Academic Writing Reading - Vinh Ielts Flashcards

Question

MONOPOLY /məˈnɒp.əl.i/ (n) *TO MONOPOLISE STH

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=> C2 (an organization or group that has) complete control of something, especially an area of business, so that others have no share (sự độc quyền, thao túng). ex: The government is determined to protect its tobacco monopoly. => Nắm độc quyền sử dụng cái gì ex: Men traditionally monopolized jobs in the printing industry.

Answer 2

=> To cover and surround something with a material or substance in order to stop heat, sound, or electricity from escaping or entering (cách ly, bảo vệ sb/sth khỏi nhiệt độ, điện, âm thanh). ex: You can insulate a house against heat loss by having the windows double-glazed.

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=> Xuyên vào

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=> Co lại ex: 1. Clothes washed in hot water tend to shrink. 2. The market for their products is shrinking.

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=> Gây hại từ từ (ăn mòn dần) ex: 1. A pernicious influence is a deleterious, corrupting oe deadly influence. 2. Unemployment is having a corrosive effect on your economy.

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=> Bếp bênh, mong manh không ổn định ex: 1. He earned a precarious living as an artist. 2. That *ladde*(thang) looks very precarious.

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=> Hài lòng ex: 1. She was content with her life as it was. 2. They're content to socialize with a very small circle of people. 3. *Workaholics* can only find fuifillment in their work.

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=> Obtain sth from sth ex: He derived great satisfaction from knowing that his son was happy.

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=> Sự tự chủ, tự đưa ra quyết định. ex: Activists (nhà hoạt động xã hội, chính trị) *stepped up* (tăng về số lượng, chất lượng) their demands for local autonomy last month.

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=> C1 (something that causes) difficult or unpleasant conditions of life, or an example of this ex: economic hardship

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=> Nghèo nàn, đạm bạc, nhỏ về số lượng, kém về chất lượng. ex: 1. The food at my grandmother's house was meager and *barely edible* (C1 gần như không ăn được). 2. I have a meager income by *waiting tables*.

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=> Cái gì đó biến mất vào cái gì ex: She cannot just have *vanished into thin air* (lặng mất tăm).

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=> Khô héo, become kém quan trọng, dần biến mất. ex: Grass has withered in the fields.

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=> Độc đáo. => Phổ biến. ex: She is one of the wealthies, most ubiquitous media *personalities*(a famous person) around.

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=> Du mục, nay đây mai đó ex: 1. *Dating*(hẹn hò) is an obvious problem with this nomadic lifestyle. 2. They were *nomads* who hunted *game* (wild animals) and *tended* (quan tâm) their herds of cattle. 3. A vagrant *beggar* (ăn xin).

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=> C1 Rất đói, bỏ đói ai đó. ex: People *starveed of sleep* start to lose their concen tration and may *hallucinate* (ảo giác) # *lucid* (tỉnh táo).

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=> Đẩy ai đó ra ngoài lề của xã hội. ex: Many were systematically marginalized and starved of funds and recognition.

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=> Giảm, ngừng hẳn cái gì đó; cắt giảm. ex: The new laws are an effort to curtail illegal drug use.

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=> Khả năng xảy ra cái gì đó; likelihood. Tỉ lệ xác suất xảy ra. ex: There's been an increased incidence of cancer in the area.

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=> Sự việc ex: She described the incident as *outrageous* ( /ˌaʊtˈreɪ.dʒəs/ khinh bỉ, xúc phạm).

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=> C2 the fact that someone can be believed or trusted (sự tín nhiệm, tin cậy). ex: The government is *desperate* (/ˈdes.pər.ət/ tồi tệ, giữ dội, liều lĩnh) to regain credibility with the public to regain credibility with the public.

Answer 22

=> C2 Liên tục

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=> Documents that state the abilities and experience of a person and show that the person is qualified for a particular job or activity: ex: I got my teaching credentials from San Jose State.

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=> Ảnh hưởng xấu lên cái gì, xâm hại xâm phạm cái gì, về không gian, thời gian hoặc quyền của ai đó. ex: 1. The laws should not impinge upon the freedom of *the press* (báo chí) 2. He never allowed works to encroach upon his family life.

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=> Sự phản đối ex: A couple of people *raised/coived objections to* the proposal.

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=> Dễ bị ảnh hưởng vì cái gì xấu, dễ bị gây hại ex: She has been subject to attacks of depression.

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=> Khả thi, có khả năng thành công. ex: It is hoped that public transport will provide a viable alternative to car travel.

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=> Chứng minh sb/sth wrong ex: This study cannot provide data to confirm or refute this *hypothesis* (/haɪˈpɒθ.ə.sɪs/).

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=> Sự buộc tội

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=> Trộm, tham ô tiền

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=> C2 to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something ex: He's *a strong advocate of* state ownership of the railways.

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=> Sự phân tán, rải rác. ex: The fog began to disperse.

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=> C2 [ I ] to grow or develop successfully (nở rộ, thành công rực rỡ). => C1 to grow, develop, or be successful

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=> Nảy mầm, mọc lên nhiều như nấm. ex: Hundreds of mushrooms had sprouted up overnight.

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=> Gây hại, gây đau đớn cho ai (y tế, sức khỏe, tổn thương tình cảm). ex: 1. She was afflicted by the death of her parents. 2. It is an illness that afflicts women more than men.

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=> C2 [ I ] When a vehicle or its driver accelerates, the speed of the vehicle increases: ex: The driver accelerated *on the bend* and appeared to lose control of the vehicle. => C1 [ I or T ] to happen or make something happen sooner or faster ex: *Inflation* (lạm phát) continues to accelerate.

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=> C2 [ I often + adv/prep ] to go away from a place or person in order to escape from fighting or danger (rút quân, đi đến 1 nơi an toàn) ex: Attacks by enemy aircraft forced the tanks to retreat (from the city). => C2 [ I ] to go to a quiet safe place in order to avoid a difficult situation: ex: When he's done something wrong, he retreats to his bedroom.

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=> C2 Thực tiễn, kinh nghiệm ex: Empirical evidence/.knowledge/research => C2 Giả thuyết ex: There is little evidence to support these hypotheses.

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=> Thuộc tính, quy cho là ex: 1. Her death was *attributable to* natural causes. 2. Self-confidence is *a rare attribute* in a 17 years old.

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=> C2 Giữ lại ex: She has lost her battle to retain control of the company.

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=> C1 to become worse. ex: She was taken into hospital last week when her condition suddenly deteriorated.

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=> Thành công, thất bại ex: 1. This movie fared poorly at the British box office 2. How did you fare in your exams?

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=> C2 [ U ] the ability to understand and to think in an intelligent way (Đầu óc, tư duy). ex: 1. She has a *formidable* intellect. 2. MR Vinh Ielts *is a man more noted for* his intellect than his *charm* 3. *The stroke* left her *partially paralyzed*, but her intellect was not affected. * C2 Dữ dội, to lớn, kinh khủng * Được chú ý đến * Vẻ ngoài * Đột quỵ * Liệt 1 phần

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=> C2 causing you to have fear or respect for something or someone because that thing or person is large, powerful, or difficult: ex: 1. a formidable obstacle/task 2. a formidable adversary/enemy/opponent 3. a formidable intellect

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=> C2 something difficult needing a lot of skill, strength, courage, etc. to achieve it (kỳ công, chiến công) ex: The Eiffel Tower is a remarkable feat of engineering.

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=> C1 a special meal with very good food or a large meal for many people. (đại tiệc) ex: 1. a weeding feast 2. a veritable feast of music

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=> C2 Sự tự tin; sự kết án ( to be convicted of sth). ex: 1. The conviction *rate for rape* is extremely low. 2. Since it was her first conviction for stealing, she was given a less *severe sentence*. * tỉ lệ tội phạm hiếp dâm * tuyên án nặng, khắt khe.

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=> Bầy đàn, nhóm người ex: 1. a herd of deer (hưu) 2. The animals tend to *graze* in a herd. * chăn

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=> C2 more important than anything else ex: Protecting the President *is of paramount importance*.

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=> Naturally existing in a place or country rather than arriving from another place (Bản địa, mang tính chất thổ dân, very native) ex: 1. indigenous language 2. indigenous people 3. indigenous music

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=> To be enough ex: I'm hungry, but just a snack will suffice.

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=> C2 [ I or T ] to imagine something (hình dung ) => C2 [ T ] to invent a plan or an idea => C2 [ I or T ] to become pregnant, or to cause a baby to begin to form (thụ thai) ex: 1. I think my uncle still conceives OF me as a four-year-old. 2. He conceived the plot for this film while he was still a student 3. The baby was conceived in March, so will be born in December.

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=> C2 to limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something: ex: High winds have hindered firefighters in their efforts *to put out the blaze.*

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=> Dùng trong writing cực tốt

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=> Not clear and seeming to have two opposing meanings, or confusing and able to be understood in two different ways.( mâp mờ, không có ý nghĩa hoặc mục đích rõ ràng, có thể hiểu theo nhiều cách khác nhau). ex: 1. The answer is an *unequivocal* "YES" 2. The church has been unequivocal in its *condemnation* of the violence. * rõ ràng * sự kết án; sự chỉ trích, lên án.

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=> C2 very shocked or surprised ex: 1. I am stunned and *saddened* by this news. 2. I was stunned by the apparent gender *disparity* in *organ donation*. * C2 * /dɪˈspær.ə.ti/ bất bình đẳng * hiến tạng => Rất đẹp, rất ấn tượng - gây sốc ex: 1. a stunning view of the lake. 2. This morning staff wer given the stunning news that the factory is to close.

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=> Thôi miên => Trạng thái thôi miên => Có tính chất thôi miên; gây buồn ngủ ex: 1. She agreed to be hypnotised to try to remember what had happened. 2. His voice had an almost hypnotic effect.

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=> C2 Ôm, C1 bao gồm. ex: 1. She saw them embrace on the station platform 2. The talks embraced a wide range of issues. => C1 to accept something enthusiastically ex: 1. We are always eager to embrace the latest technology. 2. While studying abroad, students have a chance to embrace new cultures.

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=> C2 a sudden wish or idea, especially one that cannot be reasonably explained ( ý thích chợt nảy ra, không có dự định từ trước, tùy hứng) ex: 1. We booked the trip *on a whim*. 2. My *duties* (nhiệm vụ) seem to change daily * at the whim of * the boss. 3. The bird's nest *is vulnerable to* the slightlest whim of the weather. 4. Parents should not *pander to* (đáp ứng hơi tiêu cực) children's every whim.

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=> Tính cách; A famous person. ex: Being recognized in the street is *part and parcel of* being a celebrity. ex: She first rose to fame as a singer at the age of 16.

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=> C2 một phần tất yếu của cái gì đó.

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=> C2 Sự mới lạ ex: 1. The novelty of her new job soon wore off. 2. The novelty of marriged life was beginning to wore off.

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=> C2 Có tính tường thuật, kể lại; chuyện kể ex: 1. It is a *moving narrative of* wartime adventure. 2. a *gripping/compelling* narrative. * chuyện buồn * C1 thú vị, hấp dẫn

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=> very suprising ( rất kinh ngạc, khó tin ). ex: 1. The painting was sold at *auction* for an astonishing $30 million. 2. She did astonishingly well in her exams. * buổi đấu giá

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=> Dụ dỗ, lôi kéo ai làm gì (tiêu cực) ex: The adverts entice the customer into buying things they don't really want.

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=> Lời đồn ex: 1. I heard a rumour that they are getting married. 2. *Rumour has it (that)* you're going to be the next managing director. Is it true? * Có lợi đồn là...

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=> Tán chuyện ex: Someone has been spreading *malicious* gossip about me. * ác ý

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=> C1 to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received; áp đặt cái gì lên ai đó ex: 1. Very high taxes have recently been imposed on cigarettes. 2. I don't want them to impose their religious beliefs on my children. 3. A prison sentence of 25 years was imposed on each of the defendants.

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=> C2 Thủ tục hành chính ex: 1. I had to deal with the university's bureaucracy when I was applying for financial aid. 2. The organization has promised to *eliminate* unnecessary bureaucracy. 3. Small businesses fear that *complying with* the code will lead to *excessive* bureaucracy and costs. * C1 cắt bỏ, loại bỏ; đánh bại; giết * C1 tuân thủ an order, set of rules, or request * C1 too much

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=> C1 vừa phải; không quá to lớn, quá nóng, quá lạnh hoặc quá nhỏ. ex: 1. Even moderate amounts of the drug can be fatal. 2. A moderate intake of caffein should not harm you.

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=> Lạ, không phù hợp với 1 tình huống cụ thể ex: 1. incongruous behavior 2. a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation. 3. It seems incongruous to have a woman as the editor of a men's magazine.

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=> Thao túng, điều khiển ex: 1. Throughout her career she has very successfully manipulated the media. 2. She uses har charm to manipulate people.

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=> A phụ thuộc vào B thì mới xảy ra được. ex: 1. Outdoor activities are, as ever, contingent on the weather. 2. Our success is contingent upon your support.

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=> C1 Phân bổ cho mục đích cụ thể ex: 1. The government is allocating £10 million FOR health education. 2. As project leader, you will have to allocate people jobs/allocate jobs TO people. 3. The charity is trying to get its allocation increased for next year.

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=> Thành tựu ex: Schools with high levels of academic attainment. => C1 To reach or succeed in getting something. ex: 1. He has attained the highest grade in his music exams. 2. We need to identify the best ways of attaining our objectives/goals.

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=> Payment for work or services (Phần thưởng như 1 sự trả công cho bạn) ex: 1. Generous *remuneration packages* are often attached to overseas postings. 2. They demanded adequate remuneration for their work.

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=> If a substance or object is transparent, you can see through it very clearly. (trong suốt, có thể nhìn xuyên qua). ex: 1. The architects have made imaginative use of glass and transparent plastic. 2. Companies need to be transparent about their goals and policies. => Đục; Opaque writing or speech is difficult to understand. ex: 1. I find her poetry a little too opaque. 2. opaque glass/tights.

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=> strength, energy, or enthusiasm: ex: 1. They set about their work with youthful vigour and enthusiasm. 2. Dolphins love coming out of waters with great vigour

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=> Sự già yếu, bệnh tật ex: 1. We all fear disability or infirmity. 2. the infirmities of old age.

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=> C2 weak or unhealthy, or easily damaged, broken, or harmed. ex: 1. I last saw him just last week and thought how old and frail he looked. 2. The country's frail economy. 3. The shirt is old and frail, and the *threads* look ready to part. * sợi chỉ

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=> C2 Dễ bị tổn thương bởi cái gì xấu. ex: 1. *Exhaustion* from their long and *fruitless* war had left them vulnerable to attack. 2. Old people are particularly vulnerable to the flu. * Sự cạn kiệt * Không có kết quả

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=> Ngàn cân treo sợi tóc, trạng thái cực kì nguy hiểm. ex: Thousands of lives will be at stake if emergency aid does not arrive in the city soon.

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=> Lượng thức ăn đồ uống nạp vào cơ thể. ex: 1. Make sure you have a balanced intake of vitamins A, B, C and D. 2. The college has increased its intake of students by 50% this year. 3. I love to lie on the beach and soak up the sun.

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=> Có chết, sống hữu hạn, không bất tử ex: 1. a mortal injury/illness 2. men *engaged in* mortal combat. 3. She can deal with complicated numbers in her head,, but we *lesser mortal* need calculators. * tham chiến; cam kết * người bình thường, phàm trần, không có khả năng gì đặc biệt

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=> C2 a particular government or a system or method of government ex: 1. a *fascist*/ *totalitarian*/ military, etc. regime. 2. Education was seen as a way of *bolstering* the existing regime. 3. He suggested to me that I follow his fitness regime. 4. The government was accused of *covert* military operations against the regime. 5. a daily regimen /ˈredʒ.ɪ.mən/ of exercise. * phát xít * độc quyền, chuyên chế * củng cố * hidden or secret

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=> Củng cố về niềm tin, hình ảnh, danh tiếng. ex: 1. She tried to bolster my confidence/morale (= encourage me and make me feel stronger) by telling me that I had a special talent. 2. They need to do something to bolster their image.

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=> hidden or secret ex: 1. covert actions 2. The government was accused of covert military operations against the regime.

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=> Continuously ex: 1. incessant rain/noise/complaints. 2. unceasing efforts. 3. traffic is a *perennial* problem in HaNoi. 4. She practices the violin for hours on end.

Answer 89

=> Chỉ là bắt chước => Theo gương, noi gương, bắt chước => Bắt chước ai đó, và muốn giỏi hơn, thành công hơn ex: 1. She's always mimicking the teacher. 2. Some of the younger pop bands try to imitate their musical heroes from the past. 3. They hope to emulate the success of other software companies.

Answer 90

=> Số lượng cực lớn ex: 1. The city has a multitude of problems, from homelessness to drugs and murder. 2. This case has raised a multitude of questions. => Đám đông ex: 1. the multitudes using the internet. 2. A huge throng had gathered around the speaker.

Answer 91

=> A multitude of (Hay sử dụng trong writing của nước ngoài).

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=> Thần dược ex: It's yet another health product claiming to be the elixir of life/youth (= something to make you live longer/stay young).

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=> the damage caused by disease, time, war, etc.: ex: 1. The ravages of the fire showed in the *splintered* woodwork and *blistered* paint. 2. Her looks has not survived the ravages of time.

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=> "Thuốc" chữa bách bệnh. ex: 1. Their is *no single* panacea for the problem of unemployment. * giải pháp đơn độc

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=> poisonous: ex: toxic waste/chemicals/effluent

Answer 96

=> To make someone drunk (làm cho ai đó say) ex: The drug has the power to heal or intoxicate. => To make someone excited, happy, and slightly out of control (không kiểm soát được). ex: His music never fails to intoxicate me.

Answer 97

=> Giải độc, giúp ai đó thải bớt độc ra ngoài. ex: 1. The chamber is used to detoxify patients with acute carbon-monoxide poisoning. 2. Caterpillars eat cherry leaves containing cyanide, but they rapidly detoxify them.

Answer 98

=> Make stth lower, cản trở, làm chậm 1 quá trình. ex: 1. A rise in interest rates would severely retard economic growth. 2. Reductions in pollution levels could retard global warming. => Thằng đần độn ex: I'm not playing with him, he's a total retard.

Answer 99

=> Thuyết phục ai làm gì ex: 1. Nothing could induce me to marry you. Not all the money in the world. Not if you were the last man on earth. 2. They induce her to take the job by offering her a bonus.

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=> Gây buồn ngủ, mệt mỏi, buồn nôn ex: 1. *Pills for seasickness* often induce *drowsiness*. 2. Hearing loss is often induced by *exposure to* loud noise. * Thuốc chóng say sóng * being in a state between sleeping and being awake * Tiếp xúc với cái gì xấu

Answer 101

=> C1 Tiếp xúc với cái gì xấu ex: 1. You should always limit your exposure to the sun. 2. Even a brief exposure to radiation is very dangerous.

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=> C2 (of a doctor) to say what medical treatment someone should have: ex: 1. drug is often prescribed for ulcers. 2. The doctor prescribed some pills.

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=> C2 spending too much money, or using too much of something: ex: 1. Residents were warned not to be *extravagant with* water, in view of the low rainfall this year. 2. It was very extravagant of you to buy strawberries out of season. 3. He rarely used taxis, which he regarded as extravagant. => Phóng đại ex: 1. The *extravagant claims/ promises* of politicians. /ˌpɒl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/ 2. I was *embarrassed* by all the extravagant *praise* I was getting. * lúng túng, bối rối * khen ngợi

Answer 104

=> Đáp ứng được cái gì đó

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=> C2 to cause someone to feel nervous, worried, or uncomfortable: ex: 1. You're embarrassing him with your compliments! 2. I didn't want to embarrass her in front of her friends.

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=> C1 used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is; nothing except ex: 1. The suggestion is sheer *nonsense*. 2. His success was due to sheer willpower/determination. 3. It was sheer *coincidence* that we met. * lời nói vô lí, ngu dại * /kəʊˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/ sự trùng hợp => C2 extremely steep; almost vertical (rất dốc, gần như thẳng đứng). ex: 1. a sheer mountain side 2. a sheer drop of 100 metres => Mỏng nhẹ gần như trong suốt ex: She wore a dress of the sheerest silk.

Answer 107

=> Làm cho ai đó ngập đầu với cái gì đó ex: 1. Fans inundated the radio station will calls. 2. We were inundated with complaints when the show had to be canceled. => Gây lũ lụt ex: 1. If the dam breaks, it will inundate large parts of the town. 2. *Many sheep* were lost in the floods and the city was inundated.

Answer 108

=> C1 complete and including everything that is necessary: ex: 1. We offer you a comprehensive training in all aspects of the business. 2. Is this list comprehensive or are there some names missing? 3. He has written a fully comprehensive guide to Rome.

Answer 109

=> The ability to understand completely and be familiar with a situation, facts, etc.: ex: 1. He has no comprehension of the size of the problem. 2. How she manages to fit so much into a working day is beyond my comprehension (= I cannot understand it).

Answer 110

=> Phân phác, cung cấp ex: 1. The organization dispenses free health care to the poor. 2. Is there a tourism *agency* that dispenses city maps? * cơ quan, hãng, đại lý => Vứt, bỏ cái gì đó; không còn sử dụng nữa. ex: Debit cards dispense with the need for cash altogether.

Answer 111

=> Giải quyết 1 vấn đề ex: 1. The new government has yet to grapple with the problem of air pollution. 2. A government is trying to grapple with inflation.

Answer 112

=> C2 the careful and detailed examination of something in order to get information about it ( Sự kiểm soát, kiểm duyệt kỹ lưỡng ). ex: 1. *Foreign policy* has *come under* close scrutiny recently. 2. The government's record will *be subjected to / come under* scrutiny in the weeks before the election. * chính sách ngoại giao

Answer 113

=> Be examined. ex: 1. The cost and efficiency of the health care system has come under increasing scrutiny. 2. Each proposal was subjected to careful scrutiny.

Answer 114

=> To examine something very carefully in order to discover information. (dùng trong kí kết hợp đồng...) ex: All new products are scrutinized by the laboratory.

Answer 115

ex: 1. The clinic provides a free supply of *contraceptives* on request. 2. *Prenatal* clinics provide care for pregnant women. 3. The Health clinic is relying on volunteers to run the office and answer the phones.

Answer 116

=> C2 Thuốc tránh thai

Answer 117

=> Trước khi sinh

Answer 118

=> C1 Kẻ bắt nạt. => C1 Bắt nạt, áp bức. ex: 1. Teachers usually know who the bullies are in a class. 2. Bullying is a problem in many schools.

Answer 119

=> C1 Bạn đồng cấp, cùng tuổi, người ngàng hàng. ex: *Peer pressure* is strong among young people. => C2 To look carefully or with difficulty. ex: The driver was peering into the distance trying to read the road sign.

Answer 120

=> Bướng bỉnh, khó kiểm soát, không chịu nghe lời.

Answer 121

=> C2 To avoid doing or stop yourself from doing sth. (Kiềm chế bàn thân). ex: 1. I refrained from laughing. 2. Refrain from cell phones while you are with your *spouse*! * vợ, chồng.

Answer 122

=> C2 Vợ, chồng. ex: In 60 percent of the households surveyed both spouses went out to work.

Answer 123

=> Giảm 1/2 ; cắt thành 2 phần. | ex: In the past eight years, the elephant population in Africa has been halved.

Answer 124

=> Cắt bổ thành các phần khác nhau. ex: The political party was cleaved by internal bickering.

Answer 125

=> Trung thành với cái gì đó. ex: People in the remote mountain villages still cleave to their old traditions.

Answer 126

=> C2 Clear and exact ( Rất rõ ràng, dễ hiểu ). ex: He gave me very explicit directions on how to get there.

Answer 127

=> C2 suggested but not communicated directly. (Ngụ ý). ex: 1. Implicit in his speech was the assumption that they were guilty. 2. The ability to listen is implicit in the teacher's role.

Answer 128

=> Phê chuẩn, sự phê chuẩn => Trừng phạt ai đó. ex: 1. *A package of economic sanctions* is to be enacted against the country. 2. The UN has imposed punitive sanctions on the invading country.

Answer 129

=> Khuếch tán, lan tỏa, truyền đạt thông tin đến nhiều người. ex: 1. Their findings have been *widely disseminated*. 2. They started to disseminate what they had learned to others.

Answer 130

=> Khả năng lớn là làm gì đó. ex: We're all liable to make mistakes when we're tired.

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=> C1 Có trách nhiệm phải chi trả cái gì. (tiền). ex: 1. She's fully lable for the company's *debts*. 2. *The court* ruled he could not be held personally lable for his wife's debts. 3. People who earn under a certain amount are not liable to pay tax. * nợ * phiên tòa

Answer 132

=> C2 difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember. | ex: The definition of "love" is quite elusive.

Answer 133

=> Bị thu hút, có tình cảm. ex: When you see someone and fall in love at first sight, you should not refrain from telling him or her that you have a thing for him or her.

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=> A platonic relationship or emotion is loving but not sexual. ex: When you are in a platonic relationship, do not *ruin* it by trying to *seduce* him or her.

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=> spoil, destroy (v,n) ex: Her injury ruined her chances of winning the race. => cause a person or company to lose all their money or their good reputation (v,n) ex: 1. Cheap imported goodsare ruining many businesses. 2. If there's a scandal, I'll be ruined.

Answer 136

=> C2 [ T ] to make someone feel attracted to you and want to have sex with you, often someone younger or less experienced ( Quyến rũ, dụ dỗ, cám dỗ have sex). ex: When you are in a platonic relationship, do not *ruin* it by trying to *seduce* him or her.

Answer 137

=> to finally be in a particular place or situation: ex: 1. They're travelling across Europe by train and are planning to end up in Moscow. 2. Much of this meat will probably end up as dog food.

Answer 138

=> Lấy đi, cướp đi. | ex: Many recalcitrant children report that they have a strict upbringing and an unhappy, deprived childhood.

Answer 139

=> having a lot of experience of doing something and therefore knowing how to do it well. ex: 1. a seasoned traveller 2. a seasoned campaigner for human rights

Answer 140

=> C2 continued effort and determination: ex: Through hard work and perseverance, he worked his way up to the top.

Answer 141

=> showing hard work, care, and attention to detail: ex: 1. an assiduous student 2. The government has been assiduous in the fight against inflation.

Answer 142

=> courage and determination despite difficulty.

Answer 143

=> C2 To face, meet, or deal with a difficult situation or person. ex: 1. As she left the court, she was confronted by angry crowds who tried to block her away. 2. I thought I would stay calm, but when I was confronted with/by the TV camera, I got very nervous.

Answer 144

=> Khai thác / Bốc lột / Tận dụng ex: 1. The workers are ruthlessly exploited by their employers. 2. Human have been exploiting natural resources for many years.

Answer 145

=> To become smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number. ( Nhỏ dần về số lượng, kích thước và cạn kiệt ). ex: Her hopes of success in the race dwindled last night as the weather became worse.

Answer 146

=> Being active or hapenning at night / day rather than during the day / night. ( Hoạt động về đêm / ngày ). ex: 1. Most bats are nocturnal. 2. Nocturnal activities ( Ch*ch ). 3. Unlike most other bats, this species is diurnal.

Answer 147

=> C1 not now existing. ex: 1. Will technology in music drive creativity to extinction? 2. These animals are now on the verge of extinction. 3. Many species of plants and animals are in danger of / threatened with extinction.

Answer 148

=> C2 to control or hide a strong emotion, such as excitement or anger. ex: She could no longer contain her anger and started yelling at him. => Kiểm soát cái gì đó để không gây ra hậu quả to lớn hơn. ex: More police were sent to help contain the violence.

Answer 149

=> Điều khiển, chuyển hướng, luồn lách. ex: 1. This car manoeuvres well at high speed. 2. Loaded supermarket trolleys are often difficult to manoeuvre. 3. He had manoeuvred his way into a position of strength in the party.

Answer 150

=> C1 to make the same journey regularly between work and home. ex: I commute by motorbike because it is easy to manoeuvre on the street.

Answer 151

=> Too expensive. ex: 1. A prohibitive taxt on imported car. 2. It's a good hotel, but the prices are exorbitant. 3. The project had proved a stratospheric success.

Answer 152

=> strange or mysterious; difficult or impossible to explain (kì dị, lạ lùng, khó hiểu, khó giải thích). ex: 1. an uncanny resemblance. 2. That's weird - i thought I left my keys on the table but they are not here. 3. It's odd that no one's seen him.

Answer 153

=> Khả năng việc gì xảy ra => Không khớp, không hòa hợp với cái gì đó. ex: 1. There are heavy odds against people succeeding in such a bad economic climate. 2. These findings are at odds with our research.

Answer 154

=> Dò đường, định hướng đường. ex: 1. These birds navigate by the sun. 2. Most planes now use computer technology to navigate.

Answer 155

=> C2 never having happened or existed in the past. ex: This century has witnessed environmental destruction on an unprecedented scale. => Tạo tiền lệ. ex: This lowering of standards sets a dangerous precedent for future developments.

Answer 156

=> Very big ( Rất quan trọng, ảnh hưởng lớn, to lớn ). => 1 công trình được xây dựng để tưởng nhớ 1 nhân vật nổi tiếng: tòa nhà, bức tượng, đài tưởng niệm... ex: 1. Rebuilding the bridge proved to be a monumental job. 2. The museum was built as a lasting (trường tồn, sống mãi) monument to the civil war.

Answer 157

=> Sự tưới tiêu ex: Dirty irrigation water can spread animal pathogens to fruits and vegetables.

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=> C2 Produce ex: 1. Favorable weather yielded a good crop. 2. Burning waste yields energy that can be used for electric power or heating.

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=> C2 1. To rise very quickly to a high level. ex: House prices soared a further 20%. 2. To reach a great high ex: The highest peak in the range soars 15,771 feat into the sky.

Answer 160

=> C2 extremely happy and excited, often because sth has happened or been achieved. ex: 1. He was elated by the news that he had won the full scholarship. 2. I felt a surge of elation when awarded the scholarship.

Answer 161

=> C1 Yếu kém hơn cái gì đó. => C1 Đẳng cấp hơn cái gì đó. ex: 1. These products are inferior to those who bought last year. 2. The new products are far superior to the old ones.

Answer 162

=> Phá hủy cái gì đó. ex: 1. They had tried to sabotage our plans. 2. He would never do anything to jeopardise his career.

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=> a place for storing liquid, especially a natural or artificial lake providing water for a city or other area. (kho chứa nước, hồ chứa nước khổng lồ). ex: 1. We can *tap into* the vast reservoir of information available on the Internet. 2. My father is a repository of family history.

Answer 164

=> Tận dụng cái gì đó ex: We can tap into the vast reservoir of information available on the Internet.

Answer 165

=> Khởi đầu của cái gì đó xấu. ex: An active and healthy lifestyle can delay the onset of disease in later life.

Answer 166

=> C1 To reduce or be reduced in size or importance. ex: 1. I don't wish to diminish the importance of their contribution. 2. I don't want to diminish her achievements, but she did have a lot of help.

Answer 167

=> C1 Căn bản, cơ bản, bản chất. ex: 1. He proposed a radical solution to this problem. 2. He spoke of the need for radical changes in education.

Answer 168

=> Bền ; Không bị hỏng, phá hủy trong thời gian dài. ex: The machine have to be made of durable materials.

Answer 169

=> C2 Khó tìm, khó kiếm, hiếp gặp. ex: The answers to these questions remain as elusive as ever. => Lảng tránh ai đó. ex: He was extremely tired but sleep still eluded him.

Answer 170

ex: 1. Driver fatigue was to blame for the accident. 2. Correcting your posture prevents muscle fatigue and injury.

Answer 171

=> To make sb very tired. ex: Walking around the museum all day really wears you out.

Answer 172

=> Thuốc giả dùng trong nghiên cứu y học, không có tác dụng và cũng không gây hại gì. ex: She was only given a placebo, but she claimed she got better - that's the placebo effect. => Sự hiệu quả của thuốc hoặc dược phẩm. ex: They recently ran a series of tests to measure the efficacy of the drug.

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=> Bắt chước và cố gắng hơn ai đó. ex: 1. It's hard to be as good as Lionel Messi, but having a hero to emulate can be helpful in many areas of life. 2. Young players are often tempted to emulate the *opulent* lifestyles of more experienced teammates with bigger *paychecks* and more job security.

Answer 174

=> Expensive and luxurious. ex: an opulent lifestyle / an opulent hotel.

Answer 175

=> The amount of money a person earns ex: It's easy to go on expensive holidays when you have a paycheck the size of hers.

Answer 176

=> C2 Not very good ( Chất lượng trung bình, tầm thường, không có gì nổi bật ). => Very excellent, xứng đáng làm hình mẫu. ex: 1. Parents don't want their children going to mediocre schools. 2. Her behaviour was exemplary. 3. That restaurant's really top-notch.

Answer 177

=> B1 Cực kì hấp dẫn và ấn tượng, rất đáng khen ngợi, tuyệt đẹp, khiến người khác phải trầm trồ. => C1 Excellent, beautiful, or impressive. ex: 1. The view from the top of the mountain is magnificent. 2. You look splendid in that outfit.

Answer 178

=> Khả năng phục hồi nhanh chóng sau 1 trải nghiệm buồn. ex: 1. The resilience of the economy has come as a surprise to some. 2. The job needs a self-confident person with a resilience to stress.

Answer 179

=> Thợ thủ công. ex: The plates are painted by our finest craftmen.

Answer 180

=> To be good at ex: 1. an adept negotiator. 2. He's adept at fixing computers.

Answer 181

=> Gia súc. ( bò, cừu, gà...) | => Chỉ trâu bò

Answer 182

=> Thủ phạm. ex: Police hope the public will help them to find the culprits.

Academic Writing Reading - Vinh Ielts Flashcards

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