treacly (adj)
/ˈtriːk(ə)li/
- Resembling treacle in consistency, taste, or appearance (nước mật đường)
- Excessively sentimental
melancholic (adj)
/mɛlənˈkɒlɪk/
Feeling or expressing pensive sadness
Suffering from or denoting a severe form of depression
fad
/fad/
An intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short-lived; a craze
An arbitrary like or dislike
–> faddish
implicate
(v) /ˈɪmplɪkeɪt/
(n) /ˈɪmplɪkət/
- (v) Show (someone) to be involved in a crime
(be implicated in) Bear some of the responsibility for (an action or process, especially a criminal or harmful one) - (v) Convey (a meaning) indirectly through what one says, rather than stating it explicitly
- (n) A thing implied
contrarian
/kənˈtrɛːrɪən/
- (n) A person who opposes or rejects popular opinion, especially in stock exchange dealing
- (adj) Opposing or rejecting popular opinion or current practice
macabre (adj)
/məˈkɑːbr(ə)/
Disturbing because concerned with or causing a fear of death
decree
/dɪˈkriː/
- (n) An official order that has the force of law
The issuing of a decree
A judgement or decision of certain law courts, especially in matrimonial cases - (v) (decrees, decreeing, decreed)
Order (something) by decree
contumely (n)
/ˈkɒntjuːmɪli/
Insolent or insulting language or treatment
disbelief (n)
/dɪsbɪˈliːf/
Inability or refusal to accept that something is true or real
Lack of faith
prognostication (n)
/prɒɡnɒstɪˈkeɪʃn/
The action of prophesying future events
A prophecy
prophesy (v)
/ˈprɒfɪsʌɪ/
Say that (a specified thing) will happen in the future
broadside
/ˈbrɔːdsʌɪd/
- (n) A fierce verbal attack
- (n) A firing of all the guns from one side of a warship
The set of guns which can fire on each side of a warship - (n) A sheet of paper printed on one side only, forming one large page
- (adv) With the side turned in a particular direction
On the side - (v) Collide with the side of (a vehicle)
panegyric (n)
/ˌpanɪˈdʒɪrɪk/
A public speech or published text in praise of someone or something
ultimatum (n)
/ʌltɪˈmeɪtəm/
(plural ultimatums or ultimata /ʌltɪˈmeɪtə/)
A final demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation or a breakdown in relations
construe (v)
/kənˈstruː/
- Interpret (a word or action) in a particular way
- Analyse the syntax of (a text, sentence, or word)
Translate (a passage or author) word for word, typically aloud
diplomatic (adj)
/dɪpləˈmatɪk/
- Of or concerning diplomacy (ngoại giao)
Having or showing an ability to deal with people in a sensitive and tactful way - (Of an edition or copy) exactly reproducing an original version
