4000 WF | P42

boggle (v) - mind-boggling (a)

overwhelmingly impressive or difficult to comprehend: khiếp đảm, khó tin
She was paid the ~ sum of ten million dollars for that film.

scatter (v) - scattergun (a)

(informal) done in a random or disorganized way: ngẫu nhiên
Don’t have a(n) ~ approach - calling everyone you know to see if there is a job going - but work out what you want from different people.

account (n) - unaccountably (adv)

in a way that cannot be explained: không thể giải thích được
~, the lawyer never called this supposed witness.

explain (v) - unexplained (a)

not provided with an explanation: chưa được giải thích
He was shot dead earlier this year in ~ circumstances.

wool (n) - wooliness (n)

lack of clarity or precision: sự mơ hồ, không chính xác
The newspaper was critical of governmental ~ urging the prime minister to clarify her position.

confirm (v) - confirmatory (a)

serving to confirm or support: để xác nhận, chứng thực
Anyone who tests positive with a rapid test must get a(n) ~ blood test.

demonstrate (v) - demonstrability (n)

the quality of being able to be demonstrated: tính có thể chứng minh được
This seems to imply that the validity of a belief is found in its empirical or logical ~.

prove (v) - disprove (v)

to prove that something is false: phản bác, bác bỏ (chứng cứ, lời buộc tội)
Given the thoroughness of the author's’research, the burden rests on critics to ~ the facts he presents.

fact (n) - fact-checking (n)

(modern) the process of verifying facts: kiểm tra sự thật
It’s not the job of a paper to ~ the utterance of every person quoted.

valid (a) - invalidation (n)

the act of making sth invalid: sự vô hiệu, làm mất hiệu lực; sự làm không có căn cứ
Their terrible behavior has led to the ~ of any argument they make.

figure (n) - reconfigure (v)

to rearrange or adjust: tái cấu hình
The architect said they could ~ the track to have eight sprint lanes instead of six.

convince (v) - re-convince (v)

the act of convincing again: thuyết phục lại
She went door to door slowly ~ing voters to have faith in the party once again.

confirm (v) - self-confirming (a)

reinforcing itself through belief or expectation: tự củng cố (niềm tin, kỳ vọng)
Rapid price escalation might lead the public to expect higher inflation an expectation that ultimately could become ~.

document (n) - undocumented (a)

not recorded or supported by documents: chưa được ghi nhận, không có cơ sở
People should not stop eating fish because some ~ risk of cancer.

pass (v) - bypass (v)

to go around or avoid: đi đường vòng (để tránh sth); bỏ qua, phớt lờ
Take the highway, that ~es Richmond to avoid heavy traffic.

navigate (v) - circumnavigation (n)

the act of going around something: sự đi vòng quanh
I’m not one of those people who think that personal topics should only be approached after long ~.

advent (n) - misadventure (n)

an unfortunate accident: tai nạn đáng tiếc
The coroner recorded a verdict of death by ~.

diction (n) - malediction (n)

(rare) a curse or evil wish: lời nguyền
He muttered a quiet ~ tugged off his gloves and dug his dagger point into the soft lead that sealed the pane beside the latch in place.

heaven (n) - heaven-sent (a)

happening as if sent by heaven: do trời ban
Self-assessment would also provide a(n) ~ opportunity to rid the nation of estate agents while increasing our wealth.

chance (n) - mischance (n)

an unlucky accident: sự không may, rủi ro, bất hạnh
If by some ~ our attempt fails, well try again next year.