Vocab

Question 1

amend (v)

Answer 1

make change to improve a document, law, agreement

Question 2

alternate (v)

Answer 2

If S1 alternates with S2, S1 happens after S2 and repeatedly
Ex: You go first in this game, and we’ll alternate. (Lần lượt)

Question 3

convert (v,n)

Answer 3

• (make sth) change from one system, use, method to another
• (persuade sb to) change one’s beliefs
  Ex: My mom converted to Buddhism after marriage
• a person who changed their beliefs
  Ex: I used to boycott Tiktok, but now I’ve become a convert (Thích Tiktok)

Other forms: conversion (n), convertible (a)

Question 4

deteriorate (v)

Answer 4

(intransitive): become worse

Question 5

distort (v)

Answer 5

make information, news no longer true/accurate
Ex: Unethical reporters tend to distort celebrities’ private news dramatically.

Question 6

endure (v)

Answer 6

• suffer sth unpleasant in a patient way
• last for a long time
  Ex: His thoughtful messages have endured for more than 100 years

Question 7

evolve (v)

Answer 7

• (plant/animal) physical features change over time
• gradually change and develop

Question 8

Distinguish: novel - radical - innovative

Answer 8

• all mean new, original
• the first 2 are close to strange
  Ex: a novel method / a radical proposal / an innovative approach

Question 9

modify (v)

Answer 9

change things slightly to make it better, or less extreme
Ex: Our school agreed to later modify the stringent rule on costumes to incentivize students’ self-expression

Question 10

persist (v)

Answer 10

to keep doing/saying something in a determined way
Ex: You’ll get yourself into trouble if you persist in behaving in this way.

Question 11

refine (v)

Answer 11

make some changes to sth to improve it
Ex: You should refine your argument so that it can reach wider audience.

Question 12

revise (v)

Answer 12

• change your opinion/judgement of so/sth
  Ex: After that incident, I should probably revise my opinion of her. (Nghĩ lại)
• change, improve, make additions to a book, law, piece of writing
  Ex: Make sure to revise your essay before turning it in.

Question 13

status quo (n phr)

Answer 13

the present situation or usual state of sth
Ex: Don’t freak out, keep the status quo until we figure out any solutions.

Question 14

substitute (v,n)

Answer 14

• remove and replace sth with sth else
  Ex: Consider substitute the extra Literature classes with Mathematic ones.
• a replacement
  Ex: He is a perfect substitute for my ex.

Question 15

consumer electronics (n phr)

Answer 15

electrical equipments, gadgets available for the public to buy
Ex: It’s difficult to choose only one items from the diverse world of consumer electronics.

Question 16

manual (adj,n)

Answer 16

• operated by human
  Ex: manual control on airplanes
• a book of instructions
  Ex: Try looking for the problem in the manual (HDSD)

Question 17

primitive (adj)

Answer 17

• at a very simple stage of development, before modern technology
  Ex: The continuous advancement of smartphones sometimes gets us forget how primitive forms of communication look like.