BBC I was educated not yo think

unrepentant

not feeling sorry for something you have done

atrocities

extremely cruel and violent acts

former

ex (president)

mind-boggling

surprising or hard to understand

genocide

act of killing a lot of people

burnished

polished really well, shiny

shun

avoiding something

formidable

causing fear and respect

devious

dishonest

scapegoat

sb who gets blamed for everything

artful

clever and skillful

merely

barely

rally

a big public gathering connected to politics