READING - The analysis of fear (P3)

placate = cool off

make [someone] less angry or hostile

John did his best to placate her

vex (v)

to annoy, anger, exasperate; to confuse, baffle

exasperate (v)

làm ai đó bực tức, phát cáu

baffle (v)

cản trờ , làm trở ngại

ridicule (n)

sự nhạo báng, giễu cợt

shake (v)

run rẩy, run lắc

fall prey to

become a victim to something/someone

regulate

to manage or control

associated (adj)

to be connected to a person or thing

primate

any member of the group of animals that includes human beings, apes, and monkeys

time span

khoảng thời gian

compress (v)

to press together; to reduce in size or volume

neural circuits

mạch thần kinh

modulate (v)

to adjust; regulate; temper; vary (điều chỉnh, điều tiết, khí; khác nhau)

maternal

(adj) (thuộc) mẹ Relating to a mother, especially during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth.

distress (n)

a feeling of extreme worry, sadness, or pain