Revision Vocab Unit 2 Destination C1C2
Revision Vocab Unit 2 Destination C1C2
Revision Vocab Unit 2 Destination C1C2
Optimistic :(Adj) hoping or believing that good things will happen in the
future lạc quan tự tin about
She is optimistic about her chances of winning a gold medal
Pessimistic(adj): thinking that bad things are more likely to happen or
emphasizing the bad part of a situation
Bi quan thiếu tự tin về about, nhấn mạnh tình huống xấu
The tone of the meeting was very pessimistic
Biased(adj) showing an unreasonable like or dislike for a person based
on personal opinions thành kiến thiên vị đối với một người nào đó, 1
vật, 1 ý kiến cụ thể dựa trên quang điểm cá nhân
The newspapers gave a very biased report of the meeting -
>unbiased(adj) công bằng ko dựa trên quan điểm cá nhân able to judge
fairly because you are not influenced by your own opinions
Unbiased advice
An unbiased opinion
Prejudiced(Adj): showing an unreasonable dislike for something or
someone thành kiến( đối với một ngườu chung chung)
The campaign is designed to make people less prejudiced about AIDS
Cynical(Adj):believing that people are only interested in themselves and
are not sincere nghỉ ngưởi khác chỉ quan tâm đến bản thân họ và nghỉ
họ thiếu thành thật
She has a pretty cynical view of men
Dubious(adj): thought not to be complete;y true or not able to be
trusted thiếu minh bạch, mơ hồ
These claims are dubious and not scientifically proven
Sceptical(Adj):/ Skeptical: doubting that sth is true or useful hoài nghi đa
nghi về sự việc nào đó đúng hay sai
Many experts remain sceptical about/of his claims
Naive(Adj) too willing to belive that someone is telling true or
inexperienced ngây thơ dễ tin,ngờ nghệch thiếu hiểu biết
Ingenious(Adj): of a person very intelligent and skilful người cực kì tinh
tế tai giỏi
Johnn is so ingenious-he can make the most remarkable sculptures from
the most materials
Of a thing skilfully made or planned and involving new ideas and
methods
Khéo léo,tài tình
An ingenious idea/method
Plausible(adj: seeming likely to be true , or able to be believed
Có vẻ hợp lý, có thể đáng tin
A plausible explanation
Baffle(V) to cause someone to be unable to understand or explain sth
gây bối rối, gây trở ngại,làm khó hiểu
She was completely baffled by his strange behaviour
Discriminate(V): treat a person unfairly phân biệt đối xử( kì thị tôn giáo,
chủng tộc, đặc điểm cá nhân
She felt she had been discriminated against because of her age
Discriminate (v): to be able to see the difference between two things or
people phân biệt sự khác nhau gu=iuawx A và B
Police dogs can discriminate between the different smellsa
Assess():: tính toán chi phí của tài sản the insurers wi;; need to assess the
flood damage
Assess?(V) to make a decision about a person or situation after
considering all the information đánh giá tình huống sự việc, con người
để phán xét
Assume(V): giả sử, cho rằng ko cm là đúng \
Speculate(V): to guess possible answer to a question when you do not
have enough information to be certain tự biện xuy xét nghiên cứu on cái
gì đó
A spokesperson declined to speculate on the cause of the train crash
Justify() If you justify yourself, you give a good reason for what you have
done
It was the only thing that I could do- I don’t have to justify myself to
anyone
Deduce(V): reach an answer or a decision by thinking carefully about the
known facts suy diễn, suy luận dựa trên thông tin sẵn có
We cannot deduce very much from these figures
Reflect on think carefully suy ngẫm sâu về, ngẫm nghĩ vê các sự kiện đã
qua
She felt she needed time to reflect on what to do next
Presume(v) to believe sth to be true because it is very likely, althogh you
are not certain nghĩ là, cho là điều gì đúng (thiếu chắc chắn
I presume that they’re not coming, since they have not replied to the
invitation yet
Concentrate on(V):tập trung làm gì đó
Concentrate(V) to bring to come together in a large number or amount
in one particular area tập trung, đông đúc
In the dry season, the animals tend to concentrate in the areas where
there is water
Spring(v) to move quickly and suddenly towards a particular place: the
organiztion is ready to spring into action=taking action the moment it
receives its funding
Contemplate(V):to spend time considering a possible future action, or to
suy ngẫm, suy tính liệu trc cho tương lai
I’m contemplating going aboard for a year
Ponder(V): think carefully about sthing, especially for noticeable length
of time
Suy ngẫm, trầm ngâm suy nghĩ một thời gian dài trc khi quyết định
She sat back for a minute to ponder her next move in the game
Deliberate””(V): think or talk seriously and carefully about sthing
Cân nhắc, thảo luận thận trọng, có chủ tâm, tính toán
The jury took five dáy to deliberate on the case
Dilemma(N):a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made
between different things you could do
She faces the dillema of disobeying her fahẻ ỏ losing the man she loves
Faith(N): great trust or confidence in sthing or someone
Niềm tin hoặc sự mạnh mẽ ai đó
She has no faith in modern medicine
Gather(V): to understand or believe sthing as a result of sth that has
been said or done
Suy ra là điều gì đúng tự duy diến
Harry loves his new job, I gather
Genius(N): kĩ năng thieeb tài
Genius(N): người thiên tài
Grasp(V): to quickly take sth in your hands and hold it firmly nắm chặt
cái gì đo
Rosie suddenly grapsed my hand
Grasp(V): to understand sth, especially sth difficult
Am hiểu, nắm được I think I managed to grasp the main points of the
lecture
Guesswork(N): phương pháp phỏng đoán
Hunch(N):an idea that is based on feeling and for which there is no proof
Sự linh cảm điều gì đó có thể xảy ra
Sometimes you have to be prepared to act on a hunch
Ideology(N): hệ tư tưởng
Inspiration(n): nguồn cảm hứng
Intuition(N): trực giác knowledge from an ability to understand or know
sth immeditaely based on your feelings rather than facts
Often there’s no clear evidence one way or the other and you just have
to base your judgement on intuition
Notion(N): a belief or idea ý niêm hay quan niệm
I have only a vague notion of what she does for a living
Paradox(N): a situation or statement that seems impossible or is difficult
because it contains two opposite facts tình huoongs ngược đời
It’s curious paradox that drinking a lot of water can often make you feel
thirsty
Reckon(v)to think or believe tin rằng điêu gì chắc chắn đúng
I reckon it is going to rain
Suppose(V): tin rằng điều gi đó có lẽ đúng( ko chắc chắn); giả định điều
gì đúng dựa trên kinh nghiệm
Think that sthing is likely to be true
Dan didn’t answer the phone, so I suppose that he’s busy
Query câu chất vấn, hỏi để làm rõ thông tin
Nghi ngờ thắc mắc,
Hỏi
Academic(N) Viện sĩ
(adj): giỏi việc học, nghiên cứu
(Adj): ko thực tế
(adj): liên quan đến giáo dục, học thuật
Conscientious(Adj): putting a lot effort into your work
Tận tâm, chu đáo
Cram(V): try to learn a lot very quickly before an exam học nhồi, luyện
thi, cày để thi
Curriculum(N): chương trình học, giáo trình
Distance learning(phr): việc học từ xa
Graduate(v): tốt nghiệp
(N) : người tốt nghiệp
Ignorant(adj): not having enough knowledge, understading, or
information about sth
Ko có kiến thức, ngu dốt về
Many teenagers are surprisingly ignorant about current politics
Inattentive(ADJ): not giving attention to someone or sthing
He was wholly inattentive to the needs of his children
Intellectual(Adj):thuộc trí tuệ, tri thức
Có giáo dục và đam mê nghệ thuật văn học, văn chương