KHAN ACADEMY - VOCAB TESTS

adjacent (to)

(adj): very near, next to, or touching

metric ton

= tonne (1000 kg)

excerpt (from)

(v): take a small part from a speech, book, film, etc. in order to publish it separately

overarching

(adj before n): most important, because of including or affecting all other areas

anchor

(n): someone or something that gives support when needed

seafaring

(adj before n): connected with travelling by sea

→ a _ man (= a sailor)

admonish

(v): to warn someone not to do something, usually in a kind way

→ _ sb for doing sth

(v): to tell someone to do something

→ _ sb to do sth

uncover

(v): discover something secret or hidden

draw on sth

(phr v): use information or your knowledge of something to help you do something

void

(n): a feeling of unhappiness because someone or something is missing

→ fill the _ left

void of

without, lacking in

critique (n)

(n): a report that discusses a situation or the writings or ideas of someone and offers a judgment about them (+of sth)

critique

(v): give an opinion or judgment about a piece or work, book, film, etc

lean on sb/sth

(phr v): use someone or something to help you, especially in a difficult situation // depend on

ascribe sth to sb/sth

(phr v): believe or say that something is caused by something else // created by a particular person

→ put sth down to sth/sb

algae (plural)

tảo

entail

(v): involve or make something necessary

turnout

(n): the number of people who are present for an event // of people who vote

replicate

(v): make or do something again in exactly the same way

(= nhân bản, sao chép)

forgo

(v): decide not to have or do something, although you want to have it or do it

backfire

(v): (of a plan) to have the opposite result from the one you intended

dormant

(adj): not active or growing but has the ability to be active at a later time

allegedly

(adv): used when something is said to be true (illegal, wrong) but has not been proved

epitome

(n): the typical or highest example of sth

transcend

(v): go beyond or rise above a limit, or be greater than something ordinary

planetary

(adj): relating to planets

arbitrary

(adj): based on chance rather than being planned or based on reason

fleeting

(adj): brief or quick

precarious

(adj): in danger because not firmly fixed; likely to fall or suffer harm

rever

(v): very much respect and admire someone or something

encompass

(v): include different types of things

counterintutitive

(adj): contrary to intuition or to common-sense expectation (but often nevertheless true)