abase:
(hạ xuống) humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem | abash:
(lúng túng) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
abate:
(hủy bỏ) subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity | abbreviate:
(viết tắt) make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase |
abdicate:
(thoái vị) give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim | aberrant:
(bất thường) abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm |
abet:
(tiếp tay) aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage | abeyance:
(hoản lại) suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension |
abhor:
(abhor) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate | abject:
(abject) being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status |
abjure:
(bỏ giáo đạo) renounce upon oath; abandon forever | ablution:
(lể rửa tội) washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite |
abnegation:
(hy sinh) repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others | abode:
(nơi ở) act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place |
abolish:
(không nhận bãi bỏ) cancel; put an end to; destroy completely | abominable:
(khả ố) detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad |
aboriginal:
(thổ dân) being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native | abortive:
(bại) unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless |
abrasive:
(bào mòn) rubbing away; tending to grind down | abridge:
(hạn chế một) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
abrogate:
(Bãi bỏ) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority | abscond:
(bỏ trốn) leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution |
absolute:
(tuyệt đối) perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain | absolve:
(tha) let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation |
abstemious:
(tiết độ) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate | abstinence:
(kiêng khem) restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire |
abstract:
(trừu tượng) theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand | abstruse:
(thâm thúy) obscure; profound; difficult to understand. |
abusive:
(lạm dụng) coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use | abut:
(giáp) border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent |
abysmal:
(không đáy) bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad | abyss:
(vực thẳm) enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell |
academic:
(học) related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education | accede:
(tham gia) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede |
accelerate:
(tăng tốc) move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected | accessible:
(tiếp cận) easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with |
accessory:
(Phụ kiện) additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item | acclaim:
(ca ngợi) applaud; announce with great approval |
acclimate:
(thích nghi) accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt | acclivity:
(giốc lên đồi) upward slope, as of hill |
accolade:
(danh hiệu) award of merit; expression of approval; praise | accommodate:
(phù hợp) do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for |
accomplice:
(đồng lõa) partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing | accord:
(phù) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states |
accost:
(lại gần) approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request | accretion:
(bồi đắp) growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion |
accrue:
(tích luỹ) increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time | acerbity:
(vị chua) bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone |
acetic:
(acetic) having properties of vinegar; sour | acidulous:
(hơi chua) slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic |
acknowledge:
(xác nhận) declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks | acme:
(acme) the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal |
acne:
(mụn) skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation | acoustics:
(âm) science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
acquiesce:
(chấp nhận sự) assent; agree without protesting | acquittal:
(tha bổng) state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty |
acrid:
(chát) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent | acrimonious:
(chua cay) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
acrophobia:
(acrophobia) fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places | actuarial:
(thống kê bảo hiểm) calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics |
actuate:
(actuate) put into motion or action; activate | acuity:
(Acuity) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness |
acumen:
(nhạy bén) mental keenness; quickness of perception | acute:
(cấp) quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe |
adage:
(châm ngôn) wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom | adamant:
(kiên quyết) extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding |
adapt:
(thích ứng) make fit for; change to suit a new purpose | addendum:
(phụ lục) something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book |
addiction:
(nghiện) compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something | addle:
(ung hư) muddle; drive crazy; become confused |
adept:
(chuyên nghiệp) expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude | adhere:
(tuân thủ) stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with |
adherent:
(dính) person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause | adjacent:
(lân cận) adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near |
adjunct:
(phụ trợ) something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior | admonish:
(nhắc nhở) warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided |
adorn:
(tô điểm) enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments | adroit:
(chăm chỉ) skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
adulation:
(adulation) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise | adulterate:
(giả) make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances |
advent:
(đời) coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important | adventitious:
(ngẫu) accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically |
adversary:
(đối thủ) opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition | adverse:
(bất lợi) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose |
adversity:
(nghịch cảnh) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune | advocacy:
(biện hộ) support; active pleading on behalf of something |
advocate:
(biện hộ) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something | aesthetic:
(thẩm mỹ) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
affable:
(hoà nhã) easily approachable; warmly friendly | affected:
(bị ảnh hưởng) speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked |
affidavit:
(bản khai) written statement made under oath | affiliation:
(liên kết) partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society |
affinity:
(ái lực) natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage | affirmation:
(khẳng định) positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath |
affliction:
(phiền não) cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress | affluence:
(giàu) abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth |
affront:
(xúc phạm) insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect | agenda:
(chương trình) items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered |
agglomeration:
(tụ) collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass | aggrandize:
(phóng đại) increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation |
aggregate:
(tổng hợp) gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to | aghast:
(kinh ngạc) struck by shock, terror, or amazement |
agility:
(nhanh nhẹn) mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly | agitate:
(kích động) cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb |
agnostic:
(thuyết bất khả tri) one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality | agrarian:
(nông nghiệp) pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters |
alacrity:
(mau mắm) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness | alchemy:
(giả kim thuật) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming |
alcove:
(alcove) nook; small, recessed section of a room | alias:
(bí danh) assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily |
alienate:
(xa lánh) cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally | alimentary:
(tiêu hóa) providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion |
alimony:
(cấp dưỡng) payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa | allay:
(làm dịu) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
allege:
(tố cáo) state without proof; assert to be true | allegiance:
(trung thành) loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion |
allegory:
(câu chuyện ngụ ngôn) symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form | alleviate:
(giảm) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part |
alliteration:
(điệp âm) repetition of beginning sound in poetry | allocate:
(giao) assign; distribute according to plan |
alloy:
(hợp kim) combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate | allude:
(ám chỉ) refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion |
allure:
(quyến rũ) attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive | aloft:
(trên cao) in or into a high place; high or higher up |
altercation:
(sự cải nhau) noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy | altruistic:
(vị tha) unselfishly generous; concerned for others |
amalgamate:
(hợp nhất) combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury | amass:
(tích lũy) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit |
ambidextrous:
(ambidextrous) capable of using either hand with equal ease | ambience:
(môi trường) particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment |
ambiguous:
(mơ hồ) unclear or doubtful in meaning | ambivalence:
(mâu thuẫn) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate |
amble:
(phong phú) moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely | ambrosia:
(phấn hoa) something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut |
ambulatory:
(chẩn) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary | ambush:
(phục kích) disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station |
ameliorate:
(cải thiện) make or become better; improve; grow better | amenable:
(tuân) responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable |
amend:
(Sửa đổi) change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors | amenities:
(amiable) convenient features; courtesies |
amiable:
(aver) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly | amicable:
(thân thiện) exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome |
amiss:
(ổn) out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty | amity:
(thân thi���n) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations |
amnesia:
(mất trí nhớ) partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness | amnesty:
(xá) general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses |
amoral:
(luân lý) lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong. | amorous:
(ham mê) moved by sexual love; loving |
amorphous:
(vô định hình) formless; lacking shape or definition | amphibian:
(lưỡng cư) able to live both on land and in water |
amphitheater:
(giảng đường) oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena | ample:
(phong phú) more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large |
amputate:
(cưa) cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune | amulet:
(Amulet) object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm |
analgesic:
(giảm đau) serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness | analogous:
(tương tự) comparable; similar or alike |
analogy:
(tương tự) similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity | anarchist:
(vô chính phủ) person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority |
anarchy:
(hỗn loạn) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion | anathema:
(Anathema) solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse |
ancestry:
(tổ tiên) family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage | anchor:
(neo) secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate |
ancillary:
(phụ trợ) serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary | anecdote:
(giai thoại) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography |
anemia:
(thiếu máu) condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality | anesthetic:
(gây mê) substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling |
anguish:
(đau đớn) agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering | angular:
(góc) sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner |
animated:
(động) having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon | animosity:
(thù oán) bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act |
animus:
(ác cam) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition | annals:
(biên niên sử) chronological record of the events of successive years |
annex:
(phụ lục) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit | annihilate:
(tiêu diệt) destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence |
annotate:
(chú thích) comment; make explanatory notes | annuity:
(niên kim) annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year |
annul:
(Bãi bỏ) make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing | anodyne:
(chỉ thống) source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain |
anoint:
(xức dầu) apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration. | anomalous:
(dị thường) deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule |
anomaly:
(dị thường) irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order | anonymity:
(giấu tên) state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged |
antagonism:
(đối kháng) active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor | antecede:
(antecede) precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order |
antecedents:
(tiền đề) preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background | antediluvian:
(người xưa) antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times |
anthem:
(ca) song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty | anthology:
(tuyển tập) book of literary selections by various authors |
anthropoid:
(vật hình giống người) manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance | anthropologist:
(nhà nhân chủng học) one who studies history and science of mankind |
anthropomorphic:
(anticlimax) having human form or characteristics | anticlimax:
(anticlimax) letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise |
antidote:
(thuốc giải độc) medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts | antipathy:
(ác cảm) strong feeling of aversion; dislike |
antiquated:
(cổ) too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged | |
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