Hôm nay cô chia sẻ part 1 của gần 500 cặp synonym được xếp theo thứ tự alphabet. Học synonym khi luyện thi IELTS theo cặp giúp các bạn dễ dàng tìm được từ thay thế khi đã lỡ dùng 1 từ quá nhiều lần trong bài viết hay bài nói. Khi học nhiều synonym của cùng 1 từ thì dễ nhận biết nghĩa của 1 số từ hơn nhưng lại rất khó nhớ và học thuộc, đơn giản là do nó nhiều hơn. Học synonym theo cặp có điểm mạnh riêng, mỗi 1 từ chỉ có 1 synonym, dễ nhớ, dễ thuộc, và thích hợp cho việc rãnh rỗi lấy ra xem là nhớ ngay.
- about = approximately
- abstract = summary
- to accomplish = to achieve
- to accumulate = to build up
- to administer = to manage
- to admit = to confess
- almost = nearly
- animated = lively
- to annoy = to irritate, to bother
- to answer = to reply
- anyway = besides
- apparent = obvious
- to appear = to seem
- applicable = relevant
- appreciable = considerable
- ardour = passion
- arise = occur
- aromatic = fragrant
- to arrive = to reach
- artful = crafty
- association = organization
- to assure = to guarantee
- attractive = appealing
- away = absent
- awful = terrible
B
- backbone = spine
- backside = behind, bottom
- bad (not good) = poor, naughty
- ballot = poll
- to bear on sth. = to affect
- to beat = to defeat
- becoming = fitting
- to begin = to start
- to behave = to act
- believable = plausible
- belly = stomach
- bendy = flexible
- beneficent = generous
- beneficial = favourable
- bid = tender
- bizarre = weird
- blameless = innocent
- bloodbath = massacre
- bloodless = cold
- branch = department
- brave = courageous
- to bring sth. back = to reintroduce
- to bring sth. on = to cause
- to bring sb. up = to raise
- brow = forehead
- bum = backside, behind, bottom
- business = commerce, trade
- busy (telephone) = engaged
C
- candy = sweet
- to categorize = to classify
- charter = constitution
- cheesy = corny, tacky
- chiefly = mainly
- choosy = picky
- to chop = to cut
- chorus = refrain
- citation = quotation
- to cite = to quote
- class = lesson, course
- clerk = receptionist
- clever = intelligent
- to close = to shut
- coiffure = hairstyle
- to collapse = to break down
- to collect = to gather
- comfort = consolation
- comic = comedian
- commencement = graduation
- complete = total
- completely = totally
- concord = harmony
- to condemn = to sentence
- confederate = accomplice
- to confine = to restrict
- conflict = clash
- to conform = to comply
- to confuse = to mix up
- to connect = to associate, to put through (telephone)
- considerate = thoughtful
- constancy = fidelity
- constant = fixed
- constitution = structure
- construction (lit.) = interpretation
- to consult = to refer to
- contemporary = modern
- continuous = continual
- contrary = opposite
- convention = conference
- to convey = to communicate
- to cope = to manage
- correct = right
- couch = sofa
- crook = criminal
- crusade = campaign
- cube = dice
- curative = healing
- curler = roller
- cussed = stubborn
D
- dash = sprint
- daybreak = dawn
- deceptive = misleading
- decontrol = deregulate
- dedicated = committed
- to deduce = to infer
- defective = faulty
- deliberate = planned
- deliberately = intentionally
- delicate = fragile
- to demonstrate = to protest
- to denationalize = to privatize
- denims = jeans
- to denote = to indicate, to represent
- to deprave = to corrupt
- depraved = wicked, evil
- to desert = to abandon
- deserted = abandoned
- destiny = fate
- detached = indifferent
- devil = Satan
- dicey = risky
- to differentiate = to distinguish
- to diminish = to decrease
- disadvantaged = deprived
- disagreeable = unpleasant
- to disappear = to vanish
- disaster = catastrophe
- to disclaim = to deny
- to disclose = to reveal
- discount = reduction
- disgrace = shame
- domesticate = cultivate
- dossier = file
- dubious = doubtful
- dull (person) = stupid
E
- eager = keen
- earth = soil
- economic = profitable
- egocentric = selfish
- to elevate = to raise, to promote
- to emphasise = to stress
- to emphasize
- to encounter = to come across
- enormous = huge, immense
- to enquire = to investigate
- equity = fairness
- especially = particularly
- essential = fundamental
- to establish = to set up
- to evaluate = to assess
- everlasting = eternal
- exactly = precisely
- except = apart from
- to expire = to run out
- to explode = to blow up
- extra = additional
F
- to fabricate = to manufacture
- famous = famed, renowned
- fanatic = enthusiast
- fantastic = great, brilliant
- to float = to drift
- fool = idiot
- foolish = silly
- forehead = brow
- to foretell = to predict
- formerly = previously
- fortunate = lucky
- foxy = cunning
- foyer = lobby
- fragrance = perfume
- French dressing = vinaigrette
- to function = to operate
G
- garbage = rubbish
- garbage can = trashcan
- gay = homosexual
- to glitter = to sparkle
- to grab = to seize
- grasping = greedy
- gratis = free of charge
- gratuity = tip
- gravestone = headstone
- to grouse = to grumble
- gut = intestine
H
- hall = corridor
- to hand sth. out = to distribute
- handsome = good-looking
- hang-out = haunt
- happily = fortunately
- hard = tough
- hashish = cannabis
- to hawk = to peddle
- to hazard = to endanger
- hearsay = rumour
- hermetic = airtight
- highbrow = intellectual
- hint = trace, tip
- hole = gap
- home = domestic
- homicide = murder
- housebreaking = burglary
- hunger = starvation
- to hurry = to rush
- hypothesis = speculation