IELTS VOCABULARY FOR READING
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
pose - ANSWER-to create a threat, problem, etc. that has to be dealt with
to put someone in a position to be photographed
snowmobile - ANSWER-a vehicle that can move over snow and ice easily
tracked vehicle for travel on snow having skis in front
cut off from - ANSWER-to sever or separate
a sea of mud - ANSWER-
thaw - ANSWER-làm tan, tan ra
to melt or cause to melt; to warm up gradually
igloo - ANSWER-a house made of snow or ice
insulating - ANSWER-preventing heat, sound, electricity, etc. from passing through
isolating, separating, detaching
drip - ANSWER-to fall in small drops
"snow drips"
permafrost - ANSWER-a layer of soil that is permanently frozen, in very cold regions of the
world
abstract idea - ANSWER-idea that is existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical
reality
"Climate change is still an abstract idea to most of us"
virtually - ANSWER-almost or very nearly, so that any slight difference is not important
,"Virtually all students will be exempt from the tax."
precipitation - ANSWER-rain, snow, etc. that falls; the amount of this that falls
"Acid precipitation may cause a reduction in forest productivity."
(sự vội vàng,(hoá học) sự kết tủa, sự lắng; chất kết tủa, chất lắng (khí tượng) mưa)
canary - ANSWER-a small yellow bird with a beautiful song, often kept in a cage as a pet
"canary in the mine" - ANSWER-A canary in a coal mine is an advanced warning of some danger.
Miners used canaries to detect carbon monoxide and other gases in the mines. As long as the
canaries continued to sing, the miners were safe. If the canary died, they'd evacuate the miners.
"Scientists consider the Arctic the "canary in the mine" for global warming".
precarious - ANSWER-not safe or certain; dangerous
"They live in precarious balance with one of the toughest environments on earth."
content - ANSWER-content (with something): happy and satisfied with what you have
content to do something: willing to do something
"They are not content simply to stand back and let outside experts tell them what should do".
contend - ANSWER-chiến đấu, đấu tranh
"to contend for the truth - đấu tranh cho chân lý"
hard-won autonomy - ANSWER-autonomy that is really hard to win
ancestral knowledge - ANSWER-"Let's combine our ancestral knowledge with the best of
modern science to help develop Viet Nam."
descendant - ANSWER-a person's descendants are their children, their children's children, and
all the people who live after them who are related to them
predecessor - ANSWER-a person who did a job before somebody else
"The new president reversed many of the policies of his predecessor."
preceding generations - ANSWER-thế hệ trước
treeless - ANSWER-without trees
"a treeless desert"
terrain - ANSWER-địa thế, địa hình
,used to refer to an area of land when you are mentioning its natural features, for example, if it is
rough, flat, etc.
hardship(s) - ANSWER-a situation that is difficult and unpleasant because you do not have
enough money, food, clothes, etc.
meagre - ANSWER-small in quantity and poor in quality
"a meagre diet of bread and water"
meagre pickings - ANSWER-a lack of good things to choose from
"Japanese nature offers meagre pickings for farming."
exploit - ANSWER-khai thác, khai khẩn - "exploiting fish"
bóc lột - Employers are exploiting young people
lợi dụng - Teachers should be exploiting computers in education
vanish - ANSWER-to disappear suddenly and/or in a way that you cannot explain
"He vanished without trace."
harsh - ANSWER-cruel, severe and unkind
"The life is still harsh."
handful - ANSWER-the amount of something that can be held in one hand
- a handful of rice
small number of people or things
- Only a handful of people live here.
indigenous - ANSWER-belonging to a particular place rather than coming to it from somewhere
else (bản xứ)
"The kangaroo is indigenous to Australia."
nomadic - ANSWER-belonging to a community that moves with its animals from place to place
(nay đây mai đó; du cư)
"He abandoned his nomadic way and settled in Viet Nam."
starve - ANSWER-to suffer or die because you do not have enough food to eat; to make
somebody suffer or die in this way (chết đói)
, curtail - ANSWER-to limit something or make it last for a shorter time or to be disappeared
"Hunting and trapping are curtailed by climate change"
incidence - ANSWER-the extent to which something happens or has an effect
"an area with a high incidence of crime"
at stake - ANSWER-in danger of being lost, in question
"About 3000 jobs are at stake if the company moves to another state."
tease out - ANSWER-to carefully separate particular facts from a great deal of information
"Teasing out the mysteries of climate change"
vital - ANSWER-crucial, important
credibility - ANSWER-the quality that somebody/something has that makes people believe or
trust them
consult - ANSWER-to go to somebody for information or advice
impinge - ANSWER-to have a noticeable effect on something/somebody, especially a bad one
(tác động, ảnh hưởng)
"Impinge to much on their daily lives and traditional activities"
onslaught - ANSWER-a strong or violent attack
bridge the gap - ANSWER-to reduce the differences that separate two things or groups
"The president singled out education as a vital tool in bridging the gap between rich and poor"
capriciousness - ANSWER-the quality of being likely to change in ways that are difficult to
predict or understand (tính thất thường, tính đồng bóng)
"natural capriciousness"
correlation - ANSWER-a connection between two things in which one thing changes as the
other does
"There is a direct correlation between exposure to sun and skin cancer."
referendum - ANSWER-an occasion when all the people of a country can vote on an important
issue (Cuộc trưng cầu ý dân)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
pose - ANSWER-to create a threat, problem, etc. that has to be dealt with
to put someone in a position to be photographed
snowmobile - ANSWER-a vehicle that can move over snow and ice easily
tracked vehicle for travel on snow having skis in front
cut off from - ANSWER-to sever or separate
a sea of mud - ANSWER-
thaw - ANSWER-làm tan, tan ra
to melt or cause to melt; to warm up gradually
igloo - ANSWER-a house made of snow or ice
insulating - ANSWER-preventing heat, sound, electricity, etc. from passing through
isolating, separating, detaching
drip - ANSWER-to fall in small drops
"snow drips"
permafrost - ANSWER-a layer of soil that is permanently frozen, in very cold regions of the
world
abstract idea - ANSWER-idea that is existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical
reality
"Climate change is still an abstract idea to most of us"
virtually - ANSWER-almost or very nearly, so that any slight difference is not important
,"Virtually all students will be exempt from the tax."
precipitation - ANSWER-rain, snow, etc. that falls; the amount of this that falls
"Acid precipitation may cause a reduction in forest productivity."
(sự vội vàng,(hoá học) sự kết tủa, sự lắng; chất kết tủa, chất lắng (khí tượng) mưa)
canary - ANSWER-a small yellow bird with a beautiful song, often kept in a cage as a pet
"canary in the mine" - ANSWER-A canary in a coal mine is an advanced warning of some danger.
Miners used canaries to detect carbon monoxide and other gases in the mines. As long as the
canaries continued to sing, the miners were safe. If the canary died, they'd evacuate the miners.
"Scientists consider the Arctic the "canary in the mine" for global warming".
precarious - ANSWER-not safe or certain; dangerous
"They live in precarious balance with one of the toughest environments on earth."
content - ANSWER-content (with something): happy and satisfied with what you have
content to do something: willing to do something
"They are not content simply to stand back and let outside experts tell them what should do".
contend - ANSWER-chiến đấu, đấu tranh
"to contend for the truth - đấu tranh cho chân lý"
hard-won autonomy - ANSWER-autonomy that is really hard to win
ancestral knowledge - ANSWER-"Let's combine our ancestral knowledge with the best of
modern science to help develop Viet Nam."
descendant - ANSWER-a person's descendants are their children, their children's children, and
all the people who live after them who are related to them
predecessor - ANSWER-a person who did a job before somebody else
"The new president reversed many of the policies of his predecessor."
preceding generations - ANSWER-thế hệ trước
treeless - ANSWER-without trees
"a treeless desert"
terrain - ANSWER-địa thế, địa hình
,used to refer to an area of land when you are mentioning its natural features, for example, if it is
rough, flat, etc.
hardship(s) - ANSWER-a situation that is difficult and unpleasant because you do not have
enough money, food, clothes, etc.
meagre - ANSWER-small in quantity and poor in quality
"a meagre diet of bread and water"
meagre pickings - ANSWER-a lack of good things to choose from
"Japanese nature offers meagre pickings for farming."
exploit - ANSWER-khai thác, khai khẩn - "exploiting fish"
bóc lột - Employers are exploiting young people
lợi dụng - Teachers should be exploiting computers in education
vanish - ANSWER-to disappear suddenly and/or in a way that you cannot explain
"He vanished without trace."
harsh - ANSWER-cruel, severe and unkind
"The life is still harsh."
handful - ANSWER-the amount of something that can be held in one hand
- a handful of rice
small number of people or things
- Only a handful of people live here.
indigenous - ANSWER-belonging to a particular place rather than coming to it from somewhere
else (bản xứ)
"The kangaroo is indigenous to Australia."
nomadic - ANSWER-belonging to a community that moves with its animals from place to place
(nay đây mai đó; du cư)
"He abandoned his nomadic way and settled in Viet Nam."
starve - ANSWER-to suffer or die because you do not have enough food to eat; to make
somebody suffer or die in this way (chết đói)
, curtail - ANSWER-to limit something or make it last for a shorter time or to be disappeared
"Hunting and trapping are curtailed by climate change"
incidence - ANSWER-the extent to which something happens or has an effect
"an area with a high incidence of crime"
at stake - ANSWER-in danger of being lost, in question
"About 3000 jobs are at stake if the company moves to another state."
tease out - ANSWER-to carefully separate particular facts from a great deal of information
"Teasing out the mysteries of climate change"
vital - ANSWER-crucial, important
credibility - ANSWER-the quality that somebody/something has that makes people believe or
trust them
consult - ANSWER-to go to somebody for information or advice
impinge - ANSWER-to have a noticeable effect on something/somebody, especially a bad one
(tác động, ảnh hưởng)
"Impinge to much on their daily lives and traditional activities"
onslaught - ANSWER-a strong or violent attack
bridge the gap - ANSWER-to reduce the differences that separate two things or groups
"The president singled out education as a vital tool in bridging the gap between rich and poor"
capriciousness - ANSWER-the quality of being likely to change in ways that are difficult to
predict or understand (tính thất thường, tính đồng bóng)
"natural capriciousness"
correlation - ANSWER-a connection between two things in which one thing changes as the
other does
"There is a direct correlation between exposure to sun and skin cancer."
referendum - ANSWER-an occasion when all the people of a country can vote on an important
issue (Cuộc trưng cầu ý dân)
