22/03/2016

Front 1

Clumsy

Back 1

Gawky (lóng ngóng), awkward; not elegant or graceful in expression=awkward= cumbersome

Hint 1

1. Dropping things, tripping a lot, and stumbling are all examples of clumsiness.

2. Most people are a little clumsy when they're teenagers — growing so fast makes it hard to be sure of yourself physically.

3. A clumsy apology

Front 2

Tentative

Back 2

1.Doubtful, hesitant; 2. (of an arrangement, agreement,...) not definite or certain because you may want to change it later

Hint 2

1. Drew a few tentative conclusions

2. On Monday, you can make tentative plans for the weekend, but it's too early to commit to one party or another.

Front 3

Languid

['læηgwid]

Back 3

Dreamy= lethargic: not having energy or enthusiasm for doing things= Uể oải, thẫn thờ, đờ đẫn

Hint 3

1. You can describe yourself as languid when you have that feeling of not being entirely awake — kind of lazy in the mind.

2. Describe a slow-moving river or a weak breeze or a listless manner with the slightly poetic adjective, languid.

Front 4

Melodramatic

Back 4

=histrionic= affected: cường điệu hóa, làm màu, giả tạo, mang tính tính kịch

Hint 4

1.If you're writhing on the floor, howling in pain over the splinter in your finger, you're being a tad melodramatic, that is, exaggerated, affected, or histrionic.

2. I don’t want to sound melodramatic but my life really is empty now without you.

Front 5

Terse

Back 5

Laconic, concise: brief and to the point

Hint 5

1. If your teacher tells you to make your writing in your essay style terse and to the point, he's saying use as few words as you can and be simple and clear.

2. My notes, which started off meticulous, soon became terse.

3. A terse reply or command may seem rude or unfriendly––but the word terse itself doesn't mean unfriendly or rude.

Front 6

Nemesis

Back 6

1. Kình địch: a rival

2. Bane, curse,affliction: sth that always causes you problems;

Hint 6

1. The word nemesis describes a rival who just somehow seems able to get the best of you. It can be someone you compete against, someone whose skills are nearly identical to yours and yet, your nemesis always seems to finish ahead of you, get a higher grade, and generally make you feel flustered.

2. Public speaking is the nemesis of those who get tongue-tied when nervous.

Front 7

Consummate (adj),(v)

Back 7

(ADJ) 1.Extremely skilled, masterful; 2. Perfect, complete; 3. Ultimate ( in negative sense)

(V) accomplish, fulfill

Hint 7

1. A consummate chef

2. A consummate jerk/ass/fool: Thằng đại ngu

3. Is he the ultimate team player, the consummate ensemble man?

Front 8

Incarnation

[,inkɑ:'nei∫n]

Back 8

Hiện thân; kiếp

Hint 8

1. To be the incarnation of courage (Hiện thân của lòng dũng cảm)

2. Previous incarnation (kiếp trước, tiền kiếp)

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Drab

Back 9

=Dreary=dingy=depressing: dull & not interesting

(used to describe a muted color, a miserable mood, or an oppressively boring existence)

Hint 9

1. If a website or an advertisement is drab, the page is boring and unattractive.

2. If it is cold and rainy for a week, you'll get awfully tired of those drab days, and a great teacher can make even the drabbest book come to life.

Front 10

Caricature (n),(v)

['kærikətjuə]

Back 10

(n): tranh biếm họa;

(v): vẽ tranh biếm họa

Hint 10

You'd better not caricature your father by walking bent-over and speaking in his high voice. If he catches you, you'll be in trouble!

Front 11

Misgiving

Back 11

Feelings of doubt you experience about something before you do it

Hint 11

Trying to fall asleep the night before a test, you might have misgivings about having studied so little.

Front 12

Sagacious

Back 12

Wise and insightful, discerning (sáng suốt, sâu sắc)

Hint 12

1. If you comment on something at a deeper level, you are making a sagacious observation.

2. Someone like an inspirational leader or an expert in a field who seeks knowledge and has foresight can be described as sagacious.

Front 13

Quaint (adj)

Back 13

Strange and unusual in an old-fashioned and charming way; attractively old-fashioned

Hint 13

1. Quaint is a little store that sells tea cozies and antique tea services, or your grandmother's habit of calling the radio the "wireless."

2. There is a commonly used sarcastic sense of quaint––when something is run down or shabby and you're trying to say something positive, you might substitute "How...quaint" for "How...interesting"

Front 14

Evanescent

[,i:və'nesnt]

Back 14

Fleeting, temporary= tending to vanish like vapor

Chóng phai mờ (ấn tượng...); phù du (thanh danh...)

Hint 14

A beautiful sunset, a rainbow, a wonderful dream right before your alarm clock goes off — all of these could be described as evanescent.

Front 15

Transient (adj),(n)

Back 15

(adj)=Ephemeral: lasting a very short time, temporary

(n): a person who moves from place to place; a homeless person

Hint 15

1. Transient is most often used to modify nouns like nature, threat, source and cause, which suggests that the word often shows up in formal contexts, like analysis of finance or global terrorism.

2. In the transient world of fashion, she’s remained true to her unadulterated creative vision.

3. Some may be transients, and some may come to stay until they can get a job and get back on their feet, he said.

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Morose (adj)

[mə'rous]

Back 16

Sullen (ảm đạm, rầu rĩ)= gloomy= sad= glum= depressed (ủ ê, ủ rũ)

(This word is stronger than just sad — morose implies being extremely gloomy and depressed.)

Hint 16

1. We all can be morose at times, like after the death of a friend or family member.

2. Whether you're morose due to an event or just because you're feeling blue, you should try skipping or whistling a little tune to perk things up.

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Indomitable

[in'dɔmitəbl]

Back 17

=never-say-die= unconquerable= impossible to subdue: kiên cường, bất khuất

Hint 17

People described as having indomitable spirits don't need pep talks or protein shakes; their strength comes from within.

Front 18

Lithe

[laið]

Back 18

Moving and bending easily in a way that is elegant: uyển chuyển

Hint 18

Think of a dancer or the ease of a sleek cat when you think of lithe.

Front 19

Ephemeral

Back 19

Short-lived, fleeting

Hint 19

"Fashion", according to Coco Chanel, "is ephemeral, but style is eternal".

Front 20

Dissipated

Back 20

Utterly self-indulgent= debauched [di'bɔ:t∫t]: trác táng, trụy lạc

Hint 20

If your Great Aunt Maude tells you you've become a dissipated bum, she means you don't think of anything but how much fun you're having. If you got a summer job and stopped playing skee ball all day, she might change her tune.