WORD FORM CHUYÊN ANH

star-studded

[STAR] including many famous performers (There is no shame in being unable to beat the ... Read Madrid.)

upstream

[STREAM] along a river, in the opposite direction to the way in which the water flows (Salmon swim ... against very strong currents to reach their breeding area.)

playthings

[PLAY] a person or thing that you treat like a toy, without really caring about them or it (Limousines and yachts are the ...s of the rich.)

moonstruck

[MOON] ​slightly crazy, especially because you are in love (David stared up at the window like a ... hare, an intent frown on his face.)

up-to-the-minute

[MINUTE] having or including the most recent information // modern; fashionable

deice

[ICE] to remove the ice from something

last-minute

[MINUTE] (usually before noun] ​done, decided or organized just before something happens or before it is too late (a ... holiday)

turnout

[TURN] the number of people who attend a particular event (There was an impressive ... for the meeting-over 100, in fact.) // the number of people who vote in a particular election (a high/low/poor ...)

absent-minded

[MIND] tending to forget things, perhaps because you are not thinking about what is around you, but about something else (I'm a bit worried about my grandmother - she's getting rather ...)

foreseen

[SEE] The damage to the bridge in the earthquake could not have been ...

oversight

[SIGHT] [countable, uncountable] the fact of making a mistake because you forget to do something or you do not notice something (I'm so sorry I didn't pick you up this morning. It was a terrible ... on my part.)

privatized

to be sold a business or an industry so that it is no longer owned by the government (When the electricity company is ..., will the new owners continue investing in renewables ?)

insanity

[SANE] uncountable] the state of being insane (He killed a woman, but he was found not guilty by reason of ...)

unmistakably

[MISTAKE] His accent was ... British.

exploratory

[EXPLORE] done with the intention of examining something in order to find out more about it (The doctors are doing some ... tests to try and find out what's wrong.)

liquefy

[LIQUID] Some gases ... at cold temperatures.

dependant/dependent

[DEPEND] You're entitled to receive a government allowance for each ... who is living with you.

beholder

[HOLD] Beauty is in the eye of the ... .

mammalian

[MAMMAL] Dolphin, ... species, sometimes jump above the surface of the water.

acquisition

[ACQUIRE] [uncountable] the act of getting something, especially knowledge, a skill, etc. // [countable] something that somebody buys to add to what they already own, usually something valuable (His latest ... is a racehorse.)

advisory

[ADVICE] He works for UNESCO in a purely ... role.

technophile

[TECHNOLOGY] a person who is enthusiastic about new technology (Like many ... of his generation, he was fascinated by the Internet.)

bloodshot

[BLOOD] (of eyes) with the part that is usually white full of red lines because of lack of sleep, etc. (I don't think Tom's getting too much sleep lately. His eyes are terribly ...)

providentially

[PROVIDE] (formal) ​in a way that is lucky because it happens at the right time but without being planned

preoccupied

[OCCUPY] You look rather ... . Are you worried about something?

stratagem

[STRATEGY] (formal) ​a trick or plan that you use to gain an advantage or to trick an opponent (to adopt a clever ...)

impoverish

[POVERTY] Heavy rain and excessive use have the soil ...

conscientious

[CONSCIENCE] Bard is a very good employee, and is very ...

dietician/dietitian

[DIET] a person whose job is to advise people on what kind of food they should eat to keep healthy

infallible

[FALL] Nobody is ...

supremacy

[SUPREME] (uncountable)a position in which you have more power, authority or status than anyone else (The company has established total ... over its rivals.)