Ielts vocab 11

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foster(v)

to take care of a child, usually for a limited time, without being the child's legal parent:

= foster every step children

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negotiate- negotiation

to have formal discussions with someone in order to reach an agreement with them:

negotiate== discuss

I negotiate with my friends for best plan

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assure

to tell someone confidently that something is true, especially so that they do not worry:

== to prove, make sure

= assure that everything is

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irreversible

not possible to change; impossible to return to a previous condition:

Smoking has caused irreversible damage to his lungs.

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punish- punishment

to cause someone who has done something wrong or committed a crime to suffer, by hurting them, forcing them to pay money, sending them to prison, etc.:

= to punish criminals

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execute- execution

the legal punishment

= the execution of inncocent people

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equilibrium

balance

= restore the equilibrium of justice

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lessen

reduce, decrease

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procastinate

delay

This is no time for procrastination - we need decisive action.

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guarantee

promise

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rehabilitate-tion

turn sbd back to right

After 20 years in official disgrace, she's been rehabilitated

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remorse

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dishonor, impolite

disrepect

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ecstatic/ elated/ euphoric

extremely happy and excited:


I was ecstatic about my new job/ my achivement

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gutted

very dissapointed

He was gutted when she ended with his girlfriend

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appalled, horrified

shocked, surprised of sth unpleasant


I was appalled by the new state they were living in.

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jubilant

extremly happy and excited because of success


The jubilant fans were cheering as they left the stadium.

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gobsmacked, stunned

shocked, surprised


I was stunned when they gave me the price.

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lost his temper/ hit the roof

lose control, become very angry

He’ll hit the roof when he sees it.

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hysterical

 in a state of extreme distress or excitement and crying, laughing, or shouting

== more than happy


The kids at the party were hysterical.

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embark

get onto a ship

We embarked at Liverpool for New York.

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scrumptious

delicious

The food is really scrumptious

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signify, pose

give

Food insecurity signifies a threat to humanity

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paid her compliment

contribute to

The teacher paid her compliment on her study

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profuse-profusey(adj)

produced or given in large amounts- commonly

== a lot of

The company accepted blame and sent us profuse apologies.

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amplitude

given in a large amount

== a large amount of sth

There is a sheer amplitude of …

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correlation

connection

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superstitous

based on or believing in superstitions (= beliefs based on old ideas about luck and magic rather than science or reason):

= believe in magic

superstitous people/ nonsense

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give the command

order

Captain had given the command to leave the boat

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behave recklessly

misbehave/ behave in a dangerous or thinkless way

People in VN often behave

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embrace an oppportunity/ a view

defense, have a stand on sth/ cover

People embrace 3-D films against 2-D

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no sign of fading in sth

never weaken/ lose

No sign of fading in the popularity stakes

No sign of fading in

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over-emphasis on a problem

giving sth too much attention

The over-emphasis on results, but on progress

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pilling on sth more than sth

focus on sth more than others

3-D are simply pilling on the quick visual thrill- gimmick and special effect

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counter-purposeful (adj)

counterargument, give more drawbacks

Using AI to facilitate might be counter-purposeful to human brain

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sensation of elevation (phr)

fear of height

Going up skycrapper may increase your sensation of elevation

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efficacious

able to produce the intended result:

Homepahty must check whether the current treatment is efficacious

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satisfy- sastification

to please sbd by giving what they want

All shops have to satisfy the demand of customers.

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remedy (n)

a successful way of treating a disease or illness

= remedial choice

The remedy to treat Covid-19

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painstaking (adj)

extremly careful to be correct

It took months of painstaking research to write the book.

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itinerary

a detailed plan or route

The tour operator will arrange transport and plan your itinerary.

= curated itinerary

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hazardous

(of substances, materials, activities, or conditions) dangerous:

= hazardous material

= hazardous waste

= hazardous condition

Hazardous waste must be properly disposed of.

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the ease of sth

a covenience of sth

= the ease of acces: dễ dàng tiếp cận

= the ease of communication

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a social butterfly

someone who is friendly and talkative

Having a social butterly leading can boost the energy of the conversation

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swell

increase, grow

The town is home to 3000 people, but this figure swells to 12000 in the same summer

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renovate - renovation

to repair or change

= to renovate an old building

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appreciable (adj)

large or noticeable enough to have an important effect

= appreciable difference

= appreciable changes

Widening the road made an appreciable difference to the flow of traffic

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appreciative (adj)

to show that you’re grateful to sth/ how show appreciate sth

= warm and appreciative atmosphere

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conscientious (adj)

to put lots of efforts into sth

= conscientious student/ workers

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personnel (n)

the people who are employed in a company, organization

= workers, employee

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erection

construction

There is an erection of new home buildings in VN.

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convert- convertion

transform

The old trees has been converted into new constructions

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inflation (n)

a general, continuous increase in amount of sth

= high/ low inflation in prices

= the inflation rate

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reinforce (v)

to make sth become stronger/ to prove sth 

= reinforce the fibre

= reinforce the opinion/ view/ benefit that

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botanical

refering to plants and trees

= botanical illustrationsi

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incubate- incubation

keeps sth save until it all comes out, preserve sth till the best conditions

= incubate a dream

= incubat mould and parasites

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disturb (v)

to make sbd worried or upset/ brings drawbacks to sbd/ to interrupt what someone is doing

= disturb the peace 

= disturb the personal view of sbd

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condolence (v)

an expression of sympathy esp. for the family of a person who has recently died, or the sympathy expressed/ to show honor and respect

= offer condolence to sbd who are grieving

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willing (adj)

happy to do sth

= willing to answer a question

= willing to dedicate

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affiliation

social connection/ with larger population

= brought a significant affiliation among sth and sth

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hypothesis- hypotheses (plr)

a theory that suggest an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved/ an unproved idea

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extraordinary

such special, unusual

= extraordinary effect/result

=extraordinary story about sth

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supplies (n)- supply

facilities

= food and medical supplies 

= to supply sbd necessitation

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edible

able to eat

= edible product/ items