TEST 6

Part 5
press (v) to persuade sb
above/ below expectations
disgrace v. làm nhục
liberality n. understanding of, respect for other people’s opinions
propriety n. correctness of moral or social behaviour OPP: impropriety
a breach of propriety
delicacy n. ~ politeness
concise a. short & clear
sort of mind
vigorous a. forceful and energetic
coarse a. rude and offensive
unequivocal a. completely clear & w/o doubt
unbidden a. (especially of a thought or feeling) arising without conscious effort
prompt sb to do sth to make sb decide to do sth
sorrow for/ at a feeling of great sadness
I beg your pardon used for saying “sorry”
purport n. the general meaning of what someone says
have/ take a notion to do sth to suddenly to want to do sth
bewitching a. enchanting; fascinating
agreeable a. pleasant; pleasing
in company with together with sb
gratitude n. thankfulness
in suspense a feeling of excitement/anxiety when you don’t know what will happen next
surmise v. = conjecture, speculate
credit sb with sth to consider that someone has a particular quality
bring sb (a)round (to your way of thinking)
agitated a. so nervous or upset
equal n. someone who is as important, intelligent etc as you are, or who has
the same rights and opportunities as you do

Part 6
gain insight into sth
what makes sb tick the thoughts, feelings, opinions that give sb their character or make them
behave in a particular way
fuel up if you fuel a vehicle, or if it fuels up, fuel is put into it = fill up
top sth/sb ↔ up increase the level of sth slightly to bring it back to the level you want
put sb/sth ↔ forward suggest a plan, proposal, idea for other pp to consider or discuss = propose
metabolism sự trao đổi chất
inherent in a quality that’s inherent in sth is a natural part of it n can’t b separated from it
synthesis of sth that has been made by combining different things, or the process of
combining things = combination
dismissive of (a) refusing to consider sb or sth seriously
chronic (a) a chronic disease/illness is one that continues for a long time n cannot be cured
compromise with/on reach an agreement in which everyone involved accepts less than what they
wanted at first
prompt sb to do sth make sb decide to do sth
life-sustaining (a)
digestion
cardiovascular
disease-related (a)
forty winks a short sleep during the day
waking hours
tailor sth to meet/suit sb’s needs/requirements
to make sth so that it is exactly right for sb’s particular needs or for a particular
purpose
empirically adv based on scientific testing or practical experience, not on ideas
OPP: theoretically, hypothetically
impair mental health
deviation from a noticeable difference from what is expected or acceptable
degenerate v. become worse
be conducive to sth if a situation is conducive to something such as work, rest etc, it provides
conditions that make it easy for you to work etc
concrete proof
the bottom line tell sb what the most important part of a situation is, or what the most
important thing to consider is

Part 7
unwittingly in a way that shows you do not know or realize sth = unknowingly
get off the ground start to be successful
feel obliged to do sth feel that you have a duty to do sth
financial drain
no end very much
wax lyrical talk about and praise sth in a very eager way
pitfall of problem/difficulty that’s likely to happen in a particular job, course of action/
activity
seal a deal/bargain/pact make an agreement more formal or definite
backfire if a plan or action backfires, it has the opposite effect to the 1 you intended
derive sth from sth get sth, especially an advantage or a pleasant feeling, from sth
dearly paid for
It bugs sb that annoy
binge on do too much of sth, such as eating or drinking, in a short period of time
It hit sb (that) if a fact hits you, you suddenly realize its importance n feel surprised/shocked
transfixed unable to move because you are very surprised, shocked, frightened,
interested
extremity of sth the degree to which sth goes beyond what is usually thought to be acceptable
be closely/inextricably if two situations, ideas are intertwined, they are closely related intertwined
wean sb off/from sth make sb gradually stop doing sth you disapprove of
be duped into doing sth trick or deceive sb
 devise plan or invent a new way of doing sth
waive state officially that a right, rule can be ignored
(by) courtesy of sth if a thing happens courtesy of another, the second thing caused the first
revel in sth enjoy sth very much
novelty of the quality of being new, unusual, and interesting
usher sth ↔ in cause sth new to start, or to be at the start of sth new
sinister (a) making you feel that sth evil, dangerous, or illegal is happening or will happen
→ there is sth/nothing sinister about sb/sth
dystopia an imaginary place where life is extremely difficult n a lot of unfair/immoral
things happen # utopia
bleakly (av) without anything to make you feel happy or hopeful
be tantamount to sth if an action, suggestion, plan is tantamount to sth bad, it has the same effect
or is almost as bad
solitary confinement a punishment in which a prisoner is kept alone and is not allowed to see
anyone else → in solitary confinement
delegate sth to sb phân chia công việc
perpetual (a) continuing all the time without changing or stopping = continuous
stave sth ↔ off keep sb or sth from reaching you or affecting you for a period of time
dreaded (a) making you feel afraid or anxious
the spectre of sth sth that pp are afraid of because it may affect them badly
dormant (a) not active or not growing at the present time but able to be active later
# active → lie/remain dormant → dormant volcano
dictate (v) tell sb exactly what they must do or how they must behave
regression (n) the act of returning to an earlier condition that is worse or less developed
# progression

WORD FORM

root noun adj verb adverb

derive v. derivative derivative derive

derivation

sight n. insight sighted sight

oversight unsightly
sighting insightful
sightless

fuel v. n. biofuel refuel

top v. a. topping top topless top tops

topmost atop

prompt v. prompter unprompted prompt promptly

synthesis n. synthesis synthetic synthesize synthetically

synthesizer = synth
dismiss v. dismissal dismissive dismiss v. dismissively

chronic a. chronically

compromise v. compromise uncompromising compromise

n. compromising

mortality n. immortality mortal immortalize mortally

mortality immortal

wit n. nitwit unwitting outwit unwittingly

dimwit dimwit witlessly

witless
witlessness

oblige v. obligation obligated disoblige obligingly

obliging oblige
nonobligatory
obligatory

fire v. backfire v.

fix v. fixity fixated Transfix

fixings fixable
Fixation fixed
Fixture transfixed
Prefix
Suffix

extreme a. extremity extremely

extremist
extremism
extreme

twine v. intertwined intertwine

courtesy n. courtesy n. courteous discourteously

discourtesy n. discourteous courteously

novel n. novelisation novel novelize

novella
novelist
Novelty

depend v. over-dependence

perpetual a. perpetuation perpetual perpetuate perpetually

 perpetuity

delegate v. delegation

dormant a. dormancy

dread n. dread dreaded dread dreadfully

dreadful

dictate v. dictation dictatorial dictate dictatorially

dictator
dictatorship

regress v. regression regressive

liberality n. liberal

propriety n. proper
OPP:
impropriety

delicacy n. delicate

vigorous a. vigour vigorously

equivocal a. equivocation unequivocal equivocate

unbidden a. bid

bewitching a. bewitch

agreeable a. agreement disagreeable agree (dis)agreeably

favourable a. favour favourably

inevitable inevitability inevitably

degenerate degeneration degenerative