Set 1

Question 1

Abrasive

Answer 1

1, an abrasive substance can be used to clean a surface to make it smooth
Ex: An abrasive material is unsuitable for cleaning baths
2, (adj) thô lỗ, cay nghiệt

Question 2

Acclaim

Answer 2

1, (V) to praise or welcome sb/sth publicly
Ex: The whole team was acclaimed by the fans at the end of the game.
2, (N) praise and approval for sb/sth, especially an artistic achievement
Ex: The movie was greeted with much acclaim.

Question 3

Adroit

Answer 3

Skilful, clever, and showing skill

Question 4

Alleviate

Answer 4

To ease ,to make sth less severe

Question 5

atypical

Answer 5

not typical or usual, anomalous
Ex: This game is very atypical of how we played this year.

Question 6

bastion

Answer 6

1, a group of people or a system that protects a way of life or a belief when it seems that it may disappear ( nhóm người bảo vệ đức tin nào đó)
2, a place that military forces are defending ( pháo đài)

Question 7

buoyancy

Answer 7

1, situation in which prices, business activity,.. tend to increase or stay at a high level, usually showing financial success
Ex: The news failed to give buoyancy to the company’s shares.
2, the feeling of being cheerful and feeling sure that things will be successful
Ex: He was a man of remarkable buoyancy.
3, the fact of floating, being able to keep things floating (N) ex: We tested the boat for buoyancy.

Question 8

cerebral

Answer 8

relating to the brain relating to the mind rather than the feelings
Ex: Your left cerebral hemisphere controls the right - hand side of your body.

Question 9

circumscribe

Answer 9

to restrict, to limit sb/sth’s feedom, rights, power…
circumscribe sth: to draw a circle around another shape

Question 10

communal

Answer 10

(adj) belonging to or used by all members of a group ( công, chung, công cộng)
Ex: The flat has four separate bedrooms and a communal kitchen.

Question 11

compromise

Answer 11

an agreement made between two people or groups in which each side gives up some of the things they want so that both sides are happy at the end ( sự thỏa hiệp)

Question 12

conceptualise

Answer 12

to form an idea of something in your mind

Question 13

confound

Answer 13

1. to confuse and surprise sb
   Ex: She likes to confound others’ expectations about her.
2. to prove sb/sth wrong to defeat an enemy

Question 14

fathom

Answer 14

usually in negative sentences - to understand or find an explanation for sth

Question 15

conscientious

Answer 15

taking care to do things carefully and correctly
Ex: We are generally very conscientious about our work.

Question 16

corrosive

Answer 16

tending to destroying sth slowly by chemical action ( adj- có tính ăn mòn)
ex: The corrosive effects of salt water is taken into account.

Question 17

credulity

Answer 17

the ability or the wish to believe that sth is real or true

Question 18

debilitate

Answer 18

to make sb’s body or mind weaken ( make a country/orrganization.. weaken) ( lam suy yeu, suy nhuoc)

Question 19

denounce

Answer 19

to strongly criticize sb/sth that you think it wrong/illegal (to giac)
Ex: Mary denounced her husband for bad behavior.