4000 FCE Vocabulary List

tỉ mỉ excessively careful; marked by extreme care in the treatment of details

phương tiện truyền thông public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television

dột permitting leaks or leakage; permitting liquids to penetrate

khiêm tốn humble; less ambitious; moderate

sang trọng rich and superior in quality; lavish

liberally freely; unrestrictedly; in a liberal manner

động stimulate; impel; provide with an incentive; move to action

rò rỉ escape fluid from a container through a hole or crack; tell anonymously; reveal

nhiều mặt having many facets or aspects

giảm thiểu diminish; belittle; make small or insignificant

chữ educated; schooled; one who can read and write

lifesaver life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material; attendant to protect swimmers

lifesaver life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material; attendant to protect swimmers

hoạn highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

nhỏ painting or drawing included in a book; copy or model that represents in a greatly reduced size

con chim nhại long-tailed gray-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds

giai điệu tune; pleasing succession or arrangement of sounds; poem suitable for setting to music or singing

nghịch ngợm behavior that causes discomfiture or annoyance in another; tendency to play pranks or cause embarrassment

rò rỉ escape fluid from a container through a hole or crack; tell anonymously; reveal

biệt thự dwelling-house of the better class; a large or stately residence

lố bịch laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense

thiền lengthy intent consideration; long and thoughtful observation; contemplation of spiritual matters

giai điệu tune; pleasing succession or arrangement of sounds; poem suitable for setting to music or singing

không ai bằng incomparable; having no match or equal; unsurpassed; peerless

thảm sát the killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty

cơ khí automatic; monotonous; relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics

nhiều mặt having many facets or aspects

đều đều uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition

phương tiện truyền thông public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television

công đức virtue; admirable quality or attribute; credit

triệu phú one whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars

ổ any thick lump, mass, or cake, especially a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread

nhỏ painting or drawing included in a book; copy or model that represents in a greatly reduced size

giảm thiểu diminish; belittle; make small or insignificant

rò rỉ escape fluid from a container through a hole or crack; tell anonymously; reveal

hàng objects for sale; goods

lố bịch laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense

hào nháng of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading

thanh quản the organ of the neck of mammals involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production

sang trọng rich and superior in quality; lavish