Reading Vocab

Detrimental

Causing harm and damaging

Heighten

To increase or make sth increase (emotion/effect)

Constraint

A thing that limits sth

Hạn chế, khó khăn, đè nén, ép buộc,…

Impediment

Sth make progress movement, or achieving that difficult or impossible

Trở ngại

Inhibit (v)

To prevent sth from doing sth by make them feel nervous and embarrassed

To slow down a process or the growth of sth

Deteriorate (v)

To become worse

Legislation (n)

A law or a set of laws suggested by a government

Peril (n)

Great danger or sth that very dangerous

E.g: Teenagers must be warned about the peril of unsafe sex.

Daredevil

A person who does dangerous things and takes risks

Retaliaion (n)

Sự trả thù

Curtail (v)

Reduce or limit sth

Cướp đi, cắt đi

Dignitary (n)

A person who has an important position in a society

Hamper (v)

To prevent s.o doing sth easily

E.g: Fierce storm have been hampering rescue efforts and there is now little chance of finding more surviviors.

Desperate (a)

Very serious or bad

The situaion is desperate - we have no food, very little water and no medical supplies.