| Contempt |
n. |
Khinh bỉ |
He spoke with contempt about the idea. |
| Contentious |
adj. |
Gây tranh cãi |
The issue is highly contentious. |
| Contrite |
adj. |
Hối lỗi |
He was contrite after hurting her feelings. |
| Convoluted |
adj. |
Rắc rối, khó hiểu |
The argument was too convoluted to follow. |
| Copious |
adj. |
Nhiều, dồi dào |
She took copious notes during class. |
| Corpulent |
adj. |
Béo, phì nhiêu |
The corpulent man struggled to climb the stairs. |
| Corroborate |
v. |
Xác nhận |
The evidence corroborates his story. |
| Cosmopolitan |
adj. |
Quốc tế, toàn cầu |
New York is a cosmopolitan city. |
| Coterie |
n. |
Nhóm kín, bè phái |
He belongs to a coterie of intellectuals. |
| Countenance |
n./v. |
Vẻ mặt, chấp nhận |
His countenance showed surprise. |
| Coup |
n. |
Đảo chính, thành công lớn |
The business deal was a coup. |
| Covert |
adj. |
Bí mật |
They carried out a covert operation. |
| Crass |
adj. |
Thô lỗ, ngu dốt |
His crass comments offended everyone. |
| Credulous |
adj. |
Dễ tin |
The credulous child believed every story. |
| Cryptic |
adj. |
Bí ẩn, khó hiểu |
He left a cryptic message. |
| Culpable |
adj. |
Có tội |
The driver was culpable for the accident. |
| Cursory |
adj. |
Nhanh chóng, sơ sài |
He gave a cursory glance at the report. |
| Daunt |
v. |
Làm nản lòng |
The steep climb did not daunt her. |
| Debacle |
n. |
Thất bại thảm hại |
The project ended in a debacle. |
| Debilitate |
v. |
Làm yếu, suy nhược |
The illness debilitated him. |
| Decorum |
n. |
Phong cách, lễ nghi |
She maintained decorum during the ceremony. |
| Deference |
n. |
Sự tôn trọng |
He showed deference to his elders. |
| Defunct |
adj. |
Không còn tồn tại |
The company is now defunct. |
| Deleterious |
adj. |
Có hại |
Smoking has deleterious effects on health. |
| Demure |
adj. |
Dịu dàng, e thẹn |
She gave a demure smile. |
| Denounce |
v. |
Lên án, tố cáo |
The government denounced the act. |
| Depict |
v. |
Miêu tả |
The painting depicts a historical scene. |
| Deplore |
v. |
Lên án, ghét bỏ |
We deplore any form of violence. |
| Deprecate |
v. |
Phản đối, phản bác |
He deprecated the use of harsh language. |
| Deride |
v. |
Chế nhạo |
The critics derided the play. |
| Derivative |
adj. |
Sao chép, không độc đáo |
The movie was derivative of many others. |
| Despot |
n. |
Bạo chúa |
The despot ruled with an iron fist. |
| Destitute |
adj. |
Nghèo túng |
The family was destitute after the fire. |
| Desultory |
adj. |
Lung tung, rời rạc |
He made a desultory attempt at studying. |
| Deter |
v. |
Ngăn cản, răn đe |
Strict laws deter crime. |
| Devoid |
adj. |
Thiếu, trống rỗng |
The essay was devoid of originality. |
| Diatribe |
n. |
Lời công kích |
He launched a diatribe against corruption. |
| Didactic |
adj. |
Mang tính giáo dục |
The book is didactic in nature. |
| Diffident |
adj. |
Rụt rè, thiếu tự tin |
She was diffident in class. |
| Digress |
v. |
Lạc đề |
The speaker digressed from the main topic. |
| Diligent |
adj. |
Chăm chỉ |
He is diligent in his work. |
| Discerning |
adj. |
Sáng suốt, tinh tường |
She has a discerning eye for art. |
| Disclose |
v. |
Tiết lộ |
The company disclosed its earnings. |
| Disconcert |
v. |
Làm bối rối |
The question disconcerted him. |
| Disdain |
n./v. |
Khinh bỉ |
She looked at him with disdain. |
| Disparate |
adj. |
Khác biệt, không liên quan |
Their ideas were disparate. |
| Disseminate |
v. |
Phổ biến, lan truyền |
The organization disseminates information. |
| Dissident |
n./adj. |
Người bất đồng, phản đối |
Dissident voices were silenced. |
| Dissonance |
n. |
Sự bất hòa |
There was a dissonance in his argument. |
| Distend |
v. |
Phồng ra |
The balloon distended as it was inflated. |
| Distill |
v. |
Chưng cất, tinh lọc |
The process distills the essence of the idea. |
| Diverge |
v. |
Khác nhau, phân nhánh |
Their paths diverged after college. |
| Divulge |
v. |
Tiết lộ |
He refused to divulge the secret. |
| Dogmatic |
adj. |
Giáo điều, cố chấp |
His dogmatic opinions annoyed everyone. |
| Dubious |
adj. |
Nghi ngờ, không chắc chắn |
She looked dubious about the plan. |
| Duress |
n. |
Sự cưỡng bức |
He confessed under duress. |
| Eccentric |
adj. |
Kỳ dị |
He is known for his eccentric behavior. |
