vocab

beseech

verb

beseech

cầu xin; to ask/req someone earnestly, urgently, or emotionally

anoint

verb

anoint

to choose by or as if by divine intervention

pining

verb

pining

deep longing/yearning

cicada

noun

cicada

insect w/large wings

mercantile

adj

mercantile

RELATED to merchant; characteristics of trade or traders

carousing

verb

carousing

to engage in noisy, riotiusly drunken merry making (festivity)

presumptuous

adj

presumptuous

going beyond whats appropriate/ courteous

ornery

adj

ornery

having a difficult/grumpy/stubborn mood; cáu kỉnh

consternation

noun

consternation

sudden shock or dismay that caused confusion

pith helmet

noun

pith helmet

lightweight hat worn in tropical regions protecting from the sun

chiffon

noun/ adj

chiffon

sheer fabric of silk/rayon

corrugated

adj

corrugated

surface shaped into alternating parallel grooves/ridges

veneer

noun

veneer

thin layer of coating to improve appearance (applied to various forms of subject, doesnt need to be abt appearance only)

orthodox

adj

orthodox

adhering to what’s commonly accepted; chính thống

eclectic

adj

eclectic

selecting what seems best of styles or ideas

abstinence

noun

abstinence

the practice/ act of refraining from indulging in specific behaviors/ appetite/substances

deciduous

adj

deciduous

shedding foliage at the end of the growing season; rụng lá/ rụng tán lá

anachronistic

adj

anachronistic

smth chronologically misplaced; smth in the wrong time period; lỗi thời

incessant

adj

incessant

smth that’s continuously uninterrupted; không ngừng

deleterious

adj

deleterious

harmful to living things; có hại