4000 CAE Vocabulary List

đê hèn fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless

vô tư emotionally removed; calm and objective; apart from others; separate

thất bại sudden downfall; complete disaster

làm chệch hướng turn aside; draw someone's attention away from something

chuyện vô vị nonsense; silly, unmeaning talk; servant; slave

phỏng vấn to question someone after a military mission to obtain intelligence

dối trá attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration that misleads another to believe a false thing

ẩm humid; moist; slightly wet

ra lệnh prescribe; rule as a dictator

xác định fix the boundaries of; mark off and separate; set bounds to; decide conclusively and authoritatively

phòng thủ intended or appropriate for defending against; protective

ẩm humid; moist; slightly wet

đồng bằng an area of flat land where a river spreads out into several smaller rivers before entering the sea

đàng hoàng propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior

ẩm humid; moist; slightly wet

đường chéo in a diagonal manner; not square to any direction

nổ explode or cause to explode; explode with great suddenness and with a loud noise

ngăn keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting

đàng hoàng propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior

triển khai position troops in readiness for combat, as along a front or line; put into use or action

gây tranh cãi disputable; unsettled; open to doubt or debate

xác định fix the boundaries of; mark off and separate; set bounds to; decide conclusively and authoritatively

vô tư emotionally removed; calm and objective; apart from others; separate

phỏng vấn to question someone after a military mission to obtain intelligence

mặc định failure to act; an option that is selected automatically

thất vọng feeling of dissatisfaction

nổ explode or cause to explode; explode with great suddenness and with a loud noise

mơ hồ questionable; filled with doubt

đàng hoàng propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior

ngủ sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active

kế form, plan, or arrange in mind; transmit or give by will

độc tài one who dictates; one who prescribes rules and maxims authoritatively for the direction of others.

kín đáo free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable

phỏng vấn to question someone after a military mission to obtain intelligence

độc tài one who dictates; one who prescribes rules and maxims authoritatively for the direction of others.

người khờ dại stupid person; person who is not very bright

chuyện vô vị nonsense; silly, unmeaning talk; servant; slave

thiếu hụt scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health

thất vọng feeling of dissatisfaction

vòm building or house, especially as the great hall, church, or temple; anything shaped like a cupola