CAM 17 TEST 02 - READING PASSAGE 2: OXYTOCIN

reinforce (v)

to strengthen or support a behavior or response, often through rewards or positive feedback.

củng cố

= fuel (v) (fuel the view = reinforce the belief that)

mate for life

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trigger (v)

trigger something (off) to make something happen suddenly = set off, set something off

• Nuts can trigger off a violent allergic reaction.

• The incident triggered protests across the country.

trigger somebody to make somebody feel very upset or anxious by reminding them of a trauma or bad experience

• Sometimes, the slightest things trigger me because they remind me of my mum.

charitable (adj)

/ˈtʃærətəbl/

1. liên quan tới từ thiện

2. bao dung - kind in your attitude to other people, especially when you are judging them

Let's be charitable and assume she just made a mistake.

Less charitable accounts of his character say he was vain and selfish.

revise (v)

chỉnh sửa

constructively (adv)

mang tính đóng góp, xây dựng

administer (v)

quản lý, giám sát

adept (adj)

(C2) adept (at/in something) | adept (at/in doing something) good at doing something that is quite difficult

• He became adept at getting even the shyest students to talk.

disposition (n)

/ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃn/

the natural qualities of a person’s charactersynonym temperament

• to have a cheerful disposition

• people of a nervous disposition

a natural tendency to do something, or to have or develop something:

• a disposition to deceive

cooperative (adj)

involving mutual assistance or collaboration; willing to work together. - tính hợp tác

cooperation = assosiation

favouritism (n)

chủ nghĩa thiên vị

bias /ˈbaɪəs/ (n)

subtlety

the quality of being subtle

• It's a thrilling movie even though it lacks subtlety.

subtle (adj) - nhỏ nhặt, tinh vi, khôn khéo

pinpoint (v)

to find out or say the exact position in space or time of something:

It is not possible to pinpoint precisely the time of death.

to discover or describe the exact facts about something:

Emergency workers at the site are still unable to pinpoint the cause of the explosion.

exclusive (adj)

limited to a select group; not shared with others.

in the worst light

theo chiều hướng tiêu cực

to view something negatively or unfavorably

be prone to

likely to show a particular characteristic, usually a negative one, or to be affected by something bad, such as damage or an illness :

I've always been prone to headaches.

He was prone to depression even as a teenager.

perplexing (adj)

rắc rối, khó hiểu - causing confusion or uncertainty; difficult to understand.

They find the company's attitude perplexing and unreasonable.

The rise in childhood mental illness is perplexing.