Unit 2: Learning and thinking

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assess

(v) to judge or decide the amount, value, quality, or importance of something

access

(n) the method or possibility of getting near to a place or person

assess the significance of

( phrase ) to judge the worth, importance, etc, of; evaluate

assume

(v) To take for granted or without proof.

baffle

(v) to cause someone to be completely unable to understand or explain something

baffle

(v) cản trở,làm hỏng

biased

(adj) thiên vị

be biased against

(v) have a prejudice against

contemplate

(v) To consider doing sth in the future

contemplate

(v) look thoughtfully for a long time at

cynical

(adj) unbelieving, doubting, hoài nghi

cynic person

(n) who has negative view of others thing

deduce

(V) Reach a conclusion from the information given.

deliberate

(adj) intentional thận trọng, căn nhắc

deliberate

(v) to think or talk seriously and carefully about something

dilemma

(n) a situation in which you have to make a difficult choice

discriminate

(v) to treat someone unfairly because of their religion, race or other personal features

discriminate against

(phr v) harm or treat differently from others because of color, race, age or religion

discriminate between

(v) to recognize a difference between things

dubious

(adj) feeling doubt or not feeling certain is probably not true or not completely true

mơ hồ, lờ mờ

faith

(n) great trust or confidence in something or someone

dubious about

(phr v) doubtful, not knowing whether sth is good or bad

lose faith in

(v) to no longer believe that (someone or something) can be trusted

gather

(v) to collect several things, often from different places or people

gather

(v) When people or animals gather, they come together in a group

gather round

(phr v) come together

grasp

to understand sth, esp sth difficult

guesswork

(n) the process of trying to find the answer to something by guessing, or the answer found by using this method

phỏng đoán

phỏng đoán

hunch

(n) linh cảm, linh tính

ideology

(n) hệ tư tưởng

ingenious

(adj) khéo léo,tài trí

inspiration

(n) a sudden good idea

inspiration

(N) someone or something that gives you ideas for doing something

divine inspiration

(n) nguồn cảm hứng thiên liêng

divine

(adj) related to a god; supremely good or beautiful

intuition

(n) trực giác

justify

(v) to show that somebody/something is right or reasonable

bào chữa, thanh minh

justification

(n) the fact that is said to prove that something is true

sự bào chữa, thanh minh

notion

(n) a belief or idea

khái niệm, quan điểm

vague notion of

(n) khái niệm mơ hồ về

vague sth of

( phr v) mơ hồ về

optimistic

(adj) hopeful and confident about the future

lạc quan

paradox

(n) nghịch lý

pessimistic

(adj) seeing the worst side of things; no hope

plausible

(adj) seeming likely to be true, or able to be believed

ponder

(v.) to consider carefully, reflect on

prejudice

(n) thành kiến, định kiến

racial prejudice

(n) định kiến về chủng tộc

have a prejudice in favour of

(V) discriminate in favour of

presume

(v) to believe something to be true because it is very likely, although you are not certain

query

(n,v) question

reckon

(v) to think or believe

reflect

(v) phản chiếu, phản ánh

reflect on

(phr v) to think about sth carefully

sceptical

(adj) having doubts that a claim or statement is true or that sth will happen

speculate

(v) to look at and think about something from different points of view or discuss why sth has happenend

suppose

(v) to think that something is likely to be true

academic

(adj) related to a school

academic

(adj) not practical or directly useful

academic

(adj) used to describe someone who is clever and enjoy studying

academic

(n) someone who teaches or does research at a college or university

conscientious

(adj) putting a lot of effort into your work

conscientious

(adj)working hard and being careful to do things well

cram

(v) to study hard in order to learn a lot in a short term,esp for an examination

distance learning

(n) online learning

ignorant

(ADJ) not knowing sth that you should know or need to know

ignorant about

(phr v) lacking knowledge

surprisingly

(adv) in an unexpected way that makes someone feel surprised

inattentive

(adj) not giving much attention to someone or something

intellectual

(adj) relating to your ability to think and understand things, especially complicated ideas

intellectual

(n) a very educated person whose interests are studying and other activities that involve careful thinking and mental effort

intensive

(adj) involving a lot of effort or activity in a short period of time

knowledgeable

(adj) intelligent and well informed

lecture

(v,n) a talk or speech about a particular subject

mock exam

(n) an examination you take for practice before an important examination

plagiarize

(v) to use another person's ideas or work and pretend that it is your own

plagiarism

(n) the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

seminar

(n) an occasion when a teacher or expert and a group of people meet to study and discuss something

special need

the particular needs of people who are physically or mentally disabled

tuition

(n) the expense paid by students for the instruction at a school

tuition fee

(n) the money that you pay to be taught, especially in a college

tutorial

(n) A class for one student or a small group of students

brush up on

(phr v) to improve your knowledge, skill, or memory of (something you used to know, or do, but have now partly forgotten).

figure out

(phr v) to finally understand something or someone, or find the solution to a problem after a lot of thought

hit on / upon

(phr v) suddenly have an idea; discover something by chance

make out

(phr v) to see, hear, or understand (something or someone), often with difficulty [Often used in negative with can't and couldn't]

mull sth over

(phrv ) to think carefully about something for a long time

piece sth together

(phrv) to put all the separate parts of an object into the correct order or position

.....->gather up

puzzle out

(phrv )solve a confusing or complicated problem by thinking carefully about it. giải đáp

riddle

(n) điều bí ẩn, điều khó hiểu

puzzle out a riddle

(phrase) giải đáp bí ẩn

read up ( on/about) sth

(phr v) to spend time reading in order to find out information about something