Vocab Hamilton Practice Test 1

bring up the rear be at the back of a group who is going somewhere

avail oneself of make use of
squall a sudden strong wind or short storm (often signs of a bigger
storm/hurricane)
froth (1) small bubbles at the top of a drink/ cause a drink to
have such bubbles
(2) something that has no real value => sth are just froth
froth at the mouth:
(1) be extremely angry
(2) sùi bọt mép
go belly up (này (a company, plan) fail
bonus ở ngoài)
a rusted relic bị gỉ
the foreground (1) the parts/elements of a picture,… that seem nearest to
you and consitute its main part => in the foreground
(2) the area/part of sth that of importance, people pay
attention to => the foreground of (political issues, i.g.)
peevish easily annoyed, irritable, petulant
labyrinth maze => the labyrinth of love (sth abt love that is very
confusing)
mollify placate, try to make someone less angry or upset
peremptory expecting to be obeyed immediately, without questions
horticulture the study or activity of growing garden plants
undercut charge less than a competitor
=> undercut + the competitor + by + the gap
gobble up (1) use a lot of your supply of sth, esp money
(2) eat fast
demur express disagreement/refusal to do something
under the sun on earth
overheads necessary, essential costs
vassal/ vassal a country that is controlled by another, having to provide
state military support or pay money to it when needed
machicolation lỗ châu mai
vengeance punishment for someone who harmed you and your
beloved/ the wish to have such punishment
kingmaker a person who influences the choice of people for powerful
positions in an organization
suffuse spread through or over with something (literary meaning)
=> sth(voice)/sb is suffused with + a feeling,…
ridge a long, narrow raised part of a surface, especially a high
edge along mountain

puny (sb/sth) small, weak, not effective (sb: thấp cổ bé họng)

hurtle move very fast in a dangerous way (+towards)
axe rìu
(face) the axe: the situation when people lose their jobs
get the axe: (service, plan,…) stopped, prevented from
happening
ascent (1) the act of moving upwards or climbing
(2) the slope/path that goes up something
(3) ascent to something (power,…) the fact of starting to
be successful
girder a long, thick piece of concrete of metal that supports large
structure (roof, bridge,….)
exemplar epitome, typical example
incriminating making someone seems guilty
buy off someone pay someone money so that they won’t cause you
trouble/help you do something illegal
oafish (= neanderthal) stupid, awkward, rude (often old-
fashioned) => behavior/a person
patrol (soldiers/police) go around, scrutinize a place to see if there
is any problem
grotesque strange and unpleasant, often in a silly and little frightening
way
bulbous (a body part) rotund
high-cheekboned có cái gò má cao => charm
whiplash a neck injury happening when there is a sudden forward
movement of the upper body
vacillation the lack of the ability to decide what to do/changing
between opinions
beady (eyes) small and bright (ex. showing that you want
something or looking at something closely)
lumps of rock tảng đá, khối đá
the upshot something that happens as a result of other action, decision,
…
proselytise persuade someone to change their religious/political beliefs
to your own
boulder a very large rock
confused jumble
of ideas
wobble (1) (cause to) move from side to side, showing little
balance
(2) change from opinion to opinion
crevasse a deep crack in the thick ice of a glacier
moraine a large mass of rock and dirt carried along with a glacier
and left behind when it melts
stricture a statement of strong disapproval or criticism
rowdy raucous, unruly, noisy and possibly violent
merrily (1) showing happiness/enjoyment
(2) not thinking about the consequences of your actions
(thường để chỉ mấy hành động vô ý thức)
go-go used to describe a financial period/business that has
especially fast and active development
winner-take-all thắng lấy hết
stakes
plain-talk prose refer to the simple, plain way of expressing ideas, not
vague
gotcha argument statements/remarks that stop, overshadow one’s arguments
stoppers by pointing out their loopholes
roundly appealing collocation hoi
jolt
spawn
fecund (1) able to (be used to) produce a lot of crops, fruits,
babies,… (~ fertile)
(2) producing, creating a lot of new ideas
vignette
summon
conflation the act/process of combining two separate things into one
whole, esp two pieces of ideas, texts
germinal adj form of germinate
bullfinch chim sẻ ức đỏ
ornithological relating to the study of birds
songster (1) a skilled singer
(2) a bird with nice songs
muddle something arrange something in wrong orders
up muddle so/sth (with so/sth): mistake because two things
are similar
breathy describe a way of speaking or voice in which breath can be
heard
flute-like quality sounding like flute
plum (1) mận, màu mận
(2) good, worth having
hand-rear nuôi bằng tay, manually
canary chim hoàng yến
wheelbarrow xe rùa
squeaky making a high sound
semitone nửa cung (trong âm nhạc)
valiantly in a brave, determined way when the situation is difficult
ghastly horrendous, unpleasantly, shockingly bad
cradle (1) cái nôi
(2) = scaffold = the frame/structure in which you stand
when you want to reach the high part of a constuction
ethereal unworldly light and delicate (beauty,…)
scoop up lift st/so up with your hands
scoop sth out: take sth inside of sth else out using a spoon
mellow (1) smooth and soft (sound, light, flavour)
(2) relaxed and pleasant (atmosphere)
=> mellow out: become more relaxed
time-skewing time skew = clock skew, hiểu là lệch thời gian thôi chứ
effect cũng không hiểu lắm :v
the brain’s limbic the part of the brain which regulates emotion, behavior,
system memory, and olfaction
a talked-about một cái sự kiện được nói về rất nhiều
event
topiary (n) the act of cutting bushes into attractive shapes
perennials (a) lasting
(n) a plant that lives for many years