Unit 3 – Full House

1. Acquire /əˈkwaɪə(r)/ v to gain something by your own efforts, ability

or behaviour or by buying [đạt được, mua
được]
2. Cautious /ˈkɔːʃəs/ adj be careful to avoid danger or mistakes [cẩn
trọng]
+ caution /ˈkɔːʃn/ n
3. Commander /kəˈmɑːndə(r)/ n a person who is in charge of something (usually
in military operation) [chỉ huy]
4. Complain /kəmˈpleɪn/ v to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not
satisfied about somebody/something [than
phiền]
+ complaint /kəmˈpleɪnt/ n the act of complaining [sự than phiền]
5. Death /deθ/ n the end of life
+ die v
+ dead adj
6. Evict /ɪˈvɪkt/ v to force somebody to leave a house or land
[đuổi, trục xuất]
+ eviction /ɪˈvɪkʃn/ n
7. Hazard /ˈhæzəd/ n something that can be dangerous or cause
damage [hiểm nguy]
8. Impulse purchase /ˈɪmpʌls pɜːtʃəs/ n something bought without planning in
advance, and without thinking about it
carefully [món đồ mua theo cảm hứng]
9. Infestation /ˌɪnfeˈsteɪʃn/ n a large number of insects, rats, etc. living in a
place where they are not wanted, often
causing damage or disease [sự lan tràn, sự
quấy phá]
+ infest /ɪnˈfest/ v to exist in large numbers in a particular place,
often causing damage or disease [lây nhiễm]
10. Junk /dʒʌŋk/ n things that are considered to have no use or
value [đồ bỏ đi]
11. Mean /miːn/ adj not willing to share, unkind [hà tiện, xấu tính]
+ meanness /ˈmiːnnəs/ n
12. Navy /ˈneɪvi/ n armed forces that fights at sea, and the ships
that it uses [hải quân]
13. Obsession /əbˈseʃn/ n the state in which a person’s mind is
completely filled with thoughts of one
particular thing or person in a way that is not
reasonable or normal [nỗi ám ảnh]
+ obsess /əbˈses/ v to completely fill your mind so that you cannot
think of anything else [ám ảnh]
+ obsessive /əbˈsesɪv/ adj
14. Optimistic /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/ adj to be positive [lạc quan]
+ optimist /ˈɒptɪmɪst/ n a person who always expects good things to
happen or things to be successful [người lạc
quan]
 + optimism /ˈɒptɪmɪzəm/ n a feeling that good things will happen and that
something will be successful [sự lạc quan]
15. Pessimistic /ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪk/ adj to be negative [bi quan]
+ Pessimist /ˈpesɪmɪst/ n
+ Pessimism /ˈpesɪmɪzəm/ n
16. Resist /rɪˈzɪst/ v to refuse to accept something and try to stop it
from happening [cưỡng lại]
17. Settle (down) /ˈsetl/ v to make a place your permanent home [ổn
định (về chỗ ở)]
18. Similar (to) /ˈsɪmələ(r)/ adj to be like something or someone
19. Sort /sɔːt/ v to separate things of one type from others
[phân loại]
+ sort n a group or type of people or things that are
similar in a particular way [loại]
20. Trauma /ˈtrɔːmə/ n a mental condition caused by severe shock,
stress or fear, especially when the harmful
effects last for a long time [sang chấn, tổn
thương nặng]
21. Valuable /ˈvæljuəbl/ adj worth a lot of money [có giá trị, quý giá]
+ invaluable /ɪnˈvæljuəbl/ adj extremely useful [vô giá]
+ valueless /ˈvæljuːləs/ adj without value [vô giá trị]
+ value /ˈvæljuː/ n how much something is worth [giá trị]
+ value /ˈvæljuː/ v to think that somebody/something is
important [đánh giá cao]
22. Veteran /ˈvetərən/ n a person who has been a soldier, sailor, etc. in
a war [cựu chiến binh]
23. Well-intentioned /ˌwel ɪnˈtenʃnd/ adj intending to be helpful or useful but not always
succeeding very well [có ý định tốt]