desired effect

• không hiệu quả

syn: futile, feckless, inept

ingenious

a. cleverly inventive or resourceful

• khéo léo, sáng tạo

syn: inventive, astute, adroit

meticulous

a. showing extreme attention to detail

• tỉ mỉ, kỹ lưỡng

syn: fastidious, painstaking, exacting

resonance

n. quality of evoking response or reverberation

• sự cộng hưởng

syn: reverberation (ảnh hưởng, tác động), echo, implication

vigilance

n. watchful attention to danger

• sự cảnh giác

syn: alertness, watchfulness, attentiveness

counterproductive

a. producing the opposite of the intended result

• phản tác dụng

syn: self-defeating, deleterious, backfiring

discrepancy

n. lack of agreement between facts

• sự sai lệch

syn: incongruity, divergence, variance

dispute

n/v. disagreement or to argue about

• tranh chấp, tranh luận

syn: contention, altercation, debate

deliberation

n. careful consideration before decision

• sự cân nhắc

syn: contemplation, reflection, rumination

consensus

n. general agreement

• sự đồng thuận

syn: accord, unanimity, concord

coarse

a. rough in texture or manner

• thô ráp

syn: crude, abrasive, uncouth

lobbying

n. the act of influencing lawmakers

syn: advocacy, canvassing, petitioning

detract

v. diminish the worth of

• làm giảm giá trị

syn: depreciate, deprecate, derogate

cynical

a. distrustful of human motives

• hoài nghi

syn: sardonic, skeptical

indistinct

a. not clearly defined or sharp

• mờ nhạt, không rõ, khó nhận ra/ khó nghe thấy

syn: nebulous, blurry, vague

nuance

n. a subtle distinction in meaning or tone

• sắc thái tinh tế

syn: subtlety, gradation, nicety

exhaustive

a. covering every detail; comprehensive (toàn diện)

• toàn diện, thấu đáo

syn: encyclopedic, thorough, comprehensive

comprehensible

a. understandable, straightforward