TEST 3 - READING - EX8

Noun (N)/Adjective (adj)/Adverb (adv)/Verb (V)/

Preposition (prep)
Vocab highlights
1. -sacrifice /ˈ
sæk.rɪ.faɪs/(V)=give up : hy sinh

EX1: Many women sacrifice interesting careers for their families.

2. -foster/ˈ
fɒs.tər/(V)=promote, encourage /ɪnˈ
kʌr.ɪdʒ/ :
khuyến khích, cổ vũ

EX1: They were discussing the best way to foster democracy and
prosperity in the former communist countries.
EX2: They've always encouraged me in everything I've wanted
to do.
3. -agitate/ˈ
ædʒ.ɪ.teɪt/= disturb , worry (V): kíck động, làm
lo lắng

-agitate (V)=argue for : vận động cho

-agitate /ˈ
ædʒ.ɪ.teɪt/=shake (V) : lắc (một chất lỏng)
EX1: As a young man, he had agitated against the Vietnam war.
EX2: The unions continue to agitate for higher pay.
EX3: Pour the powder into the solution and agitate it until the
powder has dissolved.
EX4: I didn't want to agitate her by telling her the truth.
4. -bid =offer money (V) : đấu thầu

EX1: A foreign collector has bid $500,000 for the portrait.

EX2: Online auctions, where buyers bid for items over the
internet, have become increasingly popular.
5. -shun/ʃʌn/(V)=avoid, eschew /ɪsˈ
tʃuː/ : tránh xa, từ bỏ

EX1: We won't have discussions with this group unless they

eschew violence.
EX2: She has shunned publicity since she retired from acting.
6. -adjourn/əˈ
dʒɜːn/(V)=defer, suspend : hoãn lại

EX1: The meeting was adjourned until Tuesday.

 7. -overshoot/ˌ
əʊ.vəˈ
ʃuːt/(V)=deluge, inundate : làm quá ,
vượt quá

EX1: The plane overshot the runway and finished up in the

water.
8. recuperate/rɪˈ
kuː.pər.eɪt/(V)=bounce back, rebound,
recover : phục hồi

-recuperation (N) : sự phục hồi

EX1: She spent a month in the country recuperating from/after
the operation.
9. -agonizing /ˈ
æɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ/(Adj)= excruciating ,
suffering : đau đớn

-agonize (V)=contemplate/ˈ kɒn.təm.pleɪt/, ponder, mull

over /mʌl/ : cân nhắc, suy nghĩ kỹ
EX1: She agonized for days before agreeing to take the job.
EX2: I need a few days to mull things over before I decide.
EX3: Her ankle was still excruciating if she put weight on it.
10. -fertility/fəˈ
tɪl.ə.ti/(N)=productivity : sự màu mỡ, sự sinh
sản tốt

EX1: It is thought that environmental toxins are destroying

fertility.
11. - futile/ˈ
fjuː.təl/(Adj)=unavailing : không tác dụng , không
hiệu quả

EX1: It's completely futile trying to reason with him - he just

won't listen.
EX2: Diplomatic efforts at peace-making have so far proved
unavailing.