Vocabulary for reading (7 10)

Đây là một nguồn tài nguyên quý giá giúp người học nắm vững các từ vựng cần thiết để hiểu và đọc hiểu các đoạn văn trong kỳ thi IELTS. Bộ tài liệu này thường bao gồm các danh sách từ vựng phổ biến theo chủ đề, từ những chủ đề cơ bản đến nâng cao. Nó cung cấp các từ vựng đa dạng từ cấp độ dễ đến khó, từ các lĩnh vực như khoa học, kỹ thuật, xã hội, và nghệ thuật. Bên cạnh đó, bộ tài liệu thường đi kèm với các ví dụ cụ thể giúp người học hiểu cách sử dụng từ vựng trong ngữ cảnh thực tế. Việc thường xuyên ôn tập và áp dụng từ vựng từ bộ tài liệu này giúp củng cố kỹ năng đọc và nâng cao điểm số trong phần Reading của kỳ thi IELTS. Đối với người học, việc sử dụng bộ tài liệu từ vựng này đồng thời với việc thực hành đọc đa dạng các loại văn bản là cách hiệu quả để chuẩn bị cho kỳ thi IELTS một cách tự tin và thành công.

VOCABULARY FOR READING

(CAM 7-CAM 10)CAM 7TEST 1 Passage 1: Let’s go Bats Favour favour something to provide suitable conditions for a particular person,

group, etc

 The warm climate favours many types of tropical plants.

Ancestry (n) /ˈænsestri/: the family or the group of people that you come from Ancestor (n): a person in your family who lived a long time ago

SYNONYM forebear

Substantial (a): large in amount, value or importance

SYNONYM considerable

Obstruct (v): obstruct something to block a road, an entrance, a passage, etc so

that somebody/something cannot get through, see past, etc

obstruct somebody/something to prevent somebody/something from doing

something or making progress, especially when this is done deliberately

Facial vision: An awareness of obstacles without vision

Adapt (v): to change something in order to make it suitable for a new use or

situation

SYNONYM modify

 adapt something for something The gym has been adapted for use by

visually impaired students.

Comparable (a): similar to somebody/something else and able to be compared

Strike someone’s dumb with admiration

Coin (v): coin something to invent a new word or phrase that other people then

begin to use

Passage 2: Making every drop count Manipulate (v): to control, use or change something with skill

Aqueduct (n) /ˈækwɪdʌkt/: a structure for carrying water, usually one built like a

bridge across a valley or low ground

Sewer (n) /ˈsuːə(r)/: an underground pipe that is used to carry sewage away from

houses, factories, etc

Monumental (a): very important and having a great influence, especially as the

result of years of work / very large, good, bad, stupid, etc / appearing in or serving

as a monument

Irrigation (n): the practice of supplying water to an area of land through pipes or

channels so that crops will grow

At the outset of

Diminish (v): to become smaller, weaker, etc.; to make something become

smaller, weaker, etc./ to make somebody/something seem less important than they really are

Mannerism (n): a particular habit or way of speaking or behaving that somebody

has but is not aware of

Hypnosis (n): an unconscious state in which somebody can still see and hear and

can be influenced to follow commands or answer questions

 under hypnosis She only remembered details of the accident under

hypnosis.

dispense with somebody/something to stop using somebody/something because

you no longer need them or it

SYNONYM do away with

Accredited (a) /əˈkredɪtɪd/: (of a person) officially recognized as something; with

official permission to be something/officially approved as being of an accepted quality or standard

Notoriety (n) /ˌnəʊtəˈraɪəti/: the state of being famous for being bad in some way

Emulate (v) /ˈemjuleɪt/: to try to do something as well as somebody else because

you admire them

Spectacular (a): very impressive

SYNONYM breathtaking

Passage 3: Why pagodas don’t fall down Unscathed (a) /ʌnˈskeɪðd/: not hurt

SYNONYM unharmed

Batter (v): to hit somebody/something hard many times, especially in a way that

causes serious damage

Flex (v): flex (something) to bend, move or stretch an arm or a leg, or pull a

muscle tight, especially in order to prepare for a physical activity

 He stood on the side of the pool flexing his muscles.

Craftsman (n): a person with a special skill, especially one who makes beautiful

enervation (n) /ˌenəˈveɪʃn/: the feeling of being weak and tired

onward (a): continuing or moving forward

march (n): the march of something the steady development or forward

movement of something

staggering (a): so great, shocking or surprising that it is difficult to believe

SYNONYM astounding

Arable (a): connected with growing crops such as wheat

arable land/fields (= used or suitable for growing crops)

conservative (a): (of an estimate) lower than what is probably the real amount or

number

break away (from somebody/something)

to escape suddenly from somebody who is holding you or keeping you prisoner

o The prisoner broke away from his guards.

to leave a political party, state, etc., especially to form a new one

 The people of the province wished to break away and form a new state.

to move away from a crowd or group, especially in a race

 She broke away from the pack and opened up a two-second lead.

viable (a) that can be done; that will be successful / (biology) capable of

developing and surviving independently

SYNONYM feasible

Passage 3: Makete Integrated Rural Transport Project

Arduous (a) /ˈɑːdʒuəs/: involving a lot of effort and energy, especially over a

period of time

Institutionalization (n): the act of making something become established as part

of the normal systems, practices, etc of an organization, society or culture

Scrutiny (n) /ˈskruːtəni/: careful and complete examination

SYNONYM inspection

TEST 3 Passage 1: Ant Intelligence come in for something: to receive something, especially something unpleasant

 The government's economic policies have come in for a lot of criticism.

Repel (v): repel somebody/something (formal) to successfully fight somebody

who is attacking you, your country, etc and drive them away

 to repel an attack/invasion/invader

Chant (n): words or phrases that a group of people shout or sing again and again /

a religious song or prayer or a way of singing, using only a few notes that are repeated many times

Jingle (n): a short song or tune that is easy to remember and is used in advertising Martial (a): connected with fighting or war

Ceaselessly (adv): without ever stopping

 He worked ceaselessly for charity.

Secrete (v) /sɪˈkriːt/: secrete something (of part of the body or a plant) to produce

a liquid substance

 Insulin is secreted by the pancreas.

 More saliva is secreted while chewing.

Propagate (v) /ˈprɒpəɡeɪt/: to produce new plants from a parent plant

Outstrip (v): outstrip something to become larger, more important, etc than

somebody/something

 Demand is outstripping supply.

outstrip something to be faster, better or more successful than somebody you are

competing against

SYNONYM surpass

Forage (v): forage (for something) (of a person or an animal) to search widely for

food

 The female only leaves the young when she forages for food.

Hail (v): to describe somebody/something as being very good or special,

especially in newspapers, etc

Albeit /ˌɔːlˈbiːɪt/: although

 He finally agreed, albeit reluctantly, to help us.

Elaborate (a): very complicated and detailed; carefully prepared and organized

 elaborate designs

Passage 2: Population movements and genetics

Sound (a): sensible; that you can rely on and that will probably give good results /

good, detailed and complete / in good condition; not damaged, hurt, etc./ deep and peaceful / good and accurate, but not excellent / severe

Fluid (n): a liquid; a substance that can flow

Variant (n): variant (of/on something) a thing that is a slightly different form or

type of something else

 This game is a variant of baseball.

Interbreed (v): interbreed (something) (with something) if animals from

different species interbreed, or somebody interbreeds them, they produce young together

Credence (n) /ˈkriːdns/: a quality that an idea or a story has that makes you believe

it is true

 Historical evidence lends credence to his theory.

Belief in something as true

 Alternative medicine has been gaining credence (= becoming more widely

accepted) recently.

Passage 3 Heritage (n) /ˈherɪtɪdʒ/: the history, traditions, buildings and objects that a country

or society has had for many years and that are considered an important part of its character

Woodland (n): an area of land that is covered with trees

Confine (v): to keep somebody/something inside the limits of a particular activity,

subject, area, etc

 be condemned to something He was condemned to a life of hardship.

Surveillance (n) /sɜːˈveɪləns/: the act of carefully watching a person suspected of a

crime or a place where a crime may be committed

SYNONYM observation

 The police are keeping the suspects under constant surveillance.

 surveillance cameras/equipment

Cumulative (a) /ˈkjuːmjələtɪv/: having a result that increases in strength or

importance each time more of something is added

 the cumulative effect of human activity on the world environment

Accentuate (v) /əkˈsentʃueɪt/: accentuate something to emphasize something or

make it easier to notice

 Her short hair accentuated her huge eyes.

TEST 4 Passage 1: Pulling strings to build pyramids Peruse (v) /pəˈruːz/: to read something, especially in a careful way

Drag (v): to pull somebody/something along with effort and difficulty

Harness something to control and use the force or strength of something to

produce power or to achieve something

 attempts to harness the sun’s rays as a source of energy

 We must harness the skill and creativity of our workforce.

Passage 2: Endless Harvest

Crash (n): a sudden serious fall in the price or value of something; the occasion when a business, etc Fails

SYNONYM collapse

 Some economists have been predicting another crash for years.

Subsistence (n): the state of having just enough money or food to stay alive

 Many families are living below the level of subsistence.

Passage 3: Effects of noise Transient (a): continuing for only a short time

SYNONYM fleeting, temporary

 the transient nature of speech

CAM 8

TEST 1 Passage 1: A Chronicle of Timekeeping Chronicle (n): a written record of events in the order in which they happened

 Her latest novel is a chronicle of life in a Devon village.

Advent (n): the advent of something/somebody the coming of an important

event, person, invention, etc

wax and wane

to increase then decrease in strength, importance, etc over a period of time

Ex: Public interest in the issue has waxed and waned over the years.

Conspicuous (a) /kənˈspɪkjuəs/: easy to see or notice; likely to attract attention Regulate (v): to control something by means of rules / to control the speed,

pressure, temperature, etc in a machine or system

Passage 2: Air traffic control in the USA Oversee (v): oversee somebody/something to watch somebody/something and

make sure that a job or an activity is done correctly

SYNONYM supervise

Rudimentary (a) /ˌruːdɪˈmentri/: dealing with only the most basic matters or

ideas

SYNONYM basic

 They were given only rudimentary training in the job.

 His understanding of the language is very rudimentary.

Vicinity (n) /vəˈsɪnəti/: the area around a particular place

 in the vicinity (of something) Crowds gathered in the vicinity of Trafalgar

Square.

Metropolitan (a): connected with a large or capital city

 the New York metropolitan area

Blanket (n): to cover something completely with a thick layer

 The ground was soon blanketed with snow.

Rigorous (a): done carefully and with a lot of attention to detail

SYNONYM thorough

 a rigorous analysis

Demanding that particular rules, processes, etc are strictly followed

SYNONYM strict

Passage 3: Telepathy

Telepathy (n) /təˈlepəθi/i/: the direct communication of thoughts or feelings from

one person to another without using speech, writing, or any other normal method

Compelling (a): that makes you pay attention to it because it is so interesting and

exciting / so strong that you cannot resist it / that makes you think it is true

Concur (v): to agree

Rule somebody/something out (as something) to state that something is not

possible or that somebody/something is not suitableSYNONYM exclude

 Police have not ruled out the possibility that the man was murdered.

to prevent somebody from doing something; to prevent something from happening

 His age effectively ruled him out as a possible candidate.

TEST 2 Passage 1: Sheet glass manufacture: the float process Molten (a): (of metal, rock or glass) heated to a very high temperature so that it

becomes liquid

 molten lead

 a stream of molten lava

Unblemished (a): not spoiled, damaged or marked in any way

 He had an unblemished reputation.

Passage 2: The little ice age

embark on/upon something;

1 (formal) to start to do something new or difficult

o She is about to embark on a diplomatic career.

o Remember these basic rules before embarking upon major home improvements.

at the mercy of somebody/something

1 not able to stop somebody/something harming you because they have power

or control over you

o I'm not going to put myself at the mercy of the bank.

o We were at the mercy of the weather.

See-saw (n): a situation in which things keep changing from one state to another

and back again

Amplify (v): amplify something to increase something in strength, especially

sound

 to amplify a guitar/an electric current/a signal

to add details to a story, statement, etc

 amplify something You may need to amplify this point.

Proliferate (v): to increase rapidly in number or amount

SYNONYM multiply

 Books and articles on the subject have proliferated over the last year.

Passage 3: The meaning and power of smell Feeble (a): very weak/ not effective; not showing energy or effort

Elusive (a): difficult to find, define or achieve

 Eric, as elusive as ever, was nowhere to be found.

 the elusive concept of ‘literature’

 A solution to the problem of toxic waste is proving elusive.

TEST 3

Passage 1: Striking back at Lightning with Lasers Inflict (v): to make somebody/something suffer something unpleasant

 inflict something on/upon somebody/something They inflicted a

humiliating defeat on the home team.

Hail (n): small balls of ice that fall like rain

Conductor (n): a substance that allows electricity or heat to pass along it or

through it

 Wood is a poor conductor.

Passage 2: The Nature of Genius Begetter (n): a person who creates something

Ambivalent (a): ambivalent (about/towards somebody/something) having or

showing both positive and negative feelings about somebody/something

Prodigy (n): a young person whose intelligence or skill is unusually good for their

age

 a child/an infant prodigy

Mist : The origins of the story are lost in the mists of time (= forgotten because it

happened such a long time ago).

Vantage point

a position from which you watch something

 The cafe was a good vantage point for watching the world go by.

a point in time or a situation from which you consider something, especially the past

 From the vantage point of the present, the war seems to have achieved nothing.

Mundane (a) /mʌnˈdeɪn/:not interesting or exciting

SYNONYM dull, ordinary

 a mundane task/job

mediocre (a) /ˌmiːdiˈəʊkə(r)/: not very good; of only average standard

 a mediocre musician/talent/performance

Manifestation (n): an event, action or thing that is a sign that something exists or

is happening; the act of appearing as a sign that something exists or is happening

 The riots are a clear manifestation of the people's discontent.

Hard-won (a): that you only get after fighting or working hard for it

 She was not going to give up her hard-won freedom so easily.

Outrageous (a) /aʊtˈreɪdʒəs/: offensive and unacceptable

SYNONYM scandalous

very unusual and intended to shock people slightly

 She says the most outrageous things sometimes.

Supremacy (n) /suˈpreməsi/: a position in which you have more power, authority

or status than anyone else

 the battle for supremacy in the region

unpalatable (a): unpleasant and not easy to accept

SYNONYM distasteful

not pleasant to taste

 unpalatable food