DHBB Flashcards
Administrative staff may be _______ through increased automation and efficiency (SKILL)
Nhân viên hành chính có thể ___ qua việc tự động hóa càng phổ biến và hiệu suất gia tăng
deskilled
giảm trình độ chuyên môn được yêu cầu cho 1 việc nào đó
The changes are ___ and will not produce a noticeable effect for 15 to 20 years (INSIDE)
Những thay đổi là __ và sẽ không tạo ra kết quả rõ rệt trong vòng 15 đến 20 năm
insidious
ẩn khuất bên trong
_______ students could understand easily what the teacher explained to them. (BRAIN)
brainy
thông minh
Once a person has attained _______ status in the eyes of the world, it is very hard to break it. (TYPE)
Một khi ai đó đã đạt được địa vị __ trong con mắt của thế gian, việc phá vỡ nó là rất khó
archetypal
nguyên mẫu
After the recent scandal, he faces a(n) _______ struggle to win back public support before the next election. (HILL)
Sau lùm xùm gần đây, ông ta phải đối mặt với cuộc vật lộn ___ dành lại sự ủng hộ của công chúng trước cuộc bầu cử tiếp theo
uphill
khó khăn
The figure of total group _______ exactly balances out with the total income. (GO)
Số liệu thể hiện chi phí tổng của cả nhóm bằng chính xác thu nhập tổng
outgoings
chi tiêu thường xuyên của 1 người/ doanh nghiệp
His book is about Shakespeare’s style without getting too involved in the _______ of Shakespeare’s language. (MINUTE)
Cuốn sách của anh ấy là về phong cách Shakespeare mà không quá can thiệp vào những tiểu tiết của ngôn ngữ Shakespeare
minutiae
PLURAL
very small detailes
The religious conservatives are not _______ of the West and its values. (AMOUR)
Những kẻ bảo thủ tôn giáo không được mấy ___ bởi phương Tây và những giá trị của nó
enamoured
được yêu thích
A conservation focus on preserving ecosystems not only saves large numbers of species (including ___________(CHARISMA) species that do not receive public support) but also preserves the support systems that maintain life.
Việc bảo tồn tập trung vào bảo vệ các hệ sinh thái mà không chỉ cứu số lượng loài lớn (gồm cả những loài ___ mà không được công chúng ủng hộ) mà còn bảo tồn những hệ thống trợ giúp duy trì sự sống.
non-charismatic
kém thu hút
The one thing that can be said in favour is that it sends vegans and animal rights activists ___________ (CANDLE) with rage.
Một điều mà có thể nói để ủng hộ đó là nó khiến những người ăn chay và các nhà vận động quyền động vật ___ sự phẫn nộ
incandescent
full of strong emotions
Jargon is a loaded word. One dictionary defined it, neatly and neutrally, as ‘the technical vocabulary or idiom of a special activity or group’, but this sense is almost completely overshadowed by another: ‘obscure and often __ _________ (PRETEND) language marked by a __ _________ (ROUND) way of expression and use of long words’.
Thuật ngữ chuyên ngành là một từ đa nghĩa. Một từ điển đã định nghĩa nó rằng, 1 cách gọn ghẽ và trung lập, là “một từ ngữ chuyên ngành hoặc thành ngữ của 1 hoạt động hay nhóm nhất định”, nhưng ngữ nghĩa này thì gần như bị lu mờ bởi nghĩa khác:”không được biết đến rộng rãi và thường là văn phong giả khôn, được đánh dấu bởi cách diễn đạt vòng vo và việc sử dụng từ dài
- pretentious
- roundabout
- trying to appear important, intelligent, etc. in order to impress other people; trying to be something that you are not, in order to impress
- vòng vo
It is an essential part of the network of occupations and pursuits that make up society. It is also the chief linguistic element which shows professional awareness (‘know-how’) and social ___________ (TOGETHER) (‘shoptalk’).
Nó là 1 phần cần thiết của hệ thống các nghề nghiệp và những mối theo đuổi mà cấu thành nên xã hội. Nó cũng là yếu tố ngôn ngữ chính mà thể hiện nhận thức chuyên môn và cả sự đoàn kết xã hội
togetherness
đoàn kết
If jargon is so essential a part of our lives, why then has it had such a bad press? The most important reason stems from the way jargon can exclude as well as include. We may not be too concerned if we find ourselves faced with a(n) __ _________ (PENETRATE) wall of jargon when the subject matter has little perceived relevance to our everyday lives, as in the case of ___________ (HYDRO), say, or linguistics.
Nếu như thuật ngữ là một phần thiết yếu trong cuộc sống của chúng ta đến vậy, tại sao chúng lại nhận về đánh giá tệ như vậy? Lý do quan trọng nhất xuất phát từ cách mà thuật ngữ có thể loại trừ cũng như thêm vào. Chúng ta có thể không quá lo lắng nếu chúng ta thấy mình đối mặt với bức tường thuật ngữ không thể xuyên thủng được khi chủ đề có rất ít sự liên hệ với đời sống hàng ngày của chúng ta, như trường hợp của thủy văn học mà các nhà ngôn ngữ đã nói đến.
- impenetrable
- hydrology
- không thể xuyên qua
- thủy văn học
But when the subject matter is one where we feel implicated, and think we have a right to know, and the speaker uses words which make it hard for us to understand, then we start to complain; and if we suspect that the obfuscation is deliberate policy, we ___________ (RESERVE) condemn, labelling it gobbledegook and calling down public derision upon it.
Nhưng khi đề tài là thứ mà chúng ta cảm thấy có liên quan, và nghĩ rằng chúng ta có quyền được biết, và người nói sử dụng những từ khó hiểu, thì liền sau đó chúng ta sẽ phàn nàn, và nếu ta nghi ngờ rằng việc làm cho khó hiểu là một chính sách cố ý, ta không hề kiêng dè mà phê phán, gắn mác là lời nói vô nghĩa và kêu gọi sự mỉa mai từ công chúng
unreservedly
không chút kiêng dè
No area is exempt, but the fields of advertising, politics and defence have been especially criticized in recent years by the various campaigns for Plain English. In these domains, the extent to which people are prepared to use jargon to hide realities is a ready source of amusement, disbelief and horror. A lie is a lie, which can be only temporarily hidden by calling it an ‘___________ (OPERATE) statement’ or ‘an instance of plausible ___________ (DENY)’.
- inoperative
- undeniability
- (of a law, rule, etc.) not having effect or power, or (of a machine, system, etc.) not working or not able to work as usual
- tính chắc chắn, không thể phủ nhận
Nor can a nuclear plant explosion be suppressed for long behind such phrases as ‘energetic ___________ (ASSEMBLE) ’, ‘abnormal evolution’ or ‘plant ___________ (TRANSIT) ’.
- disassembly
- transient
- sự tách ra
- người sống tạm thời
The manifesto(bản tuyên ngôn) is long-winded(dài dòng), ___________ and often ambiguous or poorly drafted. (REPEAT)
repetitious
lặp lại liên tục theo 1 cách nhàm chán
He mistrusted ravishment by charm, spiritual appeal, force, wit or other ___________. (BLAND)
blandishments
lời a dua, nịnh hót
Apart from a few fanatics, there was a general ___________ to apply the laws directed against them. (INCLINE)
disinclination
sự không mong muốn
Tests at the age of seven provide a ___________ against which the child’s progress at school can be measured. (MARK)
benchmark
something that can be measured and used as a standard that other things can be compared with
They were an average family living a boring life in a(n) ___________ little house in the suburbs. (DESCRIBE)
nondescript
= very ordinary
She has written a(n) ___________ account of the modern art world. (SEE)
insightful
sâu sắc
The competition challenges students around the world to come up an innovative and ___________ business gift. (TREND)
trendsetting
tạo ra trào lưu
He tends to adopt a(n) ___________ manner when talking to young women. (DESCEND)
condescending
trịch thượng
The motive behind such words is austere rather than ___________. (SNOB)
snobbish
trịch thượng
She was sitting apart from those who had once been her friends, her eyes ___________ and her cheeks blazing. (DOWN)
downcast
buồn bã
Then Alvin endured a long, ___________wait for a flight back to New York late that night. (SPIRIT)
dispirited
xuống tinh thần
Berlusconi was ___________ by Travaglio’s claim that he had colluded with the Mafia. (RAGE)
enraged
giận giữ
They can be ___________ and hypersensitive to rejection, and their social skills are, as yet, underdeveloped. (TOUCH)
touchy
nhạy cảm
Everyone was in a fairly constant state of ___________ anticipation and nervousness throughout the tour. (EDGE)
edgy
căng thẳng
The potential for a recession across most regions of the world will have ramifications for the prospects of expatriates in ___________ employment. (GAIN)
gainful
lợi nhuận
In the past, the majority of women were consigned to a lifetime of ___________ and poverty. (SERVE)
servitude
thân phận tôi tớ
. A(n) ___________ ensued at the lab, and Angeli was convicted this week of disorderly conduct and malicious destruction of property. (ALTER)
altercation
cuộc tranh cãi
This had all the makings of another long-running ___________ dispute, when again wider political events quite unexpectedly overtook the controversy. (ACRID)
acrimonious
gay gắt
The ___________ of the community to the king is evident and reflects perhaps the resentment of a dependent people. (ANIMUS)
animosity
sự thù địch
She had enjoyed the ___________ of colleagues, and the mild flirtation which often underlay it. (COMRADE)
camaraderie
bằng hữu
animist
người tin rằng vạn vật hữu linh
animistic
liên quan tới niềm tin vạn vật hữu linh
animism
chủ nghĩa vạn vật hữu linh
She used her ___________ skills to get along with her remote grandfather, who provided so little company for her grandmother. (RECONCILE)
conciliatory
hòa giải
Although a number of concessions helped ___________ minority nationalists, the most militant remained unreconciled. (PACE)
pacify
xoa dịu
It encouraged experimenters to propose ___________ or novel approaches to problems. (BEAT)
offbeat
mới lạ
The Qin’s extremism was also its ___________ and it was soon replaced by the more enduring Han dynasty, which sought compromise with aristocratic elites and legitimation through a revived Confucianism. (DO)
undoing
lý do thất bại
He was a modest and ___________ man who never gave the impression that he knew all the answers. (ASSUME)
unassuming
khiêm tốn
Barry worried that working for a woman would ___________ him in his girlfriend’s eyes. (masculine)
emasculate
làm cho yếu đuối
For all his reclusiveness, moreover, Mr. Salinger has none of the sage’s ___________; his manner is a big and showy one, given to tours-de-force and to large emotional gestures. (FACE)
self-effacement
sự khiêm tốn
These side effects have forced researchers to seek alternative medications to ___________, augment or delay traditional therapy. (PLANT)
supplant
thay thế
The government is facing an angry ___________ from voters over the new tax. (LASH)
backlash
phản ứng dữ dội
While parents provide a ___________ for many women in poverty, they are not always an unproblematic source of help. (LINE)
lifeline
phao cứu sinh
. Is there any news about the _______ at the central bank this morning? (HOLD)
hold-up
vụ cướp
Geogre said it was the worst film he had seen in ages, but it got an excellent _______ in the press. I think we should go and see it. (WRITE)
write-up
bài viết phê bình trên báo
The House of Representatives approved the budget, with 52 votes in favour, 16 against and 12 _______ (ABSTAIN)
abstentions
bỏ phiếu trắng
chuyển sang danh từ: tain => ten
They were enraged at the _______ of a policeman accused of murder. (ACQUIT)
acquittal
tuyên trắng án
The individuality, immediacy and _______ in computer games satisfy the needs from these people. (MIMIC)
mimicry
sự bắt chước
His cartoons _______ lampooned(châm biếm) the leading politicians of his time. (MERCY)
mercilessly
không thương tiếc
We are disappointed by her approaching this matter so _______. (AMATEUR)
amateurishly
một cách nghiệp dư
. It was sheer _______ to try to drive through the mountains in that thunderstorm. (SANE)
insanity
. He is a totally _______ person who deliberately defies all standards. (MORAL)
amoral
coi thường luân lý
They have a duty to set the record straight, otherwise they are conniving at _______. (FALSE)
falsehood
hành động sai trái
Cancer is perceived as a heterogeneous group of diseases that is characterized by _______ patterns of gene expression. (ERR)
aberrant
khác thường
She did not reply, but sat with crimson cheeks and _______ eyes. (CAST)
downcast
buồn bã
I’ve been hearing about your _______ reputation for a long time, and greatly respect you. (BLEMISH)
unblemished
không tì vết
The national orchestra gave a(n) _______ performance of classic music. (ELECTRIC)
electrifying
hào hứng, thú vị
The law is vulnerable to being manipulated or abused to serve injustice, and vulture lawyers simply rape the law and prostitute justice to serve the _______ and guilty for profit. (SCRUPLE)
unscrupulous
>< scrupulous: extremely honest/careful
gian xảo
While such mentalistic constructions may sound _______ at first sight, they are justified in three ways. (PLAUDIT)
implausible
không hợp lý
. If you are a reckless, unrestrained and emotionally _______ person, you are more likely to lose your future. (IMPEL)
impulsive
Emmanuel suffered a(n) _______ two weeks later and was taken to the hospital shackled and handcuffed. (CARRY)
miscarriage
sảy thai
There was an embarrassing silence after her _______ remark but she was able to laugh it off. (DISCERN)
indiscreet
>< discreet: cẩn thận để không gây xấu hổ hay thu hút sự chú ý
bừa bãi, không cẩn thận
discernible
that can be recognized or understood
His lack of qualifications was taken as a sign of a(n) _______ youth. (SPEND)
misspent
. Psychologists are dealing with the problem of _______ adolescence and “ juvenile delinquency “. (ADJUST)
maladjusted
After the Soviet Union _______ in 1991, the protests escalated into war. (INTEGRATE)
disintegrated
tan rã
The _______ happened in thick fog and caused a seven-mile tailback on the motorway. (PILE)
pile-up
tai nạn giao thông liên hoàn
I had a(n) _______ time reading your latest article about the Western moron who cheated on his Chinese wife and subsequently got himself pretty roughed up by her paid muscle. (WRACK)
nerve-wracking
We had to listen to another of his _______ stories of his days as a soldier. (TERMINATE)
interminable
dài lê thê
There is a(n) _______ resemblance between this reasoning and that which had earlier led John Dalton to an atomic theory of chemistry. (CAN)
uncanny
. The scan shown here indicates _______ metabolism and blood flow in the brain’s emotional center. (FUNCTION)
dysfunctional
rối loạn chức năng
The children were _______ at the thought of going to the seaside on holiday. (JOY)
overjoyed
Alvin met the genial master poet Langston Hughes, who became a lifelong friend and _______. (CONFIDE)
confidant
. A bomb was _______ at the last moment, after the fuse had been lit. (ACT)
deactivated
It has to be said it was rather _______ of him to ask a complete stranger to look after his luggage. (GENUS)
ingenuous
ngây thơ
Their inability to work together for the good of the republic would only increase the peoples’ _______ about government. (CYNICAL)
cynicism
sự nghi ngờ
Before the war the _______ output was produced in mass for a prospective demand. (PONDER)
preponderant
có ảnh hưởng lớn
The _______ voluntarily agrees to undertake the legal risk of harm at his own expense. (PLAINT)
plaintiff
nguyên đơn, người nộp đơn phàn nàn
. Online funerals would not retain the ashes, but set up an online cemetery and memorialize the deceased by posting an _______ and funeral messages. (OBIT)
obituary
cáo phó
The taxpayer received not only a capital sum when the companies were sold but now also receives a substantial annual _______. (DIVIDE)
dividend
lợi tức
The next government will play an energetic role in seeking multilateral nuclear _______. (ARM)
disarmament
giải giáp vũ khí
Upholders of the scientific faith shudder(rùng mình) at the implications of having to mix it with such _______ subjective and impure elements. (REDEEM)
irredeemably
vô phương cứu vãn
A(n) _______ public consultation paper will be issued this autumn and a more fundamental public discussion paper will be distributed next spring. (PREPARE)
preparatory
We have a number of technical publications on various oil products including lubricants, bitumen, and _______ petroleum gas. (LIQUID)
liquidified
The lawyer was disbarred from practice when he was round guilty of _______ acts. (LAW)
unlawful
Even today a man who stays at home to look after the children is regarded as something of a(n) _______. (ODD)
oddity
sự kỳ lạ
Avoid detached signatures, unless they are of extreme _______ and unimpeachable authenticity. (RARE)
rarity
In order to produce the ______ effect of losing weight permanently, you must alter your eating habits. (DESIRE)
desired
. Environmentalists fear that this is a(n) _______ approach to the problem of global warming. (SIGHT)
short-sighted
Typically the various stimuli are presented concurrently, each associated with a different outcome or requiring a different response. (CONCUR)
concurrently
cùng lúc
It’s one of the most difficult problems _______ our modern way of life. (SET)
besetting
lặp đi lặp lại
It was announced that the times were _______ and subject to confirmation.(PROVIDE)
provisional
tạm thời
The Chancellor was forced into a humiliating _______ on his economic policies. (CLIMB)
climbdown
nhượng bộ
People in his office view him with respect as some one who is _______ and does not choose to join in casual conversation. (CONTAIN)
self-contained
khép kín
. In China, the persistence of a(n) _______ currency has over the years effectively subsidised exports. (VALUE)
undervalued
chính sách làm giảm giá trị đồng nội tệ (phá giá tiền tệ)
. She’s still carrying all that emotional _______ from her first marriage. (BAG)
baggage
dư âm trong quá khứ
He had a highly _______ memory and was an accomplished and lively speaker. (RETAIN)
retentive
nhớ lâu
Look forward to the future, we _______ bright prospect for China’s development. (VISION)
envision
mường tượng
I understand that, because the proposals were so ludicrous, there was no _______ to justify them. (RATIO)
rationale
lời giải thích
The foreigners in Ottawa constitute a(n) _______ threat to the integrity and autonomy of our province. (OMEN)
ominous
. The school is acknowledged as providing equal access and _______ to a rich and varied curriculum. (TITLE)
entitlement
Candidates found guilty of malpractice were liable to be _______ and banned from holding elective office for 10 years. (FRANCHISE)
disenfranchised
mất quyền công dân
The country had been _______ from thirteen years of middle-level Conservative rule of reasonable efficiency, modest dynamism but small-power idealism. (MANCIPLE)
emancipated
giải phóng khỏi luật lệ, quy định
The customer doesn’t need to pay a large _______ licensing fee. They only need to pay recurring subscription fees. (FRONT)
upfront
phí trả trước
Like the _______ theft-proof bicycle by Chris Boardman, the Nulla has no hubs or chain drive for perhaps the sleekest, most futuristic look yet. (MINIMAL)
minimalist
Davison’s investments failed, leaving the family in _______ circumstances when he died in 1893. (STRAIT)
straitened
khó khăn
He raved about the _______ punishment made by the manager regarding his fault. (JUST)
unjust
không công bằng
This proposal was _______ to the one we discussed at the last meeting. (ANALOGY)
analogous
giống nhau
Some things are ________ true: Water is wet, gra is green (kind of), dogs bark and houses prices rise, (ALIEN)
inalienably
không thể thay đổi
By 1980 the Republican Party platform had become antiabortion; and a president who pledged to _____ (law) abortion altogether had been elected.
outlaw
cấm
An eight-month inquiry by the all party group on ______ found frontline public servants could be less likely to fall ill with stress, or quit altogether, if they engage in the increasingly popular meditation practice. (MIND)
mindfulness
In the UK, the ratio of people of working age to people over 65 could fall from 3.7 to 1 in 1999 to 2.1 to 1 in 2040. This suggests a very big increase in the _____ ratio and is consequently a cause for concern because with current spending pension commitments, it will place a higher burden on the shrinking working population. (DEPEND)
dependency
dependency ratio: tỉ lệ phụ thuộc
. Since their interest in the past was primarily ________, precise knowledge of actual events and when they happened was not required. (MORAL)
moralistic
khắt khe về mặt đạo đức
A ___________ is an instrument that separates light into a frequency spectrum and records the signal using a camera. (SPECTRUM)
spectrograph
máy quang phổ
The journal Public Money and Management contains ____ articles covering the whole of the public sector. (TOPIC)
topical
đang được quan tâm
Although geographically linked, the two provinces have long fought for political ____. (ASCEND)
ascendancy
quyền thế
Tribromoethanol has been reported to be _____ to the viscera of mice and this can cause intestinal problems and death. (IRRITATE)
irritant
kích thích
It had been a warm ________ day in early October and she, Alex and her father were working in the garden. (AUTUMN)
autumnal
Jess, watching Midnight, saw him glance swiftly from one to another, his look cold, even ________. (SCORN)
scornful
khinh miệt
Many of the traditions are ________ of a time when most people worked on the land. (REMAIN)
remnants
tàn tích
If you join the armed forces, you have to pledge ________ to your country. (ALLAY)
allegiance
sự trung thành
Extending democracy at the ____ level is the groundwork for developing socialist democracy. (ROOT)
grassroots
cơ sở gốc rễ
I am sure that I will study abroad, but I will come back to build my country,” 16-year-old ____ rocket scientist Katherine Lee says with conviction. (WANT)
wannabe
The story of the Internet is one of piecewise relinquishment of government control and _____ of private individuals and organizations. (POWER)
empowerment
The message is clear and concise and displays no ____ that one would expect to find in more courtly love scenes. (VERB)
verbosity
sự dài dòng, rườm rà
He talked with the _____ authority of the head of the family. (MAGISTRATE)
magisterial
hống hách
Methods Twenty three patients who had undergone ____ proctocolectomy with ileal reservoir were included in the study. (RESTORE)
restorative
Reduction in government spending will ________ further cuts in public services. (NECESSARY)
necessitate
Ever since she was a child, she has had (a) ___ for spicy food. (DILIGENT)
predilection
sự yêu thích
Not only was it gaudy in appearance but the smell wafting from the kitchen was distinctly _____. (ODOR)
malodorous
có mùi khó chịu
It may take patience, but it is important to be ____ about what sort of home you are prepared to inhabit. (FASH)
fascitious
kỹ lưỡng
Small wonder if their son grew up with a taste for ____ pursuits, warlike deeds and sometimes foolhardy enterprise. (CHIVALRY)
chivalrous
hào hiệp
I ever felicitate myself secretly that I won’t make ____ remarks or be hurt by them. (PERTAIN)
impertinent
thô lỗ
A proportion of ____ waves was noted in patients who had undergone surgery 10 or more years previously. (PROPEL)
propulsive
- moving to the next part, situation, etc. very quickly, often in an exciting way
- pushing or moving something somewhere, often with a lot of force
It is essential that tutors provide a good service ________ with the fees being charged to students and/or their employers. (MEASURE)
commensurate
tương xứng
Từ gốc bắt đầu bằng chữ m => thêm tiền tố “com”, có thể thêm hậu tố “rate”
The power of red wine to ____ high cholesterol has been ballyhooed in the press. (ACT)
counteract
làm giảm ảnh hưởng
Tiền tố “counter” : against, contrary, opposite
A previous knowledge of computing may be of some advantage initially but is not (a) ___ for entry to the course. (REQUIRE)
prerequisite
Ministries send in monthly reports which are ____and submitted to the Chancellor via the state secretaries. (NOTE)
annotated
chú thích
When millions watch the same programs, the whole world becomes a village, and society is reduced to the condition which obtain in ____ communities. (LITERACY)
pre-literate
chưa có chữ viết
They were sturdy and wooden; quite beautiful in their ____, utilitarian lines. (CLOT)
uncluttered
. It is also suggested that ____ learning associated with employment may have been of value to these students. (EXPERIENCE)
experiental
It was very difficult to ____the story of the revolution in a single one-hour documentary. (CAPSULE)
encapsulate
The only victors in a ________ clash between the president and the assembly would be the hardliners on both sides. (HEAD)
head-on
We should make ________ use of the resources available to us. (JUDGE)
judicious
khôn ngoan
Motivations for censorship of the internet range from (151) _____ (intend) desires, to protect children from unsuitable content to (152) ____(authority) attempts to control a nation’s access to political opinion.
- well-intentioned
- authoritarian
Many countries around the world have implemented extensive filtering systems to curb the perceived (153) ____ (law) of the medium. Many others are debating the (154) _____ (act) of similar measures.
- lawlessness
- enactment
- hành vi phạm pháp/ ko đc kiểm soát bởi pháp luật
- việc kích hoạt
The OpenNet Initiative (ONI) is an organization dedicated to informing the public about Internet (155) ____ (survey) and filtering policies around the world. Its mission is to uncover the potential pitfalls and (156) ___(meditate) consequences of Internet censorship and thus help to better (157) ____ (light) public policy in this area.
- surveillance
- unpremeditated
- enlighten
- (điều tiêu cực/ tội phạm ) không được lên kế hoạch trc >< premediated
The ONI (158) ___ (value) the breadth and depth of Internet censorship in seventy-four countries in four areas of activity: political, social, Internet tools and conflict/security.
evaluates
The level of (159) ____ (tamper) in each area is given a rank ranging from “No evidence of filtering” to (160) “_____ (pervade) filtering.
- tampering
- pervasive
- the action of touching or making changes to something that you should not, usually when you are trying to damage it or do something illegal
- present or noticeable in every part of a thing or place
Greenpeace applied for a(n) ____ review to challenge the court’s decision. (JUDGE)
judicial
thuộc về tòa án
The President authorizes the ___ use of military force to protect our citizens. (JUDGE)
judicious
suy xét khôn ngoan
. The people of the district rose up in arms and reinstated the abbot, but their triumph was ____ (LIVE)
short-lived
The process of the ____root formation in grape cuttings can be divided into six periods. (ADVENT)
adventitious
tình cờ
Mr Mandela was the symbolic leader of the ____black majority. (FRANCHISE)
disenfranchised
The special session will run ____ with the regular legislative session beginning today. (CONCUR)
concurrently
đồng thời
The solutions below are descriptions of how these issues have been ___ solved and may serve as a pattern to help you on your next project. (RECUR)
recurrently
xuyên suốt
We and those of our class act ‘rationally’ in our fertility regulating behaviour, they act irrationally, irresponsibly, without _____ or knowledge. (THOUGHT)
forethought
suy tính trước
She had had the ____ to prepare herself financially in case of an accident. (SIGHT)
foresight
Rock was a roly-poly detective who looked like a no-hoper but who always ____the opposition with sly brilliance. (WIT)
outwitted
defeat somebody/something or gain an advantage over them by doing something clever.
. She underwent a heart ____ in a last-ditch attempt to save her. (PLANT)
transplant
The cold has made already ____living conditions even worse. (STANDARD)
substandard
không đủ tiêu chuẩn
Hospitals are on ____ ready to deal with casualties being flown in from the crash site. (STAND)
standby
sẵn sàng để sử dụng
. The opposing counsel then has a last opportunity to ____the witness to address facts brought out in redirect examination. (EXAMINE)
cross-examine
thẩm vấn chéo
The investigator said the killings were the result of poor procedure by trigger-happy police rather than ____murder. (MEDITATE)
premeditated
được lên kế hoạch trước
An entire society was ____ and destroyed, vanishing into the high mountains never to return. (ROOT)
uprooted
rời bỏ quê hương
Women are caught in a double bind, _____ in the community if they are not wives and mothers, under excessive pressure to be perfect if they are. (MARGIN)
marginalized
bị ruồng bỏ
Coffee houses flourished as meeting points for endless discussions of the latest news, indulging in raucous ____(AGREE) and for the ____ (LUCRE) business of buying and selling insurance ships, stocks and commodities.
- disagreements
- lucrative
In 1988 there were several well-publicised cases of young people committing suicide apparently because of ____love (QUIT)
unrequited
tình yêu đơn phương
Racial hatred has been a powerful _____ in the country’s history. (CURRENT)
undercurrent
ảnh hưởng ngầm
The earliest written records were simply ____representations of natural objects, such as birds and animals. (PICTURE)
pictorial
The _ on the stone tablet has been rubbed away by the hands of countless tourists over the centuries. (SCRIPT)
inscription
chữ khắc
Redundancy payment, or a golden ____in lieu of notice, up to the value of ￡30,000. (HAND)
handshake
a payment given to someone who is laid off or retires early
The European Court of Justice has ruled that workers who become ill during their holidays have the right to take additional paid time off later. The Luxembourg-based court stated that “the purpose of (40. TITLE) __ to paid annual leave is to enable the worker to rest and enjoy a period of relaxation and leisure.
entitlement
. It is to enable a worker to recover from an (41. AIL) ____ that has caused him to be unfit for work.”
ailment
ốm nhẹ
It concluded that it would be arbitrary and (42. CONTRADICT) _____ to the purpose of paid annual leave to deny workers holiday time in exchange for time spent sick.
contradictory
Business groups in the UK warn that applying the courts’ rules will be detrimental to the wider UK economy and say that the rulings (43. LINE) _____the need for Britain’s ministers to resist the court.
underline
nhấn mạnh
Business groups in the UK warn that applying the courts’ rules will be detrimental to the wider UK economy and say that the rulings (43. LINE) _____ the need for Britain’s ministers to resist the court.
directive
official instruction
Secretary described the court’s rulings as “an unnecessary burden on businesses” and “completely (45. DEFEND) _____ during a time of economic strain”.
indefensible
không thể bào chữa được
Democracy died after a period of _____(cease) wars, imperial expansion abroad, and the rise of demagoguery at home.
incessant/ ceaseless
The consequences of _____ (compel) gambling are comparable to those of any other addictive disease and are not simply those of financial loss.
compulsive
The prison service has the twin goals of punishment and _____ (habit).
rehabilitation
cải tà quy chính
The first ____ (conceive) is that legal study at university is exclusively for students who intend becoming solicitors or advocates.
misconception
Too late, she remembered the ____(settle) effect such comments would have on Johnny.
unsettling
đáng lo
. Some economists are now predicting the danger of ____(run) inflation.
runaway
xảy ra rất nhanh
The ____ (narrate) in this book plays second fiddle to the excellent photographs.
narrative
câu chuyện
They were now faced with seemingly____(mount) technical problems.
insurmountable
When you come down on him too hard, you may only intensify his own _____ (critic)
self-criticism
tự phê bình
Your speech should not have been _____ (lace) with these facts beside the point.
interlaced
trộn lẫn
Their views lie outside the ____ (stream) of current medical opinion.
mainstream
. The teachers are fair and avoid ____(favour) and scapegoating.
favoritism
thiên vị
She has become ____(mesh) in a tangle of drugs and petty crime.
enmeshed
bị vướng vào
Do not set your goals too high or else you will always be failing and there is nothing more ___ (moral).
demoralising
làm nản lòng
The demise of the industry has caused ____(tell) misery to thousands of hard-working tradesmen.
untold
đáng kể
Attracting the banks are the ____ (surge) economy and reforms that have opened up industries to foreign capital.
resurgent
hồi sinh
