2/11 Flashcards
counterintuitive
(adj)
does not happen in the way you would expect it to/ phản trực giác
It may seem counterintuitive to open a shop in the middle of a recession
seize
( v)
to take something quickly and keep or hold it/ nắm bắt
He seized the chance/opportunity of a free flight with both hands
invariably
( adv)
thường xuyên
We invariably take more gambles when being threatened
pervasive
( adj)
present or noticeable in every part of a thing or place/ toả khắp
The influence of Freud is pervasive in her books.
prototype
( n)
the first example of something/ bản thử đầu tiên
a prototype for/of a new car
inhibit
( v)
to slow down a process or the growth of something / ức chế, làm chậm lại
This drug inhibits the growth of tumours.
passivity
( n)
the quality or state of being passive/ tính bị động, thụ động
interchange
( v)
an exchange, especially of ideas or information, between different people or groups/ sự trao đổi
Medical conference was for the interchange of ideas and approaches.
signify
( v)
to be a sign of something; to mean/ báo hiệu
Nobody really knows what the marks on the ancient stones signify.
facsimile
( n)
an exact copy, especially of a document/ bản sao
a facsimile of the original manuscript
apprentices
( n)
thợ học việc
reography
( n)
môn sao chụp
implicit
( adj)
felt by someone or influencing them without them being aware of it/ ngấm ngầm
The experiment was designed to measure implicit racial bias.
repository
( n)
a place where things are stored and can be found/ kho, chỗ chứa
sheer
adj
mỏng
She wore a dress of the sheerest silk.
