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Cam 10
Name of New words Meanings Synonyms Antonyms Relate
passages d
words
Stepwells Millennium Thiên niên kỷ Century
(giếng bậc /mɪˈleniəm/ Decade
thang)
Fundamental Essential
(adj) to sth
Spectacular Very impressive Breathtaking
/spek
ˈtækjələr/
Bygone (adj) Happening or
era existing a long
time ago
Utilitarian An application that
/ˌjuːtɪlɪˈteriən/ is designed to be
application useful or practical
rather than
attractive
Be unique to Belonging
to/connected with
a particular
thing/place
Recede (v) Get lower in
amount (rút đi)
e.g: Water level
recedes following
the rains. (mực
nước rút xuống
sau cơn mưa)
Descend Đi xuống, bước
xuống
Negotiate - Thương
lượng, đàm
phán
- To
successfully
get over or
pass a
 difficult
part on a
path/route
Pave (v) lát
Elaborate (adj) Tỉ mỉ
/ɪˈlæbərət/
Storey Tầng
Pavilion Nhà tạm, lều tạm
/pəˈvɪliən/

Shelter (v) Give sb/sth a place

sb/sth from that can protect
sb/sth from bad
weather/danger
Relentless (adj) Not stopping or Unrelenting
/rɪˈlentləs/ not getting less
strong (k ngớt)
e.g: relentless heat
Sculpture Điêu khắc

Embellish Decorate
Water table The layer below Ground
the earth’s surface water
where water is
found
Undergo Experience sth
(especially change
or sth unpleasant)
Restoration Trùng tu, tu bổ,
sửa chữa
Silt up To block sth with
silt (n) (which
means sand or
mud)
In pristine The state of being
condition fresh and clean, as
if new
Carve /kɑːrv/ Tạc vào/ chạm
into khắc vào
Comprise /kəm To have sb/sth as Consist of
ˈpraɪz/ parts/members Make up
e.g: The collection
comprises 67
 paintings
To be the
parts/members
that form sth
e.g: The older
comprise a large
proportion of
those living in
poverty.
Steeply Rise/fall steeply
means suddenly
and by a large
amount; at a sharp
angle
Pattern Họa tiết, hoa văn,
mẫu
From afar From a long
distance way
*He loves her from
afar (yêu nhưng k
nói)
Veranda /və Hiên, hè
ˈrændə/
Ornate (adj) Covered with a lot
of decoration
(small/complicated
designs)
Flock to Đổ xô về đâu
Gaze Stare
In wonder Kinh ngạc
European Prospect The chances of
transport being successful
systems (triển vọng)
1990-2010 Conceive of (negative) to
imagine sth
Vigorous Very active, Energetic
/ˈvɪɡərəs/ determined or full
of energy
Facilitate Tạo điều kiện
As far as sth is Về cái gì đó
concerned
Frontier The line between 2
/frʌnˈtɪr/ countries
Abolish To officially end Put an end
sth (bãi bỏ, xóa bỏ) to
Wipe out
(informal)
Revoke
Relocation of The act of moving
sth to new place
Labour Needing a lot of
intensive (adj) people to do sth
(work)
Assembly (n) A factory that
/əˈsembli/ takes raw
plant materials or semi-
finished goods and
creates a finished
product which is
ready for sale
Haulage (n) Business of
/ˈhɔːlɪdʒ/ transporting goods
by raod/railway
e.g: road haulage
traffic (giao thông
vận tải đường bộ)
Volume (n) - The
amount of
sth
- Thể tích
Inherit (v) Thừa hưởng, thừa
/ɪnˈherɪt/ kế, di truyền
Tip (v) Nghiêng Tilt
In favour of Support or agree
with
e.g: The
distribution
between modes
has tipped sharply
in favour of road
transport since
1990s. (Sự phân
bố giữa các loại
phương tiện đã
nghiêng mạnh
theo hướng có lợi
 cho vận tải đường
bộ từ những năm
1990)
Enlarged (adj) Bigger than usual
or previously
Sustainable Bền vững
Objective (n) Goal
Integrate Hợp nhất, tích hợp
/ˈɪntɪɡreɪt/ sth
in sth
Shift (v) To change from
one state to
another (situation/
policy/ opinion)
e.g: Shifting the
balance between
modes of
transport lies at
the heart of its
strategy. (Thay đổi
cán cân giữa các
phương thức vận
chuyển ở trung
tâm của chiến lược
này)
Propose Dự tính, đề xuất
Be to blame for To be responsible
sth (idioms) for sth bad
Reverse (v) Đảo ngược
Culprit Thủ phạm
Account for (v) To be the
explanation or
course of sth
e.g: Road
transport is the
main culprit since
it alone accounts
for 84% of the CO2
emissions
attributable to
transport. (Giao
thông đường bộ là
thủ phạm chính vì
 chỉ riêng nó đã
chiếm 84% khí thải
CO2 do vận
chuyển)
Such a pitch (n) Đến mức độ mà
Pricing (n) Định giá
Be Happen or appear
accompanied with sth else
by sth e.g: This option
would not be
accompanied by
complementary
measures in the
other modes of
transport. (Lựa
chọn này sẽ không
đi kèm với các
phương án bổ
sung trong các
phương thức vận
tải khác)
Curb (v) To control/ limit
sth bad
Modes of Phương thức vận Forms/
transport tải means of
transport
Revitalize To put new life or
/ˌriːˈvaɪtəlaɪz/ energy into sth
Take up/ pick To accept a Take over
up the baton particular duty/
(idioms) responsibility for
sth, especially in
place of sb else
Range (v) from To include a
sth to sth variety of different
things in addition
to those
mentioned
Lion’s share of The biggest part of
sth sth when it’s
divided (thị phần
lớn nhất)
Far more + adj e.g: Far more
 ambitious (càng
tham vọng hơn)
Bear/ keep Remember,
sth/ sb in mind consider
Break (n) An opportunity for Opportunity
improving a
situation or for
success, especially
one that happens
unexpectedly
(bước đột phá)
Prohibitively At such a high
/prəˈhɪbətɪvli/ price that people
are prevented
from buying sth or
doing sthh