Vocab Revision

8. fall for st (phr.v): bị lừa

1. Crack (v): làm nứt
fall for sb (phr.v): say mê sb
Crack a joke = make a joke

9. indegenious (a) = native: bản xứ

2. Chip (v): làm mẻ
ingenious (a): khéo léo
3. Stint (n): khoảng thời gian
ingenuos (a): ngây thơ
DO/have a (brief/short >< long)
STINT as st
10. credulous (a): cả tin
VS spate (n): vụ, sự kiện không
-> credulity
may xảy ra liên tiếp
= gullible (a): dễ bị lừa
A spate of thefts
 In (full) spate (idm):
11. congenial (a): hợp để chơi
1. (sông) chảy xiết
Congenital (a): (bệnh) bẩm sinh
2. Cao hứng nói chuyện
Snippet (n): mẩu
12. innate (a): (tài năng) bẩm sinh
A snippet of information
= inborn

4. benighted (a): 1. Xa xôi, hẻo lánh

13. make of sth (phr.v): hiểu st
2. (người) thiếu
hiểu biết
14. pick and choose (idm): kén cá
chọn canh
5. benigh>< malignant (a)
Pick sb’s brain (idm): hỏi ai st vì that
person knows a lot about it
6. weigh up the pros and cons
Pick sb’s pocket

7. take sb in/ take in sb (phr.v):

15. steal a look/ glance at sth
1. cho sb ngủ nhờ = put up sb
2. deceive sb
16. rob Peter to pay Paul
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17. (in) a matter of hours/minutes

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(idm): vài tiếng, vài phút

18. a blot on the landscape (idm)

19. cylinder (n)

 cynlindrical (a)

20. have no foundation = no truth

21. keep a sharp eye on sb = watch

sb closely

22. smooth the way for st = allow

23. a great/good deal more st than

24. water down st = to make

something weaker or less effective

25. indifferent (a): not interested

26. within easy reach of st

27. within walking distance of st

28. within a stone’s throw