Unit 8 the vocabulary files C1

Question 1

abate(v)

Answer 1

to become or to make sth become less intense or severe (of pain, storm, wind,..)
Eg: we waited for the storm to abate before we continued our trip

Question 2

adroit (adj) /əˈdrɔɪt/

Answer 2

clever and showing skills
Eg: she handled the problem in the most adroit way (adroitly)

Question 3

adroitness (n) /əˈdrɔɪtnəs/

Answer 3

the quality of being clever and showing a lot of skills
eg: students have a lot of extracurricular activities to show off their adroitness

Question 4

accost (v) /əˈkɒst/

Answer 4

to go up to sb and talk to them, especially in a way that is rude and frightening
Eg: while she was walking on the street, she was accosted by a group of hooligans

Question 5

arrogance = haughtiness(n) /ˈhɔːtinəs/

Answer 5

sự kiêu căng, ngạo mạn

Question 6

chaste (adj) /tʃeɪst/

Answer 6

chưa từng giao hợp với ai cả, còn trinh, còn trong trắng

Question 7

defect (v) defect (from something) (to something) /dɪˈfekt/

Answer 7

to leave a political party, country, etc. to join another that is considered to be an enemy

Question 8

demolish (v)

Answer 8

to knock down a building

Question 9

commence /kəˈmens/ “(v)

Answer 9

to start, to begin

Question 10

sprain (v)

Answer 10

làm bong gân (cổ chân, cổ tay)
sprain one’s wrist /rɪst/

Question 11

exasperate (v) /ɪɡˈzɑːspəreɪt/

Answer 11

to annoy sb very much
for example: she was exasperated by all of his absurd jokes

Question 12

constrain (v)

Answer 12

to force sb to do sth or to behave in a particular way
the company was constrained to rise the price

Question 12

seethe with/ at sth (v) /siːð/

Answer 12

to be very angry with sth

Question 13

subside (v)

Answer 13

= abate

Question 14

subsidize (v)

Answer 14

help financially
the projects were subsidized by the government

Question 15

onset (n)

Answer 15

the start of sth unpleasant
the onset of the epidemic

Question 16

deter (v)

Answer 16

to prevent or discourage sb from doing sth
nothing can deter him from making great progress

Question 17

successive (adj)

Answer 17

liên tiếp
the fifth successive win

Question 18

stabilizer (n) ˈsteɪbəlaɪzə(r)/

Answer 18

chất ổn định hoặc là bộ thăng bằng ở đuôi máy bay hoặc tàu thuyền

Question 19

espionage (n) /ˈespiənɑːʒ/

Answer 19

hoạt động tình báo, hoạt động làm gián điệp
guilty of espionage

Question 20

nepotism /ˈnepətɪzəm/

Answer 20

dựa vào quyền lực của mình để ưu tiên cho người nhà và họ hàng, nhất là cho họ việc làm ở các cơ sở làm việc
a lot of employers are found guilty of nepotism