Thẻ ghi nhớ: NEC - Vocab C2 (13)

quiescent

temporarily quiet and inactive

~ dormant

circuitous

vòng vo

unswerving

steadfast, staunch

=> .... support/faith/loyalty

undeviating

not changing, especially from a particular belief, plan, or standard (không chệch hướng)

ex: She continued to follow an ... schedule of family duties, public duties, and charity work.

venomous

= spiteful = vitriolic

nonchalant

cool, unconcerned (thản nhiên, tỉnh bơ, dửng dưng)

jaundiced

judging everything as bad because bad things have happened to you in the past

=> .... view/eye

vàng da

ironclad

impossible to change or weaken

ex: The new contract provides employees with ... job security.

~ cast-iron

lop

tỉa cành

graft

ghép (da/cây)

=> skin .... (phẫu thuật ghép da)

the obtaining of money or advantage through the dishonest use of power and influence

graft sth onto sth

to join or add something new (ghép)

ex: The management tried unsuccessfully to ... new working methods ... the existing ways of doing things.

fitfully

chập chờn, ngắt quãng

=> sleep ...

discursive

lan man, rời rạc

~ circuitous ~ rambling

jejune

naive, simplistic, and superficial

boring and uninteresting

mendacious

not telling the truth (dối trá)

~ fallacious

fatalistic

believing that all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate

parry

đỡ đòn

cleverly avoid a difficult question or some criticism

febrile

feverish (quá khích hoặc cuồng nhiệt)

caused by a fever

languid

~ torpid (uể oải)