new words 2607

Advocate (verb)

to support something publicly

Solicitor (noun)

a type of lawyer in Britain and Australia who is trained to prepare cases and give advice on legal subjects and can represent people in lower courts

Slum (noun)

an area of a city that is very poor and where houses are dirty and in bad condition.

coincide (with something) (verb)

1, to take place at the same time. 2, to be the same or very similar. Ex: My gallivant was planned to coincide with the test.

radical (adj)

relating to the most basic and important parts of something; complete and detailed.

objector (noun)

the person who objects to something

Scheme (noun)

a plan or system for doing or organizing something. (kế hoạch, sơ đồ, âm mưu)

tunnel (noun)

a passage built underground, under a river, or a hill

overhead (adv)

above

persist (verb)

continue to do something despite difficulties or opposition. (kiên trì, kiên định)

trench (noun)

a long, deep hole dug in the ground, for carrying water (cái mương)

beam (noun)

1, a line of light (chùm tia). 2, a long piece of wood or metal, etc., used to support the weight of the building, especially a part of the roof. (dầm, xà)

arch (noun)

a curved structure that supports the weight of something above it such as a bridge or the upper part of a building. (vòm) Ex: A brick arch is durable.

locomotive (noun)

a railroad engine that pulls the train. (đầu máy xe lửa)

locomotive (adj)

connected with movement (travel by train from place to place)

condense (verb)

to make a gas change into a liquid.

ventilation shaft (compound noun)

the fact of allowing fresh air to enter and move around a room, building, etc. (trục thông gió, ống thông gió)

confine (verb)

to keep someone/something inside the limits of a particular activity, subject, area, etc (giới hạn). Synonym: restrict (hạn chế)

confined (adj)

small and surrounded by walls and sides.

tend something/somebody (verb)

to care for. Ex: Tending the sheep is a hard job.

antiquity (noun)

an object from ancient times.

unearth (verb)

to find something underground by digging. Ex: Unearthing is a part of excavation. We need archaeological tools for the expedition.

settlement (noun)

1, (countable) an official agreement that ends the argument between two or more a group of people. 2, (countable) the place people have come live, especially where few or no people lived before.

toss (verb)

throw

manuscript (noun)

a copy of a book, piece of music, etc. before it has been printed.

prevailing (adj)

existing or most common at a particular time.

inhabit (something) (verb)

to live in a particular place (formal)

siege (noun)

a military operation in which an army tries to capture a town by surrounding it and stopping the supply of food, etc. to the people inside (vây hãm)

parchment (noun)

the material made from animal skin, used in the past for writing on

sectarian (adj)

connected with the differences that exist between groups of people who have different religions.

chisel (verb)

to cut or shape wood or stone (đục, khắc)

chisel (noun)

a tool with a sharp, flat edge at the ends, used for shaping wood, stone, or metal

Intriguing (adj)

very interesting because of being unusual or not having an obvious answer. Ex: Fragments from ancient times are always intriguing.

hoard (noun)

a collection of money, food, valuable objects, etc., especially one that somebody keeps in a secret place so that other people will not find or steal it (kho bạc). Ex: The Kings always keep their possessions in a hoard.

withstand (verb)

to be strong enough not to be hurt or damaged by extreme conditions. Synonym: resist, stand up to

pillage (noun and verb)

(uncountable) the act of stealing something from a place or a region, especially in war using violence.

bishop (noun)

a senior priest in charge of the work of the church in a city or district. (giám mục)

archbishop (noun)

a bishop of the highest rank. (tổng giám mục)

miscellaneous (noun)

consisting of many different kinds of things that are not connected (mớ hỗn độn)

decipher (verb)

to convert something written in code into normal language. Ex: My friend sent me the Morse code; subsequently, I tried hard to decipher it.

reassemble (verb)

to fit the parts of something together again. Ex: The archaeologists reassembled the dinosaur skeleton.