| Sycophant |
n. |
Kẻ nịnh hót |
He is a sycophant who flatters his boss. |
| Tacit |
adj. |
Ngầm hiểu |
There was tacit agreement between them. |
| Taciturn |
adj. |
Ít nói |
He was taciturn and reserved. |
| Tangential |
adj. |
Lệch đề |
His comments were tangential. |
| Tantamount |
adj. |
Tương đương |
His refusal was tantamount to a denial. |
| Tenuous |
adj. |
Mong manh |
The connection between the events is tenuous. |
| Timorous |
adj. |
Rụt rè |
The timorous student spoke softly. |
| Torpid |
adj. |
Lờ đờ |
The torpid cat slept all day. |
| Tractable |
adj. |
Dễ bảo |
The horse was tractable. |
| Transient |
adj. |
Ngắn ngủi |
The transient beauty of youth fades. |
| Trenchant |
adj. |
Sắc bén |
She made a trenchant analysis. |
| Trite |
adj. |
Cũ rích |
His speech was trite and unoriginal. |
| Truculent |
adj. |
Hung hăng |
The truculent child argued fiercely. |
| Tumultuous |
adj. |
Ồn ào, hỗn loạn |
The protest was tumultuous. |
| Ubiquitous |
adj. |
Phổ biến |
Smartphones are ubiquitous today. |
| Umbrage |
n. |
Sự phật ý |
She took umbrage at his remark. |
| Unctuous |
adj. |
Giả tạo |
The salesman had an unctuous manner. |
| Unequivocal |
adj. |
Rõ ràng |
The answer was unequivocal. |
| Unobtrusive |
adj. |
Khiêm tốn |
She remained unobtrusive at the party. |
| Unprecedented |
adj. |
Chưa từng có |
The event was unprecedented. |
| Upbraid |
v. |
Khiển trách |
The teacher upbraided the student. |
| Vacillate |
v. |
Do dự |
He vacillated between choices. |
| Vapid |
adj. |
Nhạt nhẽo |
The conversation was vapid. |
| Vehement |
adj. |
Mãnh liệt |
He was vehement in his opposition. |
| Veracious |
adj. |
Chính xác, trung thực |
She is veracious in reporting facts. |
| Verbose |
adj. |
Dài dòng |
The essay was verbose. |
| Verdant |
adj. |
Xanh tươi |
The verdant hills were beautiful. |
| Vestige |
n. |
Dấu tích |
Only a vestige of the old castle remains. |
| Vicarious |
adj. |
Gián tiếp |
He lived vicariously through his son’s adventures. |
| Vicissitude |
n. |
Thăng trầm |
The vicissitudes of life are inevitable. |
| Vilify |
v. |
Bôi nhọ |
The press vilified the politician. |
| Vindicate |
v. |
Minh oan |
Evidence vindicated the accused. |
| Vindictive |
adj. |
Thù hằn |
He was vindictive after being insulted. |
| Virulent |
adj. |
Độc hại |
The virus was virulent. |
| Viscous |
adj. |
Nhầy nhụa |
The syrup was viscous. |
| Vituperate |
v. |
Mắng nhiếc |
He vituperated the offender. |
| Vociferous |
adj. |
Ồn ào |
The crowd was vociferous. |
| Volatile |
adj. |
Không ổn định |
The stock market is volatile. |
| Wane |
v. |
Giảm |
His influence began to wane. |
| Wanton |
adj. |
Vô cớ, bừa bãi |
The destruction was wanton. |
| Whimsical |
adj. |
Thường thay đổi, kì quái |
She has a whimsical sense of humor. |
| Winsome |
adj. |
Dễ thương |
The child had a winsome smile. |
| Wizened |
adj. |
Héo hon |
The wizened old man told stories. |
| Wry |
adj. |
Châm biếm, hài hước |
He gave a wry smile. |
| Xenophobia |
n. |
Kỳ thị người nước ngoài |
Xenophobia is a serious social problem. |
| Yoke |
n./v. |
Áp bức, xiềng xích |
The peasants were yoked to harsh labor. |
| Zealous |
adj. |
Nhiệt tình |
She is zealous in her advocacy. |
| Zenith |
n. |
Đỉnh cao |
He reached the zenith of his career. |
