VOCABULARY VIETNAMESE EXAMPLE indigence = poverty n indigent = poverty-stricken adj Sự nghèo đói The problem of indigence is particularly acute in rural areas.. insularity = narrow-
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indigence = poverty (n)
indigent = poverty-stricken
(adj)
Sự nghèo đói The problem of indigence is particularly acute in
rural areas
There are few jobs for the peasants who have
flooded into the cities from the poverty-stricken countryside in search of work
sanction = approve; ratify (v) Đồng ý, chấp thuận The government was reluctant to sanction
intervention in the crisis
The decision will have to be ratified (= approved)
by the executive board
predilection =preference,
liking Niềm vui thích, sở thích Ever since she was a child, she has had a predilection for spicy food
insularity =
narrow-mindedness; isolation (n) Sự tách biệt, sự không bằng lòng He wanted to escape from the narrow-mindedness of the people in the small town where he grew up
propriety =correct behavior
or conduct (n) Sự đứng đắn, chuẩn mực She was careful always to behave with propriety intransigence = refusal of any
compromise; stubbornness
(n)
Sự cứng đầu, ngoan cố Unions claim that the management continues to
maintain an intransigent position
fervor = glowing ardor;
intensity of feeling (n) Sự nhiệt tình The country was swept by patriotic fervor
disparage = belittle (v) Làm mất uy tín The actor's work for charity has recently been
disparaged in the press as an attempt to get publicity obviate = to prevent; make
unnecessary; get rid of (v) Ngăn cản, loại bỏ A peaceful solution would obviate the need to send a UN military force
malign = to speak harmful
untruths about, to slander (v) Nói xấu She has recently been maligned in the gossip columns of several newspapers
pusillanimous = lacking
courage or resolution ( adj) Nhút nhát, yếu ớt He's too pusillanimous to stand up to his opponents mendacious = lying;
habitually dishonest (adj)
Dối trá Some of these statements are misleading and some
are downright mendacious
excessively careful;
painstaking; scrupulous =
meticulous (adj)
Quá cẩn thận He was described by his colleagues as a painstaking
journalist
sorrowful, mournful = doleful Buồn bã With a sorrowful sigh she folded the letter and put it
away
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buttress = support; prop up
(v)
Làm vững chắc ( ý kiến) The arguments for change are buttressed by events
elsewhere
convoluted = intricate and
complicated (adj)
Phức tạp His grammar explanations are terribly convoluted
plethora = excess;
overabundance (n)
Sự dư thừa The plethora of regulations is both contradictory
and confusing
derision = contemptuous or
jeering laughter; ridicule (n)
Sự nhạo bán Her speech was met with hoots/howls of derision
indolent = slothful, lazy (adj) Lười biến Managers had complained that the workers were lazy
and unreliable
itinerary = plan of a trip (n) Kế hoạch đi chơi The tour operator will arrange transport and
plan your itinerary
amity = friendship; peaceful
harmony (n) Tình bạn The two groups had lived in perfect amity for many years before the recent troubles
empirical = based on
experience (adj)
Dựa trên kinh nghiệm This theory needs to be backed up
with solid empirical data/evidence
unintentionally; by oversight;
carelessly = inadvertently
(adv)
Không chú ý, bất cẩn He inadvertently deleted the file
acquiesce = comply , give in
(v) Tuân theo Reluctantly, he acquiesced to/in the plans
reticent = silent (adj) Yên lặng Most of the students were reticent about
answering questions
lassitude = weariness, languor
(n) Sự mệt nhọc Shareholders are blaming the company's problems on the lassitude of the CEO
antipathy = strong dislike (n) Sự ghét bỏ He is a private man with a deep antipathy
to/towards the press
admonish = counsel (v) Hướng dẫn Her teacher admonished her to work harder for
her exams
mundane =everyday, ordinary
(adj) Thường nhật Mundane matters such as paying bills and shopping for food do not interest her
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discreet (adj) Cẩn thận Officials were circumspect about saying what the talks had achieved
equanimity = calmness of
temperament; composure (n) Sự bình tĩnh Three years after the tragedy she has only just begun to regain her equanimity
ineffectual = hopeless = futile
(adj) Vô ích The teachers were ineffectual at maintaining discipline
penitent = contrite (adj) Hối lỗi It was hard to be angry with him when he looked so
penitent
showy; pretentious; trying to
attract attention
=ostentatious (adj)
Khoa trương They criticized the ostentatious lifestyle of their
leaders
onerous = troublesome and
oppressive; burdensome(adj) Rắc rối the onerous task is to find a peaceful solution Her hip has been troublesome for quite a while, and
she'll probably need surgery on it
aberrant = abnormal or
deviant (adj)
Dị thường The ship was blown off course by abnormal weather
conditions
lethargic = drowsy, dull (adj) Mệt mỏi I was feeling tired and lethargic
ambiguous = unclear in
meaning (adj) Không rõ nghĩa His reply to my question was somewhat ambiguous complacent = self-satisfied
(adj) Thỏa mãn We can't afford to become complacent about any of our products
supercilious = arrogant
,haughty, condescending (adj) Khinh khi He spoke in a haughty, supercilious voice
enigma = a puzzle , a mystery
(n) Điều bí ẩn The newspapers were full of stories about the enigma of the plane's disappearance
gregarious = sociable (adj) Hòa nhã Emma's a gregarious, outgoing sort of person
quarrelsome =contentious
(adj) Gây tranh cãi She has some very contentious views on education salient = prominent (adj) Nổi bật The article presented the salient facts of
the dispute clearly and concisely
exacerbate = worsen (v) Làm xấu đi This attack will exacerbate the already tense relations
between the two communities
arduous = strenuous (adj) Hăm hở, ráng sức His doctor advised him not to do any strenuous exercise incongruent= incompatible
(adj) Không thích hợp Violence is incongruent with our values and legal system
querulous = full of complaints
(adj) Cáu kỉnh, than phiền He became increasingly dissatisfied and querulous in his old age
emulate = imitate (v) Bắt chướt They hope to emulate the success of other software
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