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Remarkable

extraordinary, outstanding, significant, incredible

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Tough

strong

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Elastic

stretchy, flexible

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Buoyant

able to float

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Fire-resistant

unaffected by fire

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Extraordinary

remarkable, outstanding, significant, incredible

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Insulate

to cover or protect something with a material that stops electricity, sound, heat etc from getting in or out

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Particular

unique

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Flourish

grow, thrive

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Thrive

flourish

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Soil

the top layer of the earth in which plants grow

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Moisture

wetness, dampness

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Nutrient

a chemical or food that provides what is needed for plants or animals to live and grow

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Patience

the ability to continue waiting or doing something for a long time without becoming angry or anxious.

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Strip

to remove something that is covering the surface of something else

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Specialised

trained, designed, or developed for a particular purpose, type of work, place etc

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Boil

to wash something, using boiling water

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Monopoly

if a company or government has a monopoly of a business or political activity, it has complete control of it so that other organizations cannot compete with it

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Spoil

ruin, destroy

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Substitute

something new or different that can be used instead of something else

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Desertification

the process by which useful land, especially farmland, changes into desert

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Dignify

distinguish

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Antique

a piece of furniture, jewellery etc that was made a very long time ago and is therefore valuable

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Triumph

Victory, succeed, joy, satisfaction

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Fossil

an animal or plant that lived many thousands of years ago and that has been preserved, or the shape of one of these animals or plants that has been preserved in rock.

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Inferior

poorer, lower

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Porcelain

a hard shiny white substance that is used for making expensive plates, cups

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Neatly

tidily, carefully

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Conscious

intentional, deliberate

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Individualism

the belief that the rights and freedom of individual people are the most important rights in a society

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Mildly

slightly, a little

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Engross

hold your attention

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Fulfillment

satisfaction

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Eccentric

unusual, strange, weird

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Motto

Slogan, saying

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Arson

fire-starting, fire-raising

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Prospective

likely, potential

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Prosecution

when someone is judged for a crime in a court of law

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Criticize

to express your disapproval of someone or something, or to talk about their faults

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Illegal

against the law

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Ethical

Moral, principled

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Codify

to arrange laws, principles, facts etc in a system

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Expertise

knowledge, proficiency

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Proposal

suggestion

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Endeavor

effort, try

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Scrutiny

careful and thorough examination of someone or something

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Presumably

seemingly, apparently…

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Prosecute

accuse= to charge someone with a crime and try to show that they are guilty of it in a court of law

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Articulate

speak about

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Reckless

not caring or worrying about the possible bad or dangerous results of your actions

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Fraud

the crime of deceiving people in order to gain something such as money or goods

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Synthesis

mixture, combination

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Reliant

dependent

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Entrench

Establish

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Volatility

unpredictability, instability

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Adverse

unfavorable, poor, bad

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Prevalent

common

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Mitigate

to make something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad:

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Intervention

the action of becoming intentionally involved in a difficult situation, in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse:

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intention

something that you want and plan to do; an aim:

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Procurement

the act of ordering and buying the equipment, supplies, services etc needed by a company or other organization

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poverty

the situation or experience of being poor

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Subsidy

financial support, financial assistance, grant

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Scheme

plan

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Adoption

- the act of legally taking a child to be taken care of as your own

- the process of starting to use a new method, system, law,

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Excessively

extremely, greatly

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Transparency

clearness, simplicity

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Adequate

Sufficient, enough

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Resilient

strong

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Executive

senior manager, decision-make

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peasant

/ˈpez.ənt/

a poor farmer

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Strategy

/ˈstræt.ə.dʒi/

the way in which a business, government, or other organization carefully plans its actions over a period of time to improve its position and achieve what it wants

chiến lược

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Enhance

/ɪnˈhɑːns/

improve, boost

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Bargaining

dealing

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Dictate

to control or influence something.

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Subscription

an amount of money you pay regularly to be a member of an organization or to help its work, or the act of paying money for this

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Ruin

/ˈruː.ɪn/

damage, destroy

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Civilization

society

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Plateau

/ˈplæt.əʊ/

a large area of flat land that is higher than the land around it.

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Descend

go down, move down

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Canyon

/ˈkæn.jən/

hẻm núi

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Set off

to cause an activity or event, often a series of events, to begin or happen:

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Precede

/prɪˈsiːd/

to go somewhere before someone else

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Substantial

/səbˈstæn.ʃəl/

significant, important

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companion

/kəmˈpæn.jən/

friend or buddy

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Accompany

go with, come with

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dull

/dʌl/

boring, uninteresting

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damp (adj)

wet, moist

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ascent (n)

/əˈsent/

the act of climbing or moving upwards

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vivid

/ˈvɪv.ɪd/

sống động

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Pursuit

/pəˈsjuːt/

- an activity that you spend time doing, usually when you are not working

- the act of following someone or something to try to catch him, her, or it:

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mounting

gradually increasing

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monumental (adj)

/ˌmɒn.jəˈmen.təl/

very big or very great

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spellbound

extremely interested in

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Hindsight

the ability to understand a situation only after it has happened

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flee

run away or escape

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invader

attacker or soldier

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Desperate (adj)

/ˈdes.pər.ət/

very serious or bad

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Magnificent

good, beautiful, impressive

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perplex (v)

/pəˈpleks/

to confuse

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abandon

to leave a place, thing, or person, usually for ever:

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Conquest (n)

xâm lược, invasion