Vocabulary for PTE Speaking

abandon:   (từ bỏ) lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm

abstract:   (trừu tượng) theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand

academic:   (học) related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education

access:   (truy cập) approach; entry; entrance

accommodation:   (nhà ở) living quarters provided for public convenience; something that meets a need; convenience

accompany:   (cùng) travel with; be associated with

accumulation:   (tích) increase by natural growth or addition; concentration

accurate:   (chính xác) capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision

achieve:   (đạt) gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

acquisition:   (mua) act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

adaptation:   (thích ứng) modification; alteration or adjustment in structure or habits

adequate:   (đầy đủ) sufficient; enough to meet a purpose

adjacent:   (lân cận) adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

adjustment:   (chỉnh) making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

administration:   (chính quyền) management; supervision; people who are in charge for management; activity of government for powers and duties

advocate:   (biện hộ) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something

affect:   (ảnh hưởng đến) have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

aggregate:   (tổng hợp) gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

aid:   (viện trợ) person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant

albeit:   (dù) even though; although; notwithstanding

alter:   (thay đổi) modify; cause to change; make different; convert

alternative:   (thay thế) one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice

ambiguous:   (mơ hồ) unclear or doubtful in meaning

amendment:   (sửa đổi) correction; revision

analogous:   (tương tự) comparable; similar or alike

analysis:   (phân tích) study; investigation; process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts

annual:   (năm) occurring or payable every year

apparent:   (rõ ràng) capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye

appendix:   (phụ lục) something appended or added

appreciation:   (đánh giá) recognition; taste; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one

approach:   (tiếp cận) access; method

appropriate:   (thích hợp) acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use

approximate:   (gần) approach; come near

arbitrary:   (độc đoán) randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle

area:   (khu vực) plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open space in a building; the enclosed space; extent; scope; range

assembly:   (lắp ráp) gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason

assessment:   (đánh giá) act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable

assistance:   (trợ giúp) activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

assume:   (giả) suppose; presume; take on; bear

assurance:   (đảm bảo) promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt

attached:   (gắn) fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding

author:   (tác giả) beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer

authority:   (quyền) jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

available:   (sẵn) convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

aware:   (biết) knowing; having knowledge or cognizance

behalf:   (thay) represent; advantage, benefit, interest of someone

benefit:   (lợi ích) advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

bias:   (thiên vị) preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way

bond:   (trái phiếu) link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty

brief:   (ngắn) short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise

bulk:   (số lượng lớn) majority; main part; volume; mass

capable:   (khả năng) having the ability required for a specific task

capacity:   (dung) mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate

challenge:   (thử thách) assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to

channel:   (kênh) passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access

chapter:   (chương) division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop's council; organized branch of some society

chart:   (biểu đồ) graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators

civil:   (dân sự) having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite

clarity:   (rõ ràng) clearness of thought or style; brightness; splendor

classical:   (cổ điển) standard and authoritative rather than new or experimental; relating to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially art, architecture, and literature

clause:   (khoản) sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document

code:   (mã) body of law; system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; system of symbols, letters, or words

coherence:   (mạch lạc) logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; state of cohering or sticking together

coincide:   (trùng) occur at the same time as; correspond

collapse:   (sụp đổ) breakdown; failure

commission:   (hoa hồng) fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize

commitment:   (cam kết) pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action

commodity:   (hàng) goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.

communication:   (giao) activity of communicating; activity of conveying information

community:   (cộng đồng) society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government

compensation:   (bồi thường) something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury

complement:   (bổ sung) complete; consummate; make perfect

complex:   (phức tạp) complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

component:   (thành phần) element; ingredient; abstract part of something

comprehensive:   (toàn diện) thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope

comprise:   (gồm) include; consist of; be composed of

concept:   (Khái niệm) something formed in the mind; thought or notion

concurrent:   (đồng thời) simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time

conduct:   (thực hiện) direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide

conference:   (Hội nghị) meeting for consultation or discussion; exchange of views

confirmed:   (xác nhận) being firmly settled in habit; having been ratified; verified; fixed; established

conflict:   (xung đột) fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events

conformity:   (phù hợp) similarity in form or character; agreement

consent:   (đồng ý) agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow

considerable:   (đáng kể) worthy of consideration; large in amount, extent, or degree

consistent:   (phù hợp) being in agreement with itself; coherent; regular

constant:   (hằng) invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent

constitutional:   (hiến pháp) of or relating to a constitution, or establishment form of government

construction:   (xây dựng) act of constructing or building something

consumer:   (tiêu dùng) people who buy goods or services

contact:   (liên hệ) get in touch with; reach

contemporary:   (hiện đại) modern; belonging to the same period of time

context:   (bối cảnh) circumstance

contract:   (hợp đồng) constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate

contradiction:   (mâu thuẫn) assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct

contrary:   (trái) relation of direct opposition; very opposed in nature or character or purpose

contrast:   (tương phản) act of distinguishing by comparing differences

contribution:   (đóng góp) act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy

controversy:   (cãi) contentious speech act; argument

convention:   (ước) social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states

conversely:   (ngược) in a converse manner; with change of order or relation; reciprocally.

convinced:   (thuyết phục) certain, sure

cooperative:   (hợp tác) done with or working with others

coordination:   (phối hợp) regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation

core:   (chính) basic, center, or most important part; essence

corporate:   (công ty) united or combined into one body; collective; belonging to corporation or incorporated body

corresponding:   (tương ứng) accompanying

couple:   (vài) a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another

create:   (tạo) make or cause to be or to become; invest with a new thing

credit:   (tín dụng) arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

criteria:   (tiêu chuẩn) standard, rule, or test on which a judgment or decision can be based

crucial:   (quan trọng) of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance

currency:   (tiền tệ) money; general acceptance or use

cycle:   (chu) periodically repeated sequence of events; long period of time; entire round in a circle or a spire

data:   (Dữ liệu) collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem

debate:   (tranh luận) discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points

decline:   (suy giảm) change toward something smaller or lower ; gradual falling off from a better state

definite:   (xác định) fixed; exact; having distinct limits

definition:   (định nghĩa) clarity of outline; concise explanation

demonstrate:   (chứng minh) show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove

denote:   (biểu thị) indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically

deny:   (từ chối) disagree with; refuse; declare untrue

depression:   (trầm cảm) recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing ; sadness; low spirits

design:   (thiết kế) act of working out the form of something; creation of something in the mind; formulate a plan for

despite:   (dù) lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred

device:   (thiết bị) technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks

discretion:   (ý) knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively

displacement:   (chuyển) act of removing from office or employment

display:   (hiển thị) exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest

distinction:   (phân biệt) excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference

distribution:   (phân phối) act of distributing or spreading or apportioning

diversity:   (đa dạng) point or respect in which things differ; difference

document:   (tài liệu) provide written evidence; record in detail

domain:   (miền) field; territory over which rule or control is exercised; networked computers that share a common address

domestic:   (trong nước) house-hold; of or relating to the home ; within the country or home

dominant:   (thống trị) major; important; outweighing

draft:   (thảo) rough outline; draw up an outline; sketch

dramatic:   (kịch) striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect

duration:   (thời gian) length of time something lasts

dynamic:   (năng động) energetic; vigorously active

economic:   (kinh tế) pertaining to economy; frugal; cheap

edition:   (bản) whole number of copies of a work printed and published; single copy; act of editing

eliminate:   (loại bỏ) eradicate; abolish; rule out

emphasis:   (nhấn) special attention or effort directed toward something; stress

empirical:   (thực nghiệm) derived from experiment and observation rather than theory

enable:   (cho phép) supply with the means, knowledge, or opportunity; make able; make feasible or possible

energy:   (năng lượng) exertion of force; capacity for work or vigorous activity; usable heat or power

enormous:   (khổng lồ) very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive

ensure:   (đảm bảo) make sure or certain; insure; assure

environment:   (môi trường) surroundings; totality of surrounding conditions

equation:   (phương trình) making equal; equal division; equality; equilibrium

equipment:   (thiết bị) apparatus

equivalent:   (tương đương) interchangeable; comparable; equal, as in value, force, or meaning

erosion:   (xói mòn) corrosion; a gradual decline of something

estate:   (bất động) extensive landed property; everything you own; all of your assets

estimate:   (ước) judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate

ethnic:   (dân tộc) relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage

eventually:   (cuối cùng) ultimately; in the final result or issue; in the end

evidence:   (chứng cứ) something which makes evident or manifest; any mode of proof

evolution:   (tiến hóa) development; progression

exceed:   (vượt quá) go beyond; be or do something to a greater degree

exhibit:   (triển lãm) show, make visible or apparent

expansion:   (mở rộng) growth; extent or amount by which something has expanded

expert:   (chuyên gia) person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject

explicit:   (rõ ràng) precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken

exploitation:   (khai thác) unfair use of someone’s work giving little in return

export:   (xuất khẩu) sell or transfer abroad

exposure:   (tiếp xúc) risk, particularly of being exposed to disease; unmasking; act of laying something open

external:   (bên ngoài) exterior; outer; suitable for application to the outside

extract:   (trích) draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; remove; get despite difficulties or obstacles