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SAT 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| serpent (n) | a snake, usually large |
| serpentine (adj) | bending and twisting like snakes (=winding) [road/river] |
| indisposed (adj) (be indisposed) | unable to perform tasks due to illnesses or undisclosed reasons; |
| indisposed (adj) (to do sth) | unwilling to do sth |
| reverie (n) | a state of dreaming of pleasant things; daydreaming |
| abstraction (n) (process) | the process of removing sth from sth else |
| grim (adj) (place/building) | not attractive, depressing |
| grim (adj) (quality/performance) | low quality, of low standard |
| disposition (n) (law) | the legal act of giving money or possessions to sb |
| amalgam (n) (of sth) | a mixture or combination of sth |
| quarter (n) | mercy [The soldiers knew they could expect no quarter from such ruthless adversary] |
| thereof (adv) | of the thing mentioned [Money, or the lack thereof, played a major role in their marital problems] |
| thereon (adv) | on the thing mentioned [I read the report and wrote some remarks thereon] |
| audacious (adj) | daring, willing to take risks or do things that shock people |
| antagonistic (adj) (to/towards sb) | hostile, showing opposition towards sth |
| remit (n) (to do sth) | an area in which sb has authority/power/control [outside/within the remit of sb] |
| remit (v) (sth) | cancel (debt/duty/punishment); to send to sb (money/funds) |
| scorn (n) | sự khinh miệt |
| somber (adj) | dark in color or shade; sad and serious (look) |
| mania (n) | a craze; a mental illness in which sb is hyperactive and doesn't need sleep/food |
| wired (adj) | (people) excited and nervous, not relaxed; under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs |
| admonish (v) (sb to do sth) | to strongly advise sb to do sth |
| adulterate (v) | to contaminate sth pure by adding other substances to it [water/food] |
| aggrandize (v) | to increase the power, wealth or status of oneself |
| disparage (v) sb | belittle sb; to suggest sb is not important or valuable (sometimes beyond what is justified by facts) |
| animate (v) | to make sth more lively or full of energy [A smile suddenly animated her face] |
| antediluvian (adj) | very old-fashioned [My mom has hopelessly antediluvian ideas about the roles of woman] |
| antipathy (n) (to/towards sth) | strong feeling of dislike |
| aperture (n) | a small opening in sth (=gap=space) |
| apotheosis (n) | the golden era of one's career or of the development of sth |
| approbatory (adj) | expressing approval or commendation |
| authoritarian (adj) | (regime/government/state) believing people should obey the authority under all circumstances |
| vouch (v) (for sb) | to say that sb will behave well and you will be responsible for their actions |
| avow (v) | to state what you think clearly and often publicly |
| baleful (adj) | (look/glare) threatening, looking as if they will harm you |
| banal (adj) | very ordinary and nothing interesting or important |
| bane (n) (of sth/sb) | sth that causes trouble and makes people unhappy [The neighbor's kids are the bane of my life] |
| barbarity (n) | behavior that deliberately cause extreme physical or mental pain for others [sự tra tấn/hành hạ] |
| dejected (adj) | unhappy and disappointed |
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