THE BEST WE COULD DO - NEW VOCABULARY

bean sprout (n)

giá

basil (n)

húng tây

empathy (n)

sự thấu cảm

immense (a)

mênh mông, bao la

rift (n)

serious disagreement

lame (a)

not satisfactory

chasm (n)

difference

hammock (n)

cái võng

conceive (v)

become pregnant

rifle (n)

gun

allegiance (n)

loyalty

induction (n)

bước đầu làm quen

sinister (a)

evil

troop (n)

soldier or armed force

lumber (n)

gỗ xẻ

bribe (v)

hối lộ

insurgent (n)

người nổi dậy

make amends with someone

làm hoà

disarm (v)

tước vũ khí

encounter (n)

cuộc chạm trán

peasant (n)

farmer

communist (a)

cộng sản

raid (n)

sudden attack

wade (v)

walk through water

torment (v)

cause someone to suffer

sanatorium (n)

hospital

mortality (n)

death

jaundice (n)

bệnh vàng da

intact (a)

complete and in the original state

reflex (n)

phản xạ

sparse (a)

rải rác, thưa thớt

general (n)

tướng

exodus (n)

sự di cư

civilian (n)

thường dân

migraine (n)

chứng đau nửa đầu

puberty (n)

tuổi dậy thì

cowardice (n)

nhát gan

ineptitude (n)

the fact of not being skilled or effective

usher something in

cause important changes to happen

power vacuum

a condition that exists when someone has lost control of something and no one has replaced them

hubris (n)

a way of talking/ behaving that is too proud

nationalist (n)

người theo chủ nghĩa dân tộc

ingrate (n)

a person who is not grateful

torture (v)

hành hạ

persecution (n)

unfair + cruel treatment

awe (n)

a feeling of great respect

plague (v)

cause worry

consulate (n)

an office

oppressive (a)

áp bức

elitist (a)

thượng đẳng

massacre (n)

an act of killing a lot of people

appal (v)

make someone have strong feelings of shock and disapproval

traitor (n)

kẻ phản bội

repercussion (n)

bad effects

subjugation (n)

sự đàn áp