| Banal |
adj. |
Tầm thường, vô vị |
The movie's plot was banal. |
| Belie |
v. |
Bác bỏ, mâu thuẫn |
His calm manner belied his anxiety. |
| Bellicose |
adj. |
Hiếu chiến |
The nation adopted a bellicose stance. |
| Benign |
adj. |
Lành tính |
The tumor was benign. |
| Bequeath |
v. |
Để lại (tài sản) |
He bequeathed his estate to his children. |
| Berate |
v. |
La mắng |
She berated him for being late. |
| Beseech |
v. |
Cầu xin |
I beseech you to help me. |
| Blatant |
adj. |
Rõ ràng, trắng trợn |
His lie was blatant. |
| Bolster |
v. |
Ủng hộ, củng cố |
The speech bolstered their morale. |
| Bombastic |
adj. |
Khoa trương |
His bombastic speech impressed no one. |
| Boorish |
adj. |
Thô lỗ, cục cằn |
His boorish behavior annoyed the guests. |
| Brevity |
n. |
Ngắn gọn |
The brevity of the report was appreciated. |
| Bucolic |
adj. |
Thôn dã, đồng quê |
They enjoy bucolic landscapes. |
| Burgeon |
v. |
Phát triển nhanh |
The town burgeoned into a city. |
| Cacophony |
n. |
Tiếng hỗn tạp |
The city streets are full of cacophony. |
| Cajole |
v. |
Nịnh hót, thuyết phục |
He cajoled her into going. |
| Callous |
adj. |
Vô cảm |
His callous remarks hurt her. |
| Candor |
n. |
Thẳng thắn |
She spoke with candor. |
| Capitulate |
v. |
Đầu hàng |
The army capitulated after weeks of fighting. |
| Capricious |
adj. |
Thất thường |
The weather is capricious. |
| Castigate |
v. |
Trừng phạt, khiển trách |
The teacher castigated the student. |
| Catalyst |
n. |
Chất xúc tác |
The speech was a catalyst for change. |
| Caustic |
adj. |
Châm biếm, ăn mòn |
His caustic comment offended everyone. |
| Censure |
v./n. |
Khiển trách |
The senator was censured for misconduct. |
| Chicanery |
n. |
Lừa đảo, mánh khóe |
The scheme was full of chicanery. |
| Circumspect |
adj. |
Thận trọng |
He is circumspect in his approach. |
| Coerce |
v. |
Ép buộc |
They coerced him into signing. |
| Cogent |
adj. |
Thuyết phục |
She presented a cogent argument. |
| Cognizant |
adj. |
Nhận thức |
He is cognizant of the risks. |
| Commensurate |
adj. |
Tương xứng |
Pay will be commensurate with experience. |
| Complacent |
adj. |
Tự mãn |
He became complacent after success. |
| Conciliatory |
adj. |
Hòa giải |
She made a conciliatory gesture. |
| Concur |
v. |
Đồng ý |
I concur with your opinion. |
| Condone |
v. |
Tha thứ |
We cannot condone violence. |
| Conducive |
adj. |
Có lợi |
Silence is conducive to study. |
| Conflagration |
n. |
Cháy lớn |
The forest was destroyed by conflagration. |
| Conjecture |
n./v. |
Phỏng đoán |
The theory is based on conjecture. |
| Connoisseur |
n. |
Chuyên gia |
He is a connoisseur of wine. |
| Consensus |
n. |
Sự đồng thuận |
There was consensus on the plan. |
| Conspicuous |
adj. |
Dễ thấy |
Her red dress was conspicuous. |
| Construe |
v. |
Giải thích |
How should we construe his remark? |
| Contentious |
adj. |
Gây tranh cãi |
The issue is highly contentious. |
| Contrite |
adj. |
Hối hận |
He felt contrite for his actions. |
| Conundrum |
n. |
Vấn đề hóc búa |
Solving the puzzle was a conundrum. |
| Converge |
v. |
Hội tụ |
The rivers converge at this point. |
| Copious |
adj. |
Nhiều |
She took copious notes. |
| Corpulent |
adj. |
Béo phì |
The corpulent man struggled to walk. |
| Covert |
adj. |
Bí mật |
They engaged in covert operations. |
| Covet |
v. |
Thèm muốn |
He coveted his neighbor's car. |
| Credulous |
adj. |
Dễ tin |
The credulous audience believed him. |
| Cryptic |
adj. |
Bí ẩn |
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. |
