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The Power of Music

The document defines and provides examples for various English vocabulary words related to hardship, teenagers, background, issues, peace, females, attitudes, clubs, audiences, belonging, connections, certainties, ignoring, concentrating, normality, skills, and being sharp. It explores the meanings, part of speech, synonyms and antonyms for each word.

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The Power of Music

The document defines and provides examples for various English vocabulary words related to hardship, teenagers, background, issues, peace, females, attitudes, clubs, audiences, belonging, connections, certainties, ignoring, concentrating, normality, skills, and being sharp. It explores the meanings, part of speech, synonyms and antonyms for each word.

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Hardship /ˈhɑːdʃɪp/ (n): sự gian khổ, thử thách cam go.

= lack/ poverty/ difficulty


≠ comfort
Eg: Our country went through many hardships.

Teenager /ˈtiːneɪdʒər/ (n)


= youth/ youngster/ teen
➔ Teenage /ˈtiːnˌeɪ.dʒ/ (a)
Eg: We’re teenagers.

Background /ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd/ (n)


= backdrop/ surroundings
(a)
= related/ contextual
Eg: “My love” is background music of my phone.

Issue /ˈɪʃ.uː/ (n): vấn đề


= matter/ problem/ concern
≠ parents
(v): đưa ra, phát hành, xuất phát, bắt nguồn
= give out/ deliver/ supply
≠ withdraw
Make an issue of something
Take issue with something
Have an issue with something/ somebody
Eg: The party is divided over the issue of capital punishment.
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Peace /piːs/ (n)
= peacetime/ accord
≠ war
➔ Peaceful /ˈpiːsfəl/ (a)
➔ Peacefully /ˈpiːsfəli/ (adv)
➔ Peacefulness /ˈpiːsfəlnəs/ (n)
Eg: We’re living in peace.

Female /ˈfiːmeɪl/ (a): (thuộc) nữ


= ladylike/ womanlike/ womanly
≠ masculine/ male
(n): con cái, con mái , người đàn bà, người phụ nữ
Eg: That’s a female cat.

Attitude /ˈætɪtʃuːd/ (n)


= opinion/ view/ mind/ viewpoint
➔ Attitudinal /ætɪˈtjuːdɪnəl/ (a)
Eg: Students’ attitude in this class is good.

Club /klʌb/ (n)


= association/ weapon/ group
Eg: I took part in English club in high school.

Audience /ˈɔːdiəns/ (n)


= viewers/ apectators
Eg: The audiences are watching film.

Belong /bɪˈlɒŋ/ (v)


= fit in/ apply/ exist
➔ Belonging /bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ/ (n)
Eg: This watch belongs to me.
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Despite /dɪˈspaɪt/ (prep.)
= in spite of/ eventhough/ although
Eg: Despite the bad weather, they had a wonderful holiday.

Connection /kəˈnekʃən/ (n)


= linking/ joining/ construction
➔ Connect /kəˈnekt/ (v)
➔ Connective /kəˈnek.tɪv/ (adv/n)
Eg: The connection between smoking and heart disease is well known.

Certain /ˈsɜːtən/ (a)


= sure/ positive/ convinced
≠ unsure
➔ Certainly /ˈsɜːtənli/ (adv)
➔ Certainty /ˈsɜː.tən.ti/ (n)
Eg: I feel certain, I’m right.

Ignore /ɪɡˈnɔːr/ (v)


= avoid/ pay no attention to/ pass over
≠ notice/ accomplish/ achieve
➔ Ignorant /ˈɪɡnərənt/ (adj)
➔ Ignorance /ˈɪɡnərəns/ (n)
Eg: They ignored our warnings.

Concentrate /ˈkɒnsəntreɪt/ (v)


= focus/ attend/ think
≠ disperse/ divide/ confuse
➔ Concentration /kɒnsənˈtreɪʃən/ (n)
Eg: I can't concentrate on my work.
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Normally /ˈnɔːməli/ (adv)
= usually/ generally/ typically/ regularly
≠ rarely/ never/ abnormally
➔ Normal /ˈnɔːməl/ (a)
➔ Normalization (n)
Eg: I normally go home at 4 o’clock.

Damaged /ˈdæmɪdʒd/ (n/v)


= harm/ injury/ hurt
≠ reparation
➔ Damaging /ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ/ (a)
Eg:

Improve /ɪmˈpruːv/ (v)


= get better/ mend/ develop
≠ worsen
➔ Improvement /ɪmˈpruːvmənt/ (n)
Eg: He improves his English vocabulary.

Skill /skɪl/ (n)


= talent/ skillfulness
➔ Skilful /ˈskɪlfəl/ (a)
➔ Skilfully /ˈskɪlfəli/ (adv)
Eg: Listening skill is difficult in English.

Overall /ˌəʊvəˈrɔːl/ (a)


= general/ complete/ total
(adv)
= in general/ generally/ largely
≠ in particular
Eg: The overall view is wonderful.
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Sharp /ʃɑːp/ (a)
= quick/ intelligent/ clever
≠ dull
➔ Sharpen /'ʃɑ:pən/ (v)
➔ Sharpener /'ʃɑ:pənə/ (n)
Eg: The cats have sharp eyes.
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