DESTINATION C1-C2 UNIT 2 THINKING

assess

verb đánh giá to carefully consider a situation, person or problem in order to make a judgement

assess

verb định giá to calculate what something costs or is worth

assume

verb mặc định, cho rằng to believe that something is true, even though no one has told you or even though you have no proof

baffle

verb /ˈbæf.əl/ gây trở ngại if a problem, someone's behavior, ect baffles you, you cannot understand it or solve it

biased

adj /ˈbaɪ.əst/ thiên vị preferring one person, thing or idea to another in a way that is unfair

concentrate

verb tập trung to give all your attention to the thing you are doing

consider

verb cân nhắc to think about something carefully before making a decision or developing an opinion

contemplate

verb dự định To consider doing st in the future

contemplate

verb suy ngẫm To think very carefully about st for a long time

cynical

adj /ˈsɪn.ɪ.kəl/ đa nghi someone who is cynical believes that people care only about themselves and are not sincere or honest, or expects things not to be successful or useful

deduce

verb /dɪˈdʒuːs/ suy ra, suy luận to know st as a result of considering the information or evidence that you have

deliberate

verb /dɪˈlɪb.ər.ət cân nhắc, thảo luận kỹ To think about or discuss st very carefully, especially before you make an important decision

dilemma

noun Tình huống khó xử a situation in which you have to mke a difficult decision

discriminate

verb phân biệt đối xử to treat somnone unfairly because of their religion, race or other personal features

discriminate

verb phân biệt sự khác nhau to recognize a difference between things

dubious

adj đáng ngờ not completely good, safe or honest

dubious

adj hồ nghi not sure about the truth or quality of something, or whether you should do st

estimate

noun sự ước tính an amount that you guess or calculate using the imformation availale

estimate

noun Bản kê giá cả (thầu khoán) a statement telling a customer how much money you will charge if they employ you to do a particular piece of work

estimate

verb ước tính to say what you think an amount or value will be, either by guessing or by using available information to calculate it

faith

noun niềm tin mạnh mẽ strong belief in or trust of sb or st

gather

verb hiểu, suy ra to believe that st is true, although no one has directly told you about it

genius

noun /ˈdʒiː.ni.əs/ bậc thiên tài someone who is much more intelligent or skiful than other people

genius

noun thiên tư, khả nắng thiên bẩm very high level of skill or ability

grasp

verb hiểu thấu to understand something

guesswork

noun sự phỏng đoán something by guessing, or the answer found by using this method

hunch

noun linh cảm a feeling that something is true or will happen, although you do not know any definite facts about it

ideology

noun hệ tư tưởng a system of ideas and principles on which a political or economic theory is based

ingenious

adj khéo léo, tài tình an ingenious plan, piece of equipment, etc uses new and clever ideas

inspiration

noun nguồn cảm hứng a sudden feeling of enthusiasm or a new idea that helps you to do or create something

intuition

noun trực giác an ability to know or understand something through your feelings, rather than by considering facts or evidence

justify

verb bào chữa to show that there is a good reason for something especially something that other people think is wrong

navie

adj ngây thơ a naive person lacks experience of life and tends to ming trust other people and believe things too easily

notion

noun ý niệm, khái niệm an idea or understanding of something

optimistic

adj lạc quan someone who is optimistic is hopeful about the future and tends to expect that good things will happen

optimistic

adj tích cực based on beliefs that are too confident:

paradox

noun nghịch lý a person, thing or situation that is strange because they have features or qualities that do not normally exist together

pessimistic

adj bi quan someone who is pessimistic is not hopeful about the future and tends to expect that bad things will happen

pessimistic

adj tiêu cực thinking that the worst thing will happen in every situation

plausible

adj hợp lý, đáng tin likely to be true, honest or suitable

ponder

verb cân nhắc to think carefully about something for a long time before reaching a decision

prejudiced

adj /ˈpredʒ.ə.dɪst/ có thành kiến someone who is prejudiced has an unreasonable opinion or feeling about someone or something, especially hatred or fear of a particular group of people

presume

verb /prɪˈzjuːm/ đoán chừng, coi như to think something is true because it is likely, although you cannot be certain

query

noun câu hỏi, điều thắc mắc a question that you ask because you want information or because you are not certain about something

query

verb đặt câu hỏi, chất vấn to ask a question about something because you have doubts about it

query

verb hỏi to ask something

reckon

verb cho rằng to believe that something is true

reflect

verb ngẫm nghĩ, suy ngẫm to think about something carefully and seriously

sceptical/ skeptical

adj hoài nghi having doubts about something that other people think is true or right

speculate

verb suy xét to consider or discuss why something has happened

suppose

verb giả định, cho rằng to believe that something is probably true, based on your experience, your knowledge and any other information that you have