May 20

Question 1

to unravel (sth) (v)
/ʌnˈrævl/

Answer 1

thao go sth (nut that), lam sang to sth

Question 2

relatively (adv)
/ˈrelətɪvli/
I found the test relatively easy.
These students had a relatively simple task.

Answer 2

1 cach tuong doi

Question 3

dearth (of something)

/dɜːθ/

Answer 3

a lack of something; the fact of there not being enough of something

Question 4

primary source

Answer 4

nguon tai lieu dieu tra, nguon tai lieu nguyen ban/goc

Question 5

well documented adjective

/ˌwel ˈdɑːkjumentɪd/

Answer 5

having a lot of written evidence to prove, support or explain it
*dc ghi chep day du

Question 6

to confine (v) /kənˈfaɪn/
be confined to (doing) something

Answer 6

han che

=restrict

Question 7

hieroglyphic (adjective)
/ˌhaɪərəˈɡlɪfɪk/
a hieroglyphic inscription/script

Answer 7

chu tuong hinh

Question 8

polemic (n)/(adj)

/pəˈlemɪk/

Answer 8

but chien/ mang tinh luan chien, tranh bien

Question 9

ruler noun

/ˈruːlə(r)/​

Answer 9

a person who rules or governs

Question 10

indigenous (adj)
/ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/
indigenous speaker

Answer 10

belonging to a particular place rather than coming to it from somewhere else
SYNONYM native

Question 11

pejorative (adj)
/pɪˈdʒɒrətɪv/
pejorative attitude

Answer 11

miet thi, cos nghia xau

Question 12

missionary (n)

Answer 12

a person who is sent to a foreign country to teach people about religion, especially Christianity
*ng dc cu di nc ngoai de truyen giao

Question 13

substandard (adj)

/ˌsʌbˈstændəd/

Answer 13

not as good as normal; not acceptable

*duoi tieu chuan

Question 14

weaponry noun
/ˈwepənri/
high-tech weaponry
US weaponry

Answer 14

​all the weapons of a particular type or belonging to a particular country or group

Question 15

mostly adverb

/ˈməʊstli/

Answer 15

​mainly; generally

Question 16

extant adjective
/ekˈstænt/
A limited number of documents from the period are still extant.

Answer 16

hien co

Question 17

to glean verb
to glean something (from somebody/something)
/ɡliːn/
These figures have been gleaned from a number of studies.

Answer 17

to obtain information, knowledge, etc., sometimes with difficulty and often from various different places
*gop nhat, luom lat

Question 18

epic (n)

/ˈepɪk/

Answer 18

su thi

Question 19

epic (adj)

/ˈepɪk/

Answer 19

mang tinh anh hung ca

Question 20

historical narrative

Answer 20

cau chuyen lich su

Question 21

pitfall (n)

/ˈpɪtfɔːl/

Answer 21

cam bay

Question 22

intrinsic (adj)
/ɪnˈtrɪnzɪk/
the intrinsic value of education

Answer 22

mang tinh ban chat, noi tai

*gia tri noi tai cua giao duc

Question 23

to illuminate sth

/ɪˈluːmɪneɪt/

Answer 23

soi sang sth (nghia den)

soi sang/ lam ro kien thuc (nghia bong)=clarify

Question 24

*to induce somebody to do something
/ɪnˈdjuːs/
Nothing would induce me to take the job.
*to induce something
Hearing loss is often induced by exposure to loud noise.

Answer 24

• to persuade or influence somebody to do something(*khuyen lom, xui giuc)
• gay ra sth

Question 25

tell of something | ​(formal or literary)

Answer 25

to make something known; to give an account of something.

Question 26

sherpherd (n)

Answer 26

ng giu cuu

Question 27

ox (n)

Answer 27

a bull (bo duc)

Question 28

shoes made of tanned ox hide

Answer 28

giay lam tu da do ram nang

Question 29

strap (n)

Answer 29

đai da/ dây da

Question 30

mere adjective /mɪə(r)/ It took her a mere 20 minutes to win.

Answer 30

used when you want to emphasize how small, unimportant, etc. somebody/something is *cô ấy chỉ mất 20p để thắng.

Question 31

glimpse noun | /ɡlɪmps/

Answer 31

nhin thoang qua

Question 32

go about something ​ Despite the threat of war, people went about their business as usual.

Answer 32

to continue to do something; to keep busy with something | Bất chấp mối đe dọa chiến tranh, mọi người vẫn tiếp tục công việc kinh doanh của họ như bình thường.