1.

Word: Claim

Vietnamese: Yu cu

Form: Verb

Meaning: to say that something is true or is a fact, although you cannot

prove it and other people might not believe it.

Pronunciation: /klem/

Sample sentence: He claims to have met the president, but I don't believe
him.

2. Word: Regard

Vietnamese: v

Form: Verb

Meaning: to consider or have an opinion about something or someone

Pronunciation: /rd/

Sample sentence: I am writing to you with regard to your letter of 15 March.

3. Word: Compel

Vietnamese: Bt buc

Form: Verb

Meaning: To force someone to do something.

Pronunciation: /kmpel/

Sample sentence: As a schoolboy he was compelled to wear shorts even in

winter.

4. Word: Cultivate

Vietnamese: khai khn

Form: Verb

Meaning: to try to develop and improve something

Pronunciation: /kl.t.vet/

Sample sentence: Most of the land there is too poor to cultivate.

5. Word: Obligation

Vietnamese: bn phn

Form: Noun

Meaning: something that you must do

Pronunciation: /b.le.n/

Sample sentence: You have a legal obligation to inform the police about the
accident.

6. Word: Emergency

Vietnamese: canh ng

Form: Noun

Meaning: something dangerous or serious, such as an accident, that happens

suddenly or unexpectedly and needs fast action in order to avoid harmful
results

Pronunciation: /m.dn.si/

Sample sentence: You can land a plane on water in an emergency.

7. Word: Disciplined

Vietnamese: ao luyn

Form: Adjective

Meaning: behaving in a very controlled way

Pronunciation: /ds..plnd/

Sample sentence: Those children are well disciplined.

8. Word: Budget

Vietnamese: ngn sach

Form: Noun

Meaning: the amount of money you have available to spend

Pronunciation: /bd.t/

Sample sentence: The school budget is going to be cut again this year.

9. Word: Flexible

Vietnamese: xp lai

Form: Adjective

Meaning: able to change or be changed easily according to the situation

Pronunciation: /flek.s.bl/

Sample sentence: My schedule is flexible - I could arrange to meet with you

any day next week.

10. Word: Prior

Vietnamese: trc

Form: Adjective

Meaning: existing or happening before something else, or before a particular

time

Pronunciation: /prar/

Sample sentence: You can only withdraw money from this account by prior
arrangement with the bank.
11. Word: Fire

Vietnamese:

Form: Noun

Meaning: to remove someone from their job, either because they have done
something wrong or badly, or as a way of saving the cost of employing them

Pronunciation: /far/

Sample sentence: She has just been fired as editor of the newspaper.

22. Word: Decline

Vietnamese: c tuyt

Form: Verb

Meaning: to refuse

Pronunciation:

Sample sentence: I invited him to the meeting but he declined.

13. Word: Commitment

Vietnamese: cam kt

Form: Noun

Meaning: a willingness to give your time and energy to something that you
believe in, or a promise or firm decision to do something

Pronunciation: /kmt.mnt/

Sample sentence: Players must make a commitment to play for a full

season.
14. Word: Unwind

Vietnamese: bung ra

Form: Verb

Meaning: to relax and allow your mind to be free from worry after a period of
work or some other activity that has made you worried:

Pronunciation: /nwand/

Sample sentence: A glass of wine in the evening helps me to unwind after

work.

15. Word: Pursue

Vietnamese: theo ui

Form: Verb

Meaning: you try to do it or achieve it, usually over a long period of time

Pronunciation: /psju/

Sample sentence: He decided to pursue a career in business.

16. Word: Priority

Vietnamese: quyn trc

Form: Noun

Meaning: something that is very important and must be dealt with before
other things

Pronunciation: /prar..ti/

Sample sentence: My first/top priority is to find somewhere to live.

17. Word: Gossip

Vietnamese: ngi l i mach

Form: Noun

Meaning: conversation or reports about other people's private lives that

might be unkind, disapproving, or not true

Pronunciation: /s.p/

Sample sentence: Her letter was full of gossip.

18. Word: Routine

Vietnamese: thoi quen

Form: Noun

Meaning: a usual or fixed way of doing things

Pronunciation: /rutin/

Sample sentence: There's no set/fixed routine at work - every day is

different.

19. Word: Outlive

Vietnamese: cn sng

Form: Verb

Meaning: to live or exist longer than someone or something

Pronunciation: /atlv/

Sample sentence: He outlived all of his brothers.

20. Word: Evade

Vietnamese: tranh

Form: Verb

Meaning: to avoid or escape from someone or something

Pronunciation: /ved/
Sample sentence: He can't evade doing military service forever.

21. Word: Despise

Vietnamese:

Form: Verb

Meaning: to feel a strong dislike for someone or something because you

think that that person or thing is bad or has no value

Pronunciation: /dspaz/

Sample sentence: She despised him for the way he treated her sister.

22. Word: Integrity

Vietnamese:

Form: Noun

Meaning: the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that
you refuse to change

Pronunciation: /nte.r.ti/

Sample sentence: No one doubted that the president was a man of the
highest integrity.

23. Word: Eternal

Vietnamese:

Form: Adjective

Meaning: lasting forever or for a very long time

Pronunciation: /t.nl/

Sample sentence: The company is engaged in the eternal search for a

product that will lead the market.
24. Word: Preserve

Vietnamese:

Form: Verb

Meaning: to keep something as it is, especially in order to prevent it from

decaying or being damaged or destroyed

Pronunciation: /przv/

Sample sentence: We want to preserve the character of the town while

improving the facilities.

25. Word: Concern

Vietnamese:

Form: Verb

Meaning: to cause worry to someone

Pronunciation: /knsn/

Sample sentence: His attitude concerns me.

26. Word: Diploma

Vietnamese:

Form: Noun

Meaning: a document given by a college or university to show that you have

passed a particular exam or finished your studies

Pronunciation: /dpl.m/

Sample sentence: My diploma is my biggest achievement.

27. Word: Miserable

Vietnamese:
Form: Adjective

Meaning: very unhappy

Pronunciation: /mz.r..bl/

Sample sentence: She's miserable living on her own.

28. Word: Overlook

Vietnamese:

Form: Verb

Meaning: to fail to notice or consider something or someone

Pronunciation: /.vlk/

Sample sentence: I think there is one key fact that you have overlooked.

29. Word: Vital

Vietnamese:

Form: Adjective

Meaning: necessary for the success or continued existence of something;

extremely important

Pronunciation: /va.tl

Sample sentence: He had never felt so vital and full of life.

30. Word: Status

Vietnamese:

Form: Noun

Meaning: the amount of respect, admiration, or importance given to a

person, organization, or object

Pronunciation: /ste.ts/
Sample sentence: As the daughter of the president, she enjoys high status
among her peers.

31. Word: Depressed

Vietnamese:

Form: Adjective

Meaning: unhappy and without hope

Pronunciation: /dprest/

Sample sentence: She became deeply depressed when her husband died.

32. Word: Courtesy

Vietnamese:

Form: Noun

Meaning: polite behaviour, or a polite action or remark

Pronunciation: /k.t.si/

Sample sentence: You might get along better with your parents if you
showed them some courtesy.

33. Word: Ignorance

Vietnamese:

Form: Noun

Meaning: lack of knowledge, understanding, or information about something

Pronunciation: /.nr.ns/

Sample sentence: Public ignorance about the disease is still a cause for
concern.
34. Word: Misery

Vietnamese:

Form: Noun

Meaning: someone who is often very unhappy and is always complaining

about things

Pronunciation: /mz.r.i/

Sample sentence: I just wanted to end the misery of waiting.

35. Word: Stroll

Vietnamese:

Form: Verb

Meaning: to walk in a slow, relaxed manner, especially for pleasure

Pronunciation: /strl/

Sample sentence: We could stroll along the beach after dinner.

36. Word: Genius

Vietnamese:

Form: Noun

Meaning: very great and rare natural ability or skill, especially in a particular
area such as science or art, or a person who has this

Pronunciation: /di.ni.s/

Sample sentence: Einstein was a (mathematical) genius.

37. Word: Guarantee

Vietnamese:

Form: Noun
Meaning: a formal agreement to take responsibility for something, such as
the payment of someone else's debt

Pronunciation: /r.nti/

Sample sentence: The washing machine broke down just after the
guarantee ran out.

38. Word: Odds

Vietnamese:

Form: Noun

Meaning: the probability (= how likely it is) that a particular thing will or will
not happen

Pronunciation: /dz/

Sample sentence: The odds against you winning such a competition are
enormous.

39. Word: Anticipation

Vietnamese:

Form: Noun

Meaning: a feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen in

the near future

Pronunciation: /nts.pe.n/

Sample sentence: The audience waited in great anticipation, but nothing

happened.

40. Word: Suspense

Vietnamese:

Form: Noun
Meaning: the feeling of excitement or nervousness that you have when you
are waiting for something to happen and are uncertain about what it is going
to be

Pronunciation: /sspens/

Sample sentence: She kept him in suspense for several days before she
said that she would marry him.

41. Word: Bounds

Vietnamese:

Form: Plural noun

Meaning: limits of an activity or behavior

Pronunciation: /bnz/

Sample sentence: His desire for political power apparently knows no bounds.

42. Word: Downright

Vietnamese:

Form: Adjective

Meaning: extremely or very bad

Pronunciation: /dan.rat/

Sample sentence: She's being downright unhelpful and obstructive.

43. Word: Antibiotic

Vietnamese:

Form: Noun

Meaning: a medicine or chemical that can destroy harmful bacteria in the

body or limit their growth
Pronunciation: /n.ti.bat.k/

Sample sentence: Some types of antibiotic are used to promote growth in

farm animals.

44. Word: Congested

Vietnamese:

Form: Noun

Meaning: too blocked or crowded and causing difficulties

Pronunciation: /kndes.td/

Sample sentence: This spray helps to ease nasal congestion.

45. Word: Infect

Vietnamese:

Form: Verb

Meaning: to pass a disease to a person, animal, or plant

Pronunciation: /nfekt/

Sample sentence: All the tomato plants are infected with a virus.

46. Word: Relieve

Vietnamese:

Form: Verb

Meaning: to make an unpleasant feeling, such as pain or worry, less strong

Pronunciation: /rliv/

Sample sentence: She was given a shot of morphine to relieve the pain.
47. Word: Adapt

Vietnamese:

Form: Verb

Meaning: to change something to suit different conditions or uses

Pronunciation: /dpt/

Sample sentence: We live in a changing world and people must learn to

adapt.

48. Word: Drowsy

Vietnamese:

Form: Adjective

Meaning: being in a state between sleeping and being awake

Pronunciation: /dra.zi/

Sample sentence: The room is so warm it's making me feel drowsy.

49. Word: Allergy

Vietnamese:

Form: Noun

Meaning: a condition that makes a person become sick or develop skin or

breathing problems because they have eaten certain foods or been near
certain substances

Pronunciation: /l..di/

Sample sentence: I had some allergies in my body.

50. Word: Migraine

Vietnamese:
Form: Noun

Meaning: severe continuous pain in the head, often with vomiting and
difficulty in seeing

Pronunciation: /mi.ren/ /ma.ren/

Sample sentence: Considering the amount of stress she's under, it's not
surprising she keeps getting migraines.

51. Word: Prescription

Vietnamese:

Form: Noun

Meaning: a piece of paper on which a doctor writes the details of the

medicine or drugs that someone needs

Pronunciation: /prskrp.n/

Sample sentence: These drugs are only available on prescription.

52. Word: Unbearable

Vietnamese:

Form: Adjective

Meaning: too painful or unpleasant for you to continue to experience

Pronunciation: /nbe.r.bl/

Sample sentence: The atmosphere at work at the moment is almost

unbearable.

53. Word: Slay

Vietnamese:

Form: Verb
Meaning: to kill in a violent way

Pronunciation: /sle/

Sample sentence: He was found slain in an alley two blocks from his
apartment.

54. Word: Adverse

Vietnamese:

Form: Adjective

Meaning: having a negative or harmful effect on something

Pronunciation: /d.vs/ /dvs/

Sample sentence: It is clear that these violent films have an adverse effect
on children.

55. Word: Tolerance

Vietnamese:

Form: Noun

Meaning: willingness to accept behaviour and beliefs that are different from
your own, although you might not agree with or approve of them

Pronunciation: /tl.r.ns/

Sample sentence: My father never showed much tolerance towards us

children.

56. Word: Proactive

Vietnamese:

Form: Adjective

Meaning: taking action by causing change and not only reacting to change
when it happens
Pronunciation: /prk.tv/

Sample sentence: Companies are going to have to be more proactive about

environmental management.

57. Word: Devote

Vietnamese:

Form: Verb

Meaning: to give your time or effort completely to something you believe in

or to a person, or to use a particular amount of time or energy doing
something

Pronunciation: /dvot/

Sample sentence: He devoted his life to serving his family, friends, and
neighbors.

58. Word: Humiliate

Vietnamese:

Form: Verb

Meaning: to make someone feel ashamed or lose respect for himself or

herself

Pronunciation: /hjuml.i.et/

Sample sentence: England were humiliated (= completely defeated) in last

night's match.

59. Word: Critical

Vietnamese:

Form: Adjective

Meaning: saying that someone or something is bad or wrong

Pronunciation: /krt..kl/

Sample sentence: She is very critical of the way we bring up our children.

60. Word: Despair

Vietnamese:

Form: Noun

Meaning: he feeling that there is no hope and that you can do nothing to
improve a difficult or worrying situation

Pronunciation: /dsper/

Sample sentence: He was into despair when his wife left him.