the vocab files unit 12 13

respect and admire greatly

esteem sb /hold sb in high/great esteem

consider,think,regard

deem

you can make any changes you deem necessary

đánh giá ( giá trị hoặc importance of sth)

evaluate

=evaluation

make an official evaluation of sth.Set a price or value on

appraise

the system of taxing people

taxation

to be the reason for something bad that happens

be to blame

The hot weather is partly to blame for the water shortage.

a short journey made by a group of people, usually for pleasure or education

outing

to try very hard to achieve something

go to great lengths

to be in a difficult situation

be in a tight corner/spot

to die

bite the dust

to suddenly become very angry

blow your top

to almost achieve something

come within an ace of something

She came within an ace of winning the match.

a situation in which you avoid danger although you very nearly do not

a narrow escape

to be in a strong position when you are competing with someone else because you have all the advantages

have/hold all the aces

the family or group that a person or animal comes from

stock (N)

→of irish,American,..stock

→of peasant,noble,..stock

to move slowly around or stand in a public place without an obvious reason

loiter

to make a great effort (inf)

sweat blood/sweat your guts out

I've been sweating blood over this report.

not in any way (inf)

not by a long shot

It wasn't as good as his first book - not by a long shot.

a subject about which you know or understand nothing

closed book

I'm afraid physics will always be a closed book to me.

mentally confused or unable to act in a reasonable way

around the bend

tense and nervous

on edge

tống tiền

exortion

→exort

xác chết

the frame of an old or broken object, car, ship, etc.:

carcass

an extremely strong wish to get or keep money or possessions

avarice

unable to work or do things normally, or unable to do what you intended to do

incapacitated(A)
→incapacitate

→incapacitating (A)

Extreme shyness can be very incapacitating.

impressive and colourful ceremonies

pageantry

she loved the pageantry and tradition of the monarchy.

freedom from punishment or from the unpleasant results of something that has been done

impunity

proof

di chúc

testament

the action of cutting off the head of a person or an animal

decapitation

→decapitate

lòng mộ đạo

piety

→opps impiety

the crime of telling lies in court when you have promised to tell the truth

perjury

formal agreement between two countries to đinh chiến

armistice

tiện nghi

amenities

to get a large amount of something

amass

She has amassed a huge fortune from her novels.

đồng minh

someone who helps and supports someone else

ally

to get rid of people from an organization because you do not agree with them

purge

Party leaders have undertaken to purge the party of extremists.

the fact of being very severe, for example in refusing to allow something or to give people what they want

hard line

take a hard line

a period of time when a country is not at war

peacetime

weak in character and lacking determination

feckl

the people who might want to buy something, or a part of the world where something is sold

market

Are you sure there's a market for the product

interested in buying something

in the market for sth

available for sale

on the market

morally bad or evil

depraved (A)

→deprave (V)

chế nhạo

deride

→deride sb/sth as sth

He derided my singing as pathetic.

đáng thương hại

unsuccessful or showing no ability, effort, or bravery, so that people feel no respect

pathetic

a pathetic attempt

to get something from something else

derive

trả thù

avenge

→avenger

especially of a disease or a condition, regularly found and very common among a particular group or in a particular area

endemic

The disease is endemic among British sheep

to encourage or persuade someone to do something in a way that is gentle rather than forceful or direct

nudge

Do you find your parents nudging you in the direction of further study?

considering or discussing something

a slow careful way of doing something

deliberation

After five days of deliberations, the jury decided on a verdict.

sự sụt lún

subsidence

sự tàn sát

holocaust

a large and violent event, such as a war, involving a lot of people

conflagration

The government has turned a minor local problem into a full-blown regional conflagration.

trận lụt lớn

deluge

a very strong wind

gale

a period in which there is very little business activity and not many jobs

depression

The stock market crash marked the start of a severe depression.

làm cj đó xảy ra sớm hơn

precipitate

thương xót

commiserate

I began by commiserating with her over the defeat.

hỗ hợp gòm nhiều thứ ko liên quan đến nhau

miscellaneous

shows little respect for others by doing things they have no right to do

presumptuous

to make something more powerful or impressive

supercharge

Gain skills and supercharge your CV - even before you leave school!

damaged, especially by being used a lot

battered

relaxed and not worrying about things that you cannot change

zen

to arrange a event, using clever planning

contrive

Couldn't you contrive a meeting between them

the line in a newspaper article that tells the place and date of writing

dateline

begin (INF)

kick off

Indonesia's parliamentary election campaign kicked off at the weekend.

nghị viện

parliamentary

cột buồm

mast

to remove fears, doubts, and false ideas, usually by proving them wrong or unnecessary

dispel

Something that is … is not active or growing but has the ability to be active at a later time

dormant

The long-dormant volcano has recently shown signs of erupting.

tài hùng biện

eloquence