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UNIT 2: THINKING AND LEARNING TOPIC VOCABULARY: THINKING + LEARNING WORDS ENGLISH MEANING VIETNAMESE MEANING 1. assess (v) /əˈses/ - to make a judgement about the nature or quality of somebody/something Đánh giá 2. assume (v) /əˈsjuːm/ - to think or accept that something is true but without having proof of it. Giả sử 3. baffle (v) /ˈbæfl/ - to confuse somebody completely; to be too difficult or strange for somebody to understand or explain. Làm rối lên, làm cho ai đó bối rối, khó hiểu 4. biased (adj) /ˈbaɪəst/ - tending to show favour towards or against one group of people or one opinion for personal reasons; making unfair judgements e.g: biased information/sources/press reports Thiên kiến, thành kiến 5. concentrate (v) /ˈkɒnsntreɪt/ - to give all your attention to something and not think about anything else (ON) Tập trung 6. consider (v) /kənˈsɪdə(r)/ - to think about something carefully, especially in order to make a decision Xem xét, cân nhắc 7. contemplate (v) /ˈkɒntəmpleɪt/ - to think about whether you should do something, or how you should do something SYNONYM: consider, think about/of Xem xét, cân nhắc ( 1 thời gian dài) 8. cynical (adj) /ˈsɪnɪkl/ - believing that people only do things to help themselves rather than for good or honest reasons - cynical (about something) not believing that something good will happen or that something is important - hoài nghi, nghi ngờ 9. deduce (v) /dɪˈdjuːs/ - ( from sth): to form an opinion about something based on the information or evidence that is available SYNONYM: infer - suy ra, suy luận 10. deliberate (adj) /dɪˈlɪbərət/ - one on purpose rather than by accident SYNONYM: intentional, planned - cố tình, cố ý 11. dilemma (n) /dɪˈlemə/, /daɪˈlemə/ - situation that makes problems, often one in which you have to make a very difficult choice between things of equal importance - tình huống tiến thoái, lưỡng nan 12. discriminate (v) /dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt/ - to treat one person or group worse/better than another in an unfair way - phân biệt, đối xử không công bằng 13. dubious (adj) - = doubtful ( about sth)// suspicious - nghi ngờ về điều gì
/ˈdjuːbiəs/ 14. estimate (v) (n) /ˈestɪmeɪt/ - to form an idea of the cost, size, value etc. of something, but without calculating it exactly - ước tính - sự ước tính 15. faith (n) /feɪθ/ - trust in somebody’s ability or knowledge; trust that somebody/something will do what has been promised - sự tin tưởng (IN) 16. gather (v) /ˈɡæðə(r)/ - to come together, or bring people together, in one place to form a group - tụ tập, tập hợp 17. genius (n) /ˈdʒiːniəs/ - a person who is unusually intelligent or artistic, or who has a very high level of skill, especially in one area - thiên tài, thần đồng 18. grasp (v) /ɡrɑːsp/ - grasp somebody/something to take a strong hold of somebody/something SYNONYM: grip - cầm, nắm 19. guesswork (n) /ˈɡeswɜːk/ - the process of trying to find an answer by guessing when you do not have enough information to be sure - quá trình dự đoán, sự dự đoán 20. hunch (n) / hʌntʃ/: - a feeling that something is true even though you do not have any evidence to prove it - dự cảm, cảm giác 21. ideology (n) /ˌaɪdiˈɒlədʒi/ - a set of ideas that an economic or political system is based on - hệ tư tưởng 22. ingenious (adj) /ɪnˈdʒiːniəs/ (of a person) very intelligent and skilful, or (of a thing) skilfully made or planned and involving new ideas and methods. - thông minh, khéo léo, xuất chúng 23. inspiration (n) /ˌɪnspəˈreɪʃn/ - a person or thing that is the reason why somebody creates or does something - người, vật, sự việc tạo cảm hứng 24. intuition (n) /ˌɪntjuˈɪʃn/: - the ability to know something by using your feelings rather than considering the facts - trực giác, cảm giác 25. justify (v) /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/ - to show that somebody/something is right or reasonable - biện hộ, biện minh, bào chữa 26. naive (v) /naɪˈiːv/ - innocent and simple ( behaviour) - not having enough knowledge, good judgement or experience of life and too willing to believe that people always tell you the truth - ngây thơ, đơn giản 27. notion (n) /ˈnəʊʃn/ - an idea, a belief or an understanding of something - ý tưởng, ý kiến, khái niệm 28. optimistic (adj) /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/ - expecting good things to happen or something to be successful; showing this feeling - lạc quan 29. paradox (n) /ˈper.ə.dɑːks/ - a situation or statement that seems impossible or is difficult to understand because it contains two opposite facts or - nghịch lý
characteristics 30. pessimistic (adj) /ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪk/ - expecting bad things to happen or something not to be successful; showing this - bi quan 31. plausible (adj) /ˈplɔːzəbl/ - reasonable and likely to be true - hợp lí, khả thi, đúng 32. ponder (v) /ˈpɒndə(r)/ - to think about something carefully for a period of time SYNONYM: consider - xem xét, cân nhắc 33. prejudiced (adj) /ˈpredʒ.ə.dɪst/ - showing an unreasonable dislike for something or someone: - thành kiến 34. presume (v) /prɪˈzjuːm/ - to suppose that something is true, although you do not have actual proof SYNONYM : assume - giả sử, cho rằng ( cái gì đó đúng dù không có bằng chứng) 35. query (v, n) /ˈkwɪəri/ - a question, especially one asking for information or expressing a doubt about something - ​to ask a question; to put a question to somebody - câu hỏi, thẩm vấn, sự nghi vấn - hỏi, nghi vấn, thẩm vấn 36. reckon (v) /ˈrekən/ - to think something or have an opinion about something - suy nghĩ, tin rằng, cho rằng ( that) ( informal) 37. reflect (v) /rɪˈflekt/ - to think carefully and deeply about something - suy ngẫm, suy nghĩ kĩ 38. sceptical/ skeptical (adj) /ˈskeptɪkl/ - having doubts that a claim or statement is true or that something will happen - nghi ngờ về cái gì 39. speculate (v) /ˈspekjuleɪt/ - to form an opinion about something without knowing all the details or facts ( on, upon) - nghiên cứu, suy xét 40. suppose (v) /səˈpəʊz/ - to think or believe that something is true or possible (based on the knowledge that you have) - giả sử 41. academic (adj, n) /ˌækəˈdemɪk/ - [usually before noun] connected with education, especially studying in schools and universities - ​a person who teaches and/or does research at a university or college - thuộc về giáo dục, học thuật - giảng viên 42. conscientious (adj) /ˌkɒnʃiˈenʃəs/ - taking care to do things carefully and correctly - chu đáo, cẩn thận, tỉ mỉ, tận tâm 43. cram (v) /kræm/ - cram (for something) (North American English, informal or British English, old- fashioned) to learn a lot of things in a short time, in preparation for an exam - học nhồi nhét