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TOEIC Reading Vocabulary (1)

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acquisition
adolescent
adverse
aesthetic
affiliate
afflict
aggravate
agitation
alleviate
amends
anonymous
appraisal
articulate
ascertain
ascribe
assault
assert
asset
assimilate
attorney
augment
authentic
avail
avert
baffle
barren
batch
bizarre
bleak
blunder
blunt
bonus
brace
brittle
capsule
casualty
ceramic
cereal
commentary
commitment
commute
compatible
competence
compile
compulsory
concede
conceive
concession
concise
confer
configuration
conform
confusion
consecutive
consensus
conserve
conspicuous
constituent
constrain
consultant
contaminate
contemplate
contempt
contend
contradict
contrive
controversial
controversy
converge
convict
cordial
corps
corrode
corrupt
costume
courtesy
cripple
criterion
crucial
culminate
cumulative
curb
curt
cynical
deficit
degenerate
deliberate
denote
denounce
depict
designate
despise
deteriorate
diffuse
dilemma
dilute
discern
discrepancy
discrete
disguise
dismay
dispatch
disperse
disposition
disrupt
dissipate
distil
disturbance
divine
drastic
dubious
dwell
eccentric
edible
ego
elicit
elite
eloquent
embark
empirical
endow
enhance
ensue
entail
entity
entrepreneur
envisage
epoch
equilibrium
erosion
erroneous
escort
essence
ethics
ethnic
evoke
exemplify
exempt
exotic
expertise
explicit
exposition
exquisite
extinct
extinguish
fabricate
facet
facilitate
feeble
flap
fling
fluctuate
flutter
foam
foil
formidable
formulate
fort
fossil
foster
foul
fracture
fraud
fringe
frustrate
galaxy
gaol
garment
gear
glide
gloomy
gorgeous
gossip
graze
grease
grief
grieve
grim
hamper
hatch
haul
haunt
heal
heave
heir
heritage
hierarchy
hinder
hinge
hitherto
homogeneous
hose
hover
humidity
hurl
hypothesis
hysterical

Word and Definition List
acquisition   Speak
n. Syn. acquirement; attainment
(mua) act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
adolescent   Speak
n.
(vị thành niên) a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
adverse   Speak
a. Syn. unfavorable; hostile
(bất lợi) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
aesthetic   Speak
a. Syn. artistic; elegant
(thẩm mỹ) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
affiliate   Speak
v. Syn. associate; incorporate
(liên kết) associate; incorporate
afflict   Speak
v. Syn. plague; suffer; torment
(ức hiếp) cause pain, suffering or distress
aggravate   Speak
v. Syn. worsen; exacerbate
(nặng) worsen; make worse or more troublesome
agitation   Speak
n. Syn. anxiety; disturbance
(kích động) anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
alleviate   Speak
v. Syn. relieve; moderate; reduce
(giảm) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
amends   Speak
n.
(sửa đổi) compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation
anonymous   Speak
a. Syn. unknown; nameless
(vô danh) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
appraisal   Speak
n. Syn. assessment; evaluation
(thẩm định) assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
articulate   Speak
a. Syn. effective; distinct
(rõ) expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
ascertain   Speak
v. Syn. discover; insure
(xác định) find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
ascribe   Speak
v. Syn. refer; attribute; assign
(gán) inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
assault   Speak
n. Syn. attack; onslaught
(tấn công) attack; onslaught
assert   Speak
v. Syn. declare
(khẳng định) declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
asset   Speak
n. Syn. properties; advantage
(tài sản) properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
assimilate   Speak
v. Syn. absorb
(đồng hóa) incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
attorney   Speak
n. Syn. lawyer
(luật sư) lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
augment   Speak
v. Syn. increase
(tăng) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
authentic   Speak
a. Syn. genuine; real; valid; trustworthy
(xác thực) not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
avail   Speak
v. Syn. profit; promote
(tận) turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
avert   Speak
v. Syn. prevent
(tránh) prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
baffle   Speak
v. Syn. frustrate; perplex
(vách ngăn) frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
barren   Speak
a. Syn. desolate
(cằn cỗi) desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
batch   Speak
n.
(hàng loạt) quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
bizarre   Speak
a. Syn. fantastic
(kỳ dị) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
bleak   Speak
a. Syn. cold; cheerless
(ảm đạm) cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
blunder   Speak
n. Syn. error
(sai lầm) serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
blunt   Speak
a. Syn. insensitive
(cùn) having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
bonus   Speak
n.
(thưởng) an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
brace   Speak
n.
(nẹp) something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;
brittle   Speak
a.
(giòn) easily broken; having little elasticity
capsule   Speak
n. Syn. pill
(viên nang) small container; pill in form of small rounded gelatinous; shortened version of a written work
casualty   Speak
n.
(nạn nhân) serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
ceramic   Speak
a.
(gốm) of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
cereal   Speak
n.
(ngũ cốc) grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
commentary   Speak
n.
(bình luận) written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
commitment   Speak
n.
(cam kết) pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
commute   Speak
v.
(đi lại) obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
compatible   Speak
a. Syn. harmonious
(tương thích) harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
competence   Speak
n.
(thẩm quyền) quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
compile   Speak
v. Syn. assemble; gather; accumulate
(biên dịch) put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
compulsory   Speak
a. Syn. mandatory; obligatory
(bắt buộc) mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
concede   Speak
v. Syn. admit; yield
(thừa nhận) admit; yield; give up physical control of another
conceive   Speak
v. Syn. design; consider
(thụ thai) form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
concession   Speak
n.
(nhượng) act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
concise   Speak
a. Syn. succinct; terse
(súc tích) brief and compact; expressing much in few words
confer   Speak
v.
(tặng) bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
configuration   Speak
n.
(cấu hình) arrangement of parts or elements; outline
conform   Speak
v.
(phù hợp) comply with; follow; fit; meet
confusion   Speak
n.
(lẫn lộn) mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
consecutive   Speak
a. Syn. successive; sequential
(liên tiếp) following one after another without interruption; sequential
consensus   Speak
n. Syn. Agreement; accord
(nhất trí) general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
conserve   Speak
v. Syn. retain; preserve
(bảo tồn) retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
conspicuous   Speak
a. Syn. noticeable; prominent
(dễ thấy) noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
constituent   Speak
n. Syn. component; element; ingredient
(thành phần) component or part; citizen, voter
constrain   Speak
v. Syn. restrain; confine
(hạn chế) restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
consultant   Speak
n.
(Tư vấn) an expert who gives advice
contaminate   Speak
v. Syn. taint; pollute; defile
(ô nhiễm) make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
contemplate   Speak
v. Syn. ponder; meditate
(chiêm ngưỡng) look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
contempt   Speak
n. Syn. disgrace
(khinh) state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
contend   Speak
v.
(tranh) strive in opposition; contest; dispute; struggle for
contradict   Speak
v. Syn. confront; oppose
(mâu thuẫn) confront; oppose
contrive   Speak
v.
(mưu) form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
controversial   Speak
a. Syn. controvertible; disputable
(cãi) controvertible; disputable
controversy   Speak
n. Syn. contention; argument
(cãi) contentious speech act; argument
converge   Speak
v. Syn. approach
(hội tụ) approach; tend to meet; come together
convict   Speak
v.
(tội phạm) find or declare guilty
cordial   Speak
a. Syn. gracious
(thân mật) gracious; showing warm and friendliness
corps   Speak
n.
(đoàn) an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
corrode   Speak
v.
(gặm mòn) destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
corrupt   Speak
a. Syn. spoiled; tainted
(hỏng) changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
costume   Speak
n. Syn. dress; attire
(trang phục) dress; attire; aset of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
courtesy   Speak
n.
(lịch sự) polite behavior; act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of fact
cripple   Speak
n. Syn. handicap; maim; disable
(tàn tật) person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb
criterion   Speak
n.
(tiêu chuẩn) standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test
crucial   Speak
a.
(quan trọng) of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
culminate   Speak
v.
(gai góc) reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
cumulative   Speak
a.
(tích lũy) increasing by successive addition
curb   Speak
v.
(lề đường) bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
curt   Speak
a.
(curt) having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
cynical   Speak
a.
(hoài nghi) skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
deficit   Speak
n. Syn. shortfall; shortage
(thâm hụt) inadequacy or insufficiency; sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
degenerate   Speak
v. Syn. deteriorate
(thoái hóa) become worse; decline; fall
deliberate   Speak
v. Syn. consider; ponder
(chủ ý) consider; think about carefully; weigh
denote   Speak
v. Syn. signify; indicate; show
(biểu thị) indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically
denounce   Speak
v. Syn. condemn; criticize; announce
(tố cáo) condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
depict   Speak
v. Syn. portray; describe
(miêu tả) represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
designate   Speak
v. Syn. nominate; assign; name
(chỉ định) indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
despise   Speak
v.
(khinh) dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn
deteriorate   Speak
v. Syn. decline
(xấu) become worse; decline
diffuse   Speak
v.
(khuếch tán) spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
dilemma   Speak
n. Syn. predicament
(tiến thoái lưỡng nan) predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
dilute   Speak
v. Syn. weaken; attenuate
(pha loãng) weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
discern   Speak
v. Syn. detect; perceive
(phân biệt) detect; perceive
discrepancy   Speak
n. Syn. difference
(khác biệt) lack of consistency; difference
discrete   Speak
a. Syn. separate; distinct
(rời rạc) separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
disguise   Speak
n.
(cải trang) dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception
dismay   Speak
v. Syn. discourage; frighten
(mất tinh thần) destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
dispatch   Speak
n. Syn. expedition; sending off
(văn) act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
disperse   Speak
v. Syn. scatter
(giải tán) move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
disposition   Speak
n. Syn. temperament; nature; tendency
(đoạt) natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
disrupt   Speak
v. Syn. upset; interrupt
(phá rối) upset; throw into confusion or disorder
dissipate   Speak
v. Syn. waste; scatter
(tiêu tan) spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
distil   Speak
v.
(chưng cất) drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream
disturbance   Speak
n. Syn. disorder; turmoil
(xáo trộn) disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
divine   Speak
v.
(thần thánh) perceive intuitively; foresee future; have nature of or being a deity
drastic   Speak
a. Syn. radical; severe
(quyết liệt) radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
dubious   Speak
a. Syn. questionable
(mơ hồ) questionable; filled with doubt
dwell   Speak
v. Syn. reside; inhabit
(ngự) live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
eccentric   Speak
a. Syn. irregular; odd; whimsical; bizarre
(lập dị) departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
edible   Speak
a. Syn. eatable
(ăn) eatable; substance that can be used as food
ego   Speak
n.
(ngã) self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves; exaggerated sense of self-importance
elicit   Speak
v. Syn. provoke
(gợi) draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
elite   Speak
n.
(tầng lớp) a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
eloquent   Speak
a. Syn. expressive; persuasive
(hùng hồn) vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
embark   Speak
v. Syn. commence
(bắt tay) commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
empirical   Speak
a.
(thực nghiệm) derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
endow   Speak
v. Syn. grant; award
(ưu đai) grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
enhance   Speak
v. Syn. increase; improve
(nâng cao) make better or more attractive; increase; improve
ensue   Speak
v. Syn. follow
(xảy) pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence
entail   Speak
v. Syn. require; necessitate; involve
(kéo theo) imply or require; cause to ensue or accrue; cut or carve in ornamental way
entity   Speak
n.
(thực thể) real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
entrepreneur   Speak
n. Syn. businessperson; enterprise
(doanh nhân) person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
envisage   Speak
v.
(dự tính) look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way
epoch   Speak
n. Syn. era
(kỷ nguyên) particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
equilibrium   Speak
n. Syn. balance
(cân bằng) mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
erosion   Speak
n. Syn. corrosion
(xói mòn) corrosion; a gradual decline of something
erroneous   Speak
a. Syn. mistaken; wrong
(sai lầm) containing or derived from error; mistaken
escort   Speak
n.
(hộ tống) one who conducts someone as attendant; guard; protection, care, or safeguard on a journey
essence   Speak
n.
(bản chất) most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
ethics   Speak
n. Syn. morals; principles
(đạo đức) morals; study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
ethnic   Speak
a. Syn. racial
(dân tộc) relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
evoke   Speak
v. Syn. bring out; arouse
(gợi) bring out; arouse; call forth
exemplify   Speak
v. Syn. embody
(hình mẫu) serve as an example of; embody
exempt   Speak
a.
(miễn) not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
exotic   Speak
a. Syn. strange
(lạ) from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
expertise   Speak
n. Syn. skill
(chuyên môn) specialized knowledge; expert skill
explicit   Speak
a. Syn. definite; outspoken
(rõ ràng) precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
exposition   Speak
n.
(trình bày) exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue
exquisite   Speak
a. Syn. excellent; flawless
(tinh tế) excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating
extinct   Speak
a. Syn. nonexistent; vanished; dead
(tuyệt chủng) no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
extinguish   Speak
v.
(dập tắt) quench; put out, as a light or fire; cause to die out; put an end to; destroy
fabricate   Speak
v. Syn. build
(chế tạo) build; put together out of components or parts
facet   Speak
n. Syn. side
(mặt) small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
facilitate   Speak
v. Syn. promote; expedite
(tạo điều kiện) help bring about; make less difficult
feeble   Speak
a. Syn. weak; frail
(yếu ớt) lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
flap   Speak
n.
(nắp) flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat; slap
fling   Speak
v. Syn. discard
(fling) throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
fluctuate   Speak
v. Syn. waver; shift
(biến động) rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
flutter   Speak
v.
(rung) vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
foam   Speak
n.
(bọt) white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
foil   Speak
v. Syn. hinder
(lá) prevent from being successful
formidable   Speak
a. Syn. menacing; threatening
(ghê gớm) arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
formulate   Speak
v. Syn. policy; theory
(Xây dựng) decide upon and express in words
fort   Speak
n. Syn. fortress; stronghold
(pháo đài) a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
fossil   Speak
n. Syn. remnant
(hóa thạch) remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age
foster   Speak
v. Syn. rear
(nuôi) rear; promote the growth of; help develop
foul   Speak
n. Syn. disgusting; filthy
(hôi) act that violates of the rules of a sport
fracture   Speak
v. Syn. break; crack
(gãy) break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse
fraud   Speak
n.
(gian lận) getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
fringe   Speak
n. Syn. margin; periphery
(rìa) margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
frustrate   Speak
v. Syn. thwart; defeat
(frustrate) make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
galaxy   Speak
n.
(thiên hà) large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
gaol   Speak
n. Syn. jail
(tù) place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment
garment   Speak
n.
(may) any article of clothing, as coat or gown
gear   Speak
n.
(bánh) toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
glide   Speak
v. Syn. slide; slip
(lướt) slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
gloomy   Speak
a. Syn. dusky; dim
(ảm đạm) imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded
gorgeous   Speak
a. Syn. beautiful; magnificent
(đẹp) dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent
gossip   Speak
n. Syn. rumor
(gossip) rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
graze   Speak
v. Syn. feed
(gặm) scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
grease   Speak
n.
(mỡ) oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things
grief   Speak
n.
(đau buồn) pain of mind; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends; sorrow; sadness
grieve   Speak
v.
(đau buồn) cause to be sorrowful; distress
grim   Speak
a.
(nghiệt ngã) unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
hamper   Speak
v. Syn. obstruct
(cản trở) put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
hatch   Speak
v. Syn. breed
(nở) breed; emerge from the egg
haul   Speak
v. Syn. transport; drag
(chở) draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction
haunt   Speak
v. Syn. torment; bother; disturb
(ám ảnh) be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
heal   Speak
v. Syn. cure
(lành) cure; make or get healthy again
heave   Speak
v. Syn. lift; raise; hoist; throw
(dơ lên) cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
heir   Speak
n. Syn. descendent; offspring
(thừa kế) person who inherits some title or office
heritage   Speak
n. Syn. legacy; bequest; tradition
(di sản) legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
hierarchy   Speak
n. Syn. class; order
(hệ thống phân cấp) arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
hinder   Speak
v. Syn. stunt; inhibit; hamper; impede
(cản trở) put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
hinge   Speak
n.
(bản lề) a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
hitherto   Speak
ad.
(cho đến nay) to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now
homogeneous   Speak
a. Syn. uniform; similar
(đồng nhất) of the same or similar nature or kind
hose   Speak
n.
(vòi) a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
hover   Speak
v. Syn. float; waver; vacillate
(di) hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
humidity   Speak
n. Syn. dampness; moisture
(ẩm) dampness; moisture
hurl   Speak
v. Syn. throw; cast; toss
(quăn) throw with great force; cast; toss
hypothesis   Speak
n. Syn. assumption; theory
(giả thuyết) assumption; theory
hysterical   Speak
a.
(kích động) marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic