Cam 14 reading test 2 vocabulary

landholding

the land that is own by someone

residence

House, home, dwelling ( a large or official one)

mansion

hall, tower, castle

stream

watercourse, small river, torrent

acres

a measure of land

edge

rim, border, boundary

apprenticeship

traineeship, internship, training

The prospect of

possibility, vision, potential

take it up

to start a new job or have a new responsibility

personal friend

someone who you know well, especially a famous or important person

excursion

trip, tour, expedition, journey.

artistic

creative, imaginative, inventive, arty

pursuit

pastime, interest, leisure activity

circulation

Distribution, readership, sales

depict

Show, illustrate, describe, represent

enable

Allow, permit, support, assist, aid, facilitate

time-consuming

laborious, slow, timewasting, #timesaving

cater

To provide food, services, or entertainment

souvenir

keepsake, memento, reminder, gift.

mounting

increasing
Encasing, exhibiting, installing, framing

wilderness

Wasteland, desert

shore

bank, the waterfront, riverside.

glass negative

Tấm thuỷ tinh âm bản

excessive

extreme, too much, unnecessary

gadget

tool, gizmo, machine, device, appliance

squander on

Waste, consume, spend

mechanically

automatically, instinctively, unconsciously, without thinking #consciously

sweeping

far-reaching; extensive; wide-ranging

reinvent

reform, to make changes in order to improve it or make it more modern

reliance

dependence, support, # independence

solely

exclusively, only, lone, merely, just

accommodate

Supply, provide, assist

Ventilation

movement of air in and out of the lungs

habitable

livable, comfortable, inhabitable, fit to, #uninhabitable

spectacular

remarkable, outstanding, stunning, impressive, #unimpressive

sophisticated

complex or intricate

Pathogen

a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.

airstream

a current of air luồng không khí

Tuberculosis

An infectious disease that may affect almost all tissues of the body, especially the lungs

ward

a large room in a hospital which is used for treating people with similar illnesses or conditions

air change

a measure of how many times the air within a defined space (normally a room or house) is replaced

communal

shared, public, #private

appropriate

Fitting, suitable, applicable

Dementia

Alzheimer disease, multiple infarcts (vascular dementia)

fraction

a small part or item forming a piece of a whole

Lamet

to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner

ingenuity

creativity, cleverness, inventiveness

panicked

nervous, worried, frightened,

clamour

demanding, call out, insisting, #whispering

lethal

deadly, fatal, mortal, poisonous, toxic

miasma

mist, fog, haze

epidemic

a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.

Cholera

A serious and often deadly disease commonly spread by contaminated water; a major problem in nineteenth-century European cities before sewerage systems were installed.

foul

unpleasant; rotting, disgusting #. Clean

driver

cause, reason, source

prosperous

Successful and wealthy

disprove

invalidate, negate, refute, show to be false, #prove

advocate

Support, back, suggest, promote

In somebody's /something's wake

Behind or after someone or something

give over

to stop doing or saying something that is annoying other people

legacy

heritage, inherence, inheritance

ventilate

To let fresh air into a room, building...

liability

Accountability or legal responsibility, obligation charge

seat

accommodate, contain, hold, take

fraction

a portion, break of whole #whole

Hybrid

combination, mixture, cross

milder

warmer, pleasanter, clement

compelling

convincing, persuasive, cogent, undeniable, forceful

disorder

chaos , mess up, disarrange

means

way, method, measure

a paying public

those who buy or purchase something (seminars/ workshops)

Rhetoric

Speech or writing is intended to influence people, but that is not completely honest or sincere

massively

hugely, enormously, immensely, vastly

ironically

paradoxically, oddly, poignantly, fatefully, unluckily

Demographics

data about the structures and characteristics of human populations

beg the question

raise a question or point that has not been dealt with

drive

Motivation, effort, ambition

shot

try, attempt, chance

to fall short off sth.

To be less than the amount of standard that is needed or that you want

steer clear of=avoid

Keep away from

prestige

High standing; respect earned by accomplishments thanh thế, uy thế = status

to the delight of

Appeal to

self-proclaimed

said or announced about yourself, tự xưng

devoid of= without (prep)

without