Cambridge IELTS 13 Test 1 Passage 2 Part 2

Undesirable

(adj) unwanted, bad, unpleasant = unfavorable # desirable, pleasant, preferable - không mong muốn

Adaptive

(adj) having an ability to change or suit different conditions - tính thích nghi

Evolve

(v) develop progress, grow, alter, change, transform - tiến hóa

Toxic

(adj) poisonous, dangerous, destructive, harmful, unsafe - độc hại, có độc

fester

(v) if an unpleasant feeling or problem festers, it gets worse because it has not been dealt with - mưng mủ, tệ đi

Put smt into gear

turn on= activate= switch on - bật, kích hoạt

End up

(phr v) to be in a particular place or situation, state after a series of events, especially when you did not plan it - rơi vào tình trạng

Irritability

(n) - sự dễ bị chọc tức, sự dễ nóng

Engage attention

(v) to attract someone's attention and keep them interested - thu hút

Come down to smt

(phr v) to be able to be explained by a single important point - chung quy là

Motivate

(v) inspire, stimulate, encourage, excite - tạo hứng thú, truyền động lực

Suffer

(v) endure, live through, go through, sustain, bear - chịu đựng

Be associated with

(phr v) related, connected, linked

Boredom threshold

(n phr) the brink at which people start to feel bored - ngưỡng gây chán

Detrimental

(adj) harmful, damaging, adverse, undesirable, unfavourable # beneficial - gây hại

Prospects

(n) triển vọng

Alleviate

(v) reduce, ease, relieve, diminish, lessen, weaken - làm nhẹ, làm giảm

Get stuck in

(phr v) bị kẹt trong nhàm chán

Distraction

(n) interruption, disturbance, intrusion, interference - sự gây rối, cắt ngang, chen ngang

Speculate

(v) đoán

Over-connected

(adj) nhiều kết nối

Overstimulation

(n) sự kích thích quá mức