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| chameleon |
n. lizard that changes color in different situations |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:41:42 GMT |
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| chalice |
n. large cup for drinking wine, goblet
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:47:06 GMT |
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| chagrin |
n. feeling of disappointment or annoyance
eg. much to his chagrin, he do not win the race |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:41:42 GMT |
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| chaffing |
adj. teasing, banter, joking, jollying
eg. his chaffing remarks |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:50:11 GMT |
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| chaff |
n. outer covering of corn or wheat |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:03:06 GMT |
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| chafe |
v. rub, make sore, annoy, excoriate, fray
eg. Her wrists chafed where the rope had been
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:51:46 GMT |
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| cession |
n. action of ceding sth |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:03:06 GMT |
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| cessation |
n. pause, stoppage, hiatus, abeyance, halt
eg. a cessation of the thunder |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:53:56 GMT |
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| certitude |
n. certainty |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:39:33 GMT |
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| ceremonious |
adj. very formal, full of ceremony
eg. ceremonious greeting for the President |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:39:33 GMT |
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| cerebration |
n. thinking, thought process
eg. crebration always made him frown |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:55:46 GMT |
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| cerebral |
adj. of the brain
eg. cerebral cortex |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:55:56 GMT |
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| centurion |
n. army officer command 100 soldiers |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:36:31 GMT |
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| centripetal |
adj. tending toward the center
eg. centripetal force |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:56:05 GMT |
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| centrifuge |
n. rotating machine using centrifugal force to separate substances |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:36:31 GMT |
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| centrifugal |
adj. departing from the center
eg. centrifugal force |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:56:21 GMT |
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| centigrade |
adj. temperature scale |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:33:07 GMT |
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| centaur |
n. half man half horse |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:33:07 GMT |
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| censure |
v. blame, criticize strongly, reprimand, rebuke, reproach, disparage, berate, castigate, impugn
n. animadversion, stricture |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:02:08 GMT |
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| censorious |
adj. severely critical, captious
eg. Censorious people delight in casting blame |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:02:19 GMT |
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| censor |
n. person who eliminate inappropriate matter |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:29:24 GMT |
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| celibate |
adj. remaining unmarried, not having sex
eg. I’ve been celibate for the past six months. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:02:44 GMT |
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| celestial |
adj. heavenly, ethereal
ant. earthly, hellish, infernal, mortal |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:03:10 GMT |
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| celerity |
n. speed, rapidity |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:29:24 GMT |
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| cede |
v. surrender formally, yield, succumb, capitulate, waive
eg. The squatters had to cede the building after the police moved in |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:05:18 GMT |
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| cavil |
v. make unnecessary complaints /objections, niggle, quibble, carp
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:06:14 GMT |
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| cavalier |
adj. arrogant, haugty, domineering
eg. The government takes a cavalier attitude to the problems of prison overcrowding. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:06:49 GMT |
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| cavalcade |
n. a line of people on horse, parade |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:24:38 GMT |
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| cauterize |
v. burn with hot iron or caustic
eg. the doctor cauterize the wound to prevent infection |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:07:07 GMT |
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| caustic |
adj. burning, bitter
eg. caustic liquid is used to burn and dissolve other subtances |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:07:02 GMT |
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| causal |
adj. relating to cause and effect
eg. a causal relationship between scarcity and higher prices |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:07:42 GMT |
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| caulk |
v. to make watertight (waterproof) |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:19:23 GMT |
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| caucus |
n. private meeting to make decision, conclave |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:08:45 GMT |
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| catholic |
adj. wide-ranging, broad-minded
eg. to have catholic tastes |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:15:47 GMT |
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| cathartic |
adj. purgative, purifying, releasing
eg. cathartic drug (thuoc' xo?) |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:17:17 GMT |
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| catharsis |
n. purging or cleansing, removal |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:08:45 GMT |
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| categorical |
adj. without exceptions, absolute, unconditional
eg. categorical identification |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:17:59 GMT |
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| catechism |
n. instruction by question and answer |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:58:28 GMT |
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| catcall |
n. shout or whistle of disapproval
eg. The Minister's speech was greeted with catcalls |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:18:11 GMT |
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| cataract |
n. - steep waterfall
- eye aberration |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:58:28 GMT |
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| catapult |
n. Y-shaped stick for shooting stone |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:51:05 GMT |
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| catalyst |
n. chemical agent |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:51:05 GMT |
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| cataclysm |
n. sudden disaster or violence, calamity
eg. to survive the cataclysm of the Black Death |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:18:45 GMT |
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| casualty |
n. serious or fatal accident, person killed in war |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:51:05 GMT |
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| castigation |
n. punishment, severe criticism, upbraiding, chatisement
eg. He castigated himself for being so stupid |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:19:56 GMT |
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| caste |
n. one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:45:08 GMT |
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| cascade |
n. small waterfall, sudden shower
eg. a sudden cascade of sparks |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:21:34 GMT |
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| cartographer |
n. map-maker |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:45:07 GMT |
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| carrion |
n. rotting flesh of a dead body
eg. crows feeding on carrion |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:21:44 GMT |
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| carp |
v. niggle, cavil, chicane
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:22:59 GMT |
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| carousal |
n. drunken and noisy party, revel |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:39:35 GMT |
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| carnivorous |
adj. meat-eating |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:39:35 GMT |
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| carnal |
adj. fleshly, sexual, sensual
eg. carnal desire |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:23:57 GMT |
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| carnage |
n. massacre, annihilation, massive slaughter
eg. a battlefield is a scene of carnage |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:24:06 GMT |
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| carillon |
n. set of bells (capable of being played) |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:35:36 GMT |
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| caricature |
n. a representation (picture, writing) of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect, comic ape
eg. draw a caricature of a politician |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:25:55 GMT |
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| careen |
v. move wildly, sway from side to side, tilt, wobble, reel, swag
eg. The ship careened out of control |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:28:37 GMT |
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| cardiologist |
n.doctor specializing in non-acute sickness of the heart |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:26:23 GMT |
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| cardinal |
adj. fundamental, chief
eg. Respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:29:28 GMT |
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| carcinogenic |
adj. causing cancer, deadly
ant. energizing, harmless, healthful, healthy, invigorating, wholesome |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:26:23 GMT |
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| carat |
n. unit of weight
eg. five carat diamond |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:18:53 GMT |
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| carapace |
n. shell covering the back (of a turtle, crab)
eg. hard carapace of the turtle |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:18:53 GMT |
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| carafe |
n. glass bottle of water, wine,...
eg. carafe of wine |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:29:45 GMT |
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| captious |
adj. very critical, fond of criticizing, censorious
ant. commendatory, complimentary, encouraging, flattering, laudatory, praising |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:59:58 GMT |
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| caption |
n. title, chapter heading, legend, subtitle
eg. a mere caption unworthy of a reply |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:31:14 GMT |
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| capricious |
adj. unpredictable, whimsical |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:12:03 GMT |
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| caprice |
n. sudden change of behavior, whim
ant. constancy, constant, dependability, steadfastness |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:31:44 GMT |
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| capitulate |
v. surrender, concede |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:12:03 GMT |
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| capillary |
n. narrow blood vessel connecting veins and arteries
(mao mach.) |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:06:01 GMT |
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| capacity |
n. ability to accommodate |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:06:01 GMT |
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| capacious |
adj. extensive, wide, spacious
ant. cramped, small, squeezed, tiny |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:32:16 GMT |
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| canvass |
v. seek opinion, ask ppl to vote for
eg. He spent the whole month canvassing for votes. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:32:07 GMT |
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| canto |
n. division of a long poem |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:06:01 GMT |
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