Practice Test Vocab 2

Default on a loan/debt

Không trả nợ

Have/Get your own way

Ex: she managed to get her own way in the end

to get or do what you want, especially when somebody has tried to stop you [Way]

Shortcoming

Weakness, limitation

Bitterly disappointed/ashamed/cold

Adj. Going with bitterly

Badly mistaken

Nhầm to

To a greater or lesser degree/extent

Không ít thì nhiều

Make the assumption that

Assume rằng [Assumption]

In possession of sth

Phải có đc [possession]

Cluster (n)

Ex: a cluster of spectators

Cluster (v)

Ex: The children clustered together in the corner of the room.

Ex: The doctors clustered anxiously around his bed.

A group of sth, to group together

Habituated to sth

Ex: We have all become habituated to thinking and reacting in certain ways.

= accustomed to

Deterrent (n, adj)

Ex: Hopefully his punishment will act as a deterrent to others.

Ex: deterrent against cheating

Ex: deterrent effect

Deterrence

Biện pháp ngăn chặn

Bring sth to the table/party

Ex: Lucy was definitely the right choice to be Head of Department. With her skills and experience, she really brings lot to the table.

Contribute something useful to a discussion or project [table]

Bring out the worst in somebody

Ex: pressure can bring out the worst in people

Make someone show their worst quality [worst]

Bring sth to the close

Kết thúc sth [close ]

Take sb aback

Ex: Brendan was taken aback by her sudden question.

make somebody shocked or surprised [Phrasal verb: take]

Bring/Take sb down a peg or two

Ex: He needed to be taken down a peg or two.

Make somebody realize that they are not as good or important is they think they are [peg]

Take sth the wrong way

Ex: she always take things the wrong way

to be offended by a remark that was not intended to be offensive [wrong]

Entice sb back/away

Entice sb into doing

Entice sb to do

= Persuade

Take issue with

Ex: I must take issue with you on that point

Disagree [issue]

Be in existence

To exist

Reassure sb about sth

Ex: They tried to reassure her, but she still felt anxious.

To say / do sth to make sb less frightened or worried

Butt in

Ex: How can I explain if you keep butting in?

Chen ngang khi ngkhac đang nói

Deem sb/sth sth

Ex: The evening was deemed a great success.

Deem sb/sth (to be) adj

Ex: the film is deemed unsuitable for children

= consider/regard

Own up to (doing sth)

= Confess to doing sth [Phrasal Verb: own]

(V) Recompense sb for sth

(N) Recompense for

(N) In recompense for

= compensate

Commemorate

In commemoration of

Commemorative

Tưởng nhớ

Memorial service

Lễ tưởng niệm

Mythical = Fic’titious

Giả tưởng, không có thật

Ceremonial role (King/Queen)

Vai trò nghi thức

Religious/sacred rituals

Nghi lễ tôn giáo

Procession

Đoàn diễu hành

Historical Artifact / Artefact

Kỷ vật lịch sử

Do sb a disservice

Do sth that harm sb and the opinon that others have of them

By choice

Because you select [choice]

Nominal

Ex: nominal leader of the party

Ex: we only pay a nominal rent

1. Trên danh nghĩa

2. Small (in amount of money)

Contemplative atmosphere (musium, library, church)

Không gian trầm lắng để suy nghĩ

In keeping with

Ex: The latest results are in keeping with our earlier findings

In agreement with something

Out of the ordinary

Unusual [Ordinary]

In aid of

Ex: collecting money in aid charity

Quyên góp tiền ủng hộ ai

Pertinent to

= Relevant to

Own the stage

Làm chủ sân khấu

Stage presence

Ex: She has a strong voice but absolutely no stage presence.

Khả năng trình diễn

Line-up

Ex: an impressive line-up of a speaker

Ex: a horror movies completes this evenings TV’s lineup

A list of people participating in an event or a tv program

A complete rip-off

Sth that is not worth the price

Rage at/against/about sb/sth (v)

Ex: He raged against the injustice of it all

Rage (on)

Ex: The blizzard was still raging outside

Ex: Forest fires were raging out of control

In a rage / Fly into a rage (n)

Enrage = infuriate

Ex: She was enraged at his stupidity

1. to show that you are very angry

2. of storm / fire to continue to spread

3. noun = anger

Be par for the course

Ex: Starting early and working long hours is par for the course in this job.

To be the norm of sth [par]

Touch base

Ex: let's touch base every week or so

Make a contact again with sb

The home stretch/straight

Ex: We're going into the home stretch of the presidential election.

The very last part of the race

Below the belt

Ex: that was below about no one should say things like that

Unfair or cruel (for remark)

On the front line

Ex: I would like to be in the military but not on the front line

Tiền tuyến [Line]

Out of line

Ex: you shouldn't have spoken to him like that.You were out of line

To have an unacceptable behavior

On the line

Ex: i can't afford to do anything to put my job on the line

Put sth at risk [Line]

Bottom line

Ex: the bottom line is she's the boss so we can't ignore her instructions

The most important part [line]

Take a tough line

Ex: the government has decided to take a tough line with the strikers

To have a strict approach towards [Line]

Line of reasoning

Ex: however hard I try, I just can't follow his line of reasoning

= thought process

Along the lines of

Ex: i think the office party should be something along the lines of what we did in 2016

Similar to [line]

Toe the line

Ex: these are the new regulations, and we have to totally or we will get into trouble

Do what is expected [Line]

Dread sth/doing sth

Dread sb doing sth

Ex: It's estimated that 75 percent of us dread speaking in public.

Be afraid of

Embrace an opportunity

= Take an opportunity

Envisage (UK) = envision (US)

Imagine what will happen in the future

Humiliate

Ex: I didn't want to humiliate her in front of her colleagues.

Làm bẽ mặt

Be appreciative of

Appreciate sth (Adj)

Hysterical

In a state of extreme excitement, and crying, laughing, etc. without any control