CAMBRIDGE IELTS 15 – TEST 3 READING VOCABULARY

WORD ENGLISH MEANING VIETNAMESE MEANING

primitive /ˈprɪmətɪv/ belonging to a very simple society with no

(adj) industry, etc.

reclining /rɪˈklaɪn/ to sit or lie in a relaxed way, with your body

(v) leaning backwards

the quality of being good and of deserving praise

merit /ˈmerɪt/(n)
or reward

emerging /ɪˈmɜːdʒɪŋ/
starting to exist, grow or become known
(adj)

notorious /nəʊ
well known for being bad
ˈtɔːriəs/ (adj)

inclination /ˌɪnklɪ
a feeling that makes you want to do something
ˈneɪʃn/ (n)

to change the shape, appearance or sound of

distort /dɪˈstɔːt/ (v)
something so that it is strange or not clear

harsh /hɑːʃ/ (adj) cruel, severe and unkind

confronted /kən
to appear and need to be dealt with by somebody
ˈfrʌnt/ (v)

to provide enough of what somebody/something

sustain /səˈsteɪn/ (v)
needs in order to live or exist
 outright /ˈaʊtraɪt/
complete and total
(adj)

municipal /mjuː connected with or belonging to a town, city or

ˈnɪsɪpl/ (adj) district that has its own local government

venture /ˈventʃə(r)/ a business project or activity, especially one that

(n) involves taking risks (dự án có nguy cơ

executive /ɪɡ a person who has an important job as a manager of

ˈzekjətɪv/ (n) a company or an organization

disposes /dɪˈspəʊz/ to arrange things or people in a particular way or

(v) position

anthropologist
a person who studies the human race, especially its
/ˌænθrəˈpɒlədʒɪst/
origins, development, customs and beliefs
(n)

to invent something new or a new way of doing

devising /dɪˈvaɪz/ (v)
something

assumption /ə a belief or feeling that something is true or that

ˈsʌmpʃn/ (n) something will happen, although there is no proof

narrative /ˈnærətɪv/
a description of events
(n)

gripping /ˈɡrɪpɪŋ/ exciting or interesting in a way that keeps your

(adj) attention
 very unpleasant and filling you with horror,
gruesome /ˈɡruːsəm/
usually because it is connected with death or
(adj)
injury

perennial /pəˈreniəl/ continuing for a very long time; happening again

(adj) and again

connected with principles of right and wrong

moral /ˈmɒrəl/(adj)
behaviour

CAMBRIDGE IELTS 15 – TEST 3 LISTENING VOCABULARY

WORD ENGLISH MEANING VIETNAMESE MEANING

coverage /ˈkʌvərɪdʒ/
the reporting of news and sport in the media
(n)

deliberately /dɪ
done in a way that was planned, not by chance
ˈlɪbərətli/ (adv)

to treat somebody in a way that seems friendly, but

patronized
which shows that you think that they are not very
/ˈpætrənaɪz/ (v)
intelligent, experienced, etc.

explicitly /ɪk clearly or directly, so that the meaning is easy to

ˈsplɪsɪtli/ (adv) understand

the activity of digging in the ground to look for old

excavation /ˌekskə
buildings or objects that have been buried for a
ˈveɪʃn/ (n)
long time

unsanitary /ʌn
dirty and likely to spread disease
ˈsænətri/ (adj)
patented /ˈpætnt (v) to obtain a patent for an invention or a process