| Abate |
v. |
Giảm bớt |
The storm abated after two hours. |
| Aberration |
n. |
Sự sai lệch |
His outburst was an aberration. |
| Abhor |
v. |
Ghê tởm |
She abhors cruelty. |
| Abstruse |
adj. |
Khó hiểu |
The concept is abstruse. |
| Accolade |
n. |
Khen ngợi |
She received accolades for her work. |
| Acerbic |
adj. |
Chua chát |
His acerbic remarks hurt feelings. |
| Acquiesce |
v. |
Bằng lòng |
She acquiesced to his demands. |
| Acrimonious |
adj. |
Cay độc |
The debate was acrimonious. |
| Adulation |
n. |
Sự tâng bốc |
The actor received excessive adulation. |
| Aesthetic |
adj. |
Thẩm mỹ |
The painting has aesthetic appeal. |
| Affable |
adj. |
Thân thiện |
He is an affable host. |
| Alacrity |
n. |
Nhanh nhẹn |
She accepted the offer with alacrity. |
| Ambiguous |
adj. |
Mơ hồ |
The statement was ambiguous. |
| Ambivalent |
adj. |
Mâu thuẫn |
He felt ambivalent about leaving. |
| Ameliorate |
v. |
Cải thiện |
The medicine ameliorated her symptoms. |
| Amiable |
adj. |
Thân thiện |
She has an amiable personality. |
| Amorphous |
adj. |
Vô định hình |
The cloud was amorphous. |
| Anachronism |
n. |
Lỗi thời |
The sword is an anachronism in modern warfare. |
| Analogous |
adj. |
Tương tự |
The two situations are analogous. |
| Anomaly |
n. |
Sự bất thường |
The result was an anomaly. |
| Antipathy |
n. |
Ác cảm |
He has antipathy towards injustice. |
| Apathy |
n. |
Thờ ơ |
Voter apathy is a problem. |
| Apex |
n. |
Đỉnh cao |
The climbers reached the apex. |
| Apprehensive |
adj. |
Lo lắng |
She was apprehensive about the exam. |
| Arduous |
adj. |
Khó nhọc |
The journey was arduous. |
| Articulate |
adj./v. |
Rõ ràng |
She articulated her thoughts well. |
| Ascertain |
v. |
Xác định |
They ascertained the facts. |
| Ascetic |
adj. |
Khổ hạnh |
He lived an ascetic life. |
| Astute |
adj. |
Thông minh |
She is astute in business. |
| Atrophy |
v./n. |
Teo |
Muscles atrophy without exercise. |
| Audacious |
adj. |
Táo bạo |
He made an audacious move. |
| Austere |
adj. |
Nghiêm khắc |
The monastery was austere. |
| Autonomous |
adj. |
Tự trị |
The region is autonomous. |
| Avarice |
n. |
Tham lam |
His avarice led to his downfall. |
| Aver |
v. |
Khẳng định |
He averred his innocence. |
| Banal |
adj. |
Tầm thường |
The movie was banal. |
| Belie |
v. |
Trái ngược |
Her smile belied her sadness. |
| Benevolent |
adj. |
Nhân từ |
The benevolent leader helped the poor. |
| Benign |
adj. |
Lành tính |
The tumor was benign. |
| Blithe |
adj. |
Vô tư |
He showed blithe disregard for rules. |
| Bombastic |
adj. |
Phô trương |
The speech was bombastic. |
| Brevity |
n. |
Ngắn gọn |
The brevity of the report was appreciated. |
| Bucolic |
adj. |
Thôn quê |
The painting depicted a bucolic scene. |
| Cacophony |
n. |
Tiếng ồn |
The city streets were a cacophony of sounds. |
| Cajole |
v. |
Nịnh hót |
He cajoled her into agreeing. |
| Callous |
adj. |
Nhẫn tâm |
His callous remarks offended many. |
| Candor |
n. |
Thẳng thắn |
She spoke with candor. |
| Capitulate |
v. |
Đầu hàng |
The army capitulated to the enemy. |
| Capricious |
adj. |
Thất thường |
The weather was capricious. |
| Castigate |
v. |
Trừng phạt |
The teacher castigated the student. |
| Caustic |
adj. |
Chua cay |
His caustic comments hurt feelings. |
| Censure |
v./n. |
Khiển trách |
The official was censured for misconduct. |
| Chicanery |
n. |
Thủ đoạn |
He used chicanery to win the deal. |
| Coerce |
v. |
Ép buộc |
They were coerced into signing. |
| Cogent |
adj. |
Thuyết phục |
She presented a cogent argument. |
| Cognizant |
adj. |
Nhận thức |
He was cognizant of the risks. |