THE PIRATES OF THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN

Vocabulary Reading

pursuer /pəˈsjuː.ər/ (n): kẻ truy đuổi

someone who is chasing you
Ex: She made a sudden right turn off the road in order to escape her pursuers.

spring /sprɪŋ/ (v): nhảy, bậc lên

to move quickly and suddenly towards a particular place
Ex: He always springs to his feet when she walks in the room.

misfit /ˈmɪs.fɪt/ (n): lạc loài, khác biệt, lập dị

someone who is not suited to a situation or who is not accepted by other people because their behaviour is strange or unusual
Ex: I didn't really know anyone at the party, so I felt like a misfit.

adventurer /ədˈven.tʃə.rər/ (n): nhà thám hiểm

someone who enjoys and looks for dangerous and exciting experiences
Ex: He was something of an adventurer, living most of his life abroad.

command /kəˈmɑːnd/ (n): chỉ huy

control over someone or something and responsibility for him, her, or it
Ex: Ronnie found himself in command of 250 men.

swashbuckler /ˈswɒʃˌbʌk.lər/ (n): người dũng cảm

someone who enjoys and looks for dangerous and exciting experiences, especially someone in the past such as a pirate or other person who fights with a sword
Ex: Cyrano is more like a prankster than a swashbuckler.

prowl /praʊl/ (v): rình mò

to move around quietly in a place trying not to be seen or heard, such as an animal does when hunting
Ex: At night, adult scorpions prowl the desert for (= trying to catch) insects.

might /maɪt/ (n): sức mạnh

power, strength, or force
Ex: She struggled with all her might to get free.

reign /reɪn/ (v): cai trị

to be the king or queen of a country
Ex: Queen Victoria reigned over Britain from 1837 to 1901.

assume /əˈsjuːm/ (v): cho rằng

to accept something to be true without question or proof
Ex: I assumed (that) you knew each other because you went to the same school.

predate /ˌpriːˈdeɪt/ (v): trước đó

to have existed or happened before another thing
Ex: These cave paintings predate any others which are known.

predominantly /prɪˈdɒm.ɪ.nənt.li/ (adv): chủ yếu

mostly or mainly
Ex: She is predominantly a dancer, but she also sings.

rugged /ˈrʌɡ.ɪd/ (adj): gồ ghề, hiểm trở

(of land) wild and not even; not easy to travel over
Ex: The hikers climbed the rugged mountain trail.

hilly /ˈhɪl.i/ (adj): có nhiều đồi núi

having a lot of hills
Ex: We drove through a hilly countryside.

possessed /pəˈzest/ (adj): sở hữu

to own something or have something as a quality
Ex: He was possessed of a large fortune, but sadly no brains to speak of.

unsurpassed /ˌʌn.səˈpɑːst/ (adj): sự vượt trội

better than anyone or anything else
Ex: His knowledge of the subject is unsurpassed.

detect /dɪˈtekt/ (v): phát hiện

to notice something that is partly hidden or not clear, or to discover something, especially using a special method
Ex: Some sounds cannot be detected by the human ear.

restrict /rɪˈstrɪkt/ (v): hạn chế

to limit the movements or actions of someone, or to limit something and reduce its size or prevent it from increasing
Ex: Having small children really restricts your social life.

surrender /sərˈen.dər/ (v): đầu hàng

to stop fighting and admit defeat
Ex: They would rather die than surrender (to the invaders).

retaliation /rɪˌtæl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/ (n): sự trả thù

the act of hurting someone or doing something harmful to someone because they have done or said something harmful to you
Ex: She suffered severe retaliation for writing articles for the newspapers.

resort (to) /rɪˈzɔːt/ (v): nhờ vào

to do something that you do not want to do because you cannot find any other way of achieving something
Ex: I had to resort to violence/threats to get my money.

serve /sɜːv/ (v): phục vụ cho

to work for; to do your duty to
Ex: He served in the army for 22 years.

extract /ɪkˈstrækt/ (v): trích đoạn

a particular part of a book, poem, etc. that is chosen so that it can be used in a discussion, article, etc.
Ex: They published an extract from his autobiography.

diplomatic /ˌdɪp.ləˈmæt.ɪk/ (adj): ngoại giao

involving diplomats or the management of the relationships between countries
Ex: It's a new country, hoping for diplomatic recognition from the international community.

correspondence /ˌkɒr.ɪˈspɒn.dəns/ (n): thư từ

letters, especially official or business letters
Ex: Any further correspondence should be sent to my new address.

ally /ˈæl.aɪ/ (n): đồng minh

a country that has agreed officially to give help and support to another one, especially during a war
Ex: The US is one of Britain's staunchest allies.

fleet /fliːt/ (n): hạm đội

a group of ships, or all of the ships in a country's navy
Ex: The entire Spanish fleet was defeated within 6 hours.

substantial /səbˈstæn.ʃəl/ (adj): đáng kể

large in size, value, or importance
Ex: She inherited a substantial fortune from her grandmother.

disruption /dɪsˈrʌp.ʃən/ (n): sự gián đoạn

the action of preventing something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as expected
Ex: The accident brought widespread disruption on the roads.

condone /kənˈdəʊn/ (v):đồng tình, dung túng

to accept or allow behaviour that is wrong
Ex: If the government is seen to condone violence, the bloodshed will never stop.

glorify /ˈɡlɔː.rɪ.faɪ/ (v): tôn vinh

to praise and honour God or a person
Ex: A statue was erected to glorify the country's national heroes.

ambassador /æmˈbæs.ə.dər/ (n): đại sứ

an important official who works in a foreign country representing his or her own country there, and who is officially accepted in this position by that country
Ex: She's a former ambassador to the United States.

detour /ˈdiː.tɔːr/ (n): đi vòng

a different or less direct route to a place that is used to avoid a problem or to visit somewhere or do something on the way
Ex: You'd be wise to make a detour to avoid the roadworks.

tolerate /ˈtɒl.ər.eɪt/ (v): tha thứ, khoan dung

to accept behaviour and beliefs that are different from your own, although you might not agree with or approve of them
Ex: I will not tolerate that kind of behaviour in my class.

curtail /kəˈteɪl/ (v): cắt giảm, hạn chế

to stop something before it is finished, or to reduce or limit something
Ex: With all the snow, our daily walks have been severely curtailed.

hamper /ˈhæm.pər/ (v): cản trở

to prevent someone doing something easily
Ex: Fierce storms have been hampering rescue efforts and there is now little chance of finding more survivors.

profit /ˈprɑf·ɪt/ (v): thu được lợi nhuận

earn money, or benefit
Ex: What will it profit us to make this bargain (= How will we benefit)?

culprit /ˈkʌl.prɪt/ (n): thủ phạm

someone who has done something wrong
Ex: Police hope the public will help them to find the culprits.

embolden /ɪmˈbəʊl.dən/ (v): làm cho mạnh dạn

to make someone brave
Ex: Emboldened by drink, he walked over to speak to her.

kidnap /ˈkɪd.næp/ (v): bắt cóc

to take a person away illegally by force, usually in order to demand money in exchange for releasing them
Ex: The wife of a businessman was kidnapped from her home in London last night.

prominent /ˈprɒm.ɪ.nənt/ (adj): nổi bật, đáng chú ý

very well known and important
Ex: The government should be playing a more prominent role in promoting human rights.

dignitary /ˈdɪɡ.nɪ.tər.i/ (n): quan chức

a person who has an important position in a society
Ex: Several foreign dignitaries attended the ceremony.

ransom /ˈræn.səm/ (n): tiền chuộc

a large amount of money that is demanded in exchange for someone who has been taken prisoner, or sometimes for an animal
Ex: Family members said they received ransom demands/notes the day after the boy went missing.

hostage /ˈhɒs.tɪdʒ/ (n): con tin

someone who is taken as a prisoner by an enemy in order to force the other people involved to do what the enemy wants
Ex: She was taken hostage by the gunmen.

concerted /kənˈsɜː.tɪd/ (adj): chung, đồng bộ

planned or done together for a shared purpose
Ex: The richer countries of the world should take concerted action to help the poorer countries.

granted /ˈɡrɑːn.tɪd/ (conjuction): giả sử

used to admit that something is true, before saying something else about it
Ex: Granted (that) the story's true, there's not a lot you can do about it.

menace /ˈmen.ɪs/ (n): mối đe dọa

something that is likely to cause harm
Ex: Drunk drivers are a menace to everyone.