WORD FORM OLYMPIC 30/4/2025

Doctors are alarmed at the number of laser treatments being performed by ____________ in salons and spas. (PHYSIC)

non-physicians

non-physician = non-doctor (kp bác sĩ)

After a disappointing first set, Nadal played ____________ and went on to win the match. (SURE)

assuredly (adj) definitely

→ play assuredly = play confidently, skillfully

I have already said that the club is doing all it can to provide ____________ accommodation to make sure that none of the crowd stand. (SEAT)

all-seater (adj) có đủ ghế cho tất cả mng

→ unseat (v) tước chức vị, hất văng khỏi vị trí, lưng ngựa

→ backseat (n/adj) vị trí phụ/không quan trọng

→ take a backseat - lùi về sau, nhượng quyền

We're trying to demonstrate how ____________ through Zoom or Google Meet can increase the efficiency and quality of care. (MEDICINE)

telemedicine (n) y tế từ xa, khám chữa bệnh từ xa

→ medicinal (a) có tính chữa bệnh, dùng làm thuốc → medicinal herbs

→ paramedic (n) nhân viên y tế cấp cứu

→ medico-legal (adj) liên quan đến y pháp / y tế và pháp luật

.____________ interventions such as massage have proved very successful. (DRUG)

non-drug (adj) không dùng thuốc

→ drugged (adj) bị chuốc thuốc, mê hoặc

→ druggist (n) dược sĩ, người bán thuốc

→ drug-induced condition/state/sleep/psychosis (tâm thần phân liệt) : (adj) do thuốc gây ra

antidrug (adj) chống ma túy, chống độc chất

Doctors should spend less time on ____________ duties. (CLINIC)

non-clinical (adj) phi lâm sàng, không cần trực tiếp khám chữa bệnh

clinician (n) bác sĩ lâm sàng (nguòi trực tiếp thực hành điều trị bệnh nhân)
subclinical (adj) chưa có triệu chứng lâm sàng rõ rệt

polyclinic (n) phòng khám đa khoa

clinicopathologic / clinicopathological (Adj) thuộc y học lâm sàng

I opened my speech by saying that hundreds of deaths could be prevented each year if qualified ____________ were able to intervene. (AID)

first-aiders: someone who is trained to give first aid - người sơ cứu trước

aide-de-camp (n) sĩ quan trợ lý, tùy tùng (số nhiều: aides-de-camp)

hearing-aid (n) máy trợ tính

band-aid (n) băng cá nhân/giải pháp tạm thời kh lâu dài

→ band-aid solution

Your actions are based on some false ____________ and inaccurate non-facts. (SUPPOSE)

presuppositions: giả định, tiền đề có sẵn

presuppose (v) giả định, phỏng đoán trước

supposedly

They said the former director was practical to the point of lacking any strategic framework and his whole operation was ____________. (CONCEPT)

non-conceptual (adj) phi khái niệm (làm việc k theo bài bản, theo kiểu đụng đâu làm đó, chỉ gq ssựvuj thực tế phát sinh hàng ngày mà k có mô hfinh hay khung tư duy nào

practical ở nghĩa này là thực tế đến mức cực đoan, chỉ nghĩ đến lợi trước mắt mà k lo sau này

→ conceptualize/conceptual/conceptualization/

misconception (n) sự hiểu nhầm
→ preconception (N) định kiến, ý niệm có sẵn từ trupwsc ~ presupposition

He was a flexible politician, who always looked for an imaginative and ____________ solution to problems. (DOGMA)

non-dogmatic:

dogma (N) giáo điều, chủ nghĩa cố chấp /9laf quan điểm bắt buộc ngkhac phải công nhận)
dogmatism (n) tính giáo điều, chủ nghĩa độc đoán

dogmatize (v) phát biểu giáo điều, tuyên bố độc đoán

dogmatic (a) cứng nhắc, độc đoán (khăn khăng rằng mình đúng)

dogmaticity (n)

As a ____________, I couldn't understand his explanation. (DOCTOR)

non-doctor (n) ko phải bác sĩ

It is fascinating to learn that ____________ can cook and that accountants can cook the books. (=to change numbers dishonestly in the accounts) (RESTAURANT)

restaurateurs: restruarant’s owner/manageger

restaurent-goer (n) người hay đi ăn nhà hàng

There is a solid ____________ grocery business, which brings a lot of money for the boss, at the heart of the group. (GENERATE)

cash-generative (adj) sinh ra lợi nhuật

Restaurants often charge customers to cut and plate the cake you have brought. The practice has come to be called ____________. (CAKE)

cakeage (n) phí cho khách hàng đem bánh từ ngoài vào

tương tự: → corkage (n) phí mở chai rượu khách tự mang vào

pancake (n) lớp phấn dày (v) đầm sầm xuống, xẹp lép, hạ cách khẩn cấp

You can find lists of ____________ motels on the internet so that you will not worry when you bring your four-legged friends together. (PET)

pet-friendly (adj) thân thiện với thú cưng, cho phép mang thú cưng

→ pet-pampering (adj) cưng chiều, chăm sóc thú cưng đặc biệt

peter out (v) cạn kệt

pet-peeve (n) điều làm ai đó cực kì khó chịu

The ____________ said revenue per available room was down 52 per cent last month. (HOTEL)

hotelier (n) chủ/nhà quản lý khách sạn

hostelry (n) nhà nghỉ, quán trọ (từ cổ/trang trọng)
hosteldom (n) thế giới/ngành công nghiệp khách sạn nói chung

____________ plastic surgery would be a very painful experience. (AESTHETIC)

unanaesthetised: not given an anaesthetic (= a substance that makes a person or animal unable to feel pain) for an operation, test, etc., or done without an anaesthetic = ko có thuốc gây mê

aesthetic (a) thuộc về thẩm mỹ

aesthete (n) người yêu nghệ thuật, người có tâm hồn thẩm mỹ

aestheticize (v) thẩm mỹ hóa

anaesthetic (n/adj) thuốc gây mê/tê

anaesthetist (n) bác sĩ gây mê

anaesthetize (v) gây mê, gây tê

____________ medical procedures are used to diagnose, measure, monitor or treat problems such as diseases or injuries that don't require surgery. (SURGERY)

non-surgical (adj) phi phẫu thuật, ko cần phẫu thuật

Some ____________ devices such as pacemakers are used to control the slow heartbeats. (PLANT)

implantable (adj) có thể cấy ghép vào cơ thể

implant (v) cấy ghép; mô/thiết bị cấy ghép

implantation (n) sự cấy ghép(mô, thiết bị hoặc trứng bám vào tử cung)

explant (v) bóc tách mô cấy ghép

replantation (n) sự nối lại các bộ phân bị đứt rời

____________ is used in biomedical engineering to produce tissue that can be used in artificial organ and tissue regeneration. (CELL)

decellularisation: a process in which cells are removed from the tissue surrounding them so that the tissue can be transplanted (= placed) into another person's body without causing a harmful reaction = sự giải tế bào

cellular (a) thuộc về

cellularization: sự tế bào hóa (quá trình đưa tế bào vào bộ khung để tạo mô)

acellular(a) kh có tế bào

multicellular (a) đa tế bào

The software still has a few glitches but we've come up with a ____________. (WORK)

workaround: a way of dealing with a problem

workhorse (n) người làm việc bền bỉ

workaday (adj) bình thường, tầm thường, quen thuộc hàng ngày

The new proposals are a ____________ house between the original treaty and the revised version. (WAY)

half-way (adj) ở giữa, dung hòa

half-way house between

clearway (n) đoạn đường cấm dừng đỗ xe

byway (n) đường phụ, ít người đi

waylay (v) phục kích, chặn đường

There's a danger in believing that this is a ____________ wonder drug. (CURE)

cure-all

Regular exercise is the best ____________ to tiredness and depression. (DOSE)

antidote

It was a ____________ and temporarily efficient solution for a major, long-term problem. (AID)

band-aid

"I can't eat this meat - it's too tough." "Stop being such a ____________ and eat your dinner!" (FUSS)

fusspot // fussbudget

Youngsters congregate outside the ____________ in the car park, and there is evidence of drinking all around. (LICENCE)

off-licence: a shop that sells mainly alcoholic drinks to be taken away and drunk at home

____________, clients and neighbours played their own part in settling disputes. (INN)

innkeepers

A lot of advertising seems deliberately designed to make ____________ and bad language mainstream. (LAD)

laddishness: the noisy, energetic, and sometimes rude behaviour that some young men show in social groups

Those kiddo and badly behaved ____________ are all down on a poor man. (PERISH)

perishers: children who are being annoying

Before the wedding, they come into agreement to be ____________ in order not to fall into abortion-related problems. (CHILD)

child-free

Much of his ____________ was spent in Europe. (BOY)

boyhood

The toy merchandising is all designed to have ____________ begging their parents to take them to the movie. (ANKLE)

ankle-biters: children

Most bottles of bleach have ____________ lids to prevent children from approaching them inappropriately. (CHILD)

childproof

Teitelbaum was a fierce opponent of Zionism, which he ____________ as inherently heretical. (CRY)

decried => decry: to criticize something as bad, without value, or unnecessary

Many of these trees, from the very nature of the places where they are planted, are stunted and ____________. (ROOT)

rootbound: If a plant is rootbound, its roots have filled the container it is growing in and it stops growing well.

He's been granted the ultimate ____________ - his face on a postage stamp. (COLLAR)

accolade: praise and approval

=> earn/receive an accolade

If we all demanded leather shoes the additional oil in the form of edible oils, fertilisers, ____________ and insecticides would be needed for the cattle. (WEED)

weedkillers

She is cited as an inspiration across the environmental spectrum, by endangered-species advocates and ____________ groups. (PEST)

anti-pesticide

A performer seeks the attention and approval of his or her audience, who can pay rapt attention, ____________ and boo, or, worst of all, simply remain indifferent. (CAT)

catcall

"I've just had enough!" she said ____________. (FEEL)

feelingly

We're going for ____________ at Jane's before the party. (DRINK)

predrinks // predrinking

Dining, lodging, ____________, and practice facilities were constructed within the village. (NIGHT )

nightclubbing

They helped clear up after all the ____________ had gone. (CELEBRATE)

celebrants

Numerical results demonstrate that the proposed scheme performs nearly the same as the global optimum with____________ difference. (APPRECIATE)

inappreciable

I fear that ____________ and naive readers will fail to notice the 'health warning' in small print, tucked away in a footnote on another page. (SUSPECT)

unsuspecting

Their ears, ____________ to the scale of such loud noise, seemed to have been shaken loose from their heads. (TUNE)

unattuned: not able to understand or recognize something

Some of the early explorers thought of the local people as ____________ savages who could be exploited. (NIGHT)

benighted: without knowledge or morals

Most of the island isn't ____________ - the soil is too rocky. (CULTIVATE)

cultivable

Fruit growers in this area can rely on regular rainfall so their orchards can be left ____________. (IRRIGATION)

unirrigated // non-irrigated (adj) không được tưới tiêu (vì đã nhờ lượng mưa tự nhiên rồi)

Are the scientific disagreements created or merely exposed by ____________ proceedings? (ADVERSE)

adversarial: involving people opposing or disagreeing with each other

adverse (adj) negative

adversary (n) rival

adversity (n) boundary, harsh

There are ____________ of discontent among the staff. (MUTTER)

mutterings

muttering (n) lời lầm xầm sự xì xầm bàn tán

unmuttered (adj) k đc thốt ra, giữ kín trong lòng

mutteringly (adv) một cách lầm rầm, xì xào

He ____________ his misfortune and the loss of his most treasured possessions. (WAIL)

bewailed: to express great sadness or disappointment about something

bewail (v) than khóc, tiếc thương sâu sắc

wa

Stop your ____________ about the long queues - it won't change anything. (BELLY)

bellyaching: the act of complaining

bellyyache (v) complain

bellyacher (n) complainer

bellyful (n) sự chán ngấy → have a bellyful of sth

underbelly (n) phần yếu nhất, điểm dễ

The overwhelming economic ____________ is to get the most productive workers available. (DESIRE)

desideratum: something that is wanted or needed

I ____________ the best seat before anyone else arrived. (BAG)

bagsied => bagsy: to claim the right to have or do something because you said you wanted it first

High-end smartphones have become ____________ status symbols, especially among the young. (ASPIRE)

aspirational

Even in a world of imaginary theater, the hopeful ____________, like Remy, can achieve their dreams. (ASPIRE)

aspirants: someone who very much wants to achieve something

Devoid of any human presence, his locations are ripe for ghosts, the atmosphere heavy with ____________ yearning. (SWEET)

unassuaged: (of a feeling) not made less strong or easier to bear

We can't go to the party ____________ without a gift. (EMPTY)

empty-handed

These poor children have many ____________ needs. (MEET)

unmet

Why do we have to sell every piece of grass and every bit of ____________ to raise money for further building at hospitals? (SHRUB)

shrubbery: a part of a garden where a lot of shrubs have been planted

The beer festival was a huge open-air ____________ with loud music, stalls and everyone enjoying themselves. (JAM)

jamboree: a large organized event that many people go to, or a busy, noisy occasion or period

Every so often life will throw you a ____________ and shock you in some unexpected way. (BALL)

curveball: in the sport of baseball, a throw in which the ball curves as it moves towards the player with the bat

He poured a ____________ of whisky into the glass. (THIMBLE)

thimbleful: a very small amount of liquid: a very small amount of liquid

____________ in honey is a natural process, and can be reversed by gentle heat. (GRANULES)

granulation: the quality of being made up of granules (= small pieces like grains), or the process of forming granules

The agency has preserved wetland habitat and encouraged farmers to leave some fields ____________. (CULTIVATION)

uncultivated

Make a list of specific skills and then break them down into ____________ (SKILL)

subskills: skills that are parts of a wider skill

____________ allows students to learn at their own speed. (ACCESS)

self-access: a method of learning in which students use books, videos, etc. to study on their own

You cannot hide any private from the ____________ of Hanbridge. (QUIBBLE)

quidnunc: someone who enjoys knowing and talking about other people's private lives

The right ____________ process can make a huge difference in the long-term performance of a new employee. (BOARD)

onboarding: the process in which new employees gain the knowledge and skills they need to become effective members of an organization

They had ____________ the rules for using "an" rather than "a", and thought that "an good egg" (rather than "a good egg") was correct. (LEARN)

mislearned

A creative approach to work may be lost as automation leads to ____________. (SKILL)

deskilling: to reduce the amount of skill that someone needs to do a particular job

The program is aimed at people working in IT who want to ____________ or hone their technique. (SKILL)

upskill: to learn new skills or to teach workers new skills

Education frequently takes place under the guidance of others, but may also be ____________. (DIDACTIC)

autodidactic: relating to someone learning by themselves, rather than being taught by a teacher

I pulled an ____________ last night, studying for hours on end until dawn. (NIGHT)

all-nighter

Under the ____________ of Professor Roberts, the 900 delegates assessed and discussed the social market economy. (TUTOR)

tutelage: help, advice, or teaching about how to do something

After many years in the classroom, he decided to make a change and take up a ____________ role at the school. (TEACH)

non-teaching

Nike said that its suppliers are strictly prohibited from using forced or ____________ labour. (DENTAL)

indentured: relating to an agreement in which someone works for someone else until they have paid back a debt, especially in the past when poor people worked for someone in another country in return for being taken to that country

The darkness was broken by the odd ____________ of light. (PRICK)

pinprick: a very small hole in something where a pin or needle has been pushed into it, or a sudden pain where a pin or needle has been pushed into your skin

The agents' competence is assessed on the basis of their capacity for ____________ and rationalisation of their actions. (REFLEX)

reflexivity: the fact of someone being able to examine their own feelings, reactions, and motives (= reasons for acting) and how these influence what they do or think in a situation

The ____________ pattern is where students come to theoretical study after a period of practice. (EXPERIENCE)

post-experience: Post-experience courses are for students who already have experience of doing the type of work for which the course will be useful

The idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistical, and ____________ is mistaken. (COMPLACENCE)

self-complacent: feeling calm satisfaction with your own abilities or situation, especially when this prevents you from feeling sympathy or understanding for others

His mother rehearsed his lines with him and by the time the play opened he was ____________. (LETTER)

letter-perfect: used to describe words produced without any mistakes, or a person who is able to repeat a particular text from memory without making any mistakes

Its nickname is the ____________ Bird, because it nests only when water levels are "just right". (GOLD)

Goldilocks: used to describe a situation in which something is or has to be exactly right

By law, advertisements must be truthful and ____________, and businesses must have evidence to back up their claims. (DECEIVE)

non-deceptive

It was a ____________ example, which clarified how political pressures inexorably work against sensible commercial decisions in matters such as this. (BOOK)

copybook (adj): exactly as is expected or following the rules connected with a situation

I have done so to ____________ myself of the weight of an injustice and steer clear of dishonest carryings-on. (ENCUMBER)

disencumbered: free from or relieve of an encumbrance (=a burden or impediment.)

People can decide how to care for their children themselves, ____________ by interference from the state. (ENCUMBER)

unencumbered: without something making it difficult for you to do something

Adverse events were recorded at every visit through ____________, open-ended questioning. (DIRECT)

non-directed

The films were ____________, aesthetic rather than informative, and appealed to emotion rather than to reason.. (DIDACTIC)

non-didactic: not intended to teach people, or to tell them what to do or think

Civil ____________ are worried about what they see as government censorship. (LIBERTY)

libertarians

Especially in the spring, plant pollen is an ____________ that makes the eyes and throat itchy and can cause breathing problems. (IRRITATE)

irritant: something that causes trouble or makes you annoyed

The ____________ of the situation demanded that he take immediate action. (EXIT)

exigency: the difficulties of a situation, especially one that causes urgent demands

Some people hire a contractor to build ____________ houses - ready to move into with no renovations or repairs required. (KEY)

turnkey: (of a property or a piece of equipment) ready to be used immediately by the person who is buying or renting it, or relating to this arrangement

This "monitoring gaze" was in some sense parallel but not as powerful as the ____________, under which the prisoner had no escape from the gaze of the tower guards. (OPTIC)

panopticon

He had an ____________ experience while undergoing surgery himself. (BODY)

out-of-body: relating to the ability to have mental experiences separate from your body, especially the ability to look at yourself from the outside

The ____________ network still operates in some City banks. (BOY)

old-boy => the old-boy network: the way in which men who have been to the same expensive school or university help each other to find good jobs

Senior executives at the company are highly ____________ who often appoint their close-knit relatives. (NEPHEW)

nepotistic

The movie is a tale of an incompetent ____________ group bent on tracking down and destroying invading aliens. (ALIEN)

anti-alien