READING CAM 11 TEST 1

vogue

(n) thịnh hành

vertical

dọc, thẳng đứng

coordinate

trục hoành, ngang

grid

mạng lưới điện

via

/ˈvaɪə/

(preposition). thông qua

edible

/ˈedəbl/

(adj). ăn được

Ex: The vegetables were old but still looked edible

massive

(adj) to lớn

Ex: The government put massive amounts of money into the health service

severe

/sɪˈvɪə(r)/

(adj). nghiêm trọng

Ex: The fire has caused severe damage to the building.

monsoon

mùa mưa

herbicide

thuốc diệt cỏ

infectious

(adj) truyền nhiễm

Flu is highly infectious.

incidence

/ˈɪnsɪdəns/

(noun). phạm vi ảnh hưởng, phạm vi tác động

Ex: The lack of vitamins may explain the higher incidence of heart disease.

urgent

/ˈɜːdʒənt/

(adj). khẩn cấp

Ex: The law is in urgent need of reform

entirely

(adv) hoàn toàn

drastically

quyết liệt

sacrifice

/ˈsækrɪfaɪs/

(verb). hy sinh

Ex: Would you sacrifice a football game to go out with a girl?

horizontal

/ˌhɒrɪˈzɒntl/

(adj). theo phương ngang

Ex: Draw a horizontal line across the bottom of the page

take something for granted

/teɪk fə(r) ˈɡrɑːntɪd/

(verb). coi việc có cái gì như một điều hiển nhiên nên không trân trọng

Ex: Her husband was always there and she just took him for granted.

despoil

/dɪˈspɔɪl/

(verb). tước đoạt, chiếm đoạt; bóc lột

Ex: The thief despoiled the old man of his belongings.

verdant

/ˈvɜːdnt/

(adj). xanh tươi (cỏ, cây cối, ruộng đồng..)

Ex: Much of the region's verdant countryside has been destroyed in the hurricane.

subject to

/səbˈdʒekt tu/

(verb). phải chịu, phải bị

Ex: The city was subjected to heavy bombing.

optimum

/ˈɑːptɪməm/

(adj). tối ưu

Ex: The optimum storage temperature is 60℉.

prohibitively

/prəˈhɪbətɪvli/

(adv). cao đến mức không thể mua được (về giá)

Ex: Car insurance can be prohibitively expensive for young drivers.

appear to

/əˈpɪə(r) tu/

(verb). dường như, có vẻ như

Ex: The couple appeared to have nothing in common.

aspiration

sự khát vọng

undoubted

/ʌnˈdaʊtɪd/

(adj). rõ ràng, chắc chắn, không thể tranh cãi được

detrimental

ˌdetrɪˈmentl/

(adj). có hại

Ex: Their decision could be detrimental to the future of the company.

settle

(v) đinh cư, ổn định cuộc sống

assume

/əˈsjuːm/

(verb). Phỏng đoán

Ex: Let us assume for a moment that the plan succeeds.

descendant

dɪˈsendənt/

(noun). hậu duệ

Ex: Many of them are descendants of the original settlers

wreck

/rek/

(verb). Làm hỏng, phá hoại

Ex: A bomb completely wrecked the building.

civil war

nội chiến

collapse

sự sụp đổ

civilization

/ˌsɪvəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/

(noun). Nền văn minh

Ex: Some people think that nuclear war would mean the end of civilization.

accelerate

/əkˈseləreɪt/

(verb). gia tăng, làm nhanh lên

Ex: Exposure to the sun can accelerate the ageing process.

indicate

chỉ ra, hiển thị

Ex: The survey data indicate a general satisfaction with the process.

immunity

sự miễn dịch

scarce

/skeəs/

(adj). hiếm

Ex: Skilled workers were becoming increasingly scarce.

perceptual

/pə'septjuəl/

(adj). thuộc cảm giác, giác quan

Perceptual skills are particularly important in sports.

acclaimed

/əˈkleɪmd/

(adj). được công nhận

The paintings in this exhibition are acclaimed masterpieces.

renowed

/rɪˈnaʊnd/

(adj). nổi tiếng, trứ danh

Volunteers generally preferred the work of renowned artists.

exclusively

/ɪkˈskluːsɪvli/

(adv). độc quyền, dành riêng

This offer is available exclusively to people who call now.