IELTS Vocabulary Flashcards

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prospect

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(N)
Tiền đồ

Future prospect is a crucial factor motivating people to work (tiền đồ)

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Crucial

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(Adj)
Important

Future prospect is a crucial factor motivating people to work (tiền đồ)

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Be superseded by

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/,sju:pə’si:d/

Bị thay thế bởi

Jobs may be superseded by robots

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Grapple with

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Encounter, face with

People having a stable job don’t usually grapple with financial burden

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Dire

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(Adj)
Thảm khốc

Misuse of drugs can have dire consequences.

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Calamity

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/kə’læmiti/
danh từ
• tai hoạ

“the fire was the latest calamity to strike the area”

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catastrophe

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/kə’tæstrəfi/
danh từ
Thảm hoạ

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Drought

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/draut/
(N)
Hạn hán

When drought occurs, plants don’t produce seeds

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Deficit in sth
deficiency in sth
insufficiency of sth
Lack of sth

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(N)
Thiếu hụt

Deficit : chi lớn hơn thu

“The UK’s deficit in manufactured commodities fell slightly in the last three months.”

“Pregnant women often suffer from iron deficiency”

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Deplete (v)

Depletion (n)

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Extravagant spending soon depleted his funds

Increased expenditure has caused a depletion in his funds

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Adversely affect

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(V)
Ảnh hưởng bất lợi

Price changes adversely affect living standard of people

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In this day and age

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(Adj) these days

In this day and age, divorce is ubiquitous/ prevalent

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First and foremost

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(Adv)
First and most important

First and foremost, people works for wages

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Crime-stricken area

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Khu có nhiều tội phạm

Crimes often happens at crime-stricken area

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Poorly-lit

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(A)
Tối, thiếu ánh sáng

Crimes often happens at poorly-lit area

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In broad daylight

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(Adv)
Giữa ban ngày

Bag snatching in broad daylight happens regularly in HCM city

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Eradicate

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(V)
Xoá bỏ

We should eradicate old rituals (hủ tục)

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Relish

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(V)
Enjoy/like greatly

I relish reading books
I relished the food

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Conducive

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(A)
Benifical

Globalization is conducive in terms of economy.

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Flourish

Thrive

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/flourish/
/θraiv/
Thrive - throve - thriven

= delevop

Note: đứng 1 mình

Thanks to subsidy and technology transfer, impoverished countries can flourish/ thrive and don’t lag behind.

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Fascinating

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(A)
Interesting

That was an fascinating place.

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Tedious

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/’ti:djəs/

(Adj)

Boring

That was a tedious place.

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Meet up with

Speaking

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I relish meeting up with friends for drinks at weekend

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Hang out with

Speaking

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(V)
Spend time with

I relish hanging out with my friends at weekend

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Defend (v) defence/defense (n)
/di'fend/ /di'fens/ Bảo vệ To defend youself, steer clear of poorly-lit area and don't wear too much jewelry.
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Linger
(V) Đọng lại Nothing lingers in my mind
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assault
/ə'sɔ:lt/ N/V Attack
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Predipose
(V) Dẫn đến Lack of physical activities can predipose to some deseases.
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Fatigue
(N) Mệt Robot can work without fatigue.
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Obsolete
(Adj) Out-of-day Lỗi thời The thinking of elderly people is obsolete.
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Menace
(n) Đe doạ Nuclear power pose a menace to human life
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Staggering
(Adj) Gây sửng sốt The world population is rising at a staggering pace
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Initial layout
(N) Chi phí ban đầu The initial layout of nuclear power is costly.
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Play havoc with
(V) Ruin, destroy Inhabitants should boycott companies who play havoc with environment.
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Escalate
(V) (Giá) leo thang The price of fossel fuel escalates
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Put a strain on
(V) Put a pressure on Đặt áp lực lên Parents offten put a stain on their childen.
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Casualties
(Plu.N) nhiều người chết Nuclear weapon can cause many casualties on a large scale.
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Terrorist
(N) Kẻ khủng bố Terrorists may steal nuclear weapons for bad purposes.
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Incinerate
(V) Đốt Government should improve waste treatment system to bury and incinerate garbage.
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Confidential
(A) Secret Confidential information about genes may be stolen for bad purposes.
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Adolescent
(N) Teenager
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Conservative
(Adj) Bảo thủ Senior citizens are often conservative
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Initiative
(N) Action Hành động Peopel must take initiatives to protect the wild animals.
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Diamonds in the rough
(N) Kim cương chưa mài giũa Talents are like diamonds in the rough, so it requires training.
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Corpse
(N) Xác chết Medical students need to do experiments on corpse to accumulate experience.
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When it comes to reality
When it comes to reality, many students are confused
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Inborn
(A) Bẩm sinh Many people believe that talents are inborn.
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Perspiration (n) | Perspire (v)
(N) mồ hôi Success is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration