Daily Vocabulary - 1 -

Question 1

liberal (adj)
/ˈlɪb.ər.əl/

Answer 1

rộng rãi, phóng khoáng
E.g: Her parents were far more liberal than mine.

Question 2

distinguish (v)
/dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/

Answer 2

phân biệt
E.g: He’s colour-blind and can’t distinguish (the difference) between red and green easily.

Question 3

precede (v)
/prɪˈsiːd/

Answer 3

đặt trước
E.g: Nouns are often preceded by adjectives

Question 4

insert (v)
/ɪnˈsɜːt/

Answer 4

chèn vào, thêm vào
E.g: I’ve filled in the form, but you still need to insert (= add) your bank details and date of birth.

Question 5

manipulate (v)
/məˈnɪp.jə.leɪt/

Answer 5

điều khiển (toán, tin)
E.g: Spreadsheets are an excellent way to manipulate data.

Question 6

in contrast (phrase)
/ˈkɑːn.træst/

Answer 6

ngược lại
E.g: Sarah is outgoing. In contrast, her younger sister is quite reserved.

Question 7

retrieve (v)
/rɪˈtriːv/

Answer 7

truy tìm, tìm kiếm (toán, tin)
lấy lại, tìm lại
E.g: We taught our dog to retrieve a ball.

Question 8

allocate (v)
/ˈæl.ə.keɪt/

Answer 8

phân bổ
E.g: The system allocates memory to hold class variables once per class.

Question 9

portion (n)
/ˈpɔː.ʃən/

Answer 9

một đoạn, một khúc (toán, tin)
E.g: The final portion of the statement is the name of a method.

Question 10

obscure (adj)
/əbˈskjʊər/

Answer 10

• mơ hồ, không rõ ràng
  E.g: Official policy has changed for reasons that remain obscure.
• không được nhiều người biết tới
  E.g: an obscure island in the Pacific