ARCHER 8 PRACTICE TESTS - VOLUME 1

Question 1

shoulder blades

Answer 1

xương bả vai

Question 2

keep sth on an even keel

Answer 2

steady, without sudden changes

Question 3

comparatively

Answer 3

to a moderate degree as compared to something else; relatively

Question 4

on speaking terms

Answer 4

in a good relationship

Question 5

niche

Answer 5

the ecological role of an organism in a community especially in regard to food consumption

Question 6

protract

Answer 6

prolong

Question 7

fugitive

Answer 7

a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or persecution

Question 8

designate

Answer 8

appoint (someone) to a specified position

Question 9

pragmatism

Answer 9

a way of dealing with a problems in a sensibly practical way instead of following a set of ideas

Question 10

a safe haven

Answer 10

a place where you are protected from harm or danger

Question 11

daunting

Answer 11

seeming difficult to deal with in anticipation, intimidating

Question 12

perceptive

Answer 12

having or showing sensitive insight

Question 13

emulate

Answer 13

match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation

Question 14

composition

Answer 14

the nature of something’s ingredients or constituents; the way in which a whole or mixture is made up

Question 15

re-enactment

Answer 15

acting out or repetition of a past event or situation

Question 16

hierarchy

Answer 16

xã hội phân quyền, phân hóa giai cấp

Question 17

ploy

Answer 17

a cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one’s own advantage

Question 18

every now and then

Answer 18

sometimes

Question 19

denude

Answer 19

remove the plants and trees that cover an area of land

Question 20

take offence at

Answer 20

to feel insulted, offended

Question 21

afflict

Answer 21

(of a problem or illness) cause pain or suffering to; affect or trouble

Question 22

at the height of sth

Answer 22

at the most intense or forceful aspect of sth

Question 23

buy up

Answer 23

to purchase all or a large quantity of a particular item that is available

Question 24

courtesy

Answer 24

phép lịch sự

Question 25

pre-emptive

Answer 25

sth is done before other people can act, esp. to prevent them from doing sth else

Question 26

acclaim (n-v)

Answer 26

praise enthusiastically and publicly

Question 27

residual

Answer 27

remaining after most of something has gone

Question 28

connotation

Answer 28

a feeling or idea that is suggested by a particular word although it need not be a part of the word's meaning, or something suggested by an object or situation

Question 29

fall short

Answer 29

to fail to reach an amount or standard that was expected or hoped for, causing disappointment

Question 30

undertake

Answer 30

to do or begin to do something, especially something that will take a long time or be difficult

Question 31

initiative

Answer 31

a new plan or process to achieve something or solve a problem

Question 32

ascribe

Answer 32

a supposed cause, source, or author

Question 33

beseige

Answer 33

surround