570 IELTS academic words-part 6 potx

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Abstract: Trừu tượng
The research shows that pre-school children are capable of thinking in abstract terms.
• abstraction
• abstractly

Accurate: ðúng ñắn, chính xác
The police are trying to obtain a more accurate picture of crime levels.
• accuracy
• accurately
• inaccuracy
• inaccurate
• inaccurately

Acknowledge: Thừa nhận
She refuses to acknowledge the need for reform.
I did not acknowledge that he had done anything wrong.
It is generally acknowledged to be true.
• acknowledgement

Aggregate: Tổng số
Liverpool won 2-0 on aggregate (= in total).
The three smaller parties gained an aggregate of 25 per cent of the vote.
• aggregation

Allocate: Phân phối, phân bố
More resources are being allocated to the project.

Allocate somebody/something The project is being allocated more resources.
Allocate something (for something) A large sum has been allocated for buying new
books for the library.
Allocate something (to somebody/something) They intend to allocate more places to
mature students this year.
• allocation

Assign: Phân công
The teacher assigned a different task to each of the children.
The teacher assigned each of the children a different task.
• assignment
• reassign
• reassignment
• unassigned
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Attach: ðính kèm, bao gồm
She attached a photograph to her letter.
There were too many conditions attached to the deal.
• attached
• attachment
• unattached

Author: Tác giả
He is the author of three books on art.
• authorship

Bond: Mối quan hệ, mối ràng buộc
A bond of friendship had been forged between them.
The agreement strengthened the bonds between the two countries.
• bonding

Brief: Ngắn ngủi, vắn tắt
Brief visit/meeting/conversationa… brief pause/silence…
Mozart's life was brief.
• brevity
• briefing
• briefly

Capable: (~skilled, competent) Có tài, có năng lực, có khả năng
She's a very capable teacher.
• capability
• capably
• incapable

Cite: Trích dẫn (quote)
He cited his heavy workload as the reason for his breakdown.
She cited a passage from the President's speech.
• citation

Cooperative: Hợp tác (adj)
Cooperative activity is essential to effective community work.
Employees will generally be more cooperative if their views are taken seriously.
• cooperate
• cooperation
• cooperatively
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Discrimination: Sự phân biệt ñối xử
Discrimination against older workers
• discriminate

Display: (~exhibit ) Bày ra, trưng bày, phô trương (exhibition = cuộc triển lãm)
The exhibition gives local artists an opportunity to display their work.
She displayed her bruises for all to see.
I have rarely seen her display any sign of emotion.
These statistics display a definite trend.

Diversity: ðiều khác biệt lớn
(~variety)
• diverse
• diversification
• diversify

Domain: Phạm vi, lãnh ñịa, lãnh thổ
The care of older people is being placed firmly within the domain of the family.
The Spice Islands were within the Spanish domains.

Edition: Số bản in ra, lần xuất bản
The electronic edition of ‘The Guardian’
The story was in Tuesday's edition of ‘The New York Times’.
The article appeared in the evening edition of ‘The Mercury’.
• edit
• editor

• editorial
• editorship
• editorial
• editorial

Enhance: (~improve) Nâng cao, ñề bạt, tăng cường, ñề cao
This is an opportunity to enhance the reputation of the company
The skilled use of make-up to enhance your best features
• enhanced
• enhancement

Estate: Tài sản
Her estate was left to her daughter.
He left estate valued at a million dollars.
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Exceed: Trội hơn, nhiều hơn (nội)
The price will not exceed £100.
His achievements have exceeded expectations.

Expert: Chuyên gia
Expert (at/in/on something) an expert in child psychology
Expert (at/in/on doing something) He's an expert at getting his own way.
• expertise
• expertly

Explicit: Rõ ràng.

He gave me very explicit directions on how to get there.
(~frank: thẳng thắn)
• explicitly
• explicitness

Federal: (thuộc) liên bang
• federally
• federation

Fee: Phí
Does the bank charge a fee for setting up the account?

Flexible: Linh hoạt, mềm dẻo
You need to be more flexible and imaginative in your approach.
• flexibility
• flexibly
• inflexibility
• inflexible
• inflexibly

Furthermore: (~moreover) Hơn nữa, vả lại, ngoài ra
He said he had not discussed the matter with her. Furthermore, he had not even
contacted her.

Gender: Giống
In French the adjective must agree with the noun in number and gender.
Masculine gender: giống ñực
Feminine gender: giống cái

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Ignore: (~disregard, take no notice of) Lờ ñi, phớt lờ
He ignored all the ‘No Smoking’ signs and lit up a cigarette.
If he tries to start an argument, just ignore him.
• ignorance
• ignorant
• ignorantly

Incentive: Sự khích lệ
Incentive (for/to somebody/something) (to do something)
There is no incentive for people to save fuel.

Incidence: Tần suất
An area with a high incidence of crime
• incident
• incidentally

Incorporate: Kết hợp, sát nhập
The new car design incorporates all the latest safety features.
We have incorporated all the latest safety features into the design.
• incorporation

Index: Mục lục
Look it up in the index.
Author and subject indexes are available on a library database.

Inhibit: Ngăn chặn, hạn chế, kiềm chế

A lack of oxygen may inhibit brain development in the unborn child.
Financial considerations are inhibiting access to higher education.
(The managing director's presence inhibited them from airing their problems.)
• inhibition

Initiate: (~set in motion) Bắt ñầu, khởi ñộng
To initiate legal proceedings against somebody
The government has initiated a programme of economic reform.
The reforms were initiated by Gorbachev.
• initiation
• initiative
• initiator


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Input: Cái cho vào, ñầu vào
Barley is one of the main inputs to the process of distillation.
Growing anything in this soil will require heavy inputs of nutrients.
I'd appreciate your input on this.

Instruct: (~direct, order) Chỉ dẫn
The letter instructed him to report to headquarters immediately.
• instruction
• instructive
• instructively
• instructor

Intelligent: Thông minh
• intelligence
• intelligently
• unintelligent

Interval: Khoảng thời gian nghỉ (giữa 2 sự kiện)
The interval between major earthquakes might be 200 years.
He knocked on the door and after a brief interval it was opened.

Lecture: Bài diễn thuyết, bài thuyết trình
To attend a series of lectures on Jane Austen
I know I should stop smoking—don't give me a lecture about it.
• lecturer

Migrate: (+to) (~emigrate): Di cư, di dân
Thousands were forced to migrate from rural to urban areas in search of work.
• migrant
• migration
• migratory

Minimum: Tối thiểu, nhỏ nhất, ít nhất
What are your minimum requirements for the job?
The work was done with the minimum amount of effort.
• ministerial
• ministry

Ministry: Bộ

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Motive: Cớ, lí do, ñộng cơ
There seemed to be no motive for the murder.
I'm suspicious of his motives.
I have an ulterior motive in offering to help you.
• motivate
• motivated
• motivation
• motivational
• motivator
• motiveless
• unmotivated

Neutral: (~impartial, unbiased) Trung lập
Journalists are supposed to be politically neutral.
I didn't take my father's or my mother's side; I tried to remain neutral.
• neutrality
• neutralization
• neutralize
• neutrally

Nevertheless: (~nonetheless ) Tuy nhiên, tuy thế mà
Our defeat was expected but it is disappointing nevertheless.
There is little chance that we will succeed in changing the law. Nevertheless, it is
important that we try
The old system had its flaws, but nevertheless it was preferable to the new one.

Overseas: Hải ngoại, ngoài nước (adj)
Overseas development/markets/trade
Overseas students/visitors

Precede: Xảy ra trước, tồn tại trước, ñi trước
She preceded me in the job.
See the preceding chapter.
It had happened during the preceding year.
• precedence
• precedent
• unprecedented
• unprecedentedly


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Presume: (~assume) Cho là, coi như là, ñoán chừng
They are very expensive, I presume?
I presumed him to be her husband.
Little is known of the youngest son; it is presumed that he died young.
• presumably
• presumption
• presumptuous

Rational: (~ reasonable) Có lí, phải lẽ
There is no rational explanation for his actions.
• irrational

• irrationality
• irrationally
• rationalism
• rationality
• rationalization
• rationalize
• rationally

Recover: (nội, ngoại) Hồi phục, bình phục
He's still recovering from his operation.
It can take many years to recover from the death of a loved one.
The economy is at last beginning to recover.
• recoverable
• recovered
• recovery

Reveal: (~disclose) Tiết lộ, phát giác, ñể lộ, bộc lộ
Details of the murder were revealed by the local paper.
The doctors did not reveal the truth to him.
• revealing
• revealingly
• revelation

Scope: phạm vi, tầm xa (kiến thức)
Our powers are limited in scope.
These issues were outside the scope of the article.



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Subsidy: Tiền trợ cấp
Agricultural subsidies
• subsidiary
• subsidization
• subsidize

Tape: Băng ghi âm
I lent her my Bob Marley tapes.

Trace: (~track down) Tìm, truy dấu, truy tìm gốc gác
We finally traced him to an address in Chicago.
I have been unable to trace the letter you mentioned.
She could trace her family tree back to the 16th century.
• traceable

Transform: (~convert) Thay ñổi, biến ñổi hình thù, ñịnh dạng
The photochemical reactions transform the light into electrical impulses.
It was an event that would transform my life.
(completely change theo hướng better)
• transformation
• transformational

Transport: Sự vận chuyển, vận tải
He can't drive so he has to rely on public transport.
Transport to and from the airport is included in the price.
• transportation

• transporter

Underlying: Nằm dưới, ẩn dưới
The underlying assumption is that the amount of money available is limited.
Unemployment may be an underlying cause of the rising crime rate.
• underlie

Utilise: Dùng, sử dụng (~make use of)
The Romans were the first to utilize concrete as a building material.
The resources at our disposal could have been better utilized.
Vitamin C helps the body utilize the iron present in your body.
• utility
• utilization
• utilize