THPT Nguyen THuong Hien – Tp HCM

Words Meaning Examples

1. Spell disaster Be a sign A bad management decision spelt
disaster for the company
2. Discernible Clear, obvious There is no discernible reason why
this should be the case.
3. Scape the bottom of the Using or doing st of the bad quality
barrel
4. Sour grapes you mean that that person is angry I don't think it's such a great job - and
because they have not got or achieved that's not just sour grapes because I
something that they wanted: didn't get it.

5. Unwind (v) Relax

6. Exhilarating (adj) making you feel very excited and happy: an exhilarating walk in the mountains
7. Mundane (adj) Boring Mundane job
8. Sedentary (adj) Passive and not moving Sedentary lifestyle
9. Aspiration (n) something that you hope to achieve: I've never had any political aspirations.
10. Brush up on Make a skill better You should brush up on English
11. Barge in to walk into a room quickly, without Suddenly two men barged in to the
being invited: room.
12. Throwaway society the modern world in which many goods
are disposable and create waste:
13. Go through with to do something unpleasant or difficult The company has decided not to go
that has already been agreed or through with the merger.
promised
14. Size up to form a judgement or an opinion about Many girls are afraid that their
somebody/something boyfriends size them up
15. Insure (v) Have the insurance
16. Hush up to keep from being told; suppress the Hush up the matter
report or discussion of.
17. Take a back seat Step back
18. One of the big guns a person or company with a lot of power
and influence
19. Have irons in the fire Have several plans
20. Off the cuff Without preparation If asked to, he would make a few
remarks off the cuff
21. Hard and fast Fixed and definite Hard and fast rule
22. Spill the beans reveal
23. Great minds think alike Tư tưởng lớn gặp nhau
24. On the run from Trying to escape from
Reading 1
1. Play an indispensable role Play an important role
2. Replenish (v) Fill up
3. Evaporation (n) Sự bốc hơi
4. Precipitation (n) Lượng mưa
5. Descend (v) to move, pass, or go down The rain descends annually upon the
continents
6. Flora and fauna plants
7. Anomaly (n) Unusual thing
8. Aquatic (adj) Belonging to water Aquatic life
9. Current (n) Dòng chảy
10. Climatic extreme Điều kiện thời tiết khắc nghiệt
11. Dissolve (v) Hòa tan
12. Exploit (v) to use someone or something unfairly
for your own advantage, tận dụng
Reading 2