astonishment (n)
/əˈstɒnɪʃmənt/

sự ngạc nhiên

very great surprise

afforestation (n)
/əˌfɒrɪˈsteɪʃ(ə)n/

sự trồng rừng

the process of planting many trees on an area of land

primitive (adj)
/ˈprɪmətɪv/

nguyên thủy, ban sơ

at a very simple stage of development, before modern technology

unproductive (adj)
/ʌnprəˈdʌktɪv/

không hữu ích, không sản xuất

not producing or able to produce large amounts of goods, crops, or other commodities

obsolete (adj)
/ˌɒb.səlˈiːt/ 

lỗi thời

out of date

interlink (v)
/ˌɪntə(r)ˈlɪŋk/

kết nối

to connect different things with each other, or to be connected with each other

barbarism (n)
/ˈbɑː(r)bəˌrɪz(ə)m/

sự thiếu văn hóa, ngu dốt

absence of culture and civilization

promote (v)
/prəˈməʊt/ 

đẩy mạnh, thúc đẩy

to support or encourage something

imperative (adj)
/ɪmˈperətɪv/

cấp bách, khẩn thiết

extremely important and urgent

continent (n)
/ˈkɒntɪnənt/

lục địa, đại lục

one of the very large areas of land on Earth that are usually divided into several countries

vast (adj)
/vɑːst/

rộng lớn, bao la

extremely large

grumble (v)
/ˈɡrʌmb(ə)l/

càu nhàu, lẩm bẩm

to complain, especially continuously and about unimportant things

overtone (n)
/ˈəʊvə(r)ˌtəʊns/

ngụ ý

a quality or feature that is noticeable but not obvious

gorgeous (adj)
 /ˈɡɔː(r)dʒəs/

rực rỡ, lộng lẫy

very beautiful

fabulous (adj)
/ˈfæbjʊləs/

thần thoại, cổ tích

existing only in stories

sentiment (n)
/ˈsentɪmənt/

cảm nghĩ, tình cảm

feelings of sympathy, sadness, or love that may seem silly or toomuch

abnormal (adj)
/æbˈnɔː(r)m(ə)l/

khác thường, dị thường

not usual or typical

disastrous (adj)
/dɪˈzɑː.strəs/

 thảm khốc, tai hại

extremely bad or unsuccessful

prestigious (adj)
/preˈstɪdʒəs/

có uy tính, thanh thế

admired and respected by people

monotonous (adj)
/məˈnɒtənəs/

đều đều, đơn điệu

not changing and therefore boring