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| colander |
n. metal bowl to drain water from vegetable |
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thangtt_teet Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:11:26 GMT |
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| coin |
v. create, invent
eg. coin a phrase |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:05:38 GMT |
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| coiffure |
n. hairstyle |
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thangtt_teet Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:11:26 GMT |
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| cohorts |
n. comrade, ppl who share the same feature
eg. the 1999 birth cohort |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:05:53 GMT |
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| cohere |
v. stick together
eg. these sentences cohered |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:06:05 GMT |
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| cohabit |
v. live together
eg. cohabiting before marriage |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:08:04 GMT |
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| cognizance |
n. range of knowledge, ken
eg. cognizance of international situations |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:08:56 GMT |
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| cognitive |
adj. related to mental process of understanding
(nhan^. thuc')
eg. a child cognitive development |
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thangtt_teet Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:56:44 GMT |
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| cognate |
adj. related by blood or origin, consanguineous
eg. German and Dutch are cognate languages. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:10:33 GMT |
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| cogitate |
v. think over, ponder, cerebrate
eg. cogitate a problem |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:11:12 GMT |
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| cogent |
adj. convincing, reasonable, persuasive
ant. impotent, ineffective, invalid, weak |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:11:38 GMT |
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| cog |
n. tooth on a wheel
(banh' ra(ng xe) |
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thangtt_teet Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:50:06 GMT |
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| coeval |
adj. of equal age/period, contemporary |
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thangtt_teet Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:42:47 GMT |
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| coercion |
n. pressure, browbeating, bullying (to make sb obey), duress, compulsion
eg. He paid the money under coercion |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:13:32 GMT |
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| codify |
v. arrange (laws, rules) as a code, classify
eg. Hammurabi codified the laws |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:14:04 GMT |
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| codicil |
n. added instruction, supplement to a will
eg. In the codicil she left the house and its contents to her nephew |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:14:39 GMT |
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| coddle |
v. treat gently, pamper, featherbed
eg. dont coddle the children |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:15:50 GMT |
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| coda |
n. finale, final passage (of music, literature) |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:48:01 GMT |
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| coalition |
n. partnership, union, alignment, coalescence, concretion
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:18:08 GMT |
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| coalesce |
v. combine, amalgamate, blend
eg. the brooks coalesce into one river |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:18:36 GMT |
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| coagulate |
v. thicken from liquid to semi-solid state, clot, condense, congeal
eg. coagulated blood |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:20:23 GMT |
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| cloying |
adj. excessively sweet, (unsavory), syrupy, saccharine
eg. a cloying smile |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:22:40 GMT |
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| clout |
n. great influence, heavy blow, punch, slug
eg. have a lot of clout in the corp |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:23:43 GMT |
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| cloister |
v. seclude
n. seclusion or covered passage of monastery
eg. She cloistered herself in the office |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:25:51 GMT |
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| clique |
n. exclusive group with same interest, cabal, coterie
eg. traitorous clique |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:26:35 GMT |
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| clime |
n. region, climate
eg. seeking summer clime |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:26:49 GMT |
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| clientele |
n. body of customers
eg. the club attract young clientele |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:26:55 GMT |
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| cliche' |
n. phrase dulled in meaning due to repetition, platitude, bromide, banality
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:27:56 GMT |
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| clemency |
mildness (esp of weather) |
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thangtt_teet Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:14:19 GMT |
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| cleft |
n. spit, crack, crevice, fissure, scissure |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:28:47 GMT |
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| cleave |
v. cling to, split, be faithful to
eg. cleave a goose into two |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:29:46 GMT |
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| clavicle |
n. collarbone (xuong don`) |
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thangtt_teet Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:14:19 GMT |
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| claustrophobia |
n. fear of being locked in |
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thangtt_teet Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:05:31 GMT |
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| clarion |
n. trumpet-like sound, clear and stirring sound
eg. clarion call to action |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:30:53 GMT |
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| clapper |
n. piece of metal inside the bell, striker |
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thangtt_teet Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:05:31 GMT |
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| clangor |
n/v. make loud and resonant noise
eg. the clangor of hammers on steel |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:31:45 GMT |
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| clandestine |
adj. secretive, surreptitious, covert
eg. the clandestine sale of weapons |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:32:23 GMT |
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| clamor |
n/v. noise/ make noise, shout, blare, cacophony, din
eg. the clamor of the children |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:34:34 GMT |
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| clamber |
v. climb by crawling
eg. clamber over the rock |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:34:45 GMT |
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| clairvoyant |
adj/n. having foresight, fortuneteller, prophetic, precognitive |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:35:42 GMT |
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| civil |
adj. courteous, suave, pertaining to citizens
eg. She greeted him civilly but with no sign of affection. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:37:25 GMT |
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| cite |
v. quote, present
eg. cite a previous case |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:37:32 GMT |
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| citadel |
n. fortress, high castle, fortification |
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thangtt_teet Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:49:22 GMT |
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| cistern |
n. water tank, artificial lake, reservoir, lagoon |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:58:18 GMT |
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| circumvent |
v. outwit, outsmart, avoid (the law),
eg. They found a way of circumventing the law |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:38:41 GMT |
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| circumspect |
adj. cautious, deliberate, prudent, chary
discreet, wary
eg. He was very circumspect in his financial affairs. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:28:10 GMT |
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| circumscribe |
v. restrict, limit narrowly, confine
eg. The power of the monarchy was circumscribed by the new law. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:39:55 GMT |
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| circumlocution |
n. indirect speech that using too many word, ambage, periphrasis
ant. conciseness, directness |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:41:15 GMT |
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| circuitous |
adj. roundabout, go indirectly
ant. direct, in line, straight |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:41:23 GMT |
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| circlet |
n. ring, round band of precious metal |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:21:49 GMT |
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| cipher |
n. - secret code
- worthless person or thing, nonentity
eg. the king considered his younger brother as a cipher |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:43:00 GMT |
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| ciliated |
adj. having minute hair |
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thangtt_teet Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:27:09 GMT |
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| churlish |
adj. sully (ill-tempered), rude and boorish
eg. It would be churlish to refuse such a generous offer |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:45:52 GMT |
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| chronicle |
v. record (in chronological order), archive
eg. the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:46:59 GMT |
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| chortle |
v. laugh loudly
eg. Gill chortled with delight |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:20:24 GMT |
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| choreography |
n. step for ballet and dancing on stage |
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thangtt_teet Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:21:10 GMT |
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| choleric |
adj. bad-temper, easily angered, peevish, irascible
eg. He was a choleric, self-important little man |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:47:48 GMT |
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| chivalrous |
adj. manly, gallant (knight), virile
ant. cowardly, fearful, frightened |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:48:13 GMT |
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| chisel |
n. cutting edge/blade
v. swindle
eg. chisel a conversation |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:49:02 GMT |
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| chimerical |
adj. fictional, unreal, fanciful
eg. a chimerical idea, scheme |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:50:35 GMT |
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| chide |
v. scold, censure, chastise, reprimand, rebuke, berate, scold, rag
ant. compliment, laud, praise |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:51:44 GMT |
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| chicanery |
n. trickery, deception, guile, deceit, wile
eg. accuse a politician of chicanery |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:52:39 GMT |
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| cherubic |
adj. angelic, innocent-looking, seraphic
eg. looking so cherubic when he slept |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:53:33 GMT |
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| checkered |
adj. marked (by changes in fortune)
eg. he built a big mansion during his checkered career |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:54:00 GMT |
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| check |
v. restrain, hinder, curb, balk, (stem, stanch)
ant. aid, allow, assist, expedite, help, indulge, |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:55:37 GMT |
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| chauvinist |
n. jingoist, blindly devoted patriot, zealous adherent |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:56:54 GMT |
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| chastise |
v. criticize or scold, chide, castigate, objurgate
eg. He chastised the team for their lack of commitment. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:57:42 GMT |
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| chastened |
adj. humbled, feel sorry |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:28:24 GMT |
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| chasten |
v. discipline, censure, chastise
eg. He felt suitably chastened and apologized. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:18:06 GMT |
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| chaste |
adj. virginal, pure, vestal, celibate
eg. she has remained chaste all the time |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:59:54 GMT |
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| chassis |
n. framework and components of an automobile |
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thangtt_teet Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:51:57 GMT |
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| chasm |
n. abyss |
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thangtt_teet Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:51:57 GMT |
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| chary |
adj. cautious, circumspect, leery, discreet, scrupulous, wary, (thrifty, fastidious)
eg. chary of lending money |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:16:07 GMT |
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| charlatan |
n. pretender to have knowledge, swindler |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:04:40 GMT |
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| charisma |
n. great popular charm or appeal
eg. beauty and charisma |
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thangtt_teet Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:48:31 GMT |
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| chaotic |
adj. in utter disorder, deranged
ant. harmonized, normal, ordered, organized, quiet, systematic |
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thangtt_teet Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:48:31 GMT |
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