YOUPASS ACTUAL TEST - P3 THE LEGEND OF TEA

‘patron /peitruwnj/

a person who gives money and support to artists and writers

far-sighted

(a) biết nhìn xa trông rộng

precaution (against sth)

sth that is done in advance in order to prevent problems or avoid danger

vd: a hygienic precaution

definitive

→ considered to be the best of its kind and almost impossible to improve

missionary

a person who is sent to a foreign country to teach people about religion

imperial

connected with empire

‘hostess (n)

a woman who invites guests to a meal, a party,… a woman who has people staying at their home

corrupt sth

to change the original form of sth, so that it is damaged or made less good in some way

vd: a corrupted form of Buddism

‘boisterous

(of ppl, animals, behaviour) → noisy and full of life and energy

vd: the children and the dogs raced out of the house to give me a boiseterous welcome

embellish sth

to make a story more interesting by adding details that are always not true

vd: his account of his travels was embellished with details of famous people they met

be alien to sth/sb

strange and frightening, different from what you are used to

navy /neivi/

thuỷ quân

do’main

an area of knowledge or activity, especially one that sb is responsible for

vd: financial matteres are her domain

scholarly (adj)

= academic → connected with academic study

vd: a scholarly journal

furnish sb/sth with sth (formal)

to supply or provide sb/sth with sth

vd: She furnished him with the facts surrounding the case

identify yourself w sb/sth

→ to support sb/sth, to consider yourself to have a special connection with sb/sth

sth1 is beyond sth2

sth1 out of reach sth2