| STT | Từ Vựng | Nghĩa | Ví dụ trong bài thi |
| 1 | Auditory (adj) – Visual (adj) | Liên quan đến thính giác – liên quan đến thị giác | Such chemical communication can be compared to the human use ofvisualandauditorychannels to arouse and propagate moods and attitudes.[Ant intelligence] |
| 2 | Scarce (adj) – Scarcity (n) | Khan hiếm | How the problem of landscarcityhas been overcome in the past[Space] |
| 3 | Urge (n) To urge s.o to do sth Urgent (adj) | Sự thúc giục Thúc giục ai đó làm gì đó Cấp bách | …a student can ignore the limbicurge tosocialise and go to sleep early instead.[The triune brain] |
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6 | Enormous (adj)
≈ Huge (adj)
≈ Massive (adj) | Lớn | These may grow toward the ceiling to form column ofmassiveproportions.[Caves] |
| 7 | Fascinating (adj) ≈ very interesting Fascination (n) | Rất thú vị / kì thú | And these positive relationships are the starting point for our fascination with collecting objects.[Why do people collect things] |
| 8 | Astonishing (adj) ≈ very surprising Astonishment (n) | Rất đáng ngạc nhiên | Instead, to hisastonishment, he dug up artefacts, which appeared to belong to a 2500-year-old museum.[Why do people collect things] |
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10 | Inevitable (adj)
≈ unavoidable ≈ bound to happen | Chắc chắn sẽ xảy ra/ Không thể tránh khỏi / Hiển nhiên sẽ tới | Such is our dependence on fossil fuels, and such is the volume of carbon dioxide already released into the atmosphere, that many expers agree that significant global warming is nowinevitable.[Reducing the Effects of Climate Change] |
| 11 12 | Comparable to/in (adj)
≈ Equivalent to (adj) | Tương đương | It should be noted that the two groups of children had been carefully matched by the investigators so that they werecomparable inage, ethnicity, race and social class.[Effects of noise] |
| 13 | Precious (adj) | Quý giá | As apreciousand protable commodity, salt has long been a cornerstone of economies throughout history.[The history of salt] |
| 14 | Suspicious (adj) | Gây nghi ngờ | Firstly, the very idea of documentary film made some peoplesuspicious.[Making documentary films] |
| 15 | Sceptical (adj) / Skeptical (adj) | Hoài nghi | In 2005, a survey by Klaus Vanselow and Klaus Ricklefs of sperm whale strandings in the North Sea even found a correlation between these and the sunspot cycle, and suggested that changes in the Earth’s magnetic field might be involved. But others aresceptical.[Whale strandings] |
| 16 | Underlying (adj) | Cơ bản | But theunderlyingmathematical theories of radar and sonar are very similar, …[Let’s go bats] |
| 17 18 | Infectious (adj)
≈ Contagious (adj) | (bệnh) lây nhiễm | Atthe sametime, thousands of people across Europe were dying of the plague, a highlycontagiousand deadly disease.[Nutmeg – a valuable spice] |
| 19 | Prone to (adj) | Khả năng cao sẽ bị (gì đó) | Perhaps one of the most obvious examples of this idea is malaria-proneareas, which are usually tropical regions that foster a warm and damp environment…[The intersection of health sciences and geography] |
| 20 | Vulnerable to (adj) ≈ Susceptible to (adj) | Dễ bị ảnh hưởng bởi | … as they work to find a way to halt the further spread or re-emergence of diseases invulnerablepopulations[The intersection of health sciences and geography] |
| 21 | Adept at + n/Ving < Excel at + n/ving | Thạo / Giỏi chuyện gì đó | Bilingual people oftenexcel attasks such as this, …[The benefits of being bilingual] |
| 22 23 24 | Renowned (adj)
≈ Prominent (adj)
≈ Well-known (adj) | Nổi tiếng | English football was as rough as ever, but it found aprominentsupporter in the school headmaster Richard Mulcaster.[The origins of football] |
| 25 | Lucrative (adj) ≈ Profitable (adj) | Có khả năng sinh lời | Demand for this exotic fabric eventually created thelucrativetrade route now known as the Silk Road…[The story of silk] |
| 26 27 | Devastating (adj)
≈ Severe (adj) | | Second, rainforest fragments dry out when surrounded by dry, hot pastures and the resulting drought can havedevastatingconsequences …[Tree in trouble] |
| 28 | Exclusive (adj) | | Throughout this period, the Arabs were theexclusiveimporters of the spice to Europe.[Nutmeg – a valuable spice] |
| 29 | Simultaneous (adj) | Cùng một lúc | However, Thomas Lehman, a researcher in Psychology, believes people never really do multiple thingssimultaneously.[How well do we concentrate?] |
| 30 | Spontaneous (adj) | | The type of play we are interested in is child-initiated,spontaneousand unpredictable[The importance of children’s play] |
| 31 | Durable (adj) | | Plaques have been found to be extremelydurableand have an almost indefinite life expectancy.[English heritage blue plaques scheme 2] |
| 32 | Deliberate (adj) ≈ Intentional (adj) | Có chủ đích / cố tình | Durrand’s team eventually concluded that the villa had beendeliberatelydestroyed. |
| 33 34 35 | Moist (adj)
≈ Humid (adj)
≈ Damp (adj) | | In some the larger kelps, this coating is not only to keep the plantmoist, but also …[Seaweeds of New Zealand] |
| 36 | Oblidged to Vo (adj) Obligation (n) | Bắt buộc | Documentary filmmakers have anobligationto include their own opinions about…[Making documentary film] |
| 37 38 39 40 41 42 | Flood (n)
Hurricane (n)
Monsoon (n)
Earthquake (n)
Drought (n)
Tidal waves (n) | Lũ lụt Cuồng phong Gió mùa (đông bắc) Động đất Hạn hán Sóng thần | Massivefloods,longdroughts, hurricanesand severemonsoonstake their toll each year, destroying millions of tons of valuable crops.[Crop-growing skyscrapers] |
| 43 | Outbreak (n) < Epidemic (n) < Pandemic (n) | Ví dụ dịch Corona: Khi chỉ ở Vũ Hán thì gọi là Outbreak Khi lan tỏa ra TQ và lân cận thì gọi là Epidemic Khi lan tỏa ra toàn cầu thì gọi là Pandemic | |
| 44 | Revolution (n) – Revolutionary (adj) | Cuộc cách mạng | [Therevolutionarybridges of Robert Maillart] |
| 45 | Territory (n) – Territorial (adj) | Lãnh thổ | … the reptilian brain offers up only the most basic impulses: aggression, mating, andterritorialdefence.[The triune brain] |
| 46 | Genre (n) | Thể loại (nhạc, phim, sách…) | … who argues that thegenrecan be traced back as early as 1895 …[Making documentary films] |
| 47 | Allergic reaction (n) Allergy (n) | Dị ứng Bệnh dị ứng | Their sting can cause a seriousallergic reactionin some people and large outbreaks of them.[Jellyfish: A remarkable marine life form] |
| 48 | Category (n) To categorize (v) | Thể loại Phân loại | … and work to create a clear way ofcategorizingillnesses, diseases and epidemics …[The intersection of health sciences and geography] |
| 49 | Capacity (n) | – Khả năng – Sức chứa | … and acapacityto comprehend the ways of other people.[Volunteering] |
| 50 | Navigation (n) To navigate | Định vị | … theynavigateby integrating bearings and distances, …[Ant intelligence] |
| 51 | Accountability (n) ≈ Responsibility (n) | Khả năng chịu trách nhiệm cho chuyện gì đó | But such projects must be built to higher specifications and with moreaccountabilityto local people …[Making every drop count] |
| 52 53 54 | Commodity (n)
≈ Merchandise (n)
≈ Cargo (n) | Hàng hóa / Mặt hàng | As a preciousand protablecommodity, salt has long been a cornerstone of economies throughout history.[The history of salt] |
| 55 | Monopoly (n) | Thế độc quyền | The Dutch now had amonopoly overthe nutmeg trade…[Nutmeg] |
| 56 | Prejudice (n) | Định kiến | …, but faced the challenge of overcoming the people’sprejudiceagainst the plant.[The impact of potato] |
| 57 | Ailment (n) | Vấn đề về sức khỏe | … health benefits, and was thought to cure variousailments, such as indigestion.[Bringing cinnamon to Europe] |
| 58 | Rival (n) | Đối thủ | On one occasion, in 1872, the ship and arivalclipper, …[Cutty Sark] |
| 59 | Cornerstone (n) | Nền móng | As a preciousand protable commodity, salt has long been acornerstoneof economies throughout history.[The history of salt] |
| 60 | Exposure to sth (n)
To expose sth to sth | Tiếp xúc / Phơi (bày) | Those shallow-water species able to resist long periods ofexposuretosun and air are usually found on the upper shore, while those less able to withstand suchexposureoccur …[Seaweeds in New Zealand] |
| 61 | To dominate – Domination (n) | Thống trị | … when the Suez Canal opened and steam propulsion was replacing sail, clippersdominatedworld trade.[Cutty Sark] |
| 62 | To reproduce | Sinh sản | How seaweedsreproduceand grow[Seaweeds in New Zealand] |
| 63 | To alleviate ≈ To mitigate | Làm dịu đi (1 vấn đề) | …holding of stocks by governments can also helpmitigatewild swings in food prices byalleviatinguncertainties about market supply.[The risks agriculture faces in developing countries] |
| 64 | To resist sth | Chống lại / kháng | Those shallow-water species able toresistlong periods of exposure to sun and air are usually found on the upper shore, while those less able to withstand such exposure occur …[Seaweeds in New Zealand] |
| 65 66 67 | To change
≈ To alter
≈ To adjust ≈ To modify | Thay đổi / chỉnh sửa | …yet most of us have had the experience of having toadjustto sleeping in the mountains…[Effects of noise] |
| 68 69 | To endure
≈ To withstand | Chống chịu / chịu đựng | Those shallow-water species able to resist long periods of exposure to sun and air are usually found on the upper shore, while those less able towithstandsuch exposure occur …[Seaweeds in New Zealand] |
| 70 | To dwindle | Nhỏ lại / giảm đi | In some parts of the world, populations of big trees aredwindling…[Trees in trouble] |
| 71 | To sth into account | Cân nhắc chuyện gì đó | The construction of the Falkirk Wheel sitetook into accountthe presence of a nearby ancient monument.[The Falkirk Wheel] |
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≈ To mimic (behavior)
≈ To replicate (product/process)
≈ To imitate (both) | Bắt chước | …the effects they can have on the world around them is provided when othersmimicthem.[Young children’s sense of identity] |
| 76 | To stimulate | Kích thích | …and depositing iron in the ocean tostimulatethe growth of algae…[Reducing the Effects of Climate Change] |
| 77 | To eliminate | Loại bỏ / loại trừ | All the food could be grown organically,eliminatingthe need for herbicides, pesticides and fertilisers.[Crop-growing skyscrapers] |
| 78 | To assemble | Lắp ráp lại | The various parts of The Falkirk Wheel were all constructed andassembled, …[The Falkirk Wheel] |
| 79 | To dismantle | Tháo dỡ ra | In the summer of 2001, the structure was thendismantledand transported…[The Falkirk Wheel] |
| 80 | To accumulate | Tích trữ / tích lũy | … was to have understood the need toaccumulateintense radioactive sources, …[The life and work of Marie Curie] |
| 81 | To depict ≈ To illustrate | Mô tả | …, the filmdepictsthe hard, sometimes heroic lives …[Making documentary films] |
| 82 | To abandon sth | Bỏ đi | Minutes later, Alice has abandoned the kingdom …[The importance of children’s play] |
| 83 | To facilitate sth | Làm việc gì đó dễ hơn | If playful experiences dofacilitatethis aspect of development…[The importance of children’s play] |
| 84 | To emerge | Xuất hiện | …about 65 million years ago were our ancestors able toemergeinto the daylight in any substantial numbers.[Let’s go bats] |
| 85 | To cultivate – Cultivation (n) | Trồng trọt canh tác | …the Royal Society recommended thecultivationthe tuber to the English government and the nation, …[The impact of the potato] |
| 86 | To irrigate – Irrigation (n) | Tưới tiêu | …clean water supplies, and provide water forirrigationand hydropower…[Making every drop count] |
| 87 | To soar – Soaring (adj) | Tăng vọt | Food production has kept pace withsoaringpopulations…[Making every drop count] |
| 88 | To exploit – Exploitation (n) | Khai thác | All European forests are artificial, having been adapted andexploitedby man for thousands of years.[Plans to protect the forests of Europe] |
| 89 | To exceed – Excess (n) – Excessive (adj) | Vượt quá / quá mức | …, during the 1990s, annual harvests were wellin excess of100 million, …[Endless Harvest] |
| 90 | To halt – Halt (n) | Ngừng / dừng việc gì đó | …biologist in a particular area canputahalt tofishing.[Endless Harvest] |
| 91 | Plausible (adj) ≈ Sensible (adj) | Hợp lý | In general, it isplausibleto suppose that we should prefer peace and quiet to noise.[Effects of noise] |
| 92 | Sufficient (adj) ≈ Enough (adj) ≈ Adequate (adj) | Đủ | Just the knowledge that one has control issufficient.[Effects of noise] |
| 93 | Milestone (n) | Cột mốc (trên 1 hành trình hoặc sự phát triển) | The ability to recognise your reflection is considered an importantmilestonein infant development…[Robots with a sense of self] |
| 94 | To manipulate ≈ To control | Điều khiển / chi phối | This should help them carry out tasks such asmanipulatingobjects…[Robots with a sense of self] |
| 95 | To enhance sth ≈ To improve sth | Cải thiện / tăng cường, nâng cao | …such research could ultimatelyenhanceour understanding of cognitive development in infants.[Robots with a sense of self] |
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≈ Feature (n)
≈ Characteristic (n)
≈ Property (n)
≈ Attribute (n) | Đặc điểm / Đặc tính | …linguistic differences don’t really matter, that language is a universal humantrait, …[You are what you speak] |
| 101 | Universal (adj) | Phổ biến khắp mọi nơi hoặc tất cả mọi người | …linguistic differences don’t really matter, that language is auniversalhuman trait, …[You are what you speak] |