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CHRONICLE /ˈkrɒn.ɪ.kəl/ (n)

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=> A written record, history, story of historical events.

ex: A chronicle of timekeeping.

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ADVENT /ˈæd.vənt/
/ˈæd.vənt/ (n)

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=> 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)

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=> Organize, manage, direct, to make various, separate things work together.

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ARCHAEOLOGICAL /ˌɑː.ki.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/ (adj)

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=> Thuộc khảo cổ học

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COMMUNAL (adj)
/ˈkɒm.jə.nəl/ /kəˈmjuː.nəl/

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=> 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/

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=> C1 Control, adjust, standardize.

ex: You can regulate the temperature in the house by adjusting the thermostat.

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AXIS (n)

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=> Alignment, centre line.

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ACCOMPANY BY = ASSOCIATED WITH
/əˈkʌm.pə.ni/ (v)

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=> 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)

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=> Xích đạo

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WAX AND WANE

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=> 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)

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=> Very noticable or attracting attention, abvious, clear.

ex: In China, her blonde hair was conspicuous..

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LATITUDES (n)

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=> Vĩ độ

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CLIME /klaɪmz/ (n)

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=> Zone, region, a place that has a particular type of climate.

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FORMULATE
/ˈfɔː.mjə.leɪt/ (V)

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=> 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)

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=> 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

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=> Chòm sao hoàng đạo.

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COSMIC /ˈkɒz.mɪk/ (adj)

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=> 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

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=>
1. C2 a period between two events or times:

ex: We see each other at regular intervals - usually about once a month.
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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)

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=> 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)

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=> 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)

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=> C1 Equal, colleague, equivalent. ( Bản sao, bản tương đương ).

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DRIP = DROP = COME OUT = LEAK

STREAM (chảy mạnh)

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=> Chảy nhỏ giọt ra.

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DENOTE /dɪˈnəʊt/ (v)

= INDICATE /ˈɪn.dɪ.keɪt/
= REFER TO

CONNOTE /kəˈnəʊt/

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=> To represent something.

ex: The color red is used to denote passion or danger.

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DIP = DUNK /dʌŋk/ = IMMERSE (v)

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=> 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

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=> 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

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=> 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

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=> 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)

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=> Relating to the scientific study of the stars.

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SUPERSEDE /ˌsuː.pəˈsiːd/ (v)

= REPLACE = SUPPLANT /səˈplɑːnt/ = DISPLACE

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=> 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.

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=> 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

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=> To go or to come down.

ex: Janes descended the stairs.

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MAINSPRING

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=> Lò xo chính.

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BEAM DOWN

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=> 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

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=> 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/

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= 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/

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=> C1 necessary and impotant as part of the whole.

ex:

  1. He’s an integral part of the team and we can do without him.
  2. Bars and terrace cofes are integral to the social life of the city.
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DEPENDENCY /dɪˈpen.dən.si/

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=> Reliance
= Enslavement
= Craving

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