Words Flashcards
serious and very important; affecting the most central and important parts of something
Fundamental
(a fundamental problem / issue / change) (principle –> basic)
necessary or essential in order for something to succeed or exist
Vital (a)
Vitally (adv)
to use something well in order to gain as much from it as possible
Exploit sth (v)
large in amount, value or importance
substantial (a)
C1
(of a price) much too high
… costs/fares/fees/prices/rents
exorbitant (a)
/ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt/
the process of discovering or noticing something, especially something that is not easy to see, hear, etc.; the fact of being discovered or noticed
detection (n)
detect (v)
A process of deduction, I suppose/ decide/ claim… ~ thinking very carefully
to be very closely involved or connected with something
be entwined (with something)
to control, use or change something with skill
manipulate sth
- Human have learned to manipulate water resources
- to manipulate the gears and levers of a machine
3 synonyms of ‘population’
Occupant, inhabitant, citizen
Nhân tạo
Artificial
Cơ sở hạ tầng
Infrastructure (chính phủ sở hữu, khác với facility thường do cá nhân sở hữu)
2 synonyms of Amazing
(un) remarkable, astonishing
Number + suffix –> gấp number lần
-fold
Tenfold, twofold
Gấp 4 có thể dùng ‘quadruple’
Something that is __________ is not as important as something else
Peripheral (a): thứ yếu
Peripherally (adv)
Believe, notice, see, think of
(nhận thấy, nhận thức)
Perceive (v)
Perception (n): sự nhận thức
Difficult to describe, find, achieve or remember
Elusive (a)
to cause someone to have a particular feeling
(Khơi gợi)
Arouse (v)
He works hard to arouse his students’ curiosity.
staying the same, or not getting less or more
Constant (a)
to try to develop and improve something (develop)
(Trau dồi)
Cultivate (v)
We’re trying to help these kids cultivate an interest in science.
Vượt quá (2 verbs)
surpass, exceed
–> in excess of (more than) + số liệu
2 synonyms of (not) enough
(in) sufficient B2
(in) sufficiently C1
(barely) adequate
Synonym: be changed, be replaced with?
Be altered with
Alter with
Rigorous (a) means?
Careful, severe
attain = accomplish = ?
achieve