English

For IELTS

abstract

existing as an idea, feeling, or quality, not as a material object

chop

to cut something into pieces with an axe, knife, or other sharp instrument

eyeball

the whole eye, including the part that cannot usually be seen

synthesis

the mixing of different ideas, influences, or things to make a whole that is different, or new

capable

able to do things effectively and skilfully, and to achieve results

impress

to cause someone to feel admiration or respect

regard

to consider or have an opinion about something or someone

treble

three times greater in amount, number, or size

reveal

to make known or show something that is surprising or that was previously secret

plaster cast

a covering made of plaster of Paris that is put around part of someone's body, forming a hard case to protect them while a broken bone repairs itself

acupuncture

a treatment for pain or illness in which thin needles are positioned just under the surface of the skin at special points around the body

migraine

severe continuous pain in the head, often with vomiting and difficulty in seeing

knee joint

the joint in the leg where it bends and where the upper leg and the lower leg join

injection

the act of putting a liquid, especially a drug, into a person's body using a needle and a syringe (= small tube)

anxiety

an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is happening or might happen in the future

water hyacinth

a floating water plant from South America that has large pink flowers and that grows very fast and can cause serious problems in areas where it does not grow naturally

prestigious

very much respected and admired, usually because of being important

sentinel

a person employed to guard something

discipline

the ability to control yourself or other people, even in difficult situations

draft

lựa chọn

universal

phổ quát

degradation

sự suy thoái

gradation

sự phân cấp

seize

chiếm giữ

stake

cổ phần

notion

khái niệm

derives

xuất phát

tacit

ngầm hiểu

explicit

tường minh

stakeholder

cổ đông

justify

biện minh

initative

sáng kiến

intellectual

trí tuệ

enquiry

cuộc điều tra

reluctant

miễn cưỡng

jot down

ghi chép

greenery

cây xanh

interchange

trao đổi

irrigation

tưới tiêu

relied

dựa vào

surplus

thặng dư

extent

mở rộng

convince

thuyết phục

astonish

đáng kinh ngạc

camouflaged

ngụy trang

bulk

hợp lại

journal

nhật kí

superseded

đã thay thế

sophisticated

cầu kì

methodology

phương pháp luận

wield

sử dụng

negligible

không đáng kể

conceive

tưởng tượng

shift

sự thay đổi

mangrove

rừng ngập mặn

congestion

tắt nghẽn

initial

ban đầu

conceal

che giấu

feasibility

tính khả thi

domesticate

thuần hóa

bureaucratic

quan liêu

hence

kể từ đây

subjects

công dân

kin

họ hàng

subsidiary

công ty con

quarantine

cách ly

narcotics

ma túy

digestion

tiêu hóa

thrive

giàu có

escalate

tăng

escalation

sự tăng trưởng

meantime

trong khi đó

march

a walk, especially by a group of soldiers all walking with the same movement and speed

incubation

the process in which a bird, etc. keeps its eggs warm until the young come out, or the process in which an egg develops until the stage at which the young come out

moult

(of a bird or animal) to lose feathers, skin, or hair as a natural process at a particular time of year so that new feathers, skin, or hair can grow

perk

an advantage or something extra, such as money or goods, that you are given because of your job

infant

a baby or a very young child

witness

a person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or an accident

bear

to accept, tolerate, or endure something, especially something unpleasant

reckon

establish by counting or calculation; calculate

firm

not soft but not completely hard

thrust

the main idea, subject, or opinion that is discussed or written about

underway

is happening

particularly

especially, or more than usual

territory

an area that an animal or person tries to control or thinks belongs to them

coincided

to be the same or similar

scatter

to cover a surface with things that are far apart and in no particular arrangement