SAT Vocabulary

protagonist

main character / an important supporter

novice

beginner

pious

devoutly religious

integrity

honesty

naive

too ready to believe sm/smth because lack of experience

obscure

not clear & difficult to understand/see

superficial

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

viable

feasible, possible

zenith

summit

undermine

to weaken

wary

not completely trusting/certain about smth/sm

proficient

skilled, experienced

diverge

to follow different direction / become different

concede

to admit smth is true ( unwilling )

tangible

real, palpable

subordinate

having lower / less important position

trivial

having little value/importance

ubiquitous

omnipresent

vulnerable

able to be easily physically or mentally hurt, influenced, attacked

oblivious

not aware of smth / what happening

susceptive

adj: prone to = vulnerable

affable

friendly + easy to talk

acrid

strong, bitter, unpleasant

anachronism

sm/smth placed in the wrong period in history

robust

adj: strong, healthy, unlikely to fail/break

intrinsic

adj: extremly important & fundamental

volatile

likely to change sundenly & unexpectedly ( worse )

parry

to manage cleverly to avoid difficulties

lament

to express sorrow / sadness

integral

important as a part of a whole

mandate

to give officially permission for smth to happen

conspicuous

apparent

labyrinth

a maze

paradox

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temper (adj)

the tendency to became angry very quickly (anger)

attenuate

temper (v)

unorthodox

different from usual/what is expected

wry

showing you find a difficult situation funny

candor

integrity = honesty

belligerent

adj: hostile and aggressive

intricate

adj: having a lot of small parts that are complicated

myriad

n: a very large number of smth

pervasive

adj: omnipresent / unorthodox

ominous

adj: suggesting that smth unpleasant is likely to happen

mercenary

adj: greedy for money

watershed

n: an important event / period that can significantly change how sm think/do

accolade

n: praise & approval

spurious

adj: false

arcane

adj: mysterious + esoteric

ruthless

adj: cruel, heartless = callous

monotonous

adj: not changing -> boring

onerous

adj: difficult / needing a lot of effort >< facile

parochial

adj: narrow-minded

equivocal

adj: ambiguous + ambivalent

abrasive

adj: unfriendly / rough

bastion

n: smth that keep/defend a belief

chagrin

n: disappointment/anger after failure/mistake

clamor

v: to make loud complaint/demand

deft

adj: proficient + nimble

furtive

adj: behaving secretly + dishonesty

incipient

adj: just beginning

maverick

n: a person who think/act independently/unorthodox

fickle

adj: likely to change suddenly without a good reason

irrational

adj: not using reason / clear thinking

manifesto

n: tuyên ngôn

proximity

n: the state of being near in space & time

sustain

v: to make/allow smth continue for a long period of time

tentative

adj: not certain/confident

florid

adj: too much of decoration/detail

unctuous

sự giả trân

stoicism

experiencing pain/problem without complaining/showing emotions

enmity

n: hatred = animosity

concord

n: agreement & peace

appease

v: to prevent disagreement/fighting by giving what they want

sporadic

adj: occasional

resolution

n: resolve (v)/a promise to do smth

prevalent

adj: common

metaphor

n: phép ẩn dụ

orthodox

adj: traditional + normal + acceptable by the majority

parody

v: to imitate sm in a humorous way

respite

n: a useful delay before smth unpleasant happen

utilitarian

adj: useful + practical > decorative

marshal

v: to bring together/organize ppl for a certain aim

pastoral

adj: representing features of countryside

potent

adj: very powerful & effective = compelling

static

adj: having no motion or change = motionless

atheist

n: a person who believes there is no god

polemical

adj: strongly attacking/defending an opinion, idea, ...

usurp

v: to take control of a position of power without right

taciturn

adj: >< loquacious, chatty, voluble

divisive

adj: tending to cause disagreement within a group

jubilant

adj: feeling/expressing great happiness because of success

languid

adj: lacking energy & enthusiasm

congenial

adj: affable

rigorous

adj: careful to look at/consider smth to make sure it's correct

ethic

n: moral social standards

frivolous

behaving in a silly way & not taking seriously

esoteric

unuasual & understood / liked by only a small number of people

artifice

a clever trick to cheat sm

concur

to agree