Word

Part of speech

Pron

Definition

Example

renowned

adj

rɪˈnaʊnd

Nổi tiếng

an island renowned for its beauty

stint

n

stɪnt

Giai đoạn, khoảng thời gian

Mark did a two-year stint in the army.

venerated

adj

ˈvenəreɪtɪd

Tôn kính, được kính trọng

In some religions, the sun is an object of veneration.

ambitious

adj

æmˈbɪʃəs

Có tham vọng, khát khao thành công

Alfred was intensely ambitious, obsessed with the idea of becoming rich.

analogy

n

əˈnælədʒi

Sự tương đồng, tương tự

analogies between human and animal behavior

contemporary

adj

kənˈtempərəri, -pəri

Đương đại

an exhibition of contemporary Japanese prints

encounter

n

ɪnˈkaʊntə

Sự gặp gỡ, gặp mặt

She didn’t remember our encounter last summer.

interpretation

n

ɪnˌtɜːprəˈteɪʃən, ɪnˌtɜːprɪˈteɪʃən

Sự diễn giải, giải thích, hiểu biết

the artist's interpretation of her emotions

manipulate

v

məˈnɪpjəleɪt, məˈnɪpjʊleɪt

Thao tác, vận hành, sử dụng

the workmen manipulated the controls carefully

pose

v

pəʊz

Tạo dáng

We posed for photographs.

practitioner

n

prækˈtɪʃənə

Người chuyên môn, thạo nghề

a practitioner of Buddhism

transform

v

trænsˈfɔːm

Biến đổi, biến hình

Increased population has transformed the landscape.

uniqueness

n

ju ˈniːknəs

Sự độc nhất, đặc biệt

Each person's fingerprints are unique.

ornamentation

n

ˌɔːnəmenˈteɪʃən

Sự trang trí, vật trang trí

a bronze plate with gold ornamentation

perfection

n

pəˈfekʃən

Sự hoàn hảo

My father expected perfection from all of us.

proportions

n

prəˈpɔːʃənz

Tỉ lệ

Architects must learn about scale and proportion.

symmetry

n

ˈsɪmətri, ˈsɪmɪtri

Đối xứng

Squares and triangles have symmetry.

ability

n

əˈbɪləti, əˈbɪlɪti

Khả năng (làm gì đó)

the ability to walk

competent

adj

ˈkɒmpətənt, ˈkɒmpɪtənt

Có năng lực, tài năng

A competent mechanic should be able to fix the problem.