| Abjure |
v. |
Từ bỏ |
He abjured his former beliefs. |
| Abrogate |
v. |
Hủy bỏ |
The treaty was abrogated. |
| Abscond |
v. |
Lẩn trốn |
The thief absconded with the money. |
| Abstruse |
adj. |
Khó hiểu |
The theory is abstruse. |
| Accolade |
n. |
Khen ngợi |
The film received accolades. |
| Accost |
v. |
Tiếp cận |
He was accosted by a stranger. |
| Acerbic |
adj. |
Cay độc |
His acerbic comments hurt feelings. |
| Acumen |
n. |
Nhạy bén |
She has business acumen. |
| Adulation |
n. |
Tâng bốc |
He enjoyed the adulation of fans. |
| Aegis |
n. |
Bảo vệ |
The project is under the aegis of the UN. |
| Affable |
adj. |
Dễ gần |
He was affable and polite. |
| Alacrity |
n. |
Nhiệt tình |
She accepted the invitation with alacrity. |
| Alleviate |
v. |
Giảm bớt |
Medicine alleviates pain. |
| Ameliorate |
v. |
Cải thiện |
Steps were taken to ameliorate the situation. |
| Amorphous |
adj. |
Vô định hình |
The amorphous cloud changed shape. |
| Anachronism |
n. |
Lỗi thời |
The sword is an anachronism in modern warfare. |
| Anathema |
n. |
Sự ghét bỏ |
Racism is an anathema to him. |
| Antipathy |
n. |
Ác cảm |
She felt antipathy towards him. |
| Apathy |
n. |
Thờ ơ |
Voter apathy is a problem. |
| Apex |
n. |
Đỉnh |
He reached the apex of his career. |
| Apocryphal |
adj. |
Ngụy tạo |
The story is apocryphal. |
| Approbation |
n. |
Sự tán thành |
The plan met with approbation. |
| Arbitrary |
adj. |
Tuỳ tiện |
The decision seemed arbitrary. |
| Arcane |
adj. |
Bí ẩn |
The arcane rules confused him. |
| Arduous |
adj. |
Khó nhọc |
Climbing the mountain was arduous. |
| Articulate |
v./adj. |
Phát âm rõ / lưu loát |
She articulated her thoughts well. |
| Ascetic |
adj./n. |
Khổ hạnh |
The monk led an ascetic life. |
| Assiduous |
adj. |
Chăm chỉ |
She was assiduous in her studies. |
| Assuage |
v. |
Làm dịu |
He assuaged his guilt. |
| Audacious |
adj. |
Táo bạo |
The audacious plan succeeded. |
| Austere |
adj. |
Nghiêm khắc |
The monk lived an austere life. |
| Avarice |
n. |
Tham lam |
His avarice led to downfall. |
| Avert |
v. |
Ngăn ngừa |
He averted a crisis. |
| Banal |
adj. |
Tầm thường |
The speech was banal. |
| Belie |
v. |
Lừa dối |
His smile belied his anger. |
| Benefactor |
n. |
Người giúp đỡ |
The university thanked its benefactor. |
| Benign |
adj. |
Lành tính |
The tumor was benign. |
| Blatant |
adj. |
Trắng trợn |
His lie was blatant. |
| Bombastic |
adj. |
Khoa trương |
His speech was bombastic. |
| Brevity |
n. |
Ngắn gọn |
The brevity of his remarks impressed everyone. |
| Bucolic |
adj. |
Thôn dã |
They enjoyed the bucolic countryside. |
| Cajole |
v. |
Dỗ ngọt |
He cajoled her into agreeing. |
| Callous |
adj. |
Lạnh lùng |
He showed a callous disregard for others. |
| Candor |
n. |
Thẳng thắn |
She spoke with candor. |
| Capitulate |
v. |
Đầu hàng |
The army capitulated. |
| Castigate |
v. |
Trừng phạt |
He was castigated for his behavior. |
| Caustic |
adj. |
Chua cay |
The critic wrote a caustic review. |
| Censure |
v./n. |
Khiển trách |
The senator was censured. |
| Chicanery |
n. |
Thủ đoạn |
The scheme relied on chicanery. |
| Circumspect |
adj. |
Thận trọng |
Be circumspect in your investments. |
| Coerce |
v. |
Ép buộc |
He was coerced into signing. |
| Cogent |
adj. |
Thuyết phục |
Her argument was cogent. |
| Commensurate |
adj. |
Tương xứng |
Pay should be commensurate with work. |
| Complaisant |
adj. |
Dễ dãi |
He is complaisant and agreeable. |
| Conciliatory |
adj. |
Hoà giải |
He made a conciliatory gesture. |
| Concur |
v. |
Đồng ý |
I concur with your opinion. |
| Conflagration |
n. |
Hoả hoạn |
The war became a conflagration. |
| Conjecture |
n./v. |
Phỏng đoán |
It is mere conjecture. |
| Conspicuous |
adj. |
Dễ thấy |
He was conspicuous in the crowd. |
| Construe |
v. |
Giải thích |
His words were construed wrongly. |
| Contumacious |
adj. |
Bướng bỉnh |
The contumacious defendant refused to comply. |
| Copious |
adj. |
Nhiều |
She took copious notes. |
| Corpulent |
adj. |
Béo |
The corpulent man struggled to fit. |
| Credulous |
adj. |
Cả tin |
The credulous audience believed him. |
| Cryptic |
adj. |
Bí ẩn |
He left a cryptic message. |
| Culpable |
adj. |
Có tội |
He was culpable for the accident. |
