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GRE VOCAB OFFICIAL (1)

29 cards·by binle2412
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Covet
inordinate desire; be consumed with desire for
Undermine
to weaken
Rescinded
Cancel, revoke, repeal (hủy bỏ hợp đồng)
Curtail
reduce in extent or quantity, impose a restriction on (rút ngắn)
Lambaste
Criticize harshly (synonyms = castigate, chastise, condemn)
retract
to take back an offer or statement, or admit that a statement was false (nuốt lời, rút lui, rút lại)
Haphazard
lacking order or purpose, not planned
Sedulous
being very careful and using a lot of effort
Sporadic
happening sometimes not regular or continuous (rời rạc, lác đác)
Scrupulous
extremely careful to do what is right or moral; extremely accurate and exact (quá tỉ mỉ, đắn đo)
Inadvertent
done or happening unintentionally, not intentional
Sham
someone or something that is falsely represented as being important or powerful; only pretending to be real; synonym = fake
Fraud
sự gian lận
Racket
a dishonest or illegal activity that makes money(mưu mô, mánh lới)
Precariousness
the condition of being likely to fail or get worse (uncertain, unstable)
Contentiousness
disagreement and argument; the fact of being contentious (causing or likely to cause disagreement); tính cà khịa gây gổ
Volatile
likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly (synonym = mercurial, changeable)
Misgiving
a feeling of doubt or worry about a future event
Wary of
cautious of
haughty
unfriendly and consider yourself better than other people (ngạo mạn)
Smitten
Infatuated; having suddenly started to like or love something or someone very much
Inarticulate
unable to express feelings or ideas in words, communicated in a way that is difficult to understand
Conciliatory
making peace toward; intended to show that you care about the feelings or opinions of someone who is angry or upset with you
Facile
easy or too easy, not needing effort. A facile remark or theory is too simple and has not been thought about enough
Debonair
(especially of men) attractive, confident, carefully dressed; polite and polished
Smug
very pleased and satisfied with yourself, and having no doubt about the value of what you know or have done
Shallow
little depth
Erudite
(scholar) having or showing a lot of knowledge especially from reading and studying
Histrionic
(of behavior) showing a lot of emotion in order to persuade others or attract attention; Overly dramatic.