Vocabulary Journal: Select the most common and helpful collocations (phrases)

from 3 passages in Unit 1

No. English collocations Phonetic and Word Synonyms/ Vietnamese
Stress
1. Fritter (n)  /ˈfrɪt.ər/ a slice of fruit,
vegetable, or meat
covered with batter
and then fried
2. Juggling (n) /ˈdʒʌɡ.lɪŋ/ the action of juggling
objects in order to
entertain people
3. Wizardry (n) /ˈwɪz.ə.dri/ the skill of a wizard

4. Gadget (n)  /ˈɡædʒ.ɪt/ a small device or

machine with a
particular purpose
5. Remedial (a) /rɪˈmiː.di.əl/ Có tính chất cải tiến,
khắc phục

6. Deskill (v)  /ˌdiːˈskɪl/ to reduce the amount

of skill that someone
needs to do a
particular job
7. Unparalleled (a) /ʌnˈpær.əl.eld/ having no equal; better
or greater than any
other
8. Unforeseen (a) /ˌʌn.fəˈsiːn/ not expected
9. Multinational (a) /ˌmʌl.tiˈnæʃ.ən.əl/ involving several
different countries, or
(of a business)
producing and selling
goods in several
 different countries
10. Churning (n)  /ˈtʃɜːnɪŋ/ the illegal practice by
stockbrokers of buying and
selling a client's investments
more often than necessary, in
order to make more money in
commissions

11. Cater (v)  /ˈkeɪ.tər/ to provide, and

sometimes serve, food
12. Lateral (a) /ˈlæt.ər.əl/ relating to the sides of
an object or plant or to
sideways movement
13. Wane (v) /weɪn/ to become weaker in
strength or influence

14. Horde (n) /hɔːd/ a large group of

people
in their hordes
in very great numbers
15. Redundant (a)  /rɪˈdʌn.dənt/ unnecessary because it
is more than is needed

16. Broadly (adv) /ˈbrɔːd.li/ in a general way,

without considering
specific examples or
all the details
17. Proactive (a)  /ˌprəʊˈæk.tɪv/ taking action by
causing change and
not only reacting to
change when it
happens
18. Gigantic (a) /ˌdʒaɪˈɡæn.tɪk/ extremely large

19. So-called (a) /ˌsəʊˈkɔːld/ used to show that you

 think a word that is
used to describe
someone or something
is not suitable or not
correct
20. Bumpy (a)  /ˈbʌm.pi/ not smooth

21 Fomenting (v) /fəʊˈment/ To cause trouble to

develop (xúi giục)

22 Dissent (n)  /dɪˈsent/ a strong difference of

opinion on a particular
subject, especially
about an official
suggestion or plan or a
popular belief
23 Cynic (n)  /ˈsɪn.ɪk/  a person who believes
that people are only
interested in
themselves and are not
sincere
24 Testify (of a person) /ˈtes.tɪ.faɪ/ to speak seriously
about something,
especially in a law
court, or to give or
provide proof
25 Minister (n)  /ˈmɪn.ɪ.stər/ Bộ trưởng

26 Fact-finding (a) /ˈfæktˌfaɪn.dɪŋ/ done in order to

discover information
for your company,
government, etc
27 Initiative (n) /ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.tɪv/ a new plan or process
 to achieve something
or solve a problem
28 Tertiary (a) /ˈtɜː.ʃər.i/ relating to a third level
or stage

29 Sabbatical (n) /səˈbæt.ɪ.kəl/ Ngày nghỉ phép

30 Laudable (v)  /lɔːd/ To praise

31 Abstraction (n) /æbˈstræk.ʃən/ the situation in which a

subject is very general
and not based on real
situations
32 Administratively  /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.strə.tɪv.li/ relating to the
(adv) arrangements and
work that is needed to
control the operation
of a plan or
organization
33 Bureaucracy (n) /bjʊəˈrɒk.rə.si/ Quan liêu, chế độ quan
liêu

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