Vocab Set 20

Core dSAT Vocabulary_Set 21
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1. eschew to deliberately avoid or keep away from something (tránh

làm viÇc gì)
2. exemplify to be a typical example of something(làm ví då cho
3. exorbitant (of a price) much too high( ¯t Ï)
4. facetious trying to appear funny and clever at a time when other

people do not think it is appropriate, and when it would be
better to be serious
SYNONYM flippant (hay hài h°Ûc)
5. forbearance the quality of being patient and kind towards other people,
especially when they have done something wrong(sñ kiên
trì,Ù l°ãng)
6. forestall to prevent something from happening or somebody from

doing something by doing something first(ch·n tr°Ûc)
7. fortify to make a place more able to resist attack, especially by

building high walls(cçng cÑ,làm cho m¡nh thêm)
8. fortuitous happening by chance, especially a lucky chance that

brings a good result(tình cÝ,ng«u nhiên)
9. hardy -strong and able to survive difficult conditions and bad

weather
10. hinder to make it difficult for somebody to do something or for

something to happen
-gây trß ng¡i
11. holistic considering a whole thing or being to be more than a

collection of parts
-treating the whole person rather than just the symptoms
(= effects) of a disease
-thuÙc chính thÃ lu-n
12. indictment a sign that a system, society, etc. is very bad or very wrong
-b£n cáo tr¡ng,lý do lên án ai/cái gì
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13. indoctrinate to force somebody to accept a particular belief or set of

beliefs and not allow them to consider any others
-truyÁn bá,truyÁn giáo
14. ineffable too great or beautiful to describe in words

-k t£ c,không nói lên c
15. ingenuous honest, innocent and willing to trust people

-chân th-t,ngây th¡
16. inimical -harmful to something; not helping something

-not friendly
-thù Ëch,không thân thiÇn,Ùc h¡i
17. inquiry an official process to find out the cause of something or to

find out information about something
-yêu c§u,sñ iÁu tra,n¡i h°Ûng d«n
18. maturity the quality of thinking and behaving in a sensible, adult

manner
-tính thu§n thåc,tr°ßng thành,kù càng
19. merriment sñ vui v»

-happy talk, fun and the sound of people laughing
-sounds of merriment coming from the party
20. methodical Orderly and regular

-có ph°¡ng pháp,ngn n¯p,c©n th-n
21. mischievous enjoying playing tricks and annoying people

-hay làm h¡i,tác h¡i,ranh mãnh
22. myriad extremely large in number

-vô sÑ
23. obsequious trying too hard to please somebody, especially somebody

who is important
-khúm núm,quË låy,vâng lÝi
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24. obstinacy the attitude of somebody who refuses to change their
opinions, way of behaving, etc. when other people try to
persuade them to; behaviour that shows this
-tính b°Ûng bÉnh,ngoan cÑ
25. obstrusive easy to notice in an unpleasant way

-làm phiÁn,Ã ép buÙc
26. paradox a person, thing or situation that has two opposite features
and therefore seems strange
-nghËch lý,ng°ãc Ýi
27. penchant a special liking for something

SYNONYM fondness
-thiên h°Ûng(thích thú,sß thích)
28. permeate -[transitive, intransitive] (of a liquid, gas, etc.) to spread to

every part of an object or a place
-(of an idea, an influence, a feeling, etc.) to affect every
part of something
-th¥m vào,tràn ra,tÏa ra
29. placid -(of a person or an animal) not easily excited or annoyed

-calm and peaceful, with very little movement
-yên bình,iÁm t)nh
30. precursor a person or thing that comes before somebody/something

similar and that leads to or influences its development
SYNONYM forerunner
-ng°Ýi,v-t ¿n tr°Ûc;iÁm báo tr°Ûc
31. predetermine to decide something in advance so that it does not happen

by chance
-Ënh tr°Ûc cái gì,thúc ép ai làm gì tr°Ûc
32. procrastinator to delay doing something that you should do, usually be-
cause you do not want to do it
-ng°Ýi trì hoãn,hay ch§n chë
33. rambunctious
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full of energy in a cheerful and noisy way
-om sòm,Ón );khó b£o;hay nÕi nóng
34. recessive physical characteristic only appears in a child if it has two

genes for this characteristic, one from each parent
-gen l·n,có khuynh h°Ûng rút lui,thåt lùi
35. redundant (of a person) without a job because there is no more work
available for you in a company
-not needed or useful
-thëa d°,k c§n thi¿t,r°Ým rà
36. renunciation an act of stating publicly that you no longer believe some-
thing or that you are giving something up
-the act of rejecting physical pleasures, especially for reli-
gious reasons
-sñ të bÏ,không nh-n,sñ hy sinh
37. robust -strong and healthy

-strong; able to survive being used a lot and not likely to
break
-tráng kiÇn,m¡nh
38. sanguine -cheerful and confident about the future

-l¡c quan,§y hi vÍng
39. lucid -clearly expressed; easy to understand

-able to think clearly, especially when somebody cannot
usually do this
sáng sça ,minh b¡ch,rõ ràng
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HÍc trñc tuy¿n t¡i https://quizlet.com/_cwejdk

1. eschew to deliberately avoid or keep away from something (tránh

2. exemplify to be a typical example of something(làm ví då cho

3. exorbitant (of a price) much too high( ¯t Ï)

4. facetious trying to appear funny and clever at a time when other

6. forestall to prevent something from happening or somebody from

7. fortify to make a place more able to resist attack, especially by

8. fortuitous happening by chance, especially a lucky chance that

9. hardy -strong and able to survive difficult conditions and bad

10. hinder to make it difficult for somebody to do something or for

11. holistic considering a whole thing or being to be more than a

13. indoctrinate to force somebody to accept a particular belief or set of

14. ineffable too great or beautiful to describe in words

15. ingenuous honest, innocent and willing to trust people

16. inimical -harmful to something; not helping something

17. inquiry an official process to find out the cause of something or to

18. maturity the quality of thinking and behaving in a sensible, adult

19. merriment sñ vui v»

20. methodical Orderly and regular

21. mischievous enjoying playing tricks and annoying people

22. myriad extremely large in number

23. obsequious trying too hard to please somebody, especially somebody

25. obstrusive easy to notice in an unpleasant way

27. penchant a special liking for something

28. permeate -[transitive, intransitive] (of a liquid, gas, etc.) to spread to

29. placid -(of a person or an animal) not easily excited or annoyed

30. precursor a person or thing that comes before somebody/something

31. predetermine to decide something in advance so that it does not happen

34. recessive physical characteristic only appears in a child if it has two

37. robust -strong and healthy

38. sanguine -cheerful and confident about the future

39. lucid -clearly expressed; easy to understand

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