Ielts (3)

lineage

(noun) ancestry, family line; nòi giống, huyết thống

ceding

give up (power or territory)

spare clothes

extra clothes, additional clothes

Be reared /'rier/

Take care young animal / children until they can care themselves

deliberate

(Bad meaning) intentional, cautious/ cố ý, thong thả

Occupations

=job, = regular activity or hobby, = su xam chiem, take control (occupation of)

torch

(v) burn a building intentionally & illegally

in keeping with

consistent with, suit with

eccentric

(Adj) Unusual, strange, eccentric clothes/behavior

Dignify

1. to make someone or something seem impressive

2. to make something appear important when it is not really

amass

(v.) to bring together, collect, accumulate, gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assemble

locomotive

A railroad engine

notion

A conception of belief or idea

engross

(V) = interest, fascinate, absorbing

motto

=slogan, catchword, châm ngôn

apt

(adj.) suitable, fitting, be likely to; quick to learn (having the ability to learn/ do sth)

Arson

(N) Illegally burn/ fire sth

prosecution

(N) Sự truy tố

cue

(N) signal, hint

codify

(V) arrange (rules or laws), organize things in writing

Lập điều lệ, soạn luật lệ, hệ thống mã hoá

ethical

Adj. relate to moral beliefs right or wrong, đạo lý

downright

(adv.) thoroughly, extremely; (adj.) absolute, complete; frank, blunt,

acquisition

(N) the process of obtaining sth, purchase

endeavor

(V/n) try, attempt to do sth

articulate

(V/adj). Express clearly, eloquent, communicative, comprehensible

welfare

Phúc lợi

divergent

(Adj) different from each other; divergent opinions/results/interests/goals

(Adj) divergent statistical results = abnormal results

damp

(Adj) slightly wet, ẩm ướt

buoyant

(Adj). Able to float, cheerful

(Adj). Increasing or stay in a high level; buoyant sales/profits

Coffin

Quan tài

Beehive

Tổ nuôi ong

sapling

a young tree

husk

Vỏ, vỏ trấu

Lever

(V). Đòn bẩy

playwright

(N) = dramatist, nhà soạn kịch

premiere

the first public performance of a play or movie, ra mắt

Mediator

N. Negotiator, người hoà giải

democratic

(Adj) thuộc về dân chủ

to liaise with sb

Liên lạc với tổ chức cá nhân

coach trip

any tour, journey, or voyage made by bus

revival

the act or process of bringing back to life

dignitary

a person who has an important official position

financial stake

a share or a financial involvement in something such as a business; cổ phần tài chính

entrench

V. Establish sth so firmly that make it hard to change. ... attitude, beliefs, habit/ be...in sth

Volatility

N. Sự biến động; ... in economy, the...of the political situation; market/price/currency ...

volatile

Adj. food and fuel prices are ... in the war situation

irregation system

Hệ thống tưới tiêu

intervention

direct involvement; sự can thiệp; state...= sự can thiệp của chính phủ

procurement

Sự thu mua, ...policy/rules

mitigate

to make less severe

alleviate

= reduce, ease, diminish, lessen

stranglehold

a force or influence that stops something from growing or developing, sự thắt chặt, bóp chặt

subsidy (n) , subsidize (v)

financial aid, tiền trợ cấp

commodity

valuable product, u know I live a very busy life, so having a spare time is very commodity to em

contend with/ contend that

deal with a difficult situation, đối mặt với khó khăn/ cho rằng

peasant

Poor farmer, agricultural worker

deversify

to add variety, làm phong phú

Synchronise

to happen at the same time or rate; đồng bộ hoá

dictate

(v.) - to pronounce, command, prescribed

hinterland

a remote and undeveloped area; vùng sâu vùng xa

plateau

an area of high, flat land; cao nguyên

Reach a plateau = reach a stable state

Elevation

= altitude of

descend

Go down

Be ... from: thừa kế tổ tiên, di truyền từ

set off

Start a journey

precede

Go before; đi trước

blast down

Destroy, break down sth

Mule

Con la

substantial

(Adj) relatively large, significant, important

keen on

Interested in, enthusiastic

ascent

to go up

Vivid

Bright, colorful, lively

Spring

(V). A sudden jump forward sth, nhảy bổ vào

(N). Mùa xuân, suối nước nóng

monumental

Massive, enormous, huge

Hold someone spellbound

Hold someone a complete attention, make s.o fascinated about; làm ai đó say mê, thu hút

hindsight

perception of events after they happen; nhìn lại và hiểu ra vấn đề khi nó đã qua rồi

entry

Information recorded in a journal; những ghi chép

Chronicler's History

Annalist, history reporter, historian, người ghi chép lại lịch sử

Flee - fled - fled

to run away from/to escape

desperate

(Adj) lost of hope; vô vọng, tuyệt vọng

perplex

Confuse, puzzle; bối rối, mông lung

Perceptual

Thuộc về trực quan, trực giác

Impart

(v.) to make known, tell; to give, reveal, pass something on; truyền đạt

spiny

Thorny, brickly, gai nhọn

Difficult to understand > a...problem

airbone

transported by air

cacti

Cây xương rồng

plain

Grassland, flatland, vùng đất đai rộng lớn, đồng bằng

At the skirt of

At the edge of the

respite

A period rest or a short break from obligation/punishment

The trip was a welcome .... from the pressure of work

barren

Infertile, childless, unproductive; khô cằn, cằn cỗi, vô sinh

Archipelago

The group of islands; quần đảo

exponentially

(Adv) theo hàm mũ

Repatriation

(N) Return the homeland; hồi hương

treacherous

(Adj). Disloyal, two-faced, unreliabe; không đáng tin, phản bội

Dangerous, unstable, unsafe

yatch

Du thuyền

unprecedenced

never happened before

warden

Supervisor, guardian, keeper, thầy hiệu trưởng

juvenile

(adj.) - young or immature, childish

Lumber

to move slowly and awkwardly, chất đống

cloakroom

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