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  lOMoAR cPSD| 49431889   ST  WORD  PHONETIC  MEANING  EXAMPLE  T  Advance (n)  /əd va ns/ˈ  ː  Sự tiến bộ 
Great advances in medicine have  been made in this century.  Advance (v)  /əd va ns/ˈ  ː  Tiến lên phía 
The fire advanced steadily through  trước, thúc đẩy  the forest.  1  ( một kế hoạch)  Advanced  /əd va nst/ˈ  ː  Tiến bộ 
The patient was in the advanced  (adj)  stages of the illness.  Advancement /əd va nsmˈ ː Sự tiến bộ 
All she was interested in was the  (n)    ənt/  advancement of her own career 
Consumer (n) /kən sju .mər/ˈ ː  Người tiêu dùng  The new rates will affect all 
consumers, including businesses.  Consume (v) 2   /kən sju .m/ˈ ː  Tiêu thụ, dùng 
This engine consumes a ton of coal    per hour.  Consumption  /kən s mp nˈ ʌ ʃ  Sự tiêu dùng 
As a nation, our consumption of  (n)  /  junk food is horrifying  Compare (v)  /kəm peə(r)ˈ /  So sánh 
That seems expensive - have you 
compared prices in other shops?  Comparative  /kəm p rətivˈ ӕ So sánh 
She's carrying out a comparative  (adj)    / 
study of health in inne r cities and  rural areas.  3  Comparable  / k mprəblˈ ɒ /  Có thể so sánh  Our prices are  comparable with those in  other shops.  Comparativel   /kəm p rətivliˈ  Tương đối  Comparatively speaking, this  y (adv)  ӕ  /  machine is easy to use.  Scale (n)  /skeil/  Mức độ, tỉ lệ  In a map drawn to the scale  4 1:50,000, one centimetre    represents half a kil ometre.  Decrease (v) /d kri sɪˈ  ː  Giảm đi  Our share of the market has  = drop = push /  decreased sharply this year.  down =  5  reduce  Decrease (n) /d kri sɪˈ  ː  Sự giảm đi 
There has been a steady decrease in  /  the number of visitors. 
Distribute (v) /d str bju t/ɪˈ ɪ Phân phát, phân  The books will be distributed  6    ː  phối  free to local schools.      lOMoAR cPSD| 49431889 Distribution   /d s.tr bju n/ɪ ɪˈ Sự phân bổ  Has the Channel Tunnel  (n)    ːʃ  improved the distribution of  goods between the 
British Isles and mainland Europe? 
Distributable /d str b.jə.tə.blɪˈ Có thể phân phối 
Dividends can only be paid from    ɪ  /      (adj)      distributable profits. 
Efficient (adj) / f ntɪˈ ɪʃ /  Có hiệu quả 
We need someone really efficient 
who can organize the office and  7  make it run smoothly. 
Efficiency (n) / f nsiɪˈ ɪʃ  /  Hiệu quả , hiệu  She gets through  suất 
her work with speed and efficiency 
Fluctuate (v) / fl k.t ue t/ˈ ʌ ʃ Dao động, lên  Her weight fluctuates wildly.    ɪ  xuống  Fluctuating  / fl ktjue t ŋˈ ʌ ɪ 
Mức độ dao động Using temporary workers helps fir  (adj)  ɪ /  lên xuống  ms to cope with fluctuating  8  demand.  Fluctuation 
/fl kt u e nʌ ʃ ˈ ɪʃ Sự dao động lên 
Scientists have concluded that  (n)  /  xuống  temperature fluctuations may 
increase the spread of infectious  diseases  Graph (n)   / rɡ ɑːf/  Đồ thị 
This graph shows how crime has  varied in relationship to  9  unemployment over the last 20  years.  Increase (v)  / n kri s/ɪ ˈ  ː  Tăng lên  The cost of the project has  = put up = 
increased dramatically since it  raise = rise =  began  10  rocket  Increase (n)  / n kri s/ɪ ˈ  ː  Sự tăng lên 
There were 39000 new cases last 
year-an increase of six percent  In bull    Số lượng lớn 11  
The office buys paper in bulk to kee    (phrase)  p down costs.  Margin (n)  / mˈ ɑː ʒɪ.d n/  Lợi nhuận, lãi 
Using cheap labour increases profit  suất  margin. 
Marginal (adj) / mˈ ɑː ʒɪd nl/  Rất nhỏ 
The report suggests that there  12  has only been a marginal  improvement in women's pay  over the past few years.      lOMoAR cPSD| 49431889 13  Minor (adj)  / ma nə(r)/ˈ  ɪ  Nhỏ hơn, không 
Last year he went into hospital for a  quan trọng, thứ  minor operation.  yếu    Minority(n)  /Ma n rəti/ɪˈ ɒ  Thiểu số 
It's only a tiny minority of people  who are causing the problem  14  Price (n)  /pra s/ɪ  Giá cả 
What's the price of this table ?  15  Strategy (n)  / strætəd i/ˈ  ʒ Chiến lược  A new police    strategy for  crowd cont 
Strategic (adj) /strə ti d k/ˈ ː ʒɪ 
Thuộc chiến lược Their bombs are           
always placed in strategic positions 
to cause as much chaos as possible. 
Strategically /Strə ti d kli/ˈ ː  Một cách chiến 
Central Asia is a fragile region,  (adv)  ʒɪ  lược 
politically weak bu t strategically  important.  16  Portion (n)  / pˈ ɔːʃn/  Phần chia, khẩu 
He divided up his property and  phần thức ăn  gave a portion to each of his  children  17  Pressure (n)  / pre ə/ˈ  ʃ  Sức ép, áp lực 
The government is facing pressure f  rom environmental activists  18  Profit margin / pr f t ˈ ɒ  Lãi ròng  The company averages profit  (n)  ɪ ˈ ɑː ʒɪm  margins of 70%.  d n/  19  Plentiful (adj) / plent fl/ˈ  ɪ  Phong phú, dồi  Strawberries are plentiful in  dào  the summer  Plenty (n)  / plenti/ˈ  Sự dồi dào  This car has plenty of power.  20  Quantity (n)   / kw ntəti/ˈ  ɒ Số lượng 
Police found a small quantity of  drugs in his possession  Quantify (v)   / kw n.t .faˈ ɒ ɪ Xác định số 
It's difficult to quantify how    ɪ/  lượng 
many people will be affected by  the change.  Quantitative 
 / kw nt tət v/ˈ ɒ Định lượng  Our employees receive a  (adj)  ɪ  ɪ 
quantitative rating based on the  dollar value of their sales.  Quantifiable 
 /kw nt fa əblɒ ɪˈ Có thể định lượng The benefits of the new policy are  (adj)  ɪ  /  not easily quantifiable.      lOMoAR cPSD| 49431889 21  Sharply (adj)  /ˈʃɑːpli/  Sắc, nhọn,  Inflation has fallen sharply.  Đột ngột  22  Steady (adj)  / stedi/ˈ  Đều đặn, vững  The procession moved through  vàng  the streets at a steady pace. 
Steadfast (adj) / sted.fˈɑːst/  Kiên định 
The group remained steadfast in its 
support for the new system, even  when it was criticized in the  newspapers.  23  Trend  /trend/  Xu hướng 
The trend at the moment is for a 
more natural and less made-up look    Trendy (adj)  / trendi/ˈ  Hợp thời trang,  He writes for some  xu hướng 
trendy magazine for the under-30s    24  Reach a peak  Ri t ə pi kt/ː ʃ ː  Đạt đến đỉnh cao 
We did reach a peak in sales in 
January—and things have been  going downhill ever since.