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
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
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;
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
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
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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
and unreliable
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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
answering questions
lassitude = weariness, languor
(n) Sự mệt nhọc Shareholders are blaming the company's problems on the lassitude of the CEO
to/towards the press
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mundane =everyday, ordinary
Trang 4exigent =urgent (adj) Cấp bách Many people are in urgent need of food and water
circumspect = careful,
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
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
ambiguous = unclear in
complacent = self-satisfied
supercilious = arrogant
enigma = a puzzle , a mystery
(n) Điều bí ẩn The newspapers were full of stories about the enigma of the plane's disappearance
quarrelsome =contentious
the dispute clearly and concisely
between the two communities
incongruent= incompatible
querulous = full of complaints
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