600 Key Vocabulary for THPT & ĐGNL Exams – Practice Flashcards

150 fill-in-the-blank flashcards selected at regular intervals from the 600-word list help you review essential vocabulary for the THPT & ĐGNL examinations.

A card that lets you pay for goods on credit is called a .

credit card

Staying with local people while travelling is known as a .

homestay

To build professional relationships, you need to with others.

network

When you feel something very strongly, you feel it .

deeply

To try hard despite difficulties is to .

struggle

Doing a task means doing it in a highly effective way.

efficiently

Someone who can easily adjust to new situations is .

adaptable

Your running speed can also be described as your .

pace

To discover the answer to a problem is to it .

figure out

When two people trade ideas or items, they them.

exchange

A transparent sea creature with stinging tentacles is a .

jellyfish

Steady improvement over time is called .

progress

Programs installed on a computer are known as .

software

Your natural skill or competence is your .

ability

To make a strong positive impact on someone is to them.

impress

A person’s outward behaviour and manner is their .

demeanour

Feeling greatly surprised can be described as being .

amazed

Work for which no salary is paid is work.

unpaid

A non-fiction film presenting facts is called a .

documentary

A place far away from cities is described as .

remote

A person’s way of thinking is their .

mentality

A writer’s original handwritten text is a .

manuscript

Something extremely important or decisive is .

crucial

To make something clear to someone is to it.

explain

Sliding your card past a reader is to it.

swipe

A single person viewed separately from others is an .

individual

Very thorough and including many details means .

detailed

Someone who gathers and reports news is a .

journalist

To submit a form or request for a job is to .

apply

Work dealing with paperwork and office management is work.

administrative

If something can be used right away, it is .

available

A person who guides or directs others is a .

leader

Anything related to the body is described as .

physical

Extremely frightened can be expressed with the word .

terrified

Natural or economic supplies that can be used are called .

resources

To make information or a secret known is to it.

reveal

A professional in skin-care and beauty is a .

beautician

Your appearance or existence in a place is your .

presence

Someone who keeps things neat and methodical is .

organised

Something precious and worth a lot is .

valuable

Devices powered by electricity rather than mechanical parts are items.

electronic

Feeling thankful for help received means you are .

grateful

The total environmental impact left behind is called a carbon .

footprint

To keep something going over time is to it.

sustain

A room that is large and has lots of space is .

spacious

Reaching a desired goal is called .

success

To gain or obtain something new is to it.

acquire

To imitate someone’s speech or actions is to them.

mimic

Matters related to home or within one country are issues.

domestic

The movement of people from one place to another is .

migration

A fully grown person is an .

adult

A person who has become very skilled in a field is a .

master

To legally take someone else’s child or to implement an idea is to .

adopt

The science and business of cultivating land is .

agriculture

Traffic occurs when too many vehicles block the roads.

congestion

The way a machine or system functions is its .

operation

A barrier that blocks progress is an .

obstacle

Government money used for a purpose is public .

spending

A room that feels big and open is .

spacious

A strong wish or longing for something is a .

desire

The exact geographical spot of something is its .

location

A small device that follows movement is a .

tracker

Behaviour that stays the same over time is .

consistent

When a business grows larger, it undergoes .

expansion

Cutting down large areas of forest is called .

deforestation

A temporary job for a student to gain experience is an .

internship

The reduction of resources or numbers is .

depletion

To move from one region to another is to .

migrate

Something complicated with many connected parts is .

complex

Logical reasoning or mental activity is .

thinking

To book something in advance is to it.

reserve

A machine that spins to create power is a .

turbine

The link joining two things together is a .

connection

An innovation that is completely new and original is .

groundbreaking

All the people living in one area form a .

community

A plan showing when events will happen is a .

schedule

The system of money and trade in a country is its .

economy

Physical or mental work, especially manual work, is called .

labour

To hire staff for a company is to them.

recruit

Valuable cultural property passed from the past is .

heritage

Something that causes admiration is .

impressive

To pass knowledge or tradition to later generations is to it .

pass down

An event causing great sadness is described as .

tragic

The quality of being generous is .

generosity

To continue to exist without change is to .

remain

A region’s well-known speciality food is its .

speciality

Organic matter breaking down is said to .

decompose

To throw rubbish away carelessly is to it.

dump

Increasing public understanding of an issue builds .

awareness

Thick paper used for boxes is called .

cardboard

A situation where something important is missing shows a of it.

lack

A deep hole where rubbish is buried is a .

landfill

The measurable space between two points is a .

distance

Something reasonably priced and within budget is .

affordable

Having enough money to buy something means you can it.

afford

An unfilled job position is a job .

vacancy

A task that is difficult but stimulating is .

challenging

A change of working time or duty is a work .

shift

A journey by airplane is called a .

flight

Advertising that aims at making profit is advertising.

commercial