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1/ Pervasive = ubiquitous(a): phổ biến khắp nơi (existing in all parts of a place or thing; spreading gradually
to affect all parts of a place or thing)
Her influence is all-pervasive (= it affects everyone and everything).
A sense of social change is pervasive in her novels. the increasingly pervasive subculture in modern society
2/ cordless (a.) không dây = wireless (of a phone or an electrical tool) not connected to its power supply by wires)
a cordless phone/drill
3/ prosthesis(n): bộ phận nhân tạo cơ thể người (an artificial part of the body, for example a leg, an eye or a tooth)
- The fields avoid the prosthesis and are arranged to obtain the best dose distribution possible.
4/ coarse (a.) chất lượng thấp, thô ((of skin or cloth) rough) 4/ debit = pay (a sum of money taken from a bank account)
The total debits on the account were £2 000 last month.
5/ rep (n)người đại diện; trong “representative”, nhân viên đại diện cho một công ty (an employee of a company who travels around a particular area selling the company’s goods to shops and other businesses)
- She’s a sales rep for a recording company.
6/ bursary (n.) học bổng, trợ cấp = scholarship (an amount of money that is given to somebody so that they can study, usually at a college or university)
7/ centenarian(n) người sông lâu trăm tuổi(someone who live 100 years old or more)
- My grandfather has been a centenarian for 4 days.
8/ homogeneous(a.) đồng chủng, đồng loại (consisting of parts or people that are similar to each other or are of the same type)
- We need to recognise that the elderly are not a homogeneous group.
9/ hovercraft (n) tàu đệm khí (a vehicle that travels quickly just above the surface of water or land by producing a current of air under it to support it)
- A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air.
- The express ferry service to Ireland is the hovercraft, but that is sometimes cancelled if the weather is bad. 10/ submerge (v) chìm xuống, lặn xuống nước (to go under the surface of water or liquid; to put something or make something go under the surface of water or liquid)
- The submarine submerged when enemy planes were sighted.
- She was taken to hospital after being submerged in an icy river for 45 minutes. 11/ assert = be determined: quyết đoán, quả quyết (to behave in a way that expresses your confidence, importance, or power and earns you respect from others)
- I really must assert myself more in meetings.
- Don't be afraid to assert yourself and make your views clear. 12/ dovetail (n.) phần dính liền của cửa (a type of joint used to fix two pieces of wood firmly together)
13/ squirm (v.) to move from side to side in an awkward way, sometimes because of nervousness, embarrassment, or pain
- Nobody spoke for at least five minutes and Rachel squirmed in her chair with embarrassment. - The fish squirmed on the ground for a few moments and then lay still. 14/
