Vocabulary 1

Associate : (v, n)liên tưởng, cộng tác-Ex: He always associated the smell of tobacco with his father.

 Awkward : (adj) vụng về-Ex: an awkward movement.

Anticipate : (v) lường trước-Ex: I’m not anticipating any trouble.

Branch: (n) /braːntʃ/ -Ex: He cuts some branches off the tree.

 Budget: (n) /ˈbʌdʒɪt/ ngân sách-Ex: The government has cut the budget for education.

 Bunch: (n) /bʌntʃ/ bó, chùm-Ex: a bunch of bananas

 Candidate: (n) /ˈkændɪdət/-thí sinh-Ex: He is the best candidate for the job.

Capacity: (n) /kəˈpæsəti/ sức chứa, vai trò -Ex: This tank has a capacity of 300 gallons.

 Carry on : to continue

Cease : (v) /siːs/-Ex: The soldiers were ordered to cease firing

Certificate: (n) /səˈtɪfɪkət/ giấy chứng nhận-Ex: $certificate of sth$- a certificate of motor insurance

 Commercial: (adj) thuộc thương mại-Ex: They have offices in the commercial heart of the city.

Clear out : to make something empty and clean by removing things or throwing things away ($clear sth out$) / to leave a place quickly ( $clear out of$)

Coast: (n) /kəʊst/ bờ biển-Ex: the coast was very rocky.

Commission: (n) tiền hoa hồng, hội đồng, nhiệm vụ, bằng cấp sĩ quan-Ex: a commission of enquiry.

Concern: (v) liên quan, quan tâm to- Ex: Don't interfere in what doesn't concern you.

 Concrete: (adj) /ˈkɒŋkriːt/ cụ thể/ (n) bê tông- Ex: It is easier to think in concrete terms rather than in the abstract.

 Conscious: (adj) tỉnh táo-Ex: $conscious of doing sth$- She's very conscious of the problems involved.

 Constant: (adj) không ngừng, not change, kiên định- Ex: This entrance is in constant use./ The car was travelling at a constant speed of 50 mph.

 Construct: (v) xây dựng-Ex: They are planning to construct a new supermarket near our house/ Construct a sentence containing ‘although’.

 Contemporary: (adj) /kənˈtemprəri/ $*contemporary with somebody/something*$ -He was contemporary with the dramatist Congreve.

Contract: (n) hợp đồng- Ex: $out of contract$ (hết hợp đồng) /$*contract for something*$: a contract for the supply of vehicles

• $*contract to do something*$ :to win/be awarded a contract to build a new school

Contrast: (v,n) tương phản, đối chiếu-Ex: $contrast between A and B$ : There is an obvious contrast between the cultures of East and West./ $in contrast to somebody/something$ : The situation when we arrived was in marked contrast to the news reports.

Council: (n) /ˈkaʊnsl/ hội đồng-Ex: He won a seat on the council in a by-election.