Unit 2 destination c1 c2

Question 1

baffle (v)

Answer 1

if sth baffles you, you are confused about it
==> baffled (adj)

Question 2

contemplate (v)

Answer 2

to think carefully abt sth or think about doing sth in the future
eg: im contemplating retirement next year

Question 3

deduce (v)

Answer 3

suy luận, suy diễn, luận ra rằng (considering in4, or evidence)

Question 4

cynical (adj)

Answer 4

believing that people only do things to help themselves rather than for common good or honest reasons

Question 5

dilemma (n) /dɪˈlemə/,

Answer 5

a situation in which you have to make difficult situation
==> in a dilemma: in a difficult situation

Question 6

dubious (adj)/ˈdjuːbiəs/

Answer 6

doubtful about sth (of a person)

Question 7

genius (n) /ˈdʒiːniəs/

Answer 7

thiên tài

Question 8

guesswork (n) /ˈɡeswɜːk/

Answer 8

the process of finding the answer by guessing or the answer found by this method

Question 9

hunch (n)

Answer 9

a feeling that sth is true or will happen, linh cảm

Question 10

ideology (n) /ˌaɪdiˈɒlədʒi/

Answer 10

hệ tư tưởng

Question 11

ingenious /ɪnˈdʒiːniəs/

Answer 11

thông minh, khéo léo, sáng tạo (có thể dùng cho cả vật và ng)

Question 12

intuition (n) /ˌɪntjuˈɪʃn/

Answer 12

cảm tính, trực giác

Question 13

justify (v)

Answer 13

to show that sb/sth is reasonable or right
he is trying to justify his behaviors

Question 14

naive (adj)

Answer 14

(of person) ngây thơ, nhẹ dạ cả tin, thiếu kinh nghiệm, còn non trẻ

Question 15

notion (n)

Answer 15

an idea, belief or understanding of sth
eg: i have no notion of what you are talking about
the policy is based on the notion of liberty and friendliness

Question 16

paradox (n)

Answer 16

a situation that is very difficult to understand because it contains two opposite facts or characteristics

Question 16

paradox (n)

Answer 16

a situation that is very difficult to understand because it contains two opposite facts or characteristics

Question 17

plausible (adj)

Answer 17

likely to be true, reasonable or suitable
the most plausible explanation to the early retirement

Question 18

ponder (v)

Answer 18

to think really carefully about sth before reaching the decision
eg: Im still pondering whether to tell Jane the secret or not

Question 19

prejudiced (adj)

Answer 19

a prejudiced person shows an unreasonable feeling towards a particular group of people, esp fear or hatred (có thành kiến)

Question 20

cram (v)

Answer 20

học nhồi học nhét (cho bài kiểm tra)

Question 21

ignorant (adj)

Answer 21

(about/ of sth) not knowing sth that you should know
eg: he is completely ignorant of/about the end of term project

Question 22

inattentive (adj)

Answer 22

not giving attention to sth/sb
eg: the lecturer was angry because of his inattentive audience

Question 23

plagiarize (v)

Answer 23

to take someone else’s work, idea and use it as your own (ăn cắp bài làm, ý tuwongr)