ENGLISH IPA MEANING EXAMPLES
80% of people interviewed ~
(adv) in a declared that the use of
way that is endangered animals such as
/ˌʌn.ɪ total, or elephants and tigers as a
1. form of entertainment
ˈkwɪv.ə. expressed
Unequivocally should be prohibited.
kəl.i/ very clearly
with no (EQUIVOCAL)
doubt * equivocal ~ ambiguous: (a)
lưỡng nghĩa
[N-U] the act
2. of treating There is evidence to indicate
Maltreatment/ someone that most animals face ~ on
mistreatment cruelly or a daily basis. (TREAT)
violently
[N-U] the
quality of
being
~ at this school is severely
disobedient
/ˌdɪs.ə punished, so remember to
3. (= refusing
ˈbiː.di.ə mind your manners both
Disobedience to do what
ns/ during the lessons and
someone in
outside the room. (OBEY)
authority
tells you to
do)
(a)
mysterious There are various myths
/ˌen.ɪɡ
and surroundings bats, those ~
4. Enigmatic ˈmæt.ɪk
impossible to creatures of the night.
/
understand (ENIGMA)
completely
[N-U] the
action of
spreading
across or Some species feed primarily
/dɪ moving away on fruit and so aid in seed ~.
5. Dispersal
ˈspɜː.səl over a large (DISPERSE); * aid in
(+of)
/ area, or of sth/doing sth: giúp đỡ trong
making việc gì / làm gì đó
people or
things do
this
[N-C/U] the
fact of not
voting in
favour of or
against
someone or
6. Abstention – /æb The draft law was passed by
something;
ans: ˈsten.ʃə 134 votes with 19, 5 with ~.
[N-U] not
abstentions n/ (ABSTAIN)
doing
something,
such as
drinking
alcohol or
having sex
(a) so
attractive or
desirable
that it is
For some young people,
impossible to
online games have become
7. Irresistible – /ˌɪr.ɪ refuse or say
~ addictive to the extent
ans: ˈzɪs.tə.b no to; so
that is threatening their
irresistibly əl/ attractive or
mental and physical health.
desirable
(RESIST)
that it is
impossible to
refuse or say
no to
(a) not You don’t have to be an
having expert to grow cacti and the
/ˌʌn.ɪ knowledge or ~ needn’t be concerned
8. Uninitiated ˈnɪʃ.i.eɪ. experience of abut cultivating them
tɪd/ a particular because they are among the
subject or easiest of plants to care for.
activity (INITIATE)
Girls are almost invariably
expected to express their
/ɪ feelings, but it would be ~
(a) wrong or
9. Erroneous ˈrəʊ.ni.ə to believe that they are born
false
s/ weaker, more sensitive or
with a greater natural
inclination to cry. (ERROR)
(a) relating
to the time What children need is more
when encouragement in their ~
someone or years in order not to
something is succumb to feelings of
10.
/ starting to depression later on. (FORM)
Formative
ˈfɔː.mə.t develop in
(years/influenc * succumb (+to sth): [V-I] to
ɪv/ character,
e)
and having lose the determination to
an important oppose something; to accept
influence on defeat; to die or suffer badly
how they from an illness
develop
[N-C] a
statement
that
something is
not true or
does not
exist; [C] a
statement
that someone
has not done
something; Jim’s ~ of the crime only
/dɪ
11. Denial [U] a made matters worse.
ˈnaɪ.əl/
statement (DENY)
that someone
has not done
something;
an
unwillingnes
s to accept
that
something
unpleasant is
true
(a) An
impassable
road or path
cannot be
12. travelled on The mountain roads are
Impassable because of often ~ in winter. (PASS)
bad weather
conditions or
because it is
blocked
[N/C/U] an
explanation
or opinion of
what
something
13. /ɪn It is not possible for
means; a
Interpretatio ˌtɜː.prə everyone to put their own ~
particular
n ˈteɪ.ʃən/ on the law. (INTERPRET)
way of
performing a
piece of
music, a part
in a play, etc.
Many people think that the
14. Untrue ~
(a) not true; famine was a result of the
erroneous ~
false civil war, but it is ~.
fallacious
(TRUTH)
(a) new,
original, and
You’ll need to be a little
clever; good
15. more ~ if you want to hold
at thinking of
Imaginative their attention to your
new,
writings. (IMAGINE)
original, and
clever ideas
[V-T]
16. to learn Andi has correctly ~ the
Memorize – something so order of a pack of cards in
ans: that you will just 31.16 seconds.
memorized remember it (MEMORY)
exactly
[N-C]
someone
who writes a
book or
A ~is a person who writes a
article, etc.
17. book, etc. for another
for another
ghostwriter person whose name it is
person to
then published. (WRITE)
publish
under his or
her own
name
18. Don’t believe what they
(a) not able
untrustworth said. I think they are ~.
to be trusted:
y (WORTH)
[N-C] a William Shakespeare is
19.
person who probably the most famous ~
playwright
writes plays in history. (PLAY)
(a) staying
/ɪn
20. the same and The ~ answer to my
ˈveə.ri.ə
invariable never question was “no”. (VARY)
.bəl/
changing
[N-C/U] a
feeling of
~ in wealth causes a great
21. doubt or
number of social problems.
inequality worry about
(EQUAL)
a future
event
(a) caused by
force that The church is the site of a
22.
cannot be number of ~ manifestations.
supernatural
explained by (NATURE)
science
[N-C/U] the
situation in
which a part
of the body
The slight ~ in his left hand
23. has not
was corrected by surgery.
deformity developed in
(FORM)
the normal
way or with
the normal
shape
Barack Obama was the first
24. (a) đa chủng
American president with ~
multiracial tộc
background. (RACE)
[N] (LAW)
failure to
appear or be
25. present in a They won the case because
nonappearanc / court of law, of the ~ in the court of the
e especially as defendant. (APPEARANCE)
a witness,
defendant, or
plaintiff.
26. personify The sun and the moon are
[V-T] nhân
– ans: often ~ in the poetry.
hóa
personified (PERSON)
(a), [N-C] (a
person who) Tax exemption only applies
27.
is not staying to those with ~ status.
non(-)resident
or living in or (RESIDENT)
at a place
[N-U] the
state of The station quickly fell into
28. disrepair
being broken ~ after it was closed. It is
(fall into
or old and now in very bad condition.
disrepair)
needing to (REPAIR)
be repaired
Low income and little
29. (a) làm nản administrative support make
disheartened lòng teachers ~ with the
profession. (HEART)
(a) not eating
30. enough food Do you think these children
/ˌʌn.də
undernourishe to continue are ~? They look very thin.
ˈnʌr.ɪʃt/
d to be in good (NOURISH)
health
31. /dɪ (a) extremely
Janet’s exam results turned
disastrous (+ ˈzɑː.strə bad or
out to be ~. (DISASTER)
for) s/ unsuccessful
(a) thinking
/ˌpriː or worrying You look rather ~. Are you
32.
ˈɒk.jə.pa about worried about something?
Preoccupied
ɪd/ something (OCCUPY)
too much
There are very few. ~ places
33. (a) # on Earth today. Man has
Unexplored explored been nearly everywhere.
(EXPLORE)
[V-T] to make
something The doctor gave him an
34. Deaden less painful injection to ~ the pain.
or less (DEAD) - *injection:
strong
35.
Nowadays, people may no
Abnormality –
[N-C] dị dạng longer suffer from lifetime
ans:
physical ~. (NORMAL)
abnormalities
[N-C] (UK)
đặc sản, a
product that
is extremely
good in a
particular
36. place; a
Speciality = /ˌspeʃ.i subject that Home-made ice-cream is one
specialty – ans: ˈæl.ə.ti/ someone of our ~. (SPECIAL)
specialities knows a lot
about;
(humorous) a
particular
thing that
you regularly
do or make
The meeting has been ~
37.
(adv) tạm thời arranged for 3 pm next
Provisionally
Friday. (PROVIDE)
(a) If people
or their
beliefs are
uncompromis
/ʌn
38. ing, they are The government’s ~
ˈkɒm.pr
Uncompromisi fixed and do approach has brought
ə.maɪ.zɪ
ng not change, criticism. (COMPROMISE)
ŋ/
especially
when faced
with
opposition
Jim is one of the most ~
39.
(a) thẳng tính members of the committee.
Outspoken
(SPEAK)
40. Many newspapers today
Disclosure – [N-C/U] sự gave very sensational ~
ans: tiết lộ about the private life of that
disclosures Hollywood start. (CLOSE)
(a) having There is little hope that
41. /ɪn bad habits Maurice’s behavior will ever
Incorrigible ~ ˈkɒrɪdʒə that cannot improve. It will probably
incurable bl/ be changed remain so ~ till he grows
or improved up. (CORRECT)
(a) between
departments;
42. /ˌɪntə The ~ project has just been
involving
Interdepartme ˌdiːpɑːt launched in that university.
more than
ntal ˈmentl/ (DEPARTMENT)
one
department
Matt says you must be good
43. [N-U] đa
at ~ responsibilities of a
Multitasking nhiệm
restaurant owner. (TASK)
(a) not able
or likely to
be disliked Everyone marveled at his ~
or opposed idea of organizing more field
44. /ˌʌn.əb
by people, trips for students. (OBJECT)
Unobjectionabl ˈdʒek.ʃə
because of - *marvel at sth: [V-I] to
e n.ə.bəl/
not being show or experience great
unpleasant surprise or admiration
or wrong in
any way
(a) looking as
if you are
going to cry
45. Misty- /ˌmɪs.ti because you He gets ~ whenever he
eyed ˈaɪd/ feel hears that song. (EYE)
emotional
about
something
46. (a) so She looked absolutely ~
Dumbfounded shocked that when I told her what had
= dumbstruck you cannot happened. She could hardly
(+ by sth) speak say a word. (DUMB)
[V-I/T] to go
47. to a party or
He stood at the door to
Gatecrash – other event
make sure that no one ~ the
ans: when you
party. (GATE)
gatecrashed have not
been invited
