Unit 3
1 . prevent: stop sb from doing sth or sth from being done
-> preventive
-> prevention
2. hinder: make more difficult for sb to do sth or for sth to happen
-> hindering
-> hindrance
3. obstruct: stop sb or sth from moving forward by blocking their path
-> obstructive
-> obstruction
4. inhibit: make sb unable to express themselves freely
-> inhibiting
-> inhibition
5. stem: stop the flow or spread of sth (usually liquid)
6. prohibit: forbid sb from doing sth (usually by law or regulation)
-> prohibitive
-> prohibition
7. hamper: to make movement difficult
8. come of age: to reach the age when you are legally an adult
9. lisp (nói lẹo): If someone speaks with a lisp, they pronounce "s" and "z" sounds like "th"
10. bureaucracy: a system for controlling or managing a country, company, or organization that is operated by a large
number of officials employed to follow rules carefully
11. to obstruct the course of justice: tell a lie or do sth to prevent the police from finding out the truth
12. hemorrhage (xuất huyết): loosing a large amount of blood in a short time
13. fatally: succumbs to his injuries
14. convey: to make it known
15. boulder: large rock
16. infantry: on foot
17. penitentiary: prison
18. harsh: severe
19. restrain: you keep sth under control
20. irksome: annoying
21. captive: prisoner
22. drift: often change jobs
23. obese -> obesity
24. scrutinise: to examine something very carefully in order to discover information
-> scrutiny
25. impede: to make it more difficult for something to happen or more difficult for someone to do something
-> impediment (speech impediment)
26. impartial: not supporting any of the sides involved in an argument
-> impartiality
27. disclose: to make something known publicly, or to show something that was hidden
-> disclosure
28. profound: felt or experienced very strongly or in an extreme way
-> profundity
29. ingenious -> ingenuity
30. depart -> departure
31. commit -> commitment
32. destitude (= poor) -> destitution (= poverty)
33. flavour: distinctive taste; special quality or characteristic
34. savour: enjoy the taste or smell of sth
35. implicit: suggested rather than plainly stated
36. explicit: clearly and fully expressed
37. superficial (nông cạn): not thorough or profound
38. superfluous: more than needed or wanted
39. pathetic: causing one to feel sympathy
40. apathetic: showing a lack of interest in matters
41. apprehend: (legal) arrest, seize
42. comprehend: understand fully
43. statute: written law
44. stature: a person’s body height
45. induce: persuade or influence
46. deduce: reach a conclusion by reasoning
47. imply: to communicate an idea or feeling without saying it directly
48. infer (from): to form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have
49. humane: showing kindness, care, and sympathy towards others, especially those who are suffering
50. drone: a low continuous noise that does not change its note
51. prone: likely to show a particular characteristic, usually a negative one, or to be affected by something bad, such
as damage or an illness
52. elicit: to get or produce something, especially information or a reaction
53. illicit: illegal or disapproved of by society
54. accessory (tòng phạm): someone who helps another person to commit a crime but does not take part in it
55. populous: A populous country, area, or place has a lot of people living in it
56. dissent: a strong difference of opinion on a particular subject, especially about an official suggestion or plan or a
popular belief
57. descent: the state or fact of being related to a particular person or group of people who lived in the past
58. stationary: not moving, or not changing
59. stationery (văn phòng phẩm): the things needed for writing, such as paper, pens, pencils, and envelopes
60. urbane: (especially of a man) confident, comfortable, and polite in social situations
61. coil (v): to arrange something in a coil (n): cuộn dây
62. curve: to form or move in the direction of a line that turns continuously and has no straight parts, or
to cause something to do this
63. spiral: to increase rapidly
64. revolve: to move or cause something to move around a central point or line
65. be counted as: be considered as
66. reassure: to comfort someone and stop them from worrying
67. recline: to lean or lie back with the upper part of your body in a nearly horizontal position
68. dispute: to disagree with something that someone says
69. heap: to put things into a large, untidy pile
70. distribute: to give something out to several people, or to spread or supply something
71. brood: to think for a long time about things that make you sad, worried, or angry
72. fret: to be nervous or worried
73. trouble sb = make sb feel upset, worried
74. console: to make someone who is sad or disappointed feel better, usually by giving them comfort or sympathy
75. impoverish: to make someone very poor
76. augment: to increase the size or value of something by adding something to it
77. liberate: to help someone or something to be free
78. quarantine: to stay away from others for a period of time because you have a disease, or may have one, in order to
prevent the spread of the disease
79. extol (=praise): to praise something or someone very much
80. dim: to (make something) become less bright
81. rigorous: careful to look at or consider every part of something to make certain it is correct or safe
82. slack: not tight; loose
83. moderate: neither small nor large in size, amount, degree, or strength
84. exorbitant: (of prices and demands) much too large
85. get to: to begin to do or be
86. come to: to become conscious again after an accident or operation:
87. hold (sb) to (sth): to make someone do what they promised or agreed to do
88. take to = begin to do sth as a habit
89. contagious: A contagious disease can be caught by touching sb who has the disease or a piece of infected clothing
90. contiguous: next to or touching another, usually similar, thing
91. contingent: depending on or influenced by something else
92. congenial: friendly and pleasant
93. inhospitable: not welcoming or generous to people who visit you
94. repel: to force someone or something to stop moving towards you or attacking you
95. compel: to force someone to do something
96. redeem: to make something or someone seem less bad
97. plague (bệnh dịch): a serious disease which kills many people
98. enrich: to improve the quality of sth by adding sth else
99. exploit: to use sth in a way that helps you
