Anh văn TOEFL Vocabulary-010 potx
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Anh văn TOEFL Vocabulary-010
1) promontory
a) adj. trembling
b) adj. apparent; pretended
c) n. a cliff
d) n. to interpret, explain the sense of, or analyze
2) hyperbole
a) adj. supreme power and authority; independent of the
control of any other government
b) adj. ridiculous; producing laughter
c) n. extravagant exaggeration for effect
d) n. boredom; weariness of mind
3) jettison
a) n. one who proudly shows off his learning or who
overrates his knowledge
b) adj. lacking in self-confidence
c) v. to throw overboard (as cargo); to throw off (as a
burden or something in the way )
d) adj. simple and straightforward; concealing nothing
4) blithe
a) adj. gay and light-hearted in spirit or mood
b) adj. sorrowful; mournful
c) adj. of little worth or importance
d) adj. well-deserved (applied chiefly to punishment)
5) benevolent
a) v. to encourage -or support
b) adj. kindly; charitable
c) n. boredom; weariness of mind
d) adj. genuine
6) fiasco
a) adj. deadly
b) n. a ludicrous and complete failure
c) adj. queer; unusual in appearance
d) n. one who is at home in all countries
7) flaunt
a) v. display or wave boastfully
b) adj. gripping and moving the feelings powerfully;
piercing, biting, pointed
c) adj. despotic
d) n. great rejoicing
8) writhe
a) adj. inclined to plunder or rob; preying on, others
b) v. to twist about (usually with pain)
c) n. a. personal peculiarity
d) adj. unrefined in speech or manners
9) ire
a) adj. flimsy and cheap
b) v. to follow or result
c) n. an assumption made for the sake of argument
d) n. anger
10) hypothesis
a) adj. in an early stage of development
b) n. an assumption made for the sake of argument
c) adj. given to joking or inappropriate gaiety; said in fun
d) adj. given to joking or inappropriate gaiety; said in fun
