GRE Reading - Unit 2

adamant

(a) stubborn, cứng đầu, recalcitrant, obdurate

boon

(n) blessings, phúc

bane

(n) disasters, họa

clandestine

(a) lén lút, furtive, surreptitious

surreptitious

(a) stealthy, sneaky, secretive, lén lút, furtive, clandestine

furtive

(a) secretive, stealthy, sneaky, lén lút, clandestine, surreptitious

confounded

(a) confused, bị rối

prodigious

(a) huge

prodigy

(n) talented person, thiên tài

prodigal

(a) wasteful, hoang phí

reproach

(v) to criticize, chỉ trích, castigate, upbraid

castigate

(v) to criticize, chỉ trích, reproach, upbraid

upbraid

(v) to criticize, chỉ trích, reproach, castigate

conjecture

(n) guesswork, speculation, sự suy đoán

obsolete

(a) no longer in use

auspicious

(a) favorable, popular, promising, được ưa chuộng

despondent

(a) buồn, morose, sad

morose

(a) buồn, despondent, sad

impasse

(n) deadlock, bế tắc

covet

(v) to desire