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Vocab.1-Thinking

Authored by Lan Bùi

English

9th Grade

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Vocab.1-Thinking
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Most newspapers are usually ______ towards a certain political outlook.

cynical

biased

prejudiced

Answer explanation

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cynical + about (hoài nghi, cay độc)

biased + towards/ against (thiên vị)

prejudiced + against (có định kiến)

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I'm slightly ______ about whether his idea is going to work.

dubious

cynical

baffle

Answer explanation

Dubious: Diễn tả sự nghi ngờ hoặc không tin tưởng một cách khách quan, thường là về tính đúng đắn hoặc độ tin cậy của điều gì đó.

Cynical: Diễn tả sự hoài nghi về bản chất hoặc động cơ của người khác, thường cho rằng họ hành động vì ích kỷ hoặc vì lợi ích cá nhân. Mang sắc thái tiêu cực.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To suggest that it's possible to create a society without crime is a little ______, isn't it?

naive

skeptical

ingenious

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The only ______ explanation I can think of is that Jenna got the dates wrong.

ingenious

plausible

naive

Answer explanation

plausible = reasonable

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Please don't _____ me with loads of technical terminology. Use plain, simple English.

baffle

discriminate

justify

Answer explanation

baffle: make it unable for smb to understand/ explain.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

It's not always easy to _____ someone's suitability for a job just by talking to them in a short interview.

assess

assume

query

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can the government _____ spending so much on the armed forces?

deduce

speculate

justify

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