Vocab Set 15

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1. momentous very important or serious, especially because there may

be important results
2. multifarious of many different kinds; having great variety
3. mundane not interesting or exciting
4. myopic unable to see things clearly when they are far away
5. odd strange or unusual
6. onerous needing great effort; causing trouble or worry
7. paragon a person who is perfect or who is a perfect example of a

particular good quality
8. pedantic too worried about small details or rules
9. peripheral 1. not as important as the main aim, part, etc. of something

2. connected with the outer edge of a particular area
3. (of equipment) connected to a computer
10. presume -to suppose that something is true, although you do not
have actual proof (oán chëng, °Ûc oán)
-to accept that something is true until it is shown not to be

true, especially in court
-to accept something as true or existing and to act on that

basis (gi£ sí, gi£ Ënh)
- to behave in a way that shows a lack of respect by doing

something that you have no right to do (m¡o muÙi)
11. prohibit -to stop something from being done or used especially by
law (forbid)
-to make something impossible to do (prevent)
12. Quarantine
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period of time when an animal or a person that has or may
have a disease is kept away from others in order to prevent
the disease from spreading (tg cách ly)
13. rally -a large public meeting, especially one held to support a

particular idea or political party (¡i hÙi, cuÙc mít tinh lÛn)
-a race for cars, motorcycles, etc. over public roads
-(in tennis and similar sports) a series of hits of the ball

before a point is scored (lo¡t ánh tr£ qua l¡i)
-(in sport or on the Stock Exchange)an act of returning to

a strong position after a period of difficulty or weakness (sñ
hÓi séc, phåc hÓi)
14. reciprocate -to behave or feel towards somebody in the same way as
they behave or feel towards you (Án áp, áp tr£)
-to move backwards and forwards in a straight line (chuyÃn

Ùng qua l¡i, tËnh ti¿n)
15. rehabilitate - to help somebody to return to a normal, healthy life after

they have been in prison or very ill (phåc hÓi)
-to begin to consider that somebody is good or acceptable

after a long period during which they were considered bad
or unacceptable
-to return a building or an area to its previous good condi-

tion (c£i t¡o, hÓi phåc)
16. resilience -the ability of people or things to recover quickly after

something unpleasant, such as shock, injury, etc. (sñ phåc
hÓi nhanh)
-the ability of a substance to return to its original shape

after it has been bent, stretched or pressed (tính ch¥t àn hÓi,
co giãn)
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17. respite -a short break or escape from something difficult or un-
pleasant (sñ nghÉ ng¡i, gi£i lao)
-a short delay allowed before something difficult or un-

pleasant must be done (thÝi gian trì hoãn)
18. sanction an official order that limits trade, contact, etc. with a par-
ticular country, in order to make it do something, such as
obeying international
-official permission or approval for an action or a change

(sñ phê chu©n, thëa nh-n)
-a course of action that can be used, if necessary, to make

people obey a law or behave in a particular way
19. Sarcasm a way of using words that are the opposite of what you
mean in order to be unpleasant to somebody or to make
fun of them (sñ mÉa mai)
20. stature -the importance and respect that a person has because of
their ability and achievements
-a person's height
21. substantiate to provide information or evidence to prove that something

is true
22. subtle -not very obvious or easy to notice
-behaving or organized in a clever way, and using indirect

methods, in order to achieve something
-good at noticing and understanding things
23. Surmise to guess or suppose something using the evidence you

have, without definitely knowing
24. synchronization -the fact of happening at the same time or moving at

the same speed as something else; the act of making
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something do this
-the act of linking data files between one computer or

mobile device and another so that the information in the
files on both machines is the same
25. taciturn tending not to say very much, in a way that seems un-
friendly
26. tactful careful not to say or do anything that will annoy or upset
other people
27. tedious lasting or taking too long and not interesting
28. tenable -(of a theory, an opinion, etc.) easy to defend against

attack or criticism
-(of a job, position, etc., especially in a university)that can

be held for a particular period of time
29. transient -continuing for only a short time
-staying or working in a place for only a short time, before

moving on
30. Tyrannical using power or authority over people in an unfair and cruel
way
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1. momentous very important or serious, especially because there may

2. multifarious of many different kinds; having great variety

3. mundane not interesting or exciting

5. odd strange or unusual

6. onerous needing great effort; causing trouble or worry

7. paragon a person who is perfect or who is a perfect example of a

8. pedantic too worried about small details or rules

9. peripheral 1. not as important as the main aim, part, etc. of something

-to accept that something is true until it is shown not to be

-to accept something as true or existing and to act on that

- to behave in a way that shows a lack of respect by doing

-to make something impossible to do (prevent)

13. rally -a large public meeting, especially one held to support a

-a race for cars, motorcycles, etc. over public roads

-(in tennis and similar sports) a series of hits of the ball

-(in sport or on the Stock Exchange)an act of returning to

-to move backwards and forwards in a straight line (chuyÃn

15. rehabilitate - to help somebody to return to a normal, healthy life after

-to begin to consider that somebody is good or acceptable

-to return a building or an area to its previous good condi-

16. resilience -the ability of people or things to recover quickly after

-the ability of a substance to return to its original shape

-a short delay allowed before something difficult or un-

-official permission or approval for an action or a change

-a course of action that can be used, if necessary, to make

21. substantiate to provide information or evidence to prove that something

22. subtle -not very obvious or easy to notice

-behaving or organized in a clever way, and using indirect

-good at noticing and understanding things

23. Surmise to guess or suppose something using the evidence you

24. synchronization -the fact of happening at the same time or moving at

-the act of linking data files between one computer or

27. tedious lasting or taking too long and not interesting

28. tenable -(of a theory, an opinion, etc.) easy to defend against

-(of a job, position, etc., especially in a university)that can

29. transient -continuing for only a short time

-staying or working in a place for only a short time, before

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