Từ vựng chưa thuộc 5/10

Loath (a)
Be loath to do sth
Unwilling to do sth
Miễn cưởng
There are too much letters, I’m loath to send all of them at once.

Literally (adv)
Having the real or original meaning of the word or phrase
Sát nghĩa, đúng nghĩa
We live literally just round the corner from her
You’ll lose marks if you translate too literally

Catalyst (n)
An event or a person that causes great change
Ng, sự kiện gây ảnh hưởng lớn
Marie Curie is a catalyst for Science

Dominate (v)
To be the most important person or thing
Ng, vật vượt trội
He refuses to let others speak and dominate every meeting

Smear (v)
An accusation which is unpleasant, unreasonable or unlikely to be true and which is made publicly with the intention of harming a person’s reputation
Nói xấu bôi nhọ
A superstar will be very angry if they are smeared in newspaper

Divergent (a)
Different
Khác biệt
They hold widely divergent on controversial issues like abortion

Proposal (n)
A suggestion, sometimes a written one
Thỉnh cầu
Congress has rejected the latest economic proposal put forward by the president

Advocate (v)
(+V ing )
To publicly support or suggest an idea, development or way of doing sth
Đề xuất ( ý kiến,… )
She advocate taking a more long term view.

Suburb (n)
An area on the edge of a large town or city where people who work in the town or city often live
Ngoại ô
Go Vap is a suburb of HCM city

Rehabilitate (v)
To return someone or sth to a good or healthy condition, state or way of living
Làm phục hồi
After a medical treatment, she has been rehabilitated

Norm (n)
An accepted standard or a way of behaving or doing things that most people agree with
Chuẫn mực
Many norms from old dictatorship still exist in modern life

Steer (v)
To take so or sth, or cause them to go, in the direction in which u want them to go
Hướng theo 1 con dg, 1 lối nào đó
She steered her guests into the dining room

Regime (n)
A particular government or a system or method of government
Chế độ
Democratic regime

Crucial (a)
Extremely important or necessary
Cốt yếu
Global warming is a crucial problem

Restraint (n)
Calm and controlled behaviour
Kiềm chế ( cảm xúc)
She insulted him so long, but he still kept his restraint

Vigil (n)
Staying awake, especially at night, in order to be with an ill person, or to express especially political disagreement, or to pray
Sự thức khuya để cầu kinh
His parents kept vigil beside his bed for weeks before he died