Destination C1&C2: UNIT 2 : THINKING AND LEARNING: Topic Vocabulary

Assess (v)

đánh giá ( 1 tình huống, 1 con người, 1 vấn đề ) We need to ~ the situation before making a decision.

Assess (v)

đánh giá về giá cả, giá trị An expert was hired to ~ the painting's market price.

Assume (v)

giả định, không có căn cứ Don't ~ that she knows the answer without asking.

Baffle (v)

gây trở ngại, khiến cái gì đó trở nên khó khăn, khó hiểu The complicated instructions will ~ most beginners.

Biased (adj)

thiên vị The referee was clearly ~ toward the home team.

Concentrate (v)

tập trung Please ~ on your homework.

Consider (v)

cân nhắc trước khi quyết định You should carefully ~ all the options.

Consider (v)

coi cái gì đó như là …. Many people ~ him a hero.

Contemplate (v)

dự tính She began to ~ a career change.

Contemplate (v)

suy tư, ngẫm nghĩ trong một thời gian dài He likes to ~ the meaning of life by the lake.

Cynical (adj)

hay hoài nghi Some voters are ~ about political promises.

Deduce (v)

suy luận From the clues, we can ~ who committed the crime.

Deliberate (v)

suy xét cẩn thận The jury will ~ for several hours.

Dilemma (n)

tình trạng khó xử I'm in a ~ about whether to accept the offer.

Discriminate (v)

phân biệt đối xử It is illegal to ~ against employees because of their age.

Discriminate (v)

nhận ra sự khác nhau Babies quickly learn to ~ between familiar and unfamiliar voices.

Dubious (adj)

không thành thực, khó tin His excuses sounded ~ to the teacher.

Dubious (adj)

mơ hồ, không chắc chắn The evidence for the claim is ~ at best.

Estimate (n)

con số ước tính The builder gave us an ~ of three days for the repairs.

Estimate (n)

thông tin cho khách hàng về giá của một dịch vụ Could you send me an ~ for the catering?

Estimate (v)

ước tính (giá cả , thiệt hại …) We need to ~ the total cost of the project.

Faith (n)

sự tin tưởng tuyệt đối She has complete ~ in her team's abilities.

Gather (v)

suy luận từ những cái đã có From their smiles, I ~ that the meeting went well.

Genius (n)

thiên tài Mozart was a musical ~.

Genius (n)

tài năng thiên phú She has a ~ for solving puzzles.

Grasp (v)

hiểu It took me a while to ~ the new concept.

Guesswork (n)

sự phỏng đoán Without data, any prediction is pure ~.

Hunch (n)

linh cảm I have a ~ that it will rain today.

Ideology (n)

hệ tư tưởng They fought for a political ~ they believed in.

Ingenious (adj)

(kế hoạch, ý tưởng, sáng chế) thông minh, khéo léo The engineer designed an ~ solution to the problem.

Inspiration (n)

cảm hứng Travel often gives writers their greatest ~.

Intuition (n)

trực giác She made the decision based on ~ alone.

Justify (v)

biện hộ How can you ~ spending so much money?

Naïve (adj)

ngây thơ, cả tin He was too ~ to see the scam.

Notion (n)

quan niệm The ~ of time travel fascinates scientists.

Optimistic (adj)

lạc quan Despite the setbacks, she remains ~ about the future.

Paradox (n)

nghịch lý It is a ~ that standing is sometimes more tiring than walking.

Pessimistic (adj)

bi quan He's ~ about the chances of success.

Plausible (adj)

phù hợp Her explanation sounded ~ to the committee.

Ponder (v)

cân nhắc kỹ càng He likes to ~ questions of philosophy.

Prejudiced (adj)

có định kiến The article was clearly ~ against rural communities.

Presume (adj)

giả định I ~ that you're coming to the meeting.

Query (n)

câu hỏi chất vấn I have a ~ about my bill.

Query (v)

chất vấn vì nghi ngờ Journalists ~ the minister about the missing funds.

Query (v)

hỏi Feel free to ~ any unfamiliar terms.

Reckon (v)

tin vào I ~ it'll take us two hours to get there.

Reflect (v)

suy xét cẩn thận Take time to ~ on what you've learned.

Sceptical (adj)

hoài nghi Many people were ~ of the new policy.

Speculate (adj)

suy nghĩ về nguyên nhân của việc đã xảy ra Experts ~ about the causes of the crash.

Suppose (v)

giả sử, cho là Let's ~ the experiment succeeds.

Academic (adj)

liên quan đến giáo dục (trong trường đại học..) She has an ~ interest in ancient history.

Academic (adj)

thông minh và ham học He was always very ~ during his school years.

Academic (adj)

trừu tượng, không thực tế That debate is purely ~ and won't solve the problem.

Academic (n)

giảng viên đại học, nghiên cứu sinh The conference was full of leading ~s.

Conscientious (adj)

tận tâm She is a ~ worker who always meets deadlines.

Cram (v)

nhồi nhét cho thi cử Students often ~ the night before the exam.

Curriculum (n)

chương trình giáo dục Math is a key part of the school ~.

Distance learning (n phr)

hệ thống giáo dục từ xa ~ has become popular thanks to the internet.

Graduate (n)

người có bằng cấp tốt nghiệp The company is hiring recent ~s.

Graduate (v)

tốt nghiệp She will ~ from college next year.

Ignorant (adj)

không biết, ngu dốt cái gì He was completely ~ of the local customs.

Inattentive (adj)

không tập trung The driver was fined for being ~ at the wheel.

Intellectual (n)

người trí thức The book club attracts many ~s.

Intellectual (adj)

liên quan đến trí tuệ Chess is an ~ game.

Intelligent (adj)

thông minh Dolphins are highly ~ animals.

Intensive (adj)

chuyên sâu She took an ~ French course.

Knowledgeable (adj)

hiểu biết nhiều Our tour guide was very ~ about the city's history.

Lecture (n)

bài diễn thuyết (ở trường đại học) Today's ~ is on modern art.

Lecture (v)

diễn thuyết She will ~ on climate change tomorrow.

Mock exam (n)

thi thử Taking a ~ can reduce test anxiety.

Plagiarise (v)

ăn cắp ý tưởng, quay cóp Never ~ someone else's work.

Self-study (v)

tự học ~ requires discipline and motivation.

Seminar (n)

buổi nghiên cứu chuyên đề We attended a ~ on renewable energy.

Special needs (n)

nhu cầu đặc biệt cho người khuyết tật The school provides facilities for students with ~.

Tuition (n)

việc dạy kèm She offers private ~ in mathematics.

Tutorial (n)

buổi học thêm The professor holds a weekly ~ on statistics.