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* (n) harmory - harmonization /ˈhɑːr.mə.ni - ˌhɑːr.mə.nəˈzeɪ.ʃən/


* (V) harmonize /ˈhɑːr.mə.naɪz/


* (A) harmonious - harmonic /hɑːrˈmɑː.nɪk/


* (Adv) harmoniously /hɑːrˈmoʊ.ni.əs.li/

* (a match between sth)


--> i wish people can live together in harmony


--> harmonizing the development of industry with the natural environment should be taken into account


--> a harmomous society only exist if we can remove all inequality and exploitation


--> the architects have decorated the colour scheme of my room harmoniously


--> tourism should be developed in harmony with the wild lifes

(N) handover /ˈhændˌoʊ·vər/

* (The act of giving the control of or the responsibility of sth to someone else)


--> the US are supposed to play the role as the intermediary for supervising the handover of prisoners of war


--> before leaving a company, an employee must do the handover of any relevant documents and unfinished work


--> The handover period usually last 1 month


--> Work handover form / taken by...

(N) intermediary


(A) intermediate

* (a person or a group who stand between people or factions that unwilling or unable to meet directly)


* (the middle level of sth such as a study...)


--> the police negotiated with the robbers through the intermediary


--> i'm the intermediary for their transaction


--> my enlish is judt pre-intermediate level


(N) atmosphere /ˈæt.mə.sfɪr/


(A) atmospheric /ˌæt.məsˈfer.ɪk/

* (air): on the earth : the atmosphere - somewhere: atmosphere


* (mood): a mood in a place or a situation


--> after the burning, the atmosphere is so hard to breathe


--> the scientists are still looking for a planet with breathable atmosphere


--> they turned on some musics in order to give the office a little atmosphere


--> there's been an atmosphere of gloom all over the room after they were announced that their operating would be disbanded in the next few days


--> if the atmospheric condition is good, u can see the comic crossing the sky tonight

(A) Elegant /ˈel.ɪ.ɡənt/


(N) Elegance /ˈel·ɪ·ɡəns/


(Adv) elegantly /ˈel·ɪ·ɡənt·li/

* (a graceful or attractive in appearance or behavior)


--> wearing that suit make him so elegant


--> The best colour for the elegance of a living room


--> my daughter has dressed up herself so elegantly for the party

(N) Drama /ˈdræm.ə/


(A) Dramatic /drəˈmæt̬.ɪk/

(N) * (theathe: a play or a show at the theathe or on TV)


* (excitement: a strong feeling about excitement)


--> there's a new drama at theathe tonight


--> my counsin became a lawyer because he likes the drama at court


--> i had a little drama last night when my curtains caught on fire


(A) * (relating to a play or excited)


(Also used to describe a sudden change)


--> dont use dramatic colours for your bedroom, it can make u feel negative about life


--> in the dramatic scene. All of the crewmen were pulled out of vehicle just minutes before it exploded


--> isnt that obvious? There's a lot of dramatic changes in your life when u get married or have a baby


(Adv) Dramatically /drəˈmæt̬.ɪ.kəl.i/

* (changing suddenly and obviously in a noticeable way)


--> my living routine have changed dramatically


--> when u have a baby, your life definitely would be changed dramatically. But it also make ur life much happier and more meaningful. For me, it's been an amazing experience to see my daughter growing up more and more each day

(N) A drama queen

* ( used to describe a person who easily get angry or upset over small things)


--> she is such a drama queen

(N) Temperature /ˈtem.pɚ.ə.tʃɚ/

--> how could possibly live there, where the temperature is often 50°

(N) journalist /ˈdʒɝː.nə.lɪst/

--> a BBC journalist, who is living in Malis, said the temperature there is very hot, hotter than anywhere else

(N) Academy /əˈkæd.ə.mi/


(A) Academic /ˌæk.əˈdem.ɪk/


(Av) Academically /ˌæk.əˈdem.ɪ.kəl.i/

* (a school that only teaches about art, literature or only a particular subject)


--> The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art


--> a student who makes a good connection with other students usually do better in their academic success


--> a person's wealth often involve in their academic background


(N) Wealth /welθ/


(A) Wealthy /ˈwel.θi/

--> after a few year of his career, considering successful, he has accumulated a great amount of wealth


--> i dont know what he's been doing for living, but his wealth is unimaginable


--> he came from a wealthy family

(V) Overturn


(A) Overturnable / Overturned

* (go upside down)


* (change - formal)


--> our car has been overturned by the storm last night


--> A massive carier ship has been overturned off Geogia Coast by unknown reasons


--> the court of appeals has overturned her conviction and started a new trial


--> some people are trying to get the driver out of the overturned vehicle

(N) Dormitory = dorm /ˈdɔːr.mə.tɔːr.i/

* ( a building is usually at college or university providing places for students to live in, and its rooms are large enough for 2 or more people)


--> a dorm life is always a choice that students might want to consider


--> Many schools dormitories aim to be a community for students, not just a place to live

(N) Housing

--> Some students are working as the shool representatives in exchange for payment or free housing


--> Many schools aim to build on campus housing as a community for students

(N) Diploma /dɪˈploʊ.mə/

* (a special document is given by the school that shows u have passed a special exam or u have finished your study)


--> i have a diploma in construction engineering


--> havr u got any special diploma

(N) Dilemma /dɪˈlem.ə/

* (a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between 2 different things)


--> i got caught in a dilemma situation, 25% of health plus a gu in my feet and a mira's mirror


--> we got a dilemma need to be resovled

(N) Imbecile /ˈɪm.bə.sɪl/


(A) Imbecilic /ˌɪm.bəˈsɪl.ɪk/


(N) Imbecility /US/ˌɪm.bəˈsɪl.ə.t̬i/

* (a person who behaves in a extremely stupid way)


--> look at you, an imbecile's talking


--> if u have put it in that way, how imbecilic are you

(N) Excellence /ˈek.səl.əns/

* ( the quality of being excellent) (sự xuất sắc, nổi bật...)


--> Our company have a long tradition of athletic excellence, and i dont have intention to lose that title


--> That school is renowned for its academic excellence. It's not easy to be accepted

(N) Athlete /ˈæθ.liːt/


(A) Athletic /æθˈlet̬.ɪk/

* (a person who competes in sports, and very good at physical excercises)


--> My cousin is very athletic. Doing gym, jogging, playing football and the other physical excercises all the time


--> She's very thin and attractive, having the build of an athlete


--> I have promised that i would make an athlete out of him

(N) Athleticism /æθˈlet̬.ə.sɪ.zəm/

* ( skills in running, jumping, throwing...)


--> The match had gone well for them, their great athleticism have made up for the lack of experiences

(V) Assemble /əˈsem.bəl/


(N) Assembly /əˈsem.bli/

* (gather everybody in a particular place)


* (put things together)


--> The principal have assembled all the students for the meeting


--> After the alarm, you're supposed to assemble outside in the courtyard


--> These toys are so easy to assemble

(N) Diaper /ˈdaɪ.pɚ/

* (a piece of cloth that fastens around a baby's bottom and between its legs to absorb its urine and solid waste)


--> The baby needs a changing. She just pooped all over the diaper


--> Will u just get up and help me for like 5 minutes. The diaper is full of her urine

Whether = If


Whether...or = (dù...hay(ko))


Whether...or not

--> She asked me whether i'm interested in working for her


--> I'm not sure whether it'll work. But there's no harm for trying


--> Someone has to tell him whether it's me or you


--> I'm gonna leave whether with her permission or not


--> We havent talked about whether it's gonna work or not. But u have done a great job for going this far


Regardless / Regardless if ( bất chấp, bất kể ko quan trọng)


Regardless OF whether

--> The construction has been carried on regardless the local opposition


--> He still did the same mistakes regardless of how many time I have corrected them


--> Ur taxes will be reduced by 30% percent regardless the sale of your house


--> He goes 10 km every day to work by foot regardless of whether it's sunny or rainy. Such an admirable man


--> She still resolved to take on that project regardless my objection


--> I don't care regardless OF whether it's a New Year's day of not. I just work day by day to break my bad habit

Regarding = about

--> they're being questioned regarding the exploitation of their employees


--> We're gonna talk later regarding the sale of your house

(V) (N) Regard /rɪˈɡɑːrd/

(V) * (to consider sth very carefully)


--> She was highly regarded by her colleages


--> Do u always have to regard everything with that suspicion. Not everyone is untrustworthy. Have a little faith


--> The Nvidia cards are always regarded better than AMD. But everything is about to change


--> The dog aggressively regarded me when i walked by him


(N) * having a high respect or approval or admiration for sb/sth


--> You have no regard for what i have done


--> These people have a little to no regard for the environment.


--> There seems to be having a mutual regard between 2 countries after the submit.


--> I have high regard for his ability in this special section


--> Her working abilities have been help in a high regard by her seniors

(N) Resolution /ˌrez.əˈluː.ʃən/


(V) Resolve

* ( an official decision is made by an organization by voting- Nghị quyết)


--> The prime minister is assembling the parliament for the voting of the new resolution


* ( determination: if u make a resolution, u determine to do it)


--> I clearly understand ur resolution, but what's much-needed now is what solution u have in mind to reach that goal


--> My new year resolution is to get a new job in a forgein company, so the solution for that is to study english


* ( solution)


--> I've been working tirelessly for a resolution to recover his company in this economic crisis

(V) Resolve /rɪˈzɑːlv/


* Solve


* Decide


(A) Resolved / Resolvable


(N) The resolve = a strong determination


--> Resolved = strongly determined

* ( solve: to solve a problem, or a dispute)


* ( decide: to make a strong decision)


--> They have resolved their difficulties, and started to get along


--> U have to resolve all the remaining issues before going to the next step


--> The king have resolved to bring peace to this chaotic land by repulsing all the rebellions


--> he was very resolved to ask his boss for the whole week off


--> I'm really determined to switch to the new job at the end of this year


--> Every dispute and argument is always resolvable


-->He probably misses Cyrodiil, preferring it over the harsh climate of the northern province. However, he considers his hardships in Skyrim as a test of his own resolve (and the resolve of those around him), something which will reveal his true self in the long run

(V) Insist /ɪnˈsɪst/


(N) Insistence /ɪnˈsɪs.təns/

--> I dont want to be away from my little daughter. But my wife insisted that i have to find a new job for better pay


--> i had wanted to drop out of school, but because of my parents's insistence, i didnt


--> He's still insisting that he didnt do that


--> after you! I insist

(N) (A) Representative /ˌrep.rɪˈzen.t̬ə.t̬ɪv/

* (N) (A person who acts on the behalf of someone)


* (A) form of Represent


--> Our representative will meet you at the construction site


--> Are your voice representative of your company

(V) Concede /kənˈsiːd/


--> confess = admit


--> hand over = give up

* (to admit sth, often unwillingly, is true)


* (to reluctantly allow someone to have sth)


--> A cowardly, obnoxious boss that never have courage to concede his mistakes


--> He's finally conceded that it might never work in the practical side


--> it's likely that he would never concede any of his shares and stocks


--> i never thought that he would ever concede his position so easily like that


(V)(N) Trust = Mistrust


(A) Trusting (Trustful) = Mistrustful


(A) Trustworthy = Untrustworthy


(A) Trustable = Untrustable

--> U cant trust everything u saw on the internet


--> Our relationship is based on trust and understanding


--> Why do u so mistrust her. What has she done


--> Parents should never ever let a mistrust occurs between them and their children


--> I dont think it is trustworthy (trustable)


--> it seems to me untrustworthy (untrustable)

(A) Reluctant /rɪˈlʌk.tənt/


(N) Reluctance /rɪˈlʌk.təns/


(Av) Reluctantly /rɪˈlʌk.tənt.li/

*( u have to do sth or ordered to do sth, but u are not willing to do it)


--> She seemed reluctant when have to choose someon to take on that project


--> My wife seemed to be reluctance to leave the kids for their grandparent


--> Me and my wife are becoming distant from eachother. But for the best of the kids, we still reluctantly have to live together

(N) handout /ˈhænd.aʊt/

--> u should have money to pay the foods, there's no handouts here


--> her handout list contains lots of useful things

(N) Obstacle /ˈɑːb.stə.kəl/

--> After the storm, the street was blocked with lots of obstacles


--> Just in a few years, he has climbed up to the highest rank without any obstacle

(V) Hesitate /ˈhez.ə.teɪt/


(A) Hesitant /ˈhez.ə.tənt/


(Av) Hesitantly /ˈhez.ə.tənt.li/


(N) Hesitation /ˌhez.əˈteɪ.ʃən/ = Hesitancy /ˈhez.ə.tən.si/

* (u delay to do sth because u feel nervous and have an uncertainty)


--> If there's sth u need, dont hesitate to ask


--> If there's sth u dont understand, dont hesitant to ask my assistant, she will be pleased explain it


--> it seemed to me that there was a hesitation ( hesitancy) when they pronounced her name


--> She hesitantly approached me to ask for more money

(V) Interfere /ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈfɪr/


(N) Interference /ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈfɪr.əns/

--> The wifi signal is at its best when there isnt any electronic interference from other devices


--> Can i get on my work, without anymore interference from u?


--> He interfered my work with some meaningless advices


--> It seems that my phone signal reception has been interfered with these trees around here

(A) Constant /ˈkɑːn.stənt/


(N) Constancy /ˈkɑːn.stən.si/


(Av) Constantly /ˈkɑːn.stənt.li/

*(A) (Av) continuous, continuously


*(A) (N) fixed, nerver change


Loyal, determined


--> The constant flickering street lamp can make the drivers hard to pay attention to the road


--> September is the worst month, because there's constant rain


--> I keep my pc turning on constantly


--> the building design was constantly changed


--> The new railroad was technically designed to keep the train moving at constant high speed


--> these foods are supposed to keep in a freezer at a constant low temperature


--> a constant friend is the one who will always be there when u need them


--> i pledge my constancy to the company


--> dont u ever question my constancy again

(N) Chef /ʃef/


* A chef & A cook: they have the same meaning but a chef can be better in terms of cooking skills

--> Do you like spending a day with a famous chef to learn some new recipes and techniques

(N) Origin /ˈɔːr.ə.dʒɪn/ --> (in origin)


(A) Original /əˈrɪdʒ.ən.əl/


(AV) Originally /əˈrɪdʒ.ən.əl.i/


* Original is also a (N)


* Original is also releating to Originality

* (The origin of sth or where people were born or where sth was made)


--> I'm researching regarding the origin, history and evolution of the universe


--> Are these stuff actually American in origin?


--> Can i see the original design. I wonder what have changed


--> I dont know whether this book is the original. But if so, it would be priceless


--> The goverment has decided to restore the oldest building, which has been left derelict, to its original glory


--> "Downtown" is the word we use to describe an area where the city originally started


--> This was originally my house, but i have turned it into the office for rent


(N) Originality /əˌrɪdʒ.ənˈæl.ə.t̬i/ ( độc đáo, sáng tạo)


*Originality = Creativity


(A) Original

*(used to describe sth interesting and unique)


--> I like the originality in the way of children's thinking. Sometimes it can be brilliant and creative


--> Apple has lost their originality in their recent products. They look all the same with just some minor improvement


--> This game is so boring. Can they not even make sth more original


--> I like their original design. It would make it unique

(V) Commit /kəˈmɪt/


(A) Committed /kəˈmɪt̬.ɪd/


(N) Commitment


* + to-Ving

*( crime: to commit a crime)


*( to promise determinedly) : cam kết


*( willing to do sth without any hesitation or reluctance): tậm tâm, tận tụy


--> they've been on trial for committing terrific crimes against humanity


--> A young boy was arrested yesterday, after he committed a robbery


--> She has committed that she would never be late for work anymore


--> A committed employee has become hard to come by nowadays


--> I'm committed to working harder so i can provide my daughter better life


--> He's very committed to his work

(N) Commitment /kəˈmɪt.mənt/

* ( Willing to do sth without any hesitation or reluctance)


* ( A strong promise)


--> I pledge a commitment to the development of the company


--> In conlusion, i want to express my tks to everyone who had stayed with me in troubled time and their commitment to make this project to become reality


--> U can keep working for this team, if only u make a commitment not being lazy anymore


--> A commitment has been made between us, that no one would never intrude upon eachother's privite life


(N) Condolence ( usually Condolences) /kənˈdoʊ.lənsiz/


* Condolences = sympathy = deepest sympathy

* ( A sympathy and sadness for a family member or a close friend who has recently died)


--> Pls send my condolences to his family

(V) Authenticate /ɑːˈθen.t̬ə.keɪt/


(N) Authentication /ɑːˈθen.t̬ə.keɪt/


(A) Authentic /ɑːˈθen.t̬ɪk/


(Av) Authentically /ɑːˈθen.t̬ɪ.kəl.i/

*(To prove sth is true or in the way what people say it is)


*(Relating to the original of sth, which has been authenticated)


--> These documents havent been authenticated, so it means that they're invalid and have no value


(N) Dead End


* A street or a situation that leads to no end

--> u're going in the wrong way. It's a dead end alley


--> I think that their relationship is gonna reach to a dead end

(N) Alley /ˈæl.i/


* a narrow path between building

--> There was a fire in my alley a few months ago. It wasnt big, but someone has died

(N) Prospect /ˈprɑː.spekt/


(V) Prospect (+ for)

*( a possibility or an idea of sth that might happen in the future)


--> There's lots of possibilities, but i think this is the1 prospect that we might need


--> After the interview, there's a few possible candidates. Are they just possibilites or do we have any real prospect?


--> i'm really excited at the prospect of seeing her again


-- There's little propect of that i'll be working for them


* (looking for sth)


--> They have prospected for gold in that area for months

(N) Prospects

* ( The possibility of being successful, especially at work)


--> U cant just hand him for being in charge of this project. That man has no prospects


--> There's no propects for career development here in this company


--> The prospects of jobs for the locals here still remain bleak

(V) Relax /rɪˈlæks/


(N) Relaxation /ˌriː.lækˈseɪ.ʃən/


(A) Relaxing - Relaxed

* (to ensure someone less active and calm)


* (to ensure one's body less stiff)


* (to make rule less severe)


--> Take a deep breath and relax


--> There's nothing better to relax with a cigarette after a meal


--> I usually play video games after work for relaxation


--> Staying alone with a cup of coffee in a rainy morning is the most relaxing moment


--> Some companies should relax its policy for preventing employees to have breakfast at workplace

(A) Distinct


* (Noticable, Unmistakable): rõ ràng


* (Different): khác biệt


(N) Distinction = Distinctness


* (Difference)


(Av) Distinctly


* (Clearly)

* (Noticable)


--> For me, he has a distinct lack of enthusiasm for this project


--> There's a distinct improvement of their products


* (Different)


--> In this company, they subdivided employees into 2 distict groups, knowing English and dont


--> VN and Eng are quite distinct dialects, u cant apply the way of speaking in VN into English


* (N)


--> I heard you, but i still cant make any distinction


--> I cant tell who was better, there's just a mere distiction between them


--> There's not a clear distinctness between these products, they all perform well in the terms of gaming


* (AV)


--> I distictly remember that u said u would sell me that ps4 for a low price

(A) Distinctive /dɪˈstɪŋk.tɪv/


(AV) Distinctively


(N) Distinctiveness

* (a different way to do sth that make someone is different from the rests)


--> He has a distictive way of riding a bike


--> President Obama's kindness and interity has made him distinctive from other presidents


--> He always performs his task distinctively, but also effeciently

As distict from = rather than

--> She is often regarded as an AM, as distinct from a normal secretary


--> I prefer studying english by myself, as distinct from enrolling in a class

(V) Distinguish

Phân biệt


* (the mental ability which help to tell the differences between 2 or more things)


--> U should better distinguish which is true and which is a lie of what u saw on the internet


--> u must distinguish whenever u can do your work (without hurry) (leisurely) or u have to take it more seriously


Nhận ra


* (to literally recognize or to see sth with difficult)


--> This spot is so dark. It was hard to distinguish that u were lying there


--> We ventured into an abandoned hospital to find out the truth whether it's got ghosts in there or it's just a normal derelict building. The most terrific moment happened to us when there was a vague figure suddenly appeared in front of us in a dark hallway. We couldnt distinguish it was human or sth else

(A) Distinguished /dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃt/

* (use to describe a respected or admirable person or their works)


--> He'd had a long and distinguished political career


-->After discovered his brilliance at work, he was quickly regarded as the most distinguisted man among all employees

(A) Distinguishable /dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪ.ʃə.bəl/

--> How couldnt u see the distinction? There's lots of distinguishable elements between these cards

Critical thinking: tư duy phản biện


Well-presented argument: lập luận tốt

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