CONFUSING WORDS

• Busy; occupied.

• Having formally agreed to marry.

• involved in

​ENGAGED

​The president is currently engaged but you can meet with his deputy.

​ENGAGING

• Attractive

• Pleasant

• Charming

Judicious

/dʒu'dɪʃəs/

• Careful , intelligent , sensible showing good judgement

Khôn ngoan; thận trọng​, có suy xét

1. ​A judicious decision

2. You have to be very judicious about how you

   spend the taxpayers' money.​

Judicial : Relating to the legal system

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​Judicial system / reform / /inquiry

Judicial process /procedure

Their neighbors thought they were too permissive with their children, letting them stay up so late at night.

​Not strict

​Allowed , acceptable

Permissible

Permissive​

Is it permissible to park my car here?

Permissible levels of nitrates in water​

Expansive

Expandable​

​Able to be added to and made larger

​The computer has 64Mb of RAM, expandable to 1024 Mb.

• Friendly

• Generous

• Willing to talk

• wide-ranging

Neglectful

• Not giving enough care and attention to sth or s.o

  Sự bỏ bê​ , hờ hững

Negligible

• ​Of very little importance or size and not worth considering

  Không đáng kể

Neglected​

• ​Suffering from a lack of care, forgotten

Bị bỏ rơi​ , Lôi thôi lếch thếch

​Numerate : Able to use or understand numerical techniques of mathematics.

Có kiến thức toán học

• The ideal candidate will be numerate, and will have strong IT skills.​

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Numerous :

Very many ​

​We discussed these plans on numerous occasions.

4. She became more and more neglectful of her responsibilities.

​1. The cats were neglected and starving

2. The badly neglected paintings have

all been carefully restored.​

3. ​The fact that she is not coming today makes her grandmother feel lonely and neglected.

5. Boys are usually neglectful of their appearance.

Noisome(a) : very unpleasant ,offensive

Khó chịu, hôi thối, ghê tởm​

​1. Noisome vapours arise from the his socks

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​2. ​His noisome reputation for corruption had already begun to spread.

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Objective : Based on facts rather than on their personal feelings

• ​Objectionable people/odours / smell/ behavior

• ​Why are you being so objectionable today?

• ​Objective report / evidence /opinion

• ​I can't really be objective when I'm judging my daughter's work.

​Objectionable:

Unpleasant or offensive

Khó chịu, xúc phạm

​Observational

• Watching of people or things, especially in order to learn something new.

  Observational research​ / study /work

• ​Relating to the ability to notice things

  Observational skills​

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Observant

Good or quick at noticing things

Tinh mắt ​​

​Carrie has a clear, observant eye.

Observant​

Obeying religious rules or customs

​As an observant Muslim, she wore a headscarf.

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Advantaged

​being in a good social or financial situation

May mắn ( tài chính tốt )​

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​We aim to improve opportunities for the less advantaged in society.

​Advantageous

favourable​

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​The lower tax rate is particularly advantageous to poorer families.

​Contemptible

​Contemptuous

• ​Deserving no respect

Đáng khinh, đê tiện

​a contemptible liar / behaviour

​Feeling or showing that you have no respect for somebody

Khinh thường, coi thường​

​He was contemptuous of everything I did.

Sensible and a good idea in order to achieve something

Nên, đáng theo; khôn ngoan​

​Advisable

​ Advisory

​Ex : It is advisable to keep your belongings with you at all times.

• ​Giving professional advice

  Tư vấn ​

Advisory committee/body/service

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​ COLLECTIVE

• ​Done or shared by all members of a group of people

Tập thể; chung

​A collective decision/effort/responsibility/leadership

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​COLLECTABLE

• ​Worth collecting as a hobby

  Đáng sưu tầm​

​Comics from the 1960s are highly collectable.

Convinced

CONVINCING

• ​Completely certain about sth

​I'm convinced (that) she is lying.

That makes someone believe that something is true

Convincing argument/explanation /evidence / win

Many illnesses which once killed are today curable.

​A disease can be cured

Do you believe in the curative powers of the local mineral water?

​Able to cure disease.

Curative

​Curable

​Enduring

permanent; lasting​

Lâu dài, tồn tại từ lâu​

Durable

hard-wearing

Bền , bền bỉ (sức lực)

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​Wood is a durable material.

​I shall be left with many enduring memories of the time I spent in my family .

Creditable

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Deserving praise, trust, or respect

Vẻ vang, đáng khen, đáng ca ngợi​

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​It was a very creditable result for the team.

​Indifferent, unconcerned

Thờ ơ, không quan tâm​

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Not in considerations of personal advantage.

Vô tư, không vụ lợi, không cầu lợi​

Disinterested

​Uninterested

​I was so uninterested in the result that I didn't even bother to look at it.

It was a disinterested decision by the referee.