ĐỘC LẠ VOCAB

1651 - 1675
Posterior UK: /pɒsˈtɪə.ri.ə(r)/ - located behind something or at the back of
something:
(n) US: /pɑːˈstɪr.i.ɚ/
➔ I am holding him by his armpits, dangling
his naked posterior over what Walter calls
Sau.
the honey bucket.
➔ The doctor was referring to the posterior
part of the gut.
Similar: behind, buttock, back.
Opposite: front.

Retouch /ˌriːˈtʌtʃ/ - to make small changes to a picture,

photograph, etc. especially in order to
(v)
improve it:
Sự sửa lại.
➔ We had the wedding photos retouched to
make it seem like a sunny day.
➔ Photographs do not lie, unless they are
retouched.
Similar: amend, correct, fix, improve, modify.
Opposite: break, corrupt, damage, destroy, harm.

Repeal /rɪˈpiːl/ - the act of repealing a law (= making it no

longer a law):
(v)
➔ Previous efforts to repeal the law have failed.
Bãi bỏ.
➔ Finally, the law has been repealed.
Similar: annul, revoke, abolish, reverse, cancel.
Opposite: pass, introduce, confirm, enact, ratify.
Outlaw UK: /ˈaʊt.lɔː/ - (especially in the past) a person who has
broken the law and who lives separately
(n) US: /ˈaʊt.lɑː/
from the other parts of society because
they want to escape legal punishment:
Người sống ngoài vùng
➔ Robin Hood was an outlaw who lived in the
pháp luật.
forest and stole from the rich to give to the
poor.
➔ The outlaw had a long white beard and
looked like an intense Willie Nelson.
Similar: robber, criminal, mug.
Opposite: law, police.

Tangency /ˈtæn.dʒən.si/ - the state of being tangent:

➔ Graphing the equation produces a curve,
(n)
with tangency occurring at several points
(Toán học)
along the y-axis.
tính tiếp tuyến.
➔ Their points of tangency with the nine-point
circle form a triangle, the Feuerbach
triangle.

Misanthropy /mɪˈsæn.θrə.pi/ - the fact or quality of not liking other

people:
(n)
➔ In further releases, the band would focus
Sự căm ghét loài người.
even more on misanthropy and hatred
themes.
➔ To make this proposal is not to imply
misanthropy and a hatred of one's fellow
citizens.
Similar: cynicism, skepticism, inhumanity,
malevolence, hatred of humankind.
Opposite: love, affection, fondness, passion, taste.

Palinode /ˈpælɪˌnəʊd/ - a poem in which the poet retracts

something said in an earlier poem:
(n)
➔ I look for peace in the way that Plato trod,
Thơ cải chính.
and some day I shall write my palinode in
that spirit.
➔ He sent for all his servants, even the
piggard-boy, to come and heare his
palinode.
Potable /ˈpəʊtəbl/ - clean and safe to drink:
➔ There is no supply of potable water
(adj)
available.
Có thể uống.
➔ Is the tap water at your home potable?
Similar: drinkable, edible, palatable.

Intension /ɪnˈtɛnʃən/ - (term used in logic and linguistics) to refer

to the concept that a word evokes:
(n)
➔ The intension of "cat" includes being furry,
(Toán logic) nội hàm
having whiskers, going "miaow”, etc. as
(của khái niệm).
these are all things we associate with being
a cat.
➔ In chapter one, the concept, intension and
extension of the details are put out.

Peculate /ˌpɛkjəˈleɪt/ - to appropriate or embezzle (public money):

➔ The people accused them of having
(v)
peculated the public money.
Biển thủ tiền bạc.
➔ The accountant began to peculate the
public money.
Similar: embezzle, defalcate, abscond with.
Opposite: give.

Poetaster /pəʊɪtæstə(r)/ - an inferior poet; a writer of indifferent

verse:
(n)
Nhà thơ xoàng. ➔ But “-aster” words have never been
particularly common, with the exception of
poetaster, an inferior poet.
➔ She's a poetaster whose verse never rises
above what is found on greeting cards.

Malfeasance /ˌmælˈfiːzns/ - an example of dishonest and illegal

behavior, especially by a person in
(n)
authority:
Hành động phi pháp,
➔ Several cases of malpractice and
bất lương.
malfeasance in the financial world are
currently being investigated.
➔ These laws were put in place to discourage
malfeasance by public officials.
Similar: misbehavior, misconduct, misdoing,
wrongdoing.
Anhydrous /ænˈhaidrəs/ - (chemistry) containing no water:
➔ In general, any substance that lacks water is
(adj)
classified as anhydrous.
Không chứa nước.
➔ Creating the anhydrous matter, the
scientists made sure that the concoction
contained no water.
Similar: arid, bone-dry, dehydrated, dry, evaporated.

Palimpsest UK: /ˈpæl.ɪm.sest/ - an ancient document from which some or

all of the original text has been removed
(n) US: /ˈpæl.ɪmp.sest/
and replaced by a new text:
➔ Today's towering Romanesque-Gothic
Nghĩa tiếng Việt.
structure is a palimpsest, the result of
numerous additions and reconstructions.
- something reused that still shows sign of
the past:
➔ The ancient city is an architectural
palimpsest.

Meritorious /ˌmerɪˈtɔːriəs/ - deserving great praise:

➔ She was given an award for meritorious
(adj)
service.
Xứng đáng, đáng khen,
➔ I had been promoted for what was called
đáng thưởng.
gallant and meritorious service.
Similar: praiseworthy, laudable, admirable,
creditable, deserving.
Opposite: discreditable, unworthy, censurable,
worthless, pitiful.

Nutritive /ˈnjuː.trə.tɪv / - relating to nutrition:

➔ Coconut milk has little nutritive value.
(adj)
Bổ; có chất bổ, ➔ Ingredients with a high nutritive value.

dinh dưỡng. Similar: alimentary, nourishing, nutritious,

nutritional, sustaining.
Opposite: nonnutritive, fattening, unhealthy,
unhealthful, unwholesome.
Weal /wiːl/ - a sore or other mark on the skin:
➔ Don't pick up that hot pan without an oven
(n)
Vết sưng. mitt - it will burn you and leave a red weal
on your hand.

Hạnh phúc. - a sound, healthy, or prosperous state:

➔ A loyal man stands by his friends in weal or
woe.
Similar: mark, scar, welt, ridge, well-being.
Opposite: suffering, misery, ill-being, sadness,
unsoundness.

Brogan /ˈbrog(ə)n/ - a heavy, sturdy shoe, especially an

ankle-high work shoe:
(n)
➔ A brogan nudged his ribs and he looked up
Giày ống nặng.
to see the first sergeant standing over him.
➔ We were on the front stoop and I was pulling
my brogans on.

Assail /əˈseɪl/ - to attack someone violently:

➔ The victim had been assailed with repeated
(v)
Tấn công. blows to the head and body.
➔ Her husband was assailed by a young man
with a knife in a Glasgow park.
Similar: bombard, harass, beat, confront, offend.
Opposite: compliment, praise, protect, help, uphold.

Maleficent /məˈlef.ɪ.sənt/ - causing or capable of producing evil or

mischief; harmful or baleful:
(adj)
➔ I consider our President to be a maleficent
Hay làm hại; ác, hiểm ác.
type who derives happiness from harming
his political opponents.
➔ The preacher said that Satan is a maleficent
force that urges men to sin.
Similar: bad, evil, harmful, malicious, baleful.
Opposite: moral, benevolent, virtuous, gentle.
Proselyte UK: /ˈprɒs.ə.laɪt/ - a new convert, especially someone who has
recently switched from one religion to
(n) US: /ˈprɑː.sə.laɪt/
another:
➔ By the end, I realized I'd been seized by the
(Người) chuyển sang
zeal of a proselyte.
tín ngưỡng khác.
➔ His recent change in opinion on drug
legalization led the man to be labeled a
proselyte.

Osculate UK: /ˈɒs.kjə.leɪt/ - (humorous) to kiss:

➔ As a teen, I don’t enjoy seeing my parents
(v) US: /ˈɑː.skjə.leɪt/
osculate each other because their
smooching is gross.
Hôn.
- to touch another curve or another part of
the same curve so as to have the same
Mật tiếp.
tangent and curvature at the point of
contact:
➔ The ocean and sky were so blue that it was
difficult to discern where they osculated on
the horizon.
Similar: buss, smack, contact, kiss, peck.

Convolve /kənˈvɒlv/ - to roll together:

➔ Dark storms are gathering there -
(v)
convolving clouds, charged with no common
Quấn lại.
wrath.
➔ There you see it above, and to a great
height, shaping into varied and convolving
forms.
Similar: wind, coil, twist, entwine.
Opposite: line, straight.

Venial /ˈviː.ni.əl/ - if a wrong action is venial, it is not serious

and therefore easy to forgive:
(adj)
➔ In the third grade I could distinguish
Không nghiêm trọng,
between venial and mortal sin.
có thể tha thứ.
Similar: pardonable, excusable, forgivable, tolerable,
justifiable.
Opposite: mortal, criminal, unjustifiable,
inexcusable, evil.
Seigneur /seɪn.ˈjɜː/ - a feudal lord, especially in France:
➔ The seigneurs imposed servitude, the friars
(n)
Lãnh chúa. preached resignation, and the people of
Gaul became cowardly, selfish and cruel.
➔ Do you imagine these devilish seigneurs
care aught for justice or injustice?
Similar: lord, liege, ruler, master, superior.