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sovereignty (n) Pronunciation: /ˈsɒvrənti/

Meaning: complete power to govern a Nghĩa: Quyền tối cao độc lập; Chủ quyền
country

Ex: The country claimed sovereignty over the Collocations:

island.
adjective

absolute/full/unlimited…

verb + sovereignty

exercise/have/share…

2.testimony (n) Pronunciation:/ˈtestɪməni/

Meaning:a thing that shows that something Nghĩa: Sự chứng nhận, sự nhận thực; lới chứng,
else exists or is true lời khai; bản chứng nhận

Ex:This increase in exports bears testimony Collocations:

to the successes of industry.
adjective

● ample
● clear
● eloquent

verb + testimony

● bear
● stand as
● offer

3.contentious Pronunciation: /kənˈtenʃəs/

Meaning: likely to cause people to disagree Nghĩa: Hay cãi nhau, hay gây gỗ, hay cà khịa,
hay sinh sự

Ex: Try to avoid any contentious wording Collocations:

· Verbs: be/prove/become
 · adverb: extremely/fairly/very

4.tenure (n) Pronunciation: /ˈtenjə(r)/

Meaning: the period of time when somebody Nghĩa: (chính trị) sự nắm giữ chức vụ; Sự chiếm
holds an important job, especially a political giữ (đất đai, bất động sản..); Sự chiếm hữu, sự
one; the act of holding an important job hưởng dụng;

Ex: She had a long tenure of office. Collocations:

· Adjective: life/lifetime/long…

· verb + tenure: have/begin/end

5. consultative (adj) Pronunciation: /kənˈsʌltətɪv/

Meaning: A consultative group or document Nghĩa: Cố vấn, tư vấn

gives advice about something

Ex: She works for the firm in a consultative Collocations:

capacity.
Consultative is used with these nouns:

Assembly/committee/conference

6.jurisdiction (n) Pronunciation:/ˌdʒʊrɪsˈdɪkʃn/

Meaning: the authority that an official Nghĩa: Quyền lực pháp lý, quyền xử xét, quyền
organization has to make legal decisions tài phán
about somebody/something

Ex: The English court had no jurisdiction Collocations:

over the defendants.
● beyond your jurisdiction
● outside your jurisdiction
● under jurisdiction

7. momentum (n) Pronunciation:/məˈmentəm/

Meaning: the ability to keep increasing or Nghĩa: động lượng, xung lượng, động lực, được
developing tăng cường
Ex:They began to lose momentum in the Collocations:
second half of the game.
● adjective

considerable/great/tremendous

● momentum for
● momentum towards/toward

8. regulate (v) Pronunciation:/ˈreɡjuleɪt/

Meaning:to control something by means of Nghĩa:Điều chỉnh, sửa lại cho đúng
rules

Ex:The department is responsible for Collocations:

regulating the insurance industry. ● adverb
❖ closely
❖ heavily
❖ strictly…
● verb + regulate
❖ attempt to
❖ seek to
❖ be designed to

9.complement (v) Pronunciation:/ˈkɒmplɪment/

Meaning:to add to something in a way that Nghĩa: Phần bù, phần bổ sung
improves it or makes it more attractive

Ex:The excellent menu is complemented by a Collocation:

good wine list.
adverb

● nicely
● well
● perfectly

10. analogy (n) Pronunciation:/əˈnælədʒi/

Meaning: a comparison of one thing with Nghĩa:Sự tương tự, sự giống nhau
another thing that has similar features; a
feature that is similar

Ex: The computer is a useful analogy for the Collocations:

 brain. adjective

● appropriate
● app
● good…

verb + analogy:

● draw
● make
● suggest

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