VOCABULARY WEEK 10

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3. Wealth
1) Lucrative /'lu:krtiv/ (adjective)
= Profitable; moneymaking - (Sinh li; lm ra tin )
Ex: Because his gas station did not produce a sufficient profit, the owner decided to go into a more
lucrative business.
(Bi v trm xng ca ng ta khng sinh li , nn ch nhn quyt nh chuyn sang ngnh kinh
doanh khc sinh li nhiu hn )

2) Means /min:nz/ (noun)

= Wealth; property; resources - (S giu c; ti sn; ti nguyn )
Ex: To own an expensive home, a yacht, and a limousine, you have to be a man of means.
( lm ch mt ngi nh t tin, mt chic du thuyn, v mt chic Limousine, bn phi l mt
ngi giu c )

3) Opulence /'pjulns/ (noun)

= Wealth; riches; affluence - (S giu c; c nhiu ca ci; giu sang )
Ex: Dickens contrasts the opulence of Frances nobility with the indigence of her peasants.
(Dicken miu t mt cch tng phn s giu sang ca giai cp qu tc Php vi s bn cng
ca giai cp nng dn Php )

4) Sumptuous /'smptus/ (adjective) - = Involving large expense; luxurious; costly; lavish

(S xa hoa, chi tiu nhiu; xa x; t gi; phung ph )

Ex: The car with the leather upholstery and thick rugs is beautiful but a bit sumptuous for a person
of my simple tastes.
(Chic xe y vi nm da v thm lt dy th p nhng hi xa hoa i vi mt ngi c th hiu n
gin nh ti )
4.

Fear

1) Apprehensive /,pri'hensiv/ (adjective)

= Expecting something unfavorable; afraid; anxious
(Lo s mt iu g khng thun li, s hi lo lng )
Ex: Several apprehensive parents telephoned the school when the children were late in getting
home from the museum trip.
(Mt vi ph huynh lo u gi in thoi cho nh trng khi cc con ca h tr v nh tr trong
mt chuyn tham quan vin Bo tng. )

2) Cower /'kau/ (verb)

= Draw back tremblingly; shrink or crouch in fear; cringe; recoil
(Tht li v run s; co hoc thu mnh li v s hi; co rt li; li li v s )
Ex: Brave men defy tyrants, instead of cowering before them.
(Nhng ngi dng cm thch thc vi nhng k c ti thay v tht li v s hi )

3) Dastardly /'dstdli/ (adjective)

= Cowardly and mean - (Mt cch hn nht v tin )
Ex: It was dastardly of the captain to desert the sinking vessel and leave the passengers to fend for
themselves.

(Tht l hn nht khi mt ngi thuyn trng b ri con tu ang chm ca mnh v cho hnh
khch t lo liu ly )

4) Intimidate /in'timideit/ (verb)

= Make fearful or timid; frighten; force by fear; cow; bully
(Lm cho s hoc nht nht; lm cho ht hong; cng bch bng cch lm cho s; lm cho s
khut phc; bt nt )
Ex: They younger boys would not have given up the playing field so quickly if the older boys hadnt
intimidated them.
(Cc cu trai nh hn s khng chu ri khi sn chi nhanh chng nu nh nhng a ln hn
khng e do chng )

5) Timid /'timid/ (adjective)

= Lacking courage or self-confidence; fearful; timorous; shy
(Thiu s can m hoc t tin; s hi, nht nht; e l )
Ex: If the other team challenges us, we should accept. Lets not be so timid!
(Nu i khc thch thc chng ti, chng ti s chp nhn. Chng ta ng t ra qu nht nht )

6) Trepidation /,trepi'dein/ (noun)

= Nervous agitation; fear; fright; trembling - (Lo lng bn chn; s hi; kinh s; run s )
Ex: I thought Carol would be nervous when she made her speech, but she delivered it without
trepidation.
(Ti ngh rng Carol s run khi c ta c din vn, nhng c y c bi din vn m khng run
s g c )

5.

Courage

1) Audacious /:'deis/ (adjective)

= Bold; fearlessly daring - (Can m; gan d khng bit s )
Ex: Risking serious injury, the outfielder made an audacious leap against the concrete wall and
caught the powerfully hit ball.
(Bt chp nguy him c th b thng, u th ngoi bin nhy mt cch can m vo bc tng
b tng v bt tri banh c nh mt cch mnh m )
= Too bold; insolent; impudent - (Qu bo dn; c gan; hn xc )
Ex: After we had waited for about twenty minutes, an audacious freshman came along and tried to
get in at the head of our line.
(Sau khi chng ti ch i khon 20 pht, mt anh sinh vin nm th nht n v c gan c gng
chen ng vo v tr u tin trong hng ca chng ti )

2) Dauntless /'d:ntlis/ (adjective)

= Fearless; intrepid; very brave; valiant - (Khng bit s; qu cm; rt can m; dng cm )
Ex: The frightened sailors wanted to turn back, but their dauntless leader urged them to sail on.
(Nhng ngi thu th lo s mun rt lui, nhng ngi th lnh gan d ca h thc gic h ging
bum tin ln )

3) Exploit /'eksplit/ (noun; verb)

= Heroic act; daring deed; feat - (Hnh vi anh hng; hnh ng gan d; hnh vi qu cm )
Ex: Robert E. Peary won worldwide fame for his exploits as an Arctic explorer.

(Robert E. Peary ni danh ton th gii do hnh vi qu cm vi t cch l mt nh thm him

Bc cc )

4) Fortitude /'f:titju / (noun)

= Courage in facing danger, hardship, or pain; endurance; bravery; pluck; backbone; valor
(Can m khi i u vi nguy him, gian kh hoc au n; s chu ng; can trng; chu ng
phn u; dng cm )
Ex: The captain showed remarkable fortitude in continuing to lead his men despite a painful wound.
(V thuyn trng t ra rt can trng khi tip tc dn u cc thuc vin ca ng mc d vt
thng ang lm ng au n )

5) Indomitable /in'dmitbl/ (adjective)

= Incapable of being subdued; unconquerable; invincible
(Khng th b khut phc; khng th chinh phc; v ch; khng th b chin thng )
Ex: Columbus had an indomitable belief that he would reach land by sailing west.
(Columbus c mt nim tin khng g khut phc c l ng s i n t lin khi tin v pha
ty bng thuyn bum )

6) Plucky /'plki/ (adjective)

= Courageous; brave; valiant; valorous - (Can m; can trng; dng cm; anh dng )
Ex: Though defeated, our team put up a plucky defense against their taller and huskier opponents.
(Mc d b thua, i bng ca chng ti bo v mt cch anh dng chng li cc i th to
con hn v mnh kho hn )

7) Rash /r/ (noun; adjective) [T tri ngha: Deliberate /di'librit/: thn trng ]
= Overhasty; foolhardy; reckless; impetuous; taking too much risk
(Qu vi v; can m mt cch kh di; nhanh v u; nhanh v thiu suy ngh; qu nguy him )
Ex: When a person loses his temper, he may say or do something rash and regret it afterwards.
(Khi mt ngi mt bnh tnh, anh ta c th ni hoc lm mt cch vi v v ri hi tic v sau )