Olympic lớp 11 2018 Flashcards by Quỳnh Anh Lê

luxuriate

tận hưởng, đắm mình 1 cách xa hoa

The cat is luxi

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unilateral

chỉ từ 1 phía

Dont judge the matter by my opponent’s unilateral statement, but wait till you have heard the other side

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celebratory

mang tính ăn mừng

Were i to get into the national team, my lotus bunny layout would be celebratory

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virulent

(bệnh/ thuốc độc) có độc tính cao

The virulent outbreak of Covid-19 has driven many Americans to commit violent acts against Asians

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weather-beaten

bị hao mòn bởi thời tiết

It is said that weather-beaten cottages around the lake have turned into bits and pieces after the storm

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keystone

là phần quan trọng nhất mà tất cả nhx phần còn lại phụ thuộc vào

A keystone species is a plant or animal that plays an indispensable role in the way an ecosystem functions

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contrariwise

dùng để giới thiệu sự tương phản

To the technical philosophers, who strictly confine themselves to the logical collation and criticism of scientific methods, he has, contrariwise, not seemed philosophic enough

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Insidious 4, albeit a horror movie, has some __ scenes that stem from two auxilaries, whose lines are particularly conducive to uproarious laughter (SIDE)

sidesplitting

siêu buồn cười

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happenstance

sự tình cờ, đặc bt khi nó cho ra kết quả tốt

It’s happenstance that I met Quan - the boy who used to have a crush on me in primary school at HC 25 class

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Beethoven, despite not winning any prize during his time, was awarded __(POST)

posthumosly

xảy ra, đc thưởng, xuất hiện sau khi đã chết

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sit-in

biểu tình ngồi

Students carried out a sit-in at the governor’s office to protest higher tuition costs

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It was a very idea __ completely impractical and unworkable (FAR)

far-fetched

xa vời

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Sometimes the way we view life seems to be determined not by what really happens to us, so much as by our perception of what happens, which is sometimes called __ thinking

counter-factual

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It was going to take some deft political __ to save the situation (WORK)

footwork

khả năng ứng phó nhanh nhẹn với sự khéo léo trong hoàn cảnh khó khăn

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Look! I know you’ve lost your wallet, but there’s no use in keeping on __ the fact (MOAN)

bemoaning

phàn nàn

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Paul is a good employee, and is very __ (CONSCIENCE)

conscientious

dành nhiều nỗ lực vào công việc

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He must be drunk. He is making __ remarks (SENSE)

nonsensical

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while others tend to feel anxious , fearful and __ toward the day ahead(PATHETIC)

antipathy

sự căm ghét sâu sắc

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We (judege) ___ how long it would take us, so the ceremony was over by the time we arrived

misjudged

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After the second world war, there was indeed a/an __ of developing nations that were able to thik up political institutions with a view to achieving independence… (RISE)

uprising

cuộc nổi dậy

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A crowd of curious __ soon gathered to see what was happening (LOOK)

onlookers

= bystander

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Very soon, “third world” came to __ poverty (NOTE)

connote

to suggest a feeling, an idea, etc. as well as the main meaning

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An NGO is helping to make ozone-friendly natural __ designed to replace R-22 in existing air conditioning systems

refridgerants

chất làm lạnh

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The __ (PERVADE) reservation and donation system too adds to the

all-pervasive

affecting every part of something

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saturnine

trông nghiêm túc và đáng sợ ## Footnote Cattelan himself, talle and saturnine in slim jeans and a salmon-colored shirt, was on hand for last-minute activities on the day before the press opening

Sadly, Vietnamese U-23 team's tireless efforts to win the AFC championship were __ (AVAIL)

unavailing ## Footnote kh thành công

The splendid onomatopoeia of "hoary roaring sea" reminds us how well __(SOUND) and alliteration(điệp âm đầu)

assonance ## Footnote sự đồng âm

___ (GET) candidates who actively contribute to the development of the company stand a better chance of being recruited

go-getting ## Footnote energetic, determined to be successful, and able to deal with new or difficult situations easily

The leader's second __ (TURN) on the matter of the keynote presenter met with strong disapproval from other group members

about-turn ## Footnote 1. sự đổi hướng 2. sự thay đổi quan điểm/ hành vi hoàn toàn

The ___ project has jusr been launched in that university (DEPARTMENT)

inter-departmental ## Footnote lquan đến nhiều department

He gets __ whenever he hears that song (EYE)

misty-eyed ## Footnote mắt ươn ướt

This school was once __ as a military hospital during the war (REQUIRE)

requisitioned ## Footnote officially request/take

He stood at the door to make sure that no one __ the party (GATE)

gatecrash

Gazprom, whose boss Alexei Miller is a close political ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is almost as __ in world football (PRESENT)

omnipresent ## Footnote có mặt/ ảnh hưởng ở khắp nơi

Some data showed vitamin D had a protective role against __ diseases such as type 1 diabetes (IMMUNE)

autoimmune ## Footnote tự miễn

Hunger and a __ meal did not sit happily side by side (SLAP)

large and very good

All around are __ mountains which provide the walkers or nature lovers with magnificient opportunities to savor the Alpine flora (SNOW)

snow-capped

Britain's nuclear power program began with a lie, it was a __ for the nuclear weapons program (SCREEN)

smokescreen ## Footnote thứ giấu đi mục đích thật của 1 ng

His __ whether poét, novelists, producers or scholars, tailored their books to his minutely worked-out requirements (LIBRARY)

librettist ## Footnote ng viết nhạc kịch

I've never heard such __ nonsense in my life! (ADULT)

unadulterated ## Footnote complete and absolute

he was discovered to have been __ company funds (PROPERTY)

expropriate ## Footnote biển thủ

After 2012, the base shifted the event to a(n) __ schedule, but budget cuts forced it to cancel the 2014 show

biennial ## Footnote diễn ra 2 năm 1 lần

She worked __ to help homeless people

unstintingly ## Footnote cực kỳ hào phóng

As Tet holiday is coming, we've got an __ weekend ahead of us (ACTION)

action-packed ## Footnote nhiều hđ thú vị

There was far too much light and all my photos were __ (EXPOSURE)

overexposed

The organization works in many war-torn and __ countries (POOR)

poverty-stricken

non-biodegradable

__ has left a lot of workers with the risk of losing their jobs, as they were recruited on a temporary basis (CASUAL)

casualisation ## Footnote the process of work or jobs becoming less likely to be regular or permanent

He was the perfect son and brother and the pride in him from the family is __ immense (JUSTICE)

justifiably

Copernicus justified his innovation by citing __ authorities (PEACH)

unimpeachable ## Footnote of such a high standard of honesty and moral goodness that it cannot be doubted or criticized

The attorney's rambling __ in court proved that he was unprepared for the trial and was flying by the seat of his pants

extempore ## Footnote sự ứng khẩu

It’s very difficult to tell the ___ difference between the identical twins (MEASURE)

incommensurable: kh thể so sáng hay đánh giá bằng cùng 1 tiêu chí

Memorabilia

Vật lưu niệm

Memorabilia

Vật lưu niệm

However, this ever increasing __ of the nation’s population will bring about a whole new set of challenges (GENEROUS)

heterogeneousness ## Footnote sự bao gồm nhiều thành phần khác nhau

At college I became a social __ because I didnt like going out in the evenings (FIT)

misfit ## Footnote ng lạc quẻ

He has abandoned all ambition to become president and is now __ wholly by altruism (ACTUAL)

actuated ## Footnote khiến máy móc hđ hoặc khiến 1 ng hành xử nhất định

Of course there were some __ problems along the way but eventually we got the project finished (LOOK)

unlooked-for ## Footnote k thể ngờ đến

Every attempt is being made to ensure that these works of art are preserved for __ (POST)

posterity ## Footnote nhx ng sẽ tồn tại trong TL - future generations

He's been nominated for __ thanks to his diligence and professionalism (PREFER)

preferment ## Footnote quá trình mà 1 ng nhận đc công việc/ vị trí quan trọng

Cant believe her car can be so __ refuelling once every two days (PETROL)

petrol-guzzling ## Footnote tốn nhiên liệu

The vigorous exercises are designed to be __ Participants will feel energetic and lifelike after taking them (TENSE)

tension-relieving

business-focused

subservient

sẵn sàng vâng lời ## Footnote Subservient female robots are what fuel male readers' fantasy

outcry

sự phản đối kịch liệt từ công chúng ## Footnote The decision to require all students to go to school right after the storm would definitely inflict public outcry

telling-off

lời mắng nhiếc ## Footnote I'm so used to telling-offs that I dont mind upsetting adults now

mischief-maker

kẻ gây rắc rối ## Footnote Phook is always the mischief-maker in our class

undreamt-of

k dám mơ đến ## Footnote Being able to connect to friends regardless of physical boundaries was sth undreamt-of ten yrs ago

paternalism

gia trưởng ## Footnote I dont get why a paternalist husband is a bookworm's dream

At the beginning of the 19th century, Britain's __ was France (ENEMY)

arch-enemy ## Footnote kẻ thù k đội trời chung

precancerous

tiền ung thứ ## Footnote Precancerous symptoms are usually imperceptible

reciprocity

sự tương trợ

reaccustom

làm quen lại

unenforceable

k thể bắt mn theo luật đc

reunification

sự tái hợp ## Footnote The north and the south of vietnam was reunited

parameterization

tham số hóa

continual

thg xuyên

uncooperative