– Advanced class – Lesson 3 –

A. Vocabulary
STT Vocabulary Type Meaning Example
1 Censor (n) - nhân viên/người kiểm duyệt
/ˈsensər/ a person whose job is to examine
books, films, etc.and has the power
to remove any of the contents
which might offend people
2 Sensor (n) - cảm biến
/ˈsensər/ a device that reacts to heat, light,
or movement
3 Racy (adj) - khiêu dâm
/ˈreɪsi/ exciting and slightly shocking,
especially because of relating to or
suggesting sex
4 Prime time (n) - giờ cao điểm
the time when most people are
watching television or listening to
the radio
5 Dispenser (n) - người bào chế, người pha chế
/dɪˈspensər/ thuốc
a person who prepares medicines
in a dispensary
6 Equip (v) - trang bị
/ɪˈkwɪp/ to provide yourself/sb/sth with the
things that are needed
7 Ingenious (adj) - (of a person) mưu trí, tài tình,
/ɪnˈdʒiːniəs/ khéo léo
having a lot of clever new ideas
and good at inventing things
8 Ingenuous (adj) - chất phát + ngây thơ, (nhẹ dạ ?)
/ɪnˈdʒenjuəs/ honest, innocent and willing to
trust people
9 Fear (n) [uncountable, countable] the
/fɪr/ feeling of great worry or anxiety
caused by the knowledge of danger
+   fear of sth/sb
10 Manufacture (v) - sản xuất
/ˌmænjuˈfæktʃər/ to make goods in large quantities,
using machines
+ manufacture sth
12 - bịa đặt
to invent a story, an excuse, etc.
+ manufacture sth
11 Disused (adj) [usually before noun]
 /ˌdɪsˈjuːzd/ - bỏ đi
no longer used
12 Decompose (v) [intransitive, transitive] 
/ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz/ - phân hủy
to be destroyed gradually after
death by natural processes
13 Disintegrate (v) - tan rã (phá hủy)
/dɪsˈɪntɪɡreɪt/ to (cause to) fall to pieces
14 Nasty (adj) - khó chịu, xấu xa, không tử tế
/ˈnæsti/ very bad or unpleasant; unkind
15 Stench [singular]
/stentʃ/ - mùi hôi thối, mùi khó chịu
a strong, very unpleasant smell

16 Polystyrene (n) [uncountable]

/ˌpɑːliˈstaɪriːn/
- nhựa PS
a very light soft plastic that is
usually white, used especially
for making containers that
prevent heat loss

17 Polish (v) [transitive, intransitive] 

/ˈpɑːlɪʃ/ - đánh bóng
to make something smooth and
shiny by rubbing it
+ polish sth with sth
+ polish sth up
18 Remover (n) [uncountable, countable]
a substance used for (usually in compounds)
getting rid of marks, - chất tẩy
paint, etc. a substance used for getting rid of
marks, paint, etc.

19 Emit (v) - phát ra, tỏa ra, bốc ra

/iˈmɪt/ to send out something such as
light, heat, sound, gas, etc.
+ emit sth
20 Omit (v) - bỏ sót
/əˈmɪt/ to not include sb/sth
23 - quên
to not do or fail to do something
+ omit to do sth
21 Pertinent (adj) - thích đáng, thích hợp, đúng chỗ,
/ˈpɜːtɪnənt/ appropriate to a particular
/ˈpɜːrtnənt/ situation
22 Mankind (n) [uncountable]
/mænˈkaɪnd/ - loài người, nhân loại
all humans, thought of as one
large group; the human race
23 Consume (v) - tiêu thụ, tiêu tốn
/kənˈsuːm/ to use something, especially fuel,
energy or time
24 Malaria (n) - bệnh sốt rét
/məˈleriə/ a fever caused by the bite of a
certain type of mosquito.
25 Globe (n) [countable]
/ɡləʊb/ - quả địa cầu 
an object like a ball in shape with a
map of the world on its surface
26 Functional (adj) - thiết thực, thực dụng (tập trung
/ˈfʌŋkʃənl/ vào chất lượng thay vì vẻ bề ngoài)
designed to be useful rather than
to look beautiful
27 Durable (adj) - bền, chắc
/ˈdʊrəbl/ likely to last for a long time without
breaking or getting weaker
28 Hearsay (n) [uncountable]
/ˈhɪrseɪ/ - tin đồn
things that you have heard from
another person but do not
(definitely) know to be true
29 Conjecture (n) (formal) [countable] 
/kənˈdʒektʃər/ - sự phỏng đoán
an opinion or idea that is not
based on definite knowledge and
is formed by guessing
30 Perpetrator (n) - kẻ phạm tội, thủ phạm
/ˈpɜːrpətreɪtər/ a person who commits a crime or
does something that is wrong or
evil
31 Generate (v) - tạo ra, tạo nên, phát ra
/ˈdʒenəreɪt/ to produce or create something; to
produce energy, especially
electricity
+ generate sth
32 Bond (v) [countable]  Strong/Close bond
- sự/mối gắn kết, mối quan hệ
something that forms a
connection between people or
groups, such as a feeling of
friendship or shared ideas and
 experiences
+ bond between A and B
+ bond with sth
+ bond of sth
33 Conventional (adj) (often disapproving) 
/kənˈvenʃənl/ - theo lối mòn, theo thường lệ,
ANT: unconventional, theo tập tục/lối cổ truyền
revolutional tending to follow what is done or
considered acceptable by society
in general; normal and ordinary,
and perhaps not very interesting
34 Equation (n) [countable] (mathematics) 
/ɪˈkweɪʒn/ - phương trình
a statement showing that two
amounts or values are equal
35 Grossly (adv (disapproving) (used to describe
/ˈɡrəʊsli/ ) unpleasant qualities)
- vô cùng, cực kì
extremely
36 Overstated (v) - nói quá, phóng đại
/ˌəʊvərˈsteɪt/ to say something in a way that
makes it seem more important
than it really is
37 Forth (adv - ra, về phía trước, lộ ra
/fɔːrθ/ ) away from a place; out
38 Surgery (n) [uncountable]  Major/Radical/Minor surgery
/ˈsɜːrdʒəri/ - sự phẫu thuật, ca mỗ Get/Have/undergo surgery
medical treatment of injuries or
diseases that involves cutting
open a person’s body
39 Sleek (adj) (approving) 
/sliːk/ - bóng + mượt
smooth and shiny
40 Interface (n) (computing) 
/ˈɪntərfeɪs/ - giao diện
the way a computer program
presents information to a user or
receives information from a user,
in particular the layout of the
screen and the menus
41 Altogether (adv - hoàn toàn
/ˌɔːltəˈɡeðər/ ) (used to emphasize something)
SYN: completely, completely; in every way
utterly - nhìn chung
used to introduce a summary
when you have mentioned a
 number of different things
42 Harrowing (adj) - làm đau đớn, làm đau khổ
/ˈhærəʊɪŋ/ making you feel very upset because
you are very shocked or frightened
43 Ordeal (n) [usually singular]
/ɔːrˈdiːl/ - sự thử thách
a difficult or unpleasant
experience
44 Traverse (v) (formal)
/trəˈvɜːrs/ - vượt qua, băng ngang qua
to cross an area of land or water
+ traverse sth
45 Disassemble (v) [transitive] (technology)
/ˌdɪsəˈsembl/ - tháo ra, tháo rời
to take apart a machine or
structure so that it is in separate
pieces
+ disassemble sth
46 Grand (adj) - hung vĩ, huy hoàng, tráng lệ
/ɡrænd/ impressive and large or important
47 Residential (adj) [usually before noun] Residential area/district
/ˌrezɪˈdenʃl/ (of an area of a town) 
- (thuộc) dân cư
suitable for living in; consisting of
houses rather than factories or
offices
48 Herald (v) - báo trước
/ˈherəld/ to be a sign that something is
going to happen
+ herald sth
49 Chaotic (adj) - hỗn độn, lộn xộn, hỗn loạn
/keɪˈɑːtɪk/ without any order; in a completely
confused state
50 Unorthodox (adj) - không chính thống
/ʌnˈɔːrθədɑːks/ different from what is usual or
accepted
51 Lockdown (n) [countable, uncountable]
/ˈlɑːkdaʊn/ - lệnh đóng cửa
an official order to control the
movement of people or vehicles
because of a dangerous situation

52 Code (n) [countable, uncountable]

/kəʊd/ - mật mã
a (secret) system of words, letters,
or symbols
 + in code
[uncountable] (computing) 
- mã
a system of computer
programming instructions
53 Breach (n) [countable, uncountable]
/briːtʃ/ - sự vi phạm
an action that breaks an
agreement to behave in a
particular way
+ breach of sth
54 Engine (n) - máy móc, động cơ
/ˈendʒɪn/ the part of a vehicle that produces
power to make the vehicle move
55 Pistol (n) - súng lục, súng ngắn Water pistol (súng nước)
/ˈpɪstl/ a small gun that you can hold Starting pistol ( used to signal the
and fire with one hand start of a race)

56 Sprinter (n) - người chạy nhanh, người chạy Sprint (n): cuộc đua chạy nước
/ˈsprɪntər/ nước rút rút/bơi cự li ngắn
a person who runs, swims, etc. Sprint (v): chạy nước rút, bơi cự li
very fast over a short distance in a ngắn
race

57 Infancy (n) [uncountable]

/ˈɪnfənsi/ - tuổi ấu thơ, thuở ấu thơ
the time when a child is a baby or
very young
+ in infancy
- thời sơ khai in its infancy: to be very new and
the early development of still developing
something
58 Dial-up (adj) [only before noun]
/ˈdaɪəl ʌp/ - (thuộc) kết nối quay số
using a phone line and a modem to
connect your computer to the
internet
59 Surge (n) - sự dâng lên, sự trổi dậy
/sɜːrdʒ/ a sudden increase in the amount
or number of something
+ surge of sth
- sự dâng trào (của cảm xúc)
a sudden increase of a strong
feeling
+ surge of sth
61 Induce (v) (formal) 
/ɪnˈduːs/ - thuyết phục
to persuade or influence
somebody to do something
+ induce sb to do sth
(formal) 
- gây ra, đem lại
to cause something
+ induce sth
62 Literacy (n) [uncountable] Numeracy (n): khả năng tính toán, sự
/ˈlɪtərəsi/ - khả năng biết viết và đọc hiểu biết cơ bản về Toán
the ability to read and write Literacy and numeracy

63 Mastery (n) [uncountable, singular] 

/ˈmæstəri/ - sự tinh thông, sự thành thạo
great knowledge about or
understanding of a particular
thing
+ mastery of sth
[uncountable]
- quyền làm chủ
complete control of something
64 Pace (n) [singular, uncountable] 
/peɪs/ - tốc độ tiến triển, nhịp độ tiến
triển
the speed at which something
happens
+ pace of sth
65 Versed (adj) - sành, thành thạo
/vɜːrst/ having a lot of knowledge about
SYN: expert, something, or skill at something
practised
66 Extent (*) (v) [countable, usually singular,
/ɪkˈstent/ uncountable]
- quy mô, mức độ
how large, important, serious, etc.
something is
67 Postulate (v) - giả định
/ˈpɑːstʃəleɪt/ to suggest or accept that
SYN: posit something is true so that it can be
used as the basis for a theory, etc.
+ postulate sth
+ postulate that…
68 Humanity (n) [uncountable] 
/hjuːˈmænəti/ - nhân loại
 people in general
69 Above-average (adj) - trên mức trung bình
higher or better than the usual
amount or level
70 Archaic (adj) - cổ
/ɑːrˈkeɪɪk/ of or belonging to an ancient
period in history
71 Obsolete (*) (adj) - lỗi thời
/ˌɑːbsəˈliːt/ no longer used, having been
replaced by sth newer, better,…
72 Keystroke (n) a single action of pressing a key on
/ˈkiːstrəʊk/ a computer or typewriter keyboard
73 Tether (v) - buộc (một con vật)
/ˈteðər/  to tie an animal to a post so that it
cannot move very far
+ tether sth (to sth)
74 Aid (n) [uncountable] 
/eɪd/
money, food, etc. that is sent to
help countries in difficult
situations
75 Vital (adj) - quan trọng, cần thiết
/ˈvaɪtl/ necessary or essential in order for
something to succeed or exist
+ vital for sb/sth
+ it is vital that…
+ it is vital for sb/sth to do sth
76 Interpret (*) (v) [transitive]
/ɪnˈtɜːrprət/ - giải thích
to explain the meaning of
something
+ interpret sth
76 Illuminating (adj) - sáng tỏ
/ɪˈluːmɪneɪtɪŋ/ helping to make something clear
or easier to understand
77 Decode (*) (v) - mã hóa
/diːˈkəʊd/ to convert something written in
code into normal language

B. Phrasal verbs
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C. Idiom/Phrases
STT Phrases Meaning Notes
1 Brink of war Bờ vực của chiến tranh
2 Behind the times Lạc hậu, cổ lỗ
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