vocab 9

Question 1

relevant

Answer 1

thích đáng

Question 2

serving

Answer 2

• an amount of food for one person
  Ex: This recipe will be enough for four servings.

Question 3

amatuer

Answer 3

một người nghiệp dư, không vì mục đích kiếm tiền nhưu một công việc
Ex: an amateur photographer

Question 4

roar

Answer 4

• to make a very loud, deep sound (gầm)
  Ex: We heard a lion roar.
• hét, cười to
  Ex: The crowd roared.
• to burn brightly with a lot of flames, heat and noise
  Ex: A log fire was roaring in the hearth.

Question 5

blaze

Answer 5

-to burn brightly and strongly
Ex: A huge fire was blazing in the fireplace.
- to shine brightly
Ex: The sun blazed down from a clear blue sky.
- if somebody’s eyes blaze, they look extremely angry
Ex: Her eyes were blazing with fury.

Question 6

illuminate

Answer 6

-to shine light on something
Ex: Floodlights illuminated the stadium.
- to make something clearer or easier to understand
ex: This text illuminates the philosopher’s early thinking.
- to decorate a street, building, etc. with bright lights for a special occasion

Question 7

clarify

Answer 7

• to make something clearer or easier to understand
  Ex: I hope this clarifies my position.

Question 8

flare

Answer 8

• to burn brightly, but usually for only a short time or not steadily
  Ex: The fire flared into life.
• (especially of anger and violence) to suddenly start or become much stronger
  Ex: Violence flared when the police moved in.
• to say something in an angry and aggressive way
  ‘Ex: You should have told me!’ she flared at him.

Question 9

erupt

Answer 9

-to start happening, suddenly and violently
Ex:Violence erupted outside the embassy gates.
- to suddenly express your feelings very strongly, especially by shouting loudly
Ex: When Davis scored for the third time the crowd erupted.

Question 10

liven (something) up

Answer 10

to become more interesting and exciting, or to make something become like this:
Ex: A new coat of paint would liven the kitchen up.

Question 11

recite

Answer 11

• to say a poem, piece of literature, etc. that you have learned, especially to an audience
  Ex: Each child had to recite a poem to the class.

Question 12

citadel

Answer 12

• (in the past) a castle on high ground in or near a city where people could go when the city was being attacked
  Ex: After the Mongol invasion of 1241, a citadel was built on the hills opposite the city.

Question 13

docile

Answer 13

dễ sai, dễ bảo, ngoan ngoãn
Ex: a docile child/horse/temperament

Question 14

stuck out a mile

Answer 14

​to be very obvious or easy to notice
Ex: It stood out a mile that she was lying.

Question 15

inspired guess/choice etc

Question 16

convey

Answer 16

• truyền tải
  Ex: Colours like red convey a sense of energy and strength.
• to take, carry or transport somebody/something from one place to another
  Ex: Pipes convey hot water from the boiler to the radiators.

Question 17

informed

Answer 17

có hiểu biết, am hiểu
Ex: He went against all informed advice.

Question 18

reintroduce

Answer 18

• ​to start to use something again= bring back
  Ex: to reintroduce the death penalty

Question 19

captivity

Answer 19

-the state of being kept as a prisoner or in a space that you cannot escape from
Ex: He was held in captivity for three years.

Question 20

conference

Answer 20

• hội nghị
  Ex: They agreed to convene a peace conference by mid-November.
• a large official meeting, usually lasting for a few days, at which people with the same work or interests come together to discuss their views
  The hotel is used for exhibitions, conferences and social events.

Question 21

convene

Answer 21

• triệu tập
  A Board of Inquiry was convened immediately after the accident.