Vocabulary tedtalk buoi 3

Tran Ngoc Minh B

WORDS TRANSLATION SYNONYM ANTONYM COLLOCATION WORD EXAMPLES

FAMILIES

consult(v) to get ask ignore, public, brief, consultant If the symptoms

information or neglect emergency get worse,
advice from consult consult your
sb/sth doctor.

defy(v) to refuse to confront, aid, assist defy laws, rules defiance It is rare to see
obey a person, elude children openly
decision, law defying their
teachers.

orator(n) someone who is lecturer - great orator, orate He is a skilled

good at public pulpit orator orator.
speaking

pattern(n) a particular way arrangement disorder rhythm pattern pattern The pattern of
in which sth is family life has
done, organized been changing
or happens over recent
years.

proprietary (a) relating to antidote - proprietary propriety I just assumed

owning sth batteries, he owned the
software place - he had a
proprietary air
about him.

fuzzy (a) not clear usually furry smooth sound fuzzy, fuzzy Is the picture
because of fuzzy pillow, always fuzzy on
unwanted noise cushion your TV?

interpersonally in a way that is social impersonal interpersonal interpersonality In my late teens,

(adv) connected with interaction I became more
the interpersonally
relationships confident and
between people better able to
manage my life.

eminently(adv) very and celeb common eminent expert eminence The commission
obviously consisted of
fifteen eminent
political figures.

correlate(v) to have a strong correspond disconnect - correlation Stress levels

relationship and heart
disease are
strongly
correlated.
rational(adj) is based on a realistic careless, rational person rationalization There must be
clear thought foolish some rational
and reason explanation for
what happened.

limbic(a) a system which - - limbic system - Powerful

control human emotions are
emotions processed in the
limbic system.

tangible(a) real and not touchable irrational tangible goals tangibility We need
imaginary, able tangible
to be shown, evidence if we're
touched going to take
legal action.

gut(n) a strong belief - logical gut decision - Customers

about sb/sth sometimes give
that cannot be gut decisions.
explained and
does not have
to be decided
by reasoning

muster(v) to produce or raise, round disperse muster sth up muster She managed to
encourage sth up muster the
such as an courage to ask
emotion or him to the
support cinema.

sweat(v) to work very attempt lazy - sweater Volunteers

hard to achieve sweated to get
sth the room ready
for the dance.

permutation(n) any of the arrangement, plain - permutatory

various ways in order
which a set of
things can be
ordered

pursuit(n) the act of trying chasing hatred academic pursuant the company is
to achieve a pursuit ruthless in its
plan, activity, or pursuit of profit.
situation

diffusion(n) the process by spreading inactiveness cultural diffuse The research

which diffusion looks at factors
information, influencing the
ideas changes diffusion of
in behavior, etc innovative
products in
consumer
markets.
laggard(n) sb/sth that is idler, shirker rapid laggards and lag He made 16
very slow slacks separate
applications for
tickets using
various
permutations of
his children's
names.

versus(prep) used to say contrast along with - - Tomorrow's

that one team game is
or person is
competing Newcastle
against another versus
Arsenal.

intuitive(a) based on innate reasoned, intuitive thinker intuition You shouldn’t be

feelings rather logical too worried
than facts or about those
proof intuitive
judgments.

cynical(a) believing that contemptuous optimistic cynical view cynicism She has a pretty
people are only cynical view of
interested in men.
themselves
and are not
sincere