| Inexorable |
adj. |
Không ngừng, không lay chuyển |
Time is inexorable; it waits for no one. |
| Ingenuous |
adj. |
Ngây thơ, chân thật |
The child’s ingenuous questions amused the teacher. |
| Inimical |
adj. |
Thù địch, có hại |
Policies inimical to economic growth were abandoned. |
| Innate |
adj. |
Bẩm sinh |
She has an innate talent for music. |
| Inscrutable |
adj. |
Bí hiểm, khó hiểu |
His motives were inscrutable. |
| Insidious |
adj. |
Xảo quyệt, âm ỉ |
The disease was insidious and progressed slowly. |
| Insipid |
adj. |
Nhạt nhẽo |
The soup was insipid. |
| Insolent |
adj. |
Xấc xược |
The student’s insolent reply shocked the teacher. |
| Instigate |
v. |
Xúi giục |
They instigated a protest against the policy. |
| Insular |
adj. |
Hẹp hòi |
His insular views prevented understanding. |
| Intrepid |
adj. |
Gan dạ |
The intrepid explorer ventured into the jungle. |
| Inundate |
v. |
Ngập lụt, tràn ngập |
The town was inundated with floodwaters. |
| Inure |
v. |
Làm quen với |
Years of hardship inured him to adversity. |
| Invective |
n. |
Lời lăng mạ |
The politician’s speech was full of invective. |
| Irascible |
adj. |
Nóng nảy |
He is irascible and easily angered. |
| Irrevocable |
adj. |
Không thể thay đổi |
The decision was irrevocable. |
| Itinerant |
adj. |
Đi đây đi đó |
The itinerant workers moved from farm to farm. |
| Jocular |
adj. |
Vui vẻ, đùa giỡn |
He has a jocular personality. |
| Juxtapose |
v. |
Đặt cạnh nhau |
The artist juxtaposed light and dark colors. |
| Kinetic |
adj. |
Thuộc về chuyển động |
The sculpture conveys a sense of kinetic energy. |
| Laconic |
adj. |
Ngắn gọn, súc tích |
His laconic reply hinted at his annoyance. |
| Lament |
v./n. |
Than vãn |
She lamented the loss of her friend. |
| Languid |
adj. |
Uể oải |
He walked with a languid pace. |
| Largesse |
n. |
Sự hào phóng |
The millionaire was known for his largesse. |
| Latent |
adj. |
Tiềm tàng |
He has latent talent for music. |
| Laudable |
adj. |
Đáng khen ngợi |
Her efforts were laudable. |
| Lethargic |
adj. |
Uể oải |
He felt lethargic after the long flight. |
| Levity |
n. |
Sự nhẹ nhàng |
The joke added levity to the meeting. |
| Lithe |
adj. |
Dẻo dai |
The dancer’s movements were lithe. |
| Loquacious |
adj. |
Nói nhiều |
The loquacious host dominated the conversation. |
| Lucid |
adj. |
Rõ ràng |
His explanation was lucid and easy to follow. |
| Lugubrious |
adj. |
Buồn rầu |
He had a lugubrious expression. |
| Luminous |
adj. |
Phát sáng |
The room was luminous with sunlight. |
| Magnanimous |
adj. |
Cao thượng |
She was magnanimous in victory. |
| Malevolent |
adj. |
Hiểm ác |
The villain was malevolent. |
| Malinger |
v. |
Giả ốm để trốn việc |
He malingered to avoid work. |
| Malleable |
adj. |
Dễ uốn |
Gold is malleable. |
| Mandate |
n./v. |
Quyền hạn, lệnh |
The government received a mandate to act. |
| Maudlin |
adj. |
Sến súa |
He became maudlin after a few drinks. |
| Maverick |
n. |
Người nổi loạn |
She is a maverick in the fashion industry. |
| Mendacious |
adj. |
Dối trá |
The politician’s statements were mendacious. |
| Mercurial |
adj. |
Thay đổi thất thường |
His mercurial temperament made him unpredictable. |
| Meticulous |
adj. |
Tỉ mỉ |
She is meticulous about her work. |
| Milieu |
n. |
Môi trường |
He grew up in an artistic milieu. |
| Misanthrope |
n. |
Người ghét người |
The recluse was a misanthrope. |
| Mitigate |
v. |
Giảm nhẹ |
Steps were taken to mitigate the damage. |
| Mollify |
v. |
Làm dịu |
The teacher tried to mollify the angry student. |
| Morose |
adj. |
U ám |
He became morose after the accident. |
| Mundane |
adj. |
Thường nhật |
She wanted to escape her mundane life. |
| Munificent |
adj. |
Rộng lượng |
The donor made a munificent contribution. |
| Myriad |
n./adj. |
Vô số |
There are a myriad of possibilities. |
| Nefarious |
adj. |
Hung ác |
The villain plotted a nefarious plan. |
| Nemesis |
n. |
Kẻ thù không đội trời chung |
His nemesis challenged him at every turn. |
| Neophyte |
n. |
Người mới |
He is a neophyte in the field of programming. |
| Noxious |
adj. |
Có hại |
The fumes were noxious. |
| Obdurate |
adj. |
Cứng rắn, ngoan cố |
He remained obdurate despite pleas. |
| Obfuscate |
v. |
Làm rối |
The explanation only obfuscated the issue. |
| Obsequious |
adj. |
Nịnh hót |
The assistant was obsequious to the manager. |
| Obstreperous |
adj. |
Ồn ào, khó kiểm soát |
The children were obstreperous. |
| Obviate |
v. |
Ngăn ngừa |
Precautions obviate accidents. |
| Odious |
adj. |
Ghê tởm |
The crime was odious. |
| Onerous |
adj. |
Nặng nề |
The task was onerous. |
| Opaque |
adj. |
Mờ |
The glass was opaque. |
| Opprobrium |
n. |
Sự nhục nhã |
The scandal brought opprobrium. |
| Ostensible |
adj. |
Bề ngoài |
His ostensible reason was health, but it was money. |
| Ostentatious |
adj. |
Phô trương |
The mansion was ostentatious. |
| Palliate |
v. |
Làm giảm nhẹ |
The medicine palliates pain. |
| Panacea |
n. |
Thuốc chữa bách bệnh |
Education is not a panacea for social problems. |
| Paragon |
n. |
Mẫu mực |
She is a paragon of virtue. |
| Pariah |
n. |
Người bị ghét bỏ |
He was treated as a pariah. |
| Parsimonious |
adj. |
Keo kiệt |
The parsimonious man refused to donate. |
