Level Middle High E - Unit 10
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 renegade | (n.) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (adj.) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox. (VN) ke? phan? boi. - phan boi. |
| reprehensible | (adj.) deserving blame or punishment. (VN) dang' trach' |
| somber | (adj.) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit. (VN) toi' tam, mit. mu`, am? dam., u? ru~ |
| squalid | (adj.) filthy, wretched, debased. (VN) do day', ban? thiu?, ngheo` kho? |
| turbulent | (adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy. (VN) hon~ loan., nao' dong., ngho~ nghich. |
| vociferous | (adj.) loud and noisy; compelling attention. (VN) om som` |
| voluminous | (adj.) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length. (VN) to tuong', nhieu`, nhieu` tap. |
| waive | (v.) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer. (VN) tu` bo?, khuoc' tu` |
| accede | (v.) to yield to; to assume an office or dignity. (VN) tan' thanh`, thua` nhan., nham. chuc' |
| brandish | (v.) to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion. (VN) khua, vung guom |
| comprise | (v.) to include or contain; to be made up of. (VN) gom` co', bao gom` |
| deft | (adj.) skillful, nimble. (VN) kheo' leo', kheo' tay |
| destitute | (adj.) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in. (VN) thieu' thon', ngheo` tung' |
| explicit | (adj.) definite, clearly stated. (VN) ro~ rang`, rut' khoat', noi' thang? |
| extirpate | (v.) to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally. (VN) nho? re~, dao` tan. go'c, tru` tiet. |
| inopportune | (adj.) coming at a bad time; not appropriate. (VN) khong thich' hop., khong dung' luc' |
| ironic | (adj.) suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic. (VN) mia mai, cham biem' |
| musty | (adj.) stale, moldy; out-of-date. (VN) moc', co' mui` moc' |
| officious | (adj.) meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority. (VN) lang xang, hieu' su., an com nha` vac' nga` voi |
| ominous | (adj.) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen. (VN) diem` xau', xau' go? |
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