General vocab

Question 1

đấu vật (v)

Answer 1

to wrestle with sth/sb (v)

Question 2

phản tác dụng (adj)

Answer 2

counterproductive (adj)

Question 3

ngừng kháng cự,
chịu thua,
không chịu nổi,
chết
(v)

Answer 3

succumb (v)

eg: to succumb to temptation: không chống lại đc sự cám dỗ

Question 4

hàng loạt câu hỏi/phàn nàn/chỉ trích/yêu cầu

Answer 4

a barrage of questions/complaints/criticisms/demands

Question 5

1. lôi cuốn, quyến rũ, duyên (n)
2. quyến rũ, lôi cuốn, làm say mê (v)
3. quyến rũ, lôi cuốn, có duyên

Answer 5

1. allure (n)
   eg: the allure of the lady
2. allure (v)
   eg: she allures me by her cents
3. alluring (adj)
   eg: an alluring mind

Question 6

make problems or pain less extreme (v)

Answer 6

alleviate (v)

eg: she is taking some pills to alleviate her pain

Question 7

1. done intentionally, or planned (adj)
2. careful without hurry (adj)
3. consider something carefully before making a decision (v)

Answer 7

1. deliberate (adj)

2. deliberate (v)

Question 8

lasting for a long time, in a way very boring

dài vô cùng tận, tràng giang đại hải

Answer 8

interminable (adj)

eg: an interminable presentation

Question 9

unhappy and having no enthusiasm (adj)

Answer 9

despondent (adj)

eg: I feel so despondent after failing the exam and getting rejected by the school

Question 10

criticise (v)
showing criticism (adj)
criticism of someone (n)

Answer 10

reproach (v/n)
(self-) reproachful (adj)
eg: after failing the exam, she is sometimes self-reproachful

Question 11

1. accepted/allowed by law (adj)
2. reasonably or acceptable (adj)
3. make something legal or acceptable (v)

Answer 11

1. legitimate (adj)
   eg: a legitimate child/a legitimate reason
2. legitimate (v)
   eg: he always desires to legitimate his position

Question 12

1. (v) hold or take something firmly

2. (n)

Answer 12

grasp at an opportunity

Question 13

(n) an area of knowledge or activity (lĩnh vực địa hạt)

(n) a country which has a queen or a king

Answer 13

a realm

eg: a realm of economics

Question 14

(adv) without any particular purpose/doing nothing

Answer 14

idly
eg: scrolling idly only around
lay idly on the grass

Question 15

(n) the quality of being new or unusual

Answer 15

novelty

eg: try to seek out novelty in common objects

Question 16

(adj) ordinary, not interesting

Answer 16

mundane (adj)

eg: a mundane life/a mundane job

Question 17

(n) an opinion or belief of something, specially in the public (lập trường, quan điểm)

Answer 17

stance (n)

eg: a stance of gender equality

Question 18

(v) cày cấy

trau dồi

Answer 18

(v) cultivate

eg: cultivate the mind: trau dồi trí tuệ