Vocabulary Journal: Select the most common and helpful collocations

(phrases) from 3 passages in Unit 1

No. English collocations Phonetic and Word Synonyms/
Stress Vietnamese
1. Cistern (n) /ˈsɪs.tɚn/ container in which
water is stored

2. Spray (n) /spreɪ/ Nước xịt

3. Vacuum (n) /ˈvæk.juːm/ a lack of something

4. Stumbling block (n) /ˈstʌm.bəl.ɪŋ ˌblɑːk/ something that

prevents action or
agreement
5. Sceptical (a) /ˈskep.tɪ.kəl/ doubting that
something is true or
useful
6. Quatrain (n) /ˈkwɑː.treɪn/ a group of four lines
in a poem ( thơ tứ
tuyệt)
7. Patently (n) /ˈpæt.ənt/ the official legal right
to make or sell an
invention
8. Respiratory (a)  /ˈres.pə.rə.tɔːr.i/ relating to breathing

9. Seep (v)  /siːp/ to move or spread

slowly out of a hole or
through something
10. Contender (n) /kənˈten.dɚ/ competitor
11. Commercial (a)  /kəˈmɝː.ʃəl/ related to buying and
selling things

12. Outlet (n)  /ˈaʊt.let/ a way, a pipe or hole,

for liquid or gas to go
out
13. Herald (v) /ˈher.əld/ to be a sign that
something important,
and often good
14. Grain (n) /ɡreɪn/ a seed or seeds from a
plant

15. Barley (n) /ˈbɑːr.li/ Lúa mạch

16. Wheat (n) /wiːt/ Lúa mì

17. Lorry (n)  /ˈlɔːr.i/ a truck

18. Distillery (n)  /dɪˈstɪl.ɚ.i/ the factory where the

wine is distilled

19. Fermentation (n) /ˌfɝː.menˈteɪ.ʃən/ Lên men

20. Commence (v)  /kəˈmens/ to begin something

21 Distillation (n) /ˌdɪs.tɪˈleɪ.ʃən/ the process of making

a liquid stronger or
purer by heating
22 Filtration (n) /fɪlˈtreɪ.ʃən/ the act of passing a
liquid or gas

23 Fungus (n) /ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs/ Nấm

24 Enumerate (v) /ɪˈnjuː.mə.reɪt/ to name things

separately, one by one

25 Virtually (adv)  /ˈvɜː.tʃu.ə.li/ almost

26 Upheaval (n)  /ʌpˈhiː.vəl/ a great change

27 Deduce (v) /dɪˈdʒuːs/ to reach an answer or

a decision by thinking
carefully
28 Splash (v) /splæʃ/ Tiếng tõm

29 Dispersal (n) /dɪˈspɜː.səl/ the action of

spreading across

30 Rust (n) /rʌst/ Rỉ xét

31 Invasion (n) /ɪnˈveɪ.ʒən/ Sự tràn ngập

32 Fungicide (n)  /ˈfʌŋ.ɡɪ.saɪd/ a chemical substance

used to kill fungus

33 Couplet (n)  /ˈkʌp.lət/ two lines of poetry

next to each other

34 Solaces (n)  /ˈsɒl.ɪs/ help and comfort

when you are feeling
 sad or worried
35 Density (n) /ˈden.sɪ.ti/ the number of people
or things in a place
when compared with
the size of the place
36 Desirable (a) /dɪˈzaɪə.rə.bəl/ worth having and
wanted by most people

37 Genetic (a) /dʒəˈnet.ɪk/ belonging or relating

to genes

38 Sonnet (n) /ˈsɒn.ɪt/ a poem that has 14

lines and a particular
pattern of rhyme
39 Corpus (n) /ˈkɔː.pəs/ a collection of written
or spoken material
stored on a computer
40 Metrical (a) /ˈmet.rɪkəl/ relating to the metre
(= rhythm) of a piece
of poetry
41 Iambic Pentameter   /ɑɪˈæm·bɪk penˈtæm·ɪ·t̬ ər/ a style of writing
(n) poems in lines of ten
syllables with
emphasis on the
second, fourth, sixth,
eighth, and tenth
syllable
42 Indignation (n) /ɪnˈdɪɡ.nənt/ angry because of
something that is
wrong or not fair
43 Octave (n) /ˈɒk.tɪv/ Quãng 8
44 Septet (n) /sepˈtet/ seven people who play
musical instruments
or sing as a group
45 Interpretation (n)  /ɪnˌtɜː.prəˈteɪ.ʃən/ an explanation or
opinion of what
something means
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