Boost your vocabulary 8 Flashcards
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CHRONICLE /ˈkrɒn.ɪ.kəl/ (n)
=> A written record, history, story of historical events.
ex: A chronicle of timekeeping.
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ADVENT /ˈæd.vənt/
/ˈæd.vənt/ (n)
=> Coming, start, arrival, the time when something first begins to be widely used.
ex: Long before the advent of the Roman Empire, the Babylonians began to measure time.
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CO-ORDINATE (v)
=> Organize, manage, direct, to make various, separate things work together.
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL /ˌɑː.ki.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/ (adj)
=> Thuộc khảo cổ học
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COMMUNAL (adj)
/ˈkɒm.jə.nəl/ /kəˈmjuː.nəl/
=> Shared, common, public, relating or belonging to all the people living in a particular.
ex: We each have a separate bedroom but share a communal kitchen.
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REGULATE /ˈreɡ.jə.leɪt/ (v)
= CALIBRATE /ˈkæl.ɪ.breɪt/
=> C1 Control, adjust, standardize.
ex: You can regulate the temperature in the house by adjusting the thermostat.
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AXIS (n)
=> Alignment, centre line.
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ACCOMPANY BY = ASSOCIATED WITH
/əˈkʌm.pə.ni/ (v)
=> Go together with, come with, happen with, appear with.
ex: The changing seasons that accompany our planet’s revolution around the sun.
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EQUATOR (n)
=> Xích đạo
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WAX AND WANE
=> To increase and decrease.
ex: For those living near the equator in particular, its waxing and waning was more conspicuous than the passing of the seasons.
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CONSPICUOUS /kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/ (adj)
=> Very noticable or attracting attention, abvious, clear.
ex: In China, her blonde hair was conspicuous..
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LATITUDES (n)
=> Vĩ độ
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CLIME /klaɪmz/ (n)
=> Zone, region, a place that has a particular type of climate.
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FORMULATE
/ˈfɔː.mjə.leɪt/ (V)
=> C2 to develop all the details of a plan for doing something, invent, create, make, develop.
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MUNICIPAL
/mjuːˈnɪs.ɪ.pəl/ (adj)
=> C1 of or belonging to a town or city
= civic, public, community.
ex: Centuries before the Roman Empire, the Egyptians had formulated a municipal calendar having 12 months of 30 days.
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DECANS
=> Chòm sao hoàng đạo.
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COSMIC /ˈkɒz.mɪk/ (adj)
=> Relating to space or universe. ( thuộc vũ trụ ).
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INTERVAL /ˈɪn.tə.vəl/ (adj)
= INTERMISSION /ˌɪn.təˈmɪʃ.ən/
= INTERLUDE /ˈɪn.tə.luːd/
= BREAK
=>
1. C2 a period between two events or times:
ex: We see each other at regular intervals - usually about once a month.
2. C2 the space between two points:
ex: The plants should be spaced at six-inch intervals.
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DURATION /djʊəˈreɪ.ʃən/ (n)
=> C1 The length of time that something lasts.
ex: He planned a stay of 2 years’s duration.
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EQUINOX /ˈek.wɪ.nɒks/ (n)
= SOLSTICE /ˈsɒl.stɪs/ (n)
=> One of the two times in a year when night and day are of equal length.
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COUNTERPART
/ˈkaʊn.tə.pɑːt/ (n)
=> C1 Equal, colleague, equivalent. ( Bản sao, bản tương đương ).
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DRIP = DROP = COME OUT = LEAK
STREAM (chảy mạnh)
=> Chảy nhỏ giọt ra.
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DENOTE /dɪˈnəʊt/ (v)
= INDICATE /ˈɪn.dɪ.keɪt/
= REFER TO
CONNOTE /kəˈnəʊt/
=> To represent something.
ex: The color red is used to denote passion or danger.
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DIP = DUNK /dʌŋk/ = IMMERSE (v)
=> To put sth into a liquid for a very short time and take it out again.
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INSCRIBE /ɪnˈskraɪb/ (V)
= ENGRAVE /ɪnˈɡreɪv/
= CARVE /kɑːv/ C2
=> To carefully cut, print or write on something. (VIết, khắc).
ex: The prize winners each receive a book with their names inscribed on the first page.
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SATISFACTORY /ˌsæt.ɪsˈfæk.tər.i/ (adj)
= PLEASING
= REASONABLE
= ACCEPTABLE
= ADEQUATE
# UNSATISFACTORY
=> good or good enough for a particular need or purpose (thỏa mãn, vừa ý, hài lòng).
ex: We hope very much to find a satisfactory solution for this problem.
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SATISFACTORY /ˌsæt.ɪsˈfæk.tər.i/ (adj)
= PLEASING
= REASONABLE
= ACCEPTABLE
= ADEQUATE
# UNSATISFACTORY
=> good or good enough for a particular need or purpose (thỏa mãn, vừa ý, hài lòng).
ex: We hope very much to find a satisfactory solution for this problem.
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ASTRONOMICAL /ˌæs.trəˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl/ (adj)
=> Relating to the scientific study of the stars.
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SUPERSEDE /ˌsuː.pəˈsiːd/ (v)
= REPLACE = SUPPLANT /səˈplɑːnt/ = DISPLACE
=> To replace sth, especially sth older or more old-fashioned:
ex: Most of the old road has been superseded by the great interstate highways.
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COMMENCE /kəˈmens/ (V)
= START = BEGIN = ORIGINATE.
=> To begin sth
ex: Unfortunately, he commenced speaking before all the guests had finished eating.
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DESCEND /dɪˈsend/ (v)
= DOWNWARD
= FALL
= DROP
= GO DOWN
=> To go or to come down.
ex: Janes descended the stairs.
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MAINSPRING
=> Lò xo chính.
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BEAM DOWN
=> To transport somebody to or form a spaceship using special electronic equipment. (truyền, truyền tín hiệu…)
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NAVIGATION /ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ (n) = ROUTING
=> Direction-finding the science or job of planning which way you need to go when you are travelling from one place to another.
ex:
1. Sailors have special equipment to help them navigate.
2. Some migrating birds can navigate by the moon (= using the moon as a guide).
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CALIBRATE /ˈkæl.ɪ.breɪt/
= Standardize
= Adjust
= Regulate
ex: Moreover, not only do time signals beamed down from Global Positioning System satellites calibrate the functions of precision navigation equipment.
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INTEGRAL /ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡrəl/
=> C1 necessary and impotant as part of the whole.
ex:
- He’s an integral part of the team and we can do without him.
- Bars and terrace cofes are integral to the social life of the city.
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DEPENDENCY /dɪˈpen.dən.si/
=> Reliance
= Enslavement
= Craving
