SERIES 2: WORDS FROM 1-23 (COLLEGE BOARD)

Question 1

eternity (n)
/ɪˈtɜː.nə.ti/

Answer 1

vô tận
All this language, in my opinion, weakens, if not obliterates, the distinction between
eternity and the whole of time

Question 2

murmur (v)
/ˈməːmə/

Answer 2

1. To speak or say something very quietly that is difficult to hear or understand
   He murmured something in his sleep
2. To complain about something that you disagree with or dislike, but not in a public way:
   murmur (against somebody/ something)
   The people murmured against the new regime. (chế độ)

Question 3

embark (v)
/ɪmˈbɑːk/

Answer 3

lên tàu, máy bay
Passengers should prepare to embark.

Question 4

hostility (n)
/hɒˈstɪləti/

Answer 4

1. Unfriendly and not liking something
   They showed open (= obvious) hostility
   to/towards their new neighbours.
2. Sự thù địch
   public hostility to nuclear power

Question 5

perseverance (n)
/ˌpɜːsəˈvɪərəns/

Answer 5

continued effort to do or achieve something, even this is difficult or takes a long time
They showed great perseverance in the face of difficulty.

Question 6

formidable (adj)
/fəˈmɪdəbl/

Answer 6

you have fear or respect for something or someone because that thing or person is large, powerful, or difficult
She has a formidable list of qualifications.
They had to overcome formidable obstacles.”

Question 7

prairie (n)
/ˈpreri/

Answer 7

a wide area of flat land without trees in Canada and the northern US

Question 8

prosecution (n)
/ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃn/

Answer 8

1. sự truy tố
   faces prosecution for drunken driving
2. bên nguyên đơn
   The prosecution has/have failed to prove its/their case.”

Question 9

tariff (n)
/ˈtærɪf/

Answer 9

1. thuế xuất nhập khẩu
   A general tariff was imposed (đánh thuế) on foreign imports.
2. a list of fixed prices that are charged by a hotel or restaurant for rooms, meals,… or by a company for a particular service
   A copy of the tariff is placed in each bedroom

Question 10

tyranny (n)
/ˈtɪrəni/

Answer 10

sự bạo ngược (sự sử dụng tàn bạo, bất công hoặc áp chế quyền lực hay uy thế)
The children had no protection against the tyranny of their father.

Question 11

aristocracy (n)
/ˌærɪˈstɒkrəsi/

Answer 11

tầng lớp quí tộc
members of the aristocracy

Question 12

posterity (n)
/pɒˈsterəti/

Answer 12

thế hệ sau
Their music has been preserved for posterity.

Question 13

ordain (v)
/ɔːˈdeɪn/

Answer 13

phong chức (tôn giáo)
He was ordained (as) a priest (linh mục) last year

Question 14

lenient (adj)
/ˈliːniənt/

Answer 14

khoan dung or punishing only lightly
He’s much too lenient when the children are being naughty.

Question 15

precipitation (n)
/prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃn/

Answer 15

1. a way of behaving too quickly and without thinking
   The prime minister has been accused of acting with precipitation over the crisis.
2. mưa, tuyết
   There is heavy precipitation in some parts of the country.

Question 16

adjacent (adj)
/əˈdʒeɪsnt/

Answer 16

very near, next to, or touching
The planes landed on adjacent runways.

Question 17

compromise (v)
/ˈkɒmprəmaɪz/

Answer 17

1. Làm hại, làm tổn thương
   We would never compromise the safety of our passengers
2. Sự thỏa hiệp
   They were unwilling to compromise with the terrorists.

Question 18

attribute to (v)

Answer 18

/əˈtrɪbjuːt/
gán cho là, qui cho là
She attributes her success to hard work and a little luck.

Question 19

omnipresent (adj)
/ˌɒmnɪˈpreznt/

Answer 19

có mặt khắp nơi
These days the media are omnipresent.

Question 20

suffice (v)
/səˈfaɪs/

Answer 20

to be enough
Generally a brief note or a phone call will suffice.

Question 21

apprenticeships (n)
/əˈprentɪʃɪp/

Answer 21

a period of time working as an apprentice; a job as an apprentice (người học việc)
He had served his apprenticeship as a plumber.

Question 22

deterioration (n)
/dɪˌtɪəriəˈreɪʃn/

Answer 22

becoming worse
a serious deterioration in relations between the two countries

Question 23

cumbersome (adj)
/ˈkʌmbəsəm/

Answer 23

large and heavy; difficult to carry
cumbersome machinery