reading cam 18 test 2.2

powerful

a. mạnh mẽ, strong, potent, mighty

artificial

a. nhân tạo, synthetic, man-made, created

aligned

a. đồng bộ, phù hợp, in harmony, in agreement, be consistent with

police

v. kiểm soát, regulate, monitor, oversee

astonishing

a. kinh ngạc, amazing, incredible, astounding

feat

n. kỳ tích, achievement, accomplishment, success

one after another

phr. lần lượt, a phrase that means things or events are happening in a sequence, with one thing following immediately after the previous one

prodigious

a. phi thường, remarkable, impressive, extraordinary

accomplishment

n. thành tựu, achievement, success, feat

so-called

a. cái gọi là, alleged, supposed, self-proclaimed

restriction

n. giới hạn, limitation, constraint, boundary

temporary

a. tạm thời, short-term, brief

range

n. phạm vi, variety, scope, extent

biochemical

a. thuộc hóa sinh, related to the chemistry of a living thing

process

v. xử lý, deal with, handle

dimension

n. kích thước, size, proportion, measurement

birth canal

n. ống sinh, the part of the female body, starting from the uterus, that a baby travels through in order to be born naturally

remarkable

a. đáng chú ý, extraordinary, notable

handicap

n. bất lợi, limitation, disadvantage

accelerate

v. tăng tốc, speed up, hasten, quicken

worthwhile

a. đáng giá, valuable, meaningful, rewarding

coexistence

n. sự cùng tồn tại, living together, harmony, cohabitation

plus side

n. mặt tích cực, positive aspect, advantage, benefit

profitable

a. có lợi, lucrative, financially rewarding, gainful

specify

v. xác định rõ, name, identify, state

folklore

n. văn hóa dân gian, traditional stories, myths, legends

disastrous

a. thảm khốc, catastrophic, devastating, calamitous

deep

a. sâu sắc, profound, intense, significant

amplify

v. khuếch đại, raise, enhance, increase

fallible

a. có thể sai, imperfect, prone to error, not infallible

cognitively

adv. về mặt nhận thức, related to thinking

troughs

n. phần tồi tệ, "troughs" refers to the lower or undesirable aspects of human behavior or actions

steer

v. dẫn dắt, guide, direct, lead

utopian

a. không tưởng, idealistic, visionary, perfect

vision

n. tầm nhìn, idea, image, concept

clarity

n. sự rõ ràng, clearness, transparency, understanding

turn out

phr. hóa ra là, end up, become, result

tribal

a. bộ lạc, group, communal

gatekeeper

n. người kiểm soát, guardian, overseer, monitor

sacrifice

v. hy sinh, give up, forfeit, relinquish

autonomy

n. quyền tự chủ, independence, freedom, self-governance

stick to

v. tuân theo, adhere to, follow, abide by

take for granted

phr. coi là hiển nhiên, not realize or show that you are grateful for how much you get from sth

discriminate

v. phân biệt, differentiate, distinguish, treat differently

in favour of

phr. ủng hộ, in support of, in preference to, for the benefit of

far-fetched

a. khó tin, unlikely, implausible, improbable

to some extent

phr. ở mức độ nào đó, partly, to a degree, somewhat

deprive of

v. tước đoạt, take something away from someone

senior

a. cấp cao, higher-ranking, more experienced, leading

treated

v. được coi là, regarded, considered, perceived

precisely

adv. chính xác, exactly, accurately, strictly

spirit

n. tinh thần, attitude, mindset, outlook

willingness

n. sự sẵn sàng, readiness, eagerness, inclination

set aside

v. gạt sang một bên, put aside, ignore, disregard

self-interest

n. lợi ích cá nhân, the idea of acting or making decisions based on what benefits or advantages you personally gain

moral

a. đạo đức, relating to the standards of good or bad behavior, fairness, honesty, etc. that each person believes in

package

n. gói, tổ hợp, combination, set, collection

authority

n. quyền lực, power, control, jurisdiction