| Rhetoric |
n. |
Hùng biện |
The politician’s rhetoric was persuasive. |
| Ribald |
adj. |
Thô tục |
The comedian’s jokes were ribald. |
| Sagacious |
adj. |
Khôn ngoan |
The sagacious leader avoided mistakes. |
| Salient |
adj. |
Nổi bật |
The report highlighted the salient points. |
| Sanguine |
adj. |
Lạc quan |
He remained sanguine about the outcome. |
| Sardonic |
adj. |
Châm biếm |
Her sardonic smile irritated him. |
| Satiate |
v. |
Thỏa mãn |
The feast satiated their hunger. |
| Scintillating |
adj. |
Sáng chói, thông minh |
His scintillating wit impressed everyone. |
| Scrupulous |
adj. |
Cẩn thận, tận tâm |
She is scrupulous in her work. |
| Servile |
adj. |
Khúm núm |
The servant was servile to his master. |
| Simulate |
v. |
Mô phỏng |
They simulated the experiment. |
| Sinuous |
adj. |
Uốn lượn |
The sinuous river flowed through the valley. |
| Skeptical |
adj. |
Hoài nghi |
She was skeptical of the claim. |
| Solicitous |
adj. |
Chu đáo |
He was solicitous about her health. |
| Soliloquy |
n. |
Độc thoại |
Hamlet’s soliloquy is famous. |
| Soporific |
adj. |
Gây buồn ngủ |
The lecture was soporific. |
| Spurious |
adj. |
Giả mạo |
The rumor was spurious. |
| Stalwart |
adj./n. |
Kiên định |
He is a stalwart supporter of the team. |
| Static |
adj. |
Tĩnh |
The population remained static. |
| Stentorian |
adj. |
Rất to |
He spoke in a stentorian voice. |
| Stoic |
adj./n. |
Kiên nhẫn |
The soldier remained stoic under pain. |
| Strident |
adj. |
Chói tai |
His strident voice annoyed everyone. |
| Stringent |
adj. |
Nghiêm ngặt |
The rules are stringent. |
| Stymie |
v. |
Ngăn cản |
The obstacles stymied progress. |
| Subjugate |
v. |
Chinh phục |
The empire subjugated neighboring lands. |
| Sublime |
adj. |
Tuyệt vời |
The view from the mountain was sublime. |
| Substantiate |
v. |
Chứng minh |
Evidence substantiates the claim. |
| Subversive |
adj. |
Phá hoại |
The book had subversive ideas. |
| Succinct |
adj. |
Ngắn gọn |
Her speech was succinct. |
| Supercilious |
adj. |
Kiêu căng |
He gave a supercilious smile. |
| Superfluous |
adj. |
Thừa thãi |
The extra explanation was superfluous. |
| Supplant |
v. |
Thay thế |
Machines may supplant human labor. |
| Surreptitious |
adj. |
Lén lút |
They had a surreptitious meeting. |
| Sycophant |
n. |
Kẻ nịnh hót |
The manager was surrounded by sycophants. |
| Taciturn |
adj. |
Ít nói |
He is taciturn and shy. |
| Tangential |
adj. |
Lạc đề |
His remarks were tangential. |
| Temerity |
n. |
Liều lĩnh |
He had the temerity to challenge the law. |
| Tenacious |
adj. |
Kiên trì |
She is tenacious in her studies. |
| Tenuous |
adj. |
Yếu |
The evidence is tenuous. |
| Timorous |
adj. |
Rụt rè |
The timorous child hid behind his mother. |
| Tirade |
n. |
Bài công kích |
He delivered a tirade against corruption. |
| Torpid |
adj. |
Uể oải |
The torpid cat slept all day. |
| Tractable |
adj. |
Dễ dạy |
The horse is tractable. |
| Transient |
adj. |
Ngắn ngủi |
Happiness is transient. |
| Trepidation |
n. |
Lo lắng |
She felt trepidation before the exam. |
| Trite |
adj. |
Sáo mòn |
The saying is trite. |
| Truncate |
v. |
Cắt ngắn |
The article was truncated. |
| Tenuous |
adj. |
Mong manh |
His argument was tenuous. |
| Turpitude |
n. |
Hèn hạ |
The crime revealed his turpitude. |
| Ubiquitous |
adj. |
Phổ biến |
Smartphones are ubiquitous. |
| Umbrage |
n. |
Bực mình |
She took umbrage at his comments. |
| Unctuous |
adj. |
Tâng bốc |
His unctuous manners annoyed her. |
| Unequivocal |
adj. |
Rõ ràng |
The answer was unequivocal. |
| Unfettered |
adj. |
Tự do |
He enjoyed unfettered access. |
| Untenable |
adj. |
Không giữ được |
The position was untenable. |
| Upbraid |
v. |
Khiển trách |
The teacher upbraided the students. |
| Urbane |
adj. |
Lịch lãm |
He was urbane and charming. |
| Vacillate |
v. |
Do dự |
She vacillated between choices. |
| Vapid |
adj. |
Nhạt nhẽo |
The conversation was vapid. |
| Vehement |
adj. |
Mãnh liệt |
He was vehement in protest. |
| Veracity |
n. |
Chính xác |
We questioned the veracity of his claim. |
| Verbose |
adj. |
Dài dòng |
The report was verbose. |
| Verdant |
adj. |
Xanh tươi |
The verdant valley was beautiful. |
| Vestige |
n. |
Dấu tích |
The ruins are vestiges of the past. |
| Vex |
v. |
Làm phiền |
The question vexed him. |
| Viable |
adj. |
Khả thi |
The plan is viable. |
| Vicarious |
adj. |
Thay thế |
He felt vicarious joy through her success. |
| Vicissitude |
n. |
Thay đổi |
Life is full of vicissitudes. |
| Vindicate |
v. |
Minh oan |
The evidence vindicated her. |
| Vindictive |
adj. |
Báo thù |
He was vindictive towards rivals. |
| Virulent |
adj. |
Độc hại |
The virus was virulent. |
| Viscous |
adj. |
Dính |
The syrup is viscous. |
| Vitriolic |
adj. |
Cay độc |
His criticism was vitriolic. |
| Volatile |
adj. |
Thay đổi |
The situation is volatile. |
| Voluble |
adj. |
Nói nhiều |
The voluble speaker captivated the audience. |
| Voracious |
adj. |
Tham ăn |
He had a voracious appetite for books. |
| Wane |
v. |
Giảm |
His enthusiasm waned over time. |
| Wanton |
adj. |
Vô cớ |
The vandalism was wanton. |
| Whimsical |
adj. |
Kỳ quặc |
The artist has a whimsical style. |
| Wizened |
adj. |
Nhăn nheo |
The wizened old man told stories. |
| Zealous |
adj. |
Nhiệt huyết |
She is zealous in her work. |
| Zenith |
n. |
Đỉnh cao |
The athlete reached the zenith of his career. |
