Cambridge 13 Passage 3 Test 2

profound

(adj)/prəˈfaʊnd/: sâu sắc

very great; felt or experienced very strongly; showed great knowledge or understanding= intense, extreme, great,..

aspiration

(n)/ˌæspəˈreɪʃn/: khát vọng

a strong desire to have or do something= desire, wish, aim, goal, ..

peripheral

(adj)/pəˈrɪfərəl/: không quan trọng

not as important as the main aim, part, etc. of something= outer, external, ..

innovation

(n)/ˌɪnəˈveɪʃn/: sáng kiến

 the introduction of new things, ideas or ways of doing something= revolution, modernization

adopt

(v)/əˈdɒpt/: nhận nuôi; tiếp thu, áp dụng

to take somebody else’s child into your family and become its legal parent(s); to start to use a particular method or to show a particular attitude towards somebody/something

jeopardise

(v)/ˈdʒepədaɪz/: gây nguy hiểm, hủy hoại

to risk harming or destroying something/somebody= endanger, threaten, risk, put in danger, ..

cede

(v)/siːd/: trao quyền, nhượng quyền

to give somebody control of something or give them power, a right, etc., especially unwillingly= give up, leave,..

spur sb to

urge, stimulate, drive

engender

(v)/ɪnˈdʒendə(r)/: sinh ra, gây ra, đem lại

 to make a feeling or situation exist= produce, cause, create,..

adept (at/in) sth

(adj)/əˈdept/: tinh thông

good at doing something that is quite difficult= skilful, expert, talented,..

infuse

(v)/ɪnˈfjuːz/: làm đầy, ngập tràn

to make somebody/something have a particular quality; to have an effect on all parts of something= inspire

augment

(n)/ɔːɡˈment/: gia tăng, bổ sung, mở rộng

to increase the amount, value, size, etc. of something= supplement, enhance, boost, increase,..

retain

(v)/rɪˈteɪn/: giữ lại, giữ được

 to keep something; to continue to have something= preserve, keep, hold, maintain,..

attribute

(n)/əˈtrɪbjuːt/: phẩm chất, đặc tính

a quality or feature of somebody/something= characteristic, trait, feature, quality, element,…

regard

(v)/rɪˈɡɑːd/: coi như, xem như

 to think about somebody/something in a particular way= view, call, find,..

unleash

(v)/ʌnˈliːʃ/: giải phóng

to suddenly let a strong force, emotion, etc. be felt or have an effect

downturn

(v)/ˈdaʊntɜːn/: sự suy thoái( kinh tế, doanh nghiệp)

a fall in the amount of business that is done; a time when the economy becomes weaker=decline, downward, recession,..

opulence

(n)/ˈɒpjələns/: sự giàu có

a display of great wealth= wealth, affluence, richness

initiate

(v)/ɪˈnɪʃieɪt/: bắt đầu, khởi đầu, đề xướng,..

to make something begin= start, begin, commence,..

eager

(adj) /ˈiːɡə(r)/: háo hức, hăm hở

very interested and excited by something that is going to happen or about something that you want to do; showing this= keen, excited, enthusiastic,..

insight

(n)/ˈɪnsaɪt/: sự thấu hiểu sâu sắc

the ability to see and understand the truth about people or situations= awareness, understanding, comprehension,..