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1
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The quality or state of being likely to change suddenly, especially by becoming worse. (Biến động)

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volatility [ˌvɒləˈtɪləti]

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having a negative or harmful effect on something:

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adverse
adjective
UK /ˈæd.vɜːs/ /ədˈvɜːs/ US /ædˈvɝːs/

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enough for a particular purpose:

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sufficient
adjective
UK /səˈfɪʃ.ənt/ US /səˈfɪʃ.ənt/

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to make something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad:

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mitigate
verb
UK /ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ US /ˈmɪt̬.ə.ɡeɪt/

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the action of becoming intentionally involved in a difficult situation, in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse:
Half the people questioned said they were opposed to military intervention in the civil war.

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intervention
noun
UK /ˌɪn.təˈven.ʃən/ US /ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈven.ʃən/

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to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe:
Ex: The drugs did nothing to alleviate her pain/suffering.

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alleviate
verb
UK /əˈliː.vi.eɪt/ US /əˈliː.vi.eɪt/

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help given, especially by the state or an organization, to people who need it, especially because they do not have enough money:
Ex: Your taxes pay for welfare benefits such as unemployment and sickness pay.

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welfare
noun
UK /ˈwel.feər/ US /ˈwel.fer/

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money given as part of the cost of something, to help or encourage it to happen:
Ex: The company received a substantial government subsidy.

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subsidy
noun
UK /ˈsʌb.sɪ.di/ US /ˈsʌb.sə.di/

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to pay someone money in exchange for something that has been lost or damaged or for some problem:
Ex: Victims of the crash will be compensated for their injuries.

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compensate
verb
UK /ˈkɒm.pən.seɪt/ US /ˈkɑːm.pən.seɪt/

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the act of accepting or beginning to use something:
Ex: The adoption of a different insurance company caused a lot of confusion.

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adoption
noun
US /əˈdɑp·ʃən/

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the characteristic of being easy to see through:
Ex: The old-fashioned type of plastic lacked transparency.

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transparency
noun
UK /trænˈspær.ən.si/ US /trænˈsper.ən.si/

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in a way that is too much:
Ex: She was polite but not excessively so.
Ex: I don’t drink excessively.

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excessively
adverb
UK /ekˈses.ɪv.li/ US /ekˈses.ɪv.li/

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enough or satisfactory for a particular purpose:
Have we got adequate food for 20 guests?

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adequate
adjective
UK /ˈæd.ə.kwət/ US /ˈæd.ə.kwət/
(Đủ, tương ứng)

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14
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  • to say that something is true or is a fact:
    Ex: The lawyer contended (that) her client had never been near the scene of the crime.
  • to compete in order to win something:
    Ex: There are three world-class tennis players contending for this title.
    He’s contending against someone with twice his experience.
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contend
(Dám chắc, tranh giải, đấu tranh)
verb
UK /kənˈtend/ US /kənˈtend/

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  • the large size or importance of something:
    Ex: They don’t seem to grasp the magnitude of the problem.
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magnitude
(Độ lớn, cường độ, sự nghiêm trọng)
noun
UK /ˈmæɡ.nɪ.tʃuːd/ US /ˈmæɡ.nə.tuːd/

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independent and having the power to make your own decisions

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autonomous
adjective
UK /ɔːˈtɒn.ə.məs/ US /ɑːˈtɑː.nə.məs/

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17
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  • to (cause to) happen at the same time:
    Ex: The show was designed so that the lights synchronized with the music.
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synchronize
verb
UK /ˈsɪŋ.krə.naɪz/ US /ˈsɪŋ.krə.naɪz/

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18
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someone who carries messages between people who are unwilling or unable to meet:
Ex: The police negotiated with the gunman through an intermediary.

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intermediary
noun
UK /ˌɪn.təˈmiː.di.ə.ri/ US /ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈmiː.di.ə.ri/

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  • to make or do something again in exactly the same way:
    Ex: Researchers tried many times to replicate the original experiment.
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replicate
verb
UK /ˈrep.lɪ.keɪt/ US /ˈrep.lɪ.keɪt/
Ex: - Researchers tried many times to replicate the original experiment.

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20
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to remove, pull, or tear the covering or outer layer from something:
Ex: Because of the pollution, the trees are almost completely stripped of bark.

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strip
verb
UK /strɪp/ US /strɪp/

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21
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to design and/or create something that has never been made before:
Ex: The first safety razor was invented by company founder King C. Gillette in 1903.

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invent
verb
UK /ɪnˈvent/ US /ɪnˈvent/

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22
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Cách âm và cách nhiệt

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Thermal and acoustic insulation
UK /ˈθɜː.məl/ US /ˈθɝː.məl/
UK /əˈkuː.stɪk/ US /əˈkuː.stɪk/
UK /ˌɪn.sjəˈleɪ.ʃən/ US /ˌɪn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/

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23
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almost a particular thing or quality:
Ten years of incompetent government had brought about the virtual collapse of the country’s economy.
(Thực sự, ảo)

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virtual
adjective
UK /ˈvɜː.tʃu.əl/ US /ˈvɝː.tʃu.əl/

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24
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(an organization or group that has) complete control of something, especially an area of business, so that others have no share:
Ex: The government is determined to protect its tobacco monopoly.

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monopoly
noun
UK /məˈnɒp.əl.i/ US /məˈnɑː.pəl.i/

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25
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to use something or someone instead of another thing or person:
Ex: You can substitute oil for butter (= use oil instead of butter) in this recipe.

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substitute
verb, noun
UK /ˈsʌb.stɪ.tʃuːt/ US /ˈsʌb.stə.tuːt/

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relating to biology and medicine:
Ex: The hospital has been focusing on stem cells and biomedical research since 2009.

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biomedical
adjective
UK /ˌbaɪ.əʊˈmed.ɪ.kəl/ US /ˌbaɪ.oʊˈmed.ɪ.kəl/

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27
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of great value because of being rare, expensive, or important:
Ex: a precious gift

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precious
adjective
UK /ˈpreʃ.əs/ US /ˈpreʃ.əs/

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to remove the knots from an untidy mass of string, wire, etc. and separate the different threads

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untangle
verb
UK /ʌnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/ US /ʌnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/

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29
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  • relating to brothers:
    Ex: fraternal rivalry
  • friendly, like brothers:
    Ex: The president’s official visit marks the start of a more fraternal relationship between the two countries.
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fraternal
adjective
UK /frəˈtɜː.nəl/ US /frəˈtɝː.nəl/

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30
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actly the same, or very similar:
Ex: I’ve got three identical blue suits.
Ex: The two rooms were virtually identical

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identical
adjective
UK /aɪˈden.tɪ.kəl/ US /aɪˈden.t̬ə.kəl/

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31
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Mức độ, quy mô, phạm vi

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extent
noun
UK /ɪkˈstent/ US /ɪkˈstent/

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Mức độ mà:
Ex: She had not realized the extent to which the children had been affected.

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the extent to which

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  • cause an egg or seed to start to develop into a new young animal or plant by joining it with a male cell:
    Ex: Bees fertilize the flowers by bringing pollen.
  • spread a natural or chemical substance on land or plants, in order to make the plants grow well
    (Thụ phấn, thụ tinh, gieo trồng)
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fertilize
verb
UK /ˈfɜː.tɪ.laɪz/ US /ˈfɝː.t̬əl.aɪz/

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34
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an illness:
Ex: Treat minor ailments yourself.

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ailment
noun
UK /ˈeɪl.mənt/ US /ˈeɪl.mənt/

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35
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money or objects that someone gives you when they die:
Ex: The large inheritance from his aunt meant that he could buy his own boat.

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inheritance
noun
UK /ɪnˈher.ɪ.təns/ US /ɪnˈher.ɪ.təns/

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36
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the effect that two or more things have on each other:
Ex: Our personalities result from the complex interplay between our genes and our environment.
(Ảnh hưởng, tác động lẫn nhau)

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interplay
noun/verb
UK /ˈɪn.tə.pleɪ/ US /ˈɪn.t̬ɚ.pleɪ/

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C1
relating to the most important parts of something or someone; complete or extreme:
Ex: We need to make some radical changes to our operating procedures.
(Hoàn toàn, triệt để)
C2
believing or expressing the belief that there should be great or extreme social or political change:
He was known as a radical reformer/thinker/politician.
(Cấp tiến)

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radical
adjective
UK /ˈræd.ɪ.kəl/ US /ˈræd.ɪ.kəl/

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C1
extremely large in size or degree:
immense wealth/value
Ex: They spent an immense amount of time getting the engine into perfect condition

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immense
adjective
UK /ɪˈmens/ US /ɪˈmens/

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39
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to completely change something so that it is much better:
Ex: Newton’s discoveries revolutionized physics.

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revolutionize
verb
UK /ˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən.aɪz/ US /ˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən.aɪz/

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C1
the state of being pregnant:
Ex: Most women feel sick in the mornings during their first months of pregnancy.

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pregnancy
noun
UK /ˈpreɡ.nən.si/ US /ˈpreɡ.nən.si/

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41
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a young human being or animal before birth, after the organs have started to develop

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fetus
noun (UK also foetus)
UK /ˈfiː.təs/ US /ˈfiː.t̬əs/

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42
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any of various small mammals with large, sharp front teeth, such as mice and rats

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rodent
noun
UK /ˈrəʊ.dənt/ US /ˈroʊ.dənt/

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43
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C1
in a way that happens, is done, or is chosen by chance rather than according to a plan:
Ex: The books were randomly arranged on the shelves.

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randomly
adverb
UK /ˈræn.dəm.li/ US /ˈræn.dəm.li/

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44
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not able to be changed:
He considered evil to be an unalterable fact of the world.
(Không thể thay đổi được)

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unalterable
adjective
UK /ʌnˈɒl.tər.ə.bəl/ US /ʌnˈɑːl.tɚ.ə.bəl/

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C1
cloth or material for making clothes, covering furniture, etc.:

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fabric
noun
UK /ˈfæb.rɪk/ US /ˈfæb.rɪk/

46
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a small soft purple fruit, or the tree that has these fruit

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mulberry
noun
UK /ˈmʌl.bər.i/ US /ˈmʌl.ber.i/
(Cây dâu tằm)

47
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the covering made of soft, smooth threads that surrounds and protects particular insects during the pupa stage as they develop into adult form

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cocoon
noun
UK /kəˈkuːn/

48
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C1
to drink, taking only a very small amount at a time:
This tea is very hot, so sip it carefully.

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sip
verb
UK /sɪp/

49
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If a piece of knitted or woven cloth, a knot, or a mass of thread unravels, it separates into a single thread, and if you unravel it, you separate it into a single thread:
Ex: I had to unravel one of the sleeves because I realized I’d knitted it too small.

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unravel
verb
UK /ʌnˈræv.əl/ US /ʌnˈræv.əl/

50
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a group of trees planted close together:

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grove
noun (count)
UK /ɡrəʊv/ US /ɡroʊv/

51
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a very thin glass or plastic thread through which light can travel to carry information, especially in phone, television, and computer systems:
Ex: The data travels down the fibres literally at the speed of light.

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fibre
noun
UK /ˈfaɪ.bər/ US /ˈfaɪ.bɚ/

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C1
to prepare land and grow crops on it, or to grow a particular crop:

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cultivate
verb
UK /ˈkʌl.tɪ.veɪt/ US /ˈkʌl.tə.veɪt/
Ex: Most of the land there is too poor to cultivate.

53
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C1
only and not involving anyone or anything else:
Synonyms
exclusively, only

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solely
adverb
UK /ˈsəʊl.li/ US /ˈsoʊl.li/
Ex: I bought it solely for that purpose.

54
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in the beginning; when something first existed:

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originally
adverb
US /əˈrɪdʒ·ə·nəl·i/
Ex: It was a bedroom originally, but we turned it into a study.

55
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to give someone the right to do or have something:

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entitle
verb
UK /ɪnˈtaɪ.təl/ US /ɪnˈtaɪ.t̬əl/.
Ex: Children and the elderly are entitled to cheap train tickets.

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C1
involving diplomats or the management of the relationships between countries:
C2
acting in a way that does not cause offence:

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diplomatic
adjective
UK /ˌdɪp.ləˈmæt.ɪk/ US /ˌdɪp.ləˈmæt̬.ɪk/
diplomatic negotiations
(Mang tính ngoại giao, không khéo)
Ex: The US severed diplomatic relations with Cuba in 1961.
That is a diplomatic answer.

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C1
relating to human society at a very early stage of development, with people living in a simple way without machines or a writing system:
C1
Primitive living conditions are basic, unpleasant, and uncomfortable
(Nguyên thuỷ, ban sơ, thô sơ)

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primitive
adjective
UK /ˈprɪm.ɪ.tɪv/ US /ˈprɪm.ə.t̬ɪv/
Ex: - Primitive races colonized these islands 2,000 years ago.
- Early settlers had to cope with very primitive living conditions.

58
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a person of high social rank who belongs to the aristocracy:

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aristocrat
noun
UK /ˈær.ɪ.stə.kræt/ US /əˈrɪs.stə.kræt/
Ex: Many aristocrats were killed in the French Revolution.

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C2
something that exists apart from other things, having its own independent existence:

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entity
noun
UK /ˈen.tɪ.ti/ US /ˈen.t̬ə.t̬i/
Ex: He regarded the north of the country as a separate cultural entity.
(Thực thể, tồn tại)

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C1
an amount that is more than acceptable, expected, or reasonable:

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excess
noun
UK /ɪkˈses/ /ˈek.ses/ US /ɪkˈses/ /ˈek.ses/
(Dư thừa)
Ex: - An excess of enthusiasm is not always a good thing.
- They both eat to excess (= too much).
- There will be an increase in tax for those earning in excess of (= more than) twice the national average wage.

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C2
felt or experienced very strongly or in an extreme way:

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profound
adjective
UK /prəˈfaʊnd/ US /prəˈfaʊnd/
(Sâu sắc, sâu, thâm thuý..)
Ex: His mother’s death when he was aged six had a very profound effect on him.

62
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Adj: - not known to many people:
Verb: - to prevent something from being seen or heard:

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obscure
adjective/verb
UK /əbˈskjʊər/ US /əbˈskjʊr/
(Tối, mờ, khó hiểu/ che đậy, che khuất, làm mờ)
Ex: - an obscure island in the Pacific.
- Two new skyscrapers had sprung up, obscuring the view from her window.
- The sun was obscured by clouds.

63
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C1
happening after something else:

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subsequent
adjective
UK /ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt/ US /ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt/
(Tiếp theo, theo sau)
- The book discusses his illness and subsequent resignation from politics.
- Those explosions must have been subsequent to our departure, because we didn’t hear anything.

64
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the action or process of breaking something into small parts or of being broken up in this way:

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fragmentation
noun
UK /ˌfræɡ.menˈteɪ.ʃən/ US /ˌfræɡ.menˈteɪ.ʃən/
(Sự vỡ ra từng mảnh)
Ex: - It was partly the fragmentation of the opposition which helped to get the Republicans re-elected.
- He claimed that social fragmentation was a by-product of the internet.

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C1
an organization, especially a business, or a difficult and important plan, especially one that will earn money:

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enterprise
noun
UK /ˈen.tə.praɪz/ US /ˈen.t̬ɚ.praɪz/
(Hãng, hoạt động kinh doanh, sự nghiệp)
Ex: - Don’t forget this is a commercial enterprise - we’re here to make money.
- Those were the years of private enterprise (= businesses being run privately, rather than by the government), when lots of small businesses were started.

66
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  • to get something with effort or difficulty:
  • to violently pull something away from someone:
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wrest
verb
UK /rest/ US /rest/
- The shareholders are planning to wrest control of the company (away) from the current directors.
- He wrested the letter from my grasp.

67
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  • something that is mysterious and seems impossible to understand completely:
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enigma
noun
UK /ɪˈnɪɡ.mə/ US /əˈnɪɡ.mə/
Ex: - She is something of an enigma.
- The newspapers were full of stories about the enigma of the plane’s disappearance.

68
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C1
having a lot of money or owning a lot of things:

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affluent
adjective
UK /ˈæf.lu.ənt/ US /ˈæf.lu.ənt/
Ex: We live in an affluent neighborhood.

69
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  • a chemical used for preventing infection in an injury, especially by killing bacteria:
  • completely free from infection:
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antiseptic
Noun/adjective
UK /ˌæn.tiˈsep.tɪk/ US /ˌæn.t̬iˈsep.tɪk/
(Chất khử trùng, vô trùng)
Ex: - In the 1870s and 1880s, doctors began to follow the principles of antiseptic surgery.
- Many of the ingredients for antiseptics come from the rainforests.

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C2
to lose the determination to oppose something; to accept defeat:
(Không chịu nổi, không chống nổi)

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succumb
verb
UK /səˈkʌm/ US /səˈkʌm/
Ex: Thousands of cows have succumbed to the disease in the past few months.

71
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  • burning
  • to start burning
  • V: to get out of a vehicle, especially a train or bus:
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alight
Verb/adjective [ after verb ]
UK /əˈlaɪt/ US /əˈlaɪt/
(Bùng cháy, ngời lên, xuống)
Ex: - I had to use a bit of petrol to get the fire alight.
- The sky was alight with hundreds of fireworks.
- The suspect alighted from the train at Euston and proceeded to Heathrow.

72
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  • a period of 1,000 years, or the time when a period of 1,000 years ends:
  • the X: the beginning of a new millennium in the year 2000
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millennium
noun [ C ]
UK /mɪˈlen.i.əm/ US /mɪˈlen.i.əm/
plural: millennia or millenniums
Ex: - The book is a history of the last two millennia.
- Imagine what the world will be like at the end of the next millennium.
- How did you celebrate the millennium?

73
Q

C1
to not give enough care or attention to people or things that are your responsibility:
C2
to not do something, often because you forget:

A

neglect
verb/noun
UK /nɪˈɡlekt/ US /nɪˈɡlekt/
(Bỏ bê, sao lãng)
Ex: - She’s been neglecting her studies this semester.
- I’d neglected to give him the name of the hotel where I’d be staying.
- Over the years the church has fallen into a state of neglect.

74
Q

C1
- great admiration, honour, and praise that you earn by doing something successfully:
- an important achievement that earns someone great admiration, honour, and praise:

A

glory = the heyday
noun
UK/ˈɡlɔː.ri/ US /ˈɡlɔːr.i/ /ˈɡloʊr.i/
(Danh tiếng, thời huy hoàng, sự huy hoàng)
Ex: - The reunion is an opportunity for the soldiers to remember their past glories.
- Recent restoration has returned them to their former glory.

75
Q
  • to supply land with water so that crops and plants will grow:
  • to wash an injured part of a person’s body, especially a cut, with a flow of liquid
A

irrigate
verb
UK /ˈɪr.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ US /ˈɪr.ə.ɡeɪt/
(Tưới, rửa vết thương)

76
Q
  • designed to be useful rather than decorative:
A

utilitarian
adjective
UK /ˌjuː.tɪ.lɪˈteə.ri.ən/ US /juːˌtɪl.əˈter.i.ən/
(Thiết thực, thực tế)
Ex: Like many factories, it’s a very ugly utilitarian building.

77
Q
  • to go or come down:
  • If darkness or night descends, it becomes dark and day changes to night.
  • If a condition, usually a negative condition, descends, it quickly develops in every part of a place:
A

descend
verb
UK /dɪˈsend/ US /dɪˈsend/
Ex: - The path descended steeply into the valley.
- Jane descended the stairs.
- Silence descended on the room/over the countryside.

78
Q
  • to have earned or to be given something because of the way you have behaved or the qualities you have:
    (Đáng, xứng đáng)
A

deserve
verb
UK /dɪˈzɜːv/

79
Q

To stick around through thick and thin

A

Luôn gắn bó, đồng hành với nhau

80
Q

C1
to finish something successfully or to achieve something:
(Hoàn thành, thực hiện, làm xong)

A

accomplish
verb
UK /əˈkʌm.plɪʃ/ US /əˈkɑːm.plɪʃ/
Ex: - The students accomplished the task in less than ten minutes.

81
Q

C2
containing a lot of careful detail or many detailed parts:
Phức tạp, tỷ mỉ, công phu(adj)
Nói thêm, giải thích thêm, chuẩn bị công phu (verb)

A

elaborate
adjective/ verb
UK /iˈlæb.ər.ət/ US /iˈlæb.ɚ.ət/

82
Q

C2
A fragile object is easily damaged or broken:
Mỏng manh, dễ vỡ, yếu ớt

A

fragile
adjective
UK /ˈfrædʒ.aɪl/ US /ˈfrædʒ.əl/

83
Q

in a way that is suitable or right for the situation:
(Sao cho phù hợp, sao cho, vì vậy)

A

accordingly
adverb
UK /əˈkɔː.dɪŋ.li/ US /əˈkɔːr.dɪŋ.li/
Ex: When we receive your instructions we will act accordingly.
She’s an expert in her field, and is paid accordingly.

84
Q
  • having or showing the ability to make good judgments, based on a deep understanding and experience of life:
    (Sáng suốt, không ngoan, thông thái, uyên thâm)
A

wise
adjective
UK /waɪz/ US /waɪz/
Ex: - I think you made a wise choice.
- I think it would be wiser to wait and see how much money you have left before you make any decisions.
- He is a wise man.

85
Q

Something that is counterintuitive does not happen in the way you would expect it to:
(Phản trực quan)

A

counterintuitive
adjective
UK /ˌkaʊn.tər.ɪnˈtʃuː.ɪ.tɪv/ US /ˌkaʊn.t̬ɚ.ɪnˈtuː.ɪ.t̬ɪv/
Ex: - It may seem counterintuitive to open a shop in the middle of a recession.
- His careful and counterintuitive analysis of the market brought him great success.

86
Q

B2
a period when the economy of a country is not successful and conditions for business are bad:
(Tình trạng suy thoái, sự rút lui)

A

recession
noun
UK /rɪˈseʃ.ən/ US /rɪˈseʃ.ən/
Ex: - A lot of companies have been adversely affected by the recession.
- For the second time in ten years, the government has driven the economy into deep and damaging recession.
- Demand for new cars has fallen due to the recession.

87
Q
  • a sudden strong feeling of fear that prevents reasonable thought and action
    Hoảng loạn, hoảng sợ
A

panic
noun/verb
UK /ˈpæn.ɪk/ US /ˈpæn.ɪk/
Ex: - a state of panic
- Panic spread through the crowd as the bullets started to fly.
- Carmel was in a panic about her exam.

88
Q

C2
continued effort to do or achieve something, even when this is difficult or takes a long time
( tính kiên nhẫn, sự kiên trì)

A

perseverance
noun
UK /ˌpɜː.sɪˈvɪə.rəns/ US /ˌpɝː.səˈvɪr.əns/
Ex: - It took a lot of patience and perseverance for all sides to reach an agreement.
- Over and over, they have shown perseverance in the face of adversity.

89
Q

Nghịch cảnh

A

adversity
noun
UK /ədˈvɜː.sə.ti/ US /ədˈvɝː.sə.t̬i/

90
Q

Đâu vào đó

A

Fall into place
Ex: everything will fall into place.

91
Q

to make a bad situation worse
Làm trầm trọng

A

aggravate
verb
UK /ˈæɡ.rə.veɪt/ US /ˈæɡ.rə.veɪt/

92
Q
  • to make someone feel annoyed or less confident because they cannot achieve what they want
  • to make someone angry
    Làm hỏng, làm thất bại, làm tức giận
A

frustrate
verb
UK /frʌsˈtreɪt/ US /ˈfrʌs.treɪt/
I am frustrated in learning english.

93
Q

Làm tức giận, làm phiền

A

annoy
verb
UK /əˈnɔɪ/ US /əˈnɔɪ/
Ex: - Tina really annoyed me in the meeting this morning

94
Q

to make something officially acceptable or approved, especially after examining it
Công nhận có giá trị, phê chuẩn, thông qua

A

validate
verb
UK /ˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/ US /ˈvæl.ə.deɪt/
Ex: - The data is validated automatically by the computer after it has been entered.

95
Q

having a lot of small parts that are arranged in a complicated or delicate way
Phức tạp, rắc rối, khó hiểu

A

intricate
adjective
UK /ˈɪn.trɪ.kət/ US /ˈɪn.trə.kət/

96
Q

Đọc rõ ràng, nói. Phát âm rõ ràng

A

articulate[ɑːˈtɪkjuleɪt]
(Verb)

97
Q

C1
to judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something
(Định giá, đánh giá)

A

evaluate
verb
UK /ɪˈvæl.ju.eɪt/ US /ɪˈvæl.ju.eɪt/

98
Q

C2
- to find a way in which two situations or beliefs that are opposed to each other can agree and exist together
- When two people are reconciled, they become friendly again after they have argued:
(Hoà giải, làm cho tương thích, cam chịu)

A

reconcile
verb
UK /ˈrek.ən.saɪl/ US /ˈrek.ən.saɪl/
- be reconciled with Ex: - They were finally reconciled with each other, after not speaking for nearly five years.
- It is sometimes difficult to reconcile science and religion.

99
Q
  • a guess about something based on how it seems and not on proof
  • the appearance of a situation and not on proof
    (Đoán, phỏng đoán)
A

conjecture
verb / noun
UK /kənˈdʒek.tʃər/ US /kənˈdʒek.tʃɚ/
Ex: - There’s been a lot of conjecture in the media recently about the marriage.
- [ + that ] He conjectured that the company would soon be in financial trouble

100
Q

C2
to form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have
(Luận ra, suy ra)

A

infer
verb
UK /ɪnˈfɜːr/ US /-ˈfɝː/
Ex: - What do you infer from her refusal?
- [ + that ] I inferred from her expression that she wanted to leave.

101
Q

Suy ra, luận ra, gợi ra, khêu gợi vấn đề

A

elicit[ɪˈlɪsɪt]
Ex: The program has also elicited both positive and negative responses.

extrapolate[ɪkˈstræpəleɪt)

102
Q

to increase the size or value of something by adding something to it
(Làm tăng lên, tăng lên)

A

augment
verb
UK /ɔːɡˈment/ US /ɑːɡˈment/
Ex: He would have to find work to augment his income.

103
Q

to make something that is already bad even worse
(Làm tăng lên, làm trầm trọng hơn
(Verb)
= aggravate

A

exacerbate
verb
UK /ɪɡˈzæs.ə.beɪt/ US /ɪɡˈzæs.ɚ.beɪt
Ex: - This attack will exacerbate the already tense relations between the two communities.
- Her allergy was exacerbated by the dust.

104
Q

Cải thiện, làm tốt hơn

A

ameliorate[əˈmiːliəreɪt]

105
Q

Đổi mới, cách tân

A

innovate[ˈɪnəveɪt]

106
Q

Ủng hộ, giúp dỡ (v)
Gối ôm

A

bolster[ˈbəʊlstə(r)]

107
Q

Làm giảm bớt, làm dịu đi

A

abate[əˈbeɪt]

108
Q

Đồng tình

A

concur[kənˈkɜː(r)

109
Q

Minh hoạ, làm ví dụ cho, minh hoạ bằng ví dụ (v)

A

exemplify[ɪɡˈzemplɪfaɪ]

110
Q

Kiên trì, kiên nhẫn

A

persevere[ˌpɜːsəˈvɪə(r)]

111
Q

to force someone to remain in a bad situation
(Bắt làm nô lệ)

A

enslave
verb
UK /ɪnˈsleɪv/
Ex: - The early settlers enslaved or killed much of the native population.
- Women in this region were enslaved by poverty.

112
Q

C2 [ I ]
- When a vehicle or its driver accelerates, the speed of the vehicle increases.
- If a person or object accelerates, he, she, or it goes faster.
(Tăng tốc, tăng lên, thúc mau)

A

accelerate
verb
UK /əkˈsel.ə.reɪt/ US /əkˈsel.ɚ.eɪt/
Ex: - They use special chemicals to accelerate the growth of crops.
- Inflation is likely to accelerate this year, adding further upward pressure on interest rates.

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